Archive : Icons

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

Every week we take a look at a new website and analyze the design. We’ll point out both the areas that are done well in addition to those that could use some work. Finally, we’ll finish by asking you to provide your own feedback. Today’s site is the portfolio of Katy Cain, a wedding photographer in Chandlers Ford. Let’s jump in and see what we think! If you’d like to submit your website to be featured in a future Design Critique, it just takes a few minutes. We charge for critiquing your design – considerab … Read the rest of the article on : Design Shack

“Inspire” is a hand crafted beautiful backend admin PSD template. It’s perfect for all kinds of web applications and very easy to customize according to your desired theme. It’s built on a 16 column grid and includes some of the most used UI elements, including: notifications, buttons, grid, charts, icons, form controls, etc. The file is provided by Greepit, an aggregator of useful and open source resources for web developers. This freebie is designed by Sarfraz Shoukat, a Web/UI designer from Lahore, Pakistan, exclusively for WDD and Mighty Deals readers. You can find more about him at eSarfraz.com You can use the file for free for personal and commercial usage. Redistribution or sale is not allowed.  We hope you enjoy the file! Read the rest of the article on : Webdesigner Depot

Have you ever clicked a link and seen an error page, or revisited a bookmarked website and found it’s closed? Many of us have come across such situations number of times. But, the good news is that now you can view such websites. Google, the Coral Content Distribution Network and Archive.org’s Wayback Machine does the work for us. These all take snapshots of webpages, allowing you to view the cached version. To speed up the process you can use a browser extension or a bookmarklet on your browser’s bookmarks toolbar. 1. Google Cache - Earlier Google’s cache links appears in the front and center of its search page, but now they are hidden behind an arrow that appears only when you hover over a search result. To access cached pages, just type cache:into the search box, followed by the address of the webpage you want to access. Read the rest of the article on : SaveDelete

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week. Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out. To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @DesignerDepot Tablet Computers: Fad Or Future? http://ow.ly/9Jbnh The Art of Content … Read the rest of the article on : Webdesigner Depot

WordCamp Netherlands will feature a lineup of experts on WordPress, Social Media, SEO, and Performance including our very own Andy Killen. While it’s hosted in the Netherlands, many of the talks will be in English for the speaker’s convenience. Saturday (March 24th) will open the event with a series of talks on WordPress! A full program of Saturdays events are available on their website. Saturday’s high point is likely to be the SEO talk by Joost de Valk. On Sunday (March 25th), talks will include such highlights as our very own CTO Andrew Killen’s talk on website performance optimization and Rogier Mostert on social net … Read the rest of the article on : Speckyboy Design Magazine

One of the best features of the WordPress could be the conditional tags. It allows you to tell the code to act differently in specific situations. For example, you can check if the user is using Windows or Mac, and display different content based on the systems. You can also redirect to post if search query only returns single result. You name the situations, the conditional tags can recognize them all! Despite its flexibility on determining actions based on different situation … Read the rest of the article on : hongkiat.com

When a lot of designers and creative types think about photo editing, they think Photoshop. But the truth is that Photoshop can be way over-powered for many types of photo editing. And all those options can lead to creative overload, making it impossible to get your work done in a timely manner. That doesn’t mean you don’t need a program that’s incredibly powerful, though. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 is just that: a photo editing program that’s fantastic at photo editing and retouching, without adding in a bunch of functionality that’s more suited to design than photo editing. Lightroom 4 adds some great functionality that was missing from previous versions. Below we’ve covered some of the best new features, which should help you dec … Read the rest of the article on : Webdesigner Depot

A almost lickably gorgeous icon for iOS that takes its inspiration from classic rocket lollies. I love the combination of colour and texture to create a lively and dynamic design. This design was featured on the Tuesday 20th of March 2012. 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

Choosing fonts for design projects can be a daunting task because there’s thousands of fonts out there all over the web that you could use. Whether you’re looking to create a big, bold logo for your business or work on a poster for an event here’s a collection of inspiring fonts that are perfect for use whatever your project may be. The collection covers a variety of themes from vintage to clean and simple. Remember to check the license before using any of these fonts commercially and any restrictions on use. Read the rest of the article on : Webdesigner Depot