Slideshows, carousels and sites that are generally image-driven is a web design trend that has been with us for a while now and shows no signs of going out-of-date. Reading and writing seems to be a dying art in terms of imparting information, and that is mainly due to our very busy lifestyles nowadays. Road signs have been imparting information in image form for many years, and I suppose it was only a matter of time before other informational sources grasped the concept. So now when designers and developers have a new project, the question is not ‘Do you want to include images?’

Rather, ‘Where, how many and what size do you want your images, and how would you like them presented?’ And that makes slideshows and carousels very important and necessary elements in website design. Here is a collection of some of the best, free jQuery slideshows and carousels available at the time of writing.

In this tutorial I will show you how to create a very simple, to the point contact form that will be very easy for you to understand. Creating a form in HTML5 only differs slightly as HTML5 brings in a few more attributes to the table that enhance the form filling experience making both developer’s and user’s life easier; besides that there isn’t much difference.

The subtle use of textures in web design has been very well documented and showcased, so today we are bringing you a collection of web designs that use texture as a major part and effect of the design. Here the designers have used texture to style the design, creating various effects, including vintage, organic and modern/trendy. These examples show how effective it is to base web design around a texture.

Since CSS shapes are becoming more important to website development, I thought that a simple list of how to create the most common shapes was in order. You’ll find that most of these shapes are very simple to achieve and that they are not that complicated at all. However, at the same time they will save you a lot of trouble.

It is becoming more and more important for companies to promote their products or services as much as possible. The importance of using social media is well documented, but the value of sending a beautiful, regular newsletter to subscribers is enormous. HTML newsletter templates are extremely time-saving, usually customizable to your own requirements, and a pleaure for subcribers to receive. Here we have listed some of the best free HTML email newsletter templates currently available, along with a short round-up of email marketing sites through which you can regularly email your subcribers and target prospective clients.

HTML5 is the fifth revision of the well known and loved markup language. There are many new features and abilities that HTML5 has to offer and this post will get you familiarized with them. I will not go into in-depth detail about every aspect of HTML5, but I will get you familiarized with its key aspects; after all, this is only an introduction to HTML5.

Retro and vintage has been a trend in web design for some time now, and shows no signs of going out of fashion. It therefore follows, that this style is also trending in logo design. There is a lot of skill involved in designing logos, the designer is expected to create a ‘feel’ in a very small piece of art and/or text, and to convey the message the company wants to put across to their existing and potential customers.

In this round-up we have selected 60 retro and vintage logos that have been beautifully designed, some of which have been designed for companies, others have been created for practise or for portfolios.

Consider this post a crash course that is all about the CSS3 transition property. I will go over what it is, how it works and where, and its awesome capabilities. So, sit back, take a sip of your cocoa and enjoy this amazing journey that is the transition property!

Google Chrome was fully introduced in December 2008, and as of February 2013, Chrome has a 37% worldwide usage share of web browsers, making it the most widely used web browser in the world, and with those kind of statistics, it is no wonder there are thousands of extensions available for Chrome. Here we have collected some of the most useful and essential google chrome extensions available for web designers and developers.

Box-sizing basically is an alternative to the standard box model we have in CSS. To fully understand box-sizing you need to understand the box model. Practically, they work just about the same but there is one key difference – one that will be discussed in depth later. So, let’s get started by examining the good old box model.