Having a good design is a very crucial aspect in your social media presence. With sharp and good design social media profiles, you can certainly create a good impression before your prospective clients and customers. You will find a number of design tools which can help you in increasing the aesthetic aspects of your social media profiles. Trying these design tools can help you in giving a professional look before the consumers coming online at [...]

Social media and the web The advent of social media has revamped the monotonous ambiance of web pages into an interactive interface. Users can share their likes and dislikes about a particular website or a product, with just a click on an icon. Most people can only vote once on their favorites (per account or IP) This proves that reviews and comments about a particular subject are from genuine sources. On the contrary, there are [...]

What is Forrst? In a few words : Forrst is a social design & code website much like Dribbble. Ulinke dribbble it combines it with a system like 99designs where entrepreneurs can place an order directly in Forrst. (Where in Dribble you can only advertise as “for hire”.) In a few more words : Forrst lets you build a portfolio, get feedback on your portfolio. With this portfolio you are able to apply for a [...]

A logo might be a small symbol representing a particular company, but this little piece of art serves many purposes. An effective logo is one that is easy to remember and in a single look reminds you of the company it stands for. It also draws your attention to the core values or functions of the company. Making an impressive and attractive logo keeping in mind all the above factors is not an easy task. [...]

Hello All It’s been a while, I know… But I’ve got thé best excuse, I’m getting married this summer ! Today I will show you how to make more vivid eyes in photoshop, my first photoshop tutorial. In this tutorial we will learn how to make eyes “pop” out. In photography eyes can realy pull your attention. However eyes are often flat, not vivid and the eyeball white is almost always grayish. I’ll show you [...]

When you are designing a website, typography counts for a lot. In fact, it is an integral part of the whole design process. You could create a functional website that fulfills everything it needs to and has great imagery, but if the typography is not right viewers may not even read what the website has to say. Readability is one reason why typography plays an important part in the process of web design, but it [...]

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Today’s freebie are some black & white stock photos. Taken in Amsterdam in Holland (The Netherlands). The main keywords: urban, city, shopping, black & white. They are free to use in any way you like. However they can’t be sold. Please link back if you share them. Enjoy ! Mikomi

It’s that time of year again! Halloween is upon us and it’s time to start conjuring up designs to fit the season. To get you started with your ghoulish designs, you need a few resources for Photoshop. We’ve collected some patterns/backgrounds, brushes, and actions so you can create some scary masterpieces of your own! Patterns/Backgrounds Many creepy designs have a grungy, broken pattern that either serves as a background or as an element of texture. [...]

Perspective photography not only creative, but sometimes very funny. This counts for creating the photo’s as for the results:

Vector-day! This is a cute dog cartoon that I made a few months back. I haven’t used it since so it’s time to share it with the world… It’s 100% vector (adobe illustrator). Feel free to edit and use an any of your designs, links back are always welcome.

Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011 Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. Steve Jobs American computer entrepreneur and inventor. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney. He was [...]