If you’re an Adobe Lightroom user, learning how to save a preset can make your workflow much smoother. Today we’re going to teach you how to create your own Lightroom presets in a few quick steps. A Lightroom preset is a "package" of settings that can speed up the photo-editing process. Presets can be reused […]

Web design is loaded with existential questions. One of the biggest being: Can I build a website today that will still be relevant (in both style and function) tomorrow? The... The post Building Websites with the Future in Mind appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

A little while back, Chris shared this nice hexagonal grid. And true to its name, it's using --wait for it -- CSS Grid to form that layout. It's a neat trick! Combining grid columns, grid gaps, and creative clipping … The post Hexagons and Beyond: Flexible, Responsive Grid Patterns, Sans Media Queries appeared first on CSS-Tricks. You can support CSS-Tricks by being an MVP Supporter.

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On the TutsPlus.com site they've posted a tutorial that, making use of the Pusher service, walks you through the process of creating a multi-channel chat application using it, PHP and Vue.js. In this post, I'll show you how to write the functional components of a very simple chat app. It's a stripped-down example, but you'll see how Channels can simplify the implementation of real-time communication in a web app. While the post does include a screencast of the process, it also walks through it in a text format, helping you: set up the server with the Pusher PHP package create the client code on the backend and frontend send messages between the chat windows The Channels functionality makes it simple to subscribe and see only the messages you want (and not everything that comes down the line). The Pusher PHP library makes the integration simple too.

Talend has announced the release of Talend Fall 2021, which adds data health concepts across Talend Data Fabric. The new version includes Stitch Unlimited, which offers industry-first, non-consumption-based pricing for unlimited users and integrations. Users will also have access to a Trust Score so that everyone can know that they're making the right decisions based … continue reading The post Talend Fall 2021 release introduces data health concepts appeared first on SD Times.

Web design has always been a staple of effective digital communication. In a 2019 survey, 48% of people said a website's design is their number one factor in determining the credibility of a business. And since good design highlights great content, the question is: what kind of content should we be emphasizing? Online reviews are...

If you aren’t a print project regular, designing the perfect flyer can be somewhat nerve-wracking. But it doesn't have to be. With a solid content plan and a great designer (that's you), crafting the perfect flyer that will entice and engage users is simple. There's a wonderful feeling to designing something, then having it printed […]

Last week, we ran our very first SmashingConf Live! event, the first in a series of online events taking us through to the end of 2020. We had an amazing two days and we hope that all of our speakers and attendees did too. In this post, I'll round up some of the key moments and feedback we've had. A Team Spread Around The World Here at Smashing, we take remote, distributed working to the extreme, and are very used to dealing with all of our different timezones.

Almost every business and individual - from personal pages to freelance business pages - uses Facebook. It's likely an integral part of your marketing strategy. It might even be your main professional website. So it is important that you make the most of this platform to ensure that your social media profile is polished and […]