If you’re anything like me you’ll often find yourself having more tabs open than you can deal with. I find myself using them as a crude to-do list of things to read later or catch up on which is not productive in the slightest. Another downside with so many tabs open is that your computer’s memory will reduce considerably as each website uses resources from the browser even when...
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Color choices can sometimes be one of the most difficult parts of a web design project, and the color scheme will have a huge impact on the overall look of the finished product. While most websites tend to use safe colors, some projects call for a more bold approach and the use of some bright and vibrant colors. In this post we’ll showcase a collection of 25 bright websites to serve as...
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Welcome to the first post of the new series called “Photo Manipulation Inspiration of the Month“, and we are delighted to present to you, a list of 20 carefully selected photo manipulations, and other artworks every month on the Vandelay Design Blog. Starting from this post, you will be able to see a photo inspiration article every month based on different types of photo...
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Today we have a free set of 4 metal textures that is available for download. The set includes a variety of different types of metal textures, and they can be used in your own personal and commercial design projects.The textures are free for use, no attribution required. Download the textures (8 MB zip file) You may also be interested in:Noise Texture Overlays Concrete Textures Brick and Stone...
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A guest post by Luke Clum Understanding what your niche audience wants from your ecommerce business plays a big part in enabling conversions. But a highly usable and intuitive design is what drives conversion rates to their potential. Apply these tips to your ecommerce site to improve your conversion rate. 1 – Improve your speed A web page that loads quickly (1-3 seconds) makes a much better...
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Web design is an eclectic industry with a wide range of creative professionals with all sorts of backgrounds. Some of them are very artistic backgrounds. This is evident by the number of design elements that fill the web and that are in use which are rooted in other arts. Elements that are meant to replicate those artistic mediums and transfer them into the digital realm. Today we are looking at...
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March was another big month in terms of new WordPress. There were a lot of great themes released during the month, both free and premium themes. Even if you are an avid WordPress user I’m sure it’s difficult to stay on top of all the latest theme releases, so this post will showcase 55 new themes. Hopefully it will help you to find the right theme for a current or upcoming...
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