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Friday 18 July 18:06:25 UTC 2014

well im still practising in illustrator and getting better by day, thought i'd go for a ribbon look. i made this from choosing a random letter and thinking of the first noun that comes into my head, i got V – so i chose velvet.. As you guys see i went for a ribbon style logo.. i've been usuing illustrator little … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Eerie Photography by Kim Holtermand

Friday 18 July 16:32:41 UTC 2014

It’s amazing when someone manages to capture super moody pictures, some so eerie that they might actually look like scenes from another world. That's the idea behind the work of Danish photographer Kim Høltermand. Kim managed to capture some amazing shots in places like Iceland, Sweden and his homeland, Denmark. One-of-a-kind pieces to show how odd and fantastic Earth landmarks can … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 20 Pixel-Perfect Free PSD Vector Infographic Elements

Friday 18 July 15:48:14 UTC 2014

Infographics are graphic visual representations of data and information and are very useful when you need to explain complex information in quick and effective manner. Infographics can be pretty hard to design, that’s why you many need some tools or free PSD vector infographic elements to get you started and help you in your design process. You can also check … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Useful Adobe Fireworks Resources: Extensions (Part 1)

Friday 18 July 15:30:33 UTC 2014

Fireworks is an excellent UI design tool; however, Adobe decided to feature-freeze1 it back in 2013 and (at the same time) did not offer any replacement tool to its users. Nevertheless, since Fireworks runs fine today on the latest Mac OS X and Windows OS, and since it still offers a solid UI-design feature set, many designers continue to use … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Sites of the Week: Robin Powered, Schnapps, Airbnb and more

Friday 18 July 14:51:05 UTC 2014

Today we're featuring new apps and services, such as Schnapps and Drunk User Testing. Also take a look at Airbnb, they are releasing a brand new website and logo! Check out these sites and the whole selection, share with us what you think and stay tuned for the next week! Take a look on all the other sites we're featuring today. … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Friday Fresh Free Fonts – Constantine, Montserrat, Aaram

Friday 18 July 14:49:03 UTC 2014

Friday fresh free fonts is a series of free fonts posted every Friday, yes I know it's awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on this FFFF post and make sure to comeback for more next week. View all FFFF … [Link]

You The Designer » 23 Free HUD Photoshop Brushes

Friday 18 July 13:37:55 UTC 2014

Good day creatives! Exercise your Photoshop skills by experimenting on these awesome HUD (heads-up display) brushes. Once again, we asked our resident graphic artist Niño Batitis to create this set of brushes which you may download for free! The pack contains 23 high quality HUD Photoshop brushes that are perfect for your next futuristic design project. Unleash your geekery for … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Quiz: iStyles Creepy Hand

Friday 18 July 13:18:03 UTC 2014

iStyles: For all of your topless computing needs. Okay, so what is UP with that hand? Vote below! Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Thanks, Aubrey! This image was found here. The post Quiz: iStyles Creepy Hand appeared first on PSD : Photoshop Disasters . [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » Working with JavaScript Dates Using Moment.js

Friday 18 July 10:00:00 UTC 2014

Date manipulation is one of those development hurdles that we all must jump at one point in our career, and great tools go a long way in taming the beast. The Moment.js library is that tool for JavaScript developers. Since discovering Moment.js, an open source project, I’ve used it religiously to simplify validation, parsing and manipulation of dates on the … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Deal of the week: 11 professional email templates from ChocoTemplates

Friday 18 July 8:15:59 UTC 2014

One of the toughest tests any web designer is asked to undertake — and we all get asked at sometime or other — is to design an email. Sure, we know what we want the email to look like, but how do you make it consistent across all the hundreds of email clients? And what’s this? Layouts built with tables?! Seriously, … [Link]

Line25.com » Line25 Sites of the Week for July 18th 2014

Friday 18 July 7:00:38 UTC 2014

Line25 Sites of the Week is a weekly roundup of the most outstanding website designs that I stumble across during my every day browsing. In this week’s collection, we have designs from Louder Than Ten, Mod Notebooks, Format, AitThemes and Mateusz Dembek. Louder Than Ten View the website Mod Notebooks View the website Format View the website AitThemes View the … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » Photocopy Noise Textures for Access All Areas Members

Friday 18 July 7:00:06 UTC 2014

The latest resource for Access All Areas members to enjoy is a best selling item from Simon Birky Hartmann’s The Shop. This pack of Photocopy noise textures includes six high res scans from an old laser copier with a faulty drum and toner combo, resulting in some fantastic dust and noise patterns which are perfect for distressing your digital designs. … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Beautiful Houses: Russet Residence

Friday 18 July 5:08:31 UTC 2014

Today we will show you the beautiful Russet Residence in West Vancouver, Canada, a project by Splyce Design. This house is really beautiful. The shapes, the glass, materials, colors, floor…everything is pretty stylish. The house is modern and unique while still looking cozy. Certainly a great place to live. Make sure to check out Splyce Design website for further information about … [Link]

You The Designer » How a Font Can Help 1.5 Billion People

Friday 18 July 1:46:16 UTC 2014

Adobe, in collaboration with Google has released a new font called Source Han Sans – a font that covers full support for East Asian characters. Source Han Sans – a seven weight font, is a type family that supports: Japanese, Koren, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese – will make support for non-roman characters so much easier as it streamlines about … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #1815

Friday 18 July 1:39:15 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. 3mmi-design … [Link]

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