When you work, it is really important to manage your time effectively by finding the right resources to help you. Here is a list of 30 plugins and tools that will help you in future projects.

1. Responsive Navigation

This is a tiny JavaScript plug-in which can be used in navigating in larger and small screens. It weighs only 1.7KB which means it does not eat up your memory or space in the device.

2. JQuery Engage

Done reading an article? Have your say and share it across to other readers on social network. This plug-in enables the user to subscribe for a newsletter or add a comment once you are finished with an article.

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TYDY is a minimal, professional template that can be used for a magazine or a blog.

The template is designed with a great focus on typography and content, with it’s three column layout it offers a lot of articles without the need for extra scrolling. The template has also a big content slider on the top after the main menu which offers a chance to display featured articles.

The template is available in a layered, organized and 100% re-sizable PSD file.

The template is available for sale for only $5.
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This question is something odd, but when it comes to the practicality it is often a question to be thought and well planned about. We can see that there will be websites, which are well built and designed but is almost invisible when searching on the web. Similarly, there are websites that will show up amongst the top of the web results for effective utilization of the SEO tools. However, the user will end up in not revisiting the website due to lack of effective web designing.

Therefore, it is clear that if you want to boost your business online, you have to think well on these two aspects contributing equally to add revenue and popularity in the web. Your website should be not only rich with the information to your target market, but also give a good visual retreat to your customer or the visitor. Remember that you are selling your business to the world and there are several similar website in the market. Your uniqueness should be defined and convinced equally compromising to the graphic and content retreat. Once you are able to succeed in these aspects, you just have to watch bringing up revenue to your business.

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Visitors to your website will make a pretty quick decisions regarding how they feel about the aesthetics of your home page. In fact, it’s usually your best shot to make a good impression on a first time visitor. If that visitor deems that you haven’t taken the time to come up with an attractive and functional layout, then they aren’t likely to stick around for your content.

The idea is that once someone has their eyes on your page, they should be immediately drawn in and excited about seeing more of what your site has to offer.

While that alone isn’t enough to win them over, it might be enough to get them to spend some time getting to know your site and browsing through your content, which can eventually lead to sales, faithful readers, subscribers and ad-click conversions.

So we need to ask the question: What should a website’s look and feel do for a visitor, and what kind of reaction or thought response are we looking for?

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There is a large trend in design for minimal logos right now. The idea of saying ‘less with more’ in logo design is the route that many designers are turning to. Simplicity is the key factor in this trend. The reason behind the rise in popularity is due to minimal logos being seen as more recognizable for consumers than complicated ones. This helps to increase brand awareness which is vital in business.

A minimalist logo needs to be clean, uncluttered and void of unnecessary details. Using simple shapes to represent a brand is relied upon in minimalism. Negative space is another common tactic used in minimal design to try and optimize the use of space. The best logos are when no explanation is needed to explain what the brand is about, it can be shown just by looking at the logo.

Take a look at some great examples of minimal logo design below. Hopefully they will inspire you to create your own logo using a minimalist template. Remember to not over-complicate your design and think about a clear message that you want to get across to consumers.

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