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abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2206

Monday 12 October 23:54:22 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]

Web Design Ledger » Sketch Constraints plugin delimits layer boundaries

Monday 12 October 21:27:53 UTC 2015

A brand new open source plugin named Sketch Constraints has been officially released on GitHub. This integrates freely with Sketch to manage certain limitations on individual layers. This may sound like an odd idea to particularly limit a layer in your file. The purpose is to manage alignments relative to other elements, or relative to the edge of a document. You’ll … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Sphido Open Source CMS written in PHP

Monday 12 October 21:15:20 UTC 2015

Much like the other PHP-based CMS’, Sphido stands out for certain unique features that make it worthwhile on certain projects. WordPress is great for blogs & portfolios, Magento is great for eCommerce. Sphido is great for speed and efficiency. It’s a lightning-fast CMS based on a flat file database structure. Naturally this is not going to be the best solution for … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Modern Calligraphy by Pokras Lampas

Monday 12 October 19:51:54 UTC 2015

Pokras is an street artist from Russia who creates some big scale calligraphic compositions within an urban environment and interior, and he's always trying to experiment with forms and volumes of the typography. For more from Pokras Lampas visit behance.net/pokras. Modern Calligraphy by Pokras Lampas Tags: calligraphyletteringpaul0v2's blog [Link]

Web Design Ledger » ECMAScript JS Features on a Single Webpage

Monday 12 October 19:30:46 UTC 2015

Mozilla’s developer network includes a repository of the most common JavaScript programming terms. This refefrence guide is often used by novice-to-intermediate developers searching for a tidbit of knowledge. But what about those to do ECMAScripting? Well a new open source webapp named JSFeatures.in answers that question nicely. It’s a tabular website built with Google’s material design language. Three tables are split … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Getting Started With Wearables: How To Plan, Build And Design

Monday 12 October 18:53:32 UTC 2015

If a user of your product is buying a smartwatch tomorrow and your app is not compatible with it or your notifications can’t be triggered from there, you might frustrate them. If you have a website or an app today, it’s time to start planning support for wearable devices. In this article, we’ll review the platforms available today, what we can … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Work of Havi Cruz

Monday 12 October 18:25:17 UTC 2015

Havi Cruz is a designer that specialized in typography and illustration currently based in Saltillo, Mexico. I truly appreciate the level of details in Havi's works, it's totally impressive and the fact that he can explore different mediums as well. It's quite versatile. All Rights to Havi Cruz All Rights to Havi Cruz All Rights to Havi Cruz All Rights to Havi Cruz All Rights to … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Interview with Ian Paget on Logo Geek & his influential Design Career

Monday 12 October 17:45:48 UTC 2015

Ian Paget is a British-born designer with an incredible spectrum of skills. He’s primarily a self-taught designer who has undergone various career opportunities filling many distinct & influential roles. He now specializes in logo design via his website Logo Geek. Ian has experience in print design, illustration, websites, mobile apps, and identity/logo design. His story is full of incredible work and … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office – Pepsi Perfect, Microsoft Surface Book and Office Ideas

Monday 12 October 16:23:08 UTC 2015

We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we'll assemble a perfect office, and we'd like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have? We've picked some great items for you this week. Back to the Future fans out there are pretty … [Link]

Line25.com » 25 Luxury Website Designs with Elegant Layouts

Monday 12 October 16:20:32 UTC 2015

Take a look at these 25 luxury website designs and learn how to create elegant layouts and graphics yourself. These luxury website designs belong to various types of luxury products, from expensive watches, clothing, hotels, and more. All of these websites have something in common. They have clean layouts, elegant color palettes and beautiful typography. The images are also very … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Airoplay API for hands-free Gaming Controls

Monday 12 October 16:15:31 UTC 2015

Airoplay is an API made for building custom games or game controllers. It’s made on top of JavaScript in a way that it can interact with all HTML/JS in-browser games. The Airoplay developers site covers a few key features along with a short demo. You can register for free to create an Airoplay account for testing. Note that while the API … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 25 Top New WordPress Themes You Should Check Out

Monday 12 October 15:54:40 UTC 2015

Want to change your current WordPress website design? Check out these top new WordPress themes! These are the most popular and best-designed new WordPress themes we could find. Besides looking great, these new WordPress themes also have some very interesting features you can use and are very easy to customize. Most of them have page builders included, so creating your … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Brand New Video showcasing Microsoft’s Surface Book

Monday 12 October 13:48:18 UTC 2015

It seems Microsoft is finally following along with the same trends as Apple has set forth in their MacBook/MBP series. The Microsoft Surface Book is a new laptop with its own landing page on the Microsoft website. The design and keyboard only remind me of Apple’s design. It may have its own unique structure and class, but the Surface Book definitely … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Premium Font Bundle for October 2015 by TheHungryJPEG

Monday 12 October 13:03:35 UTC 2015

Last month we introduced you to a website called TheHungryJPEG.com. This company offers the most incredible design bundles & packages each month for huge discounts, generally around 95% off per package. Their latest offer for October 2015 is no different. October 2015 Font Bundle This new pack includes 33 gorgeous fonts along with over 1000 graphics included over 19 different packs. At original retail price … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » What’s new for designers, October 2015

Monday 12 October 12:08:56 UTC 2015

In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers and developers, we’ve included lots of startup resources, productivity tools, educational tools, freelancing resources, JavaScript resources, podcasts, inspiration sources, CSS resources, and much more. And as always, we’ve also included some awesome new free fonts! Almost everything on the list this month is free, with a few high-value paid apps and … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » 30 Illustrated Travel Posters for Fantasy Destinations

Monday 12 October 7:30:39 UTC 2015

Vintage travel posters have seen a bit of a revival lately, with artists using the style of classic postcards as inspiration to create their own digital illustrations for famous locations. They combine early 20th century typography with simplified artwork, often in the style of retrofuturism, which is especially true for those that feature scenes of outer space. My favourites are … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Amy Website

Monday 12 October 6:15:03 UTC 2015

I believe we have already posted about this website for the Sites of the Week in the past, however I would like to feature it on a full post because it's still one of the sites that really caught my attention in terms of beautiful execution and seamless integration of audio, video and typography. Kudos to Benjamin Guedj and Digital Creative … [Link]

example » How to Increase Conversions on Your Blog

Monday 12 October 5:31:26 UTC 2015

Do you often find yourself frustrated at the lack of sign ups on your blog? Perhaps you’re receiving traffic, but nobody is sticking. You then find writing content a laborious task, that ultimately… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

JUST™ Creative » Tools to Boost Your Writing Creativity & Productivity

Monday 12 October 4:30:17 UTC 2015

This post has been contributed by Jess Millis. Creativity comes naturally to writers. They are usually very introspective, so they can analyze their thoughts and emotions, and turn them into the most amazing plots and characters. However, it’s not always easy to stay passionate about a project that has been torturing you for a long time. You end up spending … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #2204

Monday 12 October 4:02:19 UTC 2015

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Best of the Week: New Gadgets, Tech News, Design and more

Monday 12 October 1:58:50 UTC 2015

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we've selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what's going on out there! You can keep sending me your suggestions … [Link]

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