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40 Brilliantly Illustrated Web Designs

opper.hoofd — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:01:38 +0000

Adding visual elements to your website design can often make the difference between a good and a great site. While illustrations can often take a lot of time and talent to produce, the result is often a stunning website design that can really make an impact with your readers. The following showcase includes 40 examples of brilliantly illustrated web designs to help inspire you for your next project.

http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/web/40-brilliantly-illustrated-web-designs/

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Retro and the 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s

opper.hoofd — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:23:41 +0000

Retro and the 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s

Retrowow is an online resource about retro style and the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. This site is packed with information about retro furniture, retro fashion and retro style. We also have articles about life in Britain in the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s, as well as guides to the style of these four decades and discussions of life in the pa[ad]st.

http://retrowow.co.uk/

and the winners are….. the dieline awards – packaging design

opper.hoofd — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:41:16 +0000

Established in 2007 by Andrew Gibbs, The Dieline is dedicated to the progress of the package design industry and its practitioners, students and enthusiasts. Its purpose is to define and promote the world’s best examples of packaging, and provide a place where the package design community can review, critique and stay informed of the latest industry trends and design projects being created in the field. The Dieline has quickly grown into the most visited website on package design in the world, and has become the voice of the industry. It is an active sponsor of the Pentawards, the first and only professional design competition devoted exclusively to the art of brand packaging, further promoting the field.

http://www.thedieline.com/blog/the-dieline-awards-2010/
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grow a heineken flower… packaging design

opper.hoofd — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:30:29 +0000

Packaging design has the primary goal to attract customers’ attention. For this purpose, package designs can not simply inform the customers, but also provoke feelings and communicate emotions. An effective packaging looks attractive, impresses with its creativity and is just nice to have on the shelf.

As an ongoing part of our monday inspiration series today we present excellent examples of beautiful, attractive and communicative packaging design. We have also tried to present creative and unusual ideas which you could use for your projects. Below the gallery you will also find some further references to blogs and resources related to packaging design.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/02/beautiful-and-expressive-packaging-design/

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make your own iphone dock

opper.hoofd — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:30:08 +0000

If you don’t want to dish out the cash for a dock or stand that didn’t come with your new Apple iPhone or iPod Touch, then consider making your own. At one time, especially when the iPhone 3G first hit the stores, there was a craze that swept the web of DIY iPhone docks and stands.

Some are very simple and stripped down to a basic design and others are complex and even gear driven. Either way, they are all do-it-yourself and not purchased from the store. So that you want have to scour the web to find the better designs, I present my collection of 25 DIY iPhone Docks and Stands.

http://bluefaqs.com/2009/10/25-diy-iphone-docks-and-stands/

50 best websites to download high quality free wordpress themes

opper.hoofd — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:42:45 +0000

WordPress themes is one of the most trendy topic nowadays because of the enormous growth of the famous blogging platform. But without a good design and structure, WordPress is just good for nothing.

http://resources.savedelete.com/50-best-websites-to-download-high-quality-free-wordpress-themes.html

Made with an iPhone

opper.hoofd — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:43:02 +0000

1000 images have been taken with an iPhone. Many sites showcase them. Flickr is just one of them. This is scot Scotts his flickr set

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scotscott/sets/72157617273449862/

50+ Smoking Fresh Designs

opper.hoofd — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:39:47 +0000

A Logo is a graphical element that, together with its logotype (a uniquely set and arranged typeface) form a trademark or commercial brand. Typically, a logos design is for immediate recognition. The logo is one aspect of a companys commercial brand, or economic or academic entity, and its shapes, colors, fonts, and images usually are different from others in a similar market. Logos are also used to identify organizations and other non-commercial entities.

http://www.instantshift.com/2010/04/12/logo-design-inspiration-50-smoking-fresh-designs/

30 new inspirational examples of advertisements.

opper.hoofd — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:49:02 +0000

See them here

Advertisements often feature excellent design. Sometimes it’s creative, sometimes it’s funny, and sometimes it’s just a well-designed piece that may spark some ideas of your own. Here is a collection of 30 new inspirational examples of advertisements.

25 of the Best Photographer Portfolio Websites

opper.hoofd — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:09:52 +0000

Web designers often browse through portfolio websites of other designers for inspiration and ideas that can be used in their own work. Photographers, like designers, have a need to display an attractive portfolio for their websites visitors, and many photographers have excellent portfolio sites. In this post I’d like to take a look at 25 of the best. This collection is based on the quality of the portfolio site itself, not necessarily the work being displayed inside the portfolio.

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/best-photographer-websites/