15+ Premium Tumblr Themes

Blogging has enormously evolved in the last decade. Absolutely everyone now can easily start a blog and create content, whether it is video, images or text. WordPress is definitely a leader in the digital publishing scene but it has evolved into something more than just a blogging platform. That is why such platforms like Ghost, Medium,… Continue reading 15+ Premium Tumblr Themes

Showcase of Annual Report Design Trends

Now that 2013 is in the books, many companies are releasing annual data reports. From annual reports to year in review documentation, company reports are likely an important resource for your company, investors and clients. So how do you make the most of that information? Good design, of course. Whether you opt for a paper… Continue reading Showcase of Annual Report Design Trends

40 Recently Released Free Fonts

Struggling to find that particular font that matches your creative vision? Well, you have came to right place. For today’s post we have collected 40 recently (last 4-5 months) released fonts that will hopefully make your search that little bit easier. All of the fonts in this post are free to use in both your… Continue reading 40 Recently Released Free Fonts

20+ Awesome Dashboard Designs That Will Inspire You

The Internet is awash with a truckload of websites. While most of them hardly manage to take hold of our attention, there are a few which find a way to perch themselves into our bookmarks and are scattered throughout browser’s history. The following list is not about those websites! Instead it brings forth what lies… Continue reading 20+ Awesome Dashboard Designs That Will Inspire You

Freebie: Roundicons Icon Set (60 Icons, PNG, SVG, EPS, AI)

Everyone loves a good, clean and simple icon set. Today, we’re honored to present to you a set of 60 vector round icons which was cleverly designed by the creative trio at Roundicons and released exclusively for Smashing Magazine and its readers. Crafted with great attention to detail, this icon set is extremely easy to… Continue reading Freebie: Roundicons Icon Set (60 Icons, PNG, SVG, EPS, AI)

Free PSD Browser Templates

As a web designer, having browser, mobile or other devices templates is a must! These are perfect for showing your client a screenshot of how his/her website will look. Today we selected some great, free PSD browser templates for you to choose from. These are perfect for showcasing your work! Need more useful templates? Try… Continue reading Free PSD Browser Templates

40 Placeholder Content Generators for Testing Project Layouts

Both websites and mobile projects often benefit from demoing content. But instead of spending your time slavishly copywriting, why not incorporate Lorem Ipsum as a method to generate filler text? Over the years many websites have popped up to offer variations on this filler content. Even static images can be embedded on-the-fly with these webapps.… Continue reading 40 Placeholder Content Generators for Testing Project Layouts

20 Beautiful Photoshop Brushes

Photoshop brushes are used frequently by designers and that is the reason why more and more appear each day! The great thing is that most of these high quality brushes are given for free! You can use them in post-processing photos or in other various projects. There are so many Photoshop brushes on the web,… Continue reading 20 Beautiful Photoshop Brushes

Super Cool Smooth Scrolling Parallax Websites

Few years ago, what you will get for a single page website is usually all content are cramped into a single page and grouped into section. So, as you scroll down, you would able to see all of it, section by section. Nowadays, with powerful browsers plus web technologies, we’re no longer restricted to just… Continue reading Super Cool Smooth Scrolling Parallax Websites

Visual Composer – Build WordPress Websites in Minutes

It is a real challenge for WordPress beginners to figure out how to build an attractive and functional website without having coding knowledge and experience. Often business owners end up hiring someone to do the advanced page setups for them as trying to get it done on their own would take too much time and… Continue reading Visual Composer – Build WordPress Websites in Minutes

Why Mouse Users Should Ditch Photoshop and Draw in Illustrator

Creating digitally gives amazing possibilities. You get so many colors, so many materials, every mistake can be fixed easily and it’s all in a friendly, clean environment – you just need to turn off your computer afterwards. All these advantages are the reason why so many artists try their hands at Adobe Photoshop. This software,… Continue reading Why Mouse Users Should Ditch Photoshop and Draw in Illustrator

30 Tutorials for Developing HTML5 Web Browser Games

Modern HTML5 specifications allow for a wide breadth of creativity. Web developers have always been toying around with JavaScript games. But nowadays it is so much easier to jump into the process and create something truly magnificent. This gallery is devoted to 30 tutorials you might use to learn about in-browser game development. These techniques… Continue reading 30 Tutorials for Developing HTML5 Web Browser Games

20 + Free PSD Flat/Minimal Device Mockups

Showcasing your web or graphic designs or even your applications beautifuly can impress your audience in a positive way.You can either use realistic device mockups or you can use minimal mockups which are really trendy nowadays.In the past we have gathered realistic device mockups and today we bring together free flat and minimal mockups to… Continue reading 20 + Free PSD Flat/Minimal Device Mockups

10 jQuery snippets every designer should know

jQuery is used on thousands upon thousands of web pages. It’s one of the most common libraries to insert into pages, and it makes DOM manipulation a snap.   Of course, part of jQuery’s popularity is its simplicity. It seems we can do almost anything we like with this powerful library. For all the options… Continue reading 10 jQuery snippets every designer should know

How They Did It: Typekit’s New Homepage

Typekit recently redesigned their homepage with some new services in mind. When Typekit joined Adobe, they set out to bring us a new way to handle fonts on the web. Not only did they create a fairly simple way to embed fonts on the web, but they have now officially launched a desktop sync option,… Continue reading How They Did It: Typekit’s New Homepage

Create Colourful Fiery Portrait in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create this awesome fiery portrait in Photoshop.This is a beginner-intermediate level tutorial aiming to give some practices on layer blending, selection and coloring techniques in Photoshop. Some steps can be a little tricky, but why not have a try! Note: The Photoshop tutorial… Continue reading Create Colourful Fiery Portrait in Photoshop

13 Inspiring Examples of Textures and Patterns in Web Design

A lot of trends come and go in web design, but textures and patterns are always around. A good use of textures and patterns can add personality, depth and interest to a website. This is probably the reason why these are still popular among designers. Today, to prove that textures are still around, we’ve got… Continue reading 13 Inspiring Examples of Textures and Patterns in Web Design

40+ Most Creative Websites With Artistic Designs that will shock you

We live in an world of information immersion, and that interprets to web plan. In such a focused planet, it gets to be more critical to emerge by breaking meetings. In some cases its about layout, now and then about the representation and cool outlines or else other possibilities that might be not the same… Continue reading 40+ Most Creative Websites With Artistic Designs that will shock you

Get a Closer Look at 10 Outstanding Examples Of Website Navigation

Navigation is also known as button bar, which is an essential component of a website. The success of a website is directly related to its navigation. Website navigation is like a gateway into the different sections of content. Some general rules are mentioned below to design it effectively: Navigation should be easy and simple It… Continue reading Get a Closer Look at 10 Outstanding Examples Of Website Navigation

Browser Testing in the Cloud Redux

I’ve written quite a bit about browser testing solutions trying to help identify techniques and tools that make cross-browser development easier. My last article on the subject covered how to use BrowserStack to test any number of browsers all from one central tool; your own browser. I was on a Windows PC back then so… Continue reading Browser Testing in the Cloud Redux

Android SDK: Virtual & Physical Devices

Android OS is used on a large number of devices with different screen sizes, processing power, memory, sensors, etc. There is also a high possibility that your intended user base will have different versions of Android installed on their devices. This means that you will have to be very careful when developing Android apps and… Continue reading Android SDK: Virtual & Physical Devices

HTTP: The Protocol Every Web Developer Must Know

In my previous article, we covered some of HTTP’s basics, such as the URL scheme, status codes and request/response headers. With that as our foundation, we will look at the finer aspects of HTTP, like connection handling, authentication and HTTP caching. These topics are fairly extensive, but we’ll cover the most important bits. HTTP Connections… Continue reading HTTP: The Protocol Every Web Developer Must Know