Diving deep into the realms of design requires true passion, inspiration and a strong skill base. Yet, there is another factor which plays a leading role in the battle between time efficiency and quality work. The designers’ resource base has become one of the main determinants for their success. Premade designs aid for a swift […]
38 Amazingly Well-Designed Emoji Iconsets
Emoticons have a long history on the world wide web. They got started back in the day of chatrooms and AOL Instant Messenger but have since grown to all chat programs. Even smartphones in the form of emojis. The purpose of an emoticon is to display an emotion or facial expression using a smiley face […]
Best Online Tools & Resources for Creative Freelancers
Featured image source Joining the army of freelancers in any creative field is always a challenge. Your chops really need to be up-to-par with the growing market of artists and designers. Although freelancing is a difficult career path you can save a lot of time with online tools and webapps. Plenty of resources are available […]
Simple Ideas to Improve Web Design Mockups
The process of designing a full website layout comes in many stages. First is sometimes procrastination followed by sketching or writing down ideas. Then after getting frustrated and trashing all those ideas the process will repeat until a usable concept is born. At this point most designers will move on to actually designing a full […]
7 Great Web Designs For “Un-Sexy” Products
Editor’s note: This post was written by Scott Huntington, a graphic designer and blogger from Pennsylvania. Follow him on Twitter: @SMHuntington. Not every product on the market can be glamorous, sexy and frequently shared on Pinterest. However, these products are still very necessary and important to millions of people. These industries exist to help companies or every […]
40 Brilliant Android Mobile App User Interfaces
In the past we have put together galleries for iOS app interfaces which have been very popular. However Android app developers are often overlooked for their Apple counterpart. But I have noticed an increasing volume of apps within the Google Play library which target tablets and smartphones. For as many apps being created there is […]
35 E-Mail Newsletter Signup Forms in Website Layouts
I’m sure most web developers have worked with newsletters and other HTML email templates in the past. These are very common and useful for strategic marketing. But how do you go about designing a solid form field used for capturing new e-mail addresses? I want to offer this collection of 35 website and mobile interfaces […]
28 Articles on Usability and User Experience Techniques
Many designers claim they are experts with building user experience. And often times this is correct, but there is a scientific approach you can have towards building digital interfaces. What works best for displaying navigation links, image content, video media, etc? I can think of at least one article related to this topic and building […]
28 Enticing Tumblr Themes for your Blog Layout
Internet marketing has been incorporated with blogging for years now. Ever since Tumblr officially launched in early 2007 the website has seen a dramatic increase in traffic and pageviews. There are currently over 70 million blogs and counting which have sprung up from Tumblr’s outstanding dedication to quality service. And for all these bloggers out […]
30 Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator Tutorials for Web Designers
The newest Adobe Creative Suite has brought on tons of attention for newly interested graphics designers. The field of web design specifically has grown in massive popularity over the past few years. And now we can find hundreds of similar tutorials online discussing many of these new ideas. I’ve put together this collection of 30 […]