If you have searched images on Google recently, you might have noticed the interesting expanding preview for a larger image when you click on a thumbnail. It’s a really nice effect and it is very practical, making a search much easier. Today we want to show you how to create a similar effect on a… Continue reading Thumbnail Grid with Expanding Preview
10 Useful jQuery Plugins For 360 Degree Image Rotation
With the advent of jQuery the web/graphic designing industry was totally revolutionized. JQuery has made the task of designing extremely easy and handy, and allows you to do it quickly by using jQuery plugins. A huge amount of jQuery plugins are available out there, in various categories that allow you to achieve various different types… Continue reading 10 Useful jQuery Plugins For 360 Degree Image Rotation
How to Create a Book Cover and Mock Up in Adobe InDesign
Have you ever wondered how to design a book cover from scratch? From this tutorial you can learn everything you need to know. Martin Perhiniak, Certified Adobe Design Master Instructor will share his techniques with you and walk you through the whole design process of a book cover initial setup in Adobe InDesign. You can… Continue reading How to Create a Book Cover and Mock Up in Adobe InDesign
Tricks of Web Design that Would Make You Site Go Viral
The importance of web design is known to almost all entrepreneurs who are looking forward to venture in this swarming market. Be it in any field, the level of competition is skyrocketing thick and fast. In order to keep up with this volatility, entrepreneurs are in a constant endeavor to improve their online presence.Web design… Continue reading Tricks of Web Design that Would Make You Site Go Viral
How to Create a Photo-Realistic Metal Apple in Photoshop
Download the PSD Metallic Apple.zip | 44.99 MB Download from Website How to Create a Photo-Realistic Metal Apple in Photoshop Tutorial Resources Metallic Ball Apples City Worm Sun Brushes Step 1 Open file “Metal Ball”. Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool and make a selection of the ball. Hold shift while dragging to keep the selection… Continue reading How to Create a Photo-Realistic Metal Apple in Photoshop
How to create Nexus 7 Background for your desktop in Adobe Photoshop CS6
In the following Quick Tip tutorial you will learn how to use Ellipse Tool, Brush Tool, and Gradients in Adobe Photoshop CS6 to create Nexus 7 abstract background. You can use these techniques and elements to create your own abstract background for tablet or smartphone! Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started! Final Image Preview… Continue reading How to create Nexus 7 Background for your desktop in Adobe Photoshop CS6
45+ Beautiful Easter Wallpaper Designs
A beautiful Easter wallpaper might be all that you need to complete the celebration of the most important yearly religious feast in Christian liturgical year. According to the Scripture, the resurrection of Jesus Christ happened three days after He was crucified. In some Christian faiths, the resurrection is celebrated on Easter Sunday or Easter Day,… Continue reading 45+ Beautiful Easter Wallpaper Designs
Creating a Vector Anime Character in Adobe Photoshop – Part 1: Sketch and Line Art
This tutorial, and its second counterpart, will walk you through the process of creating a simple anime character bust from start to finish. Here we focus on the drawing side of it and creating a clean sketch, which we then render with vector to create a line art. You will need a graphics tablet or… Continue reading Creating a Vector Anime Character in Adobe Photoshop – Part 1: Sketch and Line Art
Why Ours is the best WordPress Theme Builder
Since the beginning of last year, the WordPress Theme Generator has been moving around, and you may have heard something about it; this is one of our best projects, and it seems that a lot of people is trying it out now and most of them are having excellent results and satisfaction with the tool.… Continue reading Why Ours is the best WordPress Theme Builder
13 Very Useful jQuery Modal Plugins
In today’s collection, we are presenting for you 13 jQuery Modal plugins. Many websites are using jQuery currently and it is important that one should know what jQuery plugins are available there in order to stay up to date with the latest web design trends. With the help of jQuery plugins, one can keep his… Continue reading 13 Very Useful jQuery Modal Plugins
Cross-Site Scripting in WordPress: Practical Tips for Securing Your Site
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Cross-Site Scripting in WordPress In this series, we’re taking a look at how to secure our WordPress projects from XSS – or cross-site scripting. In the first article in the series, we defined what cross-site scripting actually is, understanding how it works, and why it’s… Continue reading Cross-Site Scripting in WordPress: Practical Tips for Securing Your Site
How to Create This Mystical Scene and Add Makeup to a Girl in Photoshop
Preview of Final Results Tutorial Resources Model – Mariaamanda Stones – Compot-stock Mountains – Resurgere Mountains2 – Kuoma-stock Forest – Riktorsashen Sky – Frozenstarro Butterfly – Madetounique Hair – Trisste-brushes Step 1 – Open a New File Go to File – New (Ctrl+N). Then change the resolution of the new file to Width 2500 pixels… Continue reading How to Create This Mystical Scene and Add Makeup to a Girl in Photoshop
E-commerce Website Navigation: 14 Essential Tips
Navigation on site plays a significant function as it assists and shows path to Web surfer to continue surfing for desired products or services on a website rather than leaving the site. It is very frustrating, if users fail to locate what they are searching for, then they are likely to bounce off the website.… Continue reading E-commerce Website Navigation: 14 Essential Tips
35 Beautiful Examples of Text-Based type Logos
Typography is an art of playing with alphabets in a beautiful way. There are several typographers out there who create interesting typographic pieces of art for you in the form of posters and logos. Doing typography in logos or making typographic logos isnot an easy task, which infact require special designing skills and lots of… Continue reading 35 Beautiful Examples of Text-Based type Logos
Studying User Experience Trends in Website Layouts
As a web designer you always want to stay on top of the latest ideologies. User experience design is the process of building around what the user needs to do. You have to consider specific reasons for why users are coming to your website in the first place. And the goal is to build a… Continue reading Studying User Experience Trends in Website Layouts
Beautiful Map Illustration Design Inspiration
Designing a map does not seem like something very original, but why should maps have to be boring? Whether it’s a town map, a real or imaginary country map, whether it is functional, or simply decorative, there is plenty of room for fun and creativity in this field. Fortunately some great designers out there have… Continue reading Beautiful Map Illustration Design Inspiration
Designer Spotlight: John Thai
Every week we are discovering new, awesome, design stars and showcasing them right here. The spotlight may hit on a logo designer, UI designer, videographers, web or graphic designer—we’re bringing you a new talent. These bad ass designers bring their “A” game time and time again and we hope that you will find this as… Continue reading Designer Spotlight: John Thai
Cross-Site Scripting in WordPress: What Is XSS?
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Cross-Site Scripting in WordPress One of the most exciting aspects of modern web development is the potential that comes with building applications specifically for web browsers (or to run “in the cloud.”) Originally, Java was meant to be the “write-once, run-anywhere” solution, but it appears… Continue reading Cross-Site Scripting in WordPress: What Is XSS?
34 Flat Website Layouts for Design Inspiration
The flat metro-style design trend has only been active within the community for a couple of years. The original designs started with Microsoft and have grown in complexity ever since. Specifically I have noticed a lot of designers working with flat CSS3 buttons, links, icons, and other UI features. I want to dedicate this showcase… Continue reading 34 Flat Website Layouts for Design Inspiration
How to Create an Andy Warhol Inspired Pop Art Portrait in Illustrator
Andy Warhol‘s screen print series of Marilyn Monroe portraits were probably the main reason I was interested in creating vector art. He’s one of my all time favorite artists so creating a set of portraits inspired by his mass produced art was bound to happen at some point! In today’s tutorial I’m going to show… Continue reading How to Create an Andy Warhol Inspired Pop Art Portrait in Illustrator
The Future of Minimalist Web Design
Minimalism is the hype not just on posters and billboards but in the web as well. More and more people are finally coming to realize that “less is more”. In retrospect, the popularity of minimalist design had something to do with the onset popularity of internet capable devices. When Apple mashed a music player, phone,… Continue reading The Future of Minimalist Web Design
36 Clever Illustration Graphics for Design Inspiration
Illustrators and digital artists are not often caught in website design. But there are so many creative logos featuring a cute vector animal or cartoon figure. These designs can breathe life into a company and generate a very unique branding effect. That is why I have put together a series of brand new illustrations for… Continue reading 36 Clever Illustration Graphics for Design Inspiration
20 Inspirational Non-Profit Website Designs
There are several non-profit websites out there over the web. These websites provide the information and the service at no cost. They are run on the basis of social service or the social awareness. So, for your information, here we’ve collected some examples of eye-catching web designs. Hope you will find these non-profit websites inspiration… Continue reading 20 Inspirational Non-Profit Website Designs
Freebie Release: 10 Business Card Templates (PSD)
Until the business card finds a better, faster, more convenient replacement, it serves as the most secure connection one can make with another in the offline world of business. By putting all your contact and business information into one handy 3.5 by 2 inch piece of paper, this is the best reminder you can leave… Continue reading Freebie Release: 10 Business Card Templates (PSD)