20 @fontface Icon Sets
The pros for using @fontface for icons far outweigh the cons. First of all, there are the obvious benefits of being infinitely scalable and being able to style them dynamically using any CSS property (color, gradients, shadow…). Secondly, its much easier to manage one single font file as opposed to juggling lots of individual images or having to create sprites. Thirdly, a single font file will only need a single…
Freebie: Colorful 3D UI Kit
We have a fantastic freebie for all of you web designers out there, you’ll love this:) Designed by Land-of-Web, the Colorful 3D UI Kit comes in .psd format and is full of beautifully designed modern web elements covering almost all aspects of web design
Exclusive Freelance Designer & Developer Folder Icon Set
Today we have a small Christmas present for all you freelance developers and designers out there. Crafted by our friends IconShock.com, we have an exclusive icon set designed to keep your desktop organized by having tailored folders for all your freelance needs. Within the download package you will find a code folder, resources folder, clients folder, docs folder, ideas folder, inbox & outbox folders, an important folder and finally a…
Top 50 Web Development, Design and Application Icon Sets from 2011
This is now our fourth year rounding up the the best icon sets for web designers and developers. And what another fantastic year 2011 it has been! You’ll love this selection. All of the icon sets below have been split into several categories: Glyphs & Pictograms, Mini Sets, General Sets, Ecommerce Icon Sets, Mobile Specific Icons and finally, a selection of high quality and versatile Social Media Icon Sets. If…
40 New Web, Mobile and Application GUI Kits
It has been a long time since we last took a look at what GUI kits were freely available. So, in this round-up we thought we would bring you right up to date by taking a look at some of the best and freshest that are freely available. Every designer who has spent many hours mocking up web pages or mobile apps will tell you how important it is to…
Refreshing and Free Icon Sets and Themes For Your iPhone
Despite the vibrant beauty and elegance of an out-of-the-box iPhone, there may come a time when you feel you need something different, something a little bit more personalized to your taste, or even something that simply offers some inspiration. All of the themes and icon-sets that you will find below are free to download. However, the installation process is not a walk in the park, but if you do understand…
20 Free Social Login and Bookmark Buttons Source Files
A popular trend knowadays is for websites and services to use integrated social networking logins to rapidly reduce the time it would take a typical user to signup (no more filling in forms and remembering another password). Not only do social logins aid the user, they also greatly benefit websites and services, allowing them to increase the volume of signups and improve their service based on the information that has…
50 Social Media Bookmarking Icon Sets – 2011 Edition
Our social bookmarking services icon set articles has now become a yearly tradition for us. This is our third edition (you can also view 2010 and 2009) and our best by far. All of social icon sets below are of the highest quality and have all been designed with versatility in mind and will fit in with the style of most websites. Go on, give them a try, you’ll love…
Fantastic Freebie: 3D Web UI Kit
We have partnered with MediaLoot to offer you a fantastic free resource today: A Glossy 3D Web UI Kit. The kit is available in both .psd and .png versions and is choc-full of beautifully designed modern web elements covering almost all aspects of web design. We have also been given 20% off coupons for any MediaLoot subscription to the first 20 people to sign-up. You can sign-up here, using the…
25 Fresh Icon-Sets for Web Designers
Once in a while we do like to highlight some of the latest and greatest free icon-sets that are available. And we do have an awesome and varied selection for you today, you’ll love it. As well as a great selection of perfectly designed all-round web design sets, you will also find some specialized sets for ecommerce, mobile and social media. You may also like: The Top 50 Web Development…
Exclusive Free Multimedia Icon Set – 14 Icons in PNG and AI Formats
Its been a while, but today we have another exclusive free icon-set for you. Yet again, our friends from Iconshock.com have exclusively designed this set for Speckyboy readers. The set is called the ‘Multimedia Icon Set’ and, as the name suggests, contains 14 multimedia icons in PNG format. You will also find included in the download the AI source files. Multimedia Icon Set Preview: Download the Icons Within the Multimedia…
GUI Stencils, Wireframing Kits and Sketching Templates for iPad App Designers
It is fundamental that every app designer have a selection of pre-designed and editable UI elements that will allow them to optimize, organize and speed-up work-flow. To help streamline your iPad design work, we have put accumulated a comprehensive selection of iPad specific GUI Kits & Stencils, Wireframing kits, Sketching Templates and fully editable PSD templates that will allow you to rapidly prototype beautiful designed apps. We have also previously…
10 Completely Free Wireframing and Mockup Tools
The wireframing process is the straight-to-the-point and completely non-tech stage of any web project. It only requires that you define a skeletal outline of essential page elements such as headers, footers, navigation and content area and should illustrate how to cater and respond to any possible interaction from a user. It is the most important, yet underused, stage of any web or apps development. There are several avenues you could…
