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  • newLimiting The Visibility Of WordPress Posts Via Usernames
       Controlling who is able to view a post is a simple task once the system is established. Limiting access to certain users has several advantages, ranging from a design studio distributing artwork among various clients, or a sma…
    - 14 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 8:51am -
  • The UX Research Plan That Stakeholders Love
       UX practitioners, both consultants and in house, sometimes conduct research. Be it usability testing or user research with a generative goal, research requires planning. To make sure product managers, developers, marketers and…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 10:35am -
  • How To Deliver Exceptional Client Service
       We often hear companies, including Web agencies, boast about how they provide exceptional client service. But how do they define exceptional? Consider this scenario. You are hired to design and develop a new website for a reta…
    - 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 9:02am -
  • What Successful Products Teach Us About Web Design
       Web design is a craft that is constantly evolving and yet also sometimes sabotaged. The moment a design is released, a new version is born. In the beginning, like a baby, it seems vulnerable and weak, but in time it grows up a…
    - 4 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 10:01am -

noupe.com

  • Creative Uses of Illustration in Web Design
       Using illustration in web design has become quite trendy these days. People love to see beautifully designed illustration based websites because they stand out from the rest. Not only because of the beautiful illustrative ar…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 4:00am -
  • Flashes in the Dark: Low light Photography
       Photographers put a lot of focus and emphasis on the lighting for their pictures. After all, lighting is a powerful instrument in setting the overall tone and feel of the piece. Even when there is very little light to work w…
    - 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 3:59am -
  • The New Redesign Rules of the Web
       With the ever-changing landscape that is the internet, web designers and developers are constantly tasked with redesigning some part of the web. Whether it be for our own sites or for those of a client, redesigning is a big…
    - 4 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 4:00am -
  • USB Drives That Make You Jump Drive For Joy!
       In the Stone Age of computers and digital storage, there were little “floppy disks” that promised holding an entire megabyte of space… although it was really only 978 kilobytes. AOL would send these little plastic disk…
    - 5 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 4:00am -

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vectortuts.com

  • newCommunity: Peer Review 06
    Vectortuts+ is all about helping people turbo charge their skills, and today we have another special community post that will help our readers take their images to the next level. The best thing is, you can be part of it too! Find out more at the ju…
    - 12 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 10:00am -
  • newCreate a Stylized Performance Car in Illustrator CS5 – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial
    In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, learn how to create a stylized performance car from a reference image using many gradients, custom art brushes, patterns, clipping masks and not a single gradient mesh or blur in sight! If you are looking to take your…
    - 14 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 8:00am -
  • Quick Tip: Quickly Create Recycled Paper Textures with Adobe Illustrator
    In this tutorial you will learn how to quickly create a series of recycled paper textures. You can use these to apply the effect of old paper over illustrations. The goal of this tutorial is to show you some shortcuts for aligning objects on the Art…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 10:00am -
  • Create a Golden Shield Illustration with Ivy Text Effect – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial
    In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, you will learn how to create a golden shield illustration and an ivy text effect. We’ll use vector shape building techniques to construct the main structure of our work and then Illustrator’s 3D tools to add depth…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 8:00am -

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1stwebdesigner.com

  • newCreate a Classic-Styled Portfolio Design in Adobe Photoshop
    Howdy, today we will be creating a nice design for your online portfolio. What we will learn here is how you can use a combination of textures and patterns to create a nice old-school look and how to use guides in a smart way.  Here is what we will…
    - 6 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:00pm -
  • newGuided Tour Through Web Design History
    Web design has been with us for a bit longer than 20 years now and sure, it is easy to criticize poorly designed websites nowadays, but few people really know how and where it all started. Things when web design started were really different – actu…
    - 17 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:00am -
  • 5 Must-Know Tips for Better WordPress User Management
    WordPress is a great tool to use for managing content. It’s really simple for developers, for managers and for users to use, especially when using a great theme. But if there is one thing that I think that needs to improve yet is its user managemen…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 4:00pm -
  • Is Web Technology Rapidly Progressing or at a Standstill?
    Take a moment and realize how far our industry has come from where it originated. It seems like centuries ago since IE6 was considered the top browser and when being able to use CSS in conjunction with HTML was groundbreaking. Remember when the use o…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:00am -

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abduzeedo.com

  • newDaily Inspiration #1042
    This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the…
    - 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:24pm -
  • newSurprisingly Beautiful Escalator Photography
    A photographer can actually get to take some beautiful pictures out from the most common things, like escalators. I find this particularly fresh and quite nice, considering the amount of beauty found in these photographs.If you got your own escalato…
    - 11 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 11:30am -
  • newFriday Fresh Free Fonts #137
    I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it's awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#137 and make sure to…
    - 12 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 10:12am -

bittbox.com

  • newFreebie Friday: 6 Abstract Lines Brushes
    Happy Friday everyone! Today I’m releasing this set of unique and tough to define brushes. The source for these was a microscopic piece of pollen. Up close the strands looked like barbed wire. After photographic it, I brought the images into Illust…
    - 8 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:10pm -
  • Free Texture Tuesday: Grab Bag 14
    Today’s grab bag of textures contains a couple old book covers and three other various textures. Each one will add a different dimension to your designs.
    - 3 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 11:40am -
  • Freebie Friday: 5 Simple Fabric Brushes
    This collection of five subtle hi-res fabric brushes will add some natural surfacing to your work. Each brush is 2500×2500. Preview Download .ZIP
    - 8 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 9:19am -
  • 25 Most Popular Mac OS X Apps for Web Designers
    The new Mac App Store on 10.7 Lion has greatly improved the usability of OS X. Now designers and developers have easy access to a whole collection of software from around the world. It’s also a fantastic system for Cocoa programmers to earn some ex…
    - 9 days ago, 18 Jan 12, 11:20pm -

css-tricks.com

  • newShopTalk Episode 3
    Where Dave and I are joined by Chris Eppstein. Sponsored by LessAccounting and United Pixelworkers (who are offering a 10% discount on shirts with coupon code "shoptalk").Direct Link to Article — Permalink…ShopTalk Episode 3 is a post from CSS-T…
    - 23 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 11:27pm -
  • Animate to an Inline Style
    You already know that inline styles are "bad practice." Inline styles aren't reusable like CSS in separate files is, and thus, inefficient bloat. Unless of course, when it isn't. There are some instances where inline styles make perfect sense. Perhap…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 3:18pm -
  • Custom Fonts in Emails
    A reader writes in:Would it be possible to draw an entire typeface in CSS to be sent in emails? Our company needs to send out emails to about 20k people to introduce a new brand that we are launching. The emails will be in HTML/CSS. My CEO is very s…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 12:45pm -
  • Burst Title
    During the previews for a movie I saw recently, there was an advertisement for an Oprah-related something or another. I wasn't paying attention because I was trying to get out my phone so I could snap a picture of it. Which I failed to do. There was…
    - 8 days ago, 19 Jan 12, 10:51pm -

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cssnewbie.com

  • A JavaScript Currency Conversion Script
    It turns out that converting random numbers into formatted currency (with dollar signs, commas, and periods) is more difficult in JavaScript than I would have expected. There's no built-in function for it, and it's something I run into a lot. The fun…
    - 60 days ago, 28 Nov 11, 5:28pm -
  • Cross-Browser Support for HTML5 Placeholder Text in Forms
    One of my favorite new additions to forms in HTML5 is the placeholder attribute. I love placeholder text because it can help make large, complex forms easier to navigate. Unfortunately, not every modern browser supports it yet. But I say, let’s use…
    - 29 Nov 10, 12:06pm -
  • Intelligent Select Box Filtering
    These select boxes all contain the exact same security question. However, each question can only be selected once — we're using jQuery to remove selected questions from all the other dropdowns.
    - 16 Jul 10, 5:56pm -
  • Cross-Browser Rounded Buttons with CSS3 and jQuery
    I was tasked with replacing several dozen Photoshop-generated rounded buttons on a large site with a flexible HTML/CSS/JS equivalent. I wanted it to be simple and leave the code as clean as possible. It also needed to work in all modern browsers. Thi…
    - 22 Apr 10, 5:35pm -

csshowto.com

  • From PSD to CSS HTML in 4 easy tutorials – part 4
    This is the 4th and final instalment in this series on converting a PSD to CSS, its taken a little longer to get finished than I would have liked! Here is the 4th part on how to turn a PSD design into a fully working webpage. At the end of the last t…
    - 19 Oct 08, 2:58pm -
  • Choose our next tut and getting CSS work done!
    I got around to posting the 3rd in our popular series of PSD to CSS tutorials last week and I have been suprised at how much people seem to be liking them. So much so we are going to let you decided what our next tutorial should be. The 4th and final…
    - 30 Jul 08, 4:38pm -
  • From PSD to CSS/HTML in Easy Steps – Part 3
    Thanks for staying with us and here we now have part 3 of 4 in our series of how to turn a psd to css/html. In part 1 and part 2 of this article we created some of the major elements that we will need in order to hold our content. This article will d…
    - 24 Jul 08, 11:26am -
  • From PSD to CSS/HTML in Easy Steps – Part 2
    Welcome to part 2 of our tutorial. In part 1 we created the basic structure of the site on which we are going to build our photography site. This is the second in our 4 part series on how to take a PSD file and convert it into a fully CSS based html…
    - 17 Jun 08, 4:57pm -

psdtuts.com

  • newCreate a Post-Apocalyptic Photo-Composition – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial
    In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, author Mark Mayers will create a post-apocalyptic photo composition that will take inspiration from movies such as Planet of Apes, where an astronaut finds himself marooned on Earth thousands of years in the future onl…
    - 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:00pm -
  • How to Create High Quality Metal 3D Text in Photoshop
    Most of you probably know those awesome letters that were generated with 3D programs. But what about when you don’t have any particular program and you need to make 3D typography? This tutorial will show you how to create the 3D text shape and giv…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 10:00am -
  • Sneak Peek at Adobe Photoshop CS6
    In this video, Photoshop Senior Product Manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes gives us a sneak at Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw and Adobe Photoshop CS6. The most dramatic change that you will notice from this video might be the darker color of the new interface…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 7:43pm -
  • Create a Medieval Battle Axe in Photoshop
    Photoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating photographs but it can also be used as a means to create stunning digital art. This tutorial is part of a 25-part video tutorial series demonstrating everything you will need to know to start producing…
    - 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 10:00am -

nettuts.com

  • 24 Extremely Useful Ruby Gems for Web Development
    One of the nicer things about developing on the Ruby platform is the sheer amount of meticulously categorized, highly reusable code wrapped up in the form of aptly named ‘gems’. I’m sure you’ve heard of popular frameworks like Sinatra or the…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 4:38pm -
  • Why you Should be using PHP’s PDO for Database Access
    Many PHP programmers learned how to access databases by using either the MySQL or MySQLi extensions. As of PHP 5.1, there’s a better way. PHP Data Objects (PDO) provide methods for prepared statements and working with objects that will make you far…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 11:04am -
  • Meet Crockford’s JSDev
    Recently, Douglas Crockford released a neat tool that makes the process of developing and testing your JavaScript a bit easier. Interested in learning more? Watch today’s quick tip to find out!Watch the ScreencastShow LinkDouglas Crockfor…
    - 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 12:29am -
  • .htaccess Files for the Rest of Us
    .htaccess files are used to configure Apache, as well a range of other web servers. Despite the .htaccess file type extension, they are simply text files that can be edited using any text-editor. In this article, we’ll review what they are, and how…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 7:37pm -

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designreviver.com

  • How To Make an Impact with Eye Catching Business Card Design
    As potential customers, people come to an exhibition or to your office to find the next diamond in the rough, the designer that will understand their business needs and someone with a creative streak. In one short meeting, or even if they simply visi…
    - 23 days ago, 5 Jan 12, 8:40am -
  • Web Usability: Top 10 Tips
    With bounce rate and time-on-site assumed to be the top trump cards in Google’s new algorithm; there is most certainly a push from Google — and subsequently advertisers — for websites to become more user, in addition to search engine, friendly.…
    - 95 days ago, 25 Oct 11, 10:36am -
  • Full-time or Freelance?
    They say the grass is always greener on the other side, but which side suits you and your needs best? Before making a potentially life-altering decision, read on to discover the differences between, benefits to, and drawbacks of being full-time or fr…
    - 12 Oct 11, 9:23am -
  • Choosing Fonts & Typefaces
    Typefaces come in all shapes and sizes, and much like smells and sounds, have the power to conjure emotions, meanings, and correlations. But instead of being paralyzed by the overwhelming number of typefaces in your drop-down menu — or worse, inadv…
    - 14 Sep 11, 11:58am -

bestcssgallery.com

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Photoshop Etiquette
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Smultron Lab
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Leslyg
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designfloat.com

  • new30 Tattoo Script Fonts You Should Have | CreativeFan
    Tattoo script fonts are useful for a variety of purposes beyond actually creating tattoos. Because of their uniqueness, they work quite well for large text that you want to draw attention to.
    - 10 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 12:30pm -
  • new10 Useful Thunderbird Add-ons
    So, are you one of those Firefox junkies, eh? Than you'll love these useful Thunderbird add-ons for sure!
    - 10 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 12:05pm -
  • newDesign Tips to Create Websites for Effective Communication
    Every website exists not just to earn but also to communicate certain information to its target audience.
    - 11 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 11:38am -
  • newNew Photoshop Brushes for Free
    There exist a huge number of wonderful Photoshop brushes to choose from all around the web. However in today’s post, you will find a selection of Photoshop brushes, free to download which have been freshly made available for designers.
    - 11 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 11:37am -

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  • newBREAKING: Facebook to File for IPO Next Week [REPORT]
    The long-awaited tech IPO of the year -- perhaps of the decade -- is on. Facebook will file its paperwork for an Initial Public Offering on Wednesday, acco
    - 9 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 1:50pm -
  • newSamsung Galaxy Note teardown shows small LTE chip
    We often see third-party device teardowns but Samsung bucks the trend by showing breakdown of its 5.3-inch Galaxy Note. Those who say Android screens are getting larger mainly because of LTE radio size need to take a closer look at this dissection. I…
    - 12 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 10:53am -
  • newApple 'attacking problems' at its factories in China -
    Apple has defended its ethical standards after a newspaper reported factories in China rely on child labour, 24 hour days and unsafe conditions to manufacture iPhones, iPads and computers.
    - 12 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 10:03am -
  • newNintendo expects first annual loss in at least three decades
    Spurned by consumers who now favor tablets, smartphones and higher-definition consoles, Nintendo Co. said it will probably post a loss in its current fiscal year — its first in at least three decades.
    - 13 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 8:57am -

spoongraphics.co.uk

  • MightyDeals Giveaway for Access All Areas Members
    This week MightyDeals have arranged a great offer for Access All Areas members. They are giving away any of their current deals to 5 lucky winners! Fancy some new vector resources, a premium font to add to your collection, or maybe a book to learn so…
    - 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 2:00am -
  • How To Create a Vibrant Abstract Shards Poster Design
    Follow this step by step Illustrator and Photoshop tutorial to create a cool poster design of vibrant shard graphics. We’ll create the array of shapes with Illustrator’s vector tools before finishing off the poster with some subtle textures in Ph…
    - 5 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 2:00am -
  • Art & Design Inspiration Fix for January 20th 2012
    The Art & Design Inspiration fix pulls together a collection of my favourite graphical images that I’ve come across over the past week to give you a fix of creative inspiration. This week we have designs from Stewart Scott-Curran, Justin Kamerer, C…
    - 8 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 2:00am -
  • 20 Tutorials for Learning Digital Painting Techniques
    I’ve always loved browsing the insanely detailed and realistic artwork created by digitally painting in Photoshop, so this year I’m planning on setting aside some time to learn the basics myself. I’ve read through numerous online tutorials and…
    - 12 days ago, 16 Jan 12, 2:00am -

gomediazine.com

  • newThe January 2012 Go Media Flickr pool showcase
    Snow everywhere! It’s January 2012, it’s cold and there’s snow everywhere. Who needs another excuse to stay home with a cup of coffee or hot cocoa and browse through inspiration? Not me. Also, yes, there wasn’t any December 2011 showcase. Thi…
    - 12 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 10:00am -
  • Daily Inspiration: Patience
    Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility, Pati…
    - 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 10:00am -
  • Custom Sticker Giveaway by Sticker Mule
    Today is giveaway day! Hello Zine readers! We’ve got an awesome giveaway today for $100 in free custom stickers, from Sticker Mule. If you’re a designer, the folks at Sticker Mule are good people to know. They make awesome die cut stickers, in an…
    - 5 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 10:00am -
  • The Making of Thread’s Not Dead
    It’s been about 8 months since I launched my first ebook entitled Thread’s Not Dead: The Designer’s Guide to the Apparel Industry. We’ve sold over 1,000 copies of the ebook and we recently celebrated the launch of the hardcover edition. It gi…
    - 11 days ago, 17 Jan 12, 10:00am -

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justcreativedesign.com

  • Accessibility & Integrity
    I was recently humbled and amazed at an email I received through my brand identity questionnaire and I just had to share the story, not only because it opened my eyes to something amazing, but something I would never have thought of and I’m sure no…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 10:34am -
  • How to Keep Start-up Costs Low
    This is a guest article contributed by Daniela Baker*.–The success or failure of a business depends on how wisely you allocate start-up funding. As a solo-preneur you can monitor every expense and decide where your money will best be spent to get…
    - 7 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 2:17pm -
  • 3 Great Ways To Attract Higher Quality Clients
    This is a guest article contributed by Lior Levin.–You have probably been in a situation where you felt like a client was not willing to pay you enough or did not appreciate the quality of work you had put into a project. For freelancers & bu…
    - 17 days ago, 11 Jan 12, 9:30am -
  • A New Profile Picture & An Upcoming Re-brand
    For the first time in over fours years I have updated my profile picture, which you will notice on the left side bar of the website and across my social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, Dribbble, etc.). Although it may seem like a small change, the…
    - 20 days ago, 7 Jan 12, 5:27pm -

pshero.com

  • Create A Scrapbook Alphabet
    Introduction In this Photoshop Text Effect you’ll learn to create cool Scrapbook style text that can be used as a stand alone word treatment or converted to individual reusable .png files with a transparent background. READ THIS: If you haven’t a…
    - 16 Feb 11, 10:28am -
  • Create A 3D Push Pin
    Introduction Back when I wrote the popular A Scrap Of Notebook Paper tutorial quite a few of you wanted to know how I created the push pin shown in my final image. Well the wait’s over my friends! In this Photoshop tutorial I’ll show you how to c…
    - 3 Feb 11, 8:45pm -
  • Modern 3D Text Effect
    Introduction In this Photoshop tutorial we’re going to step outside my usual Photoshop Only philosophy and use the 3D rendering power of Adobe Illustrator to create a cool little 3D text effect. Don’t worry noobs, you don’t need to know anythin…
    - 30 May 10, 10:28pm -
  • Film Inspired Photo Borders
    Introduction In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to convert a flat black on white photo border into a much more usable one in just a few simple steps. The image we’ll be working from comes to us courtesy of Andrea Rascaglia who put togethe…
    - 18 Feb 10, 5:50pm -

photoshoplady.com

  • newRealistic Rainy Window Effect in Photoshop
    In this tutorial we will show you how to make a realistic rainy window effect using basic Photoshop tools, filters, brush and layer styles.
    - 19 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:01am -
  • Making a Nice Comic from your Image
    You may want to create your own comic from your image. However, to start with this, it is very time consuming and difficult. Transformation of your image into a Comic art is a good way, in this case. Here will show you some nice skills to do.
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 3:01am -
  • Painting a Nice Dinosaur Scene in Photoshop
    Painting a dinosaur scene is similar to paint other objects. It is also initiated from sketch. This tutorial will show you to set up the Photoshop brushes and brief you the painting process.
    - 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 3:01am -
  • Create an Immersive Lighting Effect
    In this this tutorial I’m going to walk you through a few steps on how to use custom Photoshop brushes along with a few vector elements to create this immersive lighting effect composition. You will be surprised at how easy the steps are to create…
    - 4 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 3:01am -

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smashingapps.com

  • 15 Best Magento Themes For eCommerce Websites
    Magento is the best platform for any e-commerce store or website because it comes with large numbers of terrific features that make it the preferred choice of many e-commerce website owrn ers. On the other hand, finding out elegant or helpful Magent…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:30pm -
  • 55 Fresh And Free Texture Packs To Spice Up Your Designs
    Textures are very popular and well accepted in the designing community. Beginners who have just started in the graphic design industry may not be familiar with how to use textures. Every skilled designer knows the importance of using the appropriate…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 4:21pm -
  • 15 Useful And Free High Quality Folder Icon Sets
    Folder is a place where we keep and organize all our important files. Folder icons, although are small and appear extraneous but they play a crucial role for computer-users all over the place. For the most part folder icons are presented in simple fo…
    - 3 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 3:47pm -
  • 50 Beautiful Yet Free HTML5 And CSS3 Templates
    HTML5 templates are getting very popular these days because all professional HTML5 templates are compatible to all browsers with its functionality and features, and with the release of HTML5 / CSS3 it has become even more popular among designers beca…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 12:06pm -

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colorburned.com

  • Giveaway: Win 250 Die Cut Business Cards From UPrinting
    Hello everyone! Our friends from UPrinting have decided to sponsor yet another fantastic Colorburned giveaway. UPrinting knows how much you guys love and want Business Cards so they have decided to give away 250 Die Cut Business Cards to 1 lucky…
    - 89 days ago, 31 Oct 11, 10:00am -
  • Update: Win a Free Business Account From BaseKit (x3)
    As a designer, you’ll have to create your own website at some point in your career. A website is an important aspect of any business and is something most designers spend quite a bit of time on. Unfortunately, many…
    - 19 Sep 11, 4:12pm -
  • Connect With Other Designers on UCreative
    Are you looking for a place to connect to other artists and designers? A place where you can share your ideas, ask for help, give advice, or just showcase your work? If so, then you should check out…
    - 4 Aug 11, 3:26pm -
  • 10 Seamless Plaid Patterns for Illustrator and Photoshop
    It’s been a while since I’ve published much of anything around here so today, I’ve put together a set of 10 seamless plaid patterns for Illustrator and Photoshop that you can use in your designs. The patterns are…
    - 12 Jul 11, 10:00am -

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Neo Pop Surrealism
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OBLIQUE
OBLIQUE
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Character Mega Pack.
Character Mega Pack.
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I Want You To Want Me
I Want You To Want Me
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vandelaydesign.com

  • How to Create a Set of Highlighter Brushes for Illustrator
    A few months ago at Vandelay Premier we recently released a set of highlighter brushes for Adobe Illustrator,and in this tutorial we'll show how you can accomplish the same thing on your own. We'll scan some lines made by a highlighter and that will…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 7:35am -
  • Ultimate Roundup of Photoshop Custom Shapes
    Photoshop presets like brushes and patterns get more attention, but custom shapes can be equally useful. Because custom shapes are vectors, they can be scaled to larger sizes with no decrease in quality. In this post we'll link to some of the best…
    - 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 7:11am -
  • Showcase of Outstanding Portfolio Websites
    Portfolio websites are a major marketing tool for most designers and design agencies. The portfolio site allows you to showcase your work, provide information about your services, and receive inquiries from those who are interested in your services.…
    - 4 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 7:13am -
  • 25 Amazing Nightscape Photographs
    The same scene captured in a photo at night will have a completely different feel than one taken during the day. Night photos can be intriguing and amazing, but the low levels of light make them a challenge to master.In this post we'll showcase 25…
    - 5 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 7:20am -

speckyboy.com

  • newManaging an Organized Freelance Work Schedule
    It takes a lot of time and dedication to build a freelance career. The hours are long, work can be tedious, and often you need to multitask like crazy. But the freedom of release from a regular work schedule can be fantastic. In this guide I’d lik…
    - 19 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:57am -
  • Creative Uses for QR Codes
    Nowadays we look around and all over the places see QR codes embedded into the ads, buildings, billboards, newspapers, cups, clothes and even into the roads. The usage of QR (Quick Response) codes in promotional marketing is a great idea and just on…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 3:29am -
  • A Showcase of Typography in Webdesign
    Functional web typography is, of course, key to the usabilty of any website. But functional does not mean boring. Big, loud and attention grabbing typography does have the presence and magnificence to truly grab the attention of your visitors. It do…
    - 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 3:26am -
  • Freebie: Colorful 3D UI Kit
    We have a fantastic freebie for all of you web designers out there, you’ll love this:) Designed by Land-of-Web, the Colorful 3D UI Kit comes in .psd format and is full of beautifully designed modern web elements covering almost all aspects of web…
    - 3 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 3:24pm -

sixrevisions.com

  • Giveaway: 100 Custom Flyers from Next Day Flyers
    Advertise here with BSAWe’ve partnered up again with our wonderful friends at Next Day Flyers to give away two sets of 1/4-page flyers with free shipping anywhere in the Continental U.S. Each set contains 100 flyers. Flyer printing can be used and…
    - 5 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 10:00am -
  • The Proxority Principle in Web Design
    Advertise here with BSAIn web design, the position of design elements and the layout of web pages is everything. So many cool, exciting techniques are available to help us lay out our designs (especially with CSS3 at our disposal) that we often forge…
    - 10 days ago, 18 Jan 12, 8:27am -
  • Giveaway: 10 Subscriptions to Mindomo (Mind-Mapping App)
    Advertise here with BSAMindomo, a mind mapping application for brainstorming,  has teamed up with us to give out 10 Premium Account subscriptions for one year (worth $65 each). Read on to see how you can win this awesome prize. ** Update: Giveaway P…
    - 10 days ago, 18 Jan 12, 8:20am -
  • Announcement: Winners of PSD2HTML.com PSD to Conversion Services
    Advertise here with BSAWe had a great giveaway from our friends at PSD2HTML.com, a leading provider of PSD to HTML conversion services. In this post, we’d like to announce the two winners who’ve won themselves $400 and $300 worth of PSD2HTML.com…
    - 14 days ago, 14 Jan 12, 5:00am -

logospire.com

Drawing
Drawing
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Green American Home
Green American Home
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Music Logo Design
Music Logo Design
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WRMC
WRMC
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Ração Já
Ração Já
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Santamix Cimentos
Santamix Cimentos
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webdesignerwall.com

  • UPrinting Business Card Giveaways
    This Friday giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting, a shop that provides a wide range of online printing services. We are giving away 3 sets of 250 die-cut business card printing to 3 winners. Each winner will receive a set of 250 business card printing…
    - 42 days ago, 16 Dec 11, 1:32pm -
  • Responsive Design in 3 Steps
    Responsive web design is no doubt a big thing now. If you still not familiar with responsive design, check out the list of responsive sites that I recently posted. To newbies, responsive design might sound a bit complicated, but it is actually simple…
    - 50 days ago, 8 Dec 11, 10:52am -
  • Despositphotos Giveaways
    As mentioned last week, I will be giving away some goodies in December. So here is the first giveaway sponsored by Depositphotos stock photos. Depositphotos is giving away $50 credit to 5 readers on Web Designer Wall. Hurry, this contest ends in two…
    - 52 days ago, 6 Dec 11, 10:59pm -
  • MightyDeals is Giving an iPhone 4S
    Can you believe it is December already? For the joy of December, I'm going to giveaway some goodies to you. The first nice one came across is the iPhone 4S (unlocked model) giveaway from MightyDeals, who gave away 2 iPod Nanos last year on the Wall.…
    - 57 days ago, 1 Dec 11, 4:43pm -

veerle.duoh.com

vectips.com

  • newWeekly Vector Inspiration #155
    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to comment…
    - 13 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 9:39am -
  • Did You Know: Constrain Angle
    Did you know you can adjust the X and Y axes in Illustrator? Chose Preferences > General > Constrain Angle. The value you enter will affect all tools and modifier keys in Illustrator. This can be great for creating isometric objects or working on a p…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 9:35am -
  • Anchor Points: Tom Whalen
    Anchor Points is a series of quick chats from mainstays of the vector art community and today we are chatting with Tom Whalen, also know as Strongstuff. Tom’s work has made a regular appearance on many of the Weekly Inspiration posts. I love Tom’…
    - 4 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 9:19am -
  • Weekly Vector Inspiration #154
    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to comment…
    - 8 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 9:51am -

aivault.com

dezinspiration.com

  • Dreamy – Premium WordPress Theme
    Dreamy – Premium WordPress Theme is a Clean yet powerful WordPress theme with a lot of great features for Business/Portfolio Websites. Dreamy is easy to customize with a powerful admin ...
    - 14 days ago, 13 Jan 12, 11:03pm -
  • The Vineyard: WordPress eCommerce Theme
    The Vineyard: WordPress eCommerce Theme is a complete, flexible and beautiful eCommerce WordPress theme. The specifically designed store pages will show off your products perfectly. It fully supports the cart66 ...
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  • Event Guest List WordPress Theme
    Event Guest List WordPress Theme – Create Events and guest lists easily with WordPress. No matter if you throw a party, create an event for friends or colleagues – Event ...
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  • Epic WordPress Theme
    Epic WordPress Theme is a Premium WordPress Theme, loaded with a myriad of features. Simple yet eye catching, this one hits the target dead on. Well worth the time to ...
    - 14 days ago, 13 Jan 12, 10:39pm -

designworklife.com

  • newComputer Arts Collection
    Computer Arts Collection is a new annual series of six in-depth guides from the makers of Computer Arts. I’ve seen one of these babies in person and it is gorgeous—it features everything from work samples to designer profiles to a full breakdow…
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  • newPaul Rogers Posters
    Check out this small sampling of vintage style posters by Paul Rogers. Much more to be seen right here.  
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  • newColor Happy 161
    I always love House Industries type catalogs. This one is even more of a beauty in person.  
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  • Chicago Women’s Health Center Invite
    This incredible invitation package was designed by Will Miller, and Ohn Ho for Firebelly Design’s annual Grant for Good project.
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 10:00am -

brushking.eu

freecss.info

  • Your Blog

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  • CSS Poker Cards
    Not really a tutorial but I developed some really simple cards. They are perfect for describing a poker hand or anything else involving cards. Check them out at the following link. Let me know if you encounter any problems or what to request anything…
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  • Sleek Portfolio

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  • jQuery Enhanced CSS Navigation
    In this tutorial we will combine jQuery and CSS to create a nice tab style navigation. The basic effect we are creating is when you hover over a tab it raises up using jQuery.
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creattica.com

  • Afflante
    Logo for design inspiration website www.afflante.com
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 3:02pm -
  • Brotherhood
    Personal lettering for t-shirt production.
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 3:49am -
  • D'origenn

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  • Kiana
    The Kiana E-mail Theme has been designed with flexibility in mind. It has attractive design and it's highly unique. The Kiana E-mail Template is MailChimp compatible and comes with 12 handcrafted Templates.Credits:Buddah Logo: StevaWine L…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 6:56pm -

xhtmlvalid.com

  • Expandable CSS Tabs Tutorial
    =1. Main XHTML Structure=An example list structure code:<div id="menu"><ul><li><a href="">Short</a></li><li><a href="">Looooooooooooooong</a></li><li><a href="">Home</a></li><li><a href="">About</a></li><li><a href="">Contact Us</a></li></u…
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  • How To Make Entrecard XHTML Valid
    If you try to place the original entrecard code on your blog or website, you will get an invalid markup validation error.Example (Original Entrecard code):<script src="http://entrecard.s3.amazonaws.com/widget.js?user_id=5683&type=standard_200" type…
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  • CSS3: Changing the face of modern day web designing
    CSS3: Changing the face of modern day web designingIn the modern era of regular web development, CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are style sheet languages used for describing presentations of documents that are written in different markup languages. T…
    - 20 Feb 08, 10:52pm -
  • DIVs vs. Tables
    DIVs vs. Tables: What will you choose for your webpage?Tables have always prompted eye-gouging hissy fits amongst different web designers and accessibility advocates of every stripe. Both the side saddle with myth and have debated in larger part fro…
    - 20 Feb 08, 10:49pm -

webmonkey.com

  • newHTML5 Video on the Web Today
    The hype surrounding HTML5 video may have died down, but as a recent report on the state of HTML5 video on today's web shows, the actual technology is better than ever.
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  • Video: When We Build
    Former Apple designer Wilson Miner reminds us why we care about building a better web in this inspiring talk.
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 3:30pm -
  • Twitter Adds Responsive Design Tools to Bootstrap 2.0
    Twitter's increasingly popular Bootstrap web development toolkit is just about to hit 2.0. With this release web developers will be able to use Bootstrap's new responsive tools to easily create flexible layouts for tablets and phones.
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  • Jokes for Nerds: Wat Moments in Programming
    If you ever doubt your nerdery, head on over to Destroy All Software and watch the video of programmer Gary Bernhardt’s Wat talk. If you find yourself laughing, rest assured, you’re a nerd. The talk comes from CodeMash 2012, where Bernhardt took…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 11:08am -

webdesigndev.com

  • 10 Sources for Stock Photos
    More often than not I find myself meeting with a prospective client and telling them one of the biggest keys to designing a stunning website are the images that you use. You can have the most elaborate interface, with parallax scrolling, fluid and re…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 2:08pm -
  • Outsourcing Sites for Freelancers
    I’m often asked by others questions like, “Where do you get job leads?” “How do you find clients?” And, “What’s a good source for finding work online?” Those are all pretty tough questions to answer, as there are several different way…
    - 4 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 9:44am -
  • How to make a panning website in Flash
    You might have seen a lot of panning websites in Flash. In these sites if you click on a link, the page automatically scrolls to that content. This effect looks great and is better than just plain old webpages. But believe it or not this effect is ex…
    - 9 days ago, 18 Jan 12, 5:37pm -
  • How To Monetize Your Website With Google AdSense
    If I had a euro for every time I heard one of those folklore stories of the guy who knew a person who talked to a guy whose roommate in college had a study group with someone’s cousin who made a website that earned him a million euros a month, I th…
    - 16 days ago, 12 Jan 12, 8:31am -

hongkiat.com

fudgegraphics.com

  • FYI Monday: Stunning Digital Paintings by Ryohei Hase
    This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enj…
    - 5 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 2:51am -
  • FYI Monday: Colourful Illustrations by Karan Singh
    This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enj…
    - 12 days ago, 16 Jan 12, 2:51am -
  • FYI Monday: Beautiful Illustrations by Valerie Jar
    This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enj…
    - 19 days ago, 9 Jan 12, 3:05am -
  • MSH: Free January 2012 Calendar Wallpaper
    This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month shoul…
    - 23 days ago, 4 Jan 12, 6:20pm -

good-tutorials.com

  • newRealistic Rainy Window Effect in Photoshop
    In this tutorial we’ll show you how to make a realistic rainy window effect using basic Photoshop tools, filters, brush and layer styles.Advertise here via BSA
    - 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:38pm -
  • newHow to design Wide Screen Laptop in Photoshop
    Very nice and informative Photoshop Tutorial, In this Photoshop Tutorial you will learn how to design Wide Screen Laptop in Photoshop.Advertise here via BSA
    - 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:38pm -
  • newPhotoshop Video Tutorial - Background & Faded Shadows
    Welcome to the second part in our Photoshop design tutorial. In this part you will learn how to design the main rounded corner content along with with faded shadows.Advertise here via BSA
    - 8 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:38pm -
  • newHow To Design A Charity Web Layout
    It is very important today to help our fellow creatures. Every year, plenty of people get help from relief agencies. Today, I want to dedicate my work to them through my “special relief agencies” Photoshop tutorial. This tutorial teaches you how…
    - 8 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:38pm -

designer-daily.com

  • newiBondi
    This is one of the coolest gadgets I’ve seen recently. This little item will serve as iPhone stand, door holder, [...]
    - 24 mins ago, 27 Jan 12, 10:01pm -
  • newGuimaraes Jazz 2011 posters
    Some cool posters for a jazz festival by Atelier Martino&Jaña.
    - 22 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 12:47am -
  • Background Artworks
    The art of blending into the background by Peruvian artist Cecilia Paredes.
    - 3 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 10:04pm -
  • Featured illustrator: Yuko Shimizu
    Japanese artist Yuko Shimizu’s world is totally amazing. Discover more of her illustrative work on her website, make sure you [...]
    - 4 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 9:56pm -

designm.ag

  • new40 Negative Space Logo Designs
    Advertise here with BSAIn this post we have collected 40 well design negative space logo designs. Enjoy!! If you like these logo designs you might also want to check out our previous posts below.40 Creative Logo Designs28 Clean and Creative…
    - 13 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 9:51am -
  • Logo Design: 36 Emblems & Badges
    Advertise here with BSAIn this post we have 36 well design and emblems & badges. Enjoy!! If you like these logo designs you might also want to check out our previous post below.28 Clean and Creative Logo Designs40 Creative Logo DesignsToky…
    - 3 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 11:48am -
  • 10 Essential Guidelines for Freelance Collaboration
    Advertise here with BSAFreelance collaboration is on the rise. Increasingly, teams of freelancers are now doing the work that in-house departments used to do. Graphic designers are now working on teams with writers and programmers.But many fre…
    - 9 days ago, 19 Jan 12, 10:22am -
  • Showcase: 33 Examples of Brilliant Industrial Photography
    Advertise here with BSAThe Industrial Revolution is a significant part of our history on this planet. It seems like a long time in retrospect, but only 100-150 years ago we were just kicking off the creation of American corporations and factorie…
    - 11 days ago, 16 Jan 12, 11:51am -

youthedesigner.com