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News / 11 Jun 2024

WWDC 2024: Key Takeaways for Designers & Creatives

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is one of the most anticipated events among developers and designers. This year’s keynote event was packed full of exciting new features.

Apple revealed a lot of cool new things during the event. iOS 18, visionOS 2, macOS Sequoia, and the Calculator app finally coming to iPad were among the highlights of the WWDC 2024 event.

However, we are not going to cover all those features and details in this post. Instead, we are taking a different approach to share with you the important announcements most useful to designers and creative professionals.

News / 14 Jun 2023

4 Months Free With Kinsta: Supercharge Your WordPress Site

Whether you’re new to the blogosphere or an old hand, you know that quality web hosting is the lifeblood of any successful online venture. Trust us when we say, nobody understands this better than our hosting provider, Kinsta.

With an unbeatable offer on deck right now, it’s the perfect time to get acquainted with their stellar services!

To kick off summer in style, Kinsta is throwing down a deal that’s tough to resist. Sign up for an annual plan, and you’re looking at a cool saving equivalent to four months of their top-tier hosting.

Now, that’s what we call a steal! But enough about the deal, let’s take a look at what makes Kinsta our go-to hosting provider.

News / 17 Nov 2021

Elementor 3.5 Revamps WooCommerce Functionality

The preferred solution for eCommerce functionality in more than 3.8 million websites, WooCommerce has no shortage of fans amongst website builders and store owners. While, on its own, the WooCommerce system can be extremely powerful, there are some limitations to what you can do with this open-source plugin without extensive coding knowledge.

Website creation tools like Elementor are designed to simplify the process of creating high-quality, consistent shopping experiences with WooCommerce. When Elementor introduced WooCommerce editing tools in 2018, it was quickly embraced as a user-friendly and low-code way to develop online stores.

News / 15 Feb 2019

A Year of SiteGround in 2018

Hosting Design Shack with SiteGround has been a great move for us. We’re here to share a quick update on how things are going, alongside some new developments from SiteGround in 2018!

Whether you’re looking for managed WordPress hosting, or something much more custom and complex, SiteGround has you covered.

They’ve released a host of new updates and features (many with WordPress in mind), making it a great choice for hosting a site that runs on this CMS.

News / 22 Nov 2017

Get 67% Off Depositphotos This Month

Today, we’re excited to be featuring a special promotion from MightyDeals. Depositphotos offers one of the largest stock photo libraries on the web, and by taking advantage of this promotion, you can grab either 100 or 200 images of your choice for up to 75% off the regular price!

You can download any image, at any size (including XXL images), there’s no monthly limit, and no expiration date. It’s a great deal to get your hands on hundreds of high quality images. Read on to find out more!

News / 1 Jun 2017

How (And Why) to Grab a .design Domain for $5

Choosing a domain name is a tricky thing. You want something smart, original, and easy-to-remember. And you’re trying to find something that hasn’t already been snapped up.

Today we have a great deal for Design Shack readers, on a smart new TLD for designers — .design. Usually $35 per year, today’s your chance to grab your choice of domain for just $5! Read on to find out more.

News / 10 Nov 2015

Save Over $1,000 (96%) in the November Creative Market Bundle

Creative Market is a community of over a million creatives who buy and sell amazing design assets. You’ll find over 350,000 resources like fonts, graphics, templates, add-ons, stock photos and themes to improve your creativity and productivity. This month, Creative Market wants to present an amazing Big Bundle of their best products to Design Shack readers.

For November, they’ve rounded up 91 items worth over $1,100 — yours for just $39. Read on to see what’s included or jump straight to the bundle page for more information!

News / 4 Aug 2014

600+ Resources for $18 at PixelsDaily

We’ve recently been making some changes over at PixelsDaily, our sister-site containing hundreds of high quality web elements, graphics, icons, and resources for designers.

PixelsDaily now has an all-new responsive design, simpler ways to browse and search the library, straight-forward pricing, and a selection of fantastic new resources (that we’re adding to every week)! Read on to find out more, and get a 25% discount as a Design Shack reader.

News / 6 Jan 2014

Creative VIP: Where We’ve Come in 2013

Creative VIP is a membership service we launched for designers and creatives in July. It’s been growing steadily, and I’d love to share some of the progress we made over the latter part of the year.

We’ve added plenty of new partners, a slew of design resources, and sent out dozens of lovely creative goodie bags to our members. So join us as we recap some of what’s now on offer for the lovely creative folk we’re proud to call members.

News / 30 Sep 2013

Our Latest Membership Benefits on Creative VIP (And a 48 Hour Offer!)

In July, we introduced a new membership club for designers and creatives — Creative VIP. Since the launch, we’ve been working hard to increase the collection of exclusive discounts, benefits, and resources offered to members. MediaTemple, FontDeck, GatherContent, PixelKit — the list of benefits for our members keeps growing every week.

It’s been a pleasure getting to know some of our first members over the past few months, and we’ve been thrilled with the response so far. We’d like to give you a quick update on some of our new benefits and discounts today, as well as a one-off, 48 hour discount, if you’re thinking of joining.

News / 23 Jul 2013

Just 24 Hours Left to Claim Your Creative VIP Discount!

Last week, we let you know about a new project we’ve just launched — Creative VIP! It’s an exclusive membership club for creative professionals, with special privileges and discounts on world-class products and services, hundreds of design resources, and lovely creative goodie bags.

We’re offering all Design Shack readers a 25% discount on their membership, but there’s just 24 hours left to take advantage of the offer! Read on to find out more about why you should become a member…

News / 16 Jul 2013

Introducing Creative VIP: The Exclusive Membership for Creative Professionals

As one of our awesome Design Shack readers, we wanted to let you know about a new project we’ve just launched — Creative VIP. It’s an exclusive membership club for creative professionals, and we’d love to welcome you as one of our first members.

Our members receive special privileges and discounts on world-class products and services, access to hundreds of design resources, and creative goodie bags on their doorstep. Keep reading to find out more about a Creative VIP membership, and to grab an exclusive 25% discount for Design Shack readers!