Graphic Design

WebDesignDev » 20 Fresh Responsive WordPress Themes – FREE!

Thursday 23 October 20:26:21 UTC 2014

With the growing usage of mobile devices, responsive themes are a necessity nowdays! Almost all good WordPress themes will have responsive designs, and some may even be retina ready! If you’re looking for a good, responsive WordPress theme, we’ve got you covered! We selected 20 fresh responsive WordPress themes which are also free to download and use. These free responsive … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Street Photography on Instagram by @Trashhand

Thursday 23 October 17:03:23 UTC 2014

Trashhand is a street photographer from Chicago and he is one of my very favorite photographers to follow on instagram. His photos are a great mix of symmetry, gray skies and street swag that you won't find anywhere else. Enjoy! For more from Trashhand follow him on instagram @trashhand. Street Photography on Instagram by @Trashhand Tags: street photographyinstagramphotographypaul~ blog [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Sense Creative not playing ball. Advice Please.

Thursday 23 October 17:02:05 UTC 2014

Hello, I'm new to the forum world and I've come here for a bit of advice about an online printer called Sense Creative. I'm trying to get a refund for some printing that was verrrryyyyy late and was returned to sender by my client, who missed the event the printing was for. I've had to refund my client and I'm now … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Website Design Critique

Thursday 23 October 17:02:02 UTC 2014

Hi Guys I'm working on this website : ITech Computer Solutions Ltd | Computer Support & Consultancy East Anglia UK .. Its not my trade Could anyone offer some friendly constructive critique ? Thanks in advance [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Pixelist Instagram Photography Contest – Winners

Thursday 23 October 16:15:10 UTC 2014

Hi, everyone! Our Instagram photography contest in partnership with Pixelist has come to an end. We are all very excited because we got tons of great entries to the contest! The folks at Pixelist were thrilled to see so many great images being submitted. It was really hard to pick the winners, but it had to be done. This contest wouldn't … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » How To Balance Composition for Website Layouts

Thursday 23 October 15:36:13 UTC 2014

Advertise here with BSABalance seems like a word directed at print designers and tightrope walkers. But the world of balanced web design is influenced just as much by print and circus folk! A sense of balance is achieved through repetition much like a pendulum swing – you add a little bit then take some away. You push content to one side … [Link]

You The Designer » 7 Lessons Designers Learn From an IKEA Catalog

Thursday 23 October 15:22:54 UTC 2014

I still remember the very first time I held an Ikea catalog in my hands and flipped through its pages. It was 1999 and the cover was a well-lit living room with a mother and son lying comfortably on a beige couch. I browsed and found myself amazed by the room layouts and colors. I didn’t know then that the … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Telekom: That Background Tho

Thursday 23 October 15:13:59 UTC 2014

Last week, we posted this disaster and told you that a reader had originally submitted a different image from the same site, but the website had already removed it by the time we tried to feature it. Weeeell, thanks to the magic of the internet, here is that original disaster. It was worth the wait! Thank you to William for … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Practice Design Brief: Google Logo Banners you will never see

Thursday 23 October 14:47:42 UTC 2014

I came up with an idea for a design brief (something that doesn't happen to me often) that I thought would be fun for anyone who wants to design but can't think of a topic, so I thought I'd share :icon_smile: Brief: I'm sure everyone is farmiliar with the fancy logo designs that appear on the front on Google whenever the … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » my business card 🙂

Thursday 23 October 14:36:18 UTC 2014

so happy with them! I also realise the lighting bolt on the white side is smaller, thats my fault. Which will be rectified at a later day but I'm happy with them for now. bcard.jpg Attached Images File Type: jpg bcard.jpg (84.2 KB) [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Reducing Abandoned Shopping Carts In E-Commerce

Thursday 23 October 13:13:34 UTC 2014

In March 2014, the Baymard Institute, a web research company based in the UK, reported that 67.91%1 of online shopping carts are abandoned. An abandonment means that a customer has visited a website, browsed around, added one or more products to their cart and then left without completing their purchase. A month later in April 2014, Econsultancy stated2 that global … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Logo Design: More Seahorses

Thursday 23 October 12:52:20 UTC 2014

We keep going through our weekly journey checking out great logos! We're thinking ahead and we want to find new topics, good ones, to share with you guys. Last week we featured logos with footballs, and today we're featuring more logos with seahorses! Back in 2012 we featured for the first time seahorses. Every week we search through our favorite galleries: … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » yesomite

Thursday 23 October 12:12:04 UTC 2014

Anyone had any problems with it? Currently having fun trying to get my printer to work with it!! [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Startup Framework introduces WordPress support

Thursday 23 October 8:15:26 UTC 2014

The Web is overrun with an endless supply of frameworks, leaving web designers with no shortage of options. Yet, many web designers still find themselves working with an average, free theme. This is exactly where Startup Framework Theme for WordPress might come in handy. We first featured, Startup Framework some time ago, and it’s now compatible with the world’s most … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Run – Branding

Thursday 23 October 5:51:20 UTC 2014

Designing anything that is meaningful and simple tends to be one of the biggest challenges that any designer strives to achieve. For branding, the pinnacle of that goal is designing the logo for a company. Omar Shammah, a designer from Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic came up with a very creative interpretation for the word run. I love the character and personality … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #1903

Thursday 23 October 4:02:57 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. 1620studio … [Link]

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