Photoshop comes with a number of ‘Automate’ tasks. Within the Automate option, features such as batch processing, creating a contact sheet or a web photo gallery, merging multiple images, or cropping and straightening pictures area available. Another option in this menu, which I want to discuss in this article, is the option to create a [...]

Grunge is a stylish design trend that gives web designs a less uniform, less structured, and more organic look-and-feel. It’s characterized by textured/gritty backgrounds, uneven/torn edges, worn, faded and aged graphic elements inspired by urban and industrial architecture and scenery. It gives a way for designers to venture away from [...]

Most of us professionals who write and design in CSS like to save time while accurately being able to create a web template, with little or no mistake. One method for saving time that I’ve adopted and use from time to time is the copy-paste-modify method. You can copy and paste from other previous templates [...]

You can make writing code as complicated as you want, but at the end of the day, all you really need is your favorite, trusty text editor. You can use a simple one like Microsoft’s Notepad, but oftentimes it’s helpful to have a text editor that has syntax highlighting/coloring, support for [...]

Welcome to the second installment of “improve your SEO”. This tutorial will show the best way to structure the content of you website to make it is easier to read and better to find. If you haven’t already, why not check out the first installment of the series “Google tools“, which focuses on how to [...]

There are thousands of tips available to the Do-It-Yourself webmaster who wants a boost in SEO rank. Unfortunately, only rarely do any of these “insights” turn into ideas that actually work. And, if they do, it could take ages to see any visible effect on search rankings! The other alternative is to hire someone [...]

Before I start, let me say that this is by no means the only way to make a hand drawn font. Ever since I began giving away fonts, I’ve had many requests for me to write a tutorial on my font making process, so here it is. This is how I do it, and depending [...]

This is part 1 in a series of tutorials which will help you discover new methods for improving your Search Engine Optimization. From better code practice to tricks of the trade these tutorials will cover a wide range of techniques to help you improve your overall search ranking performance. This first installment will show you [...]

Based on a recent poll I’ve conducted, many readers are interested in learning how to build a custom WordPress theme. So, in upcoming posts on Web Designer Wall, I’m going to write a complete WordPress guide on how to install WordPress and customize theme. Below is a table of content of the guide (links will [...]

Designer In The Spotlight (DITS) is a weekly feature that I run every Sunday (or more) to help particular individuals in the design community get their name ‘out there’ and to educate the community as a whole. It is a series of questions that asks the designer about themselves and their job as a designer. [...]