Video has come a long way from the grainy, halting and slow clips that used to be common on websites more than 5 years ago. Increased access to broadband internet, better video encoding technology and the proliferation of extremely capable multimedia friendly mobile devices like smart phones and tablets are all factors that have enormously […]
January 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
How Using Video in Your Web Design Can Increase Your Site’s Popularity
August 31, 2012 By 1 Comment
What Can HTML5 Microdata Do for You?
If you’re a frequent reader of Evolutionary Designs then you’ll have seen James writing about rich snippets and semantic web markup before. For those of you not familiar with the terms I’ve written a brief summary below. If you want to get straight to the article then just skip the explanations. Semantic markup – meta […]
March 9, 2012 By 2 Comments
10 of My Favorite Web Design Infographics
What can I say I love infographics and its been a while since I last posted a collection of my favorite infographics. So today I thought I would share with everyone, some of my favorite web design related infographics. I found ten great infographics on visual.ly. For those that are visual learners, infographics are great […]
December 31, 2011 By 2 Comments
The Best Web Apps for Web Designers and Developers of 2011
As a designer and general lover of software and technology, I am always looking for new ways to make my life easier. When it comes to design and blogging, its no different. Lately, I have noticed that all these great programs can be resource hogs. They take up so much space and some of them […]
November 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
Dress to impress, It’s what I say!
I like to think of blogging like going out on a date or inviting someone into your home. First impressions mean everything to our human species. We make fast judgments on other people we see and come to conclusions of who they might be or what they will act like. These same first time impressions […]
November 11, 2011 By 3 Comments
Blog And Image Layouts: Get Them Right for the Right Impression
Your blog has to counter a heavy competitive stretch even from the first time that you develop your idea for a blog. Therefore, you have to build each step with enough perfection to warrant a click from your visitors. Much before you move on to advanced steps like developing the content or leaning on the […]
November 2, 2011 By 10 Comments
Top Design Elements that Make Your Blog Look Amazing
WordPress or not, if you have a blog you’re likely using one of several top blogging software packages that allow you to quickly update your blog’s look and feel. The easiest way is to choose a theme that has the look you want and install it. But sometimes you are using a heavily modified theme […]
August 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
ThesisAwesome Just Launched the Product Skin!
A few weeks ago my good friend Hesham from ThesisAwesome sent me an early copy of his new Thesis Skin, Product Skin, to test out, give him my thoughts, and do a review of the product on release day. After setting up a new test domain, setting up Thesis, installing the Product Skin over the […]
July 28, 2011 By 2 Comments
Think Web 2.0 for Contemporary Website Design
The recent developments in website design have led to the ushering of Web 2.0. This phrase often comes up during discussions and deliberations about the Internet and website design. However, not many people actually understand what Web 2.0 actually means. The fact is that Web 2.0 fundamentals are being increasingly used in blogs, web applications, […]
April 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
Celebrate MOJO Themes’ 1st Anniversary with a Bundle of Premium Themes and Plugins for only $25
Earlier today I was looking through some of my favorite premium theme sites looking to see what’s new and see what themes are available for the different niche markets. When I arrived at MOJO Themes they had an announcement that they are going to be celebrating their one year anniversary by selling a theme package […]
March 4, 2011 By 4 Comments
13 Awesome Sites Using Thesis
Note: This article contains affiliate links. As a designer and WordPress user I am all for designing your own themes and having a custom look that no one else has. But for some, this may not be possible. This could because they do not have the knowledge to design their own theme or its not […]
September 16, 2010 By 8 Comments
Use HTML5 Canvas Element to Create Graphic Text
In this installment of the HTML5 canvas element I want to show you another cool graphic that you can use on your site. This usage of the canvas tool is a little different. Instead of drawing a graphic with shapes, you can use the canvas element to draw text graphics. I came across this example […]
