Brenda Stokes Barron Author at 1stWebDesigner

Web Design & Development Conferences to Attend in 2020

We’ve put together a list of all the web design and development conferences and events happening in 2020. When you work in web design and development, one thing you always need to be mindful of is keeping up with the latest trends and technologies. Without this information, it won’t take long before your business is left in the dust behind your competitors.

2020 New Year’s Resolutions For Web Designers

A new year is upon us and that means many people take a moment to pause and reflect on the goals they wish to achieve for themselves over the course…

How to Easily Animate Website Elements on Scroll Using the Free AOS Library

On-scroll animations can add quite the elegant effect to your website. A little animated polish can go a long way towards making your site look well-rounded and complete. With JavaScript…

12 Free and Premium Online Invoicing Apps for Freelance Web Designers

When you work as a freelance web designer or developer, it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day functions of your business and forget about some of the administrative…

Building WordPress Websites With Zurb Foundation or Bootstrap: Comparisons and Starter Themes

WordPress is super versatile. You know that. I know that. But sometimes this can be an overwhelming prospect. How on earth will you get your site up and running? What…

25 Free Figma Resources, Tutorials, Templates, UI Kits and More!

If you work in the design industry, Figma is an excellent resource. Not only does it allow you to work on design projects with your team remotely, it also allows…

Free HTML Templates for Photographers

Every photographer should have an online portfolio, but it’s not exactly easy to make one yourself. If you’re not familiar with web development, it’s going to be very hard to…

10 Places to Find Beautiful Free SVG Icon Sets

Looking for beautiful vector icons for your next web design project? Every website in the making could use some icons to help spruce things up a bit and add visual…

The Ultimate Collection of Free Texture Downloads

Every designer could use some high-quality textures for their projects. You can use them as backgrounds, overlays, or just to make your graphics a little more interesting. And they look…

Free Bootstrap Website Templates Worth Checking Out

Web developers have long been using Bootstrap to create unique, beautiful websites. The HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework offers an easy-to-use and even easier to implement toolkit for designers and…

Fascinating CSS Grid Layout Examples and Tutorials

CSS Grid is one of the most powerful tools available to developers. The simple module allows you to create entire website layouts, responsive galleries, and other cool effects. With enough…

15 Mind-bending Three.js JavaScript Experiments

3D browser animation just keeps getting more powerful, and web developers are taking an interest. WebGL, Three.js, and other JavaScript APIs and libraries have been around for a while, but…

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