Filed under app, Application, Button, buttons, CSS, Design, dev, development, flash, forms, HTML, icon, Icons, iOS, iphone, mobile, Resource, Resources, showcase, Template, web by Jake Rocheleau
There are a lot of factors to consider before building and submitting a mobile application. Developers have plenty of resources on the web for consulting official documentation. But there are some traits you should consider about the overall process. Whether you are building for Apple or Android-powered devices will make all the difference. Some developers have the confidence to build for both platforms which is staggering. I’ll try to mesh ideas together so they apply in both development environments equally. [...]
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March 23, 2012 at 8:33 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, book, Design, dev, development, font, forms, icon, Icons, Inspiration, iOS, iphone, Logo, mobile, showcase by Denis Pakhaliuk
Do you like candies? Come on, even if your outer adult doesn’t want to admit it, your inner child is reaching with its palms out! Do you remember when you were a kid with how much attention you paid when you were selecting which candies to buy in the local candy shop? Because you couldn’t taste the sweets without buying them first, you wouldn’t know how delicious the candy was. The only way to choose was to pick a candy [...]
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March 20, 2012 at 5:40 pm Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, book, Button, buttons, dev, editor, flash, icon, jQuery, magazine, Social Bookmark, Twitter, Video, web, Wordpress by Andy Killen
Social networking is constantly evolving. In many cases, what was cool two years ago is now next to worthless. For example ‘the Digg effect‘ used to be massive and could really make a big difference to the visitors to a website. That was then, this is now. The Digg effect is now nearly nonexistent, paling in significance to the other social networks. Digg, like Stumbleupon and Reddit, is just a bookmarking system with some added kudos. Where as things like [...]
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March 19, 2012 at 8:03 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, book, Button, Design, dev, effects, flash, Graphic, Graphic design, icon, Icons, Illustrator, mobile, photoshop, Text, theme, Tutorial, Twitter, Vector, web by Jameel Khan
We are visual creatures. As much as we like to think we appreciate the inner quality of things, the reality is that we start off judging every book by its cover. It comes as no surprise then that icons have a huge impact on how we experience the digital world. So as a web designer, the ability to create quality icons is critical to your ability to breathe life into people’s online experience. In this post, Jameel Khan guides you [...]
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March 8, 2012 at 7:57 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, book, Competition, email, mobile, Template, Twitter by Paul Andrew
Featured in this week’s giveaway is Quote Roller, a cloud-based sales proposal building application. The application makes creating great looking proposals quick and easy. Once you have sent your sales quote through the app, clients can even accept and sign it online, instantly. This is a great giveaway for anybody who needs to provide a client with a professional estimate. We are giving away 10 ‘Basic’ Level Accounts (6 month duration) at the end of this 15 day contest (ending [...]
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March 2, 2012 at 8:13 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, Button, buttons, Design, dev, development, effects, flash, font, Graphic, icon, Icons, Illustrator, Inspiration, iphone, iPhone & iPad Dev, minimal, mobile, Resource, Resources, Template, Text, Vector, Video, web, Wordpress by Jake Rocheleau
Mobile applications are on the rise as more consumers switch over to smartphones. Between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating system there are plenty of wonderful apps to browse through. The past year has built up a catalog of exceptional design patterns which will continue over into 2012. In this article I’d like to spend a bit of time examining some of the more popular trends. Graphics designers are jumping on board quickly and appear willing to share their knowledge. [...]
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February 27, 2012 at 4:12 pm Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, book, Design, dev, development, Logo, Quick Tip, Resource, Resources, Template, Twitter, Video by JellyBone
By now you’re probably well aware of social media’s power to grow your business. Odds are you went ahead and tossed up a few social media profiles. Twitter, Google+, and probably a Facebook page. Once they’re up, how do you make the most of them though? How do you draw users back to your page again and again? How do you use social media to draw in all those new leads you’ve been hearing about, or to turn new client [...]
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February 24, 2012 at 11:35 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, Button, buttons, Design, dev, development, icon, Icons, Inspiration, javascript, mobile, Resource, Resources, Template, Text, web, Wireframe by Jake Rocheleau
A lot of time and energy is required to build mobile iOS/Android apps. Aside from the coding and UI design you need to plan functionality ahead of time. This way you can start programming immediately and implement key features without a hassle. The best way to start off a mobile application is through wireframing. This is a design process where you lay out each of the app’s views in detail. This could be just a rough sketch, but many designers [...]
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February 22, 2012 at 5:26 pm Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, Button, CSS, font, HTML, jQuery, minimal, plugin, Text, Tutorial, web, Web Design, Wordpress by Catalin Rosu
A search box is probably one of the most common UI elements around, and I think there is no need to explain its purpose anymore. Whether it’s about a website or a web application, to increase user experience for it, you may want to add a stylish search box. Today, you will learn how to create a nice CSS3 search box using pseudo-elements. Before we begin you can download the Source Files or view the Demo The HTML As you [...]
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February 15, 2012 at 8:56 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, Button, Design, dev, development, Graphic, icon, Icons, iphone, iPhone & iPad Dev, Logo, map, mobile, Resource, Resources, Template, Text, Tutorial, web by Jake Rocheleau
The newest version of Xcode comes packaged with a few noticeable interface changes. For beginners and intermediate users it can be difficult figuring out even the most basic functionality. And although Apple’s online documentation is well-written, it’s certainly not friendly for the average user. So in this guide I’d like to put together some basic steps for building any iOS app. I’ll be focusing exclusively on iPhone & iPod Touch devices since iPad opens up a whole new chapter of [...]
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February 6, 2012 at 8:53 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, CSS, Design, dev, development, HTML, web, Web Design, Wordpress by Tavis J. Hampton
When you enter the world of web hosting, you will find yourself inundated with options. Choosing a hosting company is only the beginning. Even after you have a domain, hosting account, and all of the preliminary tasks out of the way, you still have to build a website. Many options out there are proprietary, sold by commercial vendors and private developers, but in some situations, it is much better for your website and your business to use free and open [...]
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February 3, 2012 at 8:06 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, Design, email, Freelance, Graphic, web, Wordpress by David Summer
Freelancing offers you maximum flexibility to choose the projects that best compliment your skills, passions and interests. Without doubt, this is one of the most obvious advantages in becoming a freelancer. However, in this economic climate the ability to only choose the projects that most attract you must take a back seat, and you should rather spend your efforts on presenting yourself professionally to all clients and projects that come your way in order to ensure that you maintain a [...]
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February 2, 2012 at 7:50 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, Design, font, Graphic, Inspiration, magazine, minimal, photoshop, showcase, Typography, web, Web Design, Web Inspiration by Jameel Khan
Functional web typography is, of course, key to the usabilty of any website. But functional does not mean boring. Big, loud and attention grabbing typography does have the presence and magnificence to truly grab the attention of your visitors. It does not quite shout at your readers, it merely says with a slighlt harder-overtone ‘Look at ME!’. Its effect can be impressive and memorable. Today we have a creative and exciting collection of websites who do you use, and succesfully [...]
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January 25, 2012 at 8:26 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, Button, buttons, CSS, Design, dev, development, font, GUI, HTML, icon, Icons, Illustrator, iphone, mobile, Resource, Resources, Template, Twitter, web, Web Design by Paul Andrew
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We have a fantastic freebie for all of you web designers out there, you’ll love this:) Designed by Land-of-Web, the Colorful 3D UI Kit comes in .psd format and is full of beautifully designed modern web elements covering almost all aspects of web design, including: • Drop-Downs, Silders & Progress Bars • Switches, Tabs, Icons, Tool-Tips and many useful Navigation Elements • Search and Select Boxes • Media Control Buttons and Mini Player UI Kit Preview Download the UI Kit [...]
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January 24, 2012 at 8:24 pm Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, book, Design, dev, forms, Graphic, icon, Icons, javascript, Template, Text, Tutorial, Twitter, web, Web Design, Wordpress by Jake Rocheleau
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Social networks have grown into the norm in today’s sophisticated Internet. Modern web pages have become very personalized over the past decade including a number of user interface features. One such example is the user profile picture often accompanied by each username. Web designers don’t often realize how important this profile photo can be. It distinguishes a blend of personality between each member. And this feature also has quite a few other handy applications to the user experience ultimately offering [...]
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January 22, 2012 at 9:00 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, CSS, dev, development, editor, effects, flash, HTML, iphone, mobile, photoshop, Resource, Resources, theme, Tutorial, Video, web, Web Design, Wordpress by Viki Hoo
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In part 1 of this article, we analyzed the technical problems facing HTML5. In part 2, we’re going to discuss the problems facing HTML5 commercially. Unity: Microsoft, Google and Apple are clearky the 3 giants of the industry at the moment, and it’s really hard to unify them under a single standard. “Go, go, go! Fire in the hole!” As Apple declares war on Flash, Microsoft seems willing to watch the fire from the other side of the river. As [...]
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January 20, 2012 at 8:41 am Comments (0)
Filed under Ajax, app, Application, book, CSS, Design, dev, development, effects, font, forms, HTML, javascript, jQuery, Resource, Resources, Template, theme, Video, web, Web Design by Jake Rocheleau
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A code framework is nothing more than a collection of pre-formatted classes and functions. There are frameworks created for practically every language out there – even including frontend web development like JavaScript and CSS. Developers would be wise to follow these trends of working on top of pre-built code. There are reasons both for and against building on top of web frameworks. You need to spend time learning the code and adjust your website accordingly. But in the long run [...]
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January 18, 2012 at 8:31 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, CSS, Design, dev, Freelance, Graphic design, javascript, Resource, Resources, Template, theme, web, Web Design, Wordpress by Pavel Gorenitsyn
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The most successful and important proposal in my life was a quick win. With the ring decision aside, it was based on three fundamentally important ingredients: clarity, timeliness and problem-solving power. My intentions were clear and unambiguous, the offer was made in due time and solved a relationship evolution dilemma that all couples inevitably face, sooner or later. Simply put, it was a win-win that both of us have been enjoying ever since. But can this personal success tactic be [...]
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January 10, 2012 at 7:04 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, book, Design, effects, font, forms, Graphic, Graphic design, Illustrator, Logo, magazine, photoshop, showcase, Text, theme, Tutorial, Typography, Vector, Video by Oleg Mokhov
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What a great year 2011 has been for the Photoshop community. With so many new tutorials being published daily it has never been easier to learn a new creative techniques that will help reduce your learning curve substantially. In this yearly round-up we have collected the best of them. It covers Illustrating & Painting, Photo Manipulation, Poster Design, Text Effects, Abstract Drawing and finally, Special Effects. We have purposely omitted any GUI tutorials, these tutorials are strictly for graphic designers. [...]
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January 4, 2012 at 9:16 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, book, CSS, Design, dev, development, effects, font, forms, Graphic, Graphic design, HTML, icon, javascript, jQuery, minimal, mobile, photoshop, plugin, Resource, Resources, showcase, Template, Text, theme, Tutorial, Typography, web, Web Design, Wordpress by Paul Andrew
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2011 has been Speckyboy’s best year yet in terms of growth. More great readers and followers, more great authors, more great sponsors. However, at the core is (hopefully) great content here on Speckyboy. And just to recap some of our best content, here are our top 20 Speckyboy posts of 2011. Top 20 Speckyboy Posts of 2011 45 Free eBooks for Developers and Designers This post covers visual design, accessibility, CSS, JavaScript/jQuery, mobile, optimization, UX, and much more. All of [...]
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December 30, 2011 at 9:22 am Comments (0)
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