Graphic Design

Web Design Ledger » 10 Examples of Hand-Lettering Design Work

Saturday 19 September 18:15:01 UTC 2015

Hand-lettering is an artistic craft so beautiful that the bewilderment only makes it more alluring. Whether you’re a calligraphist or just an appreciator of the arts, these 10 examples of hand-lettering will surely arouse some internal curiosity. Spook City U.S.A. by Philip Eggleston Philip Eggleston is one of my favourite artists, even more so because he churns out epic illustrated lettering … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Planning Market Research for New Website Launches

Saturday 19 September 14:26:27 UTC 2015

Launching a new startup or website idea can take a lot of effort. But most people gloss over the process of researching other competition within your market. It doesn’t take a lot of work, but it does take some time and effort digging around in search engines. inside googles offices california san francisco interior Today I want to present a few tips for budding entrepreneurs who are looking … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Comics of the week #305

Saturday 19 September 9:27:00 UTC 2015

Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers. These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today. So for a few … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2185

Saturday 19 September 5:17:31 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 AoiroStudio … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Form Element Auto-Resize with Stretchy.js

Saturday 19 September 2:47:13 UTC 2015

Input elements within form fields have historically been the toughest to style. New CSS properties offer a much easier time, but user experience is still a tricky gray area. One performance technique is to auto-fix fields within a form so that they expand or contract based on the user’s content. So an empty field would be much smaller than fully-entered fields, … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Material Design: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How it’s Made

Saturday 19 September 2:47:12 UTC 2015

Unless you’ve been asleep for the past couple years, you should know a little about Google’s material design language. This was originally built for the newest version of Android OS, but has evolved into a dynamic UI/UX language for web and mobile apps. Google put up an informative 7-minute video on their Google Design channel that covers the foundations of material … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » A Peek at ‘San Francisco’, Apple’s Newest iOS 9 Font

Saturday 19 September 2:47:11 UTC 2015

Along with the many new features and device updates for iPhone 6S and iOS 9, another change has recently been seen in action. The new in-house font San Francisco will be part of Apple’s newest OS’ by default. This San Francisco font will replace the long-standing Helvetica family. This offers a big change from the iOS 7 release that prompted not … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » AgileCamp opens in Silicon Valley September 25th

Saturday 19 September 2:47:10 UTC 2015

As the name suggests, AgileCamp is basically a super fun camp for learning Agile development. It’s not like summercamp where you’re gone for weeks; in fact it’s only a one-day event. But this event runs in a couple different areas each year with the intent of helping developers from novice to experts alike. This fall AgileCamp in Silicon Valley runs on … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Notion Document Editing Suite in Early-Access Beta

Saturday 19 September 2:47:09 UTC 2015

We’re all familiar with the likes of Microsoft Word and Google Docs. But what if there was a better alternative for constructing well-formed dynamic documents? Well according to Notion, this is their current intention. The idea if Notion is to reimagine how to work on documents. It’s meant to be an online tool for editing and formatting documents along with media … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » 10 Bold Websites That Are Surging with Energy

Saturday 19 September 2:47:08 UTC 2015

Over the last year or so I’ve started to notice that health and sports websites tend to have highly-modernized websites that offer a heightened visual experience – usually with energetic imagery, beautiful typography, and scroll-based interactions. Here’s my top 10 list of web designs surging with energy and vitality. Montreal Impact “Lets Make History” Website Montreal Impact is a soccer team … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Copyfeed is the best Clipboard Management App for iOS & OS X

Saturday 19 September 2:47:07 UTC 2015

Mobile devices like iPhones and iPads are perfect for on-the-go tasks. But they’re more limiting when it comes to more common interface features you’d expect on a laptop or desktop. One area that’s somewhat lackluster on all systems is the clipboard. This is where all copied items are temporarily stored, whether text or media. This clipboard is not easy to access … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Marton Anka debuts Caret: An Address Book with Live Updates

Saturday 19 September 2:47:06 UTC 2015

Marton Anka is the co-founder of LogMeIn which has gained a lot of attention in the startup scene. Just recently Marton announced a new project named Caret. The goal is to revolutionize how we use our address book. It’s meant to be more of a social application that connects us to contacts via availability, very much like a chat messaging system. … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Reddit Shell offers CLI-Style Surfing in your Browser

Saturday 19 September 2:47:05 UTC 2015

There’s a lot of great info to glean from the users of Reddit. Unfortunately it’s not always the best site to have up on your monitor when your boss or supervisor traipses by on patrol. But now thanks to Jason Botello we have a somewhat clandestine opportunity to sneak by undetected: Reddit Shell. This free webapp allows Reddit users to browse … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Digitized Design Conference 2015 in Athens, Greece

Saturday 19 September 2:47:04 UTC 2015

Every year in Greece the Digitized design conference kicks off with talks, workshops, and lots of time for chatting. This year Athens will be home to the two-day conference full of learning and fun festivities. Topics range from all areas of digital design including websites, mobile apps, and even video game design. It’s a great event made for anyone who loves … [Link]

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