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20 Examples Of Dark & Minimalist Website Designs With Great Typography

opper.hoofd — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:39:39 +0000

Some time ago I published a post where I listed 15 minimalist designs that inspired me to redesign this site. One comment I received on that post was from my friend Tracey Grady asking me why they all had white backgrounds, and if it’s a personal preference or simply a coincidence. Well it definitely was a coincidence.

Of course I like darker designs! In fact, I recently launched a new site called Design-Newz, which definitely falls into the ‘dark designs’ category! Of course after I got the general idea and was done with the wireframing, I had a pretty good idea of what I was going to do and needed some inspiration! This time I figured I’d go with a dark design. So here are some sites I came across while looking for inspiration. Hope you like them!

http://spyrestudios.com/20-examples-of-dark-minimalist-website-designs-with-great-typography/

25 Photoshop Tutorials for Creating that Perfect Web Page Design

opper.hoofd — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:36:51 +0000

All of these tutorials cover the process of designing a modern and highend web page within Adobe Photoshop, as with any great web design it is initially designed with a graphic editor, beginning with a blank canvas building up towards the complete page.
Below you will find 25 Photoshop Tutorials for Creating that Perfect Web Page Design.

http://speckyboy.com/2009/03/26/25-photoshop-tutorials-for-creating-that-perfect-web-page-design/

180 !!! royalty free stock images websites

opper.hoofd — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:43:08 +0000

Everyone like photographs and like to mix with your creative work in design community. We have to be aware of copyright policy of every image we use.-some images are to be paid and some are free. We need high resolution images for our work which is royalty free and can be used for Personal and commercial purpose. so here i have mentioned some Resource list for royalty free stock images. “even now some users doesn`t care about copyright / license of that particular images and later they suffer from them, its better to see the license of the image and move ahead in your work”.
If i miss any links or broken links , kindly say it in comment form. if you have anything apart from this link say to us, we ll add them.
note : in this list some websites require free registration.

http://www.animhut.com/inspiration/huge-list-for-royalty-free-stock-images/

#design // stylish and creative desk lamps

opper.hoofd — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:37:09 +0000

Today we want to represent you collection of stylish table lamps. Some of them you can buy via various online-stores. But some of them for now are just a concept. The imagination of designers doesn’t have any limitations. Floating through this collection you’ll find lamps that are similar to mushrooms or aliens or just looking a bit strange. But they do look creative, unusual and will definetely find their places at your home. At the end as usual we’ve placed two lamps for people with strong nerves.

http://www.beautifullife.info/industrial-design/stylish-and-creative-desk-lamps/

30 Beautiful Music Websites for Design Inspiration

opper.hoofd — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:33:46 +0000

Music lovers often are sensitive to design. This probably explains why so many music websites are so wonderfully designed and inspiring.

In this article, you’ll be able to discover 30 beautiful music websites that stand out from the crowd.

http://www.thewebdesignsource.com/30-beautiful-music-websites-for-design-inspiration/

185 web design tutorials with Photoshop, html and css

opper.hoofd — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:07:19 +0000

http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/2009/12/185-web-design-tutorials-using-photoshop-css-html-etc.html

Designing web sites is a highly creative process and it isn’t easy at all to get started if you don’t have the right ideas, inspiration and tools available. One thing is to get the idea or falling in love with a design used on some web site you run into. Turning the idea into a concrete design, fx. a nicely layered and structured PSD ready to be sliced can be quite a challenge unless you have years of experience. One of the best ways to get started is to learn from others having enough experience and passion to share their techniques and ways of working in detailed tutorials. Great thanks to all the tutorial creators – keep up the great work!

40 photoshop tutorials to create gorgeous 3d text effects

opper.hoofd — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:51:52 +0000

http://designbeep.com/2010/01/22/40-photoshop-tutorials-to-create-gorgeous-3d-text-effects/

You can use Photoshop perfectly but more important thing is the creativity in mind.First you will imagine and then you have to show your technical skills.Especially when you start working with text,the imagination becomes more important for us.

In this post i collect 40 really creative 3D text effects using Photoshop.But of course in some tutorials you need a few different softwares but the job finishes with photoshop.

Most of them are for advanced users but if you want to improve yourself,you need to learn a lot of techniques so the below tutorials will help you.Hope all will be useful for you.

40 apple inspired website designs for design inspiration

opper.hoofd — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:40:02 +0000

http://www.instantshift.com/2010/01/30/40-apple-inspired-website-designs-for-design-inspiration/

It’s not a secret that for years, Apple has had a huge impact on designers across the globe. Apple has always able to found an extremely effective way to deliver its message via web to a wide audience and their design is often a key source of inspiration for everyone who is related to design field. You can clearly see the effective use of essential key aspects of web design which are simplicity, readability, presentation and accessibility in their design. So no wonder that no other company has managed to come up with such a brilliant appearance on the Web.

Valentine! 9 Free High-Resolution Heart Graphics

opper.hoofd — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:22:54 +0000

http://airopia.org/9-free-high-resolution-heart-graphics

Heart Graphics

You’re probably starting to see the jewelry and chocolate commercials on TV, which means Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. So I present to you a stunning collection of 9 high-resolution heart graphics. Below the preview is where you will find the free download for all 9 full-sized, original images.

And yes, a lot more of free Valentine’s Day graphics are on their way!

30 free beautiful typography wallpapers for designers

opper.hoofd — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:16:03 +0000

http://blueblots.com/freebies/30-free-beautiful-typography-wallpapers-for-designers

With the numerous available wallpapers posted and created in the web, it’s not surprising why our options are far from limited. Of course, we always do have standards and qualities that needs to be meet before we download any available freebies in the net. To help you in your search for high quality wallpapers for your desktop, we give you another post that you will have to reconsider for the unique items we have available just for you!