For this inspiration collection, we came upon somewhat of a trend: Skulls and skeletons. It seems that skull and skeleton motifs are all the rage with you artists out there, so we've collected a few really great examples from some immensely talented folks...
Thousands of submissions The 25th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest is well under way and has received thousands of submissions from professional and amateur photographers alike. The Competition ends 30th June 2013 so there’s plenty of t...
Chances are, you’ve heard about the myriad ways in which the agile development method is changing the face of software development. If you’ve worked in the design world, you may even have given agile a try yourself, or at least...
Trends start everyday: an idea is adopted, passed on and before you know it it’s being discussed on design blogs. However, most trends vanish as quickly as they appeared. To paraphrase Andy Warhol, everything will be trendy for 15 minutes. Once in a wh...
A simple tooltip menu where the submenu will either appear above or below the main menu, depending on available space....
In this step-by-step tutorial, I'll show you my technique for creating text that has a semi-transparent, three-dimensional appearance. We'll use Illustrator and Photoshop to achieve our desired results. Continue reading...Continue Reading: How to Make Tra...
While fine art is a subjective field, graphic design is more formulaic in its fundamentals. An effective design should make people feel a certain way and take a certain action. In this article I’d like to share Gravity Switch’s web design principles a...
In this tutorial we will be converting the Weather Forecast App that we built last year, from the discontinued Yahoo APIs, to the OpenWeatherMap free forecasting service....
As so much of the content available on the web is text it’s essential for web designers to understand the basic principles of good typography. Having such knowledge allows designers to communicate more effectively, enabling them to create better designs...
Some creative experiments that use animations and transitions on pseudo-elements to create interesting effects....
Forms are certainly a very important part of a website. They should be intuitive, user friendly, and engaging. This is why we’ve gathered 8 jQuery Plugins that will spice up your forms. From options to make select boxes more user...
Karen Kurycki, a designer and illustrator based in Florida, has an interesting style of work: She infuses her graphic designs with watercolor. In this feature article, we put a well-deserved spotlight on this skillful artist's work. Continue reading...Con...