A recent Lobsters post lauding the virtues of AWK reminded me that although the language is powerful and lightning-fast, I usually find myself exceeding its capabilities and reaching for Perl instead. One such application is analyzing voluminous log files such as the ones generated by this blog. Yes, WordPress has stats, but I've never let reinvention of the wheel get in the way of a good programming exercise. So I whipped this script up on Sunday night while watching RuPaul's Drag Race reruns. It parses my Apache web server log files and reports on hits from week to week.

Every freelancer needs to master and practice the art of negotiation. From clients that want to haggle over process, to talking someone into a specific style of design or interface style for a project, working on your own involves constant negotiation. Some of us are more adept at negotiating than others. But even if it […]

What's hot in graphic design? One of the things people always want to talk to me about is graphic design trends. Here's a recap of the top graphic design trends of 2018, plus a little preview of what's likely on the horizon for 2019. It's such an interesting topic because there are trends that change […]

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With UI design continually changing and moving forward, it can be an arduous task keeping up with latest changes in icon design. Even though trend changes have not been as... The post Top 50 Free Icon Sets for Web Designers from 2016 appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

If renewable energy is the wave of the future, then your processes need to rise to that challenge. While it is always important to have... The post Top 4 Benefits of Automating Manual Renewable Energy Asset Management Processes appeared first on Web Development & Technology Resources.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) became a W3C open standard in 1999 — back when the new tech hotness was the Blackberry phone, Napster first invaded college dorms, and the Y2K bug sparked fear in us all. Fast forward to our modern digital world and you'll notice that while the other tech trends have waned, SVGs are still around and thriving. This is partly due to SVGs having a small footprint for such high visual fidelity, in a world where bandwidth and performance matter more than ever — especially on mobile devices and situations/locations where data is at a premium.

It’s a match made in digital heaven! And I’ll show you how to get both Sketch and Marvel working together in sweet harmony! In this 2 part guide, we’ll be designing screens for a fictional iPhone Photo App, inside of... The post Prototyping with Marvel and Sketch appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

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If you've been looking for a creative tileable pattern to make your designs look even more beautiful, you've come to the right place. In this post, we're sharing a collection of the best Photoshop patterns with various design styles and aesthetics (both free and premium). When designing a background, whether it's for a book cover, […]