One of my recent video tutorials on the Spoon Graphics YouTube Channel was a guide to creating a watercolour text effect in Photoshop. Ever since creating the effect I thought it would make a great downloadable resource that people can use to quickly customise their own text and graphics using the built in Smart Object, […] The post Free Watercolour Text Effect Smart PSD for Adobe Photoshop appeared first on Spoon Graphics.

Market Research and Website Design seem to be an unlikely combination for a topical discussion or article. But that is indeed what we will discuss here. First thing first, we need to know, why Market Research is needed in Website Design. This can be figured out by essentially asking a few questions, regarding the parameters based on which a website is designed. The questions are many; but a few important questions stand out, that can help conduct a proper market research regarding creation of a website or website design. These are as follows:- What Are the Main Objectives one Wants … Continue reading →Visit us at InstantShift.com

We’ve got viewport units (e.g. vw, vh, vmin, vmax), and they are mostly pretty great. It’s cool to always have a unit available that is relative to the entire screen. But when you ask people what … The post The Large, Small, and Dynamic Viewports appeared first on CSS-Tricks. You can support CSS-Tricks by being an MVP Supporter.

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In these politically uncertain times, developers can help to defend their users' personal privacy by adopting the Privacy by Design (PbD) framework. These common-sense steps will become a requirement under the EU's imminent data protection overhaul, but the benefits of the framework go far beyond legal compliance. Let's give credit where credit is due. The global political upheaval of the past 12 months has done more to get developers thinking about privacy, surveillance and defensive user protection than ever before. The risks and threats to ourselves, and to our users, are no longer theoretical; they are real, they are everyday, and they are frightening.The post How To Protect Your Users With The Privacy By Design Framework appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

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This month we have several examples of brutalism used to good effect as a foil to showcase products and/or work. By contrast, at the other end of the scale, we have brands who have chosen to go more of an immersive experience route, using full-screen images, sound, animation, and even VR. Both are valid approaches, […] The post 20 Best New Websites, May 2021 first appeared on Webdesigner Depot.

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We’ve gathered here a useful collection of 20 animated loaders you can use as inspiration for your future web or app projects, as well as some templates you can download for free. Animated loaders make the loading time a lot more pleasant, especially if they’re creatively designed. Even if designers do their best to make […] The post Animated Loaders | 20 Unique Examples + Free Downloads appeared first on Line25.