Web and Graphic Design Tips & Tricks

Check out this slideshow from Forbes about America’s Most Miserable Cities . Other than the paper-thin amount of reporting going on, the main thing that strikes me is the amount of advertising on each page. Click the image to view the ad-ridden full-size version: The content is completely crowded out by the ads, making it an unpleasant experience to read. In fact, ads covered approximately 318,000 px of the page whereas the content represented about 340,000 px (generously including the social sharing buttons under the slideshow image). This means that is only about 6% more content than ads. It’s easier to see the split if both the content and ads are highlighted: According to Google’s own guidance on what constitutes a low-quality page : Does this article have an excessive amount of ads that distract from or interfere with the main content? If this slideshow is not an example of low quality content according to Google’s definition, I don’t know what is. Please Forbes, I understand you ...

Corki is condensed slab serif typeface suitable mostly for headlines. Corki v2 has been improved adding lowercase to all of the 4 styles. The post Corki v2 free font appeared first on Freebiesbug . Corki v2 free font

Not happy or satisfied with your phone keyboard ? If your phone is an Android operating system phone there are a few alternative keyboards such as SwiftKey and Swype if the stock keyboard is not good enough for you. But still with many keyboard alternative there are still people who are searching for a better one. The Minuum Keyboard created by Whirlscape is another alternative keyboard which is making its way to the consumer market to make typing much easier , and who knows it might be the only keyboard you will ever need. The Minuum Keyboard is an alternative keyboard and typing solution for Android operating system phones. Minuum threw away the standard three-row QWERTY keyboard and came up with a single-line keyboard , minimizing the need to re-learn how to use a keyboard. Recommended Reading: 15 PC Keyboards With Cool Design Plus, the Minuum keyboard takes very little screen space compared with the normal QWERTY keyboard which takes up about half of the screen space. K...

Minimalism has emerged to be a prominent style in our era. Because time is important, we have open a path to minimalism to simplify the complicated things in our life. Designers love the idea of turning something vast into something so minimal but still capable of potraying the same idea or info. The idea for this post is similarly simple. This week’s wallpaper wednesday , we reveal a set of 15 minimalistic and simple wallpapers that strips things down to the bare necessities. Read Also: 60 Beautiful Minimalist Desktop Wallpapers Be Original . Available in 1680×1050 . Wallpooper Strikes Back . Available in the following size(s): 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440, 2560×1440, 2560×1600. Download zip . Dengerous Water . Available in 2560×1600 . 8 Bit Heart . Available in 1920×1080 . 001 . Available in 2560×1600 . Think Geek . Available in 1600×900 . GameCube . Available in 1920×1080 . Use Your Imagination . Available in 1920×1200 . Coffee . Available in the following size(s):...

Even though smartphones are capable of taking lomography photos with the help of third-party apps , there are still people who prefer to use the actual lomography camera. Since lomography camera still uses analog film to capture and store the images taken, some enthusiasts will develop their own photographs, while others take it to the one-hour photo lab. Recently, with the success of their Kickstarter project, Lomography has released a scanner which allows you to scan your film and store it in your smartphone. Dubbed the Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner, it works with any 35 mm film . With the camera app on, just place your smartphone on the scanner. When you turn on the scanner, a light source shines through from under the film . The light will help you to view the negative images . There’s also a roller to help you roll between frames easily, so you can go through a full roll of film easily and quickly. Once you get the negatives you can colorize it with a software like Phot...

If you ever thought of switching from Android to iPhone or to use the iPhone or iPad Mini as a secondary device, then you certainly would want to sync your mail, contacts and calendar information on both devices . With the Google account used on your Android device to backup these information, a final backup will ensure that everything you need will be properly synced to your iOS device. To get all your important mail and schedules paired up in your Android and iOS devices, there just 2 things you need to do: sync your Mail and Calendar , and sync your Contacts . All you have to do is sign in to your Google account, twice. Recommended Reading: How To Transfer And Sync Your IPhone Contacts With Android How To Sync Mail and Calendar First, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account . Select Gmail and key in your name, email address, password and description and tap on Next and then Save . Now when you go to the Mail or Calendar app on your iPhone, you should have ...

The day for tomfoolery is a-coming, the much-awaited (or much feared) day we turn friends to sworn enemies and get revenge for last years’ pranking. While we wait for Google and BBC to pull their latest hoaxes, let’s not be content with just changing relationship statuses or ‘hacking’ into a friend’s Facebook to post humiliating declarations. Let’s take it up a notch, and give them a shock. In this mini-post, you will find the ‘Blue Screens Of Death’ wallpaper optimized for the screens of multiple tablets and smartphones. We’re not really sure if most of you can pull this off but you will need access to your victim’s phone. Download the right wallpaper (see full list below) and set it as the wallpaper before freaking out about how you crashed your friend’s device, or leave it like that for them to find. Recommended Reading: 30 Priceless Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) to Chuckle About Download Wallpapers Devices Wallpaper HTC One Download Nexus S Download Nexus 4 Download Nexus 7 Download...

Working from home is a dream come true for a lot of us. We get to choose our own hours, spend more time with family, work in our PJ’s if we want to and can even take an unplanned day off! But as awesome as awesome as working from home is, it can seriously affect your creativity at times. (Image source: Fotolia ) Working at home alone, day in and day out can take its toll. You find yourself unable to concentrate, the quality of your work starts slipping, and every idea you come up with seems contrite and unimaginative. In short, you lose your creative spark. Luckily, there are a number of ways to keep your creativity intact. Recommended Reading: 10 Tips To Make ‘Working From Home’ Work For You 1. Take your work outside If you’re feeling the walls of your office close in on you every time you try to concentrate, it may be time for a change of scenery . If you have a backyard, a front porch or even a balcony, consider taking your work outside. The fresh air, the hustle and bustle of your ...