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Web Designer Depot » Sketch 3.4 is released

Monday 26 October 22:17:27 UTC 2015

The UI designer’s tool of choice, Sketch, has just received a significant update. The version 3.4 release from Bohemian Coding includes dozens of new features, and even more bug fixes. Sketch has never failed to impress with its minimal interface, feature-rich tool set, and design-lead workflow. It also has an unenviable—and not entirely deserved—reputation for a lack of robustness. However … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » JSON Generator is a free webapp for Generating Data Structures

Monday 26 October 20:09:08 UTC 2015

JSON Generator is a free web tool for building sample JSON content. You simply enter a few parameters based on custom data like avatar photos, user names, etc. A built-in algorithm passes over the syntax to create fully-functioning custom JSON data for any web application. The site was created by Vazha Omanashvili as a project for generating JSON code & managing … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Phalcon is a PHP Framework with C Extensions

Monday 26 October 19:35:53 UTC 2015

Phalcon PHP is a high-performance PHP framework that’s both open source and highly-customizable. It runs on PHP with the ability to also tie into C extensions. If you’re a PHP developer this may already sound confusing. But in truth Phalcon is meant to be quick and simple – the framework can tie into classes & functions found in the C extensions, … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » DevDocs combines API Docs in a single Web Application

Monday 26 October 19:05:56 UTC 2015

The toughest part about implementing a new plugin or framework is time spent browsing the documentation. Well-organized documentation is easy to find on larger projects – not so much on smaller releases. Thankfully DevDocs has compiled all sources together onto one website. On DevDocs you’ll find the API/source documentation for everything from HTML & CSS to systems like Angular, Laravel, and … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » UX Today catalogs one new UX link each day

Monday 26 October 18:41:16 UTC 2015

UX Design is a rising industry with more jobs hiring all over the world. It seems to be the connection between frontend development & visual UI design work. As this industry expands there’s likely to be a whole lot of content – especially with Medium and other prominent blogging platforms. So how can a UX designer keep up on the latest … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Wildlife Photographer seeking new logo

Monday 26 October 16:19:41 UTC 2015

Hi guys, I hope some of you can help. I'm a wildlife and nature photographer based on the Isle of Skye. I'm looking to rebrand, and have tried designing my own logos without much success. I'm looking for a new design, featuring a bird or eagle, and the text Harry Martin Photography. If you'd like to give it a go please … [Link]

JUST™ Creative » Adobe Lightroom for New Users

Monday 26 October 16:01:08 UTC 2015

When you take your first steps in the photography industry, one of the very first things you may hear is that you need to know your equipment well if you plan to succeed as a professional photographer – and it is to the end of that notion that learning how to use post-production software takes place. Adobe Lightroom, which started … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Thunder Plains Dev Conference on Nov 3rd in Oklahoma City

Monday 26 October 15:47:15 UTC 2015

A single-day JavaScript & web development event named Thunder Plains will be held on November 3rd in Oklahoma City, OK. This is geared towards JavaScript programming and how it can apply to the web. While this is only a single-day event, the conference is guaranteed to be exciting and full of great info. Anyone in the US who may be nearby … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Professional Printer Colour Problems

Monday 26 October 15:35:11 UTC 2015

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum, so hello 🙂 I'm hoping you may be able to help me with a problem I keep getting from the same printers. They're adamant that the problem lies with my artwork, but I can't help thinking it's something to do with their RIP software, as I've set the artwork exactly as they have specified … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Surreal Photo-Manipulations by Norvz Austria

Monday 26 October 15:28:36 UTC 2015

surreal photo manipulation Norvz Austria aka Xetobyte is a digital artist from Philippines with passion for surrealism. Take a step away from reality and take a look at these photo-manipulations characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery. Check it out! For more from Norvz Austria visit xetobyte.deviantart.com/. Surreal Photo-Manipulations by Norvz Austria Surreal Photo-Manipulations by Norvz Austria Surreal Photo-Manipulations by Norvz Austria Surreal Photo-Manipulations by Norvz Austria Surreal Photo-Manipulations by Norvz Austria Surreal Photo-Manipulations by Norvz Austria Surreal Photo-Manipulations by Norvz Austria Surreal Photo-Manipulations by Norvz Austria [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office – Snooz, PowerMate, Leica SL Camera and Office Ideas

Monday 26 October 15:06:53 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? Some super neat items were picked for y'all this week, like the Niko Power Dock, which looks pretty … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Working with writers: what designers need to know

Monday 26 October 14:39:01 UTC 2015

Writers don’t want designers to hate us, but we ‘get it’. Designers see us as defensive babies — that’s fair. You assume we’re only killing time until we sell our manuscript — also fair. But be nice, or we’ll name a character after you and make them a massive jerk. We need to be comrades. When we work in unison, … [Link]

Line25.com » 22 Modern Websites With Horizontal Layouts

Monday 26 October 14:35:38 UTC 2015

Looking for some inspiration for your horizontal website design? Look no further! If you need to design some modern websites with horizontal layouts, we’ve got all the inspiration you need right here! We selected some recent, beautifully-designed horizontal layout websites for you. These great websites belong to very different niches, but they all have the same layout, adapted to different … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 25 Beautiful 3D Graphic Designs You’ll Want To Bookmark

Monday 26 October 14:09:02 UTC 2015

Take a look at these 25 beautiful 3D graphic designs and be amazed by how talented these artists are! Whether we’re showing you 3D typography projects, unique product designs, car concepts or awesome illustrations, all of these 3D graphic designs will surely amaze you and make you bookmark them for later! Here they are! Which one of these awesome 3D … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Dealing With Loud And Silent Burnout

Monday 26 October 13:01:22 UTC 2015

Many of us struggle silently with mental health problems and many more are affected by them, either directly or indirectly. It’s {Geek} Mental Help Week and we would like to help raise awareness with a couple of articles exploring these issues. – Ed. We’ve all experienced that burnout moment. It’s that moment when we’ve got nothing left to give but keep … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Blokk Font simulates text for Mockups & Wireframes

Monday 26 October 12:35:38 UTC 2015

Most designers know about Lorem Ipsum but that’s not always best for lo-fi wireframes. UI design often does need typography to fill in the gaps, however the typographic choices can put the brakes on an otherwise smooth creative process. Instead consider trying BLOKK font for your next project. This is a free open source typeface that simulates rectangles for sentences. It’ll … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » How To Create an Animated Neon Sign Effect

Monday 26 October 12:11:34 UTC 2015

Last month I posted a showcase of incredibly realistic neon signs that were made using 3D software. I’m much more of a 2D guy so I wanted to have a go at producing a similar neon effect using Illustrator and Photoshop, but with the addition of movement via an animated GIF. Follow this tutorial to see my process of how … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Wildlife Photographer seeking new logo

Monday 26 October 11:27:07 UTC 2015

Hi guys, I hope some of you can help. I'm a wildlife and nature photographer based on the Isle of Skye. I'm looking to rebrand, and have tried designing my own logos without much success. I'm looking for a new design, featuring a bird or eagle, and the text Harry Martin Photography. If you'd like to give it a go please … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » iSwift converts Objective-C code over to Swift

Monday 26 October 11:11:36 UTC 2015

Apple’s creation of iOS forced mobile developers to learn the Objective-C programming language which is a superset of C. It’s a fairly verbose language but has been used in OS X development for years. Recently Apple came out with a replacement language named Swift. It follows a similar base like Objective-C but it’s truly a language all its own. This means … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Free UX Design E-book written by UX Specialist Tal Florentin

Monday 26 October 10:03:36 UTC 2015

The designer & developer Tal Florentin has been working in the web for over 18 years. He has about two decades worth of experience and is prominently known as the author of the UX Hero comic series. Recently he put out a free e-book titled You’re Designing It All Wrong!. It’s meant to be a guide for designers who want to … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Bonneville Speed Week Photography

Monday 26 October 6:39:55 UTC 2015

There’s nothing better than starting the week off with some inspiring photos from old cars modified to cross the desert at massive speed. It sounds like the plot for a new Mad Max movie and the work that Christopher Wilson shared on his Behance profile titled Bonneville Speed Week could definitely be a part of the movie series. The images are … [Link]

example » A Useful Guide To Designing Website Footers

Monday 26 October 5:01:48 UTC 2015

In order for any website to be truly successful, there are many different aspects that need to be considered and put into motion. For instance, aspects such as visual design, the consistency of your… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Guide To Using WebP Images Today: A Case Study

Monday 26 October 1:28:33 UTC 2015

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But online, a picture can be worth a thousand kilobytes or more! HTTP Archive shows that images make up 64% of a web page’s total size on average. Given this, image optimization is key, especially considering that many users will abandon a request if it doesn’t load within a few seconds. WebP Images And Performance The … [Link]

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