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’. For the best tutorials, Follow netglos @twitter and netglos.com   Typography 1. Typography, Part 1 [...]

If you want to know what’s happening in the social web you need monitoring tools. Before you get out your credit card and start to spend money try out some of the free social media monitoring services. This way you get a taste of what is available and if you need paid services. I have collected 48 free social media monitoring tools. In the Group A are the services that I use regularly or seem [...]

Tired of searching like crazy for some useful freebies? A good way to avoid that is to follow websites or blog that offer quality freebies and build up your own personal freebies stock by downloading regularly. Here is a list of websites (and feeds) that you can follow to get regular cool Photoshop freebies. 1. Premium Pixels Website – RSS Feed Brushes, textures, icons and templates created by Oman Clark, a talented designer. 2. 365 [...]

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 [...]

Free Photoshop resources and files can accelerate your design process, whether you’re a web designer or graphic and print designer.  From PSD icons to 3D renders, free PSD files can save you valuable time (and sometimes can be better than you could ordinarily create on your own). In our continuing series of places where you can download free stuff, we’ve gathered up the top 20 places to download free Photoshop resources that you can use [...]

Today we present some useful free CSS/(X)HTML templates which are available for free download and use. You may want to consider using them for your next projects or build upon them, creating more advanced themes from these basic templates. Free CSS/(X)HTML Templates Blue Jeans (Demo | Download) Stand out from the crowd with this cool, free template for a portfolio website based on blue jeans texture. Portfolio (Demo | Download) An HTML 5 and CSS [...]

Over the millions of websites available, some are true tools for us web developers. In this article, I have compiled 10 extremely useful sites for web developers, that should definitely be added to your bookmarks. Mysql Format Date MySQL Format Date helps you to format your dates using the MySQL DATE_FORMAT function. Just select a common date format and then change it to your suit your needs. The MySQL DATE_FORMAT code will be generated at [...]

If you are a graphic designer looking for freelance graphic design jobs or full-time graphic design jobs then you have come to the right place. Below is a list of 10 great places to find graphic design jobs. Most of these sites will also be extremely useful for other creatives such as web designers, animators and illustrators. What if I’m not looking for a job yet? One of the best things you can do is [...]

Designing a great logo is no easy task. It’s something people will remember, something that tells a story. In fact, your logo is a very important part of your branding. We all know branding is not just a pretty logo, but creating something that’s memorable and that reflects what your company is about and effectively conveys your message will go a long way. The tutorials featured in this post will walk you through the process [...]