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Despite the consumer-focused nature of the WordPress content management software, an increasing number of larger organizations and even businesses are adopting WordPress to manage their site’s content — especially corporate blogs and customer outreach programs that take advantage of social media and interaction humanize a company’s brand. These larger organizations aren’t content to let their backend user interface be branded using WordPress logos and design cues; instead, they prefer to customize the software and ensure that all of their employees know that they’re working within the company’s structure and purview. It might sound complicated, but customizing the WordPress interface is actua … Read the rest of the article on : Webdesigner Depot

Advertise here with BSA Info: This is a review of a paid resource. There are lots of jQuery plugins around that handle specific tasks and, for JavaScript-heavy apps, we may end up in using many of them. Working with such many different resources at the same project is sometimes hard and can be time consuming as they all have [...] Read the rest of the article on : WebResourcesDepot

Adobe has an interesting relationship with folks who design websites. Photoshop and Fireworks have you covered from a static image perspective, but tools to build live, functioning websites are another story completely. Flash is no longer the poster child of modern web technologies (quite the opposite), GoLive went the way of the dinosaurs and Dreamweaver, though still widely used, is regarded by many to be a bloated mess. One area that Adobe is intent on pursuing is web design for non-coders. They’ve made it their mission to bring the world of professional website creation to the huge market of desi … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the design community, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebookor by subscribing to our RSS feed. Our Weekly Design News has been sponsored by MediaLoot. Check them out for some seriously useful resources like icon fonts, UI kits, vectors and themes. Read the rest of the article on : Speckyboy Design Magazine

Advertise here with BSA Many of us probably heard the EU Cookie Law already and thinking about "what to do" and many others should be saying: "cookie what?". What is it? It is a European Union e-Privacy Directive that will become active on 26th May 2012 and "requires website owners to take the permission of the user before placing anything (cookies, [...] Read the rest of the article on : WebResourcesDepot

Mother’s Day is a celebration that honors mothers and motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March, April, or May. Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. We never know the love of the parent until we become parents ourselves.  No gift to your mother can ever equal her gift to you – life But still you can make your mother happy by gifting her some gadgets on this mother’s day. By this way you can also make her feel special and can help her in walking with time and in making technosavy. Here is a list of wonderful gadgets for your mother. 1. Tablet When yo … Read the rest of the article on : SaveDelete

This design for Google Ventures is a beautiful mix of photography and design, with a unique scrolling effect as you move further down the page. This design was featured on the Monday 14th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Corporate, and has a layout style of Grid. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

A fun, stylish logo for Jump.tv. Looks great on a range of different background as well. This design was featured on the Monday 14th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Logo, and has a layout style of Other. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

An example section of a registration form with gorgeous subtle details. It’s split into two columns — a three step overview of the process on the left, and form fields, and upload box, and progress bar on the right. This design was featured on the Monday 14th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Site Navigation, and has a layout style of Two Column. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

Few weeks ago, we covered the European Union’s Cookie Law, and its implications on websites based in Europe. Thereafter, we have also covered the reactions to the said law. In fact, as a UK-based site, Speckyboy itself firmly stands in support of such protests against the Cookie Law. Speaking of protests, Silktide, one of the most prominent critics of the Cookie Law and the brains behind concepts such as No Cookie Law and the popular YouTube video The Cookie Law in Under Three Minutes, has come up with a free open-source solution to the EU Cookie Law, named Cookie Consent. In simplest terms, Cookie Consent is a Javascript plugin created specifically for websites that a … Read the rest of the article on : Speckyboy Design Magazine