10 Characteristics of Excellent Portfolio Sites
Recently we looked at the characteristics of effective blog theme design, and I’d like to take a similar look at…
Pass or fail: The top 30 technology company homepages
Although there are lots of posts that evaluate different design blogs, I haven’t seen many that focus specifically on corporate…
13 Characteristics of Outstanding Blog Design
Most web designers and getting more and more requests from clients to design custom blog themes. While designing a blog…
20 Free Exclusive Vector Icons: Calabria
Calabria is a set of 20 free and exclusive vector icons that can be used on websites, logos and more….
Twitter is No Longer an Option. Why You Should be Tweeting.
Twitter is kind of like Apple fandom – either you love it or you find it a dreadful inconvenience to…
40 Wallpapers loaded with color
When was the last time you changed your desktop wallpaper? Odds are it’s been a while. Why not take a…
Peeling a Hand in Photoshop
Today we’re going to demonstrate how to peel a hand in Photoshop. You can use this technique to peel other…
Large Website Backgrounds Do’s and Don’ts
Large backgrounds make a very impressive visual impact on websites. A web designer has the possibility to play with different…
6 Essential Firefox Add-ons for Designers
As a webdesigner (and technologically savvy user of the Internet), there is no excuse for you not to be using…
Are You Following the Principles of Top Notch CSS Design?
CSS can be an extremely powerful markup language for designers. However, the CSS that is produced is only as good…
10 Essential WordPress Plugins to Start Your Blog (and Why)
Ready to start your own blog or online portfolio? Interested in downloading and incorporating WordPress into it? Or maybe you…
Mixing Fonts in a Logo
Mixing fonts inside any design can be a ‘dangerous’ idea. If the fonts are too similar then the viewer will…
How Ajax Works
In traditional JavaScript coding, if you want to get any information from a database or a file on the server,…