Online design portfolios are frequently put together in roundups for inspiration. Yet I have rarely seen a similar collection of website portfolios dedicated to photographers. There are plenty of freelance and corporate photographers worldwide who run their own website to showcase their work. It is a popular method for professionals and novices alike. So for… Continue reading 30 Examples of Impressive Photographer’s Websites
Freebies Pack – 200 Vector Icons
FreeVector has released 200 Vector Icons, the set below includes 200 vector shapes, meaning you can blow them up as much as you like and they’ll stay sharp. Each file includes AI, EPS, PSD and JPG files. This lovingly honed set, of 200 vector icons is fantastic for use on all manner of sites. With… Continue reading Freebies Pack – 200 Vector Icons
10 Copyright Laws Every Graphic Designer Should Be Aware Of
Copyright is defined as having the exclusive right to control reproduction and commercial exploitation of your work. In a world where truly inspirational art has taken a backseat to fame and fortune it is important to make sure your true creations remain yours in the eyes of the law. For aspiring designers, it is especially… Continue reading 10 Copyright Laws Every Graphic Designer Should Be Aware Of
Flat UI Pro 1.2 Released
Today, we announce the long-desired release of Flat UI Pro 1.2. The main feature of this release is its support of Bootstrap 3.0, officially issued a few weeks ago. This was a long time coming because of issues and the addition of new elements/code. Thank you for your patience! Here are the most important changes:… Continue reading Flat UI Pro 1.2 Released
Breathtaking Photography: Shooting in the Golden Hour
The golden hour is the time of day, usually in the early morning or evening, when the light creates a very special effect in photography. During the golden hour (sometimes also called the magic hour), the light is soft, with a reddish hue, which brings warmth and depth to a photo. At the same time,… Continue reading Breathtaking Photography: Shooting in the Golden Hour
Create Pure CSS 3D Model With Tridiv
We all know about WebGL, it’s an open standard browser implementation of OpenGL, and you can create 3D games, effect with Javascript. Now, we have a new way to create 3D graphic – by using CSS. I found this very impressive tool called Tridiv, a web-based editor for creating 3D shapes in CSS. If you… Continue reading Create Pure CSS 3D Model With Tridiv
Migrating Your WordPress Database: A Database Primer
When it comes to working with WordPress-based projects, arguably one of the most frustrating or tedious aspects of deployment is actually getting the databases across your environments in-sync with one another. Sure, there’s something to be said for using test data in development, user data in staging, and actual data in production, but there’s no… Continue reading Migrating Your WordPress Database: A Database Primer
Sliding Horizontal Layout
Today we’d like to share an interesting layout with you. You might have seen it already on Skybox or on the website of Lotta Nieminen. It’s a layout where we see the main section in the middle and part of the previous and next section on the sides. The navigation reflects this view by showing… Continue reading Sliding Horizontal Layout
18 Beautiful Free Flat Social Media Icon Sets
For its versatility to be used for different purposes, icons are the most used designs elements.Many design projects like websites or applications need high quality icons to visualize or attract your visitors.The reason is that you have to engage with your loyal readers or visitors for a better usability and relationship via your website or… Continue reading 18 Beautiful Free Flat Social Media Icon Sets
Code a Single-Page Sliding Website Layout With Fixed Navigation
When constructing a simple webpage, it can often make sense to fit the content into a single layout rather than multiple pages. These single-page websites are beneficial when you have a small project or portfolio which needs some online presence. If you split up content into neat sections, then visitors might use a small sliding… Continue reading Code a Single-Page Sliding Website Layout With Fixed Navigation
Build a Freshly Squeezed Responsive Grid System
I’d like to talk to you about Lemonade. Not the refreshing citrus drink, but a grid system I created. Lemonade is a grid system that was built in order to give designers and developers the confidence to make fully responsive websites, eliminating the frustration of flicking between browsers looking for bugs and errors. Let’s look… Continue reading Build a Freshly Squeezed Responsive Grid System
15 Web Designs Having Beautiful Typography
Typography is undisguisedly one of the most important elements of web design. That’s why, more & more web designers are focusing on it. And with services like Typekit, Fontdeck and Google Fonts, web designers are practicing more freedom than ever to implement creative type in their designs. Today for your inspiration, we are showcasing some… Continue reading 15 Web Designs Having Beautiful Typography
10 Resources and Promotion Facts for Freelance Designers
The most successful freelancers are the ones that do the best job of getting their name out there. Being able to successful showcase and promote your own work is key to gaining more clients and becoming well-known for what you do. It’s definitely hard to stand out in the crowd sometimes when you’re a… Continue reading 10 Resources and Promotion Facts for Freelance Designers
30 Masonry WordPress Themes
A masonry layout can use jQuery and CSS3 to dynamically position your images and videos in a neat grid that is optimised and changed depending on screen sizes and the displayed content width and height dimensions. Many WordPress theme shops and authors are incorporating masonry layouts into their WordPress themes, this results in a dynamic… Continue reading 30 Masonry WordPress Themes
36 Fresh HTML5-CSS3 Web Design Examples for Inspiration
HTML5 and CSS3 techniques start the new standard with endless possibilities and with a responsive design it is easily usable with any device (Desktop, tablet, mobile phone), without removing any content! Mostly professional business or portfolio websites are know using the latest HTML5 and CSS3 trends for development. HTML5 and CSS3 is popular language amongst web designers because it is being supported… Continue reading 36 Fresh HTML5-CSS3 Web Design Examples for Inspiration
Learn AngularJS With These 5 Practical Examples
By now you’ve probably heard of AngularJS – the exciting open source framework, developed by Google, that changes the way you think about web apps. There has been much written about it, but I have yet to find something that is written for developers who prefer quick and practical examples. This changes today. Below you will… Continue reading Learn AngularJS With These 5 Practical Examples
40+ Beautiful Examples of Flat Web Design
In this article, I have compiled more than 40 stunning flat web design examples for your review. In recent months, flat web design is the talk of the town and the topic is still dominating the internet steadily. From user interface to the newest portfolio update to icons to even the best web design blogs,… Continue reading 40+ Beautiful Examples of Flat Web Design
Using Alignment to Improve Your Designs
Alignment is one of those things that comes hand-in-hand when working with grid systems. The subject of alignment isn’t simply a matter of choosing whether or not you want to align text or images to the left or right of a design (though those decisions obviously still matter), instead, we employ alignment to improve our… Continue reading Using Alignment to Improve Your Designs
Beginners Guide to Working with jQuery Animation
In this tutorial, we are going explore the basics of jQuery animations for you to get prepared for advanced designs. Animations is the core functionality behind the interactive elements in web design. The design of a website plays a major role in attracting visitors on a consistent basis. Interactive designs get more attention compared to the… Continue reading Beginners Guide to Working with jQuery Animation
Create a Delicious Print Ad Using Photo Manipulation Techniques in Photoshop
Print designers often work with digital illustrators and CG artists to help produce their work. In this tutorial, we will continue to develop a character concept from a Cgtuts+ tutorial by Nacho Riesco and show you how to create a print ad by combining photo manipulation techniques with some renders from another tutorial. Let’s get… Continue reading Create a Delicious Print Ad Using Photo Manipulation Techniques in Photoshop
Free Premium Files For September 2013
Each month the Envato marketplace brings you free premium standard files. Envato is a web marketplace where you can get premium files for different areas of your website. My favourite marketplaces is the script marketplace CodeCanyon and the theme marketplace ThemeForest. Here are the files which you can get for free for September 2013. Showcase… Continue reading Free Premium Files For September 2013
25 Fresh Responsive Landing Page Templates
Designer Ledger – A web design blog for designers by designers Few days back we featured startup landing pages for your inspiration and in this post we showcased 25 fresh responsive landing page templates powered by HTML5 and CSS3. All these templates are published recently in 2013. Most of the templates are built using Bootstrap… Continue reading 25 Fresh Responsive Landing Page Templates
50 Most Liked Blogger Templates
Blogging is a creative process, whether you’re blogging about your day to day life or creating an online magazine with the latest fashion news. Potential bloggers may wonder how they can create their very own creative space where they can write just about anything. That’s where the unique platform known as blogger comes into play.… Continue reading 50 Most Liked Blogger Templates
How to Establish a Modular Typographic Scale
Possibly the most obvious typographic question in the hands of a designer is “which typefaces should I use?” The second question, one which rarely gets the kind of attention it ought, is “at what sizes should I set my type?” Establishing a modular scale is the best way to determine typographic sizes, in fact, it… Continue reading How to Establish a Modular Typographic Scale