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5 Tips for Getting Featured on Top Design Blogs

Posted by on May 3, 2012 | 33 Comments

No matter what sort of art you create – whether you are a graphic designer, painter, illustrator, digital artist, videographer, or any other type of artist – being featured on the web’s top art and design blogs can result in a huge surge of active followers, interested fans, and of course – paying customers. For artists, just like anyone else, a good amount of our time is spent trying to wring a living out of our craft and free publicity never hurt anyone in that respect. In fact, I know for certain that there have been some artists who were featured on sites I’ve written for that successfully launched (or in some cases relaunched) businesses that where all of a sudden profitable because they received so much attention they were able to convert some of those new eyeballs into customers. (more…)

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20 Simple, Yet Clever Logos

Posted by on May 2, 2012 | 17 Comments

When it comes to design, things don’t have to be complicated in order to be effective. Although, it can be tempting to over design and try to work in lots of detail, it’s not always the best way. This is especially true when it comes to logo design. Usually, the best are the ones that do more with less. Here is a collection of very inspiring logos that take this approach, and rely on cleverness rather than eye candy. (more…)

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iPad Giveaway from DealPixel

Posted by on Apr 30, 2012 | 173 Comments

From the guys who brought you excellent sites like WDL, TPA, Theme Trust, and Union Actions – DealPixel is a soon to launch site where web and creative professionals will find amazing deals on the stuff that makes their job easier. At DealPixel, you’ll be able to find discounts of 50% and above on stuff like Mac apps, Premium WordPress themes, Photoshop actions, brushes, premium fonts, and much more. (more…)

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21 Beautiful Examples of Typography in Web Design

Posted by on Apr 30, 2012 | 16 Comments

Here at WDL we love typography and we never get tired of gathering good typography inspiration for our readers. From free fonts to type usage in signs and typography videos, we like to give you as many resources as we can on everything surrounding type. Today we decided to gather some examples of beautiful typography usage in web design. We will show you examples here where typography is the main focus, and examples where typography complements the design. Check it out and let us know what do you think. (more…)

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Efficient Communication in a Freelance Design Team

Posted by on Apr 27, 2012 | 4 Comments

Working as a digital professional in any field is tough. You have to constantly push towards gratifying clients and rushing through deadlines. Managing tasks in a team allows you to divide up the work much more evenly. However this also means it can be difficult getting everybody on the same page. (more…)

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WDL Premium: Winged Scrolls Vector Pack

Posted by on Apr 26, 2012 | No Comments

Here’s another good high-quality vector pack for our WDL Premium Members. These winged scrolls vectors from GoMedia’s Arsenal combine the crowd appeal of illustrated wings and the functionality scrolls and you’ll get an idea what’s inside this pack! (more…)

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10 Fresh and Useful jQuery Plugins

Posted by on Apr 25, 2012 | 18 Comments

There are many reasons why you can say jQuery has enormous popularity. Some might say it’s because of its excellent cross browser compatibility, while others will argue that the small footprint is responsible for jQuery’s widespread adoption. While these are valid points, no one can deny that all of the great plugins built by a very passionate community is a big reason as well. So for this post we’ve gathered some of the latest jQuery plugins to be released. In this list you will find some very useful ones that will help you with things like layout, typography, and more. (more…)

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Migrating Side Projects into your Work Schedule

Posted by on Apr 24, 2012 | 6 Comments

To work as a freelance web designer requires a lot of patience and perseverance. You need to wake up every day and tackle problems one after another until you can successfully complete your projects. There is a lot of stress and turmoil which goes into this process, but also a lot of compassion and learning. (more…)

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23 Inspiring Examples of Contact Pages

Posted by on Apr 23, 2012 | 15 Comments

When designing a website we need to think about every aspect, from header to footer, from landing page to about us page, and even the contact page. It’s important to make sure the design is great all the way through. So today we decided to gather a few examples of how websites are displaying their contact page. Some dedicate a complete page to make the user get in contact. Others use a section inside the about page, while some have the contact information on the sidebar or footer. Whatever way you decide to display your contact space, make sure to take good care of this specific section because it can get the user’s attention or scare them away (and this could cause you to loose your next client/user). (more…)

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WDL Premium: 20 Ultimate Button Styles

Posted by on Apr 21, 2012 | 2 Comments

For our WDL Premium members, here’s a set of 20 button styles from WeGraphics. The set includes Photoshop PSD and ASL styles for laying out design comps.They also have included coded HTML and CSS for each button. Check it out! (more…)

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