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- May 2012
- April 2012
- 36 Brilliant Icon Shots From Dribbble
- Leave a Lasting Impression on Your Visitors
- 29 Hot New Freebies Every Designer will Love
- Business Relationship Basics for Freelance Designers
- 32 Examples of Usable Mobile Website Layouts
- 4 Types of Tools to Save You Time & Earn You Money
- Case Study on Building for Mobile First
- 38 Beautiful Examples of Typography
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- 31 Fantastic New jQuery Plugins for Web Developers
- 33 Fresh jQuery And CSS3 Tutorials
- 25 Useful And Free Fonts To Download
- 32 Pixel Perfect UI Element PSDs
- 22 Memorable Podcasts Focused on Web Design
- How to Style iOS Sliding Checkboxes with jQuery
- 34 Beautiful Blog Designs
- 28 Brilliant Form Layouts in User Interface Design
- November 2011
- October 2011
- 36 Exquisite Mobile iOS and Mac App Website Layouts
- 29 Pligg Social News Communities for Niche Design Inspiration
- 22 Useful HTML5 CSS3 Form Tutorials
- 35 Grunge Web Designs
- Showcase of 44 Creative Illustrations from Dribbble Artists
- 29 Creative And Unusual Websites
- Mega Bundle from VectorPack.net Only $29!
- Beautiful Typographic Art
- September 2011
- Design a Full HTML5/CSS3 Template Replica of Digg v3
- 19 CSS3 and jQuery Tutorials for Perfect UI Design
- 26 Outstanding Social Network User Profile Layouts
- 33 Useful Photoshop PSD Freebies for the Web
- Win 1000 Business Cards from Next Day Flyers!
- 36 Brilliant Photo Effect Tutorials
- 21 Incredible HTML5 Experiments
- 50 Beautiful Moleskines
- August 2011
- 36 Cool Retro Websites For Inspiration
- Design a Foursquare-like User Profile Page in HTML5/CSS3
- 38 Brilliant Non-Profit Websites
- 40 Professional Examples of Letterhead and Print Work
- 34 Pristine Seascape and Ocean View Photographs
- 22 Articles and Tutorials for Getting Started with jQuery
- 45 Fresh Logo Designs
- 32 Texture Web Designs
- July 2011
- 50 Free High Quality PSDs
- 30 Must See HTML5 Tutorials
- 20 Tutorials That Will Improve Your CSS Skills and Make You a Better Coder
- Silverlight vs. Flash
- 35 Free User Interface Kits for Mobile and Web Designers
- 32 Handy Google Chrome Extensions for Web Developers
- 45 Creative Typography Print Ads
- Win an 18×24 Poster Print from UPrinting!
- June 2011
- 30 Creative Navigation Menus
- Sticker Mule v2 Prelaunch Giveaway: $200 in Custom Stickers!
- 33 Excellent jQuery Tutorials
- $100 Giveaway with Custom Bags HQ
- 750+ Free Photoshop Brushes to Download
- 40 Awesome Illustrator Tutorials
- Win a Photo Gallery from TN3 Gallery!
- 20 Best Designed Album Covers for Inspiration
- 35 Inspiring Examples Of Texture In Web Design
- May 2011
- 33 Brand New Icon Tutorials with Freebie Sets
- Deeper Study into Digital Text and Character Encoding
- Beautiful Typography in Web Design
- Win 250 1/4 Page Club Flyers
- eCommerce Lessons From Your Favorite Stores
- Android vs iOS; A Usability Battle
- Get $5,000 of MOJO-Themes credit up for grabs!
- Minimalist Design: A Brief History and Practical Tips
- Win $199 Stock Photo Account from Pixmac!
- 35 UX-Inspired E-Commerce Website Layouts
- April 2011
- March 2011
- Showcase of 20 Minimalist Grid-Based Web Designs
- Curing the Navigation-itis Syndrome
- 25 More Books For Designers, Developers And Web Workers
- Usability Best Practices For eCommerce Websites
- Hosted vs. Self-Hosted Blog Solutions – Pros and Cons
- The User Experience And Psychology Of Colour
- Enter to Win A Design Cocktail 5 Bundle from Designious
- Great CSS Techniques to Enhance Web Typography
- The Ultimate 20 Usability Tips for Your Website
- Collection Of 600+ Free Ink & Paint Photoshop Brushes
- Top 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Create Trendy Designs
- 25 Essential Android Apps For Web-Workers And Designers
- February 2011
- How to Juggle Multiple Projects and Clients Without Going Crazy
- Top 6 Mistakes to Avoid in Mobile Usability
- 15 Community & Networking Sites For Designers And Creative Types
- How To Create a Slick Navigation Bar In Adobe Fireworks
- 7 PHP Development Techniques to Minimize Security Vulnerabilities
- How to Overcome Common Mobile Office Problems
- Enter to Win a Copy of Justinmind Prototyper – A $495 Value
- 10 Reasons Why You Need a Mobile Office
- Enter To Win Hosting Accounts From Eleven2
- How To Design A Gorgeous Big UI Button In Photoshop
- Usability And You: The Design Process
- Simplify and Improve Your Designs with the Bonsai Tree Method
- January 2011
- 10 quick tips for first time freelancers
- 5 Tips For Improving Readability On Your Website
- Showcase of 40 Pricing Tables and Signup Pages
- 5 Reasons Travel Can Improve Your Design Work
- Sticker Mule $100 Giveaway – Enter To Win!
- How to Create an Awesome Retro VW Beetle Vector in Illustrator
- 5 Ways To Streamline Your Web-Design Workflow
- 3 Reasons Doing Other Art Makes You a Better Designer
- Applying a Clean & Imageless Design to an Article – Part I
- Why Freelance Designers Should Use Invoicing Tools
- Survd App Giveaway – 3 Licenses Up For Grabs
- Brilliante Blog Layout – Coding The PSD File Into CSS and HTML
- December 2010
- Techniques That Can Help Improve Your Lifestyle as a Designer/Developer
- Collection of 450+ Abstract and Fractal Photoshop Brushes
- Unlock the Designs You’re Truly Meant to Create
- Copy is Dead: Why Friendly and Simple Speech is Better than Marketing Copy
- Being Versatile vs. Sticking to One Style – Pros and Cons
- 30+ Last Minute (Digital) Christmas Gift Ideas For Creatives
- How To Create a Sweet CSS3 Vertical Navigation
- Cloud Computing: The Theory Behind The Hype
- Be a Better Designer by Doing More Non-Design Things
- Design Cocktail III Giveaway from Designious – Enter to Win!
- Bands and Artists Websites – Showcase and Best Practices
- 5 Critical Design Lessons From Pixar
- Inspirational Showcase of Three-Dimensional (3D) Movie Posters
- 7 Steps To A More Effective And Productive Webdesign Process
- November 2010
- The Daft Punk Guide to Bold and Memorable Designs
- MOJO Themes Cyber Bundle Giveaway
- Creating a Cartoony Print-Ready Business Card in Photoshop
- Showcase Of 30 Amazing Business Card Designs
- The Power Of The New Crowdsource? The Evolution Of Online Help
- How To Create a Cute Popup Bar With HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery
- Simple Ways To Make More Creative Designs
- 40 Great Examples Of Transparency In Website Design
- How To Design A Detailed Mini Cooper Icon In Photoshop
- BrushLovers Giveaway – Comment To Win Some Premium Photoshop Brushes
- 5 Things The Beatles Can Teach You About Design
- Version-Less Development: What is it and Why it’s Important
- Personality in Web Design: Atmosphere, Character And Brand Feel
- Creating a CSS3 Generator with CSS3, HTML5 and jQuery
- October 2010
- 5 Things Musicians Can Teach Designers
- How To Create A Modern CV/Resumé With InDesign
- Designious Design Cocktail 2 Giveaway – Enter To Win!
- Sure-Fire Ways to Get More Results in Less Time
- The New Room Effect: Usability Is About Comfort
- How To Design a Wingless Bird Character in Adobe Illustrator
- Clients, the Web and the Big Misconception
- BundleHunt Is Back – Now Over $2000 Worth Of Design Resources
- Layers Of Abstraction — What Are They And Why Do They Matter?
- Showcase of Minimalism in Movie Posters From 1967 to 2010
- Collection of 500+ Amazing Photoshop Smoke Brushes
- How and Why Design Impacts User Decisions
- September 2010
- How To Design A Rollerskating Girl In Illustrator
- Setting up a Rails Development System on Mac OSX Snow Leopard
- Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 7: Working With Book Files
- Defining User Experience as Brand Experience
- How To Create a Stylish Content Slider using CSS3 & jQuery
- Why Sketching And Wireframing Ideas Strengthens Designs
- FlashMint Facebook Page Templates Giveaway
- Rockstars, Ninjas, Gurus and Other Hipsters
- 5 Leading Airline Booking Forms Tested for Usability
- DepositPhotos Giveaway – $100 to 2 Lucky Readers
- On Working With Limitations In Web-Design
- Design An Angry Vector Turtle Character In Illustrator
- August 2010
- Tips For Making Your Website Multilingual Friendly
- Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 6: Importing Images
- HTML5 Canvas Image Effects: Black & White
- 30 More Hilarious Print Advertisements
- 10 Great Tips for Writing Better And More Comprehensive CSS
- Inspirational Showcase Of 50 Famous Album Covers
- BundleHunt Giveaway – Over $1400 Worth Of Design Resources
- 5 Effective & Creative Ways to Prevent Spam
- Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 5: Playing With Styles
- Capturing Customer Data on the Web
- 40 Minimalist Icon, Symbol & Pictogram Sets
- July 2010
- Morality in Web Development – Your Thoughts?
- The Anatomy Of A Great List Post
- 30 Awesome Custom Tumblr Blog Designs
- Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 4: Working With Color
- 20 Great Examples Of Icons In Navigation Design
- The Success Of Reinventions – With A Twist
- Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 3: Importing Text and Playing With Typography
- Real World Embedded Metadata – RDFa, Microformats And Microdata Practical Examples
- The Importance and Different Types of Community Driven Websites
- Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 2: Working With Text And Graphic Frames
- June 2010
- BannerSnack Licenses Giveaway – What Do You Think Of Flash Banners?
- Diving Into The User Interface With Fundamental Questions
- Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 1: Document Basics & Master Pages
- Mega Collection Of Cheatsheets for Designers & Developers
- 80+ Swirly, Curly & Floral Vector Resources
- Best of Breadcrumbs and How They Enhance Your Website
- 30+ iPad Apps For Designers, Developers And Creative Types
- 30 Innovative & Creative Text Effect Tutorials
- Inline Expansion – Why And Where To Use It
- Design The Brilliante Website Layout in Photoshop
- May 2010
- The Anatomy of a Great Tutorial
- 40 Inspiring And Creative Mac DMG Designs
- Giving Away Flash Components From Flashloaded
- Creating Your Own XHTML & CSS Framework
- An Inspirational Showcase That Will Change How You Display Data
- How To Design A Detailed Printer Icon in Photoshop
- Fantastic Footers: 25 Examples And Best Practices
- 10 Great Tips For Improving Your Web Typography
- Improving The User Experience Of Your Website With Modal Windows
- 15 Great Mindmapping Tools and Apps
- Blood & Guts – Vampire and Zombie Movie Poster Inspiration
- 18 Dos and Don’ts Of Usability On The Web
- April 2010
- 5 Reasons Why Autoblogging Sucks
- 10 Steps To A More Usable Ecommerce Website
- 24 Steps-Left Pages That Enhance The User Registration Process
- 40 WordPress-Powered Websites With Awesome Designs
- 5 Tips for Conveying The Right Information to Clients
- Evolution of Animation Film Posters from 1937 to Present
- Showcase Of 30 Sweet Email Newsletter Designs
- 10 Really Outstanding and Useful CSS Grid Systems
- How To Create A Sweet Bokeh Business Card In Photoshop
- Unusual Sources Of Inspiration- 50 Killer Graffiti Characters To Inspire You
- A Coder’s Journey
- March 2010
- How To Create a Rockin’ Website Layout In Photoshop
- In Depth CSS Part 4: New CSS3 Styles
- How Accessible is Your Website? 8 Tools to Analyze Your Website’s Level of Accessibility
- Inspiration Surrounds You. Get Out There and Experience it!
- 300 Eleven2 Hosting Accounts Up For Grabs!
- Massive Collection of Photo Editing Tutorials and Photoshop Actions
- CSS In Depth Part 3: All About Text
- How to Create a Cool Monkey Character in Illustrator
- CSS In Depth Part 2: Floats & Positions
- 40 Amazing Minimalist Website Designs For Your Inspiration
- 5 Can’t-Miss Usability Tips for Mobile Website Designs
- MediaLoot Launch – Come In, We’re Open!
- CSS In Depth Part 1: Margins, Padding & The Box Model
- 5 Things That Can Make (or break) A Killer Website Design
- 15 Quality Web-Based Applications to Create Mock-Ups and Wireframes
- 30 Blog Designs with Killer Typography
- February 2010
- 10 Great Tools to Create a Mobile Version of Your Site
- Expanding Your Design Empire: 7 Other Careers that Benefit from Design Knowledge
- Agencies, Labs, Studios, Media, Interactive and Creatives: The Many Names Of A Design Business
- 30 Excellent Logo Design Tutorials And Walkthroughs
- UPrinting Die Cut Business Cards Giveaway
- How To Design Your Own Valentine’s Day Heraldry Illustration
- 20 Fantastic Usability & Conversion Analysis Tools
- Trends Used In Comedy Movie Posters From 1915 to 2010
- The Benefits And Drawbacks Of An Over Active Creative Mind
- How To Design An Abstract Wallpaper In Photoshop (and Illustrator)
- 6 Reasons Crowdsourcing And Spec Work Sucks
- January 2010
- How To Create Your Own Fiery Ring Poster in Photoshop
- Textures In Web Design: Examples And Best Practices
- 20 Color Combination Tools for Designers
- Why You Should Invest In a Minimalist Office
- Whopping Collection of 600+ Light Effect Photoshop Brushes
- 30 Hilarious Print Advertisements
- Concept Feedback Giveaway – 5 Premium Concepts
- Low Maintenance Freelancing: 4 Ways to Reduce Client Clutter and Never Pitch Again
- How To Design a Beautiful, Symmetrical Snowflake in Illustrator
- 35 Fantastic Vector Illustrations That Tell A Story
- Elegant Themes Giveaway – Answer Those Questions To Win!
- December 2009
- Service that Scales: Pricing Guidelines, Tips, and Strategies for Freelancers
- Great Examples Of Coming Soon Pages And How To Create Yours
- Content Mosaic: The 6 Most Common Posts on Design Blogs
- 30+ Outstanding Typographic Poster Designs
- 15 Guerrilla Marketing Tips For Freelancers
- Coming Soon: MediaLoot, A Premium Design Resources Toolbox
- 30 Examples Of Well Designed Ecommerce Websites
- Enter To Win 1 Of 10 Copies Of The iSocialize Theme From GIANT Themes!
- Simple Tips To Prevent And Deal With Content And Design Theft
- 40 Can’t-Miss Grunge Fonts From DaFont
- Announcement: New Site In The Works And We’re Looking For Designers
- 25 Ultra-Creative Packaging Designs From DeviantArt
- Bokeh Effect in Web Design: 30 Excellent Examples and Tutorials
- How To Create Your Own Crumpled And Torn Wrapping Paper
- November 2009
- 30 Highly Creative Blog Design Layouts
- 10 Things You Must Do Before A New Site Or Blog Launch
- 40 Beautiful Dark Website Designs
- 10 Must Have Hacks For WordPress Development
- The Anatomy Of An Infographic: 5 Steps To Create A Powerful Visual
- 50 Awesome Submissions From The CSS Awards
- 5 Damn Easy Ways To Improve User Experience
- Grunge In Web Design: Samples And Best Practices
- How To Design A Hand-Drawn Vector Pattern Using Pencils, Photoshop And Illustrator
- 80+ Typography Related Twitter Accounts To Follow
- October 2009
- 8 Sure-Fire Ways Freelance Designers Can Earn Passive Income
- 40 Killer Minimalist Blog Designs
- Free Vector Illustration Set: Tweevil, The Dark Twitter Bird
- Interview With Jacob Gube, The Man Behind Six Revisions
- Interview With Brian Hoff – The Design Cubicle
- 25 Kick Ass Purple Portfolio Website Designs
- Interview With Danny Outlaw Of OutlawDesignBlog
- 40 Creative Uses Of Cufón Font Replacement
- Pretty In Pink: 25 Creative Websites That Make You Think Pink
- Interview With Steven Snell From Vandelay Design & DesignM.ag
- Interview With Grant Friedman From Colorburned.com
- September 2009
- 34 Excellent Punctuation Inspired Logo Designs
- 25 Creative Retro Styled Website Designs
- 21 Awesome @font-face Embeddable Typefaces
- 24 Great Tips & Tutorials To Get The Most Out Of WordPress
- WordPress Tutorial: How To Display A User Welcome Message
- Create a Cool Photo Treatment Using Channels In Photoshop
- Showcase Of 40 Website Designs Featuring Clouds And Skies
- Design Trends: 20 (MORE) Of The Coolest iPhone APP Website Designs
- August 2009
- Enter To Win One Of Three Copies Of Billings 3 : Time-Tracking And Invoicing For OS X!
- How To Create A Sexy Vertical Sliding Panel Using jQuery And CSS3
- 32 Trashy And Distorted Fonts For Your Next Grungy Design
- 20 Insane Vintage And Grungy Typographic Poster Designs
- 50 Creative and Inspiring Left-Aligned Web Designs
- How To Create A Simple Portfolio Site Running On Surreal CMS
- 20 Tools For The Freelance Designer On A Shoestring Budget
- Showcase Of 45 Mind-Blowing Signage, Street And Urban Typography Photos
- 50 Stunning & Inspirational Stop Motion Videos
- 28 Sites Producing Podcasts And Screencasts To Help You Grow As A Designer And Developer
- July 2009
- 30 Great Examples Of Drop-Down And Sliding Menus
- 6 Easy Ways To Cure A Nasty Case Of Redesign-itis
- 50 More Amazing Apple/Mac Desktop Wallpapers
- 50 Kick-Ass And Creative Dark Website Designs
- 20 jQuery Tutorials And Plugins To Impress Your Friends
- Design Trends: 40 Awesome Illustrative Web Designs
- 40 Sexy And Creative Typographic Logo Designs
- 25 Must-Read Books For Designers, Typography Lovers And Freelancers
- 35 Amazing Paper Made Website Designs
- 10 Great Design, Development And Inspirational Posts From Around The Web
- Design Trends: 25 Of The Coolest iPhone APP Website Designs
- June 2009
- 56 Light & Clean Website Designs Using A Minimalist Color Scheme
- Top 12 Free Content Management Systems (CMS)
- Selectors, Animation, and AJAX – jQuery Tutorial And Examples (Part Two)
- Showcase Of 50 Stunning Portfolio Website Designs
- 50 Incredible Apple Desktop Wallpapers
- 25 Fun & Creative Web Designs From DeviantArt
- May 2009
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