The popular design network Dribbble has grown substantially in just a few short years. Graphics designers and illustrators from all over the world have flocked onto the web seeking invites. But aside from the exclusivity their layout design has become a prominent factor of the entire branding.
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How to Design a Dribbble-Style Homepage Layout
How to Make a Smokin’ Nightclub Flyer
Nightclub flyers are a staple of club events and parties. Like other promotional tools, they should provide the who, what, where and when of the event. But in addition to providing the essentials, nightclub flyers are supposed to be eye candy that attract guests and help whet their appetite for the upcoming party. With these pointers in mind, we tried our hand at designing a nightclub flyer. Check it out!
How To Choose Keywords
Every day millions of searches are performed on the internet and all of those search terms are saved and provided to us to peruse at our discretion. Unfortunately, on the other hand, there are millions of searches performed every day on the internet and ALL that data is saved and provided to us to peruse at our discretion. So how can you go about tapping into this resource without getting bogged down and lost in all that information? In this guide you will find out how to choose keywords, research and test them and read the results.
The first stop on the journey of how to choose keywords will be The Google AdWords Keyword Tool which will provide you with the data from those millions of searchs we were talking about. The first thing you will see that we now need some keywords and phrases to query.
How to Pick the Right Color Palette for Your Designs
Color is very important especially to designers. A design would certainly look dull without the element of colors. No doubt, colors are indeed very important. It has a great impact on a business, on marketing and even in one’s emotions. With the variety and infinite number of colors you could choose from, you might have a hard time creating a color palette for your designs especially that you have a lot of things to consider.
To help you with that, we will give you ten tips that can be your guide in creating your own color palettes. For designers, it is important to have your own color palette especially for creating a design for a company or for marketing purposes. It has to be unique and attractive so that people could remember it and be attracted to it. Here are the different approaches and techniques in creating a color palette:
How to be more productive in a short time
We live in an age that is defined by speed and it is only normal that we are trying to do as many things as we possibly can within a short timeframe. Some might say that it takes a genius to find the balance between time and productivity but, following some of the recommendations from this article, you will be able to achieve such things by yourself. Multitasking is the key to productivity, Networking all day does not necessarily mean being productive, Allow your mind to be productive, One project, one day, Find the quiet that you need, Get things done, Be honest with yourself..
How To Backup Your WordPress Website
Anyone who has had their website hacked or inadvertently changed something they shouldn’t have on their websites database, will know the importance of backing up your live websites on a regular basis. The steps involved in backing up and restoring a WordPress database using PHPMyAdmin is no different from any other MySQL powered website. There are alternatives to manually backing up and restoring your database in this way. In this article we will be showing you how you can backup and restore your WordPress database using the built-in import and export tool, using PHPMyAdmin, using CPanel and using a host of WordPress plugins and services. If your chosen method of backup only backs up your websites database, your site could still be somewhat vulnerable. It is advisable to backup your website files manually as well so that you have a backup of uploaded files such as images, videos etc and any non-WordPress related files that are important (there are solutions for backing up files only).
Learn How to Stop Procrastinating
You got work to do and a deadline to beat but you don’t feel like working yet. So instead of starting the project, you do other things like checking emails. Situations like this usually occur especially if you are into a major project. These are the times when you procrastinate.
Procrastination is an act wherein you do miscellaneous things instead of doing high-priority tasks. You also find some reasons which for you are valid in order to do away with doing that important task. But this behaviour is a big no no especially if you have deadlines. Hence, if you tend to procrastinate, here are some tips to help you learn how to stop procrastinating as a designer.
How To Design The Perfect Website
A website is an important entity for every individual and organization. The Internet is one of the most commonly used tools in the modern work and home environment, making it the best place to be seen by your target audience. The website is nothing but your office on the Internet – an advertisement that stays on permanently. You want that web presence to portray your brand’s image and that means, getting the right balance of design and functionality.
How To Create Motion Effects With Your Photos
Have you ever wondered how to create really cool kinetic/motion effects with your photos? Well, why not check out this easy-to-follow “how to” guide and discover so really useful techniques and tips?
How to Design for People of Different Ages
Every product has a target audience to cater to and when a designer is given a responsibility to create a website for a certain product; he should definitely keep in mind the target audience and their age group. If your product caters to a certain kind of audience, your website should have the features which would be of the target audience’s interest. Keeping in mind the age of the people who would be visiting your website is way too important. Age factor can completely change the way you design so while designing a website, make sure you are aware of the target audience of the product and design accordingly.
