Archive for March, 2010

Ultimate Collection of Free Adobe Photoshop Floral Brushes

Looking to create some spring designs with floral patterns? We got you covered with the Ultimate Collection of Free Adobe Photoshop Floral Brushes. Download a few or all of the free brush sets and create something amazing. Don’t forget to bookmark this post and share it with your friends.

39 Examples of Minimalist Web Designs

In today’s inspiration post, we bring you a collection of 40 Examples of Minimalist Web Designs. Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design wherein the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features. With this idea in mind, you will be able to create a web design that is simple yet elegant and most importantly, user-friendly. Not only that, this type of design may save you time in coming up with complicated features and artwork as well as images for your website. Notice the attention to detail in proportions, mathematically calculated typographic spacing and size, and conservation of colors. Enjoy!

33 Examples of Inspiring Website Footer Designs

The footer in a web design appears at the bottom of a page and is often ignored since the content is the main focus. However, designers should not ignore this part of a website since the total presentation of a web design creates a long lasting impression to the visitor. In several sites that I have visited, designers have found techniques that distinguish their website from all the rest with inspiring footer designs.

45+ Unique Examples of Coming Soon Pages

When launching a new site, it is important to build up buzz before actually revealing your masterpiece to the public. That way you can have an eagerly waiting audience to hit the ground running! This next post will not only help you start a promising site, but will guide and inspire you to create your own sensational “coming soon” page to build up buzz. First impressions mean a lot, so make the most out of every opportunity.

86 Beautiful Book Covers

Let’s be honest; as designers, we almost definitely will judge books by their covers. When they’re all we have to go on when we’re deciding what to buy at the bookstore, who can blame us – or any book shopper, for that matter?

This post is a celebration of the idea that yes, book covers do matter a great deal. If you’ve read any of these books and have thoughts on how they fit with their covers, we’d love to hear them in the comments!

40 Extremely Cool and Inspiring Typography Designs

Typography is the art and technique of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs. It is often performed by typesetters, typographers, graphic designers, art directors, comic book artists and graffiti artists. Type glyphs are created and modified using a variety of illustration techniques. More designers are creating typographic designs to explore the medium of fonts.

A Collection of 30+ Useful Maya Tutorials

Maya is a high-end 3D application that enables the user to create highly realistic images using the various tools provided by the software. The software allows you to create images in 3D format. Several designers in the web are into using this software to design the ultimate image. Throughout the web, several tutorials on using this software have been released by professionals whose main aim is to educate beginners and experienced users alike.

Showcase of Creative and Inspiring Text Art

Text Art is a graphic design technique that uses a group of words or text to form an artistic masterpiece. Text in various sizes and shapes are artistically merged together to create one astounding image. Enjoy this Showcase of Creative and Inspiring Text Art. Also, this may serve as an inspiration to those who plans on venturing to a different design technique.. So be inspired and have fun browsing through this post! Enjoy!

Web Promotion Tips from Brand Identity Designer David Airey

If you haven’t gotten around to creating yourself a website or online portfolio, you’re missing out on a great opportunity. In today’s YTD post we discuss the importance of web promotion for graphic designers with David Airey, the famous brand identity designer, blogger and internet marketer extraordinaire. His self-titled website, www.davidairey.com, draws thousands of readers a day and made headlines when the international online community rallied to support his stand against an unscrupulous domain thief. He recently published an amazing book entitled Logo Design Love and works as a self-employed graphic designer in the UK.

45 Free High Quality Apple Wallpapers

One of the most well-known multinational companies in the world is Apple inc. It is a corporation that designs and manufactures consumer electronics, computer software, and commercial servers. Among its best-known hardware products are the Macintosh computer, iPod, iPhone and iPad. Because of its technologically advance products and high-quality software, Apple has undeniably left a good mark on many consumers. And no wonder, there simple and elegant product design is inspiring designers to even create custom wallpapers with Apple themes. For those who love customizing their desktop, this article is for you.

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