Graphic Design

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Mind Blowing Batman vs Superman Sculptures

Friday 17 July 18:11:20 UTC 2015

Now let's talk about a must-have collectible. I've seen many great sculptures, but I've just seen two that really need some attention from DC fans. I'm talking about the statues of Batman and Superman from the upcoming movie. These astounding pieces were digitally sculpted by James Marsano and prototyped/painted by Jason Wires. I must say, the Batman piece is simply jaw … [Link]

Line25.com » Showcase of Best Website Designs Using Big Background Images

Friday 17 July 15:07:08 UTC 2015

The trend of big background images in web design is here to stay. Even though this trend first appeared some years ago, there still are many new website designs which use large, fullscreen images or videos on their homepage. This style is modern, looks good and gives the website a clean, minimalist, very visual look. Today, we have selected some … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Why Mood Boards Matter in the Board Room

Friday 17 July 15:00:55 UTC 2015

When you get to the nitty-gritty, things can get chaotic, and at times unfriendly. But in an area like UI design, “going it alone” is rarely an option. No designer is an island. Like them or hate them, you’re going to need to rely on your teammates at some point in the development process. A lot of people have bad associations … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Beautiful Houses: Meadow Farm House

Friday 17 July 14:55:40 UTC 2015

Today we will show you an inspiring house in Northern California, a project by William McDonough + Partners. The project is all about renewable energy and clean water, besides providing organic farming and restorative ecology. The house is super environmental friendly and it looks amazing. The materials, color palette and details are great. Wide spaces and different types of wood give … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Photoshop Round-Up: Links We Love

Friday 17 July 14:38:20 UTC 2015

Here’s a look at what’s been happening in Photoshop and pop culture lately. Enjoy! 20 kids who had the WORST haircuts on school picture day. [Web Humor] How graphic design worked before Photoshop. [Digg] Marlon Brando was a secret tech geek and Photoshop ace. [Yahoo Movies] Guy asks internet to Photoshop his girlfriend with a bigger fish; hilarity ensues. [BroBible] … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Product Design Unification Case Study, Part 2: “Burger-Driven” Framework

Friday 17 July 14:29:16 UTC 2015

In the first part of the case study about Mail.Ru Group product design unification, I described our first approach — a mobile web framework. Aside from creating a unified visual style and interaction principles for a dozen services, we've also transformed our design process from the classic "prototype → design mock-up → HTML → implementation" approach for every screen, to a … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 25 Mind-Blowing Album Cover Designs

Friday 17 July 13:04:59 UTC 2015

Packaging designers, you’ll love this design roundup! We gathered 25 absolutely mind-blowing album cover designs you definitely must see! These amazing album cover designs will surely inspire you to create awesome designs yourself! You can apply some of the styles used in these album cover designs in web, print and other types of projects as well. Check them out! Which … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Weekly Apps: Infinit, My Discogs, Oxygen Now and more

Friday 17 July 12:46:18 UTC 2015

A new weekly apps with a selection for iOS and Android users. Take a special look today at My Discogs, Shazam and Infinit app! I hope you guys enjoy these apps and all the whole selection, and stay tuned for the next week! You can keep sending me your suggestions via Twitter twitter.com/FabianoMe and include #abdz_apps in the message. Oxygen Now … [Link]

BittBox » Easy Color Transitions with Illustrator’s Blend Tool

Friday 17 July 12:04:46 UTC 2015

Since all Illustrator objects are vectors it's much easier to create dynamic effects from basic shapes. Gradients can be applied onto a single shape or they can be created by blending multiple shapes together. I'll demonstrate the latter technique using a little trick known as the Blend Tool. It's actually very simple once you learn how to tweak settings and … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » 30+ websites that prove parallax isn’t dead

Friday 17 July 11:45:18 UTC 2015

Parallax scrolling is defined as a site on which the background image scrolls faster than the foreground, creating the impression of depth. That rigid definition is at the root of most of the myths about parallax: it’s not suitable for multiple pages, it’s not suitable for large sites, it’s unusable on mobile, it’s a dated trend, it’s bad for usability, … [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » Free Icons: Web Development Icon Set

Friday 17 July 11:30:51 UTC 2015

There are 200 beautiful icons in this icon set. The icons come in these file formats: PNG, SVG and EPS. Icons for GitHub and Stack Overflow, keyboards, computer monitors, mobile devices, I/O symbols and more are included in this versatile icon set. This icon set is by Icons8. Free Icons: Web Development Icon Set Download License These icons are licensed under the very liberal and flexible … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » User insight tools

Friday 17 July 8:54:20 UTC 2015

There are a quite a few user insight tools out there these days such as inspectlet, optimisely et al which all charge and quite a bit. Have a look at some of the analytical tools Yandex provide for free and not trial versions either. Not bad eh? [Link]

Spoon Graphics » 20 Subtle Grunge Textures for Premium Members

Friday 17 July 7:30:15 UTC 2015

This week Access All Areas members can download a brand new design resource courtesy of RetroSupply Co. This Standard Issue Grunge Textures pack contains 20 high resolution overlays captured from a rugged old grain warehouse in central Washington. They work great when placed over your designs in Photoshop with a Multiply or Linear Burn blending mode to apply the grungy … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2130

Friday 17 July 7:24:29 UTC 2015

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. Found … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Caddy Bar by Brian Miller

Friday 17 July 5:37:46 UTC 2015

illustration Brian Miller never seizes to impress us with incredible and inspiring work. Every time he posts something new for some reason it attracts my clicks. I believe, no I am sure, that it's due to his unique and vintage style. Simple, beautiful colors and very well applied textures make his work one of my favorites. For more information about … [Link]

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