This week's Designer News (No 474) includes Two Sets of Free Icons, The Graphic Design Archive, How to Report Errors in Forms: 10 Design Guidelines, Custom Cursor Effects, SocialSizes Social Media Templates, CSS Position Sticky - How It Really Works, Chinese Material Design and much more. The post Weekly News for Designers No 474 appeared first on Speckyboy Web Design Magazine.

PHP Internals News: Episode 22: PostGreSQL Escape Character London, UK Thursday, August 8th 2019, 09:22 BST In this episode of "PHP Internals News" I chat with Matteo Beccati (LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub) about his "Escape PDO "?" parameter p...

Learn the what and how of informational content, with 8 great examples. Reach new audiences, maximise engagement and genuinely connect with potential customers. The post How to Use Informational Content to Increase Sales (with 8 Great Examples) first appeared on JUST(TM) Creative.

In February of 2015, I began working on an iOS app called Air Lookout. The goal of the app was to simplify and remove any obfuscation of air quality information. After over a year of working nights and weekends, the total net income since it launched in 2016 has been less than $1,000. Even with those numbers, I would relive every hour of work. The one thing that I can't place a monetary value on is how the experience of creating Air Lookout has completely changed my mind on the process of design and development for every project I have worked on since.

The traditions and symbols of the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos) are a popular theme for artists and illustrators. Skeletons, skulls, flowers and colourful decorations from the festival are all used as inspiration to create beautiful pieces of art that pay tribute to Mexican heritage. In today’s showcase I present 60 […] The post 60 Beautiful "Day of the Dead" Inspired Designs & Artworks appeared first on Spoon Graphics.

By now, most of the web design industry knows the importance of accessibility. We talk about it incessantly and implore our clients to take it seriously. There is no denying... The post A Look at the Proper Usage of the alt Attribute appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Does your business book appointments for your customers? If so, giving users the option to schedule an appointment on your website is crucial. Whether you run a medical practice or a hotel, providing online booking is a handy marketing tactic. But how can you set up booking on your website? If you have a WordPress […] The post The 10 Best WordPress Booking Plugins to Use On Your Website appeared first on WebFX Blog.

Fintech is a continually growing industry. The vast gap between what consumers can currently do and what they can do is one of the main reasons why the industry is growing rapidly. According to PWC, in the next 3 to 5 years, slightly more than three-fourths of incumbent financial institutions (77% to be exact) will...

Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom are both amazing apps that designers and photographers can't live without. However, since both apps have similar qualities, it can be confusing to decide which app is best for your work. We'll help you make that decision. Adobe Creative Cloud offers a special "Photography" plan that gives you access to both […]

Website design trends can be a lot of fun to experiment with and incorporate into projects, but if you aren't careful these elements can add a dated look to projects. Sometimes trends fade out as quickly as they rush in! Here, we're going to look at some website design trends that are fading. (And that's […]