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The Archives

Here’s everything we have written on SpyreStudios.com! We really hope you enjoy the site! Of course, if there’s anything you can feel free to drop us a line, we’ll be happy to hear from you (suggestions/feedback welcome!)

March 2010 (5)
- 09: MediaLoot Launch – Come In, We’re Open! (2)
- 08: CSS In Depth: Margins, Padding & The Box Model (21)
- 05: 5 Things That Can Make (or break) A Killer Website Design (36)
- 03: 15 Quality Web-Based Applications to Create Mock-Ups and Wireframes (28)
- 01: 30 Blog Designs with Killer Typography (29)
February 2010 (13)
- 25: Freebie: Detailed 3D Icon Set From MediaLoot (10)
- 24: 10 Great Tools to Create a Mobile Version of Your Site (50)
- 22: Expanding Your Design Empire: 7 Other Careers that Benefit from Design Knowledge (10)
- 18: Agencies, Labs, Studios, Media, Interactive and Creatives: The Many Names Of A Design Business (50)
- 16: 30 Excellent Logo Design Tutorials And Walkthroughs (21)
- 15: UPrinting Die Cut Business Cards Giveaway (45)
- 14: How To Design Your Own Valentine’s Day Heraldry Illustration (13)
- 11: Freebies: Corporate Identity Sets from MediaLoot (7)
- 10: 20 Fantastic Usability & Conversion Analysis Tools (28)
- 08: Trends Used In Comedy Movie Posters From 1915 to 2010 (19)
- 06: The Benefits And Drawbacks Of An Over Active Creative Mind (59)
- 04: How To Design An Abstract Wallpaper In Photoshop (and Illustrator) (17)
- 02: 6 Reasons Crowdsourcing And Spec Work Sucks (27)
January 2010 (12)
- 30: How To Create Your Own Fiery Ring Poster in Photoshop (10)
- 28: Free UI Set From MediaLoot And A Preview Of What’s To Come (8)
- 26: Textures In Web Design: Examples And Best Practices (29)
- 23: 20 Color Combination Tools for Designers (41)
- 21: Why You Should Invest In a Minimalist Office (51)
- 18: Whopping Collection of 600+ Light Effect Photoshop Brushes (17)
- 14: 30 Hilarious Print Advertisements (84)
- 12: Concept Feedback Giveaway – 5 Premium Concepts (19)
- 11: Low Maintenance Freelancing: 4 Ways to Reduce Client Clutter and Never Pitch Again (15)
- 07: How To Design a Beautiful, Symmetrical Snowflake in Illustrator (14)
- 05: 35 Fantastic Vector Illustrations That Tell A Story (24)
- 04: Elegant Themes Giveaway – Answer Those Questions To Win! (28)
December 2009 (14)
- 31: Service that Scales: Pricing Guidelines, Tips, and Strategies for Freelancers (30)
- 29: Great Examples Of Coming Soon Pages And How To Create Yours (49)
- 24: Content Mosaic: The 6 Most Common Posts on Design Blogs (30)
- 22: 30+ Outstanding Typographic Poster Designs (28)
- 20: 15 Guerrilla Marketing Tips For Freelancers (54)
- 19: Coming Soon: MediaLoot, A Premium Design Resources Toolbox (1)
- 18: 30 Examples Of Well Designed Ecommerce Websites (36)
- 17: Enter To Win 1 Of 10 Copies Of The iSocialize Theme From GIANT Themes! (35)
- 15: Simple Tips To Prevent And Deal With Content And Design Theft (39)
- 14: 40 Can’t-Miss Grunge Fonts From DaFont (26)
- 10: Announcement: New Site In The Works And We’re Looking For Designers (5)
- 09: 25 Ultra-Creative Packaging Designs From DeviantArt (36)
- 06: Bokeh Effect in Web Design: 30 Excellent Examples and Tutorials (55)
- 03: How To Create Your Own Crumpled And Torn Wrapping Paper (22)
November 2009 (10)
- 30: 30 Highly Creative Blog Design Layouts (59)
- 26: 10 Things You Must Do Before A New Site Or Blog Launch (84)
- 23: 40 Beautiful Dark Website Designs (46)
- 20: 10 Must Have Hacks For WordPress Development (71)
- 18: The Anatomy Of An Infographic: 5 Steps To Create A Powerful Visual (25)
- 15: 50 Awesome Submissions From The CSS Awards (33)
- 12: 5 Damn Easy Ways To Improve User Experience (52)
- 07: Grunge In Web Design: Samples And Best Practices (46)
- 05: How To Design A Hand-Drawn Vector Pattern Using Pencils, Photoshop And Illustrator (36)
- 02: 80+ Typography Related Twitter Accounts To Follow (32)
October 2009 (11)
- 30: 8 Sure-Fire Ways Freelance Designers Can Earn Passive Income (46)
- 28: 40 Killer Minimalist Blog Designs (84)
- 26: Free Vector Illustration Set: Tweevil, The Dark Twitter Bird (28)
- 22: Interview With Jacob Gube, The Man Behind Six Revisions (21)
- 19: Interview With Brian Hoff – The Design Cubicle (8)
- 16: 25 Kick Ass Purple Portfolio Website Designs (22)
- 14: Interview With Danny Outlaw Of OutlawDesignBlog (8)
- 12: 40 Creative Uses Of Cufón Font Replacement (31)
- 09: Pretty In Pink: 25 Creative Websites That Make You Think Pink (22)
- 07: Interview With Steven Snell From Vandelay Design & DesignM.ag (18)
- 05: Interview With Grant Friedman From Colorburned.com (15)
September 2009 (8)
- 28: 34 Excellent Punctuation Inspired Logo Designs (81)
- 24: 25 Creative Retro Styled Website Designs (32)
- 18: 21 Awesome @font-face Embeddable Typefaces (54)
- 13: 24 Great Tips & Tutorials To Get The Most Out Of WordPress (39)
- 09: WordPress Tutorial: How To Display A User Welcome Message (20)
- 07: Create a Cool Photo Treatment Using Channels In Photoshop (17)
- 04: Showcase Of 40 Website Designs Featuring Clouds And Skies (48)
- 02: Design Trends: 20 (MORE) Of The Coolest iPhone APP Website Designs (20)
August 2009 (10)
- 31: Enter To Win One Of Three Copies Of Billings 3 : Time-Tracking And Invoicing For OS X! (42)
- 27: How To Create A Sexy Vertical Sliding Panel Using jQuery And CSS3 (114)
- 22: 32 Trashy And Distorted Fonts For Your Next Grungy Design (50)
- 18: 20 Insane Vintage And Grungy Typographic Poster Designs (43)
- 15: 50 Creative and Inspiring Left-Aligned Web Designs (40)
- 12: How To Create A Simple Portfolio Site Running On Surreal CMS (20)
- 10: 20 Tools For The Freelance Designer On A Shoestring Budget (78)
- 07: Showcase Of 45 Mind-Blowing Signage, Street And Urban Typography Photos (24)
- 05: 50 Stunning & Inspirational Stop Motion Videos (35)
- 01: 28 Sites Producing Podcasts And Screencasts To Help You Grow As A Designer And Developer (36)
July 2009 (11)
- 29: 30 Great Examples Of Drop-Down And Sliding Menus (36)
- 27: 6 Easy Ways To Cure A Nasty Case Of Redesign-itis (57)
- 24: 50 More Amazing Apple/Mac Desktop Wallpapers (27)
- 22: 50 Kick-Ass And Creative Dark Website Designs (59)
- 19: 20 jQuery Tutorials And Plugins To Impress Your Friends (68)
- 16: Design Trends: 40 Awesome Illustrative Web Designs (42)
- 14: 40 Sexy And Creative Typographic Logo Designs (128)
- 10: 25 Must-Read Books For Designers, Typography Lovers And Freelancers (43)
- 05: 35 Amazing Paper Made Website Designs (43)
- 04: 10 Great Design, Development And Inspirational Posts From Around The Web (7)
- 01: Design Trends: 25 Of The Coolest iPhone APP Website Designs (40)
June 2009 (7)
- 26: 56 Light & Clean Website Designs Using A Minimalist Color Scheme (106)
- 18: Top 12 Free Content Management Systems (CMS) (166)
- 16: Selectors, Animation, and AJAX – jQuery Tutorial And Examples (Part Two) (17)
- 12: Showcase Of 50 Stunning Portfolio Website Designs (86)
- 09: New Book From Maomao Publications: Blogs, Mad About Design (4)
- 05: 50 Incredible Apple Desktop Wallpapers (30)
- 01: 25 Fun & Creative Web Designs From DeviantArt (30)
May 2009 (5)
- 29: 35 Amazingly Well-Designed Church Websites (32)
- 20: Spyre Studios And UPrinting 500 Postcards Giveaway! (12)
- 14: Simple Guide: How To Get Started With jQuery (Part One) (39)
- 08: 48 Excellent Examples Of Blog Post Footer Designs (64)
- 03: A Collection Of Resources For Motion Graphics Addicts (25)
April 2009 (1)
- 01: 20 Examples Of Dark & Minimalist Website Designs With Great Typography (61)
March 2009 (2)
- 21: Quick Tip: Easy Way To Create Drop Caps On Your Blog (14)
- 03: Announcement: Our New Site Is Up! Check Out Design-Newz! (4)
February 2009 (1)
- 25: Viral Marketing Techniques That Can Increase Traffic (10)
January 2009 (2)
- 14: The Unlimited Freelancer Ebook From FreelanceFolder (5)
- 03: 12 Tools And Sites I Use To Run My Web-Design Business (48)
December 2008 (5)
- 29: How To Create A Featured Post Section In WP (And Get Pagination To Work) (19)
- 24: 160+ RSS Feeds For Web-Designers And Developers (151)
- 20: 15 Minimalist Designs That Inspired Me (71)
- 20: Now Would You Please Turn This Thing Off? (4)
- 03: Nifty Services We’re Too Proud To Use (8)
November 2008 (4)
- 28: 25 Awful Web Designs From 25 of MMA’s Top Fighters (19)
- 19: 5 Ways To Break Your Design Habits – Just For Fun (54)
- 13: Widgets: What’s Good, Dubious, and Plain Bad (0)
- 06: Simple Ways To Save Time With A Default Code Library (10)
October 2008 (2)
- 24: 17 Killer Premium WordPress Theme Stores (12)
- 19: 25 Website Designs To Draw Inspiration From (94)
May 2008 (3)
- 29: How-To Create A Life-Stream & Social Media Hub With Your Activity On Social Sites (43)
- 07: 7 Ways To Get Traffic To A New Blog (35)
- 04: 25 Kick-Ass Blog Designs (My Favorites) (39)
April 2008 (2)
- 09: Creating New Blog Content – A Simple Guide (8)
- 06: Hello World – Spyre Studios Is Now Live (finally!) (15)