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CSS’s next big challenge is to make flexible, dynamic page layouts that work across our ever-broadening range of devices. With solutions proposed and under discussion, Peter Gasston offers a snapshot of the future

Thinking about becoming a web designer? Before you make that decision, look at this recent study about the anatomy of a web designer and then decide.

Are you a web developer trying to create awesomeness using the power of code? If so, obviously, you are not alone. There are numerous talented developers like you, fighting evil monsters that wish to destroy the Internet, and at the same time using their coding skills to create a better browsing experience for the world!

However, let me ask you: what exactly is your specialization? PHP? JavaScript? Obviously CSS and HTML? Did I hear Perl, Ruby or Python?

I guess the point is clear: there are numerous languages out there, each with its own pros and cons, and as a developer, keeping up with the trends in technology can often be confusing. This is where development and design blogs come in: you simply subscribe to a blog, and that’s it! All the latest updates from the world of design and development right at your finger-tips!

However, what if, apart from updates, you need proper tutorials and theoretical info that only an encyclopedia or a wiki can provide? What if there existed a platform (not exactly a blog), which provided you with tutorials, wiki and other detailed how-to type documentation about your preferred specialization? What if you could find trustworthy documentation about PHP and CSS under one roof? Have no fear; WebPlatform is here!

So, what is it all about? Read on as we take a look!

A designers are always lacking materials to create a design. Even if time is running out, it’s better to exceed the deadline than do the bad job. The musician has musical instruments to give the world to hear the sounds that play in his head; an artist has a brush, paint and easel to paint a picture that he has in mind, but what about the web designer? A designer has a set of favourite websites with free useful stuff in his bookmarks.

This web designer’s arsenal helps him to win a fight with hard-to-pleased clients and implement all the amazing ideas in order to create a truly great design.

Today I’m going to share with you a collection of free useful websites from my own bookmarks. Of course, I often use a Google search to find some stuff i need. However, why can’t you go to the particular website and know that you will find needed things there for sure. Today’s collection is not just ordinary freebies. To be honest, I spent a lot of time to collect all those websites and all of them have helped me to create really good design at one time. So, take a look at them, choose and download. 

Web Designer’s Arsenal: a Collection of Free Useful Websites

In a new infographic from All Web Design Info, we get to take a look at web design history and how the Internet has evolved since it was first introduced to us.

The World Wide Web got introduced to the general public as late as in the 1990s. It feels like it’s been a lot longer since I started using this highly creative way of sharing, innovating and connecting. However, the Internet’s web design history is really fresh compared to many other things we are still using today.

HTML has become the backbone of the Internet itself, and it is apparently in its fourth generation right now. Many new and more effective languages have been added since HTML became popular, but it still serves as one of the main keys to creating a visually stunning and user friendly website. The second generation of the HTML language was introduced in order to stop confusion about the tags available. People had started to add their own tags, so between 1992 and 1994 the second generation of HTML was put together to unify the language and make it more simple.

Today, HTML 5 is becoming more and more popular, and it looks like many of the features that previously we were only able to include through Java, Javascript and so forth have been injected into the HTML 5 batch enabling more creativity without having to involve other languages. This ultimately makes the work easier for any web developer and designer. Only the collective developers and designers know what web design history will be written in the future since they are the ones who together invent features and approaches that in the future will require simpler implementations.

In this generation of the internet, everything goes online already especially that most people are online every day. Even business went online through ecommerce sites which even helped improve their business since online shops could reach more people worldwide. There are many advantages for an online store. Aside from reaching more people, it is also making things a lot easier for the clients to get the items they want without even going anywhere. Since online shops are a very big hit these days, it is important to have a good website design for that.

There are so many things that one has to consider in designing an ecommerce website. In order to get an effective layout, one can put his self on the shoes of the users. Doing this will let him see what things are needed to be added, emphasized or given more clarity. So, while you are acting as the client, you will be able to get the right design.

Also, try to look into the points we have here so you can be guided in designing an ecommerce website.

Are you a graphic designer? An artist seated behind an LCD, with your fingers always running up and down that sleek keyboard you have fallen in love with over work? Looking for an inspiration to making your portfolio?

If so, You have landed to the right page. Because we have not got just a few but enough inspirational designs to get you going with what your dream portfolio website. Make it to be the Best Website Design Portfolio.

Judging someone else work is always easier , since we do not know of the effort that has been put in to get it done, for us we ignore the shortfalls and small short comings, for a perfect portfolio , you need to understand that it should be FLAWLESS. Make as many changes as it takes for you to get the work that you cannot criticize anymore, be a better judge of yourself. Get inspired and do your best for you are an artist like no other.

You design worlds with-in the worlds, over the World Wide Web.

Are you ready to get inspired?

Here are the great Web and Graphic Designer's Best Portfolio Websites that are sure to get you going.

Apple is known for being a top of the line computer company. To no one’s surprise, they have decided to integrate a new display into their devices that is double the resolution of a normal screen. Images are sharper, crisper, and show more detail. The only problem is, this adds yet another problem for designers and developers. So, what is the problem? When we look at our crisp graphics on a normal screen, they look fine, but on the Retina Display, they appear to be blurry.

Not only do web designers and developers have to account for different screen sizes across desktop computers, tablets, and mobile devices, but now they have to deal with double the resolution. This has left a lot of people scratching their heads, but there are a few options when designing to include the Retina Display.

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Social Media has taken more evolutionary leaps in the past two years then it has in the time since cave men adorned their spears and clubs with rocks and bones to differentiate their awesome possessions.

Hope everyone are familiar with the current social media dearie. Yup it is Pinterest! Gentlemen who were once making gag on Pinterest as a social media site used by ladies just to share cooking recipes, are now damn bully users of Pinterest. So, what is there in Pinterest to make them turnaround? Before coming into that, let me quickly crack out few facts about Pinterest.

• Pinterest, in just two years from its emergence has reached the world’s top 3rd biggest social media networking site.
• It has an average of 11.7 million unique visitors per month.
• User’s attention is longer in Pinterest when compared to Facebook and twitter. Pinterest users spend on an average of 15.8 minutes, whereas a Facebook user spends 12.1 minutes and twitter user spends 3.3 minutes on an average.
• Pinterest drives more referral traffic than Google+, YouTube and Linkedin (even if these three are combined).
• Almost 70 percent of Pinterest users are females, among which those under the age group of 25 to 35 have their major participation.
• One third of all Pinterest users have an average annual household income of $100,000.
• 50 percent of Pinterest users have kids.
• 97 percent of Facebook fans on Pinterest page are women.

Why Pinterest?

Pinterest, being today’s hottest social media network has taken away the hearts of millions. So, why this Pinterest crush? The one best reason to-be is, Pinterest keeps you visually engaged. With its amazing photo sharing facility, people can anytime pin photos and videos to their boards. Another best thing with Pinterest is, you can upload ‘n’ number of photos to ‘n’ number of albums. Pinterest lets you to pin photos either from your computer or web. If you are pinning a image taken from web, there is a Pinterest Bookmarklet to pick up the source of the image and set it as the click through link. You also have the option of sharing the pins simultaneously on Facebook and Twitter. This unique way of pinning photos and videos has led users to keep showered with Pinterest.

WordPress

Gone are the days where you hire designers to design, build and develop your websites. Now is the trend to design your own website / blog with WordPress. WordPress is absolutely free and hence it is not needed to spend dollars on designing websites. WordPress is simple to use. With a WordPress site, you can easily drive traffic to your page, since WordPress is wholly SEO- friendly. Therefore, your site can be ranked well on Google and other search engine result pages.

WordPress Pinterest Themes

So, now coming to our topic. What is a WordPress – Pinterest theme? There are a plenty of WordPress themes that lets you to add videos, photos, content and other customization options to your WordPress site. The most interesting thing about Pinterest that attracts all visitors is its excellent design and layout. Several Pinterest like WordPress themes have come out to make your WordPress blog shine like a Pinterest page. These WordPress Pinterest themes make you feel as if you are working with a social media network, while the truth is you are in your WordPress site.

Though there are several Pinterest like WordPress themes, I have picked you the best ten themes that comes with some extraordinary features.