Responsive Typography in Web Design: Understanding and Using

Website DesignChristian Vasile • November 30, 2012

Responsive web design, also abbreviated as RWD, is a well-known concept on the internet nowadays. It is very popular and was introduced about 4-5 years ago to the masses. Since then, everybody has talked about it and website owners without …

28 Examples of iPhone App User Interfaces

App DesignFerman Aziz • November 15, 2012

Examples of iPhone App User Interface Design

Attractive and interactive user interface designs are all the rage for smartphone, tablet and other tech savvy device users, therefore the appearance of an application is of utmost importance when it comes to how popular it is going to be. …

Using the Rule of Thirds as a Grid Outline

Website DesignCarrie Cousins • October 31, 2012

Designers talk about grid structures all the time. It’s not surprising. Grids are the backbone of just about any design project. But what about the rule of thirds – a mathematically-based grid that can be traced to design projects that …

Create Interest with a Novelty Typeface

Website DesignCarrie Cousins • October 19, 2012

Novelty typefaces are everywhere. They are some of the most commonly found free font available for download and can be fun and interesting. But will a novelty font work for your next project? Maybe. Proceed with caution. Novelty typefaces can …

Typographic Style: Identifying Type Categories

DesignCarrie Cousins • October 09, 2012

Typography is about so much more than just picking a couple of fonts and working them into a design. A designer must understand some of the basic characteristics of type in order to effectively use fonts. Different typefaces can create …

5 Essential Contract Templates for the Freelance Designer

FreebiesVeronica Picciafuoco • October 05, 2012

You’ve heard this before: “Sign a written contract for every design job! And most importantly, sign it before starting to work!” What you don’t often hear is the answer to, “What do I have to sign, exactly?”. This is particularly …

Typography Basics: Understand the Language of Letters

DesignCarrie Cousins • September 25, 2012

Sometimes the toughest part of getting started with a first design project can be understanding the language of design. Typographers, for example, have a whole language of their own that relates to type, fonts and design. Read more: Typography Cheat Sheet …

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 …