"Creating Digg-like web form" is my first article published on Design Shack. This tutorial simulates Digg.com signup form, with unique features such as their dynamic tooltips that give you a hint on each field that is to be filled. The same approach will be adopted for displaying validation messages.

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I needed to translate some text from Swedish to English this morning. Since I don't understand a word in Swedish I went to Google Translate.

After I translated the text I wanted to try translate something from English to Swedish. Since two arrows between language buttons didn't tell me that they are for switching languages I changed languages manually. Sigh!

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An increasing number of people all over the world are taking advantage of blogs for a personal interest as well as for online businesses. Much of the increased popularity is thanks to WordPress hosting – blog platform making it easy to setup and manage professional blogs. Regardless of what you are going to use the blog for, you obviously want it to perform as good as possible.

So, how do you find the best blog hosting provider and what do you have to take into consideration when choosing one? What Are the Options?

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I am so busy these days that I barely find time to sleep properly. And that affects my blog, of course - I haven't posted anything since last week and that is really annoying for me as well as for my readers. Here are three simple tips on how you can avoid this.

1. Prepare your topics in advance

This is a must. You know what you are blogging about and you should always have a prepared list of topics. This way you can easily write an article when you have an inspiration or simply when you find some free time. I always have a list of at least 30 subjects. I just don't have time.

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Comment forms allow visitors to leave their impressions about the content. Although the content is a king, general impression isn't negligible at all. Each element in a design can contribute to a better user experience. This applies to comment forms as well.

This tutorial will teach you how to make a stunning comment form using an old postcard photo. Final result can be seen on the image above.

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