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Worth a thousand words: images that have real impact
I started my career as an illustrator until a motorcycle accident took my career. My smashed hand, arm, and spirit never recovered to the point I could handle a drawing tool again. I always tried to reach for impact…shock…lasting impressions…some said nightmares. Luckily, my hand could hold a computer mouse very nicely and, with a [...]
Mon, 21 May 2012 09:07:46 GMT | Tagged: designYou’re a terrible client
It’s not just me; I’ve asked around: You will probably be your own very worst client. Ever. Every trade has a similar story to the point where it’s almost cliché: the carpenter’s house is falling apart, the mechanic’s car is a rattling jalopy, and the barber is a balding chatty guy who’s always forcing loved [...]
Tue, 22 May 2012 09:11:35 GMT | Tagged: design35 Interesting Info graphics for Web Designers and Developers
Infographics are visual representations of graphical information, data or knowledge.Infographics simplifies complex information and make it easier to understand. Graphics have been designed not only to look good, but also to expose as much information and data as possible. These graphics were made by some very talented designers with creative minds and skills. There are [...]
Fri, 18 May 2012 05:50:35 GMT | Tagged: designTelling stories with your designs
Websites are incredibly versatile as a medium, to be used to display information and other content, and if well designed they can do this in an enjoyable way that’s easy for the reader to digest. This can be done through combining a site persona with an ongoing narrative, consistent throughout, which will all come together [...]
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:15:43 GMT | Tagged: designFree download: Media Black UI Kit (PSD)
Today we have another great freebie for you created exclusively for WDD by Grafpedia. This one is called the Media Black UI Kit and contains graphic elements suitable for any sort of media elements, such as video and audio players, along typical navigational items.It’s provided as a layered PSD file. If you want more items [...]
Fri, 11 May 2012 09:21:43 GMT | Tagged: designOur favorite tweets of the weekMay 7-May 13, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of [...]
Sun, 13 May 2012 09:32:42 GMT | Tagged: designPosting a price list on your web site: does it work or fail?
When I first saw a web site designer who had posted a laundry list of prices on his site, I gasped in horror. It created some buzz in the design circles in which I traveled. No one agreed with the concept. Then, a well-respected design firm owner announced he was going to try it. He [...]
Wed, 09 May 2012 09:26:32 GMT | Tagged: designOur favorite tweets of the week Apr 30 – May 6, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of [...]
Sun, 06 May 2012 09:11:10 GMT | Tagged: designRoundup of single page websites
One of the recent developments on the web has been the rise in the use of one page websites by everyone from web designers to large companies to promote their product, app or portfolio. One page websites look great with many having very simple designs, large typography and amazing illustrations and graphics too making them [...]
Thu, 03 May 2012 09:25:05 GMT | Tagged: designA (not so) jilted English professor’s guide to creative web design
Responsive design has some definite buzz of late, and with good reason. It promises to simplify the increasingly complex task of adapting websites for the countless new devices multiplying by the minute. By considering a few common variables like screen size, adapting a site to its visitors’ particular needs becomes a matter of some clever [...]
Fri, 04 May 2012 09:57:52 GMT | Tagged: designOur favorite tweets of the week Apr 23 – Apr 29, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of [...]
Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:58:07 GMT | Tagged: designOur favorite tweets of the week Apr 16 – Apr 22, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of [...]
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:40:59 GMT | Tagged: designEcards: a great marketing tool!
When I started working for a big greeting card company, I wanted to keep in touch with my freelance clients and contacts in the design industry. As the usual workday was 10 hours, after work I had little energy to do mailings, make calls, or send emails to an 800 name list as those pesky [...]
Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:24:14 GMT | Tagged: designWin 10 free PSD to HTML conversion! (valued at $99 each!)
You spend hours creating the perfect design in Photoshop. It’s exactly what you wanted (and what your client wanted). And now it’s time to spend hours coding it. Not exactly your favorite part of the job if you’rec like a lot of designers. Even if you know how to code the design. That’s where PSD [...]
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:16:15 GMT | Tagged: design15+ high quality, free pattern sets
As web designers, we spend most of our time praising web designs for their sleek interfaces and their awesome typography or even just the random design work, but truly, the unsung hero of design is the pattern. The pattern is popular, not just online, but offline too—we love a good pattern because it’s design in [...]
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:48:50 GMT | Tagged: designGrunge Photoshop brush roundup
We’ll be starting a regular series of roundups of the best free Photoshop brushes, in various themes; this week’s Photoshop brush roundup is on the Grunge theme. Grunge is a very bold style choice, and is characterized by its gritty style, dark, washed-out colors, and irregular shapes. Grunge textures can be so varied, from wood [...]
Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:27:46 GMT | Tagged: designTurning propaganda poster images into modern web design
Impact is the key in design. Make the viewer take notice. Persuade them to stay. Make them see the message and then sell it. Design is the balance of elements to create a visual message and nothing does it better than the propaganda poster. Simple, bold and moving, these have been used throughout history to [...]
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:00:06 GMT | Tagged: designA Typographic Refresh
A little over five years ago, Greg Storey suggested Whitney for the SimpleBits logotype that went along with a previous brand update. I’m thankful he did, because since then it’s become a favorite typeface around these parts, eventually becoming the base for the current ‘SB’ mark. Over the next few years, Hoefler & Frere-Jones catalog became my [...]
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:14:15 GMT | Tagged: design40 free high resolution leaf textures
Stock leaf textures could be very useful to have on hand if your design is nature-related. Green is perfect for creating calming and relaxing effects, and it can bring a comfortable experience to visitors of your website. Proper use of these high-resolution textures can make your artwork or web design look more natural and realistic. [...]
Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:49:57 GMT | Tagged: designOur favorite tweets of the week Mar 12-Mar 18, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of [...]
Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:21:02 GMT | Tagged: design20+ examples of beautiful and inspiring fonts
Choosing fonts for design projects can be a daunting task because there’s thousands of fonts out there all over the web that you could use. Whether you’re looking to create a big, bold logo for your business or work on a poster for an event here’s a collection of inspiring fonts that are perfect for [...]
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:06:44 GMT | Tagged: designAn explanation of Photoshop Blending Modes
One of the most commonly used features of Adobe Photoshop is Layer Blending Modes. This allows you to blend layers, or groups, together to create interesting effects. Although there are 29 blending modes available we will be focusing on 8 of these modes. Having a knowledge of the varying blending modes will enable you to [...]
Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:54:27 GMT | Tagged: designWhat’s new for designers, March 2012
The February edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, frameworks, jQuery plugins, icons, productivity tools, responsive design resources, and some really great new fonts. Many of the resources below are free or very low cost, and are sure to be useful to a lot of designers and developers out [...]
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:35:16 GMT | Tagged: design15 dummy text generators you should know
As designers attempting to creating functional work, oftentimes we are required to make our designs look as finished as possible. For example, if you are designing a brand new website for someone, most times you will have to make sure the prototype looks finished by inserting text or photos or what have you. The purpose of [...]
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:30:29 GMT | Tagged: designOur favorite tweets of the week Mar 5-Mar 11, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of [...]
Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:27:25 GMT | Tagged: design
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