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View this email in your browser For web designers by web designers My Journey Of Learning Programming Through Flatiron School #15 By Mason Ellwood on Mar 15, 2017 08:32 am My name is Mason Ellwood, and I’m currently working on Flatiron School’s Online Full Stack Web Development Program. Each week, I’ll be writing about my experience, what I’m learning, and tips on learning to code. Last post I got to introduce the concept of Object Oriented Programming with Ruby. This concept, at least for me,... Read More at My Journey Of Learning Programming Through Flatiron School #15   Best Design to Code Services for You in 2017 By Mark Adams on Mar 15, 2017 06:00 am Most web designers prefer to stick to the artistic side of website building; leaving development to others. Even designers having a knowledge of coding think that the practice should be left to those who do it for a living. They also realize that user-friendliness, cross-browser compatibility, speed, and semantic are of greater importance than a... Read More at Best Design to Code Services for You in 2017   When Designers Run Amuck: Some of the Worst Logo Designs of All Time By Web Design Ledger on Mar 14, 2017 09:13 am A logo can make or break a company, product or event. Some logos are so iconic that they can easily be recognized without needing to be put into context or contain any words. For example, everyone knows what the Olympic rings represent. Although it's changed some over the years, the Pepsi circle with red, white... Read More at When Designers Run Amuck: Some of the Worst Logo Designs of All Time   Web agencies and chatbots – the race to stay relevant By Alex Debecker on Mar 09, 2017 11:40 am Mobile messaging and chatbots are here, and it looks like they are here to stay. As a web agency, you have most likely heard of the chatbot trend and are pondering whether or not you should be getting involved. What are chatbots, exactly? Is it worth tweaking your cold pitch to include them? What upside... Read More at Web agencies and chatbots – the race to stay relevant   Copyright © 2017 WebDesignLedger.com, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website Our mailing address is: WebDesignLedger.com 4253 N Scottsdale Rd Ste. 201 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Weekly Digest from Web Design Ledger

View this email in your browser For web designers by web designers My Journey Of Learning Programming Through Flatiron School #14 By Mason Ellwood on Mar 08, 2017 07:56 am My name is Mason Ellwood, and I’m currently working on Flatiron School’s Online Full Stack Web Development Program. Each week, I’ll be writing about my experience, what I’m learning, and tips on learning to code. So here it is, one of the biggest pains in the butt I have ever experienced. Object Oriented Programming. "An... Read More at My Journey Of Learning Programming Through Flatiron School #14   Try Out the Most Efficient Website Building Tools and Platforms By Mark Adams on Mar 08, 2017 06:00 am Picking a top-of-the-line website builder can be a challenge. Since, there are so many to choose from, it can be difficult to distinguish the good ones from those not quite so good. Affordability and ease is important, but not enough. Customization, flexibility, and user experience are vital for the success of your design efforts: Selecting... Read More at Try Out the Most Efficient Website Building Tools and Platforms   Install NPM And Start Building Using NPM Scripts By Luke Fabish on Mar 07, 2017 09:52 am   While NPM is usually used for package installation with dependency management, we can also use it for building. This might seem kind of odd, using a package management tool for building our JavaScript applications, but I think it has some great advantages: Simplicity: there’s a lot less configuration. Fewer dependencies: established build tools like... Read More at Install NPM And Start Building Using NPM Scripts   30 Absolutely Stunning Movie Posters By Web Design Ledger on Mar 06, 2017 10:54 am Movie posters give graphic designers a very large canvas to work on, which has resulted in some truly stunning and memorable work. The design work that goes into creating these posters can have a big impact on whether or not a movie is ultimately successful, so there's a lot of pressure put on each designer's... Read More at 30 Absolutely Stunning Movie Posters   Copyright © 2017 WebDesignLedger.com, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website Our mailing address is: WebDesignLedger.com 4253 N Scottsdale Rd Ste. 201 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Weekly Digest from Web Design Ledger

View this email in your browser For web designers by web designers My Journey Of Learning Programming Through Flatiron School #13 By Mason Ellwood on Mar 01, 2017 08:35 am My name is Mason Ellwood, and I’m currently working on Flatiron School’s Online Full Stack Web Development Program. Each week, I’ll be writing about my experience, what I’m learning, and tips on learning to code. One of the keys to education, is learning how to learn. This was instilled in me at a very young... Read More at My Journey Of Learning Programming Through Flatiron School #13   9 Top WordPress Plugins to Install This Year By Mark Adams on Mar 01, 2017 06:00 am WordPress may not be all that glamorous when it first comes out of the box. Yet, its affinity for easy customization using plugins has made it the most popular and widely-used CMS platform on the market today. Whenever you need to incorporate a useful capability or function into your site, there is almost always a plugin... Read More at 9 Top WordPress Plugins to Install This Year   Rookieup.com – A Different Form of Online Education By Web Design Ledger on Feb 28, 2017 12:16 pm Considering the amazing professional and personal development possibilities along with the large market offered by the online world, it's no surprise more and more people of all ages are eager to acquire new skills, whether it's just for earning extra money from a side job or for setting out on a completely new, exciting career... Read More at Rookieup.com – A Different Form of Online Education   Improve Your Conversions By Using The Psychology of Color (Infographic) By Andrei Tiburca on Feb 27, 2017 01:05 pm Color is a big deal when it comes to web design, but it's not just about looking good. A seemingly inconsequential variation in shade can have a significant impact on conversion rates. That's because colors have a proven and measurable impact on our attitudes and emotions. This little crash course in color psychology can help... Read More at Improve Your Conversions By Using The Psychology of Color (Infographic)   How To Use Color Contrast To Get The Maximum Impact By Web Design Ledger on Feb 23, 2017 02:43 pm Colors influence our whole life from the very beginning. They could attract or distract attention, set a mood, or even influence our emotions and perceptions. As we know, "an image worth more than 1000 words".  Therefore, the professionals involved in the communication area use the colors to send, support or to highlight a message. However,... Read More at How To Use Color Contrast To Get The Maximum Impact   Copyright © 2017 WebDesignLedger.com, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website Our mailing address is: WebDesignLedger.com 4253 N Scottsdale Rd Ste. 201 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list