Ripped in Half: Websites with 2-Column Layouts

Website ExamplesNataly Birch • September 28, 2015

It is quite difficult to break away from a standard grid structure, with a system of well-organized columns and rows placed at regular intervals to provide a stable and responsive framework for multimedia and content. Sometimes the foundation is entirely …

10 Pro Tips to a Smarter Design Process

UX DesignJerry Cao • September 24, 2015

Being a UX designer myself, it’s important that we fall back in love with the art of design. Especially when you hit a creative wall. The reasons vary. Maybe you’ve been working too fast and too hard and burnt out. …

How to Create Animals Icons in Adobe Illustrator

Adobe ToolsMarta Berzina • September 16, 2015

In this tutorial I will show you how to create an animal icon in Adobe Illustrator. Plus, you will also find a freebie – six animal icons for any use. Enjoy! Step 1 – Make a Sketch The process of …

Interfusion – Best Australian Website Designs

Website ExamplesNataly Birch • September 14, 2015

Creatives of world’s smallest continent have never suffered from a lack of stimulation, just take a glance at the best Australian website designs to see it yourself. Being inspired by mind-blowing indigenous aboriginal masterpieces, and at the same time, having …

Visual Walkthrough: Examples of Tiny Animated Icon Gifs

Website Design, Website ExamplesNataly Birch • September 08, 2015

Visual Walkthrough for Tiny Animated Gifs of Icons

Who would have thought that a popular approach for mobile app developers would come in handy with iconography? Designers are eager to apply this trick even to the tiniest things — user unterface icons. To be completely honest, keeping icons …

Best Practices for Line Icons in Website Design

Website Design, Website ExamplesNataly Birch • August 28, 2015

Line Icons in Website Design - Best Practice

With highly popular flat and solid icons, line style glyphs rule the roost this year. They have found their place not only in traditional control centers, navigation bars, social media widgets or pagination but also in an inner structure such …

What is Invisible Design?

DesignCarrie Cousins • August 26, 2015

Design is not always an in-your-face art. It is subtle, usable and often undefinable. Quite simply, good design is often invisible. And just to be clear – invisible design is not about adding layers or transparencies or hidden meanings to …

How to Create CSS3 Animated Checkboxes

CodingSam Norton • August 24, 2015

HTML forms have a lot of elements which function differently. Some of them provide options while others need input from the user. HTML checkboxes are a good example of this. Checkboxes give the user an option to select one or …

How to Animate a Flat Design Bicycle in After Effects (Part 2)

Adobe ToolsMarta Berzina • August 17, 2015

In this tutorial we will learn how to animate the flat design bicycle from the previous tutorial. Step 1: Set Up the File 1.1 Open After Effects and click on composition – new composition. Make your composition 1920×1080 px. And …

Top 10 Mistakes that Make your Website Look Unprofessional

Website DesignHeidi Pungartnik • August 10, 2015

Building your own website can seem like a good idea for money-strapped entrepreneurs. You can just get a designer on board later on, when your startup gains some ground, then you’ll worry about insignificant things like that. Right? Actually, design …