Trends: Going Bigger with Typography

Trends: Going Bigger with Typography

I like big type and I cannot lie … OK, that’s not exactly how 1990s rap anthem by Sir Mix-a-Lot goes, but you get the idea. Big typography is trending in a major way. And that’s a good thing. The …

How to Combine Several Gradients in Adobe Illustrator

How to Combine Several Gradients in Adobe Illustrator

Topic: Adobe Illustrator Difficulty: beginner Estimated completion time: 15 minutes In this tutorial we will deal with some combination of gradient fills with the help of Blending modes, gradients with transparent sliders, and Opacity masks. These techniques allow us to …

Get a bit closer Showcase of Big Faces in Website Design

Get a bit closer Showcase of Big Faces in Website Design

Every day we stumble upon marvelous websites that overwhelm us by creative truly unique designs, wonderfully incorporated animations and high-level technical side. However, generally the majority of them remain impersonal and we don’t have a clue who is responsible for …

Saying goodbye to Adobe Fireworks

Saying goodbye to Adobe Fireworks

On May 6th 2013, I read that Adobe had decided to stop development of Fireworks. A sad news especially for me as I have been using it since 2001. I developed interest in the web thanks to a book titled …

Exploration in Beverage-related Website Designs

Exploration in Beverage-related Website Designs

Recently we have made a collection dedicated to food-inspired website designs that replete with stunning color schemes, massive use of textures and patterns, well-thought typography treatments, and, of course, mouthwatering images. Today is a beverage-related website designs’ turn to show …

Revealing your creative nature: Catchy Art-Inspired Websites

Revealing your creative nature: Catchy Art-Inspired Websites

Numerous types of art have penetrated into digital designing. Many conventional art forms received its second rebirth; a prime example of this is the watercolor technique that has become really popular in a world of digital design in these latter …

Interview with Designer: Fred Nerby

Interview with Designer: Fred Nerby

Fred is another one of the well known faces within our industry thanks to a few of his projects getting very popular on online communities especially Behance. He is a great inspiration for many – including myself – as his …

Use of Blur Backgrounds in Website Design: Beautiful Examples

Use of Blur Backgrounds in Website Design: Beautiful Examples

Together with wide screen photo backgrounds which are frequently used tools for website decorations, blur backgrounds have thoroughly settled and found their niche in modern website design. Although, at first glance, it is rather difficult to understand what could be …

Making it Work: Flat Design and Color Trends

Making it Work: Flat Design and Color Trends

We’ve talked a lot here about the flat design trend here at Designmodo. We’ve raved about it, showed you plenty of cool examples and even developed a free user interface kit for you to download and use for projects. But …

Skillfully Crafted Event Website Designs

Skillfully Crafted Event Website Designs

For many organizations that stay behind different kinds of events or exhibitions, including festivals or conferences, there comes a time when simple flyers, forums and traditional banner advertisements stop effectively working. Whether event becomes widely popular and it has to …