We're talking about SVG Animation. How can vector images, JavaScript and CSS all work together to provide engaging motion graphics? Drew McLellan talks to SVG expert Cassie Evans to find out.

The TutsPlus.com site has posted a new tutorial showing you how to make use of the Laravel Forge service to deploy your PHP applications. Laravel Forge provides the configuration and automation tools to deploy your applications to servers on your own accounts (like DigitalOcean or AWS). Developers love to automate things--for every process between development and production, they are keen to have a script that makes their workflow easier. This is also the case with deployment. The process of pushing the final build and deploying the app should be as easy as pressing a Deploy now button, but that is not what happens most of the time. [...] Don't let the Laravel brand name mislead you. Apart from Laravel, you can use the service to host WordPress, Symphony, Statamic, or any other web project as long as it's PHP. Personally, I like Laravel Forge for its simplicity and ease of getting used to. In this tutorial, I am going to take you through the steps to hook Laravel Forge with AWS and explore what it has to offer. The tutorial starts with an overview of the service and what kind of setup and configuration the resulting servers have (by default). It then covers the various configuration options available and walks you through the process of setting it up with your AWS account. It also includes details about the server management system Forge provides, site management, SSH key addition and PHP/MySQL configuration. A few other helpful hints are also tossed in at the end covering task scheduling, daemons, monitoring and network/firewall configuration.

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Creating a coherent user-friendly website navigation structure just got a lot easier. We've tried one version of the mega menu after another. We have also tried complex schemes that only made navigation more complex. It took a responsive design to get us back on the right track. We wanted to help visitors navigate through websites […] The post 5 Website Navigation Best Practices All Designers Should Follow appeared first on Line25.

The style of numbers and digits is particularly important in graphic design, and no less so when designing a typeface. Although every font has a unique look-and-feel, very few stand out specifically when it comes to the design of their numbers and digits. After scouring the web, we’ve tracked down a few great examples of […]

For displaying your latest and greatest responsive website design, or app interface, having a beautiful iPad mockup on which to demonstrate it can be really helpful. Today, we're taking a look at almost a hundred different iPad and tablet mockups, in all shapes and sizes, that can make your app or website interface stand out. […]

“Keep it simple, kid.” This quick phrase could’ve saved me hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars, but like so many beginners before me, I didn’t listen. There are countless... The post How User-Centered Design Will Skyrocket Your Conversion Rate appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Graphic and web designers know the problem: projects have to be approved by the client or discussed with the rest of the team. This results in plenty of comments, change requests, and questions. CuePin provides an effective, and easy to use collaboration tool that lets you present your drafts for websites and other projects to other people very easily, while giving them the opportunity to add notes directly to the draft. Upload a Design, Send Invitations Working with CuePin is very simple. After registration, set up a new project and upload your drafts. Common image formats such as JPG, PNG, and BMP, as well as PDF documents are supported. Sort your images into different folders, and name them accordingly, creating a clear structure for your project. To give customers or team members access to your project, either share it via URL, or send email invitations. If the invited people are not registered at CuePin yet, they will have to sign up first. Afterwards, all participants have the option to actively participate in the project. Annotations or comments can be created directly within the draft. To do so, place a pin at any position within a design or document, and enter […]

Things come and go with the passage of time, but user experience will always be paramount. The evolution of UI and UX design is something to behold, and thing may... The post Best Approach to UX this 2017 appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

The concept of semantics originates from the field of linguistics. It literally means the “study of meaning”. So, semantics is the discipline of finding connections between different signifiers such... The post A Guide to HTML5 Semantics for Better SEO appeared first on Onextrapixel.