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Slideshow is a brilliant method to stack and present series of items (such as images) in your website especially when space is a constraint. It is also commonly used by webmasters and bloggers to showcase portfolios, artwork, products, latest posts, etc. It saves time and efficiently draw visitors’ attention. In … Continue reading »

As a collective digital artist, it is important to understand the fundamental science behind color theory. It’s a popular topic with a vast spread of information to retain and digest. Not only does this topic focus on arts and design, it also involve jist of optics science. (Image source: Shutterstock) … Continue reading »

Not too long ago, we showcased the best infographics about social media that we could find on the net. This time round, we’re going to show you how infographics can enhance your knowledge of the interconnecting world of blogs which we call ‘blogosphere’. As the popularity of blogs increases, bloggers … Continue reading »

We are excited to announce our next giveaway – “The Smashing Book #2“. Create by folks at Smashing Magazine, this printed book consist of high quality content about best practices in modern web design. If you are web designer or developer, this is one of the books you should not … Continue reading »

In today’s social networking world, people seek to post their everyday observations and opinions on their blog in the quickest manner possible. Tumblelog is a form of microblogging which enables users to post texts, images, videos, etc, such that their followers can receive up-to-date entries. The birth of Tumblr to … Continue reading »

Here we go – the announcement of winners for the Design Cocktail 4 contest held last week. If you’ve participated in the contest, check below fold to see if you are one of our 10 lucky winners.

Speaking of optimization process is almost nonexistent among new age web designers. Even many web designers who have been in business a decade or longer do not fully understand the importance of site optimization. After a prolonged period of time a website will begin to bog down. The frontend files … Continue reading »

Two years ago, if you were to show someone an awesome picture and ask them what was it taken with, they’ll most probably bet on a Digital Camera or DSLR. Do it today, people will take some time to ponder because anything is possible given that technology advances as you … Continue reading »

All of you are probably familiar with TemplateMonster – one of the best collection of website templates on the Internet. This week we are launching the joint lottery with TemplateMonster on hongkiat.com. Three winners of the contest will walk away with free premium theme each and another five will get … Continue reading »

When you are surfing around the Web, how often do you come across an image, video or text that you want to share quickly with a friend or on your Facebook or Twitter profile? I’m sure it happens quite often. When that happens, I doubt anyone will enjoy having to … Continue reading »

Negative space can give your photograph an entirely different atmosphere than the other photograph of the same subject. The absence of content does not mean the absence of interest. In fact, negative space often adds interest as it can place a stronger emphasis on the subject and it can evoke … Continue reading »

Editor’s note: This is a guest contribution by Ovidiu Toader. Ovidiu is a tutorial author and graphic designer for Vectorious.net – website where you can download affordable stock vector art and illustrations for your projects. TRON is definitely one of the geek’s dream-come-true movie. It’s suit and vehicles are perfectly … Continue reading »

“Cutie” is an icon set cute as a pie. It consists of the most commonly used web icons, designed with one intention- to bring attention and playfulness to your websites, blogs, applications or software. The icons are designed with bright, warm colors, curvy lines and great attention to details.

Google Analytics is much more robust than most people give it credit for. Contrary to popular belief, it can do most of the things more advanced analytics suites can do, except Google does it for free. Many web designers and developers complain about the limitations of Google Analytics. At first … Continue reading »