A Look at Drop Shadows One of the most common design challenges across many mediums is creating depth when three dimensions are not available. Flat designs can be boring and monotonous. To combat this, it is our job to create designs that jump off the page. For years,...
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...
Cool Stuff For Designers 8 There is a lot of cool stuff for designers this week. You will find a lot of stuff on web design and Photoshop. There is alo a lot of stuff on Wordpress, a contest for free themes and more. Here are some great links to check out! The...
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...
Cool Stuff For Designers 7 This week has a lot of cool stuff for designers. Around the web I have found some interesting things for you to check out. you'll find tutorials, patterns, inspiration and more. There is a little something for everyone, so be sure to check...
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...
5 CSS Styles That Give Designers Trouble When trying to learn CSS, there are certain css styles that are difficult to master. Just when you get the hang of floats and other ways to style different elements of your site, suddenly your site reacts unexpectedly. You can...
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 4 This week is another jam-packed week with tons of cool stuff for designers. There is tons of inspiration, such as character art and mind-boggling pencil sketches. You'll see some great examples of hand drawn websites. There's also a chance...
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...
Best Free WordPress eCommerce Themes It is amazing how easy it is to build your own online store these days. With ongoing development for Wordpress, developers have created some fantastic ecommerce themes. More amazingly, they have created free Wordpress ecommerce...
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 Continuing where I left off last week, I am continuing my weekly series promoting some articles and tutorials. They will keep you up-to-date on the latest news and techniques from around the web. This week there is a lot of cool stuff for...
How to Add a Custom Navigation Menu in Wordpress If you've been working with Wordpress as long as I have then it is inevitable that you will need to add custom features and functionality to your Wordpress site. It is easier than you think to add your own custom...
Grow Your Design Business: A How to Guide Figuring out how to grow your design business should be your main focus. You have the talent, and you have the expertise, but where is the steady flow of clients that you are looking for? One of the hardest things for...
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...