Web Design, Graphic Design, & Typography News, Tutorials & Inspiration This week is full of great stuff. You will find a wide range of tutorials and articles about different topics. You will find design freebies, including a huge bundle of goodies. You will...
What's New in Web Design, Graphic Design, & Typography on the Web I decided to change the name of my weekly post, "Cool Stuff For Designers" to a name that made much more sense. This will be a weekly digest of the latest resources for Web Design, Graphic Design,...
It can be really tough to get going as a freelance designer. If you don't have a background in business, you may not know how to get started. Freelancing has its good and bad sides, but it can be scary to take the leap. Honestly, getting into the business and being...
Perfecting Your Website’s Favicon Web design is all about the details. Having a consistent layout, look and feel add to the user experience. Even the most minor of details can make your site that much better. The favicon is no different. It fits into the look and feel...
Footer Design: 8 Great Tips As web designers and developers, it is important to create websites that are beautifully crafted from top to bottom. Your header, content, and footer designs need to be beautiful and function well at the same time. We are trained to design...
12 jQuery Plugins That Are Actually Useful jQuery is excellent for adding functionality to otherwise dull sites. Many developers use jQuery plugins to easily solve problems in web development. Some jQuery plugins make images responsive, while others may alter...
Cool Stuff For Designers 5 This week there is a lot of incredibly cool stuff for designers. There are a couple of Adobe Illustrator tutorials to sink your teeth into. You will also find some useful Dropbox add-ons to extend its capability. Create a cool denim effect...
Cool Stuff For Designers 3 This week's list of cool stuff for designers is jammed-packed full of the latest news, tips and tricks that will keep you up-to-date on the latest information available. This week, there are textures, html5 tutorials, web fonts, and...
Mac Vs PC-Which is Better For Design? This has been an age-old debate for the longest time. What platform should designers use for their work? Why do we care? Can the equipment you choose make a difference in your work? There are many questions to ask and plenty of...
Cool Stuff For Designers I am starting a weekly post where I round up some of the cool stuff for designers found on the web. These posts will have a little something for everyone. You will see things like unique articles, unique tutorials, and links to cool products....
Godaddy Hacked- Creative Beacon is Back Online If you have tried in the last 3 hours to visit Creative Beacon, you would have found nothing here. In fact, you wouldn't find any sites hosted by Godaddy online. Apparently Anonymous went on a hacking spree and took...
Free Contact Form This is a free contact form for your site. The folder containing your free contact form is made up of a few Bootstrap files. The first file is the html file that you will use to display your contact form. The second is the CSS Stylesheet, styling the...
Your Designs Are Not Your Own Many people go into the field of design because they love art and they love computers, and they want to make money creating artwork. This is a common misconception about the field of design. I am even guilty of making this mistake. I...
Free Responsive Resume Template It has become more common to have an online resume present for potential employers to view. Since Responsive design has become so prominent lately, many designers want a responsive resume to ensure that their information looks great on...
Learn Wordpress: 7 Great places to Learn Wordpress Quickly If you want to learn Wordpress, it can be really difficult when starting out. There is so much that you have to know when using Wordpress, creating your own themes, securing your Wordpress site, and even...
24 UI Kits and Resources for Web Designers User interface, or UI kits for short, are pre-made buttons, knobs, sliders, windows, and other elements that you can use in your apps, websites, and more. Having a UI set already made really helps with productivity, so you...
Why You should Choose Design as a Profession I have a lot of friends that hear about my job and think "I would love to do what you do!" I love the enthusiasm, but I don't think a lot of people really know what is involved in graphic/web design, illustration, or...
Build Consistent Websites For Everyone I have been reading some high-impact articles lately about web design, set backs, and our limitations when designing for the web, especially on how to build consistent websites across all browsers. I have heard both sides of the...
Looking for a free CSS3 Dropdown menu for your site? I have put together a free CSS3 dropdown menu for anyone to download and use on their site. It uses the latest in CSS3 techniques, including gradients, which aren't so easy to create from scratch or from memory. You...
Adobe Fireworks has a few more control settings than Photoshop when it comes to certain things, and gradients are one of them. In Photoshop, you have your typical Radial gradients, linear, angle, reflected and diamond. You can also create transparent gradients, but in...