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The Popular Rise of Mobile Studios

Posted by on Feb 22, 2012 | 3 Comments

Savvy tech consumers are slowly adapting to a world where smartphones and tablet PCs are commonplace. With these new devices comes a revolution of mobile software which we have never seen before. Mobile dev studios are popping up everywhere to showcase and market their latest app ideas. (more…)

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23 Amazing Single Page Websites

Posted by on Feb 21, 2012 | 34 Comments

When a website doesn’t call for a lot of content, it might be a good idea to go with the single page approach – where all of the content lives on the home page and the navigation, in most cases, allows the user to jump from one section to another. In the past few years, we’ve seen a steady increase in popularity of these types of sites, mainly partly because the use of jQuery can make for some nifty transitions and effects. For you’re inspiration, we gathered some really nice examples of websites that use only one page to show all their content. (more…)

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WDL Premium: Texturize Photoshop Action Pack from Union Actions

Posted by on Feb 19, 2012 | 6 Comments

For our WDL Premium members, we’ve got an awesome Photoshop Action Texturize pack from Union Actions. UA Texturize gives you 32 custom textures that you can apply to your images with the click of a button. This provides a plethora of avenues you can now pursue – from weathered to vintage and everything in between. UA Texturize is your number one choice for original and masterful photo textures. (more…)

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13 Inspiring Typography Videos

Posted by on Feb 16, 2012 | 7 Comments

Since we know our readers love typography inspiration, today we decided to gather a few nice videos where type is the center of attention. From lines of famous speeches to animated alphabets and even a kinetic typography tutorial video, there are some really nice typographical ideas here, check it out. (more…)

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10 Extremely Good Free Fonts for Your Designs

Posted by on Feb 15, 2012 | 23 Comments

Here at WDL we know that our readers love to get some freebies, especially when it comes to beautifully designed fonts. We know that having a library filled with nice fonts is really important, so today we will show you 10 new and beautiful free fonts. Go ahead and visit each font’s website to learn more about the type, designer and also to download them. (more…)

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How To Determine What Your Clients Really Want

Posted by on Feb 14, 2012 | 11 Comments

The world of freelancing is host to many complicated skillsets. Artists and graphic designers are constantly trying to match their talents with the numerous demands pouring out from clients. Project work can be exhilarating, yet also very stressful if you aren’t prepared. (more…)

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21 Examples of Excellent Navigation Menus in Web Design

Posted by on Feb 13, 2012 | 22 Comments

Navigation is certainly a very important element in web design, especially if we keep in mind that the navigation of a page is there to orient and guide the user. I believe we know that it’s extremely important that users understand navigation options to better explore a website and that is why today we are showcasing examples of navigation menus, to show how websites are presenting menus to their users. From the traditional header menu to side bar menus, footer menus and much more, you will see that there are a variety of ways to present your navigation options. So check it out and let us know which one you like most. (more…)

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WDL Premium: Guilloche Vector Pack

Posted by on Feb 12, 2012 | No Comments

Here’s a high-quality vector pack for our WDL Premium Members. These precise guilloches from Arsenal will give your designs a timeless decorative look. Guilloches have been around since the 16th Century, and continue to beautify and enrich metals, currency, jewelry, and documents today. Enjoy! (more…)

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Creating Minimalist Designs Makes You a Better Designer

Posted by on Feb 9, 2012 | 21 Comments

The trend of using minimalist designs has been with us for a while now. It seems like every day major design blogs publish a new gallery of great designs. But do minimalist designs actually mean anything to a designer? Can you become a better web designer by going the minimalist way or is it just a fad? (more…)

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Dolody: A new Design Dialogue – Plus a FREE ebook

Posted by on Feb 8, 2012 | 3 Comments

From the creators of BundleHunt.com and Noupe.com, a new design dialogue just launched today Dolody.com.

Dolody (@dolody) is a weekly design magazine that brings together the latest (and, yes, the greatest) tutorials, articles, freebies & webcasts on the topics of UX and UI design for the web and mobile worlds. Each issue is dedicated to a single wow-tastic topic that is sure to rock the socks off today’s leading designers, developers and agencies. (more…)

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