Category: Design

Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated.

How to Overprint Colors to Create Cool Print Effects

Earlier this year I posted a showcase of inspiring art & designs that made use of cool overprint effects, so today I thought I’d talk a little about the process of using overprint in creative ways in your own print design projects. Read on to find out what overprint is and how you can use… Continue reading How to Overprint Colors to Create Cool Print Effects

Tips for Getting a Web Design from Illustrator into the Browser

Scenario: someone hands you an Illustrator document with their latest web layout and it’s your job to convert it into working HTML and CSS. Let’s take a look how you can do that. Note: The aim of this tutorial is not to perfectly recreate the design for web use. Instead, we’re going to use it… Continue reading Tips for Getting a Web Design from Illustrator into the Browser

Learning to Code is Fun and Easy with Code Avengers

Learning to code is fun and easy with Code Avengers. Whether this is your first time coding, or you have tried it before – their courses guide you each step of the way. Scripted by educators, they offer practical coding skills to help you learn at your own pace. Their lessons are designed to be… Continue reading Learning to Code is Fun and Easy with Code Avengers

How to Use Cool Color in Design Projects

Cool and warm colors. These descriptions are commonly used to describe hue choices in a variety of conversations – fashion, beauty, decorating and design. But while we commonly talk about warm and cool, do you really know what these terms mean and how to use the colors? Today, we will look at using cool color… Continue reading How to Use Cool Color in Design Projects

20 Free Coming Soon Under Construction Templates

Download free under construction templates before the start of a new website and set as homepage. These free coming soon pages templates are very useful. Under construction templates plays a very important role by drawing the attentions of visitors even before the start of the website. Under construction templates are also known as coming soon… Continue reading 20 Free Coming Soon Under Construction Templates

10 Best Premium Responsive Tumblr Themes

Designer Ledger – A web design blog for designers by designers This article will showcase 10 of the best premium responsive Tumblr themes you will find on the internet. Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social networking website that allows users to post text, images, links, videos, audios, and quotes to their tumblelog. Users can follow other… Continue reading 10 Best Premium Responsive Tumblr Themes

How to Effectively Validate a WordPress Website

Validation is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of good web design. And in a content management system like WordPress, you need to be careful about your HTML & CSS both in your theme and your content. In this tutorial, we’re going to talk about validating a WordPress website. Why Validate a Website? Or,… Continue reading How to Effectively Validate a WordPress Website

Beautiful Examples Of Typography In Advertising

Recently dizyne.net published a great collection of advertisement examples and to be honest this inspired us to create a bigger collection of print ads with beautiful typography. You know,we are all surrounded with advertisements whether on TVs or magazines or even on streets. Without a doubt,advertising is the best solution to communicate ideas about new… Continue reading Beautiful Examples Of Typography In Advertising

Quick Tip: Converting Photoshop Files to Code With Project Parfait

Project Parfait is a new tool from Adobe, currently in beta, which lets you open up any PSD directly in the browser to extract CSS, text and image assets from it. At the moment it only works on Chrome but Adobe plan to roll it out across all browsers as development moves on. Drag &… Continue reading Quick Tip: Converting Photoshop Files to Code With Project Parfait

The Art of Designing User Driven Websites

If you’re a woman, you probably know that when you go shopping to the mall, you have to enter every store at least once until you actually decide to buy something. If you’re a man, you probably never do this, unless, of course, you’re acompanying a woman. So, in this case, imagine how great it… Continue reading The Art of Designing User Driven Websites

20 Creative Websites Featuring Square Elements

There are so many ways to present website content to the public. Let’s take a closer look at websites that feature square and rectangular elements. As a rule, square blocks are used in portfolio and e-commerce websites as it’s one of the best way to organize and showcase a big number of works, such as… Continue reading 20 Creative Websites Featuring Square Elements

45 Examples of Company Branding in Print Design Work

Print work covers such an array of ideas that it’s tough to pigeonhole one single aspect. When mentioning a company’s brand I typically think about logo designs for banners or business cards. There’s many other styles out there including letterhead samples from previous galleries. But a company’s branding needs to work well in both digital… Continue reading 45 Examples of Company Branding in Print Design Work

How to Create an Easy Coffee Shop Facade in Adobe Illustrator

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial you will learn how to create a street landscape with ease, using mainly the Rectangle Tool and a few effects in Adobe Illustrator. 1. Set the Background Step 1 Go to File > New to create a new document, size 600px by 800px. Create three new layers (Window > Layers): Step… Continue reading How to Create an Easy Coffee Shop Facade in Adobe Illustrator

A Detailed Introduction To Node.js And MongoDB

Node.js is a rapidly growing technology that has been overtaking the world of server-side programming with surprising speed. MongoDB is a technology that’s revolutionizing database usage. Together, the two tools are a potent combination, thanks to the fact that they both employ JavaScript and JSON. At first glance, coming to grips with Node.js and MongoDB… Continue reading A Detailed Introduction To Node.js And MongoDB

The Design Pattern & Wireframe Libraries Guide

In this article, Chris Bank of UXPin – The UX Design App details many of the top sources for finding wireframe examples, design patterns, templates, stencils, sketches, and other examples of web and mobile user interface designs for endless wireframing and prototyping inspiration. According to Ralph Waldo Emerson, “(Design) is a journey, not a destination.”… Continue reading The Design Pattern & Wireframe Libraries Guide

15 New & Free Super Handy Icon Sets

Icons are a requirement for any web-related project or just application project. Creating your own custom icons for each project is rarely practical as it’s so time-consuming. On the other hand, finding those hidden treasures in a pool of tens of thousands of icon packs also takes time especially if we are talking about free… Continue reading 15 New & Free Super Handy Icon Sets

Designing an Elegant Blog Layout in Photoshop

In this tutorial I am going to show you how to create a simple, elegant blog layout in Photoshop. We’ll use a strong image above the fold (wherever that may be) with some straightforward messaging, followed by very clean and elegant typography. Tutorial Assets In order to follow along you will need the following (freely… Continue reading Designing an Elegant Blog Layout in Photoshop

How Wearable Technology Will Impact Web Design

Remember how wearing a calculator watch back in the day made you feel like George Jetson or his boy Elroy? Technology has come a long way from spelling out naughty words (upside down) on your calculator. These days, you can make calls, record videos, check your health, and buy coffee from your smartwatch–and that’s just… Continue reading How Wearable Technology Will Impact Web Design

20 Useful Dribbble Tools for Designers

If you’re a graphic or web designer, then you definitely must bookmark all the websites in the list below! These are some awesome Dribbble tools for designers! You’ll find lots of freebies, design tools and downloadable graphic elements. Among the great Dribbble tools in this list are: online color pickers, Dribbble freebies compilation websites, apps… Continue reading 20 Useful Dribbble Tools for Designers