We all love javascript and jquery, right? It’s the stuff that helps you do cool stuff on your site, like rotators, animated elements, and a ton more. But the problem is, if you use Javascript and Jquery to do every effect on your site, it can be a little code-intensive. It also won’t work when [...]
“Internet Explorer 6.0″. The freelance web designer, and especially one who is self-taught, will shudder when hearing the name of this infamous browser.
BUT, as much as we all hate it, and struggle with it when we are new, if you can learn to design websites that work EVEN in IE6, then you will have become [...]
An FTP program is an essential part of your tookit. It allows you to install scripts on a website if needed, upload a ton of pictures or content quickly, even edit files on the server without logging into your text program.
FileZilla is the program I’ve used for years, and I RELY on it. It’s pretty [...]
When designing a website for a client, it’s nice to have easy-to-use free tools you can rely on. Here are a couple of my favorites.
1. Favicon Generator – some clients ask you to create a favicon, you know, that little icon that shows up in the address bar in the browser and in the bookmarks [...]
When you are doing a project, whether for your self or a client, there is a disease that might creep in of wanting to make it perfect.
In fact, you have a set of objectives with the website.
Maybe it has to make sales.
Maybe people have to feel comfortable on the website.
Maybe you want them to download [...]
You might be tempted, when you are beginning your design business, to think you need to do everything. I mean doing more stuff is going to bring you more money, right?
Well yes … and no.
In the very early stages when you are trying to get things off the ground, you will be inclined to take [...]
One of the best websites I know of to get great lessons on web design, especially if you didn’t get a masters in design at a big name school (or a design degree at any school at all :) is Smashing Magazine.
Just do a search on their website or just browse the articles for really [...]
In case you don’t remember what it’s like to be a total beginner online, putting up a website and monetizing it can be very difficult.
So most people spend months or years searching for tools that can help them speed it up. That is if they can’t afford your web design fees. After a polite look, [...]
When designing websites or even on your own blog it can be a challenge to create a form. I mean where you have people fill out their name and email, etc. Well there’s a really cool plugin that I’ve used on Wordpress websites to generate rather complicated forms on pages on the website.
I’m a believer [...]
NOTICE: Welcome to the first guest author post on Web Designers’ Edge! Maurice is a plugin developer and jQuery expert. I’m really happy to have this to share with you.
If you haven’t seen the really cool coverflow effect on Apple’s website, or actually even on an iPhone in the iPod or other apps that use [...]
