web design

Web Design And Development – Which Role Do You Play?

April 26, 2012

Web design and development is a diverse field which requires many skilled professionals for performing variety of activities. There are a number of tasks to be accomplished before a website is launched successfully in the market. If you have ever been a part of any web project, you may easily understand the nature and variety of jobs of this industry. Many professionals like Information Architect, Project Manager, Account Manager, Coder, Copywriter, Designer, Tester etc work together ...

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How to Auto Add Icons To Links Based On File Type Using CSS

September 9, 2011

Interesting title… Isn’t it? Well, in this article, I’ll guide you through a tutorial wherein you’ll add few blocks of code/CSS that shall automatically add icons next to your links based on the type of file that is linked to (For example – .pdf, .txt, etc…). The catch here is that, we’ll be using pure CSS to achieve this – no javascript, no jquery. Still confused about the article? Then, have a look at the ...

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Web Design Crimes You Should Never Make As Freelancer

August 24, 2011

I guess there are many newbie web designers, just like me, who aspire to become one among the top. To be successful as a freelance web designer, it is very important that you avoid some of the most commonly made mistakes. In this article, being a newbie web designer myself, I’ve just shared my knowledge about the mistakes committed by a freelancer while you may share your opinions about the same via comments. 1. Just ...

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Simple Accordion Effect Using Jquery: How to

August 4, 2011

There are quite a lot of tutorials on the web about the accordion effect. But, none appears to be clear. Being a webmaster & web designer myself, I find it difficult to understand the tutorials out there. So, I thought I should explain this stuff in the most simplest way possible and that’s what we have got in this article too. To those who do not know what an accordion effect is, just take a ...

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How To Make Entire Block Clickable Using jQuery?

August 3, 2011

I’m sure many web masters out there link various websites on their blog. Some tweak the links with a background color while few keep it simple! What if we make an entire block click-able rather than just the anchor tag present in the block. To better understand about the same, take a look at the “Random Posts” section on the footer of SML. You’ll notice that only the links are click-able but not the entire ...

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How to Stay Productive as a Web Designer when your not hired?

July 25, 2011

Being a freelance web designer and hired does not mean that, your always equipped with work. At some point of time, I’m sure you’ll be out of work. May be you just completed a project and you have some spare time before you start with the next one. At worst cases, you don’t have another one. What do you do, during this period? Well, in this article, I’ll discuss few ways in which you can ...

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How to Be A Better Designer

July 22, 2011

It isn’t a strange fact that many webmasters turn into web designers these days because it is quite obvious that a webmaster tries to tweak some design stuff, more often than not, to improve the appearance of his blog. Gradually, he tends to learn web design and seeks a path into the world of web design. Only a handful of people reach great heights choosing web design as their career while many do not. So, ...

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What should you look at when getting a Custom Blog Design?

July 14, 2011

Over the years, I’ve noticed a lot of blogs pouring into the web with unique & creative designs. These blogs are either designed by some unknown company or by the owner himself. Usually, no issues arise when blog owners are themselves web designers but when it comes to a third party, the actual problem starts! So, in this article, I’ll just list out few points that you should consider before getting a custom design from ...

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