Archive for July, 2011
50 Superb & Free PSD Files From Dribbble To Learn From The Best
Posted on 31. Jul, 2011 by Daniels Mekšs.
Either for self-promotion or simply for goodwill and to help others, the truth is that finding free resources and inspiration can be a really easy task. If you are an experienced designer, you know the best way to learn is by just looking and studying other people’s work. PSD files can be a powerful way [...]
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25 Impressive 3D Typography Designs
Posted on 30. Jul, 2011 by SloDive Admin.
Typography is always a eye candy. You fall in love with good Typography and it will get all the attention it deserves. 3D Typography has its own charm. You can see the text as three dimensional thus it makes the artwork even more interesting. Today we…
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23 Creative Book Cover Designs and Their Story
Posted on 30. Jul, 2011 by Rachel Arandilla.
Even in a deep and text-based world like literature, you still have to think about art: book cover designs. Cover designs are probably the hardest thing for designers to design because it should show the heart and the soul of the book in one single image. At the same time, it should be visually striking [...]
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GD-Gaming: Create a Simple Gaming Layout in Photoshop
Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by Michael Burns.
In this week’s tutorial we are going to create a simple template for a gaming website. You will learn how to create basic highlighting, color combination, alignment, what background works, and many other important things. I hope you can follow me from start to finish. You have two options: to follow the tutorial and acquire [...]
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How to Create a jQuery Image Cropping Plugin from Scratch – Part II
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by Catalin Dogaru.
Web applications need to provide easy-to-use solutions for uploading and manipulating rich content. This process can create difficulties for some users who have minimal photo editing skills. Cropping is one of the most used photo manipulation techniqu…
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25 Awesome Wooden Textures
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by Sunalini Rana.
Wood Textures are often used to give a realistic look to your projects. Today we are showcasing you best wood texture sets that will add a naturalistic approach to your artwork. Almost all of these wood textures are new and fresh. Enjoy! If you like t…
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Inspiring Videos For Designers & Developers
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by Daniels Mekšs.
Whether you’re a motion designer, front-end developer or economy student – you have to keep up with the times and constantly increase your knowledge and broaden your professional viewpoint. One of the best ways to do that is by watching videos from professionals and experts in your field. Videos don’t have to be strictly instructive. [...]
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Benefits and Common Mistakes of Using Large Background Images
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by Helga Weber.
Using large background images has become a major trend during the past couple of years. But still, using them may become a nightmare for you and your website audience, so be sure to check out our little research on how to use large background images wisely.
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25 Free Machine Embroidery Designs
Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by Sunalini Rana.
Today, we bring you a round-Up of 25 Free Machine Embroidery Designs that you can download right into your desktop and add the perfect touch to your designs. Now you can make most of your free time and showcase your talent to others as well. All these…
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Vertical Navigation vs. Horizontal Navigation: Your Take?
Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by Rean John Uehara.
For people out there who have designed websites, I’m pretty sure that once upon a time you’ve spent some time thinking where to place the main navigation. This is a very minor thing that has a great implication on the overall performance of the website. Keep in mind that a finely placed element can make [...]
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25 Great To Use Lower Back Tattoos
Posted on 26. Jul, 2011 by Sunalini Rana.
A lower back tattoo is used as a wonderful body decoration and to get all the attraction. Lower back tattoos are commonly flaunted by woman although now even men are also catching up with the trend. Lower Back tattoos can be a small butterfly or a big…
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Showcase of Patterns in Web Design
Posted on 26. Jul, 2011 by Vandelay Website Design.
Patterns can be used in web design as a visual focal point, or they can be used subtly to add character to a design. The use of subtle patterns is very popular at the moment. In many cases subtle patterns are used on backgrounds instead of a flat, solid color or a heavy texture that might dominate the design.
In this post we’ll showcase more than 25 websites that make use of visual patterns in their design. You’ll notice that subtle grids in particular are very common, and the sites in this gallery use them effectively.
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45+ iPhone Apps To Keep You On Top Of the Edge Wherever You Go
Posted on 26. Jul, 2011 by Daniels Mekšs.
iPhone has gained popularity rapidly and is a must-have gadget for nearly everyone now. Even I, an old clumsy Nokia owner, have finally realized it. iPhone is not your typical phone you pull out only to make a call. It can do much more than that. And with over 350 000 apps it would be [...]
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Uploading Files with AJAX
Posted on 26. Jul, 2011 by Andrew Burgess.
I can’t seem to reach the end of the fun stuff you can do with emerging web technologies. Today, I’m going to show you how to do something that—until the last while—has been almost unprecedented: uploading files via AJAX. Oh, sure, there have b…
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Achieving Multi-Step Animations With CSS Transitions
Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 by Design Shack.
Multi-step CSS animations are easy with keyframes, but what if we want to use plain old transitions to achieve a similar effect? Further, how do we take a single hover event and translate that into multiple animations on different elements? The answer lies in using buried hovers, a simple and effective trick you should definitely [...]
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Foolproof Method from Beginning to End for Design Projects
Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 by Rachel Arandilla.
Just like there is a Scientific Method that scientists and researchers should follow, there is also a process for all designers to follow. This is called the ‘Design Thinking Process’, created to make the designer’s job a whole lot easier. The Design Thinking Process has seven concrete steps wherein the problems are defined, ideas are [...]
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Web Usability: Top 5 Tips For Your Website
Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 by John Hallquist.
The idea behind most websites are to deliver information, products or services to an end user. But what happens when that end user has difficulty in finding that information, those products or services? They leave the website and turn else where for th…
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What Should A Developer Know About SEO?
Posted on 25. Jul, 2011 by Jane Smith.
The SEO are the services that are important for the online materials such as websites, blogs and online activities like the online businesses. The people who are the experts of the SEO services must have knowledge of the question that what should a de…
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jQuery Plugin Development: Hover to Reveal Masked Password
Posted on 24. Jul, 2011 by Rochester Oliveira.
We talked about how to improve your HTML forms performance a couple of days ago. There we covered a pretty controversial topic “Don’t mask your passwords”, saying about how bad masking your passwords could be for usability. At this moment, we basically have 2 options: mask password field and don’t ask for any feedback, or [...]
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Is This New Browser-Based CSS Editor a Firebug Replacement?
Posted on 23. Jul, 2011 by Smiley Cat: Christian Watson's Web Design Blog.
When I read the words “browser-based CSS editor” recently on RedWriteWeb I got excited because it sounded like a way to be able edit CSS on the fly in browsers other than Firefox (yes, you Internet Explorer).Well, WebPutty is not necessarily a Firebug …