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Smashing Freebies

This page collects all freebies which have been released by Smashing Magazine or through Smashing Magazine over the last years. We are regularly looking for creative and talented designers, icon designers, graphic artists and developers. If you think you are one of them we can offer you a broad coverage in our magazine and we would pay you as well. You are interested? Contact us!

Free RSS/Feed icon set

Smashing Icon Set

The set contains 8 icons which you can use for private and commercial projects, blogs and web-sites for free. The icons are available for both Mac and Win-users in resolutions 16×16px, 24×24px, 32×32px, 48×48px, 128×128px, 256×256px and 512×512px. This icon set was designed by Dirceu Veiga from Brazil especially for Smashing Magazine as a gift for its readers.

You can use the icons for private and commercial projects, blogs and web-sites for free. However, please take a closer look at the license agreement — e.g. it’s forbidden to sell the icons and in order to use them, the designer asks for a backlink.

Free Smashing Typeface: Anivers

Release information | Anivers page (with download) | Sample: .pdf specimen

Anivers

Anivers

Anivers

Smashing Wordpress-Theme

A professional Wordpress-theme dedicated to Smashing Magazine’s first anniversary. Designed by DesignDisease.

Release post | Test Page | Download Smashing Theme!

Smashing Theme

Smashing Theme

Smashing Theme

Dilectio: A Smashing Wordpress Theme

A Wordpress-theme designed especially for Smashing Magazine and its readers.

Dilectio Wordpress Theme
Main content area and horizontal navigation.

Dilectio Wordpress Theme
The comment area.

Desktop Wallpaper Calendars

Smashing Wallpaper - April 2008

Smashing Wallpaper - April 2008

Smashing Wallpaper - June 2008

Smashing Wallpaper - June 2008

Smashing Wallpaper - June 2008

Smashing Header Graphics

Blog Headers
Results of our blog headers contest. 38 designers participated and created 45 beautiful blog header designs you can use for free in your private and commercial projects. The designers also have described their themes, intentions and shown us some examples of how header graphics can be used.

Blog Header For Free Download

Blog Header For Free Download

Blog Header For Free Download

Blog Header For Free Download

Smashing Textures

A variety of interesting, exotic or creative textures from Smashing readers all around the globe. Wood, stone, metal, nature, ice, sand, fabric, paper, glass, fire, food and plastic textures. A large number of daily routine things observed from a completely new perspective.

Texture

Texture

Texture

Texture

PDF-versions of articles

Webinale 2008 Talk

Smashing Magazine has been chosen as the Most Valuable Design Website in the Webinale Awards 2008, the award of an international Web conference Webinale which took place in Karlsruhe, Germany on May 26 - 28. The competition awards most useful and innovative sites related to design and technology.
On May 26-28 Vitaly Friedman, the chief-editor of Smashing Magazine, was in Karlsruhe attending the event. He has also given a talk “Designtrends 2008: What’s Next?”. You can download the slides of the talk below.

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    The Webloglearner (June 21st, 2008, 10:25 am)

    This is simply amazing. I tried to search other free stuffs and resources you have and now i am seeing a good listing. I want to subscribe here but i cannot with the rss since i change computers/laptop from time to time. How can i subscribe with email? I looked around but could not find one.

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    Sanza (July 17th, 2008, 4:48 am)

    just wanted to say you guys rock, big time…keep it up

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    iamshimone (July 23rd, 2008, 11:41 am)

    Try using a web-based newsreader like NewsGator or Bloglines and you can take your RSS feeds with you no matter which computer you’re on!

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    run sen (August 5th, 2008, 8:39 pm)

    I want to make comment on my site, how can i?

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    Nara Meas (August 5th, 2008, 8:42 pm)

    how can i control my WS?

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    gayatri (August 12th, 2008, 11:14 pm)

    very good and useful information for a designer

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    Joe (August 27th, 2008, 6:45 pm)

    I finally found the source for the RSS on park bench guy I have seen all over the place.

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