Archive : Icons

A gorgeous icon design for an iOS app that searches Facebook. I love the attention to detail and the concept behind the icon. It’s immediately obvious what this app does, and that’s a strong positive. This design was featured on the Friday 19th of August 2011. 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

Some nice examples of creative masking as a primary design element. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

A wonderfully sleek example of personal branding. The matt black works supremely well! The cohesion between the designs is really strong, they’re easily recognisable as belonging together. This design was featured on the Thursday 18th of August 2011. 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

A simply gorgeous business card design that perfectly exemplifies the brand. I love the use of orange, it’s just so striking! The handwritten type is enticing and wholly unique. This design was featured on the Wednesday 17th of August 2011. 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

If content is king, design should be the queen. It’s a deadly crucial element to a website’s success, as it decides how content is to be structured and displayed, and bad design simply ruins the user experience, thus dooming the site traffic. (Image Source: FloxDesign) Often we web designer has to play trading game while we’re designing a website. We either trade beauty for functionality, or functionality for readability, as it’s impossible to produ … Read the rest of the article on : hongkiat.com

I’ll be going into some great tips for UI designers. We’ll mostly be focusing on designing for the web (browser-based apps). But mobile designers may take to heart a lot of the same information. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

This post rounds up a collection of high quality Photoshop Actions that will recreate all your favourite vintage and retro styles on your high res photos with the click of a button. … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

Facebook has changed all of our lives. Whether you’ve ever had an account or even visited the website, it’s difficult to ignore the hundreds of Facebook’s “Like” and “Share” badges seen all around the modern web. The blogosphere is constantly buzzing with comments and shares over Facebook. Knowing the popularity of Facebook, it’s commonplace to create a fan page for any community or website launch. This provides an outlet for your fans to … Read the rest of the article on : hongkiat.com

A simple but effective on and off button design that features the addition of a light below the main button. I like the clean design and great use of textures, the green for the light is expected but works. This design was featured on the Sunday 14th of August 2011. It falls under the category of Other, 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 stunning site designed for a summer camp. I absolutely love the illustrative style, the bright colours and cartoon hills. The use of icons for the activities is a strong element and works perfectly with the colours used. This design was featured on the Saturday 13th of August 2011. It falls under the category of Education, and has a layout style of One Column. 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