Graphic Design

Web Design Ledger » Sass Guidelines can make you a Pro at Sass/SCSS

Thursday 1 October 22:09:22 UTC 2015

The CSS pre-processor Sass has been around for almost a decade and has grown quite a bit since early beginnings. It’s now one of the preferred methods for writing CSS code to compile and run smoothly. But those who’ve never tried to learn Sass are likely to be a bit intimidated. While it is general CSS, there’s a lot of terminal … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Free Tutorials by Level Up for Web Designers & Developers

Thursday 1 October 21:47:26 UTC 2015

This is the perfect time to learn how to design or build websites. Anyone can start from a complete novice and become self-educated based solely on the dozens of free resources online. Level Up Tutorials is one of these resources. It’s a website made to catalog the best video tutorials teaching how to write code and/or design a user interface. It … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Hello!!

Thursday 1 October 16:33:19 UTC 2015

Hello! So I'm Alex, I'm 18 recently failed college due to health issues but I did an It course and want to get a career in graphics design because well I enjoy it! Currently trying to put a portfolio together so I am willing to take any requests people want. I'm easy going and laid back so I will chat to … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » GoodUI Teaches Proper Interface Design Skills

Thursday 1 October 16:22:15 UTC 2015

Just understanding the fundamentals of design is not enough to craft beautiful websites. A marketing strategy often includes webpage design itself, which naturally falls onto content structure & hierarchy. A new site aptly named GoodUI offers free tips & tricks for building, well, good UI. Each point is broken down to individual ideas that appear like bullets. The site explains a … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Beautiful Character Illustration by Alex Arizmendi

Thursday 1 October 16:06:45 UTC 2015

Alex Arizmendi is an illustrator from Mexico who loves to create characters. In this project called "Island" Alex creates a beautiful character illustration and goes behind the scenes showing his references and sketches. Check it out! For more from Alex Arizmendi visit mfk00.com. Tags: illustrationpaul0v2's blog [Link]

Web Design Ledger » CodePen releases a new Redesign for 2015

Thursday 1 October 15:59:14 UTC 2015

Today CodePen just announced their latest redesign as it went public to all users. This would be CodePen’s first big overhaul since it launched online to compete with other web-based IDEs like jsFiddle. You’ll note that while the design itself has been changed, CodePen’s entire experience has been improved. You can still search by tags but also by collections and recent … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Marvel adds Layers to offer Interactive Prototypes

Thursday 1 October 15:16:57 UTC 2015

The powerful online prototyping tool Marvel just announced a new feature they call Layers. It allows designers to append layers on top of their prototypes which display interactivity between UI elements. Layers can be used for showing animation or user interaction with links, sliding menus, carousels, or even full pages like in mobile applications. Marvel’s official blog post covers all the … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Namevine Instant Domain & Social Account Search

Thursday 1 October 15:14:23 UTC 2015

Common domain search engines can check if a domain name is free while offering potential alternatives. These tools are great and have worked well for decades. But in the modern era of web development we often need a little more. A domain isn’t always enough – most websites & webapps require social accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and others. Namevine is … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » FlatDSGN is your Design Resource for All Things Flat

Thursday 1 October 15:06:45 UTC 2015

Perhaps the most popular modern UI design trend is flat design. Apple’s iOS 7 adopted this design style with Google following suit afterwards. Many web designers also prefer the flat style for its simplicity and widespread acceptance. FlatDSGN is an inspiration gallery and directory full of flat design resources. It’s an ode to designers looking for high-quality flat design elements like … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Logo Design: The Work of Niles Giberson

Thursday 1 October 14:52:55 UTC 2015

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 British designer Rob Clarke, and today we're featuring the work of American designer Niles Giberson. Niles is a super talented artist and he's got a sweet … [Link]

Line25.com » 20 Essential WordPress Plugins for Your Website

Thursday 1 October 14:50:22 UTC 2015

Plugins are a very important part of a WordPress website and that is why we selected these 20 essential WordPress plugins for you. Whether you want them for SEO, page builders or even more unusual features, you can find almost any plugin you wish for and add additional functionality to your site! In this list we gathered some essential WordPress … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Every website looks the same, and that’s ok

Thursday 1 October 14:45:56 UTC 2015

Surely you’ve noticed by now that most websites for design agencies, designers, startups, or even products, and personal blogs all look a bit… similar. Even if you haven’t noticed, you’ve probably read about it. So how worrying is it that every website now seems to be a carbon copy of another? I can already hear the screams and the flaming … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 25 Mind-Blowing Vector Artworks To Inspire You

Thursday 1 October 14:41:50 UTC 2015

If you need some inspiration for your future vector artwork project, then you need to take a look at these mind-blowing vector projects! Prepare to be amazed. The technical skills and talent of these amazing designers will surely inspire you to create beautiful vector artworks yourself. Here you’ll find vector artworks that use flat color palettes, are 3D, and have … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » 28 Powerful Open Source CSS Frameworks & Libraries

Thursday 1 October 14:03:46 UTC 2015

Web Developers who work smart are often building on top of pre-existing frameworks. Open source CSS libraries are not hard to find – including many of the newer CSS3 effects. When structuring an HTML page you’ll rely on CSS as the language of color, position, structure, and other components of the final layout. This gallery includes 28 free open source frameworks … [Link]

example » 35 Amazing Fonts Just Released In This October Font Bundle

Thursday 1 October 13:30:23 UTC 2015

We are always excited to see the latest bundle from the guys over at TheHungryJPEG.com, and we are never disappointed! The Beautiful October bundle is definitely no exception. The 33 fonts included… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Top Collaboration Tools for Designers and Developers

Thursday 1 October 13:21:48 UTC 2015

Project managers are not the only people who can manage projects effectively. If you own a small web design and development business, then this area concerns you, too. The better you control your resources and organize your schedule over a project, the larger the odds of delivering top-notch products and services that please your stakeholders and outscore the competition. There is … [Link]

JUST™ Creative » Free Hand-Picked Resources for Designers and Developers – September Edition

Thursday 1 October 12:20:33 UTC 2015

Here we go with another pack of curated freebies, tools and resources for designers, this month’s selection include fresh templates, fonts, icons, programming tools and more resources! Remember to share with your friends and give us some love in the comments. View the January, March, April, May, June, August free resources here. SomIcons: Free 152 Icons Set for Designers and … [Link]

BittBox » 35 Amazing Fonts Now Available In the October Font Bundle!

Thursday 1 October 5:31:17 UTC 2015

We are always excited to see the latest bundle from the guys over at TheHungryJPEG.com, and we are never disappointed! The Beautiful October bundle is definitely no exception. The 33 fonts included are all so unique that we don’t know which to use first! Plus there are two bonus fonts and lots of bonus goodies such as funky catchwords, watercolour … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2195

Thursday 1 October 3:02:14 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]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Desktopography 2015 Wallpaper Exhibition

Thursday 1 October 2:38:32 UTC 2015

Stop whatever that you are doing! Desktopography just released its 2015 collection and it's full of gorgeous pieces from the most talented designers and illustrators from our community. It's time to update your screens with a beautiful collection of wallpapers. By Jakub Skop By Martin Grohs By Łukasz Wiktorzak By Carles Marsal By Heiko Klug By Karim Fakhoury By Aeon-Lux By Pete Harrison By Rosario Nocera and Davide Brusa By Valp … [Link]