Archive : Icons

Amazon Cloud Drive has released its first desktop app, only a few days after the announcement of Google Drive. As you may already know, Amazon has been giving 5GB of free storage since a year ago, but there’s no app available to make Cloud Drive easier to use from the desktop unlike many other cloud storage apps that allow you to access and edit files directly from your file folder. The game has now changed. Amazon has released its desktop app, available for Mac and PC. There are only limited actions that can be done with the app … Read the rest of the article on : hongkiat.com

In the midst of all the fun connecting with family and friends via apps, walls, and photo albums on Facebook, we sometimes forget that our privacy is vulnerable on the Net. Every time we share info about ourselves across various networks, it is revealed to everyone even though it is meant only for a select few. As a result, people or organizations outside our network could easily exploit such info about us even without us knowing. Must users be willing to pit having a healthy online social presence against a firm hold of their privacy? Read the rest of the article on : hongkiat.com

Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers. These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today. So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons. Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below as well as any related stories of your own… Read the rest of the article on : Webdesigner Depot

A simple logo that makes an impact through its comic-like typeface. I like the colour choice and the concise nature of the mark. This design was featured on the Friday 4th of May 2012. 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

Responsive design has some definite buzz of late, and with good reason. It promises to simplify the increasingly complex task of adapting websites for the countless new devices multiplying by the minute. By considering a few common variables like screen size, adapting a site to its visitors’ particular needs becomes a matter of some clever CSS planning and Javascript rather than the detailed design of numerous, parallel sites. For anyone whose faced the logistical minefield of multi-site coordination, responsive design is, to put it mildly, a very good thing. As you may know, the concept itself is actually borrowed from architecture, another discipline that focuses on the relationship between people and created environments. The crossover ma … Read the rest of the article on : Webdesigner Depot

The home button on iOS devices is made for multipurpose use and most of the time you need it to respond click-fast. Given its multi-function roles: closing an app, returning to home screen, etc, after some time, you may notice that the home button produces a delayed response to clicks, refusing to work as fast as it did when your device was first activated. In this quick tip, we will share 2 different ways that you can try to maintain your home button performance. We’re going to use the iPad as examples but take no … Read the rest of the article on : hongkiat.com

We are at a time where it kind of feels like there’s a new update in technology every week. It might remind you of that Best Buy commercial where the customers purchase something brand new one week, and the next week the newer version is released is and is all the rave. Technology and innovations are just on a very speedy, upward track. There always seems to be a new trend or that new thing that people want to be a part. For example, we can talk about televisions and their add-ones. One moment we all want the flat screen TV’s, but now we are looking to even better 3-D televisions and OLED television screens—and the future of movie lies in the BluRay technology, right when people have acquired healthy DVD collections. Companies are always working towards that next big thing.< ... Read the rest of the article on : Webdesigner Depot

In the recent year you have been showered with free cloud storage anyone can use to store files online, any types of files so you can easily access them anywhere on any devices. These are great so you can practically put aside your worries of not being able to complete your projects or tasks in case you are away from your device. But since many of you are using Gmail and utilizing Google Docs at most, now Google also ready to serve your needs with its cloud storage ‘Drive‘. Previously Google Docs, Google Drive is another cloud storage you can … Read the rest of the article on : hongkiat.com

A theme is the backbone of any website and no blogger wants a poorly designed website. The theme is the part of your blog which will reflect who you are, and what you think of, so it’s very important to have a suitable yet highly attractive theme that will match the purpose of your blog. When it comes to selecting good quality themes, however, most bloggers are not ready to pay big bucks for premium themes. Professional yet free WordPress themes are hard to fin … Read the rest of the article on : hongkiat.com

I’m always on the lookout for new design trends. It’s fascinating to me how certain ideas get picked up by so many designers and implemented in countless different ways. Today we’re going to specifically explore the world of user interface design and see if we can spot any currently popular trends. Almost more than any other area of design, interfaces are extremely subject to the ever changing whims of designers and if you’re not in the loop, you could find yourself creating UI that feels outdated. Read on to see what’s trending! … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack