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Abduzeedo

  • newDaily Inspiration #1042
    This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the…
    - 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 8:24pm -
  • newSurprisingly Beautiful Escalator Photography
    A photographer can actually get to take some beautiful pictures out from the most common things, like escalators. I find this particularly fresh and quite nice, considering the amount of beauty found in these photographs.If you got your own escalato…
    - 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:30pm -
  • newFriday Fresh Free Fonts #137
    I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it's awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#137 and make sure to…
    - 6 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:12pm -

Hongkiat

Premium Pixels

  • Little Notepad Design (PSD)
    Today's freebie is a sweet little notepad design complete with grid lined paper torn out pages. Perhaps you can find a use as-is or evolve the design into something bigger and better.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to yo…
    - 3 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 3:39pm -
  • Multi-coloured Progress Bars (PSD)
    Today's freebie is sweet and simple. During a recent project I needed to create some progress bars and these were the result. Thought you might want to get a piece of the action :)RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your…
    - 7 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 3:59pm -
  • Mini Cards: 15 Credit/Debit Card Icons
    We ended last year with a contribution from Fabio Basile so why not start the new year with one? 15 super-awesome credit/debit card icons just for little old you. RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!…
    - 10 days ago, 17 Jan 12, 3:00pm -

PSD Tuts+

  • How to Create High Quality Metal 3D Text in Photoshop
    Most of you probably know those awesome letters that were generated with 3D programs. But what about when you don’t have any particular program and you need to make 3D typography? This tutorial will show you how to create the 3D text shape and giv…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 3:00pm -
  • Sneak Peek at Adobe Photoshop CS6
    In this video, Photoshop Senior Product Manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes gives us a sneak at Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw and Adobe Photoshop CS6. The most dramatic change that you will notice from this video might be the darker color of the new interface…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 12:43am -
  • Create a Medieval Battle Axe in Photoshop
    Photoshop is an excellent tool for manipulating photographs but it can also be used as a means to create stunning digital art. This tutorial is part of a 25-part video tutorial series demonstrating everything you will need to know to start producing…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 3:00pm -

Vectips

  • newWeekly Vector Inspiration #155
    This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to comment…
    - 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:39pm -
  • Did You Know: Constrain Angle
    Did you know you can adjust the X and Y axes in Illustrator? Chose Preferences > General > Constrain Angle. The value you enter will affect all tools and modifier keys in Illustrator. This can be great for creating isometric objects or working on a p…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 2:35pm -
  • Anchor Points: Tom Whalen
    Anchor Points is a series of quick chats from mainstays of the vector art community and today we are chatting with Tom Whalen, also know as Strongstuff. Tom’s work has made a regular appearance on many of the Weekly Inspiration posts. I love Tom’…
    - 3 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 2:19pm -

Speckyboy

  • newManaging an Organized Freelance Work Schedule
    It takes a lot of time and dedication to build a freelance career. The hours are long, work can be tedious, and often you need to multitask like crazy. But the freedom of release from a regular work schedule can be fantastic. In this guide I’d lik…
    - 13 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 7:57am -
  • Creative Uses for QR Codes
    Nowadays we look around and all over the places see QR codes embedded into the ads, buildings, billboards, newspapers, cups, clothes and even into the roads. The usage of QR (Quick Response) codes in promotional marketing is a great idea and just on…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 8:29am -
  • A Showcase of Typography in Webdesign
    Functional web typography is, of course, key to the usabilty of any website. But functional does not mean boring. Big, loud and attention grabbing typography does have the presence and magnificence to truly grab the attention of your visitors. It do…
    - 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 8:26am -

n.design-studio

  • IconDock and Themify Coupon Code
    If you are interested to buy icons from IconDock or themes from Themify, I have a coupon code for you. Use ‘ndesign’ coupon code on IconDock to save 20% off any icon sets. The discount code on Themify is also the same ‘ndesign’. You can save…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 5:01pm -
  • Best Web Gallery Redesigned
    I recently redesigned Best Web Gallery with responsive features. Check it out!
    - , 1 Sep 11, 9:13pm -
  • Another Responsive Theme – Tisa
    I just released another responsive WordPress theme at Themify called Tisa. Check our the demo and resize the browser window to see the fluid and responsive layout. It works on most modern mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, Android, etc.…
    - , 13 Aug 11, 4:09am -

Freelance Switch

  • newDoes Facebook Timeline Make Sense For You?
    I have yet to adopt the new Facebook Timeline interface. I don’t want to. I’m comfortable with using Facebook the way it is, thank-you-very-much. When I found this post on mashable about how to revert back to Facebook classic, I knew I wasn…
    - 6 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:00pm -
  • newInterview with Freelance Marketer Danny Iny
    Want to boost your profile? Add additional income streams to your freelancing business? Release your own self published book? It’s time to have a chat with author and freelance marketer Danny Iny.He quit school at the age of fifteen to start…
    - 8 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 1:00pm -
  • Make Time for YOU – Part Two
    It’s the beginning of the year and things are slow. You are hustling to get work and the work that comes your way you don’t feel you can turn down. By the time summer rolls around, you have been working your butt off and let things—like l…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 4:00pm -

DzineBog

  • 33 Examples of Latte and Coffee Cream Photography
    Advertise here with BSAOne of the more unique artistic visions of the 21st century comes in the form of coffee cream. Many infamous cafe’s found all around the world have mastered the skill of latte foam art. Using some milk or cream these art…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 3:45pm -
  • 31 Beautiful Fashion Websites
    Advertise here with BSAToday we have collected some beautifully designed fashion related websites for your inspiration. If you like these web designs you might also want to check out our previous post below. 32 Clean And Minimal Web Designs Show…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 4:26pm -
  • Guide to Building Semantic Web Forms
    Advertise here with BSAIn the web design industry there are many different rulebooks you can follow. Most notably the World Wide Web Consortium is renowned for creating these standard rules of the road. Web browsers do not always conform to thes…
    - 9 days ago, 18 Jan 12, 4:47pm -

Webdesigner depot

  • new15 useful plugins for multi-author blogs
    Managing a blog with a single author can be time-consuming enough, but adding in multiple authors can exponentially increase the amount of time and effort it takes to manage. There’s editorial workflow, scheduling, and author management to consider…
    - 12 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 9:32am -
  • 7 mistakes developers make
    Great websites always seem to combine great design with great code. Since building a website is a pretty simple task you find many people learn HTML and CSS and figure that if they can learn that then they can design any website they want. While tech…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 9:26am -
  • High quality WordPress templates from TemplateMonster.com
    [Editor's note: This is a sponsored post for Template Monster] TemplateMonster.com is among the most well known stock template and theme providers online. They offer templates for a wide range of sites, agricultural sites to church sites, as well as…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 9:54am -

My Ink blog

  • Paranormal Photo Manipulation Tutorial
    In this photo manipulation tutorial we are going to create a paranormal scene where a girl awakes from her bed with a candle in her hand and finds to her surprise a ghost in front of her. In the course of creating this scene we will be covering topic…
    - 64 days ago, 24 Nov 11, 7:47pm -
  • 7 Ways to Avoid Scary Web Design – Halloween Themed Infographic
    Dreadful Halloween to all MyInkBlog readers!  Guest contributor Spencer Belkofer designed the following Halloween themed infographic to showcase 7 ways to avoid scary web design. © Spencer Belkofer, Lumin Consulting
    - 88 days ago, 31 Oct 11, 4:14pm -
  • Surreal Fantasy Photomanipulation
    Intro: Photo manipulation is always a fun to work on and also has the scope to explore more interesting techniques to get and interesting and unique output. In this tutorial we are going to cover important topics like: Creating advanced and realistic…
    - 90 days ago, 29 Oct 11, 11:40am -

Instant Shift

  • newCreate A Jeans Vector in Illustrator
    Adobe Illustrator can be a little tricky to get your hands around, particularly after getting used to the workflow of applications like Photoshop. The differences between layer use and the creation of objects and shapes can be really strange at first…
    - 9 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 12:32pm -
  • 60+ Latest Logo Designs for Logo Design Inspiration
    A Logo is a graphical element that, together with its logotype (a uniquely set and arranged typeface) form a trademark or commercial brand. Typically, a logo’s design is for immediate recognition. The logo is one aspect of a company’s commercial…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 12:21pm -
  • What Should You Do Before Launching a (Successful) Blog
    In the past few years, the Internet has developed more and more, encompassing new online presences everyday; this can make one think about this amazing trend and when it will present a lower growth ratio. It is practically impossible to state exactly…
    - 3 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 11:40am -

Line 25

  • How To Create a Vibrant Cloud Icon in Photoshop
    Follow this step by step Adobe Photoshop tutorial to create a colourful and vibrant cloud icon. We’ll be using plenty of gradients and lighting effects to produce a really cool icon perfect for a modern website design or mobile app. The cloud icon…
    - 12 days ago, 16 Jan 12, 7:00am -
  • Line25 Sites of the Week for January 13th 2012
    Line25 Sites of the Week is a weekly roundup of the most outstanding website designs that I stumble across during my every day browsing. In this week’s collection, we have designs from Seismi, Oliver Lisher, Shopify, Kayako and Ruby Bots. Seismi Vi…
    - 15 days ago, 13 Jan 12, 7:00am -
  • Showcase of Inspiring Space Themed Web Designs
    Outer space scenes aren’t the most popular design style in the world of web design but it’s always exciting to see a fresh cosmic themed design hit the galleries. This post rounds up a collection of the best space themed website designs, mixing i…
    - 19 days ago, 9 Jan 12, 7:00am -

Veerle Pieters

  • Swedish Murder Machine
    The Swedish Murder Machine.via Bandito
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 3:24pm -
  • Heartwork
    Second illustration that I feature here from the Heartwork series.via Allan Peters
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 3:12pm -
  • ARTCRANK London 2011
    My motto each time I’m climbing with my bicycle.via Graham Pilling
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 3:01pm -

Web Designer Wall

  • UPrinting Business Card Giveaways
    This Friday giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting, a shop that provides a wide range of online printing services. We are giving away 3 sets of 250 die-cut business card printing to 3 winners. Each winner will receive a set of 250 business card printing…
    - 42 days ago, 16 Dec 11, 6:32pm -
  • Responsive Design in 3 Steps
    Responsive web design is no doubt a big thing now. If you still not familiar with responsive design, check out the list of responsive sites that I recently posted. To newbies, responsive design might sound a bit complicated, but it is actually simple…
    - 50 days ago, 8 Dec 11, 3:52pm -
  • Despositphotos Giveaways
    As mentioned last week, I will be giving away some goodies in December. So here is the first giveaway sponsored by Depositphotos stock photos. Depositphotos is giving away $50 credit to 5 readers on Web Designer Wall. Hurry, this contest ends in two…
    - 52 days ago, 7 Dec 11, 3:59am -

Yanko Design

The Photo Argus

  • Quick Tips for Urban Photography After Dark
    Before heading out to get some great images of the city after sunset, it is important to make sure you have the proper equipment. This means that you should definitely have a flexible tripod that can adjust to varying heights; a wide-angle lens; som…
    - 4 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 8:01am -
  • 40 Masterful Examples of Photo Manipulation
    Here is another round of inspiring photo manipulations. These images showcase some amazing technical skill and creativity. Why not give it a shot yourself and share your work in our TPA community portfolio. Related posts:42 Magnificent Photo Manipul…
    - 11 days ago, 17 Jan 12, 7:26am -
  • 39 Interesting Examples of Lifestyle Photography
    Lifestyle Photography is dynamic just like our own forever changing lifestyles. This type of photography captures an ideal moment, that is deeply felt and easy to identify with. To document true lifestyle, is to capture those blissful moments, like…
    - 17 days ago, 11 Jan 12, 7:48am -

PSD Vibe

  • LogoMyWay.com review
    Today, let's have a look to a very useful service for both designers and entrepreneurs looking to get a logo for their business. LogoMyWay is a website that aims to connect logo designers with small businesses.
    - , 30 Dec 09, 11:03am -
  • 10+ blogs that use amazing vector backgrounds
    Do you remember back in 2003 when blogs were almost all ugly and extremely basic? Well, time as passed and designers now create stunning design for blogs. In this article, I have selected 10+ very gorgeous and impressive vector background used in blo…
    - , 13 Oct 09, 11:31am -
  • Over 3500 free stock images to download
    When creating a website design, designers often have to use stock images. You can get some from paid sites as such as istockphoto, but you can also get many quality images for free.
    - , 21 Sep 09, 12:32pm -

Layers Mag

  • Perfect Portrait 1
    Perfect Portrait 1 is a huge timesaver for portrait photographers. It automatically identifies faces and features, and with a press of a button, eyes become whiter and clearer, teeth become whiter, lips have greater definition, wrinkles are softened,…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 7:14pm -
  • Helicon Focus Pro X64
    Stopping a lens down to its smallest aperture extends DOF but introduces diffraction. Enter Helicon Focus software. It produces an edge-to-edge focused image by combining partially focused areas from multiple files of a scene.
    - 4 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 9:13pm -
  • Give Your Logos Some Shine in Adobe Illustrator
    Dave Cross opens up Illustrator and shows viewers how to add some reflective shine to text or an object using an opacity mask.
    - 7 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 2:03pm -

1stwebdesigner

  • newCreate a Classic-Styled Portfolio Design in Adobe Photoshop
    Howdy, today we will be creating a nice design for your online portfolio. What we will learn here is how you can use a combination of textures and patterns to create a nice old-school look and how to use guides in a smart way.  Here is what we will…
    - 25 mins ago, 27 Jan 12, 9:00pm -
  • newGuided Tour Through Web Design History
    Web design has been with us for a bit longer than 20 years now and sure, it is easy to criticize poorly designed websites nowadays, but few people really know how and where it all started. Things when web design started were really different – actu…
    - 11 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 10:00am -
  • 5 Must-Know Tips for Better WordPress User Management
    WordPress is a great tool to use for managing content. It’s really simple for developers, for managers and for users to use, especially when using a great theme. But if there is one thing that I think that needs to improve yet is its user managemen…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 9:00pm -

WDL

  • new15 Icon Design Photoshop Tutorials
    Advertise here with BSAIcons are a very important element of web design and play a big role in a website. Designing the perfect icon is definitely a challenge and is always good to have resources and tips in this matter. Today we decided to gather a…
    - 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 1:57pm -
  • 30 Amusing and Funny Photo Manipulations
    Advertise here with BSAPhoto manipulations are quite popular among all generations of designers and digital artists. It is also a genre often used in the advertising industry because of the effect these manipulations have on people. This sort of artw…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 5:22am -
  • WDL Premium: Retro UI Set
    Advertise here with BSAThis week for our WDL Premium Members, we have a set of retro UI elements from Vandelay Premier. The set includes a considerable number of unique elements that are sure to be useful for those who like the always trendy retro st…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 5:59pm -

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