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35 Creative and Effective Website Headers and Tutorials For Your Inspiration

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by bmackler.

It can be generally agreed that the first thing someone sees on a site is the header. A header is the most important piece of real estate on the page and therefore needs to be creative and topical to the focus of the site giving the user a reason not to leave. This can [...]

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50 Extremely Creative and Original Business Cards and Tutorials

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by bmackler.

In most areas of business, and particularly in the field of design, a well designed business card can be as important as your online identity.  There is no question that a business card very often will create a bond between you and your customers that is long lasting.  Leaving behind just the [...]

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40 Fabulous 1 or 2 Color Logo Designs and Tutorials for Your Inspiration

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by bmackler.

Generally speaking, designers are in constant need of inpiration. Regardless of the medium, we need to always look for the best and most interesting eye candy in order to keep the creativity flowing.   This is very much the case when the task is to develop a logo.  The right logo has the ability to define [...]

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50 Examples and Tutorials of Bokeh in Photography, Textures and Websites

Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by bmackler.

Bokeh, a style originally from Japan that describes an out of focus area of a image/photograph that is used to draw your eye to the subject of the image. This extremely popular photography technique creates surreal and beautiful images, either naturally or using programs like Photoshop.  The light and tonal patterns created [...]

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Top 40 Background and Texture Tutorials and Resources

Posted on 30. Dec, 2009 by bmackler.

Attractive backgrounds and textures are a must for just about all websites, graphics, applications or ads these days.  Whether they are subtle, abstract, grunge or retro; backgrounds and textures can add depth, style and interest to your designs if done correctly.  Below you will find the top 40 tutorials and resources on [...]

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46 Icon Design Tutorials and Resources

Posted on 24. Dec, 2009 by bmackler.

Icons are considered an essential element on just about every webpage.  There are few graphics that are seen as a better visual representation for navigating or performing tasks.   Eventhough the internet is filled with high quality icons for various applications it can be near impossible to find just the right one.  This is why a [...]

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40 Best Photoshop Web Page Layout Tutorials

Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by bmackler.

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Photoshop is the premiere application for web designers, especially when it comes to web page layout.  The 40 examples below walk you through the sometimes difficult process of  creating a website layout from scratch in Photoshop.  No matter if you are just starting out or consider yourself an expert it won’t be [...]

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55 Must Have Photoshop Brushes and Tutorials To Enhance Your Designs

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by bmackler.

Do you have an idea in your head but not able do put it into photoshop because you think it is too complex?  You may be in need of some custom brushes. Especially for those of us who aren’t illustrators, custom brushes can really help you out in a pinch.  Having a good collection of [...]

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Interview with Steven Snell – The Man Behind Vandelay Design Blog and Designm.ag

Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by bmackler.

For today’s design blog  interview I had the privilege of speaking with Steven Snell.  You can find his articles on most high profile design blogs but mainly he is the man behind 2 extremely popular design related blogs – Vandelay Design and Designm.ag.   I hope you’ll enjoy todays interview with Steven in which we discuss [...]

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Interview with Jacob Gube from Six Revisions

Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by bmackler.

For our second designer interview I had the privilege of speaking with Jacob Gube, the man behind the very extremely popular design blog Six Revisions.   I hope you’ll enjoy hearing from Jacob, He has an expansive set of design and developments skills.   Besides being an amazing designer and running one of the top design blogs [...]

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