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Do you really need a Mac?
For many, the words I am about to say are practically swear words. My question is, do web designers and internet-types really need a mac? Shock. Horror! I know! How dare I even question the whole
How, Why and When to use Textures in your Designs
We examine texture use on the web, giving you practical examples of use. After this tutorial, you'll be a texture jedi! Browsing around the internet, you'll often see websites that make use of textures. Sometimes this
5 Beautiful Desk Lamps
You know us, we love our office. Everyone should, you spend most of your life in there. Like us, you may live in a hemisphere where the winter means dark mornings and evenings - so
5 Things To Include In Your Portfolio Copy
Marketing copy, or promotional text, is crafted to persuade the reader, listener or viewer to act — for example, to buy a product or subscribe to a certain viewpoint. Alternatively, copy might also be intended
Real Web Designers can Walk the walk too
We recently read an interesting article on John O'Nolan's Blog, entitled "World’s Best Web Designers Are Unknown". John is absolutely correct in his argument, which is essentially, the most profitable and largest web design companies
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Freelancing in winter
I'm sure, like me, many home workers will face the proposition of freelancing in winter. Ok, so what's so bad about that? Just stick the heating on and you're off. Not so! It's not always
How to keep clients
Did you know there are 4 secrets to keeping clients coming back again and again. Only 4. People write books about finding and keeping design clients, but it's completely unnecessary. There are no real secrets -
Making a ‘Personal’ Page
The personal page has seen a huge jump in popularity in the last few years. These pages act as a sort headquarters for web visitors to check you out. Many personal pagers include their social
Real Web Designers can Walk the walk too
We recently read an interesting article on John O'Nolan's Blog, entitled "World’s Best Web Designers Are Unknown". John is absolutely correct in his argument, which is essentially, the most profitable and largest web design companies
1 Way to Save Time and Earn More Money
As designers, we all love to design - it's only natural. That's when we're at our best, pushing pixels round and all that (joke). I know personally from my own experiences that I honestly spend
27 Beautfiul Web Design Portfolios To Inspire You
Freelance portfolios are one of the best places to check out creative designers flexing their muscles and making some of the most beautiful websites around. A designers portfolio is their main selling point - so
How, Why and When to use Textures in your Designs
We examine texture use on the web, giving you practical examples of use. After this tutorial, you'll be a texture jedi! Browsing around the internet, you'll often see websites that make use of textures. Sometimes this
Photography from AppleReviews
Our sister site, AppleReviews is the place to go for everything Apple! Reviews, News, Giveaways, Prizes, Rumors, Forums, and great people! And we absolutely love the photography they do on their reviews - the pictures
Dealing with small budgets
As a designer, your clients are your bread and butter - the life and soul of your business. Without them, your business would be insolvent and you wouldn't eat much. You get that. However, often
5 Upgrades for your Lounge
Gadgetry and tech has evolved heavily over the last few decade. We now have things called TiVos, NetFlix and Blu-ray for a start. There's a be-bewildering array of items and gadgets you could buy for
Optimizing Icons For Small Sizes
Working with icons can be pretty time consuming. The whole process involves tweaking, optimizing and re-tooling icons at smaller sizes in order to render well at smaller sizes. Today, we show you the 'bigger picture'
Why use PSD to XHTML coders?
If your a freelancer designer, working on your own, you probably find you have little 'surplus' time. As a freelancer myself, I ran into this problem a lot. I didn't earn enough to hire a
5 Things To Include In Your Portfolio Copy
Marketing copy, or promotional text, is crafted to persuade the reader, listener or viewer to act — for example, to buy a product or subscribe to a certain viewpoint. Alternatively, copy might also be intended
5 Beautiful Desk Lamps
You know us, we love our office. Everyone should, you spend most of your life in there. Like us, you may live in a hemisphere where the winter means dark mornings and evenings - so
Do you really need the latest Apple gadget?
If you're anything like me, you'll find resisting buying the latest and greatest Apple gadget pretty hard. The thought of that machined piece of aluminum, the FedEx man and the Apple smell is pretty hard
Do you really need a Mac?
For many, the words I am about to say are practically swear words. My question is, do web designers and internet-types really need a mac? Shock. Horror! I know! How dare I even question the whole
Desk Tour: Cavica Office
Your welcome to send your desk and do a little show and tell. Just email the Editor here. Don't forget to include lot's of tasty photos! We had a complete overhaul of our office, to sit
Using jsfiddle to Write Better JavaScript
Attention all Front-End Developers: How can you make JavaScript less painful. Use JSFiddle. JS Fiddle is a great little tool originally written by the guys at MooTools to help them develop the framework. It's been