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6 Tips for designers to create Better Web Design - SparkDesign

Welcome Hermit Chawla, graphic designer and principal of Spark Design to share some of his tips on making your web site the best it can be! Hermit writes : "The utilization of patterns and textures in top website design services has made some amazing progress in just a short measure of time. The website design has impressed the user with smooth reflections, glossy gradients, and even plain and bold colors. With this new pattern in open space and simplicity, came a superior understanding and thankfulness for satisfactory UIs. September 19, 2019

You know your web page sucks when it cost 7-million dollars to read!

Fathom a web page that costs 7.3-million dollars to read? Let’s do the math and see if you agree that it adds up to a web page that sucks! October 24, 2018

More cookies than God

cookies.jpg If you ever get to a web site and it's taking forever to load, and you keep seeing all kinds of names racing through the progress bar, you might be getting dumped on by the web site you're waiting for. Here's Edward Snowden’s worst nightmare — NSA ! No wait. The NSA never captured all this info, and they never shared it with everyone else in real time. OMG! October 23, 2018

Are you ready for Video Walls? XEffects 3D for Final Cut Pro X puts you there!

FxFactory is bringing some super bling to Final Cut Pro X! This new plugin called XEffects 3D Video Walls was developed by partner Idustrial Revolution, and allows the user to add moving video or still images to dynamic and visually striking video walls in 3D space. Do NOT miss the videos in this article! October 9, 2017

A new Graphic Design Tool includes a Collection of 6,000+ Free Templates

I don't often recommend sites or programs that take the talent out of the equation for producing good graphic arts. You'll remember that no template, and no tutorial and no YouTube can get you through a successful appendectomy or tooth removal. Yes, Crello lets anyone produce graphics -- but in the hands of a trained graphic designer, some rather extraordinary things can be produced! Take a look July 13, 2017

Web Design from a cell phone? Well, maybe : SimDif Website Builder for iOS, Android, Amazon

You know that I've never trusted automated site builders. Most often the code is flaky and fixes are hard to implement. But this may be relief for that problem! SimDif Website Builder allows individuals and businesses alike to easily and efficiently create and maintain their website using any iOS or Android device. June 28, 2017

Ad Blockers : Whitelisting ads, killing ads, advertising scorched earth, where will it end?

NO ADS | NO TRACKERS | NO MALWAREOnline social media update from DTG Magazine It's beginning to get crazy -- what the industry is doing to protect the golden egg. If they just used some tasteful advertising, it wouldn't be so bad. But they want to gouge you and prod you and corner you into clicking their buttons. One page I visited recently was so riddled with ads, the content couldn't load. It's ridiculous. At least some people are doing something about it

  • Whitelisting Ads Vs. Scorched Earth: What's The Best Approach?
  • As Apple and Google take aim at ads, publishers tremble
  • Killing the Advertising Parasite
June 20, 2017

Ad Blockers : Google changing their tune, who's blocking and who's not

NO ADS | NO TRACKERS | NO MALWAREOnline social media update from DTG Magazine We haven't had an ad-blocker update since December, and I thought it had pretty much blown over. But now we're finding the industry is pushing back, and even Google is getting in on the act.

  • Watch, pay or go away: Google to enable publishers to charge users with ad blockers
  • Study: Many adopt ad blockers to avoid ads, not bad user experiences
  • Google will block some website ads on Chrome browser
June 15, 2017

Now, your iPhone is a webcam, and can send live video where you want it to go

Maybe you really don't need a webcam. Maybe you just need one for a short use or specific use? PixWebcam turns any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch into an ad-hoc webcam for taking photos in definable intervals. Photos are then uploaded to various channels like Dropbox or Twitter. May 5, 2017

Free Explosive and Holographic iMessage Sticker Packs

Red Giant has just released Blockbuster and Holomoji, two all-new sticker packs for iOS users. Designed by Red Giant filmmaker Seth Worley and iOS developer Micah Lanier, the sticker packs leverage the very best of Red Giant motion graphics and visual effects to bring a sense of Hollywood action to iMessage conversations. April 24, 2017