Here is a PSD template that can be used as a personal portfolio design or the foundation of something bigger. It features a sleek layout with the use of several subtle textures. There are two PSD’s included: a home page design and a secondary page design. (more…)
I have to admit, my Illustrator skills aren’t what they should be. I have been living in Photoshop and Flash for the past 2 years and have become somewhat rusty and unfamiliar with Illustrator. So, in an effort to brush up on Adobe’s vector application, I’ve spent a lot of time looking at tutorials. (more…)
What a great feeling it was to give away such and awesome thing as a new iMac. The iMac went to Laura McGuigan. Her reaction was priceless, and she is very excited to say the least. Here is a little bit about Laura. (more…)
I think most would agree that typography is a difficult skill to master. A few months ago, we showed you some tools and tutorials to improve your web typography. While these are very useful, tools are only half the battle. Having a strong foundation of typographic knowledge is crucial. In this post, there are 10 sites that will help you improve your type skills through learning about typography. (more…)
Go Media is a well known design studio with a lot of passion for what they do. This passion definitely comes through in their Arsenal, which is a collection of high quality, hand crafted design elements that they’ve made available through an online store. They’ve partnered with us to give our premium members some of their best design elements. (more…)
I’m very excited to announce a brand new addition to Web Design Ledger. We’re now offering a premium membership to our readers. As a WDL Premium member, you will have access to high quality design files created by top notch designers. New premium content will be released on a weekly basis, and will include the following: (more…)
Last week we posted a big collection of photoshop brushes for creating watercolor and other painted effects. These brushes will make your life easier when applying a watercolor style to a design, but you probably want to start by getting some inspiration and seeing how this particular style should be done. (more…)
There is definitely not a shortage of free fonts. However, it can be difficult and time consuming to find free fonts that possess a superior and professional quality. In this post, there are seventeen fonts that fall into this category. These fonts really make you appreciate the generosity of their designers and creators. (more…)
If you are thinking of creating your next web design using a painted style, you have two options. You can purchase real painting materials and create your own Photoshop brushes, or you can use free brushes that have been created by someone else. Since most web designers have limited time and short deadlines, it is an easy choice. (more…)
So what is clean web design? Some may say that clean and minimal are one and the same. They are right to some extent, but I believe a site can still be considered clean while making use of color and design elements. To me, a clean design is one that has an uncluttered layout, makes use of plenty of white space, and screams professionalism. If you’re still wondering what clean web design is, below are some excellent examples. (more…)
