Magnolia Free – Infographic PSD Template

FreebiesAndrian Valeanu • September 19, 2012

Magnolia Free is a package of elements used to create infographics. Infographics are a visual representation of data. Using infographics is quite comfortable, when you need to quickly and efficiently explain some complex information or statistical data. The infographics advantage …

Beware of Orange: Active and Controversial

DesignCarrie Cousins • August 30, 2012

We all dream in color. Every design concept and sketch comes with some sort of color association. But what do those colors mean? What associations are we making just with that choice alone? Orange could be called the most controversial color. …

Going Green: Color Connects with Nature

DesignCarrie Cousins • August 20, 2012

We all dream in color. Every design concept and sketch comes with some sort of color association. But what do those colors mean? What associations are we making just with that choice alone? Green is strongly associated with nature – green …

Collaboration in the User Experience Design Process

UX DesignMarcin Treder • August 07, 2012

This is the third part of our online course on wireframing and creating design documentation efficiently. In the first part you learnt what the difference between common design deliverables is: wireframes, mockups and prototypes. I hope you will enjoy the …

The Bricks – User Interface Framework

FreebiesAndrian Valeanu • August 06, 2012

The Bricks is a Free set of User Interface components designed to facilitate the creation of design or prototype for the future website. This package will help you save your time in the process of development of components, and will …

The Many Meanings of Yellow: From Warmth and Happiness to Caution

DesignCarrie Cousins • August 02, 2012

We all dream in color. Every design concept and sketch comes with some sort of color association. But what do those colors mean? What associations are we making just with that choice alone? Yellow is considered the brightest and most cheerful …

Blue Websites Examples: Using a Favorite Color in Web Design

Website ExamplesCarrie Cousins • July 19, 2012

We all dream in color. Every design concept and sketch comes with some sort of color association. But what do those colors mean? What associations are we making just with that choice alone? Blue is a color favorite among many …

How to Create Infographics in Adobe Illustrator

Adobe ToolsIaroslav Lazunov • July 17, 2012

Topic: Adobe Illustrator Difficulty: Intermediate / Advanced Estimated completion time: 2 hours In this tutorial we will learn how to create the information graphics (Infographics) using the standard tools of Adobe Illustrator. We will also show you some ways how …

Understanding HTML5 and CSS3 for Web Design

CodingCindy Lau • June 27, 2012

Your average visitor may not notice them in the finished product, but to a web developer, those little bits of HTML and CSS code is all they have put together the final show. HTML5 and CSS3 gives a web developer …

A Showcase of Free Backgrounds Design for Websites

FreebiesAndrian Valeanu • May 30, 2012

There has been an evolutionary leap in free backgrounds design. For clear evidence, you can compare the ones created earlier in time with those having a more recent existence. You can do it by sifting through those websites which are …