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11 Christmas Gift Guide for Web Designers and Developers for 2018

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Whether you like it or not, Christmas is fast approaching! Get out your credit cards and start shopping for Christmas 2018. If you have web designers and developers on your shopping list, check out this gift guide for web designers and developers for some top-shelf options. Lynda Subscription In the modern job market, everyone’s always […]

Mockplus iDoc Is the New Product Collaboration Tool Web Designers and Developers Need [Freebie Alert]

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Web designers and web developers need the best tools in their arsenal in order to be at the top of their game. And while some may like working alone, there is no going around the fact that working with other people, other teams, is necessary for some projects. For optimal efficiency, a collaboration tool is […]

How to Migrate Your HTTP Website to HTTPS Without Affecting SEO

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A robust security system is an aspect that further amplifies the performance of your website, regardless of the platform, it is being hosted upon. This security system ensures that all kind of sensitive data such as the usernames and passwords, credit card information exchanged via your website remain secure. This is important because the visitors […]

7 Things You Must Remove From Your Website Before 2019

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If you’ve got these things in your website, you better remove them before 2019. Here’s our “favorite” outdated or regrettable content choices. Mouseover Navigation Menus The most obvious problems with mouseover navigation menus is that not every visitor has a mouse. How does a mobile user “mouseover” something? Obviously, they don’t. This leads to slapped […]

How to Compress Video For Online Streaming

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Depending on where you’re uploading your video content, you’ll need to find the correct file settings to get the right result. Choosing a container format A video container format is a digital wrapper for your content. They determine the extension of your video file. Popular container formats include MP4 (.mp4), AVI (.avi), QuickTime (.mov) and […]

The Best Online Portfolio Maker Websites for Web Developers

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There are too many people in the world. Back in previous generations, when the population was logarithmically smaller,  it was far easier to get the attention of people. There were simply fewer people vying for attention. As any creative can well attest, the days of easy attention are far gone from us. Today, it requires […]

How to Pick the Best Prototyping Tool for Every Project

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“If a picture is worth 1000 words, a prototype is worth 1000 meetings.” – David Kelley, Founder IDEO Every prototyping tool has its own particular strengths and weaknesses. Without having tried them all, it’s hard to know which are the best for your needs. Most articles tend to just list many different tools and make you […]

How Graphic Designers Can Work With Web Designers

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Graphic design and web desig overlap a lot in the modern marketing world. For this reason, it can be challenging for graphic designers to showcase their value apart from larger web design agencies. On the other hand, graphic designers may not be able to identify why they should work with a web designer for their […]

CSS Variables: An Introduction, With Code Examples

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CSS variables, also known as CSS custom properties, expand the script-like functionality of CSS into something that resembles a programming language. If you’re at all familiar with any type of programming language, you know that variables are the foundation of any action. Variables are set, compared, altered, and saved throughout the program as the means […]