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Optimize Web Speed

Tips / Web Development

Optimize the Speed of Your Site

A slow site is like standing in a long queue at the grocery store. At first we’ll stand in the queue, but if it doesn’t start moving quickly, we’ll simply go off and find a shorter queue in which to stand in. It’s the same for your website. If it takes too long to load, customers will go elsewhere. It is for this reason that you should consider adding a few bites in your code because by doing so it could save you a few seconds when IE or similar browsers are processing your code. Here are a few suggestions of how to speed things up.

Firefox OS

Articles / Tips

The Downside of HTML5 OS

In the coming months, we will be witnessing several launches of mobile operating systems on the market, one of the signification operating system that strikes my mind, is the Firefox OS. Firefox OS is designed based on HTML5 platform, many features are experimental, but this is the first innovative approach to utilize web technology for mobile computing.

Flat Icon Design

Icons / Inspiration

35+ Examples of Modern Flat Icon Design

The latest icon design trend is flat icon design. Flat icon designs tend to be minimalistic, don’t have flashy animations, and feature crisp edges with a simplified look. These icon designs are two-dimensional with flat illustrations. The underlying idea in flat icon design is an emphasis on simplicity and usability. This post contains 35+ examples of modern flat icon designs. Hope you’d find them attractive and inspiring.

Free Metro UI Style PSD Template

Freebies

Free Metro UI Style Web Design PSD Template

If you are a designer and you are always on the look out for new and happening ideas, here’s a little something for you…. Metro UI. I have designed a sample Web template using Metro UI. Any designer can design a website using this free Metro UI style web design PSD template. I have shared this as a small token of my appreciation for the design community and I hope you will have fun while working with it. Let the creative juices flow!!!!

coming soon page design

Design / Inspiration / Web Design

20+ Best Examples of Coming Soon Page Design

Among couple of pages whose design cannot be over looked at all are the coming soon pages. When it comes to design a coming soon page the designers are always in search of some out of the box ideas in order to deliver the best they can. The best coming soon pages are the one which grab the attention of any passing by person irrespective of his age or which segment they belong. The designer succeeds when even a lay man calls up the contact number and seeks the information of the coming soon page. Some time the coming soon design is just crowded with vibrant hues and some times they are as simple as a black background with minimum letters displayed on it.

Best Way Ever to Succeed with eCommerce Sites

Articles / Web Development

Thinking About User Annoyances: Best Way Ever to Succeed with eCommerce Sites

You’ve probably been selling nicely online for a few months now; as you do so, you might think it’s the right time to change the gear and be smarter. But, as you attempt to do more, make sure you don’t put your customers off, since it’s easy to annoy them. One single mistake may cause you some ugly cussing. I’m pretty sure you don’t want that or for that matter, no online retailer would like that.

Create Killer Infographics

Articles / Tips / Tools

5 Resources to Create Killer Infographics

Creating Infographics is not exactly hard, but it can sometimes be a pain if you have to do everything manually. That is why people create tools to help others build better Infographics. It allows you to apply highly graphical techniques without the pain of having to do all of the detailing manually by yourself.

Getting Image Ideas

Logo Design / Tips / Tutorials

A Quick Guide to Creating a Memorable and Successful Logo Design

There are lots of ways in which logos are designed: logos can be crowdsourced, companies may pay millions for a logo, or an average designer can be asked to create a logo at reasonable rates. And there is no way to judge what a logo design is really worth. An unknown logo designer can stumble upon a winning image accidentally, or the world greatest logo designer can end up designing a lousy logo.