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Deliciously Amazing – Some of the Best Food Packaging Inspiration

Published on 2012-05-16 06:58:46

Packaging design has one primary goal, and that is to attract customers’ attention away from competing products.  This is usually done by a unique and attractive visual presentation.  Anything from design styles to shapes and materials used in the packaging itself can make all the difference and impact sales of a product and how it’s [...] > read more

Extremely Useful Chrome Extensions to Help Your Productivity

Published on 2012-04-24 11:02:20

Chrome is now the second most popular browser in the world, surpassing Firefox at the end of last year.  One major reason is its rapidly expanding  One of the reasons it has grown in popularity could be because of its expansive Chrome Web Store. In this “store” you will find thousands of applications that will extend the [...] > read more

Awesome Collection of Retro Designed Websites For Your Inspiration

Published on 2012-03-28 09:46:55

One of the more popular and sought after design styles is consistently that of vintage and retro styles in the web design community. The term retro is used to describe or classify culturally outdated or aged trends, fashion, or fashion, from the overall post-modern past.  Today lets take a look at more than 20 great [...] > read more

Extremely Creative and Memorable Business Cards For Your Inspiration

Published on 2012-03-14 04:12:49

In 2012 business cards need not be dull or boring – lets will take a look at the opposite end of the spectrum.  Presenting a great looking business card to a potential business connection can often make the difference between getting the job or not.   It goes without saying that most ordinary business cards end [...] > read more

20 Amazing Mobile Friendly WordPress Themes

Published on 2012-03-02 06:22:56

Smart phones became really smart these days. People came out of phobia to access internet only on PC and using tabs and mobiles now. Whether it could be a business site or news site or a simple blog, it’s important now more than ever to have a mobile version of our websites. Thankfully WordPress community [...] > read more

Amazing Collection of Slow Shutter Speed Photography for Your Inspiration

Published on 2012-02-29 10:56:46

Over the past several months we have been looking at various types of Photography and today we will be focusing on Slow shutter speed photography.  Slow shutter speed photography is the process of closing the aperture  and therefore capturing less light during the shot, allowing a photograph to be “slowed down” and taken over a [...] > read more

Best Social Media Plugins for WordPress

Published on 2012-02-16 09:34:02

// // // ]]> In today’s world of web development, WordPress has really taken its place as a top notch tool for creating websites.  In order to keep your site well known and well visited you need to invest time in Social Media.  In 2012 those in development and especially in WordPress, tap the power [...] > read more

25 Best CSS Tools and Generators for Designers and Developers

Published on 2012-02-01 08:55:18

While it is important to keep on top of and practice our HTML and CSS skills sometimes we need tools to help us stay at the top of our game.  Finding new resources, tools and ways to do routine and especially more cutting edge tasks can help us save time, streamline our tasks and improve [...] > read more

Great Selection of New Free Fonts to Start off 2012

Published on 2012-01-18 09:45:38

Every few months we take a look around, survey the terrain and look for the best, high quality free fonts that are available to download.    Since the choices are endless with thousands released each year, it can be very hard to find the right ones which you will want to use in your designs.   Today [...] > read more

Brand New and Extremely Awesome jQuery Plugins

Published on 2012-01-05 08:18:03

As we have discussed before, jQuery Plugins are there to assist you and let you perform the desired action in a more convenient and speedy manner. This selection of plugins is targeted at the designers and developers who want to extend their sites, create amazingly interactive websites that are attractive and accessible to the widest [...] > read more

Best Holiday Gifts for the Designers and Developers in Your Life – 2011 Edition

Published on 2011-12-21 09:12:33

Its that time of the year again, trying to find the best gifts for web designers and developers in your life.  As we all know satisfying this interesting breed may not always be easy but with a little preparation you can pick up the perfect gift for the holiday season. Creative types aren’t usually looking [...] > read more

25 Awesome Textured Websites for Your Inspiration

Published on 2011-12-08 11:44:21

Textures aren’t new in the web design realm but they are as popular as ever.  When you use texture as a design element on a website that adds depth to your page and creates greater interest.  When looking at today’s inspiration you will see that texture doesn’t necessarily have to be found only on the [...] > read more

20 of The Best and Most Creative Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials

Published on 2011-11-23 12:01:16

Strong Photoshop skills continue to be in high demand these days and are a must for any serious designer.  There is no better way to improve these skills and ultimately showcase them than by taking that boring text layout and turning it to a creative work of art.  There are constantly new things to learn, regardless of [...] > read more

30 Awesome Photoshop Actions For Designers

Published on 2011-11-07 07:47:19

Almost two years ago we posted a list of some of the best actions for Photoshop.  Now, we are back with a new list of updated free and low priced actions that can speed up your work, enhance your final product and cut down on the repetition in design, it is a good time to [...] > read more

Giveaway: Win $199 Stock Photo Account from Pixmac

Published on 2011-11-02 09:23:36

Pixmac is a leading microstock photography site offering 11 million images at budget prices. Photos from $1 with the ability to source, download and buy an image in less than 3 minutes, with no registration process. Pixmac offers a fast, time-saving site with great customer service and a genuine respect for designer’s deadlines. Enter this exciting [...] > read more

More than 20 Inspiring, Creative and Memorable Advertisements for Non Profits

Published on 2011-10-24 10:04:56

As time goes on, more and more ad agencies, designers and advertisers are taking bigger risks and in turn reaping the awards of extremely creative, though provoking and memorable advertisements.  These ads pull you in, cause you to remember the product and much of the time make you buy it. This creativity is not limited to [...] > read more

25 Fresh and High Quality Free PSD Files For Download

Published on 2011-06-27 05:53:52

Since Adobe Photoshop is the premier web design tool, it is important to keep up with the latest styles, resources and time saving tips.  One of the best resources for your personal collection, especially when time is at a premium, is free, high qua > read more

Collection of Awesome Single Letter Logos for your Inspiration

Published on 2011-06-14 10:44:28

As we have discussed before, Logo designing is a very difficult skill, with the designer trying to capture the complete essence of a product or company in a singular graphic.  There are countless ways this can be achieved but sometimes simpler is be > read more

Awesome Collection of Creative 404 Pages for your Inspiration

Published on 2011-06-01 00:08:10

Sometimes our website visitors end up on our sites in not exactly the way we intended and they get to a page that doesn’t exist or is currently down.  Generally speaking this happens from missing content, changed link or an all together wrong > read more

Red Hot Websites For Your Inspiration

Published on 2011-05-17 10:33:00

Red is seen as a very powerful and controlling color, which is associated with many concepts including warning, danger, love and ultimately passion.  Generally, red is used on the web as an accent color to compliment an overall design since it can v > read more

20 New Icon Tutorials for Photoshop

Published on 2011-05-12 13:42:32

Its been a while since we looked at icons, so today lets show off 20 new, essential and creative icon tutorials for Photoshop Since the internet is filled with high quality icons for various applications it can be near impossible to find just the rig > read more

New and Awesome Free Fonts To Improve Your Designs This Spring

Published on 2011-04-26 09:14:49

Having the right set of fonts is a vital component in every designers toolbox.   You don’t want to use the same styles over and over again across all of your designs, regardless of the genre.   Every once in a while we need to do some spring > read more

Great Examples of Strong Typography on the Web

Published on 2011-04-18 07:49:07

Well into 2011 typography is still an extremely strong and growing trend in web design after being firmly established in the world of print for a long time.  Experimenting with the combination of the perfect font, colors and layout help pull togethe > read more

Beautiful Spring Photography for Your Inspiration

Published on 2011-04-05 09:07:27

For much of the world, spring is rapidly approaching and what better inspiration is there than flowers blooming, green grass and birds and butterflies in the air.  When the earth comes back to life we can look around and see the beauty and splendor > read more

Best Textured Websites For your Inspiration

Published on 2011-03-23 10:09:17

One of the hardest and most important things for a designer to do when creating a website is to give it depth, character and distinction.  You don’t want the site to look flat and 1 dimensional on the screen (even though it is…).  There > read more

20 Websites With Cool Wood Textures For Your Inspiration

Published on 2011-03-15 10:08:01

A very popular trend over the past year or so use the use of wooden background and textures.  Regardless of the type of website or the type of wood, whether it is a portfolio, restaurant or even a mobile app using wood materials brings a dose of  > read more

25 Best and Most Creative Resumes That Will Help Get You Noticed Fast

Published on 2011-03-07 08:49:05

In this tight job market the best way to stand out for your next interview is found in perhaps the first step you take.  Whether you are a designer or not, a creative and well thought out resume can help give you that needed edge.  Today, you need > read more

35 Creative Examples of Product Packaging for Your Inspiration

Published on 2011-02-28 09:57:29

As we have discussed in a previous post, one of the best ways to have someone instantly notice a new product the creativity and ingenuity involved in how it is packaged and designed. Similar to other areas of design, product packaging uses many metho > read more

Useful Resources for Testing Cross Browser Compatibility

Published on 2011-02-24 08:22:51

Making sure your site works across the board on multiple browsers (and versions), at multiple resolutions can be very difficult and time consuming.    Ever since the beginning of web development this has been a major struggle because if a user can > read more

30 Examples of Large Backgrounds for Your Web Design Inspiration

Published on 2011-02-21 10:50:55

Thankfully the days of small monitors and lower resolution are gone and designers are able to use bolder, stronger and larger images.  Most of us enjoy larger screens and resolution of at least 1024×768.  There are those that are even using du > read more

30 of the Best CSS3 Navigation and Button Tutorials

Published on 2011-02-14 09:28:18

In a daily basis, CSS3 is changing how we envision, layout and build websites. While it is true that many designers and developers are hesitant to start using CSS3 because it is not fully supported by alot of browsers yet, there are those more advent > read more

Showcase of Fabulous and Creative Web Forms For Your Inspiration

Published on 2011-02-07 09:04:05

We all use forms on a regular basis, but barely take notice of how they are laid out.  On the other side, we overlook the opportunity to make a great impression with a creative form layout that ties together with your design.  Whether its a contact > read more

30 Beautiful and Classy Black Websites

Published on 2011-01-31 09:44:20

Black is one of the more under appreciated colors on the web.  Most peoples initial reaction is that the page is too dark, the text is too hard to read, and its just overall too drab. Truth is, black is a very tricky color to design with since it wi > read more

45 More Creative and Interesting Business Cards For Your Inspiration

Published on 2011-01-27 08:58:50

Traditionally business cards were simple black text on white stock.  Today that has drastically changed. It is clear that the more creative, unique and interesting your business card is, the more it will set you apart from the competition and give y > read more

50 High Quality and Free Photoshop Files For Designers

Published on 2011-01-24 09:43:34

As we have discussed before, Photoshop is the premier design tool on the market today, and for much of the past twenty years.  Because this software is on such a lofty perch, it is quite complex and hard to learn and even harder to master.  Along t > read more

35 Awesome and New Photoshop Brushes to Enhance your Designs

Published on 2011-01-17 09:29:09

Out of all the potential add ons, free and premium for Adobe Photoshop, a good assortment of brushes are probably one of the most useful for any designer.  In addition to enhancing your design brushes can revamp your style, give you new ideas and al > read more

30 Awesome and Creative Twitter Backgrounds For Your Inspiration (and Resources)

Published on 2011-01-10 09:35:31

Twitter is an essential social media tool for anyone who has an online presence.  It allows instant connection to your entire universe in short snippets and holds the potential for creating an ever growing community around you or your business. Whil > read more

Roundup of 40 of The Best Photoshop Tutorials from 2010

Published on 2011-01-03 09:37:53

2010 was a banner year for Photoshop, with the release of CS5 and countless amazing tutorials to help us all improve our skills.  As we all know Photoshop is probably one of the most sought after and indispensable pieces of software in a designer’ > read more

20+ Infographics to Help Web Designers and Developers

Published on 2010-12-27 12:03:16

As we have previously discussed, Infographics are a great, creative and concise way to present vital information in a visual and interesting way that’s easy for most people to understand.   There are many of us that learn visually and be presenti > read more

Year End Review – Great Movie Posters For Your Inspiration

Published on 2010-12-21 08:52:16

The right movie poster can create instant and long lasting buzz for a movie, especially before it has come out.  If it has the right mixture of  eye-catching and original aspects, people will be interested in finding out  more, and potentially see > read more

35 Wonderfully Wintery Photos for Your Inspiration

Published on 2010-12-15 09:12:39

Winter photography can have beautiful, crisp and stark results.  The juxtaposition of the white snow against the bright blue sky, colorful sunsets or blended into the fog and haze of winter.  The bright snow and monochromatic tones can make very in > read more

30 Great Holiday Gifts for The Designer and Developer In Your Lives

Published on 2010-12-13 08:10:28

Its that time of year again.  Time to buy those important holiday gifts for your loved ones or coworkers.  As we all know, it is never easy to find the right gift for the designer or developer in your life.  They are generally very hard to shop fo > read more