Graphic Design

Web Design Ledger » Take a Creative Journey with YouTube’s New Music App

Thursday 12 November 21:17:34 UTC 2015

Music is a daily part of the design process for most designers I know because it helps inspire. There is a variety of music streaming services available to serve creatives worldwide. Today, the largest site for video, YouTube, is stepping into the music app scene with the launch of their latest product, YouTube Music. The video hub giant has second largest … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Is the Future of Tech Making UI Irrelevant?

Thursday 12 November 19:38:46 UTC 2015

Think back to how much text messaging changed our form of communication. Soon after touch screens fully revolutionized the way UI was designed and developed for interaction on mobile devices. We are now looking at the future of how we interact with technology. Looking at the first video for Project Soli, was both impressive and exciting. The Soli Sensor is a … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Design trends…

Thursday 12 November 18:18:33 UTC 2015

Hi all – been out of the loop for a while but working quietly in the background. But a new client has asked me to design a poster they supplied the image and the words I sent back a design and they came back with the fact that they wanted " more of a contemporary feel" and "feel the colours are … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » PHP 7: What’s New & How Will It Affect a WordPress Site?

Thursday 12 November 17:39:07 UTC 2015

PHP 7, a major update to the server-side web development language PHP, is right around the corner. According to PHP 7 project timetable mentioned on PHP.net wiki, if everything goes as planned, its final version will be released on Nov 12, 2015. Meanwhile, you as a future user may consider playing around with the latest beta to have an overview … [Link]

JUST™ Creative » B2B Website Design Trends that Ruled in 2015

Thursday 12 November 17:30:13 UTC 2015

This article has been contributed by Heral Patel. Over the year 2015, we have seen so many amazing creations being carried out day to day. Since change is constant in web world, it is almost impossible to predict the future. It is however possible to study the prevailing trends and envisage the potential changes that are prone to be developed … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » Search Visually with Pinterest’s New Tool

Thursday 12 November 16:49:55 UTC 2015

If you’ve ever seen something visually stimulating online and wondered where it came from, your thoughts have been heard. Pinterest is now making an effort helping you find the answer to that and many other visual-search related questions on its platform. They’ve recently released their crazy-fun new visual search tool. The new tool lets you search for things visually, which is … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Freelance website developer required – Oxted, Surrey

Thursday 12 November 16:31:49 UTC 2015

I am looking for a freelance website developer to work within my office in Oxted, Surrey, I have work to give you and office space if want it. Contact me if interested [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Typographic Window Display

Thursday 12 November 16:25:44 UTC 2015

This awesome typographic window display was done by Craig Black and his crew. Craig is a designer from Scotland who specializes in lettering and typography and on this project he took on a barber shop window display and turned into a typographic beauty. Check it out! For more from Craig Black visit behance.net/CraigBlack. One of Scotland's top barbers approached me to … [Link]

Line25.com » 22 Smart One-Page WordPress Themes

Thursday 12 November 15:50:12 UTC 2015

One-page websites are very popular, especially for portfolios, sell pages or even corporate websites! This layout style is frequently used and can be very user-friendly if you design it properly. Here are 22 smart one-page WordPress themes you can use for your own or your client’s website. If you want to design a portfolio, agency, personal, vCard or small business … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » Dynamic sites at static speed: the art of website caching

Thursday 12 November 15:49:07 UTC 2015

A lot has been said recently about the merits of static sites. But in many situations a dynamic approach is a necessity. Whether a content management system, a customer relationship tool, or online store, they allow end users to maintain complex sites quickly and consistently. And when put together properly, they can rival static-sites for speed. any application that needs … [Link]

WebDesignDev » Getting the Most out of Twitter

Thursday 12 November 15:48:17 UTC 2015

Over the last year, headlines continued to question Twitter’s strategic direction and bemoaned its seemingly endless internal turmoil. But Mark Schaefer, Twitter connoisseur and author of newly-updated The Tao of Twitter, believes it’s still one of the most powerful tools for businesses to connect with customers and build their brands – and it looks as if this power is not … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Using System UI Fonts In Web Design: A Quick Practical Guide

Thursday 12 November 15:45:22 UTC 2015

For perhaps the first time since the original Macintosh, we can get excited about using system UI fonts. They’re an interesting, fresh alternative to web typography — and one that doesn’t require a web-font delivery service or font files stored on your server. How do we use system UI fonts on a website, and what are the caveats? System UI fonts … [Link]

Smashing Magazine » Freebie: Voyage Icon Set (40 Icons, AI, EPS, SVG, PNG)

Thursday 12 November 15:25:09 UTC 2015

Have you been looking for nice icons to spice up your travel agency or the airline website? Today, we're happy to release the Voyage Icon Set, a set of 40 free icons available in AI, EPS, PDF, SVG and PNG formats. This icon set was designed and created by Digital Visions Queenstown and is free to use in private as well … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Freelance website developer required

Thursday 12 November 14:30:54 UTC 2015

I am looking for a freelance website developer to work within my office in Oxted, Surrey, I have work to give you and office space if want it. Contact me if interested [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Watercolor Illustrations

Thursday 12 November 6:30:08 UTC 2015

It’s been such a long time since the last post about watercolor illustrations. I am a huge fan of this style and technique going so far as trying to recreate this type of illustration in Photoshop, but nothing beats the real deal, at least till now. It looks like the iPad Pro might have the tech to accomplish that digitally, so … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Logos & Typography by Dawid Cmok

Thursday 12 November 6:05:30 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. The last time we featured logo stamp design pieces and today we're featuring the work of Dawid Cmok. Cmok is a very talented Polish designer. He's main focus is typographic logo design, and … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daliy Inspiration #2231

Thursday 12 November 6:05:16 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? » Ready-Constructed Huts by Muji

Thursday 12 November 6:03:40 UTC 2015

Taking a break from the busy city of Tokyo is always a good thing and wildy rewarding. Well the famous Japanese brand Muji made ready-constructed huts for getting out and escaping the "hustle and bustle". Launched during Tokyo Design Week 2015, these huts will be on sale next year. We stuck inside alone. I enjoy reading. We indulge in the delusion. … [Link]

example » Top Photoshop Plugins for UI Designers

Thursday 12 November 6:01:41 UTC 2015

Adobe Photoshop is still the premiere editing suite for most graphic designers. It's been around for over 20 years and has a massive library of Photoshop plugins for all types of creative work. But… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Job Bag Sheet Template

Thursday 12 November 0:04:16 UTC 2015

Hey, Does anyone one here have a Job Bag template they might be willing to share. Have been trying to find one on the web and have been unsuccesful. You know, the kinda thing where you show print spec, job , spec and list ant changes / time on the job, something that would go on the front of a job … [Link]

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