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When it comes to guiding purchase decisions and educating customers in person, nothing is more effective than a product or service catalog. Some might argue that websites have replaced the need for catalogs. But when dealing with a client or customer in person, the feel of a professionally designed catalog in their hands has a…

WordCamp US, scheduled for September 9-11 in San Diego, is trialing a new program that would connect speakers from underrepresented groups with companies that agree to sponsor their travel and lodging. “To improve diverse representation at WordCamp US (WCUS), our Programming Team has looked into the barriers that hold different groups back, the largest of…

Drawing comic book-style pop art can be quite a difficult process, even for experienced graphic designers. But that’s okay because as a designer you don’t have to be good at everything. You just need to work smarter and find ways to get things done faster. Like learning to use Photoshop actions. With Photoshop comic book…

Why not take a nice long bath instead? It’s going to take time — probably into next year — to get WordPress events back to something like the way they used to be… except we can never go back, only forward. Things will always be different. The pace of change has seemed too fast and…

A couple of weeks ago, Munir Kamal updated his Block Slider plugin for WordPress. While not as popular as some of the other projects he has spearheaded, such as Editor Plus, he wanted to breathe some fresh life into it. The original plugin allowed users to insert a slider block and create the slides directly…

Looking for light leak effects to give a retro film look to your photos? Then you’ll find our Photoshop light leak effects collection much more useful. Light leaks used to be a terrible side effect of using analog film cameras. If you bought a cheap camera or accidentally opened the back cover exposing the film,…

WordPress 3.7 Beta 1 is ready for testing. For such a quick release cycle, there are features in WordPress 3.7 that are going to be big for the platform. Andrew Nacin highlighted a few items in 3.7 Beta 1 that you should know about. The most significant new feature which we’ve known about at least……

It is no secret that I have been excited about global style variations. The upcoming feature will allow theme designers to bundle multiple design presets. In turn, end-users can cycle through them, selecting their preferred look without changing their active theme. I have been writing about the feature since November 2021, holding out some hope…

Instagram is a great way to showcase your work, tease your ongoing projects and instantly connect with your followers. From Instagram Stories, IGTV, and posting directly to your profile, Instagram has expanded the ways you can share your content on their platform. In this article we take a look at some of the best Final…

Local, a popular WordPress development tool maintained by WP Engine, has launched a new add-on for quickly spinning up headless WordPress sites on its new Atlas platform. The company has been working to capture the headless WordPress hosting market over the past few years, investing in a new team dedicated to building out its headless…