A Cheat Sheet, also known as a crib sheet or quick reference guide, is a concise set of notes used for quick reference. It is a document containing summarized information used for quick reference. Most Web developers and Web designers know that cheat sheets are extremely useful, where you can use them for quick reference and easy learning. Continue Reading »
Logo design is a challenging and creative task for a graphic design professional. It involves painstaking hours of research and brainstorming apart from the actual design work. It is possible to use various types of design elements for making stunning logos. A number of designers use various types of symbols for logo design. Some professionals also use symbols with text shapes for creating the desired effect. Continue Reading »
Selecting a Website design agency can be a challenging prospect. When you type in “Website design agency” in Google, thousands of results come up. So, which agency should you choose? You can either select the first one which shows up in the search results or ask your acquaintances for a recommendation. Researching the best agencies in the business is also a good option but it is going to take excessive time and effort. Continue Reading »
This post is for Web developers and designers who struggle with testing their Websites across multiple browsers and platforms. A Website might render differently in different browsers and platforms and even in different versions of the same browser. Cross-browser refers to the ability of a Website or Web application to support all Web browsers in all platforms. Continue Reading »
The speed and performance of your Website has quickly become one of the most definitive aspects of successful blogging. As we have all experienced, our society today is rapidly becoming obsessed with speed and instant gratification. With the internet so heavily involved in our everyday lives, the speed and performance of your Websites is essential to holding readership and gaining more traffic. Continue Reading »
This is my fourth post in this series. It is a handy list, a one stop shop if you like, of the best Free online color tools that a Web designer needs. Color tools are very important in Web design. A good color combination tend to communicate with the user. The Website´s look is half the battle in attracting users (the other half is content and SEO/SEM). Continue Reading »
My Third post in this series. It is a handy list, a one stop shop, of the best Free online and desktop Photo editors. In my opinion, Adobe Photoshop remains the dominant desktop photo editor but it is expensive. Luckily, below are the free alternatives. All links are External.
Hover over each image or link for a short description about each editor. Continue Reading »
My second post in this series. It is a handy list, a one stop shop, of the best Free Website speed check tools that a Web developer/Web designer needs. There are many online tools, but in my opinion these are the best. My favorite ones are the first three. All links are External.
It means how fast a Website loads. Continue Reading »
This is my first post in this series. It is a handy list, a one stop shop if you like, of the best Free Website Validation tools that a Web developer and Web designer need. Validation is an important process of checking the code against formal guidelines. All links are External.
Make sure to hover over each image and link for a short description about each validation tool. Continue Reading »
In this tutorial, I will show you how to use the “Image Processor…” function in Photoshop CS3 to automate the image resizing process. For this tutorial, I am using Photoshop CS3, but it might be the same for CS4 and CS5 versions.
In order to automate the image resizing process, all your “raw” images have to be the same dimension, meaning same width and height for all images to be processed. Continue Reading »
