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September 2010 (1)
- 02: Design An Angry Vector Turtle Character In Illustrator (1)
August 2010 (11)
- 30: Tips For Making Your Website Multilingual Friendly (8)
- 26: Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 6: Importing Images (6)
- 23: HTML5 Canvas Image Effects: Black & White (13)
- 18: 30 More Hilarious Print Advertisements (25)
- 16: 10 Great Tips for Writing Better And More Comprehensive CSS (36)
- 13: Inspirational Showcase Of 50 Famous Album Covers (18)
- 10: BundleHunt Giveaway – Over $1400 Worth Of Design Resources (94)
- 09: 5 Effective & Creative Ways to Prevent Spam (14)
- 06: Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 5: Playing With Styles (11)
- 05: Capturing Customer Data on the Web (4)
- 02: 40 Minimalist Icon, Symbol & Pictogram Sets (30)
July 2010 (10)
- 28: Morality in Web Development – Your Thoughts? (66)
- 26: The Anatomy Of A Great List Post (9)
- 22: 30 Awesome Custom Tumblr Blog Designs (13)
- 20: Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 4: Working With Color (6)
- 16: 20 Great Examples Of Icons In Navigation Design (20)
- 14: The Success Of Reinventions – With A Twist (10)
- 12: Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 3: Importing Text and Playing With Typography (9)
- 07: Real World Embedded Metadata – RDFa, Microformats And Microdata Practical Examples (12)
- 05: The Importance and Different Types of Community Driven Websites (7)
- 01: Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 2: Working With Text And Graphic Frames (15)
June 2010 (10)
- 29: BannerSnack Licenses Giveaway – What Do You Think Of Flash Banners? (13)
- 28: Diving Into The User Interface With Fundamental Questions (15)
- 23: Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 1: Document Basics & Master Pages (19)
- 21: Mega Collection Of Cheatsheets for Designers & Developers (68)
- 16: 80+ Swirly, Curly & Floral Vector Resources (15)
- 14: Best of Breadcrumbs and How They Enhance Your Website (18)
- 10: 30+ iPad Apps For Designers, Developers And Creative Types (23)
- 08: 30 Innovative & Creative Text Effect Tutorials (20)
- 03: Inline Expansion – Why And Where To Use It (15)
- 02: Design The Brilliante Website Layout in Photoshop (24)
May 2010 (13)
- 31: The Anatomy of a Great Tutorial (19)
- 27: 40 Inspiring And Creative Mac DMG Designs (14)
- 26: Giving Away Flash Components From Flashloaded (26)
- 25: Creating Your Own XHTML & CSS Framework (31)
- 21: An Inspirational Showcase That Will Change How You Display Data (11)
- 19: How To Design A Detailed Printer Icon in Photoshop (16)
- 17: Fantastic Footers: 25 Examples And Best Practices (43)
- 14: 10 Great Tips For Improving Your Web Typography (19)
- 12: Improving The User Experience Of Your Website With Modal Windows (21)
- 10: 15 Great Mindmapping Tools and Apps (31)
- 06: MediaLoot Affiliate Program Now Open! (3)
- 05: Blood & Guts – Vampire and Zombie Movie Poster Inspiration (12)
- 03: 18 Dos and Don’ts Of Usability On The Web (74)
April 2010 (12)
- 29: 5 Reasons Why Autoblogging Sucks (43)
- 27: 10 Steps To A More Usable Ecommerce Website (26)
- 24: 24 Steps-Left Pages That Enhance The User Registration Process (17)
- 21: 40 WordPress-Powered Websites With Awesome Designs (55)
- 19: 5 Tips for Conveying The Right Information to Clients (16)
- 15: Evolution of Animation Film Posters from 1937 to Present (32)
- 13: Showcase Of 30 Sweet Email Newsletter Designs (26)
- 11: 10 Really Outstanding and Useful CSS Grid Systems (36)
- 08: How To Create A Sweet Bokeh Business Card In Photoshop (27)
- 06: Unusual Sources Of Inspiration- 50 Killer Graffiti Characters To Inspire You (13)
- 06: 60+ Vector Icons From MediaLoot: Prime (6)
- 03: A Coder’s Journey (40)
March 2010 (16)
- 31: How To Create a Rockin’ Website Layout In Photoshop (41)
- 29: In Depth CSS Part 4: New CSS3 Styles (19)
- 27: How Accessible is Your Website? 8 Tools to Analyze Your Website’s Level of Accessibility (27)
- 26: Inspiration Surrounds You. Get Out There and Experience it! (14)
- 24: 300 Eleven2 Hosting Accounts Up For Grabs! (10)
- 23: Massive Collection of Photo Editing Tutorials and Photoshop Actions (21)
- 22: CSS In Depth Part 3: All About Text (17)
- 18: How to Create a Cool Monkey Character in Illustrator (16)
- 16: CSS In Depth Part 2: Floats & Positions (23)
- 12: 40 Amazing Minimalist Website Designs For Your Inspiration (47)
- 11: 5 Can’t-Miss Usability Tips for Mobile Website Designs (24)
- 09: MediaLoot Launch – Come In, We’re Open! (7)
- 08: CSS In Depth Part 1: Margins, Padding & The Box Model (31)
- 05: 5 Things That Can Make (or break) A Killer Website Design (45)
- 03: 15 Quality Web-Based Applications to Create Mock-Ups and Wireframes (37)
- 01: 30 Blog Designs with Killer Typography (33)
February 2010 (13)
- 25: Freebie: Detailed 3D Icon Set From MediaLoot (15)
- 24: 10 Great Tools to Create a Mobile Version of Your Site (69)
- 22: Expanding Your Design Empire: 7 Other Careers that Benefit from Design Knowledge (12)
- 18: Agencies, Labs, Studios, Media, Interactive and Creatives: The Many Names Of A Design Business (52)
- 16: 30 Excellent Logo Design Tutorials And Walkthroughs (26)
- 15: UPrinting Die Cut Business Cards Giveaway (45)
- 14: How To Design Your Own Valentine’s Day Heraldry Illustration (14)
- 11: Freebies: Corporate Identity Sets from MediaLoot (8)
- 10: 20 Fantastic Usability & Conversion Analysis Tools (29)
- 08: Trends Used In Comedy Movie Posters From 1915 to 2010 (19)
- 06: The Benefits And Drawbacks Of An Over Active Creative Mind (60)
- 04: How To Design An Abstract Wallpaper In Photoshop (and Illustrator) (22)
- 02: 6 Reasons Crowdsourcing And Spec Work Sucks (28)
January 2010 (12)
- 30: How To Create Your Own Fiery Ring Poster in Photoshop (11)
- 28: Free UI Set From MediaLoot And A Preview Of What’s To Come (8)
- 26: Textures In Web Design: Examples And Best Practices (30)
- 23: 20 Color Combination Tools for Designers (44)
- 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 (116)
- 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 (31)
- 29: Great Examples Of Coming Soon Pages And How To Create Yours (61)
- 24: Content Mosaic: The 6 Most Common Posts on Design Blogs (31)
- 22: 30+ Outstanding Typographic Poster Designs (30)
- 20: 15 Guerrilla Marketing Tips For Freelancers (58)
- 19: Coming Soon: MediaLoot, A Premium Design Resources Toolbox (1)
- 18: 30 Examples Of Well Designed Ecommerce Websites (39)
- 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 (27)
- 10: Announcement: New Site In The Works And We’re Looking For Designers (5)
- 09: 25 Ultra-Creative Packaging Designs From DeviantArt (39)
- 06: Bokeh Effect in Web Design: 30 Excellent Examples and Tutorials (63)
- 03: How To Create Your Own Crumpled And Torn Wrapping Paper (22)
November 2009 (10)
- 30: 30 Highly Creative Blog Design Layouts (74)
- 26: 10 Things You Must Do Before A New Site Or Blog Launch (91)
- 23: 40 Beautiful Dark Website Designs (49)
- 20: 10 Must Have Hacks For WordPress Development (76)
- 18: The Anatomy Of An Infographic: 5 Steps To Create A Powerful Visual (33)
- 15: 50 Awesome Submissions From The CSS Awards (34)
- 12: 5 Damn Easy Ways To Improve User Experience (52)
- 07: Grunge In Web Design: Samples And Best Practices (49)
- 05: How To Design A Hand-Drawn Vector Pattern Using Pencils, Photoshop And Illustrator (37)
- 02: 80+ Typography Related Twitter Accounts To Follow (32)
October 2009 (11)
- 30: 8 Sure-Fire Ways Freelance Designers Can Earn Passive Income (49)
- 28: 40 Killer Minimalist Blog Designs (90)
- 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 (23)
- 14: Interview With Danny Outlaw Of OutlawDesignBlog (8)
- 12: 40 Creative Uses Of Cufón Font Replacement (35)
- 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 (16)
September 2009 (8)
- 28: 34 Excellent Punctuation Inspired Logo Designs (82)
- 24: 25 Creative Retro Styled Website Designs (32)
- 18: 21 Awesome @font-face Embeddable Typefaces (56)
- 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 (18)
- 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 (162)
- 22: 32 Trashy And Distorted Fonts For Your Next Grungy Design (51)
- 18: 20 Insane Vintage And Grungy Typographic Poster Designs (43)
- 15: 50 Creative and Inspiring Left-Aligned Web Designs (41)
- 12: How To Create A Simple Portfolio Site Running On Surreal CMS (20)
- 10: 20 Tools For The Freelance Designer On A Shoestring Budget (81)
- 07: Showcase Of 45 Mind-Blowing Signage, Street And Urban Typography Photos (24)
- 05: 50 Stunning & Inspirational Stop Motion Videos (42)
- 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 (61)
- 24: 50 More Amazing Apple/Mac Desktop Wallpapers (27)
- 22: 50 Kick-Ass And Creative Dark Website Designs (63)
- 19: 20 jQuery Tutorials And Plugins To Impress Your Friends (71)
- 16: Design Trends: 40 Awesome Illustrative Web Designs (43)
- 14: 40 Sexy And Creative Typographic Logo Designs (141)
- 10: 25 Must-Read Books For Designers, Typography Lovers And Freelancers (46)
- 05: 35 Amazing Paper Made Website Designs (45)
- 04: 10 Great Design, Development And Inspirational Posts From Around The Web (7)
- 01: Design Trends: 25 Of The Coolest iPhone APP Website Designs (47)
June 2009 (7)
- 26: 56 Light & Clean Website Designs Using A Minimalist Color Scheme (111)
- 18: Top 12 Free Content Management Systems (CMS) (198)
- 16: Selectors, Animation, and AJAX – jQuery Tutorial And Examples (Part Two) (19)
- 12: Showcase Of 50 Stunning Portfolio Website Designs (92)
- 09: New Book From Maomao Publications: Blogs, Mad About Design (4)
- 05: 50 Incredible Apple Desktop Wallpapers (32)
- 01: 25 Fun & Creative Web Designs From DeviantArt (30)
May 2009 (5)
- 29: 35 Amazingly Well-Designed Church Websites (34)
- 20: SpyreStudios And UPrinting 500 Postcards Giveaway! (12)
- 14: Simple Guide: How To Get Started With jQuery (Part One) (41)
- 08: 48 Excellent Examples Of Blog Post Footer Designs (66)
- 03: A Collection Of Resources For Motion Graphics Addicts (26)
April 2009 (1)
- 01: 20 Examples Of Dark & Minimalist Website Designs With Great Typography (65)
March 2009 (2)
- 21: Quick Tip: Easy Way To Create Drop Caps On Your Blog (16)
- 03: Announcement: Our New Site Is Up! Check Out Design-Newz! (4)
February 2009 (1)
- 25: Viral Marketing Techniques That Can Increase Traffic (12)
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) (22)
- 24: 160+ RSS Feeds For Web-Designers And Developers (171)
- 20: 15 Minimalist Designs That Inspired Me (75)
- 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 (26)
- 19: 5 Ways To Break Your Design Habits – Just For Fun (55)
- 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 (13)
- 19: 25 Website Designs To Draw Inspiration From (94)
May 2008 (3)
- 29: How-To Create A Life-Stream & Social Media Hub – Tutorial (43)
- 07: 7 Ways To Get Traffic To A New Blog (38)
- 04: 25 Kick-Ass Blog Designs (My Favorites) (39)
April 2008 (2)
- 09: Creating New Blog Content – A Simple Guide (8)
- 06: Hello World – SpyreStudios Is Now Live (finally!) (15)

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