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This is the generation of ‘smartphone holders’. Yes we are talking about you. If you are reading this, chances are your smartphone is no further than 3 feet from you and you sometimes hear custom notification alerts for your email, messages and updates even when nothing new came in. For … Continue reading »

GoVisually is an online platform that enables designers and clients to communicate and collaborate remotely in one interface. We’ve talked about this tool a few weeks ago, and today we are working with friends at GoVisually to bring you another giveaway contest. To get an idea of how GoVisually works, … Continue reading »

Over the past year, the freelancing industry has really started to see some solid growth across a number of fields that have not been traditionally considered to be fields where freelancers might have been able to gain consistent work. Although some of these fields are branches of already existing popular areas of interest, they are well worth investigating if you have the skills, time, and are looking for a little (or a lot) of extra cash on the side.

Not all images need to be edited using Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Lightroom. Without any prior know-how, using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom for minor image-editing exercises can be a slightly overkill. When someone ask suggestions for image editing software, usually many will suggest them Adobe Photoshop but, would you … Continue reading »

There are plenty of reasons for using a sticky header navigation in your website. It provides easy access for top-priority links, plus a way back to the homepage from anywhere on the site. However problems may arise when you have a navigation bar which blocks some of the page content. … Continue reading »

In the past, I’ve interviewed potential clients who have asked me for a design with ‘universal appeal’. On the surface, I completely understand their concern: they don’t want to alienate any potential customers with visuals that are too ‘out there’ in terms of design. That’s a legitimate desire (and I … Continue reading »

In today’s, we are going to explore a new tool from Adobe called Edge Reflow. I believe it helps creating a responsive website “looks so easy”, definetely something a designer and developer should check out. Adobe Edge Reflow is at the time of this writing in public beta stage, and … Continue reading »

A true artist does not need a special canvas, or the right pencil, or a specific method to create art. A true artist just creates, even when you are working on Starbucks cups. Most of us just throw those paper cups away after getting our daily coffee fix but not … Continue reading »

Regarded as one of the most challenging tasks, project management is quite a feat to attempt. Whether you are a freelancer, or simply an owner of a small business, it comes in handy to know what is required and needed in order to manage a client’s project successfully. But you … Continue reading »

You won’t believe your eyes. The goldfish you see below is a still sculpture, made from cold resin and painted with acrylic paint. The sculpture is made by Singapore-based artist cum magician, Keng Lye, who captures aquatic animals in artistic, lifelike moments, that will truly boggle your mind. Take note … Continue reading »

We do so much on our phones that multitasking across multiple apps becomes a must. Whether it is switching from one app to another, or accessing Android settings quickly and painlessly, if you do it often enough, you will learn to appreciate shortcuts. Even the latest iOS offering by Apple … Continue reading »

Today we are seeing a rise in websites that apply something called Scrollspy Navigation. Web navigation traditionally direct visitors from one page to another one. But with the Srollspy Navigation, instead of directing visitors to different pages, it will scroll to each section while still on the same page. The … Continue reading »

Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are some of the biggest names in the tech industry and they were also dropouts. Using them as examples, it’s been going around on the Internet that you can still make it big and earn billions even if you don’t have a college … Continue reading »

You have probably been told that staring at bright computer screens for a long period is bad for your eyes. You might reply that we have dark themed websites and the dark backgrounds are cutting down on the damage caused. Plus, dark themes can make anything look a whole lot … Continue reading »