Design

CSS offers several different ways to declare colors, each with its own syntax, benefits, and drawbacks. It can get a bit confusing especially since they are still adding new ways. If you are not always sure how you should go about and declare your colors in CSS, in this post we want to shine a light on this issue. In the following, we will go over different ways for assigning colors to website elements, how to use them, the pros and cons, and when to use what. Assigning Colors in CSS Declaring colors in CSS is generally not very hard. […]

Designers, coders, and developers are constantly coming up with revolutionary web designs. This can make it difficult to keep up with the newest techniques. However, an awareness of the latest trends is critical if you want to stay relevant and achieve your goals. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of this year’s top web design trends to help you transition from last year’s popular approaches. This arsenal of design strategies can help you create an attractive and contemporary website. In this article, we’ll discuss six web design trends to watch out for in 2022. Let’s get started! 1. Retro-Inspired Retro-inspired […]

The footer is one website area that many people neglect in lieu of optimizing the content of their header or navigation, but this is a huge mistake. One of the most common web design blunders is underestimating the power of the site footer. It’s true that your header, nav menu, and main design are more important. Yet, the footer plays a very important role in keeping people on your site longer, as well as improving UX and making it easier to contact you or navigate your site. Ready to overhaul your footer and give it the attention it deserves? Here […]

Headless WordPress has taken the digital world by storm. This flexible system has proven to be an excellent way to manage content – especially for eCommerce websites. However, knowing how to use it effectively can be a little challenging. Fortunately, there are plenty of examples that can help. By understanding how certain brands leverage the headless WordPress system, you can start learning how to apply it to your own site. In this article, we’ll introduce you to the basics of headless WordPress eCommerce sites. We’ll then cover four different examples to help you understand how each brand benefits from this […]

WordPress has been releasing a new default theme each year since 2010. You can find review posts of several of them here on Torque: Twenty Fifteen, Twenty Twenty, Twenty Twenty-One, and now Twenty Twenty-Two. With each theme, the developers have showcased what’s possible with WordPress as well as set new standards for the WordPress design community.  This year is no different. The new default theme will drop together with the upcoming WordPress 5.9 release. Like the other themes, Twenty Twenty-Two follows a minimalist design approach. However, that doesn’t mean it skimps out on the features. On the contrary, the theme is […]

Venture is a WordPress theme for enterprises that want to showcase their portfolio of work.

When working with developers designers often go an extra mile to make sure the fonts are set exactly as specified, the colors match the mockups and the spacing of the elements is pixel perfect. How do I know that? I am a designer myself. Unfortunately, quite often, when the developers complete their work, the results don’t always match what the designers envisioned. So how do you bridge the gap between the designs and the development? Start with the right tools The first step in creating the pages to match the designs starts with the right tools. There are a few […]

Ecommerce is tough business. From increasing expectations online shops have to fulfill to cart abandonment, it’s not always easy to convert visitors into paying customers. A central element here: checkout page design. Think about it: you probably invested a lot in sourcing products, web design, and building traffic. Yet, in the end, the checkout page is the last part of your website that customers will interact with. After making a huge effort to get them there, it can literally make or break whether someone goes through with their purchase or not. If they don’t, all the work you did before […]

If you’re building your website from scratch, you may feel a bit overwhelmed when trying to design its visual layout. While you could create your site using code, this method can be rather difficult and challenging for non-developers. With the WordPress Block Pattern Directory, you can access user-made layouts and quickly build your site’s pages and posts. Furthermore, this feature comes with sub-categories that make it easier to find columns, galleries, text boxes, and other elements for your site. In this guide, we’ll look at what the WordPress Block Pattern Directory is and why it could be useful for site […]