Jake Rocheleau Author at 1stWebDesigner

9 Free Open Source Flipping Clocks Using CSS and JavaScript

The classic flip-style clock was a staple for years and it’s just one more thing the digital era made obsolete – although not quite forgotten. We can find a bunch…

10 Best Free Wireframe Kits To Speed Up Your Design Workflow

The wireframing process is crucial to every new UI project. Before you get into the colors and typography you have to consider the user experience first. And this all starts…

Top 10 Free Bootstrap UI Kits For Customizing Your Layouts

You can build some incredible stuff with Bootstrap. If you search the web, you’ll find hundreds of code snippets, addons, and starter templates to help you craft amazing layouts. But…

10 Sleek Apple-Style Code Projects From CodePen

Apple is well-known for their incredible design prowess and easy-to-use products. Their technology is a designer’s best friend, so it’s no surprise that we often follow in their footsteps. It’s…

10 Free Website Optimization & Guides For Improving Site Speed

Every metric you can measure on your site will give you an optimized loading time. Everything from usability to search engine rankings improve with a faster site. There is no…

The Top 3D JavaScript Libraries For Web Designers

Modern JavaScript is surprisingly powerful. Especially with support from WebGL libraries and SVG/Canvas elements. With the right tools you can build pretty much anything for the web including browser-based games…

10 Free Icon Sets for Ecommerce UI Design

Designing an ecommerce site is not like any other web project. You have to think about branding along with user experience and marketing based on the design. It can be…

12 Incredible UX Designer Portfolio Sites

Design portfolios are fairly easy to set up. You can build project grids or add visual case studies to showcase your work, and the quality is immediately visible. With UX…

10 Popular Website Interfaces Reimagined on CodePen

Redesigning a popular interface is a great way to improve your skills. Whether you want to hone your mockup design skills or craft your frontend prowess, a fancy redesign is…

Collection of Free Printable UI/UX Templates

Every design project should start with basic wireframing and prototyping. This is the important process of fleshing out ideas and getting them down on paper to see which direction to…

10 Pure CSS Call-To-Action Button Collections

Every website and landing page should have a clear call-to-action button. This encourages the user to click and perform an action, whether to make a purchase, start a trial, or…

10 Free Open Source CSS3 Checkout Forms

Shopping cart checkout forms are the most important part of the user’s journey. They signify the completion of a purchase and they’re usually optimized like crazy to increase conversions. But…

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