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Of all the reasons we love and use Jetpack for CSS-Tricks—a poster child WordPress site—is that we can sleep easy at night knowing we have real-time backups running with Jetpack Backup. That way, no matter what, everything that makes this site tick, from all the template files to every single Read more…
Let’s talk shadows in web design. Shadows add texture, perspective, and emphasize the dimensions of objects. In web design, using light and shadow can add physical realism and can be used to make rich, tactile interfaces. Take the landing page below. It is for cycling tours in Iceland. Notice the Read more…
Regardless of where you sit on the pronunciation of “decals”, it is hard to argue against their resourcefulness within 3D. Knowing how to develop decals is a robust skillset with endless use-cases. With Blender 2.8, creating quick and easy decals has never been quicker, nor easier! In this Blender video Read more…
Ever wanted to recreate the entire known universe in 3D? Well, this tutorial is for you! In this video Blender tutorial, we take a look at the wild world of world shaders! Chris Bailey will take us through the basics of how to create a procedural space material that can Read more…
Rotoscoping often gets a bad rap because of how time-consuming it can be. In this Blender tutorial video, we break down some tips on how to streamline the rotoscoping process inside Blender. Opening up a whole new world of compositing possibilities. We’ll start by creating a basic mask around a Read more…
Creating chains for games or film can be a difficult task, especially when manually creating them link by link. This problem is amplified when there’s a demand for many variations of chains that you’ll need to place by hand. In this Blender video tutorial, we will look at blending manual Read more…
I love adding dirty textures to my designs to eliminate the clean digital appearance of computer-generated artwork. My new set of Dirty Surface Textures has been created from layers and layers of real surface grime to help you add authentic dirt effects with intricate details to your work, which just Read more…
To finish off every year I enjoy taking a moment to look back at my content from the past 12 months to compare how all my articles, tutorials, freebies and videos performed in terms of view counts. This is my greatest hits collection for 2020, broken down into individual roundups Read more…
I’m not entirely sure what to call the text effect I’ll be showing you how to create in this Adobe Illustrator tutorial, but it’s the kind of futuristic text style you might see on old VHS tapes, old sci-fi movie titles, or maybe even classic sports or tech brand logos. Read more…
Back/forward cache — I always assumed browsers just do fancy stuff with the back/forward buttons and us developers had very little control. Philip Walton tells us it’s critical that we understand “what makes pages eligible (and ineligible) for bfcache to maximize their cache-hit rates.” For example, if you use the Read more…
