Jake Rocheleau Author at 1stWebDesigner

The 10 Newsletters Web Designers & Developers Should Subscribe To

To help you wade through the ocean of newsletters we've curated this top 10 collection of the best choices for designers & developers. Regardless of your creative background, we guarantee there's something in this collection for you.

The 10 Best Free Support Sites For Web Developers

Learning to build websites can be a challenge but you don’t have to do it alone. There are tons of free support communities where you can ask questions & connect…

10 Free Video Tutorials For Learning Sketch.app

YouTube is the best place to teach yourself anything in the modern era. Techie subjects are covered in greater detail because most tech-savvy people also know how to record videos…

10 Fantastic Examples of Progressive Webapps

The concept of a progressive webapp (PWA) is simple. Developers create websites that behave like native applications for all environments. These work like hybrid site-app combos where you have “webapps”…

10 Simple CSS Snippets for Creating Beautiful Blockquotes

Why reinvent the wheel designing elements that already have free designs online? Blockquotes remain a staple of text-heavy websites and they come in so many distinct styles. I’ve curated my…

The Best Adobe XD Mobile App Freebies for UI Designers

Adobe’s XD program is a direct competitor to Sketch. And while XD is still pretty new it’s catching on like wildfire. If you’re thinking of trying Adobe XD, you can…

10 Free Knowledgebase Themes & Plugins For WordPress Users

Anyone who’s looking to build a simple Wiki or knowledgebase site should find at least one valuable resource here.

8 Open Source CSS Accordion Menu Methods and Designs

If you’re looking for a simple way to create your own accordion then read on. We’ve curated the best free options that are sure to help you create a usable accordion quickly.

10 Code Snippets for Creating Beautiful CSS Buttons

If you’re looking for some examples of quality CSS buttons, this post is where you should start. We’ve organized 10 unique CSS button collections and snippets from CodePen which you can study and clone for your own web projects.

10 Free Web Design Plugins For Adobe Photoshop

Adobe is the world leader in design software. They offer everything from vector design to print work and with their release of Adobe XD, they now offer web prototyping .…

Top 15 JavaScript Plugins for Extending Your Web Forms

You can add tons of cool features onto your site with JavaScript. But there are so many libraries and plugins to choose from, it can be a drag finding the…

Top 10 Free WordPress Portfolio Plugins

The easiest way to build an awesome portfolio site is through WordPress. The open source WP community makes it so easy to find help, install a sweet theme and even…

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