Color and cultural design considerations
The world seems to be getting a little smaller each day thanks to online communities and social networking. In turn, this “world-wide community” has created an international readership for a variety of websites. Designers must weigh carefully the messages they send to that potentially broad user-base. One aspect of design that can have far reaching and sometimes unintentional effects on readers is
UI vs UX: what’s the difference?
UI is the saddle, the stirrups, and the reins. UX is the feeling you get being able to ride the horse, and rope your cattle. At least that's what they used to say in the olden days. Rather, that is what I wished they'd say. Despite how simple that may have sounded, there are many complications and misconceptions when it comes to the differences between UI and UX design, and they cause the design c
Grunge Photoshop brush roundup
We'll be starting a regular series of roundups of the best free Photoshop brushes, in various themes; this week's Photoshop brush roundup is on the Grunge theme. Grunge is a very bold style choice, and is characterized by its gritty style, dark, washed-out colors, and irregular shapes. Grunge textures can be so varied, from wood to metallic surfaces, fabric, paper and more as far as textures go, b
40 free high resolution leaf textures
Stock leaf textures could be very useful to have on hand if your design is nature-related. Green is perfect for creating calming and relaxing effects, and it can bring a comfortable experience to visitors of your website. Proper use of these high-resolution textures can make your artwork or web design look more natural and realistic. While most textures in this collection are green, there are also
How to optimize your CSS
Keeping your CSS files small and organized is very important, especially if you’re going to spend any time editing your site in the future, (or if others are gonna be using the code i.e. clients). Helpfully, there are a number of different techniques which can be utilized to aid organization and size of your CSS files in order to make them more streamline. Having more streamlined CSS will save you
A look at Photoshop CS6
If you follow Photoshop development news, you may have noticed that over the past few weeks they've been releasing sneak peek videos on their YouTube account for Photoshop CS6. The newest version of Photoshop, slated for release later this year, is going to include some really spectacular new features, including a slightly redesigned default interface. Each video released has given us a look at a
25+ Must-have Chrome extensions for web designers and developers
25+ Must-have Chrome extensions for web designers and developers For many web designers and developers, Firefox is unsurpassable. For others, Firefox eats Chrome's dust. For the past two years, since Google Chrome's release, there's been a raging debate on which browser is superior. Mozilla's open source product has stood the test of time and Firefox has quickly become the most used browser, havin
Ribbons and tags in web design
Trends can be born so silently and subtly that we seldom notice them. And when you survey hundreds of websites, you often see patterns that you would otherwise miss. One such pattern is the frequent use of tags and ribbons. These small flourishes have become increasingly popular. This article addresses the two elements because they are used together so frequently. While ribbons are self-explanator
Web Culture: Grid-based Layout Designs
The semantic web has brought on a new generation of Internet technology. As designers and developers work together to redefine the rules of the web, the number of open-source projects and third-party APIs continues to grow. The opinions of web scholars differ on the use of grid systems. Many argue that setting grid points limits the creativity of designers. Others contend that a grid provides a sc
40 Tutorials for Outstanding Text Effects in Illustrator
Fuzzy, sketchy, bubbly, viscous, sleek, shiny, retro, futuristic: you can do it all in Adobe Illustrator. In this showcase, we have collected 40 tutorials that show you how to create awesome typographic effects in Illustrator, step by step. Some of these tutorials require the use of Photoshop for finer details. With these tutorials, you’ll learn how to create these typographic masterpieces and dev
50+ New WordPress Themes: March 2011
A few things can be learned from this latest roundup of new WordPress themes, all released within the past five months or so. First of all, there's a definite trend toward more premium themes, with fewer high-quality free themes available. Minimalist and simple, clean themes are definitely the favorite of designers at the moment, representing the vast majority of the themes in this roundup. There'
7 Elements of a Great Movie Poster Design
Big movies are a huge business, as the recent success of films such as Avatar and The Dark Knight suggests. Billion-dollar revenue figures aren't all that uncommon today in cinema, placing many major movies alongside companies such as Facebook when it comes to revenue. With so much riding on a film's success, marketing one is a massive opportunity for creative designers. We've looked at some of th
75 Exceptional Moleskine Notebook Artworks
Moleskine notebooks are a favorite among many artists, designers and writers. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and with many different kinds of paper. The elastic closure and pocket in the back of each one adds to their utility. The popularity of Moleskines among the art community ensures that there are thousands of great examples of Moleskine art out there. Flickr alone has a huge pool
The 80/20 Rule Applied to Web Design
Having recently started reading a little more on design principles, I came across an interesting principle called the 80/20 Rule, also referred to as the Pareto Principle, Juran's Principle, the Vital Few and Trivial Many Rule, and the Principle of Factor Sparsity. This principle, which I'll refer to in this piece simply as the 80/20 rule, when considered in the context of website and web app desi
50+ Awesome CSS3 Techniques for Better Designs
CSS3 is gaining momentum, despite the fact that the standard hasn't even been finalized. There are hundreds of tutorials out there to teach designers how to use it, but unfortunately a lot of them cover the same ground. And some of the tutorials teach designers to do things that they might not think of as useful, though the techniques can usually be adapted to fit a project perfectly. Below are mo
Amazing Holiday Brushes from BrushLovers
Our new website, BrushLovers, was just launched last month and is already becoming immensely popular, with thousands of free downloads every day of our unique designer collection of Photoshop Brushes. Over the past few weeks we've been adding loads of exciting new brushes, just in time for the holidays. As usual, most of the brushes are completely free, and to make the premium sets even more worth
Generative Artwork with HTML5
It seems like we're still just scratching the surface of what HTML5 is capable of, and different people and organizations come up with new uses and ideas all the time. MIX Online teamed up with Joshua Davis, the well-known digital generative artist, to create an open source HTML5 Canvas-based JavaScript library called Okapi. The technology behind the Okapi toolset was originally created for Endles
50 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2010
Photoshop is probably one of the most indispensable pieces of software in a designer's toolbox. It can be used for everything from retouching photos to creating entire web layouts or original artwork. And specific design tutorials are a great way to familiarize yourself with what Photoshop can do and how to do it. Below are 50 of the best Photoshop tutorials from 2010. They cover everything from m
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