How to Design a Useful Footer

Posted on 26. Jan, 2011 by JenniferMoline .

When you ask what is memorable about a site, few people mention the footer. Since viewers don’t regard the footer with much importance, neither do designers – “end of site, out of mind,” so to speak – but this kind of thinking is old-fashioned. Your website’s footer can be both eye catching and functional, and with a little work it can become an essential part of the design.

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Blue in Web Design – 45 Inspiring Examples

Posted on 16. Jan, 2011 by Hilde Torbjornsen .

We’ve recently shown you our picks of both red in web design and the use of strong earth tones. It seems a lot of designers find these collections inspiring in different ways, so this time we’ve had a look at blue. The color blue is often related to sky, water and referred to as a natural universal color. It can be used to have a design look both conservative and modern in combination with the right elements and typography.

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EXPOSÉ 9: Call For Entries

Posted on 11. Jan, 2011 by SmashingShare .

Ballistic Publishing is proud to announce EXPOSÉ 9, the ninth edition of the premier annual artbook celebrating the creative talents of digital artists worldwide. EXPOSÉ is the digital art industry’s premier annual publication, featuring the finest digital artwork the world has ever seen.

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105 Free PSD Logos

Posted on 09. Jan, 2011 by SmashingShare .

Free is good and better yet when the freebies are of high quality. Searching the web I found a website with a great collection of 105 logos and they offer free PSD sources with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. There are some very nice logos that can inspire you for any design.

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50 Inspiring Dark Web Designs

Posted on 04. Jan, 2011 by Hilde Torbjornsen .

Web design showcases are many and they’re a very popular way of getting new inspiration when you’re trying to be creative with your own work. This time we’ve once again looked through hundreds of designs to find some of the best dark ones. These succeed using dark palettes to capture the viewers attention.

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Most Useful Design Element Resources

Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 by JenniferMoline .

Design: The Most Important Element for Websites

Design is the big thing these days, both on the web and in multi-media. Of course, down through the ages, design has always been important, whether one is speaking of the Sistine Chapel or Ford’s Model T or even film posters.

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Awesome Graphic Design Resources for Christmas

Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by Anna Cruz .

Christmas is just around the corner, so get your holiday design juices flowing with some inspirational resources. The collection below contains everything from Photoshop brush sets to stock photos to fonts and images. If you are looking to decorate or design for this winter holiday, then you must check out these downloads; most of them [...]

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40 Amazing Pieces of Colorful Typography

Posted on 10. Dec, 2010 by Hilde Torbjornsen .

One thing that most designers and creative minds have in common is the ability to feel inspired by looking at other people’s work. Many different types of design even interact with each other and use similar styles. This time we’re going to have a look at something that for many is a great inspirational source: Typography. Typography is a wide term that includes everything from the layout of old printed books, signs, ads and even digital art.

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How To Overcome 5 Common Freelance Design Struggles

Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 by Hilde Torbjornsen .

If you’ve been freelancing for a while, you’re very likely to have seen a lot of challenges along the way. In this article we’ll have a look at some of the most common struggles and give some tips on how you can deal with these in a better way. This article is meant as help for those that need a little boost in their situation and to prevent this from becoming problems for new freelancers.

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How to Use Flickr to Promote Your Design Business

Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 by JenniferMoline .

Want to Use Flickr to Promote Your Design Business? In the design world, Flickr has become the place to network and to promote your particular kind of design talent and professionalism. The interesting thing about this is that Flickr does not allow its members to promote their products or sell any kind of artwork or [...]

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Web Design and Development Blog Roundup

Posted on 18. Nov, 2010 by SmashingShare .

Here is the SmashingShare.com semi-annual “must have bookmarked” design and development blogs online. Thanks to our audience and friends online for making this list possible!

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50 Web Designs With Strong Use of Earth Tones

Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by Hilde Torbjornsen .

Today we see a lot of different types of web design, simply because almost anything is possible. Everyone have high speed Internet and we can browse websites that we couldn’t even dream of ten years ago. The trends change and today there are several different ones that are popular.

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