No matter your area of expertise, chances are you’ve worked with photographs. Web and print designers alike are no strangers to the magnificence that can be captured in photos. It’s what we build our designs on top of and with, whether they’re the focus or just a background piece. And as the time passes and… Continue reading 25+ must-have Photoshop actions for your toolkit
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10 Ways Of Giving Your Website The Retro Look
A few days ago, I was watching the The Artist, a 2011 movie shot in the style of a black and white silent film, which got a lot of critical acclaim and won seven Oscars. While the movie deserved all the accolades it received, one of the reasons for its popularity was that it took people… Continue reading 10 Ways Of Giving Your Website The Retro Look
14 print inspired websites
For years, I’ve continuously read how print is a dying industry and how print designers are in danger. It’s hard to argue, when many big name newspapers and magazines of the past see more readership online than in print. It’s even harder when many of these magazines and newspapers cease printing altogether to go full-blown… Continue reading 14 print inspired websites
An Interactive Timeline of Revolutions in Print Technology
Can design change the world? Can it define an era? The answer to both those questions is… maybe. Over the years, colours, shapes and forms have become deeply associated with certain times and places; with a certain atmosphere that seemed to encapsulate the culture at any given moment. That’s not exactly a controversial idea, but… Continue reading An Interactive Timeline of Revolutions in Print Technology
Building a Web App From Scratch in AngularJS
25 Free Tools for Creating Responsive Website Layouts
Free open source tools and resources have been getting online over these past few years. Many of these tools are geared directly towards responsive web design, handling CSS and other typical features. The performance of these tools can vary greatly which is why so many designers are hesitant to jump right into a new library.… Continue reading 25 Free Tools for Creating Responsive Website Layouts
Ultimate Collection of Free Vector Elements For Infographics Design
This is the big list of Vector Elements which are great for infographics designing. Info-graphics are graphic visualization and representations of data and information. Designers using graphic elements to explain complex information, numbers or data in quick and effective manner. It is usually used in statistics, business plans, feasibility studies, web analytic and more. Infographics includes different visual elements,… Continue reading Ultimate Collection of Free Vector Elements For Infographics Design
A Look at Flat Design and Why It’s Significant
There has been a growing tidal wave of flat designs on the web, and recent trend reports have confirmed that they’re only increasing in popularity. Of course it’s easy to dismiss flat design as yet another fleeting aesthetic trend. But further investigation into this new philosophy reveals that flat design is a lot more than… Continue reading A Look at Flat Design and Why It’s Significant
Create your own world – part 2
Requirements: Photoshop CS6 Difficulty: Medium Time: max 1 hour Outcome: Resources: Create your own world Part 1 PSD We will use our previous image to create a simple website template. Let’s begin: 1. Open a new document. I used 1600×950 2. Fill it with #FFECAA color using Paint Bucket Tool. ( G ) 3.… Continue reading Create your own world – part 2
30+ Stunning HDR Photographs of Airports and Planes Around the World
Most of us, at some time or another, have been to an airport, whether it is to take a flight or to meet friends or relatives from their flight. How often do we actually take a look around the airport, try to find unusual angles that would produce a stunning photograph or notice the way… Continue reading 30+ Stunning HDR Photographs of Airports and Planes Around the World
Fireworks in the Real World: Vectorise All the Things
This is the last episode during which I’ll be going over generic tools and capabilities, but it’s simply not possible to go any further without covering the vector tools within Fireworks! Vectors are becoming increasingly relevant in web design; pixels are less reliable than they were just a couple of years ago and designs are… Continue reading Fireworks in the Real World: Vectorise All the Things
Put More Personal Work In Your Portfolio
Anyone here have a bunch of strange, unusual, or, shall we say, “quirky” hobbies? Perhaps you like to collect bottle caps from around the world and photograph them as found typography. Or maybe you recycle old computer parts to fashion into handmade art pieces? Come on, you’re designers – I know there’s something juicy you… Continue reading Put More Personal Work In Your Portfolio
Mind-Blowing Long Exposure Photos Which Will Definitely Capture Your Attention
Long exposure photography is a technique which involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements. The paths of moving light sources become clearly visible. Long exposure photos are extremely interesting because they are showing a different world that you can’t see it you your own… Continue reading Mind-Blowing Long Exposure Photos Which Will Definitely Capture Your Attention
Collection OF Exquisite Rose Flower Pictures
Roses are undeniably beautiful and are a sign of love and peace. Their fresh fragrance and loveliness make them the most loved flower in the world. This sign of love is a flower that has sparked the imagination and touched the hearts of so many people. Today we are going to share “Collection OF Exquisite… Continue reading Collection OF Exquisite Rose Flower Pictures
15 Free Minimal And Responsive WordPress Themes
Here, we are presenting 15 free, minimal and responsive WordPress themes for you. WordPress offers the best platform for blogging and sharing content online. With loads of feature rich options and plugins, WordPress is the ideal choice of many bloggers, designers and creative people who want to share their content with the world. WordPress themes… Continue reading 15 Free Minimal And Responsive WordPress Themes
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)
21 Creative World Maps in Photoshop, Eps & Ai Formats
Few days ago, there was a tough and difficult task and that was the searching for the high quality world map source files. This task was not only difficult but also took lots of time. But now in this collection, you will see the 20+ World Map Source Files in different formats like PSD, EPS… Continue reading 21 Creative World Maps in Photoshop, Eps & Ai Formats
Stunning Time-lapse of an Illustration of a Dying Star
When a star like our own reaches the end of its life, it begins to run out of hydrogen fuel in its core. Like a car running out of gas, it will begin to sputter, swelling to a size that could encompass every planet in our solar system out to Mars. When this happens, the… Continue reading Stunning Time-lapse of an Illustration of a Dying Star
Create your own world
Requirements: Photoshop CS6 Difficulty: Intermediate Time: max 1 hour Outcome: Resources: Ripe Font This tutorial is just part one of “Create your own world” tutorial. Let’s begin: 0. Open your image. File > Open > Open 1. Use Magic Wand Tool ( W ) and click on white background. Tolerance: 25. Right click on… Continue reading Create your own world
30+ Abstract Brushes and Patterns
A good piece of art always contains the aspect of attraction, which provides the initial prompt of glances from potential onlookers. But a great piece of art is able to capture and compel their gaze to linger for that extra span of time. Every true artist shoots to achieve this secondary level of interest, but… Continue reading 30+ Abstract Brushes and Patterns
20 Brilliant Premium Magento Themes
The ever progressive and technological age we in has paved the way for high doses of Ecommerce to be injected into our daily lives. Ecommerce is a phenomenon that holds the reins of the world of the internet, an ever growing trend available on numerous platforms, one of the best being Magento. Magento claims to… Continue reading 20 Brilliant Premium Magento Themes
35+ Amazing Free Spring Wallpaper Designs
Spring wallpaper are great for decorating your desktop or laptop during the winter period and helps you remember the joy of the warmer seasons. Wallpapers have become seriously popular and we share large collections now and then. Another popular category is minimal wallpapers. They are great because they do not fill up the desktop area… Continue reading 35+ Amazing Free Spring Wallpaper Designs
Crowdsourcing Your Logo Design Work – Pros and Cons
Crowdsouring, though a new term and a very few people are aware of what this term means or signifies, the concept however has existed in our society since time immemorial and was often used for translation related purposes. So, first let us learn what is crowdsourcing and then we would proceed to learn about its… Continue reading Crowdsourcing Your Logo Design Work – Pros and Cons
15 Amazing Skydiving Photography
Men have always wanted to take to the skies, but no hot-air balloon or airplane can really match the thrill of actually soaring through the air like skydiving.That very desire to have the human form itself flying unencumbered by technology is made possible by this extreme sport. The Process & The Gear What’s great about… Continue reading 15 Amazing Skydiving Photography