Why don’t we add a `lovely` element to HTML?

, , , ... It's not hard to come up with a list of HTML elements that you think would be useful. So, why don't we? Bruce Lawson has a look. The conclusion is largely that we don't really need to and perhaps shouldn't. By my count, we now have 124..

20+ Best Photoshop Watercolor Brushes

Watercolor design is a popular trend, not just used in digital backgrounds, but also in greeting card and wedding invitation designs. In this post, we’re sharing the best Photoshop watercolor brushes for creating your own unique watercolor designs. If you’ve been looking for a way to make designs l..

30+ Best Poster Mockup Templates

Without the right poster mockup to showcase your work professionally, your poster design doesn’t have the chance to stand out from the crowd. It’s often easy to overlook the way you present and showcase your designs! That’s why it’s worth investing in a set of useful mockup templates. If you’re wor..

How to Display Content Based on WordPress User Roles

When building a WordPress website, it’s often useful to provide content or functionality based on a user’s role or capabilities. For example, you may want to display some special content on your site – but only for administrators. That’s just one of many possibilities. It’s quite handy that WordPre..

30 Best Website Color Schemes of 2018

Does it ever seem like certain website color schemes just get all the attention? As with every other aspect of web design, there are color schemes that tend to trend more than others. Bright colors, stark palettes, and even some mismatching schemes are elements of color that are trending. Here’s a ..

8 Code Snippets to Make Your Pagination Pop

Pagination is one of those little design necessities that often gets overlooked. But for blogs and other content-heavy sites, it provides an important means of navigation. A well-crafted menu can encourage users to further explore what you have to offer. Believe it or not, there are designers who d..

Weekly News for Designers

A guide to color accessibility in product design – Tips for ensuring the use of accessible color combinations. Google’s Dominance on the Web, 20 Years In – The behemoth’s rise has led to ethical and regulatory questions. md.html – Create HTML pages using only markdown. Rams, a Documentary Portrai..

Medium’s website architecture is stifling for fledgling writers

Your ideas might matter, but they matter a lot more if you have followers or connections I’ve put 4,000+ hours into indie game development, an industry where most projects fail. So entering the world of Medium, I was no stranger to the challenges and tribulations that come with freelance content cre..

25+ Best Monogram Fonts

Creating a monogram is a popular design practice for logos, badges, signage, insignias, and signatures (it actually dates back to the early 350BC!). If you’re working on a monogram design, this collection of monogram fonts and typography is a helpful starting point! Many brands, products, and busin..

15 Ways to Customize WordPress Without Touching PHP

WordPress powers 31% of the internet’s websites and offers website owners the power to create any kind of site they want. Adding to that, developers in the WordPress community have dedicated their time to creating plugins that people can use on their WordPress websites to extend the design, structu..