Archive for May, 2011
50 Beautiful & Enticing Designers Websites
Looking back at what others have done before you is a great way of obtaining inspiration. This also can lead to innovative designs. With this in mind where can we go? The answer is, other web designers. Their aim is promote their skills, style and attention to detail, whilst communicating necessary information. These are elements [...]
7 Signs Your Website Calls For A Revamp
We all know that Internet changes at lightning speed (could be faster) and that means, techniques and technologies we used 3 years ago are obsolete! You should be on your feet and keep up with these changes constantly. Luckily, there are some clear warning signs that tell you that your site needs an update. Here [...]
Showcase Of Beautiful Black And White Websites
Deciding the best fit from sea of colors can sometimes be a tough call for web designers. But the good news is – when we ran into color choosing and matching block, we have tools like Adobe Kuler to help us with the decision making. How about designing a Black and White website? Assuming designing websites in [...]
Perfection In Design: Why It’s A Bad Idea
If you are a designer or a web-developer then you probably should know that trying to make your project perfect can extend the time needed to complete the project-even several times. There’s always that one last element you want to quickly improve because there’s something annoying about it. But unfortunately the truth is that – Perfection [...]
The Science Of Creativity
Even though I was not creative back then, it does not stop me from wondering, am I really creative? Why I am not like other designers who are a blend of creative juices where ideas flowing in and out as easy as breathing? To tell you frankly, there is actually no reason but a statement that [...]
5 Tips To Simplify Your Web Design
Simplicity rules! It makes a websites look sleek, reduce nagivation confusion and it helps achieving desired goals and results (I.e., more signups, subscribers and sales). But too often it seems elusive to simplify your website design. No matter how hard you try, you can’t make your work look like Apple’s. So what does a website designer [...]
50+ Beautiful Flash Websites For Your Inspiration
Flash websites can be amazing and they can, on the other hand, be awful. Like any powerful and versatile technology, Flash can be overused and misused. The advent (nearly) of HTML5 as competition for Flash will probably be just as overused and misused once it is in place. As a non-developer of any kind, I don’t [...]
Type As A Graphic Image: A Sometimes Ignored Art Tool
It is amazing that one of the least known, ignored, or easily under rated graphic design tools is, believe it or not,the font. That’s right, the font. Type or typography is becoming a genuine art form within the graphics design world. Still, this incredible resource which lies on every computer geek’s fingertips is not always [...]
Productivity Tips For Freelance Web Designers
It has been known that working as a freelance web designers is very different compared to any ordinary daily jobs. Sure they are no super agents like CIA or SWAT, but freelancers are people who have 100% freedom in accomplishing their work. For example, working from bed, toilets, cafes, Disneyland and feel free to name any [...]
Beautiful & Creative Single-Page Portfolio Websites
Portfolios is a way of life in web business and we all know it is prominent. Prominent how? Known by designers,first impression better be a charm because it gives the best outcome. Another reason why portfolio is ideal is because it keeps an archive of designer’s great work. That comes handy when designers desire to pitch project, [...]
Freelancing And Co-Working: Best Of Both Worlds
The core reason to be a freelancer is that one does not have to commit to full working hours that will destroy the joy of working and possibly putting personal life at stake. As a freelancer you can decide your own working hours and show up to work in your pajamas. You don’t have to endure [...]
Eco-Friendly Design Tutorials And Resources Round-Up
Eco-friendly is in! With all the global warming issues threatening the world today, ‘going green‘ becomes the keyword as everyone around us scurry to do their part to save our planet. It shouldn’t be surprising to us to see that the world is moving towards the direction of environmental friendliness as we see more and [...]
