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25 Websites with Awesome Backgrounds

Posted on Feb6 2012

Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! In recent years the use of large background photos and illustrations has become increasingly common in web design. In some cases the background image is the most distinct feature of the design. There are all kinds of different backgrounds [...]

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Pros and Cons of Outsourcing

Posted on Feb2 2012

Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! Running a design business, either as a freelancer or a small agency, is a big challenge. Getting the most efficiency out of your time is essential, but it’s also very difficult for those who wear many different hats, like [...]

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15 Amazing Twitter Tools for Increased Productivity

Posted on Feb1 2012

Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! Twitter provides designers (and other service providers) with the ability to communicate and network in a way that can be really productive for business. However, spending too much time or not having a specific purpose with social media can [...]

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Design Inspiration: Blog Design Showcase

Posted on Jan31 2012

Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! Creating a quality blog design can be a significant challenge, because the design should add to the usability of the blog and should not overpower the content. Browsing through examples of beautiful blog designs can provide inspiration that can [...]

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20 of the Best jQuery Slideshow Plugins

Posted on Jan30 2012

Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! jQuery sliders, slideshows, and galleries are extremely common on a variety of different types of websites. Portfolio sites, blogs, e-commerce sites, and about any type of site can make use of a jQuery slideshow. Fortunately, there are a number [...]

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How to Create a Set of Highlighter Brushes for Illustrator

Posted on Jan26 2012

Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! A few months ago at Vandelay Premier we recently released a set of highlighter brushes for Adobe Illustrator,and in this tutorial we’ll show how you can accomplish the same thing on your own. We’ll scan some lines made by [...]

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Ultimate Roundup of Photoshop Custom Shapes

Posted on Jan25 2012

Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! Photoshop presets like brushes and patterns get more attention, but custom shapes can be equally useful. Because custom shapes are vectors, they can be scaled to larger sizes with no decrease in quality. In this post we’ll link to [...]

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Showcase of Outstanding Portfolio Websites

Posted on Jan24 2012

Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! Portfolio websites are a major marketing tool for most designers and design agencies. The portfolio site allows you to showcase your work, provide information about your services, and receive inquiries from those who are interested in your services. Portfolio [...]

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25 Amazing Nightscape Photographs

Posted on Jan23 2012

Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! The same scene captured in a photo at night will have a completely different feel than one taken during the day. Night photos can be intriguing and amazing, but the low levels of light make them a challenge to [...]

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7 Keys to Effective Blog Re-Designs

Posted on Jan19 2012

Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! Many blogs get re-designed every couple of years, if not more frequently. Re-designing a blog brings a number of challenges because more content is being added to the site all the time, new types of content may have been [...]

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