Archive for the ‘Design’ Category

70 Awesome Open Source Tools for Graphic Designers

No longer limited to freehand logos, graphic design is a booming field. From website design, to publications, presentations, and much more, graphic designers are in demand in just about every field imaginable.

With so much demand, graphic designers can get caught up on the supply end. Don’t lose out on an opportunity or job because you aren’t equipped to handle it Use the below 70 awesome open source tools for graphic designers to get a leg up, expand your resume, and much more. Best of all, the price to put all of them to use is completely free.

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25 Examples of Convincing Call-to-Action Buttons

Despite what many people will tell you, there are no hard-and-fast rules when it comes to call-to-action buttons. Yes, it’s true that large, colorful buttons, surrounded by plenty of space are usually the most successful, but it’s important that you tailor each button to the primary task of the web page in question, whether it’s to Signup, Checkout, Register or anything else.

As a designer, it’s your job to make it as easy as possible for visitors to achieve these tasks and call-to-action buttons are the most powerful tools at your disposal, so use them wisely.

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15 Best Websites that can make you a Better Web Designer

HTML, Css, JavaScript are basic building blocks of a Web Page. A Web Designer needs to combine all these technologies to make a presentable website. This article is for those who wants to learn how to make a website, all the websites listed below have very accurate information and you can easily learn web designing step by step.

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16 Free Abobe Air Applications for Designers and Developers

I have compliled a list of 16 great Adobe AIR applications for you all to use. Remember, this list is not a best of or all inclusive, just ones that I have found to be helpful! Click on the images for links to the application. Enjoy!

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11 Iphone Apps Everyone Should Know

This app is great if you have a WordPress blog – if you don’t you should get one now as it is an excellent way of showcasing your work. The WordPress iPhone app lets you write posts, manage comments and upload pictures on the go. As many bloggers will know – often your best ideas for articles come whilst on the move.

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14 Best CSS Editors You Should Know

Stylizer is a web browser that creates CSS ridiculously fast. Stylizer lets you design CSS layouts in real-time right on a browser, without any loss in control. It’s much faster and more intuitive than using an external editor like Notepad or Dreamweaver.

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101 Design resource sites

The primary focus of this list is inspiration, it can come from a photograph, font, or a website. The secondary focus is improving your design skills, which can be done by keeping up to date with tutorials and reading other graphic design blogs.

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FontCapture : Create a font from your own handwriting

At fontcapture.com you can create a font from your very own handwriting. There’s no software to download and install, all you need is a printer and a scanner. Simply fill in the font template, scan and upload it to our website, and download your completed font.

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ViewLikeUs : Check Sites in Various Resolutions!

ViewLikeUs allows you to check out how your website looks in the most popular resolution formats. It’s all powered by Ajax & PHP so no need to download anything! To Get started just type your URL in the box.

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PsGalaxy : find the best photoshop freebies

PsGalaxy is a free photoshop website, a place where you can find the best photoshop freebies ie: photoshop brushes, psd files, photoshop gradients photoshop patterns, photoshop actions, costume shapes.

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