Alternative Sources of Design Inspiration, Where Do You Get Yours?

Alternative Sources of Design Inspiration, Where Do You Get Yours?

Freelance

Great designers know that designing is less thinking and more seeing. Because of this, they have a tendency to find areas other than design showcases or tutorials for new inspiration.
Here are some alternative or different places to find inspiration; inspiration that should help your designs stick out from the crowd.

Responsive Design is Still the Future of Web Design

Responsive Design is Still the Future of Web Design

Web Design

Responsive web design has been an emergent practice for web designers since Ethan Marcotte’s 2011 book introducing the concept in detail. But two and a half years later, adoption of…

30 Examples of Beautifully Oversized Website Layouts for Inspiration

30 Examples of Beautifully Oversized Website Layouts for Inspiration

Inspiration / Web Design

When sitting down to plan a website you will likely consider a number of factors. These revolve around your general target audience and what they might be looking for. As…

40 Fantastic Examples of Using Circles in Web Design

40 Fantastic Examples of Using Circles in Web Design

Inspiration / Web Design

Maybe you wouldn’t call the current popularity of using circles in web design a ‘trend.’ But it has become very, very popular. This popularity is partly indebted to the popularity…

15 Powerful Social Media Tips

15 Powerful Social Media Tips

Freelance

Social media is ever-changing and ever-growing. Of course, this is true of the internet in general, but even more so when talking about social media. Facebook, Google+, Twitter and countless…

Building a Simple Reddit API Webapp Using jQuery

Building a Simple Reddit API Webapp Using jQuery

JavaScript

The growing number of 3rd party APIs has created a tremendous group of enthusiastic developers. But without time to research documentation, this leaves some people curious without any means to…

The Do’s and Don’ts of Building HTML5 Hybrid Apps

The Do’s and Don’ts of Building HTML5 Hybrid Apps

Web Design

In the beginning there was native code and it was good. Then PhoneGap, Appcelerator, Trigger.io, AppGyver and others emerged, ushering in the “native or hybrid” debate. If you aren’t familiar…

Optimizing Typography in Responsive Web Design

Optimizing Typography in Responsive Web Design

UI Design / Web Design

Each time a discussion pops up about responsive design, the common terminology and concepts that get the maximum attention include grids and images, and obviously the settings like fluid or…

5 Alternative Methods for Typography Inspiration

5 Alternative Methods for Typography Inspiration

Inspiration

Typography is the Jan Brady of graphic design – it doesn’t generate the rabid excitement of color nor cooing over flashy images. But typography can’t be ignored – in its…

A Look Back at the Popular Web Design Trends from 2013

A Look Back at the Popular Web Design Trends from 2013

Web Design

This year has brought powerful new UI concepts, open source projects, and new hacks/tricks for web designers and developers. Those who are interested in what makes good web design have…

The Disappointment of Writing on Medium.com

The Disappointment of Writing on Medium.com

Web Design

Of late, a new writing service has taken the blogosphere by a storm. This one pitches itself as “a better place to read and write”. Yes, I am talking about…

WordPress 3.8 Has Been Released this Week

WordPress 3.8 Has Been Released this Week

WordPress
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