In Inspiration

30 Website Navigations that Make You Wanna Click It

Posted by on Dec 16, 2009 | 61 Comments

The navigation might be the single most important aspect of a web design’s usability. Without a navigation, you would be stuck on the home page for a very long time. I believe a navigation or menu must be easy to use, but this doesn’t mean it has to be boring. In fact, it helps to add a little flair to your navigation. It entices visitors to click and hang around your site a little longer. Here are thirty examples of beautifully designed web design navigation for your inspiration. (more…)

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In Resources

11 Useful jQuery Powered WordPress Plugins

Posted by on Dec 14, 2009 | 16 Comments

We all know the kind of dynamic and engaging functionality that jQuery can add to a user interface, but integrating jQuery does require some technical know-how. This isn’t a big deal for many of us, but some WordPress users prefer the simplicity of a plugin. The purpose of this article is to help you discover some of the useful WordPress plugins available that gives you jQuery powered functionality in an easy to implement package. (more…)

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In Inspiration

40 Beautiful Examples of Black and White Photography

Posted by on Dec 14, 2009 | 31 Comments

Color plays an important role in how we perceive the world around us. So when you choose to shoot a photograph in black and white, it drastically changes what’s in front of the lens. Without color, other elements of the photograph take on a bigger role in telling the story. Notice how lighting, contrast, and composition are much more important in these beautiful examples of black and white photography. (more…)

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In Inspiration

The CSS Awards: Honoring the Best of the Web

Posted by on Dec 12, 2009 | 2 Comments

The CSS Awards is a design gallery that showcases only the most prestigious CSS websites. Like most galleries, you can find plenty of design inspiration, but The CSS Awards offers much more. What I think makes it so great is that submissions are judged by a panel of people, and scores are broken down into multiple categories. This means there is a better balance to the gallery since selections are not based on one person’s opinions. (more…)

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In Tutorials

The Best Vector Tutorials of 2009

Posted by on Dec 11, 2009 | 17 Comments

During the past few weeks we’ve been publishing our “Best of 2009″ series in which we’re picking the best of the best in design resources created this year. This week our focus is on vector tutorials. Vector applications such as Adobe Illustrator that are used to create scalable graphics are ideal for creating such things as logos, characters, and icons. There were many great vector tutorials put out this year, which made it difficult to choose the best, but here are our picks. (more…)

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In Expired Premium

WDL Premium: Flow Vector Pack from Go Media

Posted by on Dec 9, 2009 | One Comment

Here’s another high quality vector pack for our WDL Premium Members. Flow, from the amazing designers at Go Media, is all about creating movement – and it’s not as easy as you might think! These images are super useful, well thought-out and appropriate in so many applications when you need that exciting element of motion. (more…)

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In Updates

Wix Unlimited Package Giveaway

Posted by on Dec 9, 2009 | 165 Comments

Wix has given us two Unlimited Packages to giveaway to our readers, which are worth $149 each. If you’re unfamiliar with Wix, it’s a site that makes it super easy to create your own Flash websites that are highly customizable and search engine friendly. Their easy to use drag and drop tools require no technical skills at all. (more…)

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In Inspiration

A Showcase of Clever Negative Space in Logo Design

Posted by on Dec 8, 2009 | 38 Comments

Negative space is the space around and between the main objects in a design. This space often goes unnoticed, unless a creative designer is able to turn the negative space into a key element of the design. Logo designers often use negative space in a way that it becomes just as important as the positive space in conveying the meaning of the logo. Here is a showcase of logos that all possess creative use of negative space. (more…)

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In Freebies

100+ Photoshop Actions for Amazing Color Enhancements

Posted by on Dec 7, 2009 | 25 Comments

Color plays a major role in the story that a photograph has to tell, but sometimes the color that the camera captures isn’t exactly what we have in mind. This is where Photoshop can be a big help, and more specifically Photoshop actions. With the click of a button an action can help us achieve time consuming effects in no time. Here are over 100 Photoshop actions that will add amazing color enhancements to your photos. (more…)

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In Resources

The Best jQuery Plugins of 2009

Posted by on Dec 4, 2009 | 28 Comments

During the past few weeks we’ve been publishing our “Best of 2009″ series in which we’ve shown you the best WordPress themes, fonts, icons, and Photoshop Tutorials. In this article, our focus is on jQuery. Over the past couple of years jQuery has been growing in popularity, which means more and more plugins are being created to make web designers’ lives easier. Here are our favorites from 2009. (more…)

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