If your creative typography juices aren’t exactly flowing, you’re at the right place. The impressive works of art below are all focused on typography and showcase a wide range of type treatments that are guaranteed to inspire. (more…)
Dingbats probably don’t get taken that seriously as a resource for web designers. However, there are a select few that standout in quality and style, and can actually be very useful. Here is a list of 20 dingbats that you will find useful in adding elements to your designs. (more…)
One of the most important and least used aspects of any website is the “About Me” page. It’s not enough to have an interesting site and great product if your visitor can’t find a way to relate to you. Never under-estimate the power of personality. The internet isn’t a cold, sterile environment. As a matter of fact, within the last 15 years, it’s developed into a community addicted to interactivity, and communication. (more…)
Today we’re giving you the PhotoFLIP CS Flash component from our new partner, Digicrafts. PhotoFLIP CS is a photo album with a 3D flipping effect and motion blur as well as a WYSIWYG user interface to control appearance and settings. This component normally goes for $44.90, which proves it pays to be a WDL Premium member. If your not a member yet, be sure and sign up. (more…)
In past articles, we’ve shown you where to find plenty of great textures for vintage and retro style design. So now if you’re wanting to learn some techniques to put those to use, you’re in luck. Here are 30 very useful Photoshop tutorials that will teach you techniques to add vintage and retro elements to your designs. (more…)
If you’re a designer looking for inspiration, it’s a good idea to look at other mediums. Today we’re going to take a break from staring at web designs and look at package design, where beauty and functionality are both equally important. (more…)
Choosing the right typeface is an important step in any design process. So it’s a good idea to have a selection of high quality fonts in your library. In this post, I’ve listed the best of the best fonts that will help take your designs to another level from a typography standpoint. (more…)
OnPaper is the first release in a our textured series of WordPress themes. It has a standard blog layout with a subtle worn texture effect. You should find it useful for many types of blogs. All of our themes will be available to premium members. So if you have yet to sign up for a membership, you may want to check it out. (more…)
You’ve probably noticed that a lot of websites lately have a featured area with content that slides or changes in some way. This is a great technique to show several pieces of content in a limited amount of space and a good way to engage the user. If you’ve been wondering how this is accomplished, here are 13 very useful tutorials and scripts that will help you create these types of effects using jQuery. (more…)
Website footers have become more than just a place to put the copyright information and a few links. Now web designers are making full use of the footer as way to keep the visitor on the site longer. You will see from the examples below that this can be achieved by using clever placement of graphics and design elements along side links to additional content. (more…)
