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example » 25 Inspiring Dark Website Designs

Monday 9 June 19:43:13 UTC 2014

Since the majority of websites use light background colors, choosing a dark background color is one way to help a web design stand out from the crowd. Dark websites with light text often have an… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

example » Who Offers the Best WordPress Hosting?

Monday 9 June 19:43:12 UTC 2014

For any business or website, choosing the right host is an important decision. However, when you're using WordPress to power your website there are some additional decisions that need to be made,… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

example » Shape Up! New Fitness Flyers and UI Mega Packs

Monday 9 June 19:43:11 UTC 2014

Ready for the latest and greatest from the Shop? We’re certainly ready to show off these hot off the press design packs. Performance Fitness Flyer PSD Template Fitness classes and bootcamps are… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

example » 45 Clean and Minimal WordPress Themes

Monday 9 June 19:43:10 UTC 2014

Although there are thousands of different WordPress themes available, finding the right one can be a challenge. Sometimes the best choice is a theme that features a clean design without unneeded… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

example » 12 Ways to Make Money in the Design Industry, Aside from Client Work

Monday 9 June 19:43:09 UTC 2014

When it comes to working as a designer or developer the options that come to mind are typically 1) work as an employee for a design studio or agency, 2) work as employee as an in-house designer or… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

example » Brand New PSDs: Rock Show Posters and Mobile UI Kits

Monday 9 June 19:43:08 UTC 2014

This week we have been all about new PSDs in the Shop – new UI kits, poster templates, and more. Rock Show Poster PSD Sometimes designing logos and business cards everyday can get a little bit… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

example » How to Choose a Basic Web Hosting Provider

Monday 9 June 19:43:07 UTC 2014

Hosting is something that every website needs, but no one really enjoys shopping for it. With thousands of hosts to choose from it can easily become overwhelming if you don't know what you should be… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

WebDesignDev » How to Batch Resize in Photoshop – Tutorial

Monday 9 June 18:42:29 UTC 2014

Sometimes you may need to re-size multiple images at once. For example, you may want to resize 50 images or more at once with same size (resolution). In that case, using batch re-size is highly recommended so that you don’t have to open every single image and re-size one by one. You will definitely save more than 90% of your … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office – Motorola Wi-Fi Monitor Camera, Polk Hampden speakers and Office Ideas

Monday 9 June 16:24:03 UTC 2014

We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we'll assemble a perfect office, and we'd like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have? This week we've selected the 4-in-1 adapter… tourists coming to Brazil for the World Cup might find this … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Setting up an online shop, oh yes and I’m a bit of a newbie . . . Advice needed.

Monday 9 June 16:14:03 UTC 2014

I’ve done it again! Got myself in at the deeper end of web design. I am a print designer, who now and then builds websites for people, but generally speaking only small ones that are generally geared up for looking nice but not very . . . . dynamic. I found myself in a meeting with a friend who has asked … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Anybody identify this font?

Monday 9 June 15:02:06 UTC 2014

Anyone know this font? Screen Shot 2014-06-09 at 15.30.54.jpg Attached Images Screen Shot 2014-06-09 at 15.30.54.jpg (16.3 KB) [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Bricksy: Lego version of Banksy Art

Monday 9 June 14:48:42 UTC 2014

Jeff Friesen started playing with legos along with his daughter and took it to a whole other level when he decided to recreate masterpieces of the well known street artist Banksy. Check them out! For more from Jeff Friesen visit thebrickfantastic.com. Balloon Girl There is always hope. Especially if you tie it to your wrist. Banana Pulp Never bring a gun … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 20 Free Web and Mobile Wireframe PSD Kits

Monday 9 June 14:29:46 UTC 2014

There are many online wireframing apps for web designers, but sometimes an old fashioned PSD wireframe is the best choice. We searched for the best free web and mobile wireframe PSD kits for you and selected 20 of them compiled in this list. These wireframe PSD kits will help you organize your projects better and design more user-friendly websites and … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Studio Kudlich: Cut Outs Are Hard

Monday 9 June 14:25:33 UTC 2014

Even the polar bear can’t believe what a half-ass job they did here. Thanks for sending this in, Martin! The post Studio Kudlich: Cut Outs Are Hard appeared first on PSD : Photoshop Disasters . [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Advice & Recommendations for Paper Suppliers

Monday 9 June 13:57:44 UTC 2014

Hi All, I'm starting my own Wedding Stationery business and I'm looking for a quality supplier of specialist papers in the UK. At the moment, most suppliers I can find either only offer card stock in the various textures that only go up to ~300gsm, or they're large suppliers offering card stock that I'm looking for (350gsm+) but from the looks … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » 30 Awesome Capital Fonts Free to Download

Monday 9 June 13:48:45 UTC 2014

Advertise here with BSAThere are so many fonts out there around the web that sometimes it’s quite challenging to choose the one that would fit your design properly. Today I’d like to bring to your attention a collection of 30 really awesome capital free fonts free to download. Despite the other font types, capital fonts can be used almost everywhere, no … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Research Phase for Identity Designs

Monday 9 June 12:03:39 UTC 2014

I’ve recently taken on a few identity design briefs… pretty much what I've always wanted really. I used to work primarily in web design but it's so much more interesting to branch out and cover a wider array of design projects. Whilst the research phase is pretty much second nature to me for smaller projects (e.g. a logo or website) I'm … [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » Building Localization-Ready Websites: Tips and Things to Consider

Monday 9 June 11:00:31 UTC 2014

Only 5.3% of the world’s population speaks English as their first language. Research shows that in order to reach 90% of Internet users, we need to be able to support 21 languages1. If you are trying to reach a global audience, language localization is an important factor to consider when developing a website. Language localization is the process of adapting … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » 2014 FIFA World Cup Poster

Monday 9 June 9:11:46 UTC 2014

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is about to begin in Brazil this week and I couldn't be more excited. Brazil hasn't hosted what is considered the biggest sporting event in the world since 1950. To celebrate the return of Brazil as host country, I decided to create a little artwork inspired by this momentous event on the horizon. Instead of using … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Grid systems: Discover the perfect building blocks for your website design

Monday 9 June 8:15:51 UTC 2014

We all start somewhere. As a new designer, I couldn’t have cared less about structure in my designs. I would open up Photoshop, and push pixels around until I made something that I thought looked cool. As I learned to code, my process was similarly haphazard. I do not look back on the old days with too much fondness. My work … [Link]

Line25.com » Inspirational Showcase of UI/UX Design Presentations

Monday 9 June 7:00:31 UTC 2014

Taking the time to present your work to clients or to simply display the project in your portfolio can drastically increase its value and really show off the hard work and expertise you’ve put into it. Today’s post showcases a bunch of designers who have produced some wonderful presentations for their UI/UX projects. These inspirational case studies give you a … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » How To Create Geometric Stripy Line Art in Illustrator

Monday 9 June 6:30:32 UTC 2014

Adobe Illustrator is the perfect tool for creating abstract art with basic shapes and lines. In today’s tutorial I’ll show you how to create this geometric stripy line effect with a custom Art Brush. It’s an effect that looks fantastic yet it’s pretty easy to make, plus it’s a technique that can also be used to create cool logos and … [Link]

DesignM.ag – Web Design & Development » Rapid Prototyping for Web Design: Basic Tips and Resources

Monday 9 June 3:32:45 UTC 2014

Advertise here with BSAIf you’ve never heard about rapid prototyping it can be defined by the two individual terms. “Rapid” means a speedy action taking place over a short period of time, and a prototype is typically the first model of a project. This process requires fast iterations of design to implement features, test how they work, and fix what doesn’t … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #1781

Monday 9 June 3:15:21 UTC 2014

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don't forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo. Anas … [Link]

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