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.

How are you going to find that? You donA?AEURA(TM)t want to implement a search engine on your own as your content grows or integrate with real-world places and addresses. Instead, leverage the rich feature set of an established solution like ElasticSearch. This month we look at how to integrate it with y...

If you're not already thinking about 2022 web design, the time is now. Already, web design trends for 2022 have started to emerge, and if you want to stay on-trend and engage site visitors, it's crucial to pay attention. But what is the future of web design? Will everything change? Well -- not everything, but […] The post 7+ Web Design Trends for 2022: Which Will You Use? appeared first on WebFX Blog.

When it comes to creating PowerPoint slideshows, using a simple PowerPoint template can be a key approach. It may seem like a good idea to throw the kitchen sink: data, stats, charts, and shapes into every slide, but you'll never be able to win over your audience with a cluttered slideshow design. That's why professionals […]

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With the globalization of web-based services and e-commerce shipping across the world, it's important to attract as many consumers to your website as possible. As such, building your website with localization in mind from scratch will ensure that you can easily modify your language selection without additional web development or adjustments to your CMS or...

A collection of lighting and shading effect CSS & JavaScript snippets for recreating the incredible effects we see in modern video games. The post 8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Incredible Lighting & Shading Effects appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

There's no shortage of boosterism or excitement about the fledgling service worker API, now shipping in some popular browsers. There are cookbooks and blog posts, code snippets and tools. But I find that when I want to learn a new web concept thoroughly, rolling up my proverbial sleeves, diving in and building something from scratch is often ideal. The bumps and bruises, gotchas and bugs I ran into this time have benefits: Now I understand service workers a lot better, and with any luck I can help you avoid some of the headaches I encountered when working with the new API.The post Making A Service Worker: A Case Study appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

In a post in the Laravel News site, they quickly cover one of the many changes coming with the next jump in versions of the PHP language (v7.3): trailing commas in function calls. Well PHP 7.3 won't have arrow functions (that would be dreamy). However, trailing commas in function calls is an excellent addition coming to PHP 7.3. In PHP 7.3, trailing commas in function calls will be valid syntax. That is to say, you can use trailing commas when calling functions, but not defining them. They then include two places where these trailing commas could be useful: in the use of variadic functions and in PHP array definitions. The remainder of the post shows the concept of "trailing commas" in other languages including Javascript, Python, and Haskell. The first alpha release of PHP 7.3 has been released if you'd like to try this out with your own code.

Shhh! Wanna know the secret to building a remarkable brand? No, it's not a pretty logo. No, it's not an incredible product. No, it's not your promise. A brand is your reputation. It is the sum of every interaction you make with your customers. It's a person's overall feeling with your brand. It’s a result. And to build a remarkable brand, you need a brand strategy. That's the secret. For more on branding, I recommend Marty Neumeier’s books which I have loosely paraphrased above. Doing design without strategy is like driving a car without an engine. Sure it looks good, but it won't get you anywhere fast. So what is a strategic brand? It's a brand with a road map. A GPS. A North Star. This road map should provide a crystal clear direction on the brand's route, ensuring you can weave through obstacles and have a smoother path to success. Consider your messaging, voice, values, purpose, personality, identity and brand story. Do they align? Can your customers relate? Building a remarkable brand is no secret. It's simply the synergy of strategy & design.