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Web Design Ledger » DeployBot Builds & Ships Code from Staging to Production

Monday 28 September 20:45:53 UTC 2015

Building a website or web application is a tremendous process. Most developers rely on 3rd party apps to generate codes, compile CSS/JS, and launch websites online. Each of these individual processes have typically been handled separately – but a new app named DeployBot is meant to change all of that. The idea behind DeployBot is to centralize deployment of projects whether … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Free Sketch Color Palette Plugin for Designers

Monday 28 September 18:25:39 UTC 2015

Every UI designer should at least know about Sketch as it’s been making waves through the online design community. This OSX-exclusive application is an alternative to Photoshop made solely for graphic/UI designers. One of the best things about Sketch is the open nature of plugin development. Many developers have built and released free Sketch plugins that dramatically enhance workflow. A developer … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Free Open Source Team Chat with Zulip

Monday 28 September 18:15:34 UTC 2015

Powerful chat platforms like Slack have been dominating the marketplace for a few years now. Teams have moved onto these powerhouse systems to quench their thirst for communication, coupled with a lack of alternatives. Thankfully a new chat platform has reached the web and it’s completely open source! Zulip allows group chat that can be hosted on your own corporate server … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Free jQuery Filer HTML5 File Uploader Plugin

Monday 28 September 17:25:35 UTC 2015

When it comes to form inputs there’s nothing quite like file upload fields. These are often the most difficult to style and also require the largest amount of backend server logic. Over time these upload fields have been given much more TLC with custom CSS libraries and JavaScript code snippets. I’d like to share one whopper of a jQuery upload plugin … [Link]

JUST™ Creative » Top Responsive Design Tools + Win Templates!

Monday 28 September 16:30:57 UTC 2015

This post has been contributed by Julia Blake. “Life is motion”, a poet once said. Today we can say that motion is life, especially for business. And since people use mobile devices more and more to get the latest news and info even when they are out of home, there’s no need to explain the importance of responsive design. Only … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Interview with Qapital's Head of Product Henrik Wrangel

Monday 28 September 15:43:48 UTC 2015

Recently I was able to ask some questions about a new money management application named Qapital. It’s an interesting program that can connect into your accounts and help you save money for future expenditures. Curiosity got me asking about the history of this application, how it was designed/developed, and what may lie in the future for Qapital users. Special thanks to … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office – AQUA Amplifier, LucidCam and Office Ideas

Monday 28 September 15:41:02 UTC 2015

We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we'll assemble a perfect office, and we'd like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have? We've handpicked some super nice items this week, items that will make your daily work routine more pleasant. … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 22 High-Converting Unbounce Landing Page Templates

Monday 28 September 15:23:34 UTC 2015

Did you know that Unbounce is a great new web platform which lets marketers build, publish & test landing pages in minutes. You can easily create your high-converting landing page absolutely code-free and gives marketers some of the best landing page templates to choose from. This landing page platform also comes with a powerful drag & drop landing page builder. … [Link]

Line25.com » 29 Modern Ribbon Vector Freebies to Download

Monday 28 September 15:14:45 UTC 2015

You never know when some modern ribbon vectors will come in handy. That is why we created this large modern ribbon vector freebies roundup you can easily download. Whether you want flat, 3D, patterned or simple ribbon vector freebies, we’ve got you covered! Here you’ll find all the ribbon vector freebies you need. You can use them for both web … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Myiu Tea Packaging Design

Monday 28 September 15:05:15 UTC 2015

Miyu is a small shop in china selling homemade Honey-Fruit Tea. There tea is said to help getting smoother skin with each cup. British designer Tom Jueris took on the challenge to design a combination between modern art and a organic-natural look. Check it out! For more from Tom Jueris visit . Myiu Tea Packaging Design "A design is not only what we see but … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » User Interface Design Techniques for Mobile Web Applications

Monday 28 September 14:06:38 UTC 2015

Having developed smaller projects using Objective-C/iOS I learned there are many benefits and drawbacks to native applications. HTML5 mobile web apps provide a quicker all-around experience for any mobile device – and even regular desktop monitors. This means you don’t need approval from a marketplace or app store and you can publish online right away. featured smartphone ui screenshot android There are certainly some drawbacks, namely … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » AngJobs is an open source Gmail-Style Job Board

Monday 28 September 14:05:55 UTC 2015

Digital jobs span the gamut of in-house to part-time gigs and freelance/remote projects. Many opportunities are out there for designers and developers if you know where to look. Among the handful of job boards already online, a newcomer named AngJobs recently popped onto the scene. The site is rather unique as it features a very simple Gmail-style layout design with a … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » How To Run A Side Project: Screenings Case Study

Monday 28 September 13:13:04 UTC 2015

Did you know you have a superpower? No, I’m not talking about super-strength, sticking to walls or pushing metal claws out of your forearms (although you might have those as well, for all I know). If you work on the web — which I assume you do if you’re reading this — your superpower is side projects. Unlike your regular job, … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Freebie: World Landmark Icons (AI, EPS, PDF, PNG and PSD)

Monday 28 September 12:57:53 UTC 2015

Today we’re happy to release a new Smashing freebie: 18 lovely world landmark icons such as the London Eye, the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building. The icons are detailed enough to show architectural elegance but without adding chaos. They're designed to work best in both digital and print media. Today we’re happy to release a new Smashing freebie: 18 … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Portland, Oregon hosts Delight 2015 from October 5th-7th

Monday 28 September 12:55:23 UTC 2015

Delight is a rather diverse conference spanning the gamut from technology, design, programming, and overall user experiences. 2015 will be the fourth annual occurrence of Delight which will be hosted in Portland, OR for a lovely three-day conference period. The Delight conference is unique because many people from distinct backgrounds gather together to talk about their passions. These could relate to … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » How to design forms that convert

Monday 28 September 12:45:27 UTC 2015

Web forms are the scourge of many a designer, and by extension, their clients. Forms play a vital role on any site because they’re how sites gather all-important info during the checkout process, or lead information on landing pages. If you want to please your clients and boost their sites’ conversion rates, there’s perhaps nothing more significant you can do … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Pintsize Automates Sass & HTML Template Building

Monday 28 September 12:45:13 UTC 2015

Sass/SCSS has changed the way developers create websites. It saves time, frustration, and offers a powerful new workflow to hasten web projects. This excitement has naturally caused developers to jump into the ring with their own Sass-related ideas. Some are basic mixins while others are plugins or libraries that run on top of Sass commands. Pintsize is a Sass template generator … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » GitHub Comments can now include File Attachments

Monday 28 September 11:48:01 UTC 2015

A brand new update to GitHub allows all comments to include much more than just images. GitHub users have always been able to attach images to their comments in pull requests or support issue threads. Just recently GitHub put out a new feature that allows posters to attach files with their comments. Currently the supported file types are as follows: .txt … [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » Cheatsheet: Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts

Monday 28 September 10:00:58 UTC 2015

This useful cheatsheet shows the keyboard shortcuts for important Adobe Photoshop CS6 commands. View Larger Version Note: For Photoshop commands that are displayed in blue, such as "Quit", "Close", and "Merge Layer", you must also press Ctrl on Windows or Command on Mac OS. For example, to issue the "Quit" command, press Ctrl + Q if you’re on Windows or … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » How To Create a Flat Style Vector Planet in Illustrator

Monday 28 September 7:30:45 UTC 2015

The flat style has been immensely popular in the web design scene, but it’s also a fun illustration style that results in cool abstract artwork which is perfect for infographics, icons or even branding. In today’s tutorial I’ll show you how to create a vector space scene and planet in Adobe Illustrator, using its powerful shape building tools to easily … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » UI Design: Sponsored by Gatorate Project

Monday 28 September 6:59:08 UTC 2015

When I started my industrial design course back in the 90s our focus was on either furniture design or visual identities. It was all about designing and creating documentation through styleguides. Today we see the evolution of this, where the focus instead of print is on digital, especially mobile apps. Sponsored by Gatorade is a simple, yet quite good example. Gatorade … [Link]

example » 10 Mistakes to Avoid in UI Design

Monday 28 September 5:31:03 UTC 2015

User interface design has to do with both the outer layer of a design and the placement of elements in the design, whether it be a website or an app. In simple terms, UI design refers to everything… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2192

Monday 28 September 0:57:45 UTC 2015

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don't forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo. Found … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Best of the Week: Illustrations, Advertising, Gadgets and more

Monday 28 September 0:36:51 UTC 2015

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we've selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what's going on out there! You can keep sending me your suggestions … [Link]

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