Archive : HowTo

To those of you who have five or more years of experience: knowing what you know about about the steep, never-ending learning curve, would you be willing to start all over? … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

This great design features lots of big, bold elements that are really quite stunning. The most impressive feature here is how well the design automatically reflows itself when you narrow the browser window size. Some of the best fluid layout work I have seen! This design was featured on the Sunday 19th of December 2010. It falls under the category of Portfolio, and has a layout style of Other. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

FUEL CMS is a hybrid of a framework and a CMS where you can create your models, views + controllers as usual and only use the CMS part when needed. It has markItUp! integrated as the WYSIWYG editor and enables editing web pages inline in real-time. The application has a simple interface where users of any level [...] Read the rest of the article on : WebResourcesDepot

The perfect business card for an aspiring DJ – bright, colourful, and designed to make an impact. I like the use of the attention grabbing slogan on the front of the card in conjuction with the simple details on the back. This design was featured on the Saturday 18th of December 2010. It falls under the category of Business Cards, and has a layout style of Other. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

Minibooks is the iPhone companion to the Freshbooks invoicing App and boasts a stunning interface. The bold buttons for ‘Send Invoice’ and ‘View Payments’ work brilliantly with the simple background. Invoices are nicely framed and well laid out while the use of drop-down menus helps to keep the interface uncluttered. This design was featured on the Saturday 18th of December 2010. It falls under the category of iPhone App, and has a layout style of Other. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

Crazy graphics, awesome typography, and a strong layout, this blog has it all. There is a really nice four-up article preview near the bottom that you should check out along with an interesting timeline. This design was featured on the Thursday 16th of December 2010. It falls under the category of Blog, and has a layout style of Other. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

A drastically minimalist logo. The use of space within the typeface is amazing while the colour choice is fascinating. The curvature of the lettering makes a nice detail of the stubbornly rectangular umlaut. This design was featured on the Tuesday 14th of December 2010. It falls under the category of Logo, and has a layout style of Other. If you’d like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

Social media is powering the world in ways many have never imagined. We can see new connections being formed out of seemingly thin air. With more profile integration than ever before, it’s important to understand how to manage your digital personality. Branding isn’t just for corporations. It can also apply to an individual item or person. It feels great to build a collection of yourself online. Using tools like Twitter, Facebook, and Google it’s easy to develop an interpretation of yourself. This will come in handy when you’re out meeting new people and showcasing your talent to the world. Read the rest of the article on : hongkiat.com

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Pictures and Infographics seems to have taken over the world – we all just love expressive fun pictures and may immediately close a web page if it only contain bare text. Lets take comic as an example. It used to be just funny pictures that entertain people but today, some companies have discovered its effectiveness of "art of sequence" that can be presenting step-by-step guides to absolutely anything. Do you like a user manual? Almost everyone detests a user manual and I’m pretty sure you can’t even recall when was the last time you bother to read up a user manual. However, some user manuals has evolved, to something less painful. And I don’t mean things like this: Read the rest of the article on : hongkiat.com