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Besides that, all these resources come with an extended royalty license, allowing you to use them in unlimited number of personal and commercial projects and even in merchandising! Read the rest of this entry »
This is our popular weekly design news post where we share our favorite design related articles, resources and freebies from the past week. If you have spotted or want to share something that you’d like to be listed in the next issue, please feel free to let us know. You can also check out Webdesigner News for more great content from around the web that can be interest to web designers.
For many years, I worked in sales and marketing. I was employed by major corporations and part of my work included helping clients create websites, presentations, and advertising. I was able to retire early, but my love for this type of work has opened many doors for me to work on a volunteer basis for businesses like our local Chamber of Commerce, Animal Shelter and as a volunteer with programs through the library. I also help small business owners with their websites and advertising.
My experience has taught me, it matters not how well written something is, if no one reads it. Graphics, pictures and art work are what grab the eye. It is the beauty of the page, website, brochure or church bulletin that causes one to read on. This was a major stumbling block for me. My talent was words – not graphics. Then I found GraphicStock.com and it has changed my life! I wish I had known about this incredible resource when I was in corporate America.
The selections are endless. I have never had a problem finding exactly what I need to make my page jump out and grab a reader. This is saying a lot. You see, I do not just write about the local bake sale. I actually provide a volunteer service to small businesses and community services that are in need of professional, higher quality material but do not have the budget for a marketing team to design it. Read the rest of this entry »
Soon after the online shopping trend first took hold, the number of eCommerce-related websites began to steadily increase as more and more people became comfortable with the online shopping concept, and began shopping from their PCs in the comfort of their own homes. With the advent of handheld devices, savvy shoppers began to use their tablets and phones to shop whenever and from wherever they wished, even though the manner in which information was displayed on these devices often left much to be desired.
Thegrowing number of shoppers using mobile devicesbrought about the next trend; Responsive multipurpose themes. The advent of the responsive theme resolved many of the difficulties users encountered when attempting to surf the Internet using their phones or tablets. A new trend now appears to be taking shape. It is the use ofeCommerce-focused multipurpose themes that enable developers to create feature-packed, easy to navigate, and user-friendly websitesfor all online shoppers.
Features eCommerce Themes must have to be Competitive
The number of design options currently available to web developers is virtually limitless, yet any eCommerce site, in particular one builtupon a multipurpose WordPress theme, must display certain features or characteristics if it is going to attract a large customer base.
Themes that can enable a developer to easily create an acceptable end product must be flexible and versatile enough to produce fast loading, easily navigable, attention-grabbing pages. Design elements and options such as shopping carts, reviews, and testimonial pages, ordering and wish list pages, and other commerce-related features must be readily accessible, and easily incorporated into a website.
eCommerce oriented pre-made layouts, user friendly page building and admin features, and responsive and retina ready, cross-browser and multi-platform compatible features must be characteristics of any theme. The resulting website pages must be informative, and they must be attention grabbing.
With these features tools in hand, a website developer is in a position to make it all happen. All that remains is to select a theme that not only has these features, but a theme that has an abundance of elements and design options, giving the developer the flexibility needed to create jaw-dropping web pages. Read the rest of this entry »
Toolbar.js is a jQuery plugin that creates tooltip style toolbars. It allows you to quickly create tooltip style toolbars for use in web applications and websites. The toolbar is easily customisable using Font Awesome icons and provides flexibility around the toolbars display and number of icons.
You can run as many toolbars as required. Toolbars can be attached to any element required. Plenty of options to customised how your toolbar functions including position, animations and events. Toolbars are responsive and follow the buttons on resize.
It’s a must to possess an URL of your business, hobby, blog, product, you name it, but you also need to do it right and fast.Your online presence is your new business card so make sure you’re aware of it.
Starting from here, is time to simplify everything in terms of building a single page website: information architecture, customer journey, user interface and experience and everything related. You can easily do that if you choose to use Qards – a robust visual editor for WordPress.
Stick to next lines and find out more about the positive impact that Qards could bring into your life and your clients’ businesses as well. Below, you can fully understand how this design plugin works at its best. Read the following step-by-step guide and let yourself be surprised in a beautiful and engaging way.
Step 1
Let’s start with the basics: create a new single page with Qards and make sure you give a relevant and easy-to-remember name. Enter the main menu by clicking on the + symbol from the left-corner. To add a beautiful image in the cover sections just select the Image option (from the menu, of course) and click on it. Now, you can edit whatever you feel like editing.
For example, we choose to add some text and a call to action button. You can do that in minutes. Also, you have the creative freedom to modify the font and its size, but also the color. Let’s move on.
Step 2
Next, dive deeper and learn how to easily add a case-study. Choose the Grid button and select one of the many pre-designed cards. You can opt for different types of grid in order to match your needs. On top of that, don’t forget that everything is fully editable so if you feel that something doesn’t fit with your vision you can change it in minutes. Read the rest of this entry »
Most of the multipurpose WordPress themes you will see in this list have been included because of the flexibility, their multiplicity of features, and the overall quality that sets them apart. Most of these themes can be used for a wide variety of different purposes, although several have been selected because they are top choices for the dedicated purposes they have been designed for. You will also find a couple of templates that could prove useful for startups, or for developers working on a limited budget.
Every item here is worth a look, but those we have placed at or near the top of the list are there for a purpose. It is our belief that the top two or three represent the best themes money can buy, even if they address a multiplicity of uses rather than being dedicated to a given area. You should find what you are looking for here.
Version 4 of the X Theme will once again set a standard for WordPress themes with the release of an incredible new front end page builder. This multipurpose theme is already the most versatile and fastest selling theme on the market today. The release of Version 4 is imminent, but you don’t have to wait. Purchase X Theme today, and when Version 4 rolls out, its new and exciting features will be yours to use. Plus, a couple of weeks later another X Theme major update promises to impress its buyers.
You can achieve virtually any look and layout you can visualize with this multipurpose theme. Page building is super-fast since you have at your disposal a large and diverse collection of elements that are supported and continuously updated by Themeco. When you purchase X, you are purchasing more than just a theme, albeit an extremely powerful theme. You are also buying into a community of users who are eager to share their knowledge with you. You will also benefit from the type of excellent customer support you would expect to be associated with a premier product such as this.
With more than 100 ready-to-use, pre-designed and built layouts, Be Theme easily qualifies as being the biggest theme ever to appear on the market. This multipurpose theme has more than size going for it however. It is definitely a premium offering, and you will be hard pressed to find an excuse for no purchasing it. Its look and feel design is practically unmatched, as is the multiplicity of its practical and useful features.
Be Theme lends itself to smart, professionally-looking business and professional websites, but you can use this theme for virtually any type of website you have in mind. The large selection of layouts to choose from makes getting started, or coming up with a good idea, an easy task. The overall design is extremely robust, so you can take full advantage of the theme’s available functionality without fear of compromising responsiveness or usability. Read the rest of this entry »
You will find the best and most attractive free graphics for designers at 1001FreeDownloads. They make it easy and fun to search and find the graphics you need in an quick and easy to use platform. They have a collection of tens of thousands of files and they are constantly expanding our content. We have selected the following 15 Free Vector Design Resources for Designers. Enjoy.
If you’ve ever compared website creating to magic, you may have noticed that both online shop creating and a magic trick consist of 3 parts.
In the first part you see the object: a ‘raw’ template with plenty of Latin text, a name which doesn’t even fit your project and a design which you still need to adjust. The second part is “The Turn”. The ordinary thing turns into something extraordinary. At this stage you customize a template to a state which you hope impresses your customers and becomes eye-candy to you. The third part of the trick is usually getting everything back to the initial state… but not for you. This is actually the only thing that differentiates a website creation from a regular magic trick. Your rock-solid, online store endures for a long time, spreading joy and profit to the owner and customers alike. Actually, it is more magical than a regular trick, and that’s great.
We suggest that you check out these 20 free & premium eCommerce templates: OpenCart, Magento, Prestashop & WooCommerce. Beautiful, elegant and ready to roll, they can become a superb foundation for your online stores. Start a new project at the drop of a hat, check out the themes, get inspired and – most important – remember anything is possible for you.
Free PrestaShop Themes
1. Tire Rack
Wheel & Tires template will become a great theme for a wheel & tire store. Strict square design is the central idea of the layout. Ironically, square design sells round-shaped items best. Anyway, this theme will also be perfect for industrial, architecture, interior and sport stores.
IKON is a free PrestaShop theme. A truly clean design excludes any distracting items, focusing your attention on the products in the store. The proper effect is achieved by using lots of white space and the hover effect applied in the menu. Simplicity – that’s the main idea.
Another free PrestaShop theme for creating an online shop. An unusual shape is used in the design of this theme – a rhombus. There is a call-to-action button on it; overlooking it is absolutely impossible. When you scroll down, you see the first New Products section, then Featured Products and Recent Blog almost at the bottom. Read the rest of this entry »
Before you take on your next web or app design project asking yourself the following questions might help enhance your productivity and make your work more cost-efficient: Am I using the right tools and resources for the project that I’m working at? Is there a better way I could approach this project? Are the tools and resources that I’m using the best available on the market? There are new tools and resources constantly appearing on the market, some of which could make your work easier and your results more professional looking.
You may find this listing of UX and UI tools and resources quite useful. Most of these tools feature rapid prototyping capabilities together with powerful team collaboration and information sharing capabilities. If you are looking for the latest UI resources too, then browse this listing and stay updated with the most recent developments in the UX and UI industry.
Creating prototypes will make communication between the designer, the project manager, the development team and the client easier. Proto.io not only makes this whole process painless, but it also does it in style.
You’d be surprised by the options that Proto.io offers to its users in order to create mobile prototypes of their app designs. What’s interesting among its new features is that it has a vast interactive Material Design UI library.
This tool allows you to show your audience prototypes that have the look and feel of the real app. The latest version is packed with a number of new or improved features. There are for example, 49 new fully-interactive UI elements that support ripple effects, drop shadows, an upgraded color picker, and a selection of animated morphing features that allow even greater creativity.
Different versions can be created for various devices and screen sizes thanks to the adaptive UI elements found in Proto.io’s library. You can download your prototype to your mobile device, see how it looks directly on it, and show the prototype to your clients in a realistic environment. No coding is necessary to create of manage your prototypes.
Pidoco can be used to create wireframes, mockups and prototypes for any number of applications, including mobile apps. Powerful features in this prototyping tool include real time editing and smart sharing, a spec generator, an extremely useful template system and more.
Pidoco makes it possible to create highly interactive prototypes that give a realistic picture of what the final application will look like. Clicks, keyboard and touch commands can be combined to configure a prototype as you go along. This powerful prototyping tool with its commenting, versioning, and issue tracking capabilities, enables you to easily collaborate with others and share real-time information in the process. You can run your prototypes on mobile devices with the click of a button via an app, and without a need for downloading or generating code. Read the rest of this entry »
