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CSS has evolved at a crazy pace in the past years. Stylesheets are becoming more and more complex, and the possibilities they offer go much further now. You can even draw or create small animations with it. That complexity makes it often more tedious to work with CSS. That’s the reason why we need tools to make the creation process easier, so we don’t spend too much time on stylesheets and stay pr
A wireframe acts as your visual guide to show you how your web design or mobile app project is going to look like. It showcases the structure of your design without using any graphics or text. In another word, wireframes can be thought as screen blueprints. Wireframe, as the name suggests, is a framework made with wires, which define basic layout and placement of content and page elements such as
With the rise of @font-face and the new possibilities it opens, web designers like to use fancy fonts to make their website more unique. However, this does come with a price, an more important loading time for web pages. If saving bandwidth and having fast loading pages is important for you, don’t worry too much, it doesn’t mean you have to give up on typography. There are a few fonts that you can
It can easily be proved that jQuery is the dominant player in the javascript libraries market. It is bundled with WordPress, the most used blogging system, and Google provides a cached version of the script. This library is most often used to add effects on your website easily, and navigation is an element that can be drastically improved by adding effects, whether it’s to hide part of the text or
When I started graphic design school, people were suggesting that brochure printing or postcard printing would stop in a few year due to the rise of the internet. We can see that it didn’t happen and it’s become so easy even for people without graphic design skills to produce stunning ones with the use of brochure templates from companies like MyCreativeShop. Nevertheless, let’s dive in and explor
It’s a bit odd to execute by hand some repetitive CSS tasks, and also really not productive. I have collected for you a set of eight tools that will help you to build better websites faster. 1. CSScomb Website Sort your CSS properties automatically with this tool. It can be used with many of the most popular text editors, such as Coda or Notepad++, but also has an online version. 2. Normalize.css
Building responsive design has become a huge trend in the web design world. There is a good reason for that: responsive websites are much more relevant than fixed web designs in a time where a lot of internet traffic comes from mobile devices. In this article we take a look at some of the most useful tools such as sketching tools, template tools, and software testing tools to help you with the cre
Wooden type blocks table, I want one! Every typography lover is by definition a fan of printed documents. However, beautiful typography can be also be found on objects and products. This post is a selection of great typography-based objects that you will enjoy for sure. Another table, with metallic movable types. Vintage typography pillows, with postcards inspired pattern or huge type. Scrable ins
Having a nature themed logo is a no-brainer for many ecological and environmental companies, but even for other companies, having a logo that integrates elements from nature can be a great logo design. The colors of nature are naturally pleasing to the eye, and they play well together. If you like green, you can use green and brown to create a pure nature design, or you can simply integrate a bit
There’s nothing like the open road to inspire and excite! Great for retro web design, vintage postcards, and nostalgic ads, transportation brushes can really add a touch of class to your designs. The following collection of brushes for Photoshop features all kinds of vehicles: motorcycles, classic hot rods, military, and sports cars — to name a few. All are hi-res and ready for large format projec
Mirko Humbert Mirko Humbert is the editor-in-chief and main author of Designer Daily and Typography Daily. He is also a graphic designer and the founder of WP Expert.
The business card is often something placed at the back end of your wallet or in your pocket. Deemed as a small inconsequential piece of paper that is part of day to day meetings with people, the card is seldom considered more than its face value. However, these cards have a long history and an evolution many of us don’t appreciate. 17th Century Europe Business cards began in the 17th century in E
Artists can rarely imagine what will happen to their work once they make it public. Will it be popular or not? Will people understand it or appreciate it? Hard to tell. Even harder to tell is whether the work will inspire others. The ads presented in this collection have been inspired by popular paintings, making the artworks a little more popular every time. 1. Salvatore Dali The surrealistic pai
The art of combining text with animation has really taken off in recent years. Whether it’s corporate advertising or a fan-made video; graphic designers with After Effects skills have endless possibilities of making type move in magnificent ways. What really makes kinetic typography work, though, is how the designers capture the feel of their subject by adding those subtle tweaks. check out these
E-Commerce stores are ever-evolving and often redesigning their sites to keep on top of their competition. We’ve selected a showcase of 20 beautifully designed, but modern and simple e-commerce websites. Ranging from well-known brands to small startups, they all leave their own print on the internet and bring out the brand personality. We hope these designs will inspire you. 1. Beats by Dr.Dre 2.
50 examples of logo design that cleverly use negative space in typography Albeit small, logos play a very important role in businesses. They serve as the face and the brand identification of a company. Logos are symbols used to quickly communicate a brand to an audience, and just one small logo design can communicate so much. The whole point of having a logo is to ensure that when consumers see it
Android devices may not be as trendy as iPhones, but they are very popular too. If you are looking for buying latest android mobiles, you can check out Theandroidportal.com to find your dream smartphones. Developers enjoy creating apps for Android too and the market gets tons of free applications to choose from. If you are a designer with a phone or a tablet with the Android OS, you may be interes
Minimalism is an ever growing trend amongst design. Using minimalism in a designer’s portfolio allows the focus to be on their work which is vital when securing a client. Below I have collected 20 minimal portfolios belonging to some of the most talented designers around today. 1. Decorated Playlists http://decoratedplaylists.com 2. Bekka Reese http://bekkareese.com 3. Andreas Maks http://andreasm
Poster design is the favorite medium of many graphic designers. It gives them a nice surface to express themselves more creatively and exposes their work to many. To inspire you, I chose a set of stunningly designed posters. 1. Inception Designer: Tomasz Opasinski 2. Batman Designer: Hexagonall 3. 8 1/2 Designer: Needle Design 4. Calexico Designer: Malleus 5. Soul Position Designer: The Heads of S
The ability to capture full webpages screenshots is quite important for web designers, it is however not available in many screen capture tools. The following tools are designed to let you do just that (and sometimes more). 1. Fireshot FireShot – Full Webpage Screenshots + Annotations is probably the most comprehensive tool taking screenshots. The first advantage is that Fireshot is available for
Like most freelancers, you probably spend long hours at work and rarely refuse a job. There is no reason to refuse jobs as long as it’s well paid, so let’s take a look at how you could cut out some hours of work. Of course, tools are not the only thing that will increase your productivity, you should also have good working habits, but the following tools should help you to become more productive n
If you are a graphic designer, you have probably dreamt of laying out a magazine. It seems that there is more freedom in designing magazines, especially art and design magazines of course. Here is a little roundup of well designed magazine to inspire you. 1. N°Zine No.Zine is an independent arts zine, curated by Patrick Fry. 2. Wooden Toy Magazine If you love illustration, art and photography, you
We are so overwhelmed with advertising everywhere that it becomes hard for creative agencies to make ads that stand out, even with a free intro maker. Guerilla advertising is a great way to make unusual, surrealistic visuals and situations that passers by will remember. Here is a selection. 1. Superette – Short shorts The bench that turns you into a walking advertisement if you are wearing short s
Whether you are an experienced Web programmer or just starting out, you know that there are many browsers currently in use and have probably had experience with the cross-compatibility issues. The frustration of building a beautifully functioning website using Firefox, then discovering it doesn’t render properly in IE6 is a definite learning experience. Testing your creations in as many browsers
For the past couple of years, mega-menus have become a trend in web design, in particular of e-commerce or news websites. If done well, this type of navigation can work extremely good by giving a quick access to information located deep in the website. The best mega fly-out menus will usually be easily scannable, use segmentation or have images included. They should also keep everything visible on
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