Posts Tagged ‘Backgrounds’
We are pleased to present below all posts tagged with ‘Backgrounds’.
Creative Use of Video in Web Design: Background Videos
- January 6th, 2011
- 90 Comments
Since its early days, video has been one of the most powerful and efficient tools of visual communication. It is able to deliver a direct and clear message to a broad audience as well as focus viewers on something particular. A visually appealing video is an excellent way to present ...
Read more...Effective Twitter Backgrounds: Examples and Current Practices
- September 18th, 2009
- 181 Comments
Smashing Magazine has been on Twitter for about a year now (@smashingmag), and it turned out to be a great medium to communicate with our audience, build connections, discuss design-related topics and give away some nice prizes. However, even a year later, we still don’t have a Twitter background page ...
Read more...Backgrounds In Web Design: Examples And Best Practices
- March 31st, 2009
- 98 Comments
Web design has come a long way since its beginning, especially in terms of styling. Take a look at a website from 10 years ago and compare it to one from today. The differences are enormous. One of the major changes you will notice is the background. Today, backgrounds are ...
Read more...Textures and Patterns Design Showcase
- July 9th, 2008
- 71 Comments
Textures and patterns are used more often than one may think. The reason why we don’t see them is because they usually remain in the background, supporting the overall design, replacing a standard background color and creating a more inviting atmosphere. But they almost never stand out. Used primarily for ...
Read more...Smashing Textures Contest
- May 9th, 2008
- 72 Comments
Take a shot, send us the image and win a Canon Digital Rebel camera. In web design textures are needed in background-images and header graphics. Graphic designers use textures to transport some concrete aspects of real-life into the digital presentation. Textures are also used to create an atmosphere which fits ...
Read more...Selected Wallpapers For Your Desktop
- September 21st, 2007
- 81 Comments
If you can’t live without a nice wallpaper on your desktop you might need to invest many hours in the search for the perfect one – that fits to your resolution and has an appealing theme. The quality of the desktop images is often not the one you’d praise over ...
Read more...Where can I find textures and background images?
- January 2nd, 2007
- 36 Comments
If you are a graphic designer, you probably know that textures and background images are essential for every project which is related to graphics or design. But where to search for quality images if you can’t find anything usable on your PC? Web offers many useful resources one should always keep ...
Read more...Selected Wallpapers: For Desktop & Web-Design
- December 7th, 2006
- 130 Comments
Creative wallpapers can serve as a nice source of inspiration. Particularly if you are having another creativity block, but don’t really have enough time to take a walk or browse through Flickr pools. However, it isn’t easy to find some really nice wallpapers – the choise is too big, and ...
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