Storytelling. It's one of those buzzwords that is connected to website design and marketing. It seems to be the linchpin that holds these efforts together. But what does good storytelling in design look like? Why is storytelling such an important element of design projects? Let's take a look at some examples of amazing storytelling and […]

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Every programmer has asked the question "How do I do this (networking operation) programmatically?" at some point. Routine tasks such as website browsing, file transfers and sending or receiving email that human-facing software clients facilitate seem to be enigmatic and complex tasks when they need to be integrated into a software solution. The goal of […] The post Python and Basic Networking Operations appeared first on Developer.com.

A while back, I wrote an article on 3d interactive CSS buttons. Using a similar technique, I decided to design some 3d interactive (and flippable) CSS user cards. These also work great for lots of different things - for example, a bank card UI, a playing card UI, or just a team's page. The demo can be seen below! The full code, as always, is available on CodePen.

Like all U.S. presidents, Andrew Jackson had an official cabinet, confirmed by the Senate, in charge of the various government departments. However, Jackson tended to ignore the official cabinet members in favor of an informal group of advisors dubbed the "kitchen cabinet." Since then, many U.S. presidents have relied more on an informal and unconfirmed … continue reading The post Projects, Politics, and Champions appeared first on SD Times.

Switching WordPress to HTTPS, meaning an SSL certificate, is often determined as being difficult on the internet. However, as always when it comes to things said on the web, be careful. The truth is that it is rather easy, and everyone that has at least some experience with WordPress, and can install the CMS can do it. In this article, I’ll guide you through each necessary step, one by one. In this article, we’ll assume that the SSL certificate has already been assigned to your domain by the web host. For over 90 percent, this should be the case. Only your own dedicated server will have you do this work. This shouldn’t be a problem, however, as it’s pretty easy. The only more complicated thing is the creation and allocation of a free Let’s Encrypt certificate. However, I’ll assume that a proper, paid https is used. At my host, this only costs 23.90 EUR a year and is immediately assigned to the domain. Step 1: Login Into the WordPress Admin Area After logging in, go to the menu item “Settings => General” and change the two entered addresses to the HTTPS version. You only need to add the lower case […]

2018 was a year with a lot of faces for web designers. The constant evolution of tech has come with many challenges and lessons for website designers. However, from all the good and bad that 2018 offered, designers showed us that they are always open to chase the unknown and explore it. As far as 2019 is concerned, it will definitely come with new experiences. This will be a year that will push designers' limits even further. If we would give you some examples, we will include vibrant color schemes and colorful gradients, custom draw illustrations, or particle backgrounds.All of … Continue reading →Visit us at InstantShift.com

One of the most important aspects of pitching your startup is the presentation. In fact, it's your pitch deck that'll do most of the talking during your presentation. These startup pitch deck PowerPoint templates can make all the difference! It goes to say that your startup pitch deck needs to be more than perfect for […]

Shaders are a key concept if you want to unleash the raw power of your GPU. I will help you understand how they work and even experiment with their inner power in an easy way, thanks to Babylon.js. Before experimenting, we must see how things work internally. When dealing with hardware-accelerated 3D, you will have to deal with two CPUs: the main CPU and the GPU. The GPU is a kind of extremely specialized CPU.The post Building Shaders With Babylon.js appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

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