Shape design is not really a new concept. It is a method which uses a shape (or shapes) as the most endearing element in the design, against all other elements which are present. To point it out, it is not just uses standard shapes against a basic background. It is using lines, curves, and symmetry… Continue reading What Is Shape Design? (And How You Can Use It)
Tag: Backgrounds
Free Download : A Huge Set Of Valentine’s Day Backgrounds (exclusive)
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.February 14 is no doubt every couple’s favorite time of year all over the world.People plan different ways to celebrate this special day and surprise their partners and I’m sure you have plans too!!! Our friends from Freepik shares today on Designbeep with all our readers a complete pack… Continue reading Free Download : A Huge Set Of Valentine’s Day Backgrounds (exclusive)
Free Christmas Vector Set (Cards, Backgrounds, Patterns etc.)
Christmas is just around the corner and it one of the most cheerful and brightest time of the year.I’m sure you start to think about gift ideas for your family and friends.There are many things to be planned for this special time of the year. If you are designer and have project for Christmas time… Continue reading Free Christmas Vector Set (Cards, Backgrounds, Patterns etc.)
Comics of the week #365
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers. These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world… Continue reading Comics of the week #365
39 Brilliant Free Pixel Mosaic Backgrounds
Having high quality backgrounds in your freebies collection is an absolute MUST for designers! High resolution backgrounds will help you showcase your designs in a beautiful way, create interesting projects and even make websites better! These brilliant free pixel mosaic backgrounds are also part of a popular trend. They look futuristic and modern and can… Continue reading 39 Brilliant Free Pixel Mosaic Backgrounds
Best Practices for Creating Fullscreen Website Backgrounds
The artistic use of fullscreen backgrounds has become a large part of the web design lexicon. Many different layouts from landing pages to agencies and social networks have used this feature with great success. It’s a fantastic way to draw attention while simultaneously branding a company or project. In this post I’d like to cover… Continue reading Best Practices for Creating Fullscreen Website Backgrounds
30 Web Designs Featuring Looping Video Backgrounds
Looping video backgrounds is one of the fastest growing trends in web design. Ever since designers were given the ability to render video content in HTML5 we’ve seen motion pictures quickly take the place of static images in website headers and backgrounds. Today’s web design showcase features 30 great examples of sites featuring large looping… Continue reading 30 Web Designs Featuring Looping Video Backgrounds
20 Amazing WordPress Themes with Video Backgrounds
The landing page is the very first thing a person sees when coming to your site. Thus it’s one of the most important ones as it makes the first impression about you and your business. Everyone tries to stand out from the crowd of similar websites around the web. And a video background is the… Continue reading 20 Amazing WordPress Themes with Video Backgrounds
20 Pixel-Perfect Patterns and Backgrounds Packs
If you’re looking for cool patterns and backgrounds for your designs, you’ve come to the right place! Have you seen that there’s a new trend when it comes to patterns and backgrounds used in designs? More and more blurred, abstract backgrounds are being used. Also, shapes like triangles are a common element found in these… Continue reading 20 Pixel-Perfect Patterns and Backgrounds Packs
40+ Blurred Backgrounds in Web Design
Choosing a blurred background image for your website may not be your first thought. Blurred photographs usually look like the work of an inexperienced photographer, however, when used as a background on a website something good often happens. When used correctly, blur effects add an illusion of depth and even make both images and the… Continue reading 40+ Blurred Backgrounds in Web Design
26 Examples of Fullscreen Video Backgrounds in Web Design
The notable trend of fullscreen media has exploded on the web. Images require less bandwidth and also provide a means for rotating backgrounds. However videos provide a very rich user experience – they provide something to immediately captivate the visitor and draw them deeper into a website. Online creative studios and digital agencies often utilize… Continue reading 26 Examples of Fullscreen Video Backgrounds in Web Design
Elegance and Refinement of Mobile Interfaces based on Blurred Backgrounds
Being a basic photo effect for a long time, blurred backgrounds only recently have become a quite popular tool among web designers that had noticed its remarkable ability to help elements to stand out. Such approach rather readily, unobtrusively and quite naturally gives due prominence to content, icons and graphics that are placed on a… Continue reading Elegance and Refinement of Mobile Interfaces based on Blurred Backgrounds
How to Quickly Isolate Product Photos Onto White Backgrounds Using Lightroom and Photoshop
Over the years, I have spent quite a bit of time experimenting with product photography; sometimes more successfully than others. While I spend my days working as the editor of Psdtuts+, I often spend time in the evenings helping my wife by shooting photos of her jewelry. In this tutorial, I wanted to share the… Continue reading How to Quickly Isolate Product Photos Onto White Backgrounds Using Lightroom and Photoshop
Freebie: 8 Beautiful & High-res Frosted Backgrounds
Beautifully Blurred Backgrounds for Websites, iOS/Android Apps, and More! This set contains 8 high-res (10 megapixels) frosted backgrounds. If you’re a SparkleStock member, you get 80 backgrounds and they’re 20 megapixels! The set contains both daytime and nighttime photos. Because the photos are defocused in camera (instead of in Photoshop), you get the beautiful bokeh… Continue reading Freebie: 8 Beautiful & High-res Frosted Backgrounds
Web Design Trends of Video Backgrounds
Websites do not have to be static all the time. Websites are not in hardcopy, rather softcopy which allows making them more dynamic and providing visitors an ameliorated user experience. With the ever advancing technology and designing techniques it is now possible to implement videos as backgrounds easily and quickly – thanks to HTML5. If this is… Continue reading Web Design Trends of Video Backgrounds
50 Amazing jQuery Plugins That You Should Start Using Right Now
jQuery has a wonderful community of programmers that create incredible things. However, it may become difficult to sift through everything that is released and find the gems that are absolute must-haves. This is why, in this post, you will find a collection of 50 new jQuery plugins and JavaScript libraries that, when applied with good… Continue reading 50 Amazing jQuery Plugins That You Should Start Using Right Now
60 Websites Using Full Screen Photographic Backgrounds
Using a large photograph as a background is becoming more and more popular in website design. The photograph offers more interest and far less work than a design. Many of our collection of websites using full screen photographic backgrounds actually use a slideshow – even more flexibility. We have also included some links to tutorials… Continue reading 60 Websites Using Full Screen Photographic Backgrounds
Quick Tip: Erase Backgrounds Quickly With The Background Eraser Tool
Step 1: Chose an image to work with Open a photo that you want to extract a background from in Photoshop. In this tutorial I’m going to use a scene of two trees and a blue sky as background, but you can use the same techniques applied here to a variety of images and situations.… Continue reading Quick Tip: Erase Backgrounds Quickly With The Background Eraser Tool