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When creating a website, font choice is an important aspect of the overall look and feel of your site. Fonts need to be easy to read, but also aesthetically pleasing. If you choose the wrong font, it can disrupt the user’s experience, and actually make your content hard to read. Thanks to Google,...
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Blending modes are a great way to digitally enhance your images and designs. There are several ways to use blend modes as a graphic designer (using design software) or as a web designer (using CSS or Divi). In this post, we’re going to cover everything you need to know about blend modes...
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Inspiration comes in many forms, and professional development never ends. With that in mind, we’ve put together a massive list of web design blogs that can keep your brain fed for the entire year. And don’t worry – you won’t find any duds on this list. We respect your time and...
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Blog posts, magazines, and online courses are excellent resources for learning web design. In fact, they’re probably the first place most people go when they want to fill in the gaps of their knowledge or brush up on something. But books are a medium well suited for deep foundational study....
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There are plenty of ways to learn about almost any subject you can imagine online. If you’re a web designer, you can find e-books, podcasts, video tutorials, and dozens of other resources that can help you improve your craft. However, web design magazines are excellent sources of fresh,...
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The events of the past year have set off some intense ripple effects across the globe. How we work, communicate, and connect with one another has become a hot topic of conversation – one that is vital to web designers as we move forward. New tech trends are influencing how end users navigate the...
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The images you use on your website are one of the most important elements. Not only do you want to have visually compelling imagery, but you also don’t want those images to be so large that they slow down the load time for your site. One of the main reasons a site will lag is because the...
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Whether you are making a birthday party invitation, a website for a local convention, or writing the next big tabletop RPG, finding just the right fantasy font for your work is imperative. Why’s that? Because for many works and designs, the fonts used for logos and posters and print and web...
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Whenever the holiday season approaches, so do reasons to put together themed documents and promotional materials. Whether it’s a turkey-themed handout to tell your workplace when the office party is going to be or a specialized evite to the family dinner, there’s a good chance...
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There are many ways to resize an object in Photoshop, but you don’t have to be a pro to get the effect you want. In this article, we are going to look at very simple ways to scale, transform, and resize an object using the Transform function. In the example I’m using here, I have three...
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We often forget that text – or more specifically, typeface – is an integral part of web design. In fact, your font choice can make or break your entire website. It doesn’t really matter how beautiful or easy to navigate your site is if visitors struggle to read its content. This is why...
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Icons are a popular feature in web design. When chosen carefully and used wisely, they can help you quickly and clearly communicate key information to visitors. However, accessing icon libraries can get expensive, especially if you use more than one. As such, you’ll need to whittle down the...
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