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Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Feather Flags

Monday 16 June 22:01:12 UTC 2014

Evening all, Do we have any users who can offer feather flag printing? [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Istockphoto Subscription

Monday 16 June 19:51:34 UTC 2014

all the images.jpg In the biggest change in the stock image library sector for years. Getty Images are now offering Subscriptions on iStockphoto Two levels of collections are available Signature.jpg & Essentials.jpg In addition, as an Independent Sales Executive for Getty Images (Subscription Specialist) I can offer you 4 extra Subscription Plans that will not be even available on the iStockphoto … [Link]

DesignM.ag – Web Design & Development » 35 Stunning Examples of Elegant Script Typography

Monday 16 June 18:55:10 UTC 2014

Advertise here with BSAWho doesn’t honestly love sophisticated culture? A three-piece suit with the cane & top hat seems to evoke the same feeling of a classy script typeface. Curly lettering with fancy linework has provided an articulate beauty in the design world. With so many custom fonts you might expect all script writing to appear very similar. But custom designers … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » A User In Total Control Is A Designer’s Nightmare

Monday 16 June 18:01:30 UTC 2014

How do you balance the creative control you give to the users, the usability of the product they make with your tool and the flexibility of that tool? We designers have always had a problem of handing over creative control to the general population — the basic users. There are two reasons for this. The first is obvious: We are … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office – Logitech Bluetooth Audio Adapter, Asus mini PC and Office Ideas

Monday 16 June 17:42:54 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? We've picked for you the Monteverde Stylus Pen, a very nice addition for your office. To get the … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Branding & Custom Lettering Works by Kevin Cantrell

Monday 16 June 16:30:18 UTC 2014

Kevin Cantrell is an art director, designer and letterer working at Hint Creative based in Salt Lake City, Utah in USA. Kevin is primary working on comprehensive brand identity, custom lettering, packaging and interactive design. Nevertheless to say that Kevin has an beautiful knowledge at crafting and mastering the principles of building a brand. …I have lived in Germany, South Africa, … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Before & After Digital Images

Monday 16 June 16:25:37 UTC 2014

This is awesome collection where you can see the before and after of some really cool works by Apix 10, a creative studio based in Jakarta-Indonesia. Apex specializes in production of high quality commercial CG and photo based imagery for the advertising and today we are sharing some before & after of their work. For more from Apix 10 visit apixten.com/. … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Coming soon to Indesign – fixed epub layout

Monday 16 June 16:24:08 UTC 2014

PePcon Sneak Peek Reveals InDesign’s New Fixed-Layout EPUB Features | InDesignSecrets Really exciting! [Link]

You The Designer » SWEET! The Candy Mosaic Portraits of Jason Mecier

Monday 16 June 16:00:42 UTC 2014

Portraits of Hollywood stars made from pieces of sugary and sweet candies! Candylebrity, a new series of portraits created by mosaic and collage artist Jason Mecier. Jason is famous for his one of a kind style of creating portraits out of outrageous materials such as: food, junk, discarded objects, pills, and candies. He collects the trash that he uses for … [Link]

WebDesignDev » New Free Fonts – 20 Fonts With Personal + Commercial License!

Monday 16 June 14:33:14 UTC 2014

If you liked our list of free hipster fonts for designers or the free Behance fonts we selected for you, then you’ll surely like these outstanding new free fonts also! These are top quality new free fonts, made my some really talented and skilled designers. All of them are free for both commercial and personal use. Feel free to download … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » PZ Angels: Bikini Removal

Monday 16 June 13:41:05 UTC 2014

These girls are pretty, but couldn’t they be thinner? Let’s trim some of that belly fat, shall we? Yes, yes, that’s it, yes… Noooooo. Too much. Thanks for sending this in, Mario! The post PZ Angels: Bikini Removal appeared first on PSD : Photoshop Disasters . [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » Ideas to Keep in Mind When Designing User Interfaces

Monday 16 June 11:00:40 UTC 2014

I will talk about a few interaction design concepts and best practices that when applied will result in the creation of great UIs. What is a good user interface? As you read through the following ideas, you will see two reoccurring themes: Ease of use and simplicity. Ockham’s Razor and KISS Ockham’s razor (or Occam’s razor) can be summarized as … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Graphic Designer Vacancy, Leeds

Monday 16 June 10:52:29 UTC 2014

Graphic Designer Morley, Leeds Immediate Start An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Graphic Designer based in Morley, Leeds to join an expanding company to produce designs to enhance the company`s profile with high visual impact, encompassing the company and its sister companies. As a Graphic Designer your duties will be to: Responsible for the graphics and implementation of, but … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Junior Graphic Designer Vacancy, Essex

Monday 16 June 9:14:48 UTC 2014

Hello fellow creatives! Laban Brown are looking for a Junior Graphic designer. The perfect position for a graduate. Our new recuit will learn by working 'hands on' from the start. There's a lot to learn although you may not know that just yet. We've recruited and trained five college leavers and understand just how to help you fit in and grow … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » The secrets to using large, expressive type on websites

Monday 16 June 8:15:18 UTC 2014

When designing a website we have to strike a balance between the visual elements and the text elements of the site. This is no secret, but it is often not thought of in these terms of balancing between the visually expressed aspects of the design and those that are expressed through text. The use of large, expressive typography offers us the … [Link]

example » 10 Practical SEO Tips for E-Commerce Websites

Monday 16 June 8:08:27 UTC 2014

Getting your e-commerce site at or near the top of the rankings for your targeted keywords and phrases can lead to a massive increase in sales. The problem is that SEO can be a real challenge for… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

Line25.com » 25 Examples of the “Mountains” Trend in Web Design

Monday 16 June 7:00:37 UTC 2014

I’ve showcased the trend of landscape images in web design before, but has anyone noticed how popular mountainscape images seem to be? Unless the site is based on the topic of rock climbing or a brochure for an area of natural beauty the use of a mountain photograph seems quite unusual, but it’s actually quite common. Today’s web design trend … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » 5 Dust & Scratches Textures for Photoshop & Illustrator

Monday 16 June 6:30:47 UTC 2014

I made a right mess of my scanner in order to bring you my latest set of free design resources! These dust & scratches textures are made to resemble the grain that is commonly seen on old film, providing an easy way to achieve that classic look with your modern digital images. They were made by rustling a tatty old … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » SEGRA Cut-out paper Design

Monday 16 June 5:13:26 UTC 2014

With the flat style taking over there's a tendency for designs and illustrations to take on the same look and feel. I am not saying it's bad, it's the path of evolution for our industry. Corpo Design, a studio from Guadalajara, Mexico used this concept and explored craft paper overlay to create subtle textures and depth that makes the work stand … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » 30 Tasty Food Mobile App Designs for Foodies

Monday 16 June 4:19:42 UTC 2014

Advertise here with BSAWith rapidly growing mobile technologies, we’re able to browse the web and do a lot more operations with smartphones which earlier were available only on laptop. Checking your analytics would show that more than 20% of users come to your site from mobile devices of different kinds, and this number is increasing day by day. Therefore, it’s quite … [Link]

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