Filed under app, Button, Design, dev, effects, font, Graphic, Graphic design, Illustrator, map, mobile, photoshop, Resource, Resources, Template, Text, Tutorial, Typography, Vector, web by Tara Horner
It’s election season! Time for graphic designers to start helping clients design posters for their upcoming campaigns. It’s a great time to be a designer as each and every city has candidates making their run for spots. Using Live Trace and Live Paint in Illustrator makes stylized posters an easy task. This tutorial walks you through how to quickly make stylized posters that are vector based. This lets you use and re-use designs in various sizes – billboards to coffee [...]
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April 8, 2012 at 8:04 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, Button, buttons, CSS, Design, dev, development, flash, forms, HTML, icon, Icons, iOS, iphone, mobile, Resource, Resources, showcase, Template, web by Jake Rocheleau
There are a lot of factors to consider before building and submitting a mobile application. Developers have plenty of resources on the web for consulting official documentation. But there are some traits you should consider about the overall process. Whether you are building for Apple or Android-powered devices will make all the difference. Some developers have the confidence to build for both platforms which is staggering. I’ll try to mesh ideas together so they apply in both development environments equally. [...]
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March 23, 2012 at 8:33 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, book, CSS, Design, dev, font, Graphic, icon, Icons, jQuery, Logo, minimal, mobile, photoshop, Resource, Resources, showcase, theme, Tutorial, Twitter, Vector, web, Weekly News by Paul Andrew
This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy 
If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the design community, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebookor by subscribing to our RSS feed. Our Weekly Design News has been sponsored by MediaLoot. Check them out for some seriously useful resources [...]
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March 13, 2012 at 6:19 pm Comments (0)
Filed under app, CSS, Design, dev, development, effects, font, Graphic, icon, Inspiration, javascript, Resource, Resources, showcase, Template, Text, Typography, web, Web Design by Jake Rocheleau
Modern web designers are incorporating innovative new concepts for digital type. In the previous decade we have witnessed the Internet transform into a powerful tool for sharing media all around the world. More specifically digital designers have adapted and web trends continue to change over time. Text on a page will always be the most uniform way of communication. It’s up to web designers to mold this text in a tasteful and easy-to-read manner. In this guide I’ll share a [...]
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March 12, 2012 at 4:37 pm Comments (0)
Filed under app, Design, dev, Freelance, Resource, Template, Text, web by Eric Karkovack
Some clients already know what they need. Others don’t. So what should you do when a paying client knows what they want, but not what they need? In this article, Eric Karkovack offers advice on speaking up when a client doesn’t actually know what they need. In 1996, I was an 18 year old web designer. Fresh out of high school, I was a bit shy and not very eloquent when expressing myself verbally. My first job was for a [...]
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March 9, 2012 at 1:51 pm Comments (0)
Filed under app, book, CSS, Design, dev, font, forms, Graphic, HTML, icon, Icons, jQuery, minimal, Resource, Resources, theme, Tutorial, Twitter, Vector, web, Weekly News by Paul Andrew
This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the design community, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebookor by subscribing to our RSS feed. Our Weekly Design News has been sponsored by MediaLoot. Check them out for some seriously useful resources [...]
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March 6, 2012 at 8:43 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Button, buttons, CSS, Design, effects, font, HTML, icon, Icons, javascript, jQuery, Resource, Resources, Template, Text, Tutorial, web, Web Design by Jameel Khan
Today we are showcasing some of best tutorials and techniques that will help you create beautiful and functional designs by using only CSS, focusing primarily on the properties of CSS3. All with absolutely NO JAVASCRIPT. For the most part, the techniques we have highlighted below, can be used for everyday use, others probably not. Please do check browser compatibility when implementing any of these techniques. You might also like… CSS3 Compatibility Tools, Resources and References for Internet Explorer → CSS [...]
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March 1, 2012 at 9:27 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Design, dev, forms, Graphic, Resource, Text, web, Web Design by Christian Arno
The process of designing a website can present enough pitfalls at the best of times. A good site presents quality content that informs, engrosses and still delivers SEO, all served up in easily digestible, well ordered chunks. It should be clear and easily navigable, with graphics that catch the eye without overwhelming the brain. Designing a website in your own native language can feel like juggling a dozen flaming clubs. When you factor in cross-cultural, multilingual issues, there are even [...]
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February 28, 2012 at 3:29 pm Comments (0)
Filed under app, book, Button, buttons, CSS, Design, dev, font, Graphic, icon, Icons, iphone, jQuery, Resource, Resources, theme, Tutorial, Twitter, Vector, Video, web, Weekly News by Paul Andrew
This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the design community, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebookor by subscribing to our RSS feed. Our Weekly Design News has been sponsored by MediaLoot. Check them out for some seriously useful resources [...]
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February 28, 2012 at 8:39 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, Button, buttons, Design, dev, development, effects, flash, font, Graphic, icon, Icons, Illustrator, Inspiration, iphone, iPhone & iPad Dev, minimal, mobile, Resource, Resources, Template, Text, Vector, Video, web, Wordpress by Jake Rocheleau
Mobile applications are on the rise as more consumers switch over to smartphones. Between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating system there are plenty of wonderful apps to browse through. The past year has built up a catalog of exceptional design patterns which will continue over into 2012. In this article I’d like to spend a bit of time examining some of the more popular trends. Graphics designers are jumping on board quickly and appear willing to share their knowledge. [...]
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February 27, 2012 at 4:12 pm Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, book, Design, dev, development, Logo, Quick Tip, Resource, Resources, Template, Twitter, Video by JellyBone
By now you’re probably well aware of social media’s power to grow your business. Odds are you went ahead and tossed up a few social media profiles. Twitter, Google+, and probably a Facebook page. Once they’re up, how do you make the most of them though? How do you draw users back to your page again and again? How do you use social media to draw in all those new leads you’ve been hearing about, or to turn new client [...]
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February 24, 2012 at 11:35 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, Button, buttons, Design, dev, development, icon, Icons, Inspiration, javascript, mobile, Resource, Resources, Template, Text, web, Wireframe by Jake Rocheleau
A lot of time and energy is required to build mobile iOS/Android apps. Aside from the coding and UI design you need to plan functionality ahead of time. This way you can start programming immediately and implement key features without a hassle. The best way to start off a mobile application is through wireframing. This is a design process where you lay out each of the app’s views in detail. This could be just a rough sketch, but many designers [...]
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February 22, 2012 at 5:26 pm Comments (0)
Filed under Ajax, app, CSS, Design, dev, development, font, forms, HTML, javascript, Joomla, jQuery, mobile, Resource, Resources, Template, theme, web, Web Design, Wordpress by Paul Andrew
Each time you develop a theme you’ll have to deal with the same, repetitive tasks. E.g. you need a certain folder structure to organize your PHP, CSS and JavaScript files or you rely on features like layouts, compression and caching. Because you don’t want to start from scratch, coding all these features over and over again, you are better off using a theme framework. It provides you with a file and folder structure and offers a rich tool set for [...]
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February 21, 2012 at 5:00 pm Comments (0)
Filed under book, CSS, Design, dev, effects, font, Graphic, icon, Icons, jQuery, Logo, photoshop, Resource, Resources, Template, theme, Tutorial, Twitter, Vector, web, Weekly News by Paul Andrew
This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the design community, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebookor by subscribing to our RSS feed. Our Weekly Design News has been sponsored by MediaLoot. Check them out for some seriously useful resources [...]
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February 21, 2012 at 8:49 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, CSS, Design, dev, development, editor, effects, font, forms, HTML, Inspiration, Logo, map, minimal, plugin, Resource, Resources, Template, Text, theme, Tutorial, Typography, web, Web Design, Wordpress by Jake Rocheleau
If you are a heavy WordPress user then it’s likely you’re interested in deep customizations. There are a slew of plug-ins available, but some tasks are just easier to perform yourself. As an example, the login/register forms are often unfitting to match the template of most websites. But thanks to a few genius developers there are simple guidelines to including your own custom styles. In this guide I’ll walk you through the process of designing a totally customized WordPress login [...]
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February 19, 2012 at 8:58 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, book, CSS, Design, dev, development, font, Graphic, HTML, icon, Icons, jQuery, mobile, Resource, Resources, Text, theme, Tutorial, Twitter, web, Weekly News, Wordpress by Paul Andrew
This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the design community, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebookor by subscribing to our RSS feed. Icons Guide – Your Guide to Stock Icons Shops WordPress Theme Design and Development Trends for 2012 [...]
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February 14, 2012 at 9:05 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, book, CSS, Design, dev, font, Graphic, HTML, iphone, jQuery, map, minimal, photoshop, Resource, Resources, theme, Tutorial, Twitter, Vector, web, Weekly News, Wordpress by Paul Andrew
This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the design community, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebookor by subscribing to our RSS feed. ZeroBundle – A bundle of freebies for designers Terminology, Syntax, & Introduction – A Beginners Guide to [...]
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February 7, 2012 at 8:51 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, Button, Design, dev, development, Graphic, icon, Icons, iphone, iPhone & iPad Dev, Logo, map, mobile, Resource, Resources, Template, Text, Tutorial, web by Jake Rocheleau
The newest version of Xcode comes packaged with a few noticeable interface changes. For beginners and intermediate users it can be difficult figuring out even the most basic functionality. And although Apple’s online documentation is well-written, it’s certainly not friendly for the average user. So in this guide I’d like to put together some basic steps for building any iOS app. I’ll be focusing exclusively on iPhone & iPod Touch devices since iPad opens up a whole new chapter of [...]
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February 6, 2012 at 8:53 am Comments (0)
Filed under book, CSS, Design, dev, font, Graphic, HTML, icon, Illustrator, javascript, Logo, plugin, Resource, Resources, Template, Tutorial, Twitter, web, Weekly News by Paul Andrew
This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the design community, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebookor by subscribing to our RSS feed. HTML5 Please – Use the new and shiny responsibly WPCandy's Completely Unofficial Guide to Plugin UI Responsive [...]
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January 31, 2012 at 8:48 am Comments (0)
Filed under app, Application, Button, buttons, CSS, Design, dev, development, font, GUI, HTML, icon, Icons, Illustrator, iphone, mobile, Resource, Resources, Template, Twitter, web, Web Design by Paul Andrew
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January 24, 2012 at 8:24 pm Comments (0)
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