This category aims to advance a professional discussion on Web design and development. It features the opinions of active members of the community, and it explores the design process and the meaning of design and its various facets. Curated by Jad Limcaco.
Popular tags in this category: Opinion Column, Discussions, Workflow, Creativity, Skills, Design.
Ask the Expert is a weekly series here on Design Informer. For this week's theme, we will be talking about typography. Brian Hoff is this week's expert.
Brian is a graphic designer from the always-sunny Philadelphia. He collaborates mostly on corporate identity and branding, but is also experienced in building all kinds of quality, strategic design, both in print and on the web.
In addition to his design services, he also writes for the popular graphic design and creative business blog, The Design Cubicle. The blog not only teaches, inspires and helps other designers, but also focuses on client education and design awareness, while showcasing his work, creative processes, and personal practices.
Read more...Assuming that you have a choice available with no outside factors involved - choosing whether to work from home or a rented space/studio is a decision every freelancer should spend time thinking about. Importantly, it's a question that one should probably ask themselves at regular intervals of their freelancing life... There is no right or wrong answer; it is ultimately a personal decision for the lone freelancer.
Read more...This is the fourth edition of Wallpaper of the Week here at Design Informer. This week's wallpaper is entitled Shine On. The wallpaper was designed by none other than myself. "Shine On" is much my attempt at designing someshiny, outer-space text. This wallpaper was inspired by two of my favorite artists, James White and Barton Damer. Go ahead and spruce up your desktop with this amazing wallpaper.
Read more...I love the use of different colors in design. Designs that use vibrant colors really attract my attention. I've definitely done my part in showcasing colorful designs.
Today, we will be focusing on black and white. In the world of design, black and white definitely have their place. Using black and white can definitely add a touch of class as well as a classical element to a design. Just take for instance, black and white movies. Because of the lack of color, these movies automatically generate a classic feel.
Read more...Ask the Expert is a weekly series here on Design Informer. Building large scale websites with Wordpress is the theme for this week. Derek Herman of Envato is this week's expert.
Derek Herman is a 28 year old web developer residing in Portland, Oregon. He started Valen Designs in 2006 while still in college and working as a graphic artist.He is an experienced UI designer and becoming more and more of an established backend developer with each day that passes. He is also a web developer at Envato and he was also in charge of building out the network of websites that we all visit daily, the Tuts+ Network.
Read more...The ever burgeoning web design community has received numerous plaudits for its incessant dedication towards collaborative information sharing. Tutorials, CSS website showcases and open source web development projects are some of the many treats available to the knowledge-seeking design enthusiast. Social media networks too have been thoroughly utilised in promoting the vast amount of material available for designers, amongst other like-minded visual arts aficionados. But what is there in store for the ‘reader’? – The normal thumb-twiddling average Joe who has a keen appreciation of visual aesthetics but is first and foremost a reader.
Read more...I've been following Jon Malkemus for quite some time now. The quality of his work never ceases to amaze me. He is based out of Orange County, CA. Jon does art direction, motion graphics as well as interactive websites. You can view his website here.
Read more...This is the third edition of Wallpaper of the Week here at Design Informer. This week's wallpaper is entitled Escape. The wallpaper was designed by Leigh Taylor. The wallpaper is a creative development piece focusing on photo manipulation and pure graphic design. An interesting amalgamation of styles and effects present a story-telling piece of art. Go ahead and spruce up your desktop with this amazing wallpaper.
Read more...
A review of questionnaires and worksheets used by actual Web design companies, including some of the leaders in the industry. Both online and downloadable forms are included, as well as the pros and cons for each format.
This article takes a closer look at the evolution of film title design and some particularly interesting titles from various periods in the history of cinema and animation.
A comprehensive overview of useful Web design checklists and questionnaires. With lists of points covering multiple areas from content to usability to accessibility to standards, you’re a lot less likely to overlook important parts of any site.
Printed Smashing Books
Smashing Magazine is dedicated to high quality content for professional designers and developers. Our printed books feature best practices for modern Web design, written by our experts for you. Get the books now!
Curse Inc. is seeking a talented and dedicated Front End Developer to be a part of the largest gaming resource property worldwide. Reporting to the Creative Director,…
Curse Inc. is seeking a talented and dedicated Senior Level Product Designer to be a part of the largest gaming resource property worldwide. Reporting to the Creative…
Smashing Magazine On The Road
Our editor-in-chief Vitaly Friedman will be speaking at the D-Day conference in Helsinki, Finland. Are you coming, too? Let's grab a beer! Details.
Located in Ancaster, CANADACarbonated Interactive is full service web design and development firm based in Hamilton Ontario. We serve clients across North…
Located in Lake Villa, UNITED STATES
Free eBook: "Best of Smashing Magazine"
We've got a gift for you! To celebrate our birthday, we've released a free eBook with best articles published here on Smashing Magazine over all these years. In PDF, ePUB and Mobi. Get it now for free!
With a commitment to quality content for the design community.
Smashing Media GmbH. Made in Germany. 2006-2012.
