Web Design Core

9 Best CSS and Web Typography Font Tools

WDCore Editorial — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:38:19 +0000

Here is the showcase of 9 best CSS and Web typography font tools that will let you create awesome and visually appealing designs. Typography is the most important area you need to master in order to create truly aesthetically pleasing design. With the accurate usage of typography, you can transform an ordinary design into an actually spectacular one.
Here we have gathered top 9 and best CSS as well as web typography font tools that you can find on the internet. These CSS tools not only generate the exact code you need for your typography but will also do PX to EM conversion. We hope that these tools will save your time. Enjoy!

Typetester

Type Chart

What the Font

PX to EM

My Fontbook

Fontstruct

CSS Type Set

@FONT Face Generator

Fontsmatrix

12 Shiny Steel Texture Collection

WDCore Editorial — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:06:25 +0000

Today, we put together 12 shiny steel textures for you that can fit in any type of preferred backing to put great emphasis on the required object. Steel is one metal that can be polished up and treated in order to go well with any desirable purpose. This is the reason why steel is employed in several streams of work to get the desired effect.
Here we are showcasing some shimmering steel textures that vary in terms of smoothness and shine, but can astonishingly take on the necessary backing that is to be provided for the web pages too. We hope you like this collection. Full list after jump.

Steel Curtain

Steel rod texture

Steel Texture

Stainless steel texture

Knurled Shiny Steel Pendant

Steel Texture

Steel

Shiny Steel

Corrugated Steel

Texture-Free To Use #113

Stainless steel

Galvanized steel pipe

Six tips to create an awesome Word Press theme

WDCore Editorial — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:39 +0000

A few years ago, Word Press was not a very common name, probably used mostly by designers and developers. Nowadays, it’s something normal and used even for kids or people not very passionate by online activities. It’s clear that the Internet has evolved at a fabulous pace and this imposes the same rhythm to society.
Designers need to create more and more new Word Press themes on a daily basis, therefore the “fight” is ferocious but the results are awesome. Under these circumstances, creating Word Press themes is a challenging fact but, at the same time, the reward matches the work done. A Word Press theme is a complex project and usually there are two approaches:
1. Design the respective theme for a unique client who will benefit exclusively from it;
2. Create it purposely for selling on various markets.

No matter in which category a theme is added, it must be original and beautiful. The Internet is full of high quality themes and no one will buy one without a careful research. The next tips are very useful in creating and selling themes and the best designers from this field surely applied these in their line of work. Unfortunately, to know these by heart isn’t by far enough, practice is the best activity to become better in designing Word Press themes.

1.Establish clearly what you want to do with it

As I previously mentioned a theme may be used only for an individual or institution or for selling it online. From the first moments, it’s highly recommended to establish its purpose clearly. This is necessary because a theme for a client doesn’t need many ways of customization; it’s more useful to actively communicate with him to establish the directions and make the fine tunings according to the preferences.
A theme build for selling online needs a special approach, the more customizable is, the more chances of being bought has. Briefly, keep in mind, the first thing in making a theme must be the correct establishment of the future client identity.

2.Start with an amazing design

There is an eternal debate about the importance of design and coding of a website. It’s sure that this will keep on until the end of days but when it comes to selling Word Press themes, a fact is clear: a bad design “assures” you no sale while a good design and a poor coding may bring some money to the owner (until the first clients are providing feedback & bad comments and the affair is down). It’s obvious that both are essential but, because here the first impression is capital (rarely there is a second chance) the design is the one that sells and the coding make clients content and surely they recommend you or provide positive feedback.

3.Respect HTML and CSS standards and specific coding standards

This tip is a logical conclusion of the precedent one but there are some more aspects to cover. A clean code is decisive for a long time perspective, for both the seller and the potential client. Firstly, correct coding makes any bug impossible and the client won’t have problem of handling the respective template. Secondly, the search engines enjoy the slim and clean sequences of code, therefore will improve the overall rating of the website. We all know that between the first position for a specific term in the searches of clients and the tenth one there is a fabulous difference.

4.Small details make the big difference

When somebody has decided to create a Word Press theme (and it’s more important when it is going to be sold on the marketplaces) he must be sure that all his energy is canalized to make it the best. Specialists recommended that the best approach is not to be avaricious with this template. The images must be very nice, eye-catching, the fonts very interesting and readable, the icons are other small details that make great a design but all these costs and the price of the theme will be too high.
This effort fully deserves, it’s true that quite probable the time to pay up will be considerably longer but on a long term basis this is more advantageous. What do you want to believe the clients about you and your works: do you want to be a “designer” selling 10$ themes, decent and full of bugs or a top designer that makes only top templates?

5.Study other creations, never expect to see and know everything

Word Press design is a dynamic domain and in order to survive it is mandatory to stay merely updated. A designer will check the official blog and the most important blogs that treat this subject must be consulted daily. Fortunately, the resources are numerous and the quality of the information provided is high. Beside a solid background, it is welcomed to be inspired and the best approach is to study the works of other designers, once again the showcases posted on the blogs in the field are simply impressive.

6.Always offer quick and detailed replies to the clients’ complains

It’s only for the ones that sell Word Press themes but it is better to become a normal habit of every designer. A client isn’t a designer or a developer, therefore it is normal not to understand some features or have various issues with the theme. A sign of professionalism that is highly appreciated by any people is to receive fast replies to the demands emailed to the theme creator. The living dialogue between both parts is very beneficial so the last idea is simple: pay great attention to the clients!

Now, with these tips in mind grab a cup of tea or coffee and go back to work! It’s time to create the best Word Press theme!

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15 Amazing jQuery Plugins and Tutorials

WDCore Editorial — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:16:50 +0000

It is truly astounding to see what one can produce by using jQuery. Developers absolutely do not stop creating exceptionally interactive web applications from time to time. This post simply demonstrates outstanding examples of some of the best jQuery plugins you may find out there.
The possibilities are truly endless with jQuery. You can add something extra to your website and can even add additional functionality to your forms and website making it more efficient and can also improve the overall performance. jQuery plugins integrated websites give a more neat and tidy look. Therefore today we have a list of 15 wonderfully valuable jQuery Plugins for you. These useful plugins will assist you a lot in making your website stand out from all the rest. Check them out!

Making a jQuery Countdown Timer

How to Block Adblock

Shiny Knob Control with jQuery and CSS3

jQuery PointPoint – A Plugin For Pointing To Things

Shuffle Letters Effect: a jQuery Plugin

PhotoShelf

GALLERIA

jQuery Quicksand

YoxView – jQuer Image Viewer Plugin

Pikachoose Image Gallery

THUMBNAIL PROXIMITY EFFECT WITH JQUERY AND CSS3

ITEM BLUR EFFECT WITH CSS3 AND JQUERY

FLEXSLIDER

Blueberry

Skitter

20 High Quality Free Leaf Textures

WDCore Editorial — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:19:43 +0000

In this collection, we are sharing 20 high quality and free leaf textures and resources for the designers so that they can use them in their design work to make it look more appealing and visually interesting. Leaf textures can come handy particularly if you are working on a design project that is somehow related with Nature. Many designers for this reason want to collect high quality resources for leaf textures that they can bring into play in their future projects.
So, here is the complete list of 20 High Quality and Free Leaf Textures as well as Resources for your use. We hope that this collection proves to be the best and will help you get going in the initial phases of your future project.

New leaf texture

Leaf Textures

Leaf Texture 1

Leaf Texture 3

Green leaf texture

Leaf texture

Leaf Macro

Leaf texture

Stock Texture – Leaf Veins I

Leaf Texture

Texture 049

Stock Texture – Leaf Veins III

Texture

Gunnera Leaf

Leaf Texture in Grayscale

Purple Leaf Texture

Texture – 9

Leaf cast 3

Nasturtium Leaves Texture

20 Examples of Furniture Logo Design

WDCore Editorial — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:46:07 +0000

The furniture logo design lets the companies generate their brand name and set up a cheering and touching relationship with their potential customers. A small number of furniture logo design let you to desire for that lavishness, while some allow you to get simply captivated to the comfort aspect and others set you off to choose appealing design and style for you.
In today’s logo design inspiration series, we are presenting 20 electrifying examples of furniture logo designs that would be perfect for our appliance industry. Although the designs of furniture logos generally look the same with each other reason being the fresh or inexperienced designers who mostly count seriously on images linked with the appliance industry.
Here is the complete list of excellent examples of furniture logo designs that look astonishing and inspiring for you.

Movutil – Logotype

Wooden Seat Furniture

Stijl Netwerk

Furniture Logo

Living Concept

Atalon

Luv’d furniture & decor

Bench

Viniture

Sofasticated

Flexbile Love Furniture

Chair Service

Feel Good Device

Jofran

Trendline

Little Furniture

Bedtime For Baby

Toute Suite

Elephant Furniture

HONE

20 Best Android Apps For Photo Sharing

WDCore Editorial — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:14:58 +0000

Photo sharing has become the latest trend which is further getting augmented with the release of new and improved smartphones. Seeing that everyone loves to share his or her photos, loads of photo-sharing apps coming out to the market on a daily basis. In this collection, we are showcasing 20 best Android applications that let you share your photos instantly.
All the iPhone users know that iPhones come with their own photo-sharing giant known as Instagram, but what about the Android users? Although Instagram has announced an Android launch in the future but till then all the Android users cannot wait to share their photos. Therefore, we compiled this list that is completely dedicated for the photo sharing apps especially for the Android users. Enjoy!

Lightbox Photos

LiveShare

Photobucket

Streamzoo

Camera 360

Camera Zoom FX

Photo Album Organizer

Photo Effects

Pudding Camera (Free Android Photography App)

Photobucket App (Free Android Photography App)

Color Touch Effects

Camera360:Art in Your Hand (Free Android Camera App)

ColorSnap

Photoshop Express For Android

BeFunky Photo Editor

Share Image

Camera Effects

Color Pop – Pop Colors

Little Photo

Gallery + + CM

20 Awesome Marble Texture Sets

WDCore Editorial — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:26:03 +0000

Today, we present an interesting showcase of more than 30 awesome and must-to-have marble texture sets that let you perform your even the most toughest job quite smartly. Marble is a category of stone that is extremely flamboyant and smooth having vivid colors. You must have seen marble flooring and walls that look simply stunning. Similarly, marble texture sets are astonishingly vibrant and have marbles with a number of shapes as well as sizes. Marble is one of those stones that always come up as the stylish one.
All the 20 textures presented below are different in type and are also flawlessly suitable for any use. These marble textures are extraordinary and also have the most fascinating color collection with varying texture bits. Enjoy!

Marble Texture Pack 6

Marble A Patterns

Stone Pavement Marble Textures

Stocks Textures 1

Coloured Marble Texture Pack

Marble C Patterns

Marble Textures – Carrara

Hi-Res Marble Textures

Cloaks Marble Textures

Seamless Marble Textures

Marble Textures – Travertino

Marble Texture Pack

Marble Pack 1

Marble textures

Textures – Marbles

Different marble textures vol.2

Texture Pack – Vol 36

Marble

Tumbled Marble

Three Marble Texture

25 Great Examples of Facebook Fan Pages

WDCore Editorial — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:45:06 +0000

For today’s collection, we have decided to compile a post of more than 25 great examples of Facebook fan pages. Well, no doubt that Facebook has become a crucial part of advertising a website or service online. Not only small blogs and discussion forums are using it but also huge money-making companies for example Coca-Cola and McDonald’s are all utilizing Facebook on the way to endorse their brand and interact with fans and consumers.
With this comes the importance of Facebook Fan pages which are at the heart of any Facebook promotion campaign. Therefore, we decided to showcase some of the great examples of attractive and successful fan pages. We hope that they will encourage you and furnish you some ideas for your own fan page.

Panda Express

Budweiser

Skittles

McDonald’s

Chick fil A

Honda

Brendan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant

NFL

Red Mango

Gary Vaynerchuk

MysteryGuitarMan

Nutella

The Children’s Place

Atlantis Resort

Toy Story

Psdtuts

Drive Angry 3D

Rihanna

Domino’s Pizza

Taco Bell

Casino Lemonade

KLEENEX Brand

Gap

Volkswagen USA

Mercedes-Benz

18 JavaScript Photo Slideshows Used in Web Layouts

WDCore Editorial — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:35:35 +0000

Web developers have turn out to be very imaginative by enforcing custom techniques with jQuery user interface (UI), MooTools, Prototype, and other JS libraries. Almost every web developer has heard about the several JavaScript photo slider plugins in any case. These repeatedly make use of a library for example jQuery to build plug-and-play galleries within just a few minutes. However after so many years of project development, we can discover lots of distinctive examples and animations in this field.
In the summary, we have put together 18 exceptionally distinctive implementations of JavaScript photo sliders on websites. Both the communication and user interface take a huge role in this type of page element. Enjoy!