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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]