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10 Mistakes in Icon Design
The article 10 Mistakes in Icon Design reviews the most commonly observed mistakes in icon design. Among them are insufficient differentiation between icons, unnecessary elements and overly original... More... Be the first to comment!
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Add Stock Textures to Images
In this little Photoshop tutorial you’ll to design a quick art piece, and then add some texture to it — to demonstrate the use of some really dirty texture in artwork. More... Be the first to comment!
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20 Free Tutorials to Create Your Own Flash Game
Flash is a very flexible tool for building games that are both entertaining and educational. Designerfolio presents a bunch of free tutorials for game development in Flash. More... Be the first to comment!
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A Brief Message
ABriefMessage.com features design opinions expressed in short form — 200 words or less. Every "brief message" is illustrated and can be commented — with 200 words or less, of course. More... Be the first to comment!
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Free Vectors of Tags
A set of vector tags (EPS) available for download. More... Be the first to comment!
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Heart Shaped RSS Icons
With Valentine’s day around the corner it is the perfect time to sport these RSS icons on your blog. There are 25 multicolored PNG icons so no matter what’s your blog color is &mdashö one... More... Be the first to comment!
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The Funkiest Ampersands you Have Ever Seen
An ampersand is the figure used to represent the word ‘and’, it is widely recognized by the symbol &. Have a look at The Funkiest Ampersands you Have Ever Seen. More... Be the first to comment!
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Icon Design For All Vehicles In The World
Autokadabra describes the process of creating icons for all the vehicles in the world. Interesting insights into the icon designers' workflow. More... Be the first to comment!
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Photoshop Tutorial: Blowout at Exit 16A
Endless painting, layering, color correcting, masking and photo-elements in use: Blowout at Exit 16A. A step-by-step Photoshop tutorial. More... Be the first to comment!
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Icons Speed Drawing
Icons Speed Drawing — learn how to design professional "users" icons from scratch. More... Be the first to comment!
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Bad Usability Calendar
A new version of the Bad Usability Calendar is out. Fresh examples of exaggerated use of fancy Web 2.0 design and much more. Available in .pdf. More... Be the first to comment!
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Firefox Desktop Wallpaper
The Firefox Wallpaper for Firefox fans comes in four flavours. Available in the resolution of 1920×1200 pixels. More... Be the first to comment!
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Don’t Hurt The Web!
Isn't he cute? Don't Hurt The Web: a desktop wallpaper from the Mozilla Developer Center. More... Be the first to comment!
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Account Sign-in: 8 Design Mistakes to Avoid
Designing an account registration and sign-in process that doesn't frustrate users turns out to be very difficult to achieve. Jared M. Spool explains how to do it properly. Account Sign-In: 8 Design... More... Be the first to comment!
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