Announcement: Winners of Postcards from Next Day Flyers
Recently, we hosted a giveaway for postcards from the wonderful folks at Next Day Flyers. In this post, we share with you the list of three winners of 100 postcards (with free shipping within the continental U.S.).
Why IE9 is a Web Designer’s Nightmare
Web professionals have been getting pretty excited lately, and it’s no surprise why. The latest spawn of Microsoft’s browser, Internet Explorer 9, has just been released. Many people have been talking about the changes and whether the latest version is a solid step forward, or if it’s too little, too late.
How Wannabe Designers Burden the Profession
Thanks to Facebook, I get odd news and instant anxiety rather quickly. I’m sweating over my keyboard in an attempt to earn enough for my weekly meal and maybe one pill of my medication, when I notice on Facebook a status update that a graphic designer friend has "spent the afternoon riding a fabulous palomino horse, Milton Glaser".
I don’t mind so much except they try to talk to me at design events as if their opinion on the industry or my work and career counts more.
Giveaway: 10 SnackTools VIP Memberships for 1 Year
Our friends at SnackTools, a suite of web applications that will simplify the way you create and publish rich media content, is giving away 10 VIP memberships to the entire suite of tools for an entire year (valued at $288). Read on to see how you can win a membership.
10 Excellent SEO Tips That Will Improve Your Web Design
A great website design is important to any business trying to find success online, but if a website doesn’t have a chance at good search rankings, very few people may ever get to see it. To avoid having a website that is not search engine friendly, you simply need to take into consideration some basic SEO principles and good content development practices.
Understanding the Elements of Responsive Web Design
Responsive web design is undoubtedly a hot topic in web design right now. To some degree, the popularity of the concept of responsive web design is well deserved because site users are increasingly diversifying their methods of accessing a website. iPad, iPhone, Android mobile devices, desktops, netbooks — we’re in a time where our web designs must function in a multitude number of ways.
Let us explore the meaning and principles behind responsive web design.
Is There Money in Open Source?
Web development and free and open source software (FOSS) have gone hand in hand since the beginning of the web. Popular scripting languages and web development frameworks such as PHP, Rails and Python are all open source, and many of the most popular platforms built on top of them, like WordPress and Drupal, are too.
Open source has leveled the playing field by reducing the costs of creating software and web services, as well as nurturing innovation and sharing in the web development community.
