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7 Great Admin Themes from ThemeForest
While we feature many different files from the marketplaces here on Tuts+, one of the least showcased categories is admin themes, even though there are some...
Connor Turnbull
19 Jan 2012
Web Design
ThemeForest Yearly Roundup! The Best WordPress Themes of 2011
If you've followed WebDesignTuts+ throughout 2011, you may have seen I have had the pleasure to present, on multiple occasions, the best ThemeForest themes...
Connor Turnbull
6 Jan 2012
Code
CodeCanyon Yearly Roundup! Eleven Fantastic WordPress Plugins from 2011
CodeCanyon hosts some great premium WordPress plugins and 2011 has brought some great new ones to the table. Of the several hundred plugins available on...
Connor Turnbull
5 Jan 2012
Code
iPad Apps for Your Web Design Workflow
We've been talking about the tablet and web design together for nearly two years now, but always as the consumer device that we're designing for. However,...
Connor Turnbull
5 Jan 2012
Web Design
13 Great ThemeForest WordPress Themes That Put WordPress In a New Context
A lot of the time we highlight great design in the roundups of WordPress themes because, as web designers, we can be very vain when it comes to our designs....
Connor Turnbull
26 Nov 2011
Code
Five Quick Tips to Optimize Your Blog for Search Engines
Search engines like Google are, for most blogs, owners of a large chunk of referrals through users discovering your site through search. Search Engine...
Connor Turnbull
22 Nov 2011
Code
Using Metaphors in Web Design
The word metaphor is probably most likened to a piece of writing, when it is used as a literary figure of speech for descriptive effect. However, today,...
Connor Turnbull
10 Nov 2011
Web Design
WordPress Monthly News: November 2011
For some, WordPress is a livelihood whereas, for others, it's just for fun. Nonetheless, anyone involved with WordPress needs to stay on track with the...
Connor Turnbull
5 Nov 2011
Code
WordPress Permalinks 101: What, How, When and Why to Use Them
WordPress Basix Article! Most major WordPress blogs nowadays are using permalinks (otherwise known as "pretty" URLs); WordPress gives us a few great tools...
Connor Turnbull
3 Nov 2011
Code
Is Spec Work Evil?
Spec work is a somewhat controversial topic within the web design community. In a nutshell, spec work is the term given to any piece of design work done in...
Connor Turnbull
1 Nov 2011
Web Design
Designing With Tablets in Mind: Six Tips to Remember
Today I'm going to recap some concrete considerations you should make in order to make sure your web design is optimized for use on a touch-based tablet.
Connor Turnbull
27 Sep 2011
Web Design
12 Useful Customization and Branding Tweaks for the WordPress Dashboard
The dashboard is somewhat the heart of a blog. It controls all the content and the options of your blog. But, as we know, WordPress is not a custom product...
Connor Turnbull
27 Sep 2011
Code