1. Because it works.
Some typefaces are just perfect for certain things. I’ve specified exotic fonts for identity programs that work beautifully in headlines and even in text, but sooner or later you have to set that really tiny type at the bottom of the business reply card. This is what Franklin Gothic is for. Careful, [...]
Vecteezy.com is an index of Free Vectors available for download by some of the best designers around the world. The site is updated every day.
There are the obvious benefits of self-employment, like no half-hour time limit on lunch breaks, assuming you start work before lunch, or a computer timing every second your spend in the bathroom. But lately, it’s the smaller things that have left me feeling more free.
I’m not forced to use a computer set up the way [...]
Euphorish.com brings us a complete lis of high quality icons, for free. You’ll be able to use them in your Web Designs for your favicons. Some of them are in 16×16 format.
Mini:
FamFamFam Icons
mIcons (german)
2pt3 twotone
nDesign Icons
ASP Icons
Sweetie Set
Tiny Icon Factory
Everyone makes mistakes. Even those who’ve been web designers for many years still fall victim to the many traps set out for us along the way. Whether its a tempting special effect or a way to boost some (short term) revenue that either way probably isn’t good for all of our visitors right? Right.
1. Flash
Don’t [...]
Wikimedia Commons
In need of some icons? Check out the sweet collection (1 2 3 4) over at Wikimedia Commons. There are heaps of other stuff as well, in total over 1.3 million files.
I think that all of us make one (or more) of the following common errors
Reflection of the Flash in the background
Red Eyes
Deziner Folio presents 131 layer styles for your Photoshop. They are going to be really helpful to speed up the design process. Click here to download.
FreelanceSwitch.com offers us a list of 10 signs we may be charging too little for our designs. Cleary it is not necessary to frighten people at the time we give a price, but you shouldn’t go very low on the price either.
Number 10:
Your client mistakes your daily rate for an hourly one.
Number 9:
You’ve won every [...]
As designers (Or blog users) we thank the lot of site that offers us the Internet for our help. You can find addons for your programs, elements for design, varied applications and so many things that make our work easier.
In WebDesignDev published an interesting recompilation with 1000 resources for designers (That will be useful for [...]
Those who work in Wordpress themes, or have a blog in this CMS, know that for having a lot of options for personalize it has some pieces of code that we should know.
A cheatsheet is a sheet for help in which are published the more important things and where we can find some details that [...]
Interest created by the advertising agency BBDO in United Kingdom. Transmitting the idea and leaving it clear in creative ways. Spanish translation: “Johnnie walked – If driving, do not drink – for greater accountability at the wheel.”
Source: Chiquiads
CreativeCurio shows us 4 tips to design a poster that we should take into account if we are willing to make that step, which is important in the life of a designer. Why is it harder? Because the space occupied is greater, and do it the proper way.
1. The first user is: Consider what is [...]
Learn to choose the correct font for a design is essential part of it. We can give you a touch or cool completely ruin if we do not know how. AllGraphicDesign published a list of items to teach us to choose the correct source for our project.
The fonts can be chosen by
How it affects the [...]
