From print to packages to web design and pretty much all other media that you can think of, typography always plays a big role. Not only can good use of typography add to your design from a visual standpoint, it can also play an important role in defining the heirarcy of the content. With this in mind, we gathered a collection of inspiring typography usage in web design. From small type to huge and colorful ones we will show you that [...]

Since there is a typeface known as Llama and you can even make your own ones withFontStruct, it will not be amazed when we match some print styles we do not know. So, how to recognize a typeface in use? You can have a look at out the following top 10 no cost web apps: 1. WhatTheFont The WhatTheFont website is available for you to identify a font by uploading an image from your computer or via [...]

CSS frameworks have become well-known lately, empowering developers to quickly magic size styles. The concept of CSS Frameworks is to do all the hard work of the recurring projects you do over and over again on each website, enabling you to get quicker outcomes and get to the fun products developers really like. In this publish we has a summary of the 20+ most well-known CSS Frameworks; presenting handpicked lessons for using each of them [...]

CSS and CSS3 are dynamic to web designing and development. There was a time when developers used complex CSS codes to create a simple design element. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet format, endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that works with HTML documents using simple syntax and various style properties denoted by English language keywords. Most web browsers support CSS3 as it becomes more popular and more web designers implement [...]

While many of us can create something that looks good in Photoshop or attractive when spliced into CSS, but do we actually understand the design theory behind what we create? Theory is the missing link for many un-trained but otherwise talented designers. Here are 50 excellent graphic design theory lessons to help you understand the ‘Whys’, not just the ‘Hows’.   Typography 1. Typography, Part 1 “Good typography depends on the visual contrast between one [...]

We discussed importance and usefulness about such free templates few days ago, but today we will present updated Part 2 with even more free xhtml templates! How cool is that – check out this article and get more 61 new and free template right now! Study code, design, style – how templates work in different browsers, what makes them look good – great case study! Evaluate it and bookmark for later use, when you’ll need to complete quick project [...]

A website is never done. Everyone has worked on a project that changed so much after it launched that they no longer wanted it in their portfolio. One way to help those who take over your projects is to produce a style guide. Edward Tufte once said: “Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.” Although there’s no stopping some clients from making their website [...]

More and more designers are into creating their own blogs and websites either to showcase their works or to advertise. At this pace, it is quite important that as designers who are interested in blogging, one should learn the basics in PSD to HTML, turning Photoshop designs into HTML format. If you are equipped with this technique, you will be able to simply turn your designs into codes that are good enough to turn into [...]

To be successful, every web and app designer has to communicate ideas to clients in a clear and effective manner. You can’t have clients imagine your ideas, the client has to SEE them. Web site mock ups are the perfect way to pass on your ideas so they can be approved or modified easily and efficiently. Here we have listed the best Graphic user Interface elements in the web. (GUI) From icons, to buttons, menus [...]

BADGES Web 2.0 Badges – A set of free badges to download and use in your own designs. Fresh Badge – Quickly generate your own badge. adClustr – Starburst badges. Deziner Folio – A collection of different badges. BittBox – Free vector badges. Official Seal Generator – An alternative to the typical badge. Photoshop Tutorial – A quick lesson on making your own badge. Glossy Photoshop Tutorial – Create a glossy badge with this tutorial. [...]