Graphic Design

Web Designer Depot » Deal of the week: Retro Textpress, 20 retro text effects for Illustrator

Thursday 6 November 17:45:35 UTC 2014

Retro is all the rage, and this amazing deal from our sister-site, MightyDeals.com, is the perfect way to embrace the trend. The Retro Textpress deal features 20 retro type styles for Adobe Illustrator. Just set up your text, click to apply the action and your type will be transformed into a cool retro style. What’s more, if you’re not satisfied with … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » City of Porto New Identity

Thursday 6 November 16:23:03 UTC 2014

This is an amazing study about the new identity of the City of Porto in Portugal. In this post you will see all the notes that enforced the decisions taken on this new identity that now represents the entire city. Enjoy! For more from White Studio visit behance.net/whitestudiodesign. City of Porto New Identity New identity for the city of Porto In June of 2014, we were … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Which is your favourite?

Thursday 6 November 15:57:24 UTC 2014

Hi all, Nice and easy, which is your favourite? Screenshot 2014-11-06 14.22.19.jpg Original post here, thought I'd start another thread as it's taken a slightly different direction. Any and all feedback ideas welcome as usual! Cheers! :icon_biggrin: Attached Images File Type: jpg Screenshot 2014-11-06 14.22.19.jpg (19.7 KB) [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Emerson: This Cowgirl Has The Blues

Thursday 6 November 15:39:30 UTC 2014

I don’t speak German, but I imagine she’s thinking something along the lines of, “Just keep smiling, and don’t let them know how embarrassed I am about my giant thumb.” Found here. Thanks for sending this in, Peter! The post Emerson: This Cowgirl Has The Blues appeared first on PSD : Photoshop Disasters . [Link]

You The Designer » The Book Surgeon and His Wonderful Book Autopsies

Thursday 6 November 15:00:26 UTC 2014

Books are timeless pieces of knowledge and history. They are the best teachers and primary storytellers of the past. These printed materials are priceless and considered immortal to some degree. But in the age of innovation where everything can be digitized, printed materials—such as books and encyclopedias—are suffering from a huge decline in popularity especially to the young ones. Merely … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Movember Typography Contest

Thursday 6 November 14:15:32 UTC 2014

It’s November! We are in collaboration with the awesome guys from Movember and Movember Canada for a Typography Contest that will be happening throughout the month with wicked prizes just for you guys. More details below. Knowledge is power. Prevention is everything. Early detection is key. Learn about the health issues men face and how Movember is having an impact on … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 20 Gorgeous Free and Premium Photography Website Templates

Thursday 6 November 14:00:20 UTC 2014

Like designers and other artists as well, photographers should have beautiful online portfolio websites! A good portfolio will attract more clients for your business. Photography portfolio website templates usually have minimalist designs and an emphasis on visual graphics. Today, we selected 20 gorgeous free and premium photography website templates for talented photographers. These website templates can be used by artists … [Link]

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

Thursday 6 November 12:23:21 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 the work of Polish designer Blazej Jaraczewski, and today we're featuring logos with antlers! Every week we search through our favorite galleries: Logopond and Dribbble. Both are a great … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Free download: 60 flat-style mockups

Thursday 6 November 8:45:34 UTC 2014

Like everyone else, you want to show off your work in its best light. It’s vital that clients see designs, not as floating rectangles in white space, but in the context that they’ll be used: on tablets, on phones, on laptops. But the mockup shouldn’t overpower your design, it should be restrained and stylish, taking a back seat to your artwork. … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Outer Space Inspiration

Thursday 6 November 8:23:46 UTC 2014

This week one of the most anticipated movies of the year for me will open in theaters. Interstellar by Chris Nolan. In the movie a group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. The images from the previews are, in a … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Your Website is an Ugly Baby, You Just Don’t Know it Yet

Thursday 6 November 4:00:22 UTC 2014

Advertise here with BSAIf content is king, then design is the castle. Good web design for businesses not only has the content to peak audience interest for whatever product or service you’re selling, but also has an intuitive UI to encourage sales. Lots of designers think they have brilliant ideas for designing UI, but without real world user experience telling you … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Adobe releases Brackets 1.0 for elegant front-end coding

Thursday 6 November 3:09:13 UTC 2014

If you’re a front-end coder, you may well have been stunned yesterday, by Adobe’s latest release: Brackets. Stunned that is, because you’ve probably been using it for a year or more. The version you had been using was the beta release — a beta release that proved so popular many developers already use Brackets as their primary code editor. One of … [Link]

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