Yearly Archives: 2013
If you would like your website to have a lot of posts on one page, magazine style theme is very handy. Over last few years magazine style WordPress themes have grown in popularity and seems to be the new website trend now. These themes stand out from others because they...
Have you ever felt that after visiting certain websites that you want to leave the website immediately because you do not feel comfortable or because you feel that something is not right with the website even though you do not know exactly what makes you feel uncomfortable? Yes, it is...
Blogging is an integral part of our lives. This has seen a surge in the number of blogging platforms available. Great examples include WordPress, Blogger and Tumblr. Tumblr lets its users start blogs and share posts, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos from their browser, phone, desktop, or email. This...
Do you use your computer a lot? Weren’t there times wherein you wished that you could get your tasks done faster? Working with your mouse can be dragging at times because you need to place the pointer in the right icon or command on your computer in order to click...
A Logo is a graphical element that, together with its logotype (a uniquely set and arranged typeface) form a trademark or commercial brand. Typically, a logo’s design is for immediate recognition. The logo is one aspect of a company’s commercial brand, or economic or academic entity, and its shapes, colors,...
Sometime back, I was reading an article in a local newspaper. It was referring the success of some iconic blogging websites such as Mashable, SEOMoz (Now Moz), SearchEngineLand and techCrunch. The conviction and farsightedness of these blog owners was impressive and zero investment business success tended me to write about...
Minimalistic approach of creating essential elements for website design and application interfaces is excessively popular nowadays. Elegant in elaborate flat style, which took the designers’ world by storm 2 years ago, still dominates the minds ofcommunity design. Rectangular-shaped components that are usually made in muted tones with relatively small font...
One of the most important parts of web design is the navigation bar. A good navigational system on the website is essential to direct visitors to what they need. People like to be able to find what they want quickly and easily. Conventional website design usually displays a navigation bar...
Websites have flooded the way in which we perform in our day to day lives; they have changed the very world we live in and taken the shopping industry by storm. It is estimated that a visitor on a website stays for around 8 seconds before clicking the “Back” button...
A weeks ago, we created a contest at instantShift called 123RF.com Giveaway had announced the 3 winners of Standard Subscription Account (worth USD89/subscription) from 123RF.com. We’ve got more than 45 response comments. After voiding spam and non-legit comments we have left with 37 valid comments. It’s really good to see...
There are approximately 346005573 websites being hosted at this very moment, so it is important that you build yours to stand out amongst the crowd. Website design is a challenging task, there are so many things to consider and so many options to choose from, and it truly takes time...
For this round up, we are presenting a collection of some breathtaking 3D chalk art for you. Sidewalk chalk art is also known as 3D graffiti and it is one of the most popular and very well accepted forms of art these days. Millions of people admire and appreciate sidewalk...
The WordPress platform uses plug-ins as a means of extending the many functionalities that are already available. WordPress.com, for various security reasons, does not allow uploading and installation of custom plug-ins by users; however this does not mean that there are no plug-ins installed on the WordPress.com platform. WordPress.org, however...
It’s essential for Designers to have a good understanding of typography and selection as the importance of typography in design can’t be neglected. The proper selection of typography can convert your normal design into attractive piece of art. Among other things, effective typography manages to achieve three necessary objectives of...
WordPress is known as the best blogging platform for a reason. I am sure everyone knows it as an amazing CMS platform which enfolds a multiple number of features and functions on it. One excellent thing with WordPress is it has got a plenty of plugins and resources which helps...