There is an amateur photographer in all of us. We all aspire to capture that memorable moment from that single image, and for it to be remembered for ever. Of course, the reality is, we are for the most parts amateurs. We may be able to capture the moment by simply clicking the camera, but struggle to capture the emotion and the mood of the environment and thus elevating the image to an art form.
In todays news we have collected some fresh photography showcases that illustrate professional photography at its best.
35 Expressive Examples of Stunning HDR Photography
HDR photography has become one of the most popular and beautiful forms of ...
CSS is a very important element of what we call a “structurally sound” web design. CSS turns strips of code and interactive features into a working design. This is especially true for CSS based menus. Giving your users a creative way to interact with pages, categories, and other aspects of your site is a great way to keep them coming back. Not only that, but your navigation will be easily accessible since it will stand-out. Your users won’t get lost, they’ll always know how to get to where they need.
If you want to find out the different CSS features you can incorporate into your navigation, it’s important that you view other menus as inspiration, and you know how they work. Below we’ve hand-selected 30 Best CSS Techniques for a Unique ...
What a year it has been for Photoshop, with a multitude of new, fresh and original tutorials, a wide array of useful Actions, textures for, well, every possible texture you can think off. Resources are seemingly endless.
What we have done today is put together a collection of the best Photoshop resources from this year (2009), There are tutorials for image manipulations, text effects, icon design, digital imagery, illustration… and much, much more. Accompanied with all of this, there are also huge collections of PS actions and textures.
The 100 Most Popular Photoshop Tutorials 2009
In order to save your time, Photoshop Lady has been spending almost a whole year searching for the best photoshop tutorials for you. They have come up ...
As the new year is approaching, I have a Mac app giveaway that can perhaps make your freelance management less stressful. It is an app called Billings that allows you to track working time, invoice clients, manage projects, and keep track of your earnings, etc. Simply enter a comment in this post before Jan 3, 2010 for your chance to win one of the three license keys. If you are would like to buy the app, enter coupon code "webwall" to save 15% (valid until Jan 16, 2010). (more…)
Art is truly what a person perceives it to be. If you’ve just made the choice of becoming a designer, or have been for quite some time, a good way to get those creative juices flowing is to look around and see how your mind interacts with other artists work.
The following are amazing and influential artworks of 5 different designers who have made a mark in their niche’s. These artists make it seem as though inspiration comes easily to them, but with hard work, dedication, and goals, you can be well on your way to making a mark as well.
Justin Maller
Justin Maller is a creative freelance illustrator in Melbourne, Australia. He’s been conceiving creative digital art for over 8 years now and houses his portfolio at SuperLover.com.
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What a great year it has been for design related articles. So many new blogs, new blog writers, great content, great resources, a lot of inspiration, it really has never been a better time to be a designer.
In this round-up we have collected fifteen of the most popular design related articles from 2009. There are great resources for fonts, Photoshop, web design templates, as well as amazing web design and graphic design tutorials.
Lets hope 2010 will be even better!
Logo Design – How NOT To Design A Logo
This was the most popular design related article of 2009, published on Web Designer Depot in January.
It was an article about how underrated logo design in today’s world and how peolple ...
The worlds best and most popular blogging CMS, Wordpress, and its huge community, constantly churn out new and amazing methods for taking your blog, and your users experience, ever further. In todays news round-up we have collected the best and most recent Wordpress tutorials, tecniques and tips to keep you in the loop with recent developments.
Optimizing WordPress for Search Engines
So, you have this amazing WordPress site, but for some reason the search engines just don’t show you much love. You post killer content, make it easy for users to share via their social networks, and people are subscribing to your RSS feed, indicating that they’re like what they’re reading. If you’ve tried everything to drive traffic to your website, and search engines still ignore your site, ...
Developing an e-commerce website means you have to think about several elements and how well your customers will interact with them. The most overlooked aspect of creating a pleasantful experience for users starts by designing and enhancing the appearance of your online store. Of course looks aren’t everything, but they do play an important role on how to engage a user and help them transition from being a prospect to becoming a customer.
The following tips for designing an effective eCommerce site contribute to the solidity of your websites overall shopping experience. Without the right elements of design, an eCommerce website will not only fail to attract new customers, but will loose current ones as well.
Usability
Avoid anything that can distract users from the main focus of ...
Photoshop brushes are an integral part of any any designers toolbox. Sadly Photoshop doesn’t come packaged with an abundance of high quality brushes, you do need to search and scour the web for quality brushes. On a positive note, there are no shortage of designers willing to share there brushes, meaning that there are literally thousands upon thousands of brush sets available for download.
In todays news round-up we have collected the freshest and the best Photoshop Brush Collections.
50+ Free Vintage Photoshop Brush Sets to Download
Vintage-inspired designs are becoming popular and many designers are finding different ways of recreating the old into new. In this post ...
Since 2007, every year I do a round up of best of CSS from Best Web Gallery (check out 07 and 08 collection). Well, it is the time of the year again — Best of CSS Design 2009. This year I’ve selected another 50 nicely designed web sites. Among the list, I notice a lot of them are minimalistic design with beautiful serif fonts. The grungy and sketchy styles are still strong. However, the large background is no longer as hot as in 2008, instead, texturized background is popular in 2009.
