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 just getting started in web design, or even if you’ve been around for a while … you can sometimes feel like you are running out of ideas.
OK maybe you can get started pretty well, but then you kind of fizz out on your design and can’t seem to do anything that looks good.
So what [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Google has tons of cash laying around and they seem to have plenty to throw at developing their online tools into really awesome ones …
The calendar tool works extremely well, and has some syncing programs that you can use to keep it synced up with Outlook, an exchange server, Mac calendar, lots of different ones.
I [...]
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 [...]
I know I’ve mentioned it before, website themes are a great way for you to kick start your creativity sometimes. You can start with something and take it from there, rather than having to begin from scratch.
And I have to admit it … I’m sick of all the hyper-expensive website templates. SICK …
When you are [...]
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 [...]
Every web designer needs a reliable hosting company where the servers are clean of spammers (so you don’t get taken down with them).
This hosting company is the BEST there is. Hands down …
And for a limited time, when you sign up with a reseller account, I’ll give you a FREE copy of the MotherTheme developer [...]
