Freebie: Stripes & Co – A Line-Styled Icon Set (65 Icons)

This weeks freebie has been created and kindly released by Nick Zoutendijk, a graphic designer based in Amsterdam. What we have for you is a versatile and modern line/glyph styled icon set called Stripes & Co. In total there are 65 icons in the set and they come in both AI and EPS formats so… Continue reading Freebie: Stripes & Co – A Line-Styled Icon Set (65 Icons)

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)

45 Stunning Calendar Icon Sets For Free Download

As we all know that a unique icon set is the most essential component of any web or graphic design, and this is the reason why designers pay special attention when it comes to icon selection. Here, we are showcasing 45 stunning and amazing Calendar icon sets for your inspiration. These Calendar icon sets will… Continue reading 45 Stunning Calendar Icon Sets For Free Download

Design Inspiration: A Look Into iOS7 Icon Designs

Love it or hate it, the initial iOS7 release is out and causing quite the stir. Regardless of opinions relating to the design, functionality and direction of iOS7 there is some rather eye catching iOS7 icon design work going on behind the scenes. In this little inspiration roundup I wanted to showcase some of the… Continue reading Design Inspiration: A Look Into iOS7 Icon Designs

30+ Websites Offering Free Icon Sets For Download

Free icon sets of high quality can be really useful for busy web designers to speed up the creative process. Icons play an important role in blog- and website design for attracting the attention of visitors to specific content, menu items and so forth. While there are tons of premium icons available for anyone willing… Continue reading 30+ Websites Offering Free Icon Sets For Download

Icon mouse hover effect using CSS3

This tutorial will show how simple it is to achieve simple animation mouse hover using CSS3. We use transitions and animations css properties to achieve some of the interactive animation. 1. Simple image popup effect using pure CSS3 *{margin:0;padding:0;} body{margin-top:80px;font-size:12px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:#9C9C91;background:#fff;} a {color:#333;text-decoration: none;} a:hover {color:#f00;} .wrap {width:720px;background:#f2f2f2;margin:0 auto;} ul.works {list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;} ul.works li {float:left;display: inline;margin:0 20px… Continue reading Icon mouse hover effect using CSS3

Long Shadow Flat Icon Set by Simon Rahm

Time for another freebie! We recently published a post about the emergence of a new trend called Long Shadow Design. As a follow up to that, this freebie contains a long shadow flat icon set as designed by one of our readers Simon Rahm. Simon, a 16-year old student from Austria, emailed us that he… Continue reading Long Shadow Flat Icon Set by Simon Rahm

30+ Latest Free Flat Icon Sets For Your Use

In this post I’ve gathered a collection of 30+ free flat icon sets for your use. All are free to use.   Ultimate Social Icon Set 24 Flat Icons (PSD) Flat File Icons (PSD) 200 Handcrafted Micro Icons (PSD) 80 Mini Icons (PSD + Icon Font) Brightmix Mini icon set Black ToolBar Icons Helveticons Social… Continue reading 30+ Latest Free Flat Icon Sets For Your Use

40 Beautiful Flat Icon Sets For Web UI Design

This simple design school does not employ any three dimensional effects. This means no embossing, bevels, drop shadows, gradients or such tools that create a sense of depth. It is straight to the point and fresh. But flat design is not completely devoid of any effects. It adds some extras to create a sense of artificial… Continue reading 40 Beautiful Flat Icon Sets For Web UI Design

32 Free Icon Sets for Building Unique Web Interfaces

  Recently I was searching the web for some newer icon sets to build into a layout. There are so many freebies released every month that it can be tough to keep track of it all. But I know that icons are some of the most useful resources for structuring menus, links, buttons, and similar… Continue reading 32 Free Icon Sets for Building Unique Web Interfaces

45 Fresh Collection Of Free Icon Sets Available In PSD Format

Here we have come up with a fresh collection of some useful and nice looking icon sets that are available in PSD format so that you can easily edit them according to your own needs. Having a high quality and visually appealing icon sets always come in handy for the designers as they can save… Continue reading 45 Fresh Collection Of Free Icon Sets Available In PSD Format

150+ Coolest iOS Icon Designs for Applications

The icon is on one of the first thing a user sees of a new mobile app. One of the most important design tasks involved in the creation of an Apple iOS app is coming up with a creative and unique icon for it. The iOS platform, for one, is known for placing a higher… Continue reading 150+ Coolest iOS Icon Designs for Applications

Capture Your User’s Attention With These 15 Absolutely Gorgeous Retro Icon Sets

Every project’s success depends on how great it runs and how gorgeous it looks. It doesn’t matter if you have an application which is working flawlessly and covers all the user’s needs; if it doesn’t have a great interface then there is a high probability that it will fail. Nowadays, user’s demands are getting increasingly more  sophisticated… Continue reading Capture Your User’s Attention With These 15 Absolutely Gorgeous Retro Icon Sets

Creating an iOS-like Home Screen with CoffeeScript

Today we are going to create an iOS-like home screen using CoffeeScript – a new JavaScript based language, and the jQuery library. CoffeScript has a clean syntax that lies somewhere in between Ruby and Python. If you haven’t used any of them, don’t worry – it is not required. However you will need to be… Continue reading Creating an iOS-like Home Screen with CoffeeScript