RESOURCES - Designbeep https://designbeep.com Free Resources for Designers and Developers Tue, 30 Mar 2021 05:15:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 A Guide to CrocoBlock Service – How to Create a Website Without Any Experience https://designbeep.com/2018/07/30/a-guide-to-crocoblock-service-how-to-create-a-website-without-any-experience/ Mon, 30 Jul 2018 09:05:41 +0000 http://designbeep.com/?p=68148 Creating a website seems to be a fascinating idea, at least, at first thought. However, when you start looking for the right way to put it together, you discover that the things are actually more complicated than you expected. That’s when page builders come into play. Lately, there are lots of them. One of the most popular and powerful ones is Elementor drag-n-drop builder. It is free to use and provides opportunity to build well-designed web pages even if you have no experience. However, a website is not only about content. It also needs a header and a footer, a

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Creating a website seems to be a fascinating idea, at least, at first thought. However, when you start looking for the right way to put it together, you discover that the things are actually more complicated than you expected.

That’s when page builders come into play. Lately, there are lots of them. One of the most popular and powerful ones is Elementor drag-n-drop builder. It is free to use and provides opportunity to build well-designed web pages even if you have no experience.

However, a website is not only about content. It also needs a header and a footer, a menu, single and archive pages, etc. It is not a matter of a single page builder or one additional plugin. And this is the very reason why CrocoBlock subscription service is out there to help you through all the way.

What is CrocoBlock Service?

CrocoBlock is an all-in-one subscription service for creating outstanding websites from scratch. We took Elementor page builder, enhanced it with multiple powerful addons, created dozens of customly designed skins and made sure all the components compliment each other.

The subscription service includes 30 ready-made skins on different topics, like blogging, business, car repair, and many others.These skins can be applied for practically any WordPress theme, and are easily switched whenever there is a need. Every skin includes topical pages built with Elementor.

It is also significant that the sections included in the skins are available for usage as separate elements for building a website. There is a vast library with more that 500 pre-styled sections, So in the case you want to bring some specific section from one skin to another, or to build your own page from scratch with ready-made sections, it’ll just take you several clicks.

Meet the Jet Plugins Family

CrocoBlock subscription also includes the full pack of Jet plugins for Elementor, already loved by many users on Envato. There’s no need to purchase them separately and look for the needed functionality. All the Jet power you may need is already there.

JetElements Addon for Elementor


JetElements is the most popular addon for Elementor. It provides over 30 different widgets for adding and styling content. This plugin is invaluable when it comes to creating sliders, post carousels, banners, portfolio and image layouts. It also provides functionality for adding parallax effect for the sections. Its widgets are easy to use and have extended style settings.

JetMenu Addon for Elementor


JetMenu is the right plugin when you need to create a mega menu with loads of content in it, and want it to look impressive. It provides widgets for creating vertical and horizontal mega menus with extensive style settings. And the most important thing about it is that JetMenu allows creating a mega menu with Elementor, so you’ll be able to structure it and place any content you want inside the items using the widgets you have at your disposal.

JetThemeCore Addon for Elementor

JetThemeCore plugin for Elementor is the real muscle behind CrocoBlock’s functionality. It is the tool that allows creating header, footer, single post and archive templates and applying them for different pages, or the whole site. It also adds Magic Button modular functionality for quick access to the pre-styled sections and pages.

JetBlocks Addon for Elementor

Speaking of headers and footers, when creating them you’ll definitely need specific widgets for adding content, such as login and sign in forms, hamburger menu, logo, breadcrumbs, etc. JetBlocks is the plugin that provides such widgets for Elementor and makes the tasks extra easy. Another great feature about it is that JetBlocks allows making sections sticky, so you’ll be able to create a sticky header for any theme, anytime.

JetBlog Addon for Elementor


And what about dynamic content? If you’re looking for a way to showcase blog posts, custom post types or even WooCommerce products, JetBlog widget can be really helpful. It provides Smart List and Smart Tiles widgets for adding dynamic content. It means that its content will be changing automatically when new posts are published. It also provides an easy way to query posts and display custom fields.

JetWooBuilder Addon for Elementor


As for WooCommerce functionality, JetWooBuilder is the ultimate solution among Elementor addons for creating an online store. It can do anything from helping you build custom WooCommerce product page templates to adding single products and product taxonomy layouts to the pages built with Elementor.

All of the Jet plugins are included into the subscription, and it’s more than enough for creating a website. But that’s not all! There are even more powerful plugins that make working on your site even more easy and convenient.

For one, JetTabs plugin allows to place the templates built with Elementor inside the tabs and accordion blocks. JetReview plugin provides special widget for adding reviews to the pages built with Elementor.

JetTricks plugin has a wide range of visual effects to make the website’s appearance more vibrant and alive with animated tooltips, parallax effects for widgets, section particles, and many other features to enjoy.

What theme is best to use with CrocoBlock

CrocoBlock subscription is a full pack that is enough for creating a high-end website. Other than skins and plugins for Elementor page builder, it includes a clean Kava theme, that is made for Elementor and has really impressive design and powerful performance.


Kava is WooCommerce-ready, supports RTL and has immaculate typography.
But what’s best about it, is that Kava WordPress theme is completely free! So you can download it and try it out with Elementor even without purchasing a CrocoBlock subscription.

In addition, it’s not even necessary to use Kava theme with CrocoBlock products. In case you have already installed another WordPress theme and are perfectly content with it, you can use CrocoBlock and keep it, and everything will work smoothly.

A few words about CrocoBlock licensing

One of the most enjoyable things about CrocoBlock is its simple licensing. There are only three license types, that cover different use cases.

A Single Yearly license will perfectly fit those who need CrocoBlock only for one website. This license type includes all the products as well as professional support for one year. The only limit is that the products can be used only for one website. And after the license expires you won’t get new plugins from Jet bundle and new skins. This license is the best option if you’re a beginner, want to build a website for your hobby, or in case you want to try CrocoBlock out before upgrading to a more advanced license.

There are also an Unlimited Yearly and Unlimited Lifetime licenses. Both will suit you if you’re working on different websites for your clients and are looking for a way to make your work easier and faster. However, the Lifetime license plan includes lifetime support as well as lifetime access to the whole CrocoBlock subscription package, which is constantly updated with new skins as well as new Jet plugins.

Speaking of CrocoBlock subscription, it is needed to say that this service is unique. It provides everything for those who work with Elementor page builder, and it is the best option for people who don’t have coding skills, yet, need to create a website and make it stand out. Sometimes the theme on the given topic is not enough, and CrocoBlock is the right way to approach the task of creating a website and feel confident about it all the way.

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Best Actions For Child Portraits https://designbeep.com/2018/07/03/best-actions-for-child-portraits/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 02:50:55 +0000 http://designbeep.com/?p=68001 When is it useful to apply Photoshop actions? Photographers face the issue of the ideal photo editing every day. Each style of photography needs the specific approach and effects. It can take so much your working time to pick and then create an exclusive photo image to each work. Photoshop action is a perfect solution for editing many images in one day. It will become the ultimate productivity tool for saving your time. They will complete such general tasks like color changing, and any giving finishing touches. The great benefit of Photoshop action is that they are easy to use.

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When is it useful to apply Photoshop actions?
Photographers face the issue of the ideal photo editing every day. Each style of photography needs the specific approach and effects. It can take so much your working time to pick and then create an exclusive photo image to each work.

Photoshop action is a perfect solution for editing many images in one day. It will become the ultimate productivity tool for saving your time.

They will complete such general tasks like color changing, and any giving finishing touches.

The great benefit of Photoshop action is that they are easy to use. It is easy to install, easy to play, and are self-explanatory. It doesn’t matter how complex the action is. The applying process still will be easy.

The Photoshop actions can become a great learning tool. The user will understand how the Photoshop work by inspecting your actions, if we are talking about the amateur photographer. Photographers can dissect the actions and go into each step of any action, turning action off and on. You will become a Photoshop expert. They also will help photographers with the huge experience to improve their skills.

It’s a great opportunity for experiments. So you can try many effects in few minutes. It will help you to find the most appealing result for the specific child portrait and never waste the whole night for it!
You can change and compare the result until you are satisfied with it.

When you want to achieve the matte effect or add the HDR effect, you can rely on an action to do it for you. Each time you think about the Photoshop action but don’t dare to use them, others use them! Thousands of professional photographers all over the world, make the right decision and apply the ready effect instead of creating the new ones. Your time is priceless! And you shouldn’t avoid more tools, which can simplify and speed up your workflow.

Let’s sum up all advantages of using Photoshop actions in your work:
– They are easy to use.
– They are the best time saver for photographers and designers
– You can use them as a teaching tool
– You will find a perfect variant for your work in the shortest terms
– Great opportunity to experiment and find the perfect appearance for your child portrait

Pick your desires before picking the perfect actions for child portraits. Each time you work on photo improving you must start with the determining your desires and goals! What result do you want to get? Which style and color grade will be perfect for this portrait?

For the child portraits, it’s of the high importance to save the soft and tender look of the child. Give the deep sense to the work, make it special. The actions you will pick depends on the result you want to get! But some actions will be safe choices for any child portraits!

1. Start with skin perfection

For some general portrait improvement, you need to start with the skin retouching. Even so tender and perfect skin need help to look magnificent. Any of child portrait must get through this improvement. It’s a key action you need to start with. Make the child portrait look perfect without any shortcoming in one click.

2. Play with colors and lighting effects

If you want to emphasize the tenderness and softness of the child portrait. You can turn your attention to some action which will change the color grade of your image or add lightning effects. You can pick light toning, gradient or sunlight effect. In sober fact, the range of such the effect is so wide. They can frustrate you first! But we insist on the importance of those. With such photo effect, you will add the heart-warming vibes into your design and improve the general overlook.

3. Think about artistic approaches

Nowadays it’s hard to surprise the client with the right color balance, perfect skin tone, and some color changing. You must throw them for a look. They must fall in love with your work from the first glance. In case, you are looking for some creative and outstanding solutions for your child portrait, you can turn your attention to the more inconvenient photo effect.

You can make accents with selective color area photo effect, or make your portrait image more sophisticated with some oil paint effects. Some clients adore when their kid is surrounded by some rose petals or when the portrait is transforming into some cartoon-looking work. Determine the client’s preferences and complete the child portrait with some sophisticated photo effects below.

4. Make it look like a painted masterpiece!

The trendy and outstanding solution is transforming your perfect portrait shoot into the oil painting masterpiece. Your work will deserve the attention after such improvement! It will look like each detail was painted in the most careful way! It’s a refined solution for photographers with true taste.

5. Don’t neglect the black and white effects!

Some photographers try to keep away from Black-and-white photo effect for child portraits! However, if you are looking for the deep sense and dramatic look, which will melt any heart, the black and white Photoshop action, is your perfect choice! Only such the most daring photographers will use them, but the result is worthy! Furthermore, the perfect black and white effect will add classical and retro vibes into your modern child portrait.

6. Fabulous HDR as the final touch

The HDR effect is a trendy way to make the image more realistic, sharp and outstanding! And it can improve even child portraits with them! Such photo effects enhance works by adjusting the toning, saturation, and contrast of your portrait photos.

7. Do you hate the boring painting effect?

Decide in favor or watercolor actions
(https://styleactions.com/product/watercolor-v2-photoshop-action). Such the effect will add a very different painting appearance. Daring photographers should use the watercolor actions! They will get the magnificent result.

8. Get your inspiration from the movies

Opt the cinematic Photoshop action and add the appearance of the best movies of all time (https://styleactions.com/free-actions/cinema-effect-psd-action). Parents adore imagining their kid like a movie star. Let’s bring their dreams to come true if only for a moment.

No matter what approach you will prefer, remember the main rule – each parent thinks his child is adorable and unique, and your primary task is to make his best-in-the-world portrait. Find the way to enhance the beauty of each child. Creating the perfect child portrait is a meticulous work. But using the appropriate Photoshop action can simplify this task and make it much more pleasant.

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Perspective Web Screen Mock-Up https://designbeep.com/2018/05/31/perspective-web-screen-mock-up/ Thu, 31 May 2018 08:28:49 +0000 http://designbeep.com/?p=67788 The pack includes 6 different perspective web page screen mock-ups. 6 PSD file is included in the package. Adobe CS5 or upper version is required to place screenshots or photos. Every smart object layer is red signed in layer box in every PSD file. Detailed help document is also provided from which you will find the overall process of replacing screenshot in the smart object layer. The package is mainly appropriate for different application screen like mobile, android, phone, web page, any single photo or product photo etc. Features: – 6 Different website Screen Mock-Ups – 6 Layered PSD File

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The pack includes 6 different perspective web page screen mock-ups. 6 PSD file is included in the package. Adobe CS5 or upper version is required to place screenshots or photos. Every smart object layer is red signed in layer box in every PSD file. Detailed help document is also provided from which you will find the overall process of replacing screenshot in the smart object layer. The package is mainly appropriate for different application screen like mobile, android, phone, web page, any single photo or product photo etc.

Features:

– 6 Different website Screen Mock-Ups
– 6 Layered PSD File
– Pixel Dimension: 3000×2280
– High Resolution: 300 DPI
– Well Organized Groups & Layers
– Replace with Smart Object
– Easy to Replace Screenshot
– Realistic Shadows
– Auto Thickness Layer
– Change Background Color

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Which Print-On-Demand T-Shirt Fulfillment Company Should You Use? https://designbeep.com/2018/05/18/which-print-on-demand-t-shirt-fulfillment-company-should-you-use/ Fri, 18 May 2018 09:44:24 +0000 http://designbeep.com/?p=67680 So you decided to start a print-on-demand t-shirt business. One of the most important decisions you will make is choosing the print-on-demand fulfillment company. You should take this decision very seriously because it can make or break or business. Can you imagine ordering a t-shirt online and getting a low quality product? You’d never buy from that vendor again, right? Well, your customers think the same way, and it only takes one mistake to lose them. So which print-on-demand company should you go with? 3 questions that you should consider Okay, so before we start talking about different print-on-demand fulfillment

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So you decided to start a print-on-demand t-shirt business.

One of the most important decisions you will make is choosing the print-on-demand fulfillment company.

You should take this decision very seriously because it can make or break or business. Can you imagine ordering a t-shirt online and getting a low quality product? You’d never buy from that vendor again, right? Well, your customers think the same way, and it only takes one mistake to lose them.

So which print-on-demand company should you go with?

3 questions that you should consider

Okay, so before we start talking about different print-on-demand fulfillment companies, let’s make sure that you have the most important business questions answered.

– Who are your customers? You need to know who exactly you are selling to. What is their gender? What is their age? What are their interests? You need to know these things before you start selling t-shirts.
– How will you reach your customers? It’s not enough to only know who your customers are, you also need to know where they hang out online, and how can you reach them. How will you get sales otherwise?
– Does the math work? You need to know how much you pay for your products, how much you charge for them, and what is the profit per t-shirt sold. It’s easy to get carried away with creative things like t-shirt concepts and lose track of the practicality of it all. The math needs to make sense!

Make sure that you have these three basic business questions answered because they are the key to running a profitable print-on-demand business (or any business, for that matter!).

Why do you need a print-on-demand t-shirt fulfillment company?

You might be wondering why do you need to use a print-on-demand fulfillment company at all when there are sites like RedBubble?

Well, you can go with marketplaces like RedBubble, and you can make decent money with it, but if you want to establish a more serious brand and open your own online store, you will need to use a fulfillment company.

With a fulfillment company, you will be handling all the front end, which means you’ll be managing your website, taking orders, and handling payments, meanwhile they will be handling all the back-end, meaning printing t-shirts and shipping them to customers.

This model is basically drop-shipping for t-shirts and works really well because there is almost no upfront investment required.

Top 3 print-on-demand fulfillment companies

When it comes to print-on-demand fulfillment companies your best bet is going with the well-known, established ones:

– Printify. Printify is a print-on-demand fulfillment company that is used by over 50,000 merchants worldwide. You pick products, add them to your store, sell them, and then Printify handles the rest. You can learn more about their t-shirt fulfillment on this page. They also have integrations with Shopify, Etsy, and WooCommerce.

– Printful. Printful is a print-on-demand fulfillment company that sells everything from phone cases to coffee mugs to apparel. It has integrations with a bunch of ecommerce platforms such as Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCartel, SquareSpace, and more.

– Print Aura. Print Aura is a print-on-demand fulfillment company that sells a variety of products ranging from aprons to t-shirts to hats. You can also sell your art prints. It has integrations with the biggest ecommerce platforms such as Shopify, WooCommerce, and Etsy.

These three companies are professional, reliable, and affordable. I suggest you to take a closer look at each one and decide what works best for you. You can also use Google to find customer reviews for these companies.

Should you expand beyond t-shirts?

As you research these print-on-demand fulfillment companies, you’ll see that there are a lot of product options besides t-shirts, and you will probably start wondering whether you should start selling things like phone cases, mugs, hoodies, etc.

I’d recommend you to start with t-shirts and expand to other products later. You see, it’s much easier to establish your brand selling one product, and then move beyond it, than to establish your brand while selling a wide variety of products. Start small… Then expand.

Conclusion

You probably started your print-on-demand t-shirt business because you are an artistic person. Who wouldn’t want to get paid for sketching cool designs, right? And it’s true, there’s a lot of creativity involved, because ultimately everything revolves around the t-shirt concepts.

However, it’s important to understand that you are running a business, and therefore you need to be able to handle the business side of things.

You need to combine artistic skill with entrepreneurial prowess. Can you both produce t-shirt concepts that make people go “Wow” and run a profitable business? Well, if you want to make money, you’ll have to learn.

And yes, it will be hard work, but the results will be well worth it!

Image Credits: chuttersnap, ian dooley, Jerry Kiesewetter

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8 Best Design Resources Online https://designbeep.com/2018/02/20/8-best-design-resources-online/ Tue, 20 Feb 2018 08:32:10 +0000 http://designbeep.com/?p=67001 Whether you’re an experienced graphic designer or just starting on this industry, having great design resources you can count on it’s really important. Sure, being an amazing designer is not about the latest laptops and trends. Your creativity and execution are what makes your designs shine. And yet with the right set of tools and resources you can work faster, better and deliver stronger pieces. Here are 8 must-have tools to get you started. Vexels Vexels is a graphic stock that’s continually adding vector illustrations as well as thousands of isolated SVGs (downloadable in PNG, SVG, EPS and PSD). By

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Whether you’re an experienced graphic designer or just starting on this industry, having great design resources you can count on it’s really important. Sure, being an amazing designer is not about the latest laptops and trends. Your creativity and execution are what makes your designs shine. And yet with the right set of tools and resources you can work faster, better and deliver stronger pieces. Here are 8 must-have tools to get you started.

Vexels


Vexels is a graphic stock that’s continually adding vector illustrations as well as thousands of isolated SVGs (downloadable in PNG, SVG, EPS and PSD). By having their own in-house team of designers every design is exclusive and they also have an online editor on beta. Plus, if you’re a merchandise seller you’re in luck: the site has Merchandise licenses available for their designs, as well as subscriptions to get hundreds of designs per month.

Canva


Canva is an online editor that lets you create beautiful designs. It has lots of templates in lots of different formats, so you can start with any of them and then change colors, add text, your logo, and more. They also have a business version where you can prepare some presets like your color palette and logo so the designs always fit them, and your whole team can have access to it.

Pictaculous


Pictaculous is a pretty straightforward website, and it’s great. The idea is simple: submit an image and the site will show you the color palette that comes from it. It’ll also recommend similar ones that you can work with. Then, download the Adobe Swatch file, email it to you or share it. This is the perfect tool to make sure your design is color-balanced.

Tinkercad


Tinkercad is a very simple tool to create 3D designs and 3D print. There’s no need for complicated software here, the editor works similarly to Paint or other drawing softwares. You can create any type of object, from toys to prototypes, jewelry and more.

Dribbble


Dribbble started as a place to show your works in progress and get feedback from fellow graphic designers. It grew fast and ended up becoming the go-to community for designers, illustrators and other creatives from all over the world. It’s a great place to find inspiration and meet people from the industry. Dribbble is a nice tool to find freelance work too, so having an account and keeping it updated is great idea.

Nounproject


The Nounproject promises their users they’ll find Icons For Everything, and it looks like it’s a promise they keep. With over a million different designs, the site offers pixel perfect graphics for pretty much everything. Plus, the designs’ colors can be edited right on the site. This way you’ll download the icon of your choosing on the hue that works for your brand or project, ready to implement.

Google Fonts


Google Fonts offers a huge directory of open source web fonts for any project. Since they’re open sourced, they’re free to use for any purpose. Plus, each font was crafted by professional and experienced designers. They’re all high quality, there’s no need for a license, they work across every browser and they’re easy to download. What more could you ask for?

Unsplash


Unsplash is an incredibly good photography stock. They offer almost half a million free, high-resolution exclusive images. They’re all great and the vast majority doesn’t look like a stock photo. Plus, you can use them for free without giving attribution, so they’re a great for taking your project to the next level without paying extra.

We’ve tried to cover every aspect of designing with these resources, and truly hope they work for you. Do you have any other resource you swear on? Let us know!

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Locust Load Testing: How to Gauge the Quality of Your Apps https://designbeep.com/2018/02/14/locust-load-testing-how-to-gauge-the-quality-of-your-apps/ Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:33:46 +0000 http://designbeep.com/?p=66935 Ever needed an application to help you measure how many users your site can hold? Learn in this guide how locust load testing makes this possible! What is Locust IO? Locust is a load testing framework that’s open source. This distributed, scalable and light framework helps you find out how many users a system can handle through a series of test scenarios written in Python’s code. The main idea behind the software is that it each test user’s (locust) behavior. Each of these locusts is built by the tester or the developer. Then, a group of locusts will attack your service

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Ever needed an application to help you measure how many users your site can hold? Learn in this guide how locust load testing makes this possible!

What is Locust IO?

Locust is a load testing framework that’s open source. This distributed, scalable and light framework helps you find out how many users a system can handle through a series of test scenarios written in Python’s code.

The main idea behind the software is that it each test user’s (locust) behavior. Each of these locusts is built by the tester or the developer. Then, a group of locusts will attack your service or web application.

There is no need for clunky UIs or bloated XMLs. All Locust scripts are made in one Python code. This leads to more reusable test control and the version control tool can be used to track differences between histories.

How to Install Locust IO?

To install Locust, you’ll have to use Python 2.6+. As of now, it’s not available for Python 3.x. Locust is available on PyPI and can be made through easy install or pip.

Easy_install locust or pip install locust io

Test Iteration on Locust

While attempting to find our number of users, we’ve come across a few problems. Here are the few issues we’ve encountered and some solutions on how to fix them.

Ramping up too fast:
– Don’t fully flood the gates, unless this is what you’re testing for.
– If you’re using AWS, you run the risk of overloading your push requests and ELB into a surge queue, where they run the risk of being discarded.
– This might overload your back instances with an overload setup tasks (authentication, session, etc.).

High Memory Usage:
– We couldn’t find a solution for this but added more memory nodes into the system.

Error Due to Too Many Open Files:
– Increase the file limit for users wanting to use Locust
– Alternatively, you can start your Locust processes through the root and increase the limit from your script.

Replicating Production

You’ll have to adjust your staging environment to do a proper locust load testing procedure. Here are a couple of things you should do to improve the testing method:

– Remove Sticky Sessions, if they are on. If the load production is on multiple servers, and if it only replicates one logged in user, all of the requests might not be able to be routed the same way would in their production.

– Background Tasks: Your local setup should run things in the foreground that are placed as background tasks on production. This makes sense for users trying to conduct tests that are against staging or connect their local set up to a queue.

Closing Thoughts

Locust load testing is a great way for users to get the test out networks before placing their sites online. And, they help you use Python to gauge what needs to be fixed or replaced to ensure that your site is running smoothly.

We would suggest that you use Locust IO before running any application or website. You’ll find that it is easier to fix small bugs in your code and know how many users can be on the site without it shutting down. Thus, Locust is great for load testing and will help maintain the quality of your apps!

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Top 7 Best AI Chatbots https://designbeep.com/2018/02/01/top-7-best-ai-chatbots/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 13:35:05 +0000 http://designbeep.com/?p=66835 Chatbots have exploded in 2017. In previous years they were just an interesting idea to play around with to test how smart computers are getting. Now, researchers and companies are finding cool real-world applications for chatbots. They are helping us stay healthier, manage our meetings, keep up with the news, and even learn languages. It’s also possible to make your own chatbot if you know what you’re doing. Here are seven chatbots that are finding their way onto many laptops and smartphones, and changing the way we think about artificial intelligence. Mitsuku Mitsuku is first on the list because it

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Chatbots have exploded in 2017. In previous years they were just an interesting idea to play around with to test how smart computers are getting.
Now, researchers and companies are finding cool real-world applications for chatbots.

They are helping us stay healthier, manage our meetings, keep up with the news, and even learn languages. It’s also possible to make your own chatbot if you know what you’re doing.

Here are seven chatbots that are finding their way onto many laptops and smartphones, and changing the way we think about artificial intelligence.

Mitsuku

Mitsuku is first on the list because it is a classic general AI chatbot. Just go to the website and start up a conversation about anything. Music, what you’ve been up to, the meaning of life – it doesn’t matter, she’ll keep up a funny and witty chat.
Mitsuku is the most advanced chatbot on this list and one of the best in the world. She is the current champion of the Loebner prize, an annual competition ranking the most human-like chatbots in existence. You’ll be recognized if you’ve chatted on the same computer before, and Mitsuku can even pick up on your mood by the way you are speaking.

Melody by Baidu

Unlike Mitsuku, Melody is a chatbot designed for a specific task – looking after your health. Melody is Chinese search giant Baidu’s attempt to use AI to make doctor-patient communication smoother. Melody will ask you for necessary medical information, then integrate that info with the Baidu Doctor app. Doctors can then use that information for diagnostics or to recommend treatments.
This chatbot uses deep learning and natural language processing techniques developed by Baidu to get smarter with every interaction.

Poncho

Are you someone who checks the weather every morning before you leave the house? If so, Poncho could be a helpful new friend to start texting. Poncho is an expert in one thing, the weather. You can ask questions like “do I need an umbrella today?” or “ is it a nice day for a picnic?” and receive a helpful reply. It will even use witty humor to make the interaction more fun.
Available on iOS, Android, Facebook Messenger, KIK, and Viber, you can easily receive daily message updates on weather, pollen traffic, and horoscopes with a funny twist.

Instalocate

Many of us now travel and fly regularly, and keeping track of everything can be difficult. Instalocate is designed to be your personal travel assistant, helping with things like:

– Remind you of travel times and when you need to leave
– Estimate wait times
– Track flights and connections in real-time
– Predict problems during your journey
– Summarizing your customer rights

It might even earn you some money by helping you get the right compensation if your flight is delayed. You can find start chatting to instalocate on Facebook Messenger.

TechCrunch

Scrolling through hundreds of news articles every day is time-consuming. TechCrunch has an AI chatbot that helps you reduce this time by finding news articles that are relevant to you. Voted best news bot in the Chatbottle awards, it lets you subscribe to certain topics, sections, or authors that you like to stay up-to-date on things you care about. You can also ask specific questions like “What is…” to receive a direct answer or a recommended article to read.

Meekan for Slack

This chatbot acts as a calendar scheduling tool for Slack. It understands human readable requests, giving it an edge over other calendar scheduling platforms. For example, you can add it to your Slack channel and simply ask “Meekan, schedule a meeting for everyone tomorrow”. It will look at everyone’s calendars to find a suitable time that everyone is free. It works with Google, iCloud, and Office 365, and you can also ask it to do things like:

– Tell you how busy you are on a certain day
– Reschedule appointments
– Find a room that free

That’s pretty cool!

DuoLingo

This is one of the coolest use cases for an AI chatbot I’ve seen so far. When learning a language, it can be difficult to practice real conversations. Either because you feel pressured, or you simply don’t have anyone to talk to. DuoLingo helps you out by creating AI chatbots that can have a responsive conversation in the language you are learning. Want to practice ordering at a restaurant in Spanish? Have a chat to “Chef Roberto” and try choosing a seat, ordering food, and paying your bill. He’ll even crack a joke or two to catch you off guard.

The DuoLingo bots aren’t as smart as some of the others on this list, but that’s ok. When you’re learning a language, you probably don’t need or want that anyway. The bots are also learning and getting better all the time. Try giving a slightly unexpected answer, you might be surprised by the response!

Build Your Own Chatbot
Researchers and companies are getting great at chatbot AI development, and thinking of some great use cases for them. But, have you ever considered the possibility of creating your own? Companies like devteam.space can even help you out with chatbot AI programming, helping you make your own chatbot. It can use the same deep learning technology that the chatbots we’ve discussed today, but specialize in your business or idea.

Whether you want to build a chatbot or just try some out, now is the time to get started. Many are being developed every day, and there is probably one to help you solve a problem you’re having.

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What Makes A Perfect Label Design? https://designbeep.com/2018/01/15/what-makes-a-perfect-label-design/ Mon, 15 Jan 2018 13:53:30 +0000 http://designbeep.com/?p=66608 With the new technology surrounding us, you might think we’ve outgrown the days of printed labels. After all, a label is an insignificant piece of paper stuck to a product, right? Wrong! Labels are just as important today as they were for the last few decades. They provide short and easy to understand information about a product, they can be used to categorize and sort items, we use them in school, at home, and in stores, and their usefulness doesn’t know limits. Even more, labels and stickers are a fantastic way to promote products and show people your company is

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With the new technology surrounding us, you might think we’ve outgrown the days of printed labels. After all, a label is an insignificant piece of paper stuck to a product, right? Wrong! Labels are just as important today as they were for the last few decades. They provide short and easy to understand information about a product, they can be used to categorize and sort items, we use them in school, at home, and in stores, and their usefulness doesn’t know limits.

Even more, labels and stickers are a fantastic way to promote products and show people your company is professional and cares for details. How you do this? Through the perfect design!

Sadly, the design of the label is, in many cases, as mistreated as the label itself. Many companies or organisations don’t even bother to consult a designer – they’ll just use a standard template (which is hideous in many cases) and slap it on the label. This is not impressive and doesn’t say anything about your way of doing business (if else, it says you’re sloppy and lazy). On the other hand, the perfect label design can be your path to success. If you need proof, take a look at some wonderful examples.

But what it takes to make the perfect label design? Well, there are a few pointers to follow and below we listed some of the most important ones.

The Spacing

The real estate available on a label is quite limited so you must make sure all the information fits right in. Of course, the most important information (usually the name) will take the most space as it needs to be visible.

Next, you should find a place for the information that will make the labeled product more appealing to the buyer (‘100% natural’ or ‘gluten-free’). This type of information should be situated close to the name so it’s easy to read it by simply walking your eyes over the label.
The brand name is also important, but it doesn’t have to be bigger than the product name. Most designers recommend placing the brand in the space where the eyes roll up first (the top right corner or the top in general).

Since there is limited space and you want people to read the information on the label, it’s best to use contrasting colours, but in a pleasant combination. Overall, the idea is to make use of all the space you have available without crowding the design.

The Message

The piece of paper we call label or sticker must send a message, it must present the buyer with the brand’s identity and has to do so in an elegant manner. We know it sounds like too much to ask from a poor label, but it is more than possible.

Over the years, many brands impressed us with delicious design ideas and cute stickers that allowed us to appreciate the creative genius. So don’t just put the info on the label and hope for the best – make the buyer want to pick your product out of a few dozen more that sell the same thing!

Colours

Just like the words, colours send a message. And when you’re not combining them correctly, the message is not attractive to the possible client. For instance, it was proven that, in the nutritional industry, there is a powerful connection between label colour and purchase.

But in any industry, the colours used to design the label must be appealing to the customer. For instance, a bright colour may make your product easier to notice, but it may also be perceived as too bold. This is why you have to find the correct balance between colours and text without making it boring.
We hope you realised by now that labels and stickers are a lot more than just a piece of paper with some information. They can make the subtle difference a customer needs to purchase your product or pick up the phone and employ your services.

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Popmotion – A Functional JavaScript Motion Library https://designbeep.com/2018/01/04/popmotion-a-functional-javascript-motion-library/ Thu, 04 Jan 2018 08:09:42 +0000 http://designbeep.com/?p=66560 Popmotion is a JavaScript motion engine. 11.5kb (max). You can easily create unique animations and interactions with tweens, physics and input tracking. Popmotion provides simple utility functions that can take a value and return it transformed. These are, unsurprisingly, called transformers. It introduces new animations: decay, everyFrame, keyframes and timeline. It makes input dragging a breeze with our revamped pointer and multitouch actions. Crucially, there’s a new streamlined, reactive API. Popmotion

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Popmotion is a JavaScript motion engine. 11.5kb (max). You can easily create unique animations and interactions with tweens, physics and input tracking.

Popmotion provides simple utility functions that can take a value and return it transformed. These are, unsurprisingly, called transformers.

It introduces new animations: decay, everyFrame, keyframes and timeline. It makes input dragging a breeze with our revamped pointer and multitouch actions.

Crucially, there’s a new streamlined, reactive API.

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Mega Snow & Winter Bundle (Photos, Brushes, Effects, Textures, Objects) https://designbeep.com/2017/12/11/mega-snow-winter-bundle-photos-brushes-effects-textures-objects/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:30:37 +0000 http://designbeep.com/?p=66373 This bundle contains 7 high-quality design products for your perfect winter time. Simulating photorealistic snow for photography, web or print design has never been that easy. Various snow objects as well as 16 artistic snowflakes with transparent background will add a special touch to your winter (or Christmas) designs. The pack of winter photos rounds everything up and is perfect for social media posts, bloggers or web shop owners. Highlights: – Real Snow Brushes for Photoshop CS1+ – Real Snow Photo Overlays for Photoshop CS4+ – Snow Line Elements – Seamless Snow Texture – Abstract Snowflakes (16 transparent PNG image

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This bundle contains 7 high-quality design products for your perfect winter time. Simulating photorealistic snow for photography, web or print design has never been that easy. Various snow objects as well as 16 artistic snowflakes with transparent background will add a special touch to your winter (or Christmas) designs. The pack of winter photos rounds everything up and is perfect for social media posts, bloggers or web shop owners.

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