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Archives for October 2011

36 Exquisite Mobile iOS and Mac App Website Layouts

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Graphic designers for Apple software often have a way of precision. Mobile iOS apps and Mac OS X have proven to bolster a community of developers publishing under one library. And from this we can see a trickle-down effect into application websites.

Below I’ve collected 36 really unique app websites for iOS and OS X. Keep in mind that most designers and developers are writing code for the apps along with their own websites! It takes a lot of skill to develop under Apple products. If you enjoy the post or have your own thoughts please share them in the discussion area below.

Courier for Mac

29 Pligg Social News Communities for Niche Design Inspiration

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Pligg CMS has gathered a lot of attention in recent years. It runs on a PHP/MySQL backend with support for custom templates and modules. But it is still so hard to find an updated Pligg gallery with working links!

I have personally worked on a few projects and would highly recommend checking out the demo to see if you’d want to try it out. For Internet marketers Pligg works similar to Digg, but most webmasters will focus on a specific niche. If you can build a few accounts and connect within the community these websites are perfect for building backlinks and a bit of traffic, too. Check out the gallery below and let us know your thoughts in the post comments.

AlterFilter

Showcase of 44 Creative Illustrations from Dribbble Artists

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As most designers know by now Dribbble has become the pulse of all digital artists. Every day there are hundreds of new shots uploaded and shared on the invite-only social community. I highly recommend checking out their tags gallery to see if you can pickup your own inspiration.

Illustrations are some of the most common form of artwork. But taking things into the digital platform includes software such as Adobe Illustrator and tablet pads. Thus this style is very complicated, and outright difficult to master. The showcase below contains some of the most popular illustrations I’ve ever seen! If you enjoy the post let us know your thoughts in the comment wall.

Sea Turtle

by Gaia Bordicchia – @gaiabordicchia