Collections of Resources for Web Designers https://1stwebdesigner.com/category/collections/ Helping You Build a Better Web Fri, 23 Jun 2023 21:19:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://1stwebdesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1stwebdesigner-logo-2020-125x125.png Collections of Resources for Web Designers https://1stwebdesigner.com/category/collections/ 32 32 Minimalist Design: Top 10 Free Google Fonts https://1stwebdesigner.com/minimalist-design-top-10-free-google-fonts/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 18:45:04 +0000 https://1stwebdesigner.com/?p=158911 In the field of design, simplicity can often eclipse complexity. Minimalist design principles echo across varied creative fields — from architecture to product design, and notably, typography. Our overview takes you on a journey through the landscape of fonts, highlighting …

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In the field of design, simplicity can often eclipse complexity. Minimalist design principles echo across varied creative fields — from architecture to product design, and notably, typography. Our overview takes you on a journey through the landscape of fonts, highlighting ten free Google Fonts that encapsulate minimalist design principles. Featuring both trusted favorites and potential new go-to’s, these fonts can enhance your designs with their clean lines, clear visuals, excellent readability, and contemporary appeal.

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Understanding Minimalist Typography

At its core, minimalist typography embraces simplicity. It drops unnecessary decorations, focusing on visual appeal and functional design that boosts readability. Sans-serif typefaces, appreciated for their clean lines and generous white space, are a frequent choice in minimalist typography. This focus on functionality and elegance ensures the design’s core message and content shines through, unhindered and dominant.

Now, let’s take a closer look at our top 10 minimalist font recommendations.

Roboto

Roboto, a font you’ve likely encountered on the web or in apps, combines mechanical and geometric forms. Its 12 distinct styles make it a versatile choice for an array of minimalist designs, from website headers to the UIs of mobile applications. Its universal appeal and wide language support make Roboto a popular choice for digital design.

Open Sans

Open Sans, another ubiquitous font, stands out with upright stress and open forms, conveying a friendly yet neutral demeanor. Its extensive character set enhances readability at small sizes, cementing its status as a reliable choice for body text in minimalist designs.

Lato

Lato, with semi-rounded details in its letters, communicates warmth without losing its professional essence. The font family’s ten styles offer designers flexibility to meet various design needs, from commanding headlines to nuanced captions.

Montserrat

Inspired by the geometric sans-serif style, Montserrat offers modern, clean character designs. With 18 styles, from thin to black, it caters to a broad spectrum of minimalist designs, be it unobtrusive body text or bold headlines.

Raleway

Raleway’s elegance and sophistication are accentuated by its distinctive ‘w’ and ‘k’ characters, adding visual interest without compromising readability. With nine weights, this font is especially well-suited for headers and large text in minimalist designs.

Arimo

Designed by Steve Matteson, Arimo is a breath of fresh air with its crisp sans-serif design. It stands out with enhanced on-screen readability characteristics, making it an excellent choice for cross-platform document portability.

Poppins

With its geometric sans-serif design, Poppins exudes a clean, modern aesthetic. Its balanced letterforms, available in nine weights, support high readability at both large and small sizes, making it a versatile addition to any minimalist design toolkit.

Oswald

By reinterpreting the classic gothic type style for the digital age, Oswald’s condensed letterforms create a versatile typeface. Offering six weights, Oswald lends itself to a variety of minimalist design applications, from dense body text to airy headers.

Fira Sans

Designed for Mozilla, Fira Sans is a humanist sans-serif typeface. It boasts excellent readability across sizes, thanks to its generous x-height and open apertures. Its broad range of weights make it adaptable for diverse design needs.

Noto Sans

Noto Sans, a part of Google’s mission to support all languages with a harmonious typeface, impresses with its clean, simple forms. Available in regular and bold weights, its unfussy design is a perfect fit for minimalist aesthetics.

While these fonts are free and ready for download on Google Fonts, making them accessible for designers on any budget, they offer significant advantages. They are open-source, web-optimized, and incredibly versatile, catering to an extensive array of design needs and platforms.

Final Thoughts

Typography underpins minimalist design, and your font selections can significantly influence the viewer’s perception.

As a designer, you should consider factors like UX, the overarching design system, font pairing, and hierarchy when selecting fonts for your minimalist design. Fonts that integrate seamlessly into your design system, adhere to UX principles, and respect font hierarchy can result in visually coherent, minimalist aesthetics.

In addition, the process of testing and finalizing fonts can be iterative, requiring you to test different font combinations, review them in various contexts (like different browsers or screen sizes), and gather user feedback. Analytical tools, usability tests, or A/B testing can provide invaluable insights into how your typography choices impact user engagement and accessibility.

Minimalist design is not about restrictions but about thoughtful reduction and focus. Your choice of typography should reflect that ethos.

Bonus💡: 11 Typography Styles to Consider for Your Next Design

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5 Chrome Extensions Every Web Designer Should Try https://1stwebdesigner.com/essential-chrome-extensions-for-web-designers/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:59:41 +0000 https://1stwebdesigner.com/?p=158788 Web designers are continually on the lookout for tools that improve their workflow and productivity. For that reason, we’re highlighting five essential Chrome extensions, covering various aspects such as website analysis, performance optimization, and accessibility. Let’s dive in.

Wappalyzer

Wappalyzer

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Web designers are continually on the lookout for tools that improve their workflow and productivity. For that reason, we’re highlighting five essential Chrome extensions, covering various aspects such as website analysis, performance optimization, and accessibility. Let’s dive in.

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Wappalyzer

Wappalyzer is an indispensable extension that identifies the technologies used on any website. With just a click, you can get detailed insights into the frameworks, libraries, content management systems, and more, providing valuable context when troubleshooting or researching new projects.

Lighthouse

Developed by Google, Lighthouse is a powerful tool for checking a website’s performance, accessibility, and SEO. With this extension, you can quickly generate reports that provide actionable recommendations to improve your site’s overall quality and user experience, ensuring that your project adheres to best practices.

Web Developer

The Web Developer extension equips your browser with a plethora of web design-related tools. It offers various features including DOM manipulation and CSS inspection to form control and responsive design testing. While it may seem more oriented towards developers, as a designer, understanding and using these features can facilitate a healthy collaboration with the development team.

CSSViewer

CSSViewer is a simple yet handy Chrome extension that allows you to inspect the CSS properties of any page element. By hovering over the desired element, you can instantly view its dimensions, fonts, colors, and other CSS properties, making it easier to debug and refine your designs.

Axe

The Axe extension assists in auditing your website for accessibility issues and offers practical guidance on addressing them. This tool is designed to eliminate false positive results, saving you time by focusing on genuine issues.

Bonus Pro Tip

For an additional productivity boost, consider using a Chrome extension like Tab Wrangler to automatically manage and close inactive tabs, reducing clutter and freeing up valuable system resources during your development sessions.

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The Best Sites To Find Completely Free Stock Photos (Updated for 2023) https://1stwebdesigner.com/best-free-stock-photos/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:21:25 +0000 https://1stwebdesigner.flywheelsites.com/?p=130346 Free stock photos have become a huge commodity on the web. They’re easier to find than ever before and it’s quite possible there are millions of these photos to choose from.

These free photos certainly make design work easier, but …

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Free stock photos have become a huge commodity on the web. They’re easier to find than ever before and it’s quite possible there are millions of these photos to choose from.

These free photos certainly make design work easier, but finding high-quality photos for hero images can be a real pain. That’s why I’ve curated the absolute best sites to help you find HQ photos for all your web design projects.

NegativeSpace

negative space free stock photos

First in this collection is NegativeSpace, featuring a gorgeous high-resolution gallery of stock photos. But these photos don’t have that cheesy vibe you typically expect from stock photo sites.

They all look incredibly natural and they span a wide array of topics. You can find photos to use on a business website, a restaurant homepage, or even pictures to use as featured photos on your personal blog.

Categories are easy to browse through and the layout is incredibly simple. If you need genuine-looking stock photos then start with NegativeSpace.

Gratisography

Gratisography free stock photos

Gratisography is probably the most unique site in this bunch, with thousands of some of the quirkiest and sometimes even weird free stock photos you can find.

Started by creative Ryan McGuire, these photos are truly one of a kind. Not only won’t you find them anywhere else, they are unlike any others that populate other stock photo sites. They are pretty specific in their uniqueness, so if you’re looking for that perfect fit photo (or vector illustration), you could find it here.

LibreStock

librestock photos

All the photos on LibreStock come from dozens of other sources. This site works like a search engine for CC0 stock photography where you can enter a search term and browse 40+ different sites all at once.

Since many stock photo sites are small, they also don’t have many photos. But the photos they do have are usually unique and not found elsewhere. So LibreStock saves you time searching all these sites at once and curating the results in one place.

This is my go-to resource to search all the smaller sites before visiting the larger ones. They’ve also recently launched a free video search engine as well.

Picography

Picography free stock photos

Next on the list is Picography, with a constant stream of new photos added every day. Not only are many of these photos unique to this site, but there are thousands to choose from and more to come.

This site is easy to search so you can find just the right photo for your needs and you’re not likely to see it being used anywhere else.

StockSnap

stocksnap homepage

With StockSnap you can actually make your own account and curate all your favorite photos together.

All StockSnap photos are CC0 and they’re certainly large enough for hero images. And since you can bookmark your favorites you have easy access to find the original photographer, the tags, and even related photos based on size/color and content.

Stockvault

Stockvault free stock photos

Stockvault has been around awhile, and that means it has, well, a literal vault full of thousands of free stock photos available for download. Search the vast collection and you will find a wide variety of pics for whatever you need.

Startup Stock

Startup Stock Photos

Tech blogs and startups thrive on great photography. That’s why Startup Stock Photos has to be in this list.

It’s a fairly new website but the quality is exquisite. I haven’t seen these photos anywhere else so they must be uniquely featured here with the goal of helping writers & startup founders add quality images to their site.

You can read a bit more about the site in this post written by one of the creators.

ShotStash

Shotstash

ShotStash is a bit of a “boutique” type of stock photo site, aimed at “creative professionals”. With a smaller but more specific selection you should be able to find some solid unique options here.

ISO Republic

ISO Republic

ISO Republic has a great mix of free stock photos and videos with a variety of subjects, including business, technology, food, and many others. One really nice feature is being able to narrow your search to videos only, if that’s what you’re looking for. All of their content is under CC0 license so you can download, edit, and reuse them on any projects. Awesome!

Foodie Factor

Foodie Factor

If you’re looking for high quality and unique images of delicious food beyond today’s Instagram fare, Foodie Factor is a great resource to bookmark. It’s a very specific niche, but this recently relaunched site has beautiful photos of wonderful dishes that will add mouth-watering depictions to your projects. Check it whenever you’re looking for food-related free stock photos, as they are adding new photos all the time.

Flat Lay Stock

FlatLayStock.com

New to the scene is FlatLayStock.com, where you can find an ever-growing variety of flat lay stock photos, perfect for use in mockups for logos, backgrounds, and more.

These are my favorite hero image resources but there are many others, like Free Nature Stock that you might like to try for free nature photos and videos.

But if you keep some of these sites bookmarked you’ll have access to the vast majority of new images right at your fingertips.

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14 CSS Animations for Fall https://1stwebdesigner.com/14-css-animations-for-fall/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:09:33 +0000 https://1stwebdesigner.com/?p=158438 As the leaves change color and the weather starts to cool down, it’s time to start thinking about how to update your website for fall. One easy way to do this is by adding some subtle CSS animations.

Adding a CSS animation to your website is a great way to add some extra flair and personality. And, since they’re relatively easy to create, you can experiment with different animations until you find one that fits your site perfectly.

Check out these 14 CSS animations that will add a touch of autumn to your pages. From falling leaves to acorns dropping from trees, these animations are sure to get you in the mood for fall!

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CSS Falling Leaves

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This CSS animation features falling leaves that slowly drift down the page. It’s a simple yet effective way to add a touch of fall to your website.

Only CSS – Autumn

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by Yusuke Nakaya (@YusukeNakaya)
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The Only CSS – Autumn animation features vibrant leaves that change color as they fall. It’s a great way to add some fall flavor to your site.

Autumn

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The Autumn CSS animation features an orange tree that has leaves piled up around the base of the tree.

Hello Fall

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Hello Fall
by SalwaMugh (@salwamugh)
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The Hello Fall CSS animation features falling leaves and a friendly message. It’s a great way to welcome visitors to your site this fall. The steaming cup of coffee or tea perched atop a pile of books sets the perfect autumnal tone, too.

Leaves Falling Animation on Scroll

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Leaves Falling SVG GSAP animation with Scrollmagic
by Lisa Folkerson (@lisafolkerson)
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This CSS animation features falling leaves that are triggered when the user scrolls down the page. It’s a great way to add a touch of fall to your site without being too intrusive.

Colours of Autumn

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The Colours of Autumn CSS animation features falling leaves in a variety of colors that pass across a festive seasonal message of your choice. It’s a great way to add some visual interest to your site while also sharing a message with your visitors.

Hello Autumn – Header

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Header
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The Hello Autumn – Header Animation features falling leaves and a welcome message to happily greet site visitors. The leaves are large and prominent, which might be a good fit for those looking to make a real statement.

Fall – Tree with Falling Leaves

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The Fall – Tree with Falling Leaves CSS animation features a tree with leaves falling from the top of the screen. Once the animation loads completely, site visitors will be greeted by a bird that pops out of a nest in the tree. Then a welcome message fades into view.

Autumn Leaves Blowing

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The Autumn Leaves Blowing In The Wind CSS animation features leaves that blow across the screen while fingers clamp onto a single leaf. This would be a great choice for those looking to add a touch of fall without being too on-the-nose, while also adding some visual interest.

CSS Little Witch

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The CSS Little Witch animation features a witch pouring something from a beaker into a bubbling cauldron. The background is delightfully festive and features a spider, cat, full moon, broomstick, and many other Halloween-related items.

Vampire and Pumpkins

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The Vampire and Pumpkins CSS animation features a vampire that slowly blinks while holding two pumpkins that have a lot to say. This would make for a great site loading screen around Halloween.

CSS Spooky Halloween Pumpkin

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This CSS Spooky Halloween Pumpkin features a pumpkin that shifts and changes shape upon hover.

Happy Halloween

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by Mohan Khadka (@khadkamhn)
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The Happy Halloween CSS animation features tombstones, skulls, a full moon, and some jack-o-lanterns that jump when a message that reads “Happy Halloween” appears. And a ghost appears from time to time, too.

CSSpooky Halloween!

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CSSpooky Halloween !
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If you want to keep your site on the cute side, the CSSpooky Halloween! animation is a great choice. This one features a cat that occasionally blinks while sitting in a carved jack-o-lantern.

Bring a Touch of the Fall Season to Your Website

These CSS animations are a great way to add a touch of fall to your website. Whether you want to make a statement or just add a little bit of festive flair, these animations will help you do just that.

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The Highest Quality 3D Printer Filament [2023 Buying Guide] https://1stwebdesigner.com/the-highest-quality-3d-printer-filament-2023-buying-guide/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:13:47 +0000 https://1stwebdesigner.com/?p=158620 In recent years, 3D printing has revolutionized the way designers and other creative professionals can actualize their design ideas, produce prototypes and experiment with different materials. However, sometimes, it’s hard to find the best 3D printer filament that works for …

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In recent years, 3D printing has revolutionized the way designers and other creative professionals can actualize their design ideas, produce prototypes and experiment with different materials. However, sometimes, it’s hard to find the best 3D printer filament that works for your projects. The good news is that you don’t have to search any further! In this post, we’ve rounded up a list of the highest-quality 3D printer filaments to use in MakerBot machines.

In this post:

  • Best Filaments for Makerbot Printers
  • Essential 3D Printing Tools
  • 3D Printer Filament Types to Experiment With

Best Filaments for Makerbot Printers

Getting good quality prints on your 3D printer can take a bit of practice. Luckily, the filaments listed below can help you produce high-quality prints!

SUNLU PLA 3D Printer Filament

When it comes to 3D printing, quality is important. So, for those looking for quality control, SUNLU PLA 3D printer filament is worth experimenting with. It is eco-friendly, low-odor, and durable.

SUNLU PLA also has a filament diameter of 1.75mm and a spool diameter of 8.00″ – making it suitable for most printers. According to customer reviews, this product is “superb”, “strong” and a “fun filament” to work with.

OVERTURE PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament

Some projects require durable filament that has high dimensional accuracy. In those instances, we recommend using OVERTURE PLA Plus, an enhanced roll of polylactic acid filament.

OVERTURE PLA filament is known to be a tough PLA that is clog-free and easy for beginners to use. So, if you’re looking for a seamless printing process, give this filament a chance. According to customer reviews, it is an “extremely strong material” and “prints like a dream.”

OVERTURE PETG Filament

Working with food? You’ll need food-safe materials – like OVERTURE PETG filament for instance.

OVERTURE PETG is easy to use and is known for consistently producing high-quality 3D prints with high dimensional accuracy. Not to mention it is cost-effective, compatible with most printers, and has a clog-free patent that guarantees a smooth printing process. Customers rave that this filament is “easy to print” and has “astonishingly strong layer adhesion.”

TTYT3D Multicolor 3D Printer Filament

Want to produce 3D prints with color gradients or rainbow effects? Try TTYT3D Multicolor 3D printer filament to get shiny and vibrant prints in no time.

TTYT3D Multicolor is known for its fast color-change PLA filament that has a silky finish. In fact, it has one of the fastest color-change silk PLA available – which empowers designers, artists, and other creative professionals to create stunning objects with premium print quality.

Essential 3D Printing Tools

In addition to the filament, you’ll likely need tools to make the best prints possible! So, keep scrolling. Below you’ll find a few must-have tools!

AXM3D Pro Grade 3D Printer Toolkit (40 PC)

If you’ve been looking for a toolkit that has it all, you’re in luck! The AXM3D Pro Grade 3D Printer Toolkit has everything folks need to remove 3D prints from printing beds, clean them, and polish them to perfection.

Comprised of professional tools, this kit is perfect for a variety of users, including those who use a heated bed, aluminum bed, or glass bed. And that’s not all! Whether you use glue, hairspray, or tape to hold prints in place, you’ll find a tool to help remove them safely – without damaging the print or your printer! What can be better than that? After all, good 3D prints deserve good, quality tools.

TARVOL Needle File Set (6 PC)

Need a set of steel needle files? TARVOL makes a 6 piece set that just might come in handy.

The set comes equipped with soft rubberized handled tools; including a flat file, half-round file, flat warding file, triangular, file, square file, and a round file as well. Each one is crafted using alloy steel – ensuring that they’ll be intact for many years to come.

XTC-3D High-Performance 3D Print Coating

After you’ve made a stellar print, you’ll want to a way to protect it. So, give XTC-3D high-performance 3D print coating a try. Its glossy finish is perfect for filling in 3D print striations and making prints look polished.

XTC-3D High-Performance 3D Print Coating works well with PLA and ABS filaments. And it can be applied to wood, plaster, fabric, cardboard, and paper! It’s a 3D printer’s dream.

3D Printer Filament Types

It’s clear that you’re searching for 3D printer filament, but do you know how many options there are? There are many! Below, we’ve listed a few of the most common filaments that you can use in your 3D printer.

Polylactic Acid (PLA)

PLA is one of the most popular 3D printer filaments – especially for beginners. It’s easy to use, doesn’t require a heating bed, has a low odor emittance, and doesn’t warp easily. It is also biodegradable and available in many colors – making it a sustainable choice for creatives who are looking for a good filament for rapid prototyping or just to experiment.

Polypropylene (PP)

If you’re searching for a durable yet flexible filament, PP is the way to go. Polypropylene is tough and food safe. However, beginners may have difficulty achieving high-quality prints, as this filament has a tendency to warp.

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)

Need a rigid filament? ABS is durable and temperature friendly. Although beginners should proceed with caution – as this filament has a tendency to shrink and warp sometimes.

Carbon Fiber

For projects that require durable filaments, carbon fiber is worth considering. Carbon fiber filaments can be PLA or ABS – in either case, they are reinforced which makes them super rigid and tolerant to high temperatures.

Polycarbonate (PC)

Need a strong filament that isn’t carbon fiber or ABS? Polycarbonate is the way to go! PC is heat resistant and durable. However, you should keep in mind that it needs to be stored in a cool, dry location for optimal printing results.

Polyethylene Terephthalate with Glycol (PETG)

Searching for food-safe filament? PETG is a beginner-friendly, clear, durable filament that can withstand high temperatures. PETG resin has been FDA-approved to come into contact with food items. For those wishing to use it for food-related items, we recommend checking the chemical compositions of each PETG product you use to ensure it is safe.

Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE)

Need rubbery 3D prints similar to the ones used in the medical industry? Try TPE – a flexible yet durable plastic filament that is similar to rubber and used for a wide variety of applications.

Flexible Polyester (FPE)

If you’re searching for the best of both worlds in terms of hard and soft polymers, FPE might be for you. Just as the name implies, flexible polyester is durable but it has some elasticity – making it user and beginner-friendly.

Nylon

For professionals who want to experiment with expensive 3D printing materials, nylon is a filament worth exploring. It is strong and flexible. Not to mention, creative pros can use dye on this filament before or after printing with it.

Effect Filaments (Metal, Ceramic, Wood)

Wood fiber, metallic powders, and clay elements can be infused with PLA and ABS-based filaments to create 3D prints with special effects.

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10 Fonts for Autumn and Fall-Inspired Designs https://1stwebdesigner.com/10-fonts-for-autumn-and-fall-inspired-designs/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:02:55 +0000 https://1stwebdesigner.com/?p=158393 There’s nothing quite like the feeling when fall arrives. The breezes are cool and every time you set foot outside, you’re met with the sweet rush of crisp, fresh air.

Wouldn’t it be lovely if you could capture this sentiment …

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There’s nothing quite like the feeling when fall arrives. The breezes are cool and every time you set foot outside, you’re met with the sweet rush of crisp, fresh air.

Wouldn’t it be lovely if you could capture this sentiment in your designs as well? From the subdued color palette to the sound of crunching leaves, autumn serves as a delightful source of inspiration that you can readily harness in your design work.

Today, we offer up several suggestions for fonts to use that shout “fall” from the rooftops. Whether you want something that reminds you of autumn leaves, a harvest meal, or Halloween festivities, we’ve found a healthy selection of fonts to fuel your design work for months to come.

Note: Be sure to read the licensing for each font before using it in a project.

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LSLeaves Font

LSLeaves font

This font brings the beauty of autumn leaves to your screen. It’s perfect for designing anything from logos and headers to invitations and greeting cards. It features 76 characters and 42 glyphs. Likewise, the delicate way leaves and vines sane their way around each letter truly makes this font stand out.

Autumn by weknow

Autumn by weknow

The Autumn font by weknow is a great option for bringing a bit of a spooky touch to your designs this fall. Each character is made up of twisted branches and twigs, giving it all the feeling of creeping vines and things that go bump in the night.

Autumn Gifts

This font is perfect for designing holiday-themed items like gift tags, wrapping paper, and even invitations. The Autumn Gifts font features characters that are made up of pencil sketch-style drawings of fall-related items like cornhusks, pumpkins, and acorns.

Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves

The Autumn Leaves is another decorative font that easily captures attention while simultaneously capturing the spirit of the fall season. It features interesting ligatures, bold lines, as well as embedded filigrees within each letter.

Autumn Ceria Font

Autumn Ceria Font

This font is inspired by traditional hand-lettering techniques and gives off a warm, rustic feeling. The Autumn Ceria Font includes upper and lower case letters, numbers, and punctuation marks with fun leaf designs to use throughout your designs. You can use it for everything from product packaging to headers and titles.

Autumn Harvest

Autumn Harvest

The Autumn Harvest Font is a great choice for designs related to food, cooking, or entertaining. It includes a lovely corn accent on each character, making it a great choice for harvest party invitations and other seasonal designs.

Scary Vampire Font

Scary Vampire Font

This font is perfect for all your Halloween-themed designs. The spooky letters are perfect for creating invitations, flyers, and even website headers. If you’re looking to add a touch of fright to your fall designs, this is the font for you. The appearance of blood dripping from each letter is what really sells the theme here.

MF Fall Pumpkins Font

MF Fall Pumpkins Font

Celebrate the season with Fall Pumpkins font. This cute, festive font is perfect for adding a touch of autumn to all your projects. Create monogram designs, seasonal banners, sublimation prints and so much more.

Sweet Maple

Sweet Maple

This font is perfect for all your autumn-themed designs. The letters are bubbly and engaging and are surrounded by appropriately sweet maple leaf embellishments.

Punkins Font

Punkins Font

This fun and festive font is perfect for all your Halloween and autumn designs. Though it doesn’t feature actual letter designs, it does feature a variety of Halloween-themed designs instead like pumpkins, black cats, and jack o’lanterns, making it a great choice for everything from Halloween party invitations to blog posts.

Which Fall-Inspired Font Will You Use?

Whether you want something cute and festive or spooky and creepy, there’s a font on this list that’s perfect for your autumn-inspired designs. Be sure to read the licensing for each font before using it in a project and enjoy getting creative with your fall designs!

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Typography Inspiration In Web Design https://1stwebdesigner.com/typography-inspiration-in-web-design/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 09:39:57 +0000 https://1stwebdesigner.com/?p=158349 Looking for typography inspiration for your next or future web design projects? We’ve rounded up some of the most creative and award-winning examples of typography usage in these websites that follow. Take a look and see what ideas they bring!…

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Looking for typography inspiration for your next or future web design projects? We’ve rounded up some of the most creative and award-winning examples of typography usage in these websites that follow. Take a look and see what ideas they bring!

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Font Roundup

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Likely Story

Typography Inspiration In Web Design - Likely Story

VJ Type

Typography Inspiration In Web Design - VJ Type

Arthur Simonini

Typography Inspiration In Web Design - Arthur Simonini

Martine Syms

Typography Inspiration In Web Design - Martine Syms

Mama Joyce Peppa Sauce

Typography Inspiration In Web Design - Mama Joyce Peppa Sauce

Slava Kirilenko

Typography Inspiration In Web Design - Slava Kirilenko

DAD Agency

Typography Inspiration In Web Design - DAD Agency

Pact Media

Typography Inspiration In Web Design - Pact Media

Dante

Typography Inspiration In Web Design - Dante

Custo

Typography Inspiration In Web Design - Custo

Houseplant

Houseplant

Santa Teresa Fest

Santa Teresa Fest

Kim Kneipp

Kim Kneipp

Panic Studio

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SVG Loading Animations https://1stwebdesigner.com/svg-loading-animations-2/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:43:36 +0000 https://1stwebdesigner.com/?p=158334 Nobody likes to wait for your web page to load, so of course we want to make the time go by easier with animation. In this post we have provided you with some examples and code for ways to do this via SVG loading animations. Have a look and start using them in your projects today!

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SVG Loader Animation

Here are 10 different examples, from the simple to the more complex.

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SVG Loader Animation
by Nikhil Krishnan (@nikhil8krishnan)
on CodePen.0

Animated – SVG Loader

A clever change of pace from the rotating circle, this animation combines multiple circles rotating back and forth.

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Animated – SVG Loader
by Steven Roberts (@matchboxhero)
on CodePen.0

SVG Page Load Animations

Three of the more typical, simple loading animations.

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SVG Page Load Animations
by Bridget Reed (@BridgetCReed)
on CodePen.0

SVG Loader

Here’s a complex, very specific loader that you could use all or parts of to make it your own.

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SVG Loader
by Swarup Kumar Kuila (@uiswarup)
on CodePen.0

Animated SVG Loader

This is a fun, somewhat mesmerizing loader with several moving parts.

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Animated SVG Loader
by Tony (@thgaskell)
on CodePen.0

Electric SVG Loader

Very different from the flatter animations, here’s an electric rotating ring.

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Electric SVG Loader
by Shaw (@shshaw)
on CodePen.0

CSS3 + SVG loader animation

A cute cartoon plane flying through the clouds while the page loads.

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CSS3 + SVG loader animation
by lionelB (@lionelB)
on CodePen.0

SVG ∞ loader (no JS, cross-browser, minimal code)

A literally infinite animation.

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SVG ∞ loader (no JS, cross-browser, minimal code)
by Ana Tudor (@thebabydino)
on CodePen.0

UXBOX pencil loader

Here’s another change of pace from the norm – a rotating pencil!

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UXBOX pencil loader
by elhombretecla (@elhombretecla)
on CodePen.0

SVG Spinner / Loader

A clever combination of the word loading and a circle spinner.

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SVG Spinner / Loader
by Marcus Hall (@flurrd)
on CodePen.0

Animated Gradient SVG Loader

Another very specific animation that you can use for inspiration or edit to make it your own.

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Animated Gradient SVG Loader
by Paul Thomas (@motionimaging)
on CodePen.0

Triangle SVG Loader (pure css)

For our last example we have a simple single line triangle loader.

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Triangle SVG Loader (pure css)
by Dominic Kolbe (@dominickolbe)
on CodePen.0

 

 

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15 Modal / Popup Windows Created With Only CSS https://1stwebdesigner.com/15-modal-popup-windows-created-with-only-css/ Tue, 10 May 2022 09:09:49 +0000 https://1stwebdesigner.com/?p=158289 Do you need a modal popup on your website when a user clicks a link or button? We typically see these in use for logins, newsletter signups, advertising, and more. Most often they are created using a bit of JavaScript …

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Do you need a modal popup on your website when a user clicks a link or button? We typically see these in use for logins, newsletter signups, advertising, and more. Most often they are created using a bit of JavaScript trickery, but these days they can relatively easily be coded with only CSS. In this post we’ll show you 15 examples of various ways this can be accomplished. Let’s have a look!

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CSS Responsive Modal

This responsive example adjusts to the browser size and goes full screen on smaller devices.

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CSS Responsive Modal
by Thom Griggs (@thomgriggs)
on CodePen.0

 

CSS Modal

This example includes some smooth animations on open and close actions.

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CSS Modal
by Pete Nawara (@petebot)
on CodePen.0

 

CSS Modal :target Selector

A clever use of the :target selector to open a popup simply by toggling it’s opacity.

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CSS Modal :target Selector
by Jake Albaugh (@jakealbaugh)
on CodePen.0

 

Pure CSS Modal Box

Interesting use of labels and inputs to create a modal popup.

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Pure CSS modal box
by Kasper Mikiewicz (@Idered)
on CodePen.0

 

Pure CSS Modal

A really nice animation to open a full screen modal popup.

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Pure CSS Modal
by Mark Holmes (@SMLMRKHLMS)
on CodePen.0

 

Pure CSS Modal Popup

Another use of a label and input to utilize the checked state to show the modal.

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Pure CSS modal
by Austin Lord (@ohnoitsaustin)
on CodePen.0

 

Pure CSS Modals

Four different entry and exit animations are shown in this example.

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Pure CSS Modals
by Akshay (@akzhy)
on CodePen.0

 

Pure CSS Modal

Smooth animations highlight this example.

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Pure CSS Modal – #15
by Ivan Grozdic (@ig_design)
on CodePen.0

 

Three CSS Modals

Three variations of background opacity are in this example.

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CSS Modals (Modal v2)
by Abubaker Saeed (@AbubakerSaeed)
on CodePen.0

 

CSS3 Modal Example

This modal popup slides up when it’s opened.

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css3 modal example
by Felipe Nunes (@willpower)
on CodePen.0

 

Pure CSS Modal window / Login & Sign up / Tabs / All Responsive

There is a LOT going on with this one, including tabs on the modal popup and responsive design throughout.

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Pure CSS Modal window / Login & Sign up / Tabs / All Responsive
by Andrew (@AndrewBeznosko)
on CodePen.0

 

CSS Modal

Another example using the :target selector, with a slide down modal entrance.

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Css Modal
by Jon Ander Pérez (@JonAnderDev)
on CodePen.0

 

Pure CSS modal dialog with sliding content

A somewhat simple setup, but with a content slider in it.

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Pure CSS Modal + Slider
by Marvin Orendain (@marv117)
on CodePen.0

 

CSS Modal Boxes for all browsers

A version that goes deep into older browser support.

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CSS Modal Boxes for all browsers
by Patrick (@cara-tm)
on CodePen.0

 

Modal (CSS Only)

For our final selection, we have a pretty standard modal popup with a smooth animated entrance and exit.

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Modal (CSS only)
by Simon (@Index)
on CodePen.0

 

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10 Cool Pure CSS Scrolling Text Animations https://1stwebdesigner.com/10-cool-pure-css-scrolling-text-animations/ Thu, 05 May 2022 10:00:48 +0000 https://1stwebdesigner.com/?p=158281 Scrolling text on a website is almost as old as the internet. You may remember the days when marquees with horizontal scrolling text were all the rage, and we (some of us) thought it was one of the coolest things …

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Scrolling text on a website is almost as old as the internet. You may remember the days when marquees with horizontal scrolling text were all the rage, and we (some of us) thought it was one of the coolest things we’d seen on a website. Many years later we have left that, along with a collection of other relatively silly “web tricks”, behind, as technology and web development evolved into what we have to work with today. Now we no longer need Flash or some other bulky, clunky tools or code to make this happen.

In this post, we’ll show you a collection of scrolling text animations that are coded with only CSS – no JavaScript or anything else needed! Let’s take a look at some of the different ways this fun effect can be accomplished.

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Hidden & scrolling text

Not just vertically scrolling, but also hidden. Hover over the window to check out this effect.

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Hidden & scrolling text
by Avaz Bokiev (@samarkandiy)
on CodePen.0

 

Breaking News Modal

A slow horizontal scrolling effect for breaking news.

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Breaking News Scrolling Text Modal
by KB (@notkieran)
on CodePen.0

 

Vertical scrolling word

A clean, smooth animation replacing a word in a line of text.

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Vertical scrolling text
by Azri Kahar (@azrikahar)
on CodePen.0

 

HTML marquee Tag

This one is so old school looking it’s a little painful.

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HTML <marquee> Tag
by Erna Ayuning Nareswari (@ashavenger)
on CodePen.0

 

Scrolling In A Window

A rotating words vertical scrolling effect.

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Scrolling Text Window
by Andretti Brown (@andrettibrown)
on CodePen.0

 

Horizontal scrolling animation

Another marquee effect very similar to the “good old days”.

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Horizontal scrolling animation
by VERDIEU Steeve (@flatpixels)
on CodePen.0

 

CSS3 Marquee

And yet another simple marquee effect.

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CSS3 Marquee
by Svetlin Yankulov (@Yankulov)
on CodePen.0

 

Moving Text – CSS Animation Setup w/ Marquee Tag

Multiple lines scrolling horizontally in different speeds and directions.

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Moving Text – CSS Animation Setup w/ Marquee Tag
by Chris Drinkut (@ChrisDrinkut)
on CodePen.0

 

Vertical Text Scroll

A combination of some previous examples, this one rotates through words vertically scrolling into view.

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Vertically-scrolling Text
by Matt Soria (@poopsplat)
on CodePen.0

 

Star Wars 3D Intro in CSS3

No collection would be complete without the Star Wars intro scrolling!

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Star Wars 3D Intro in CSS3
by Scott Bram (@scottbram)
on CodePen.0

 

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