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Deliciously Amazing – Some of the Best Food Packaging Inspiration

bmackler — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:58:46 +0000

Packaging design has one primary goal, and that is to attract customers’ attention away from competing products. This is usually done by a unique and attractive visual presentation. Anything from design styles to shapes and materials used in the packaging itself can make all the difference and impact sales of a product and how it’s viewed by customers.

Today lets take a look at some deliciously amazing food packaging examples for your inspiration

Kiyu Taro

Food Packaging

Sir Kensington’s Scooping Ketchup

Food Packaging

Waitrose High Fruit Jams

Food Packaging

Rahal Farms

Food Packaging

Steve’s Leaves

Food Packaging

Northern Spring Water

Food Packaging

Chocolats

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Pom Wonderful

Food Packaging

Babees Honey

Food Packaging

Norsk Ol

Food Packaging

Jelly Fruits

Food Packaging

Jooze

Food Packaging

Tesco Cream

Food Packaging

Coffee Time

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Borderfields

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One Village Coffee

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The Olive Experience

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My Smoothie

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Baba Coffee

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Via XX Settembre

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Moonstruck Chocolate Bar

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Krc&Ko Popcorn

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Love Tub

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Chip Ship

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Milk Cocktail by Joe

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Awesome Collection of Retro Designed Websites For Your Inspiration

bmackler — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:46:55 +0000

One of the more popular and sought after design styles is consistently that of vintage and retro styles in the web design community. The term retro is used to describe or classify culturally outdated or aged trends, fashion, or fashion, from the overall post-modern past. Today lets take a look at more than 20 great retro websites that will do wonders for your inspiration.

Practice Cafe

Retro Websites

Amelia Earhart

Retro Websites

Lather Bee Rich

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This is Tommy

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Miss Havisham’s Attic

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Bright Bulb Design Studio

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Vancouver WordPress

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Huxley Prairie Festival

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Extremely Creative and Memorable Business Cards For Your Inspiration

bmackler — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:12:49 +0000

In 2012 business cards need not be dull or boring – lets will take a look at the opposite end of the spectrum. Presenting a great looking business card to a potential business connection can often make the difference between getting the job or not. It goes without saying that most ordinary business cards end up in the trash after awhile. Unusual shapes, materials, interactive elements and concepts can really help set you apart from your competition.

In our quest to find the best, most creative design out around in order to inspire people with new ideas, today lets take a look at 40 more extremely creative and memorable business cards.

20 Amazing Mobile Friendly WordPress Themes

bmackler — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:22:56 +0000

Smart phones became really smart these days. People came out of phobia to access internet only on PC and using tabs and mobiles now. Whether it could be a business site or news site or a simple blog, it’s important now more than ever to have a mobile version of our websites.

Thankfully WordPress community woke up early and started creating mobile friendly WordPress themes. There are quite a lot of WordPress mobile friendly themes out there now. Few are free and others were paid.

We gathered 20 best mobile friendly WordPress themes that would be handy for you. Hope you enjoy the collection.
1. White Board Frame Work (Free)

Wordpress Mobile

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2. On Demand ($49.99)

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3. Vidley Mobile Theme ($39.99)

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4. WP Tap (Free)

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5. Mobius (Free)

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6. 1stGiantLeap Mobile Template Word press Edition ($15)

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7. Simple ($20)

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8. i Phonsta (Free)

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9. My Mobile Page Word press Theme ($20)

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10. i World ($25)

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11. i Themes 2 (Free)

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12. Yoko Themes (Free)

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13. WP Touch (Free)

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14. Word Press Mobile Pack (Free)

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15. ARI Word Press Theme (Free)

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16. O Box Mobile Theme ($50)

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17. Mobile News Mirror Theme (9)

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18. My Mobile page V3 Word press Theme ($20)

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19. Touch Mobile and tablet theme (20)

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20. My Mobile V2 Page ($20)

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Amazing Collection of Slow Shutter Speed Photography for Your Inspiration

bmackler — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:56:46 +0000

Over the past several months we have been looking at various types of Photography and today we will be focusing on Slow shutter speed photography. Slow shutter speed photography is the process of closing the aperture and therefore capturing less light during the shot, allowing a photograph to be “slowed down” and taken over a longer period of time without becoming overexposed. Its an breathtaking method of photography for capturing high speed motion or a slice of the world around you.

Today lets take a look at an amazing Collection of Slow Shutter Speed Photography for Your Inspiration

Burn Blue

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Phoenix Light Rail

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Niagara Falls by Night

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Lipstick

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Tyler Westcott

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Pinwheels

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Marble Canyon Waterfall

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Wagner Rides

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Slide

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Circuit of Iridescence

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25 Awesome Textured Websites for Your Inspiration

bmackler — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:44:21 +0000

Textures aren’t new in the web design realm but they are as popular as ever. When you use texture as a design element on a website that adds depth to your page and creates greater interest. When looking at today’s inspiration you will see that texture doesn’t necessarily have to be found only on the background, but can be achieved on the logo, navigation or content areas as well.

Lets take a look at some very impressive texture-based websites for your inspiration. We hope that this post will provide you the inspiration you have been looking for when working on your next idea. In this showcase you will find 25 great examples of textured websites using minimalistic, clean, and grunge textures.

Etta Book

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Justin Cosgrove

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Jolena

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Ryan Scherf

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Bord

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Bright Creative

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Kyle Kramer

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1Love

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Mogie’s Pub

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SpreadT

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Rx Balance

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Corvus

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Head to Heart

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The Spray Studio

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More than 20 Inspiring, Creative and Memorable Advertisements for Non Profits

bmackler — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:04:56 +0000

As time goes on, more and more ad agencies, designers and advertisers are taking bigger risks and in turn reaping the awards of extremely creative, though provoking and memorable advertisements. These ads pull you in, cause you to remember the product and much of the time make you buy it.

This creativity is not limited to product advertising and is often done in the world of non profit very successfully, by selling a concept or a cause. Today lets take a look at more than 20 Creative and Memorable Advertisements for Non Profits. They are thought provoking, original and extremely creative. Drop us a line and let us know what you think of them

German Animal Protection Ad

Best Non Profit Ads

World Wildlife Foundation

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Wildlife at Risk

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Homeless Awareness : Women

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Victim Support

Best Non Profit Ads

Vancouver Aquarium

Best Non Profit Ads

Wildfires Burn More Than Trees

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UNICEF – Child Labor

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Overcrowding

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Shared Responsibility

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Australia Drive Safe Campaign

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Lung Cancer Foundation

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Motor Accident Commission

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World Wildlife Foundation – Emergency

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Fur Free

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IUCN

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Calgary Canada – Food Bank

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Beitecha – Anorexia

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Earth Love

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Ready New York – Readiness Challenge

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AMREF – Clean Water in Africa

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Amnesty International – Death Penalty

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Amnesty International

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People in Need

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20 Must Have iPad Apps for Designers and Creative Types

bmackler — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:45:52 +0000

In today’s mobile, on the go society, you will frequently see people working away from their desk using their laptops, smart phones and possibly even their tablets. Apple, the most popular of all tablet makers has developed an entire niche out of the potential productivity (and fun) that can be found in their iPads. While the time has not yet come to completely ditch your workstation, iIf you’re a web designer you don’t need to be tied down to it all time. Fire up your iPad and take a look at these amazingly creative and productive apps that you should start using. Most of these apps are also great for those who aren’t professional, and just like to play around.

The next time you are away from your desk and have a few minutes to kill, instead of launching Angry Birds, get some work done. Today lets take a look at 20 must have iPad apps for designers and creative types.

Adobe Ideas

The Adobe® Ideas mobile sketching software app is your ideal companion for the drawing software you love, including Adobe Illustrator® and Adobe Photoshop®. Easily sketch using vectors, layers and color themes.

iPad Apps

Sketchbook Pro

Autodesk SketchBook® Pro for iPad is a professional-grade paint and drawing application. Using the same paint engine as its desktop counterpart, SketchBook Pro delivers a complete set of sketching & painting tools through a streamlined and intuitive user interface designed exclusively for the iPad experience.

iPad Apps

iThoughts HD

This app allows you to visually organize your ideas and thoughts in a a very easy to use interface.

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TouchUp

TouchUp brings creative photo editing to iPad, enabling anyone to make common adjustments and create captivating art with their photos. TouchUp has over a dozen effects which can be applied in layers to your photo.

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Penultimate

“The ultimate app for iPad. Stylish, powerful, and easy to use, Penultimate encourages you to take notes, keep sketches, or work through your next breakthrough idea– whether you’re in the office, on the go, or home on the couch.

iPad Apps

Phaidon Design Classic

Encyclopedic, illustrated history of 1,000 timeless design classics by not only renowned designers, such as Marcel Breuer, Achille Castiglioni, Le Corbusier and many more. Presented in a beautifully rendered, 3D environment, the application has been built to take full advantage of the large Multi-Touch screen and advanced capabilities of iPad.

iPad App

iDesign

“Precision 2D vector drawing & design in an intuitive and user friendly interface for the iPad and iPhone / iPod Touch.”

iPad Apps

PhotoForge2

PhotoForge2 is a must have app for any photographer: easy enough for beginners to start getting creative, yet powerful enough for the professional on the go.

iPad Apps

iMockups

iMockups for iPad is the PREMIERE mobile wireframing and mockup app for your web, iPhone and iPad projects.

iPad Apps

ArtStudio

ArtStudio is a professional drawing / painting application. It uses advanced mathematics to attain the highest level of quality, at the same time offering incredible performance achieved through numerous code optimizations. It still remains a fantastic tool for beginners – it contains drawing lessons showing step-by-step instruction on drawing various types of images.

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Wondershare iDraft

“iDraft is a simple, easy to use notebook for iPad. You can draw a picture, make a record for a conference, or just write down what you have in your mind with iDraft.”

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Brushes

Brushes is a popular painting application designed from scratch for the iPad touch. Paintings produced with Brushes have appeared on the cover of The New Yorker on numerous occasions. It has now been redesigned to take full advantage of the larger screen offered by the iPad. Featuring an advanced color picker, high quality brushes, layers, extreme zooming, and a simple yet deep interface, it is a powerful tool for creating original artwork on your mobile device

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iFontMaker

“iFontMaker is the first font editor exclusive for iPad. With the touch interface, your 100% original hand typeface can be done in 5 minutes. You can email the typography or convert it into a TTF file available in all applications such as Adobe CreativeSuite, Microsoft Office for Mac and Windows, and also in your web site as a web font!”

iPad Apps

Photoshop Express

Adobe Photoshop Express software lets you use simple gestures to quickly edit and share photos from your mobile device. Enjoy having your photo and video library right in your hand — without wasting your device’s valuable storage space.

iPad Apps

App Designer for iPad

“Design interfaces for iPhone applications, on your iPad! Wireframe a screen on the go, and e-mail it to a friend or business partner with a single tap.”

iPad App

SketchyPad

We are proud to offer you a new app for website sketching and apps interface making, including iPhone and iPad apps. This app will make designers, programmers, interface designers life much easier. Easy-to-use interface and a lot of various stencils will help you to mockup any web sites and apps interfaces.

iPad Apps

Layers

Layers for iPad offers a balanced set of painting tools completely redesigned for the iPad’s large, crisp display. With high-quality brushes, an eyedropper, a smudge tool and an eraser, Layers provides the tools you need to create great art.

iPad Apps

Web Designer Magazine

Web Designer is the premier magazine for aspiring online creatives and industry professionals. The monthly title offers cutting-edge practical projects spanning XHTML, CSS, Flash and WordPress as well as hosting features and interviews with the web community’s most influential people. Each issue also has a dedicated Industry section covering news and views from the trade, website showcases featuring the finest design talent.

iPad Apps

Computer Arts

“Computer Arts, the Italian magazine dedicated to digital design and computer graphics, is now available as an iPad App. Read our tutorials on Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, Illustrator and many more, discover our features about the world of design you love and how you can make money with your skills, and learn how the professionals create their masterpieces.”

iPad Apps

Gusto

Gusto was created to embrace the workflow of web development on the iPad. Quickly identify your project with a beautifully generated thumbnail of your website. Open your project and download multiple files and folders at a time from your FTP or SFTP server. Gusto allows you to open multiple documents in tabs for faster navigation. After editing, preview your document locally to quickly see your updates. When it’s time to make your changes live, transfer your documents via the built-in FTP/SFTP client or the easy to use document publishing.

iPad Apps

25 Examples of Beautiful Fall Photography For Your Inspiration

bmackler — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:40:12 +0000

Perhaps the most colorful season of the year, Autumn is a wonderful time to find color and composition inspiration. In certain regions of the world, landscapes look as if they are literally painted by an artist with vivid colors. These photos are the perfect answer for those frustrating days when you are not sure about which go best together. You can’t go wrong with what you see below, besides being beautiful, if it is good enough for mother nature it is good enough for us.

As the weather changes, the temperatures start to drop, the colors are spectacular and the subjects extremely varied. Today lets take a look at 25 examples of beautiful fall photography that will give you inspiration.

Be sure to leave us a comment telling us which you like best

Fall Photography

25 Design Tutorials That Will Help You Create Better Posters

bmackler — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:46:17 +0000

The art of designing print material, including posters and ads, even as practice is a great way to enhance your overall skills. It is essential to constantly review technique and learn new Photoshop tricks. If you are interested in web or any graphic design in general, most of these techniques are adaptable and will come in handy as time goes on. It is vital that you also have the right place to take care of your poster printing

Today, lets take a look at 25 awesome design tutorials that will help you create professional posters and ads as you learn essential techniques that you can use on your future projects.

Retro Space Poster

Poster Tutorials

Create a Retro Urban Gig Poster

Steam Engine Poster

Poster Tutorials

Rock n’ Roll Gig Poster

Poster Tutorials

Vector Political Poster

Poster tutorials

Blend and Mask a Great Poster

Poster Tutorials

Inception Style Poster