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Facebook and YouTube Icons For Free Download

Facebook and YouTube Icons is a free set of fresh Leopard-optimized Facebook and YouTube icons (512×512px). Formats: .icns, iContainer. More... Be the first to comment!
Table of Contents: Creative Examples

Table of contents is often considered to be one of the most unspectacular design elements ever invented. Because of its simple, usual form, table of contents is often not given the attention it may... More... 79 Comments
5 Pixel Popping Techniques

David Leggett shares 5 Pixel Popping Techniques for Adobe Photoshop. Among them the 2 pixel divide effect, the pixel shadow and the shadow highlight. More... Be the first to comment!
Web Form Design Patterns: Sign-Up Forms

If you want to maximize the revenue of your service you need to maximize completion rates of your web forms. Unless you have some revolutionary ideas to impress your visitors at first glance, it is not... More... 164 Comments
Creative Calendar Designs

How many creative solutions for calendar design are out there? If you take a look around you'll find out that most calendars are designed in a "standard" linear fashion. Calendar cards usually have the... More... 86 Comments
Designer Packing Tape Review

Designers can design everything. For instance, packing tapes. Examples of pretty and clever packing tapes designs. More... Be the first to comment!
Beautiful Brochures and Booklets

In corporate design brochures and booklets are a standard tool for promotion and advertising. They are tiny books or magazines which lay around in conference halls, offices and waiting rooms. Sometimes... More... 147 Comments
Icon Design Tutorial: Drawing A Pencil Icon

Nowadays we can see icons everywhere, from a game console to web applications. Icons are getting more and more popular and play an important role, maybe the most important role in user interfaces.... More... 109 Comments
Beautiful and Expressive Packaging Design

Packaging design has the primary goal to attract customers' attention. For this purpose, package designs can not simply inform the customers, but also provoke feelings and communicate emotions. An... More... 136 Comments
Applying Divine Proportion To Your Web Designs

Effective web design doesn't have to be pretty and colorful — it has to be clear and intuitive; in fact, we have analyzed the principles of effective design in our previous posts. However, how can... More... 155 Comments
Beautiful And Original Product Designs

Successful product design manages to reveal useful functionality beyond its appealing form. No matter how excellent a design looks like, most customers aren't likely to spend money on something they... More... 176 Comments
Footers Design Gallery

Footers can be a place where a designer can let his creative juices flow a little more freely. Christian Watson shows 76 excellent footer designs. More footers. More... Be the first to comment!
Useful Podcasts For Designers And Developers

Podcasting is an engaging medium that is available in both audio and video formats. Podcasts often refer to audiocasts, but now with iPods and other media players being able to play video, videocasts... More... 81 Comments
Pixels Go Mad - The Celebration Of Pixel Art

Pixel art lives both in and beyond computer screen. Artists design pixel art posters, magazine covers, album covers, desktop wallpapers, paintings, "pixelish" video ads and even pixelated tattoos. And... More... 180 Comments