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Category: Community

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.

Creative Toy Story Artwork

By Jad Limcaco
November 27th, 2009
Inspiration
4 Comments

I love the Toy Story series. I remember watching it when I was younger. Well, this past month, I found out that Toy Story 3 is actually going to be released on June 18, 2010. Although I'm 22 now, I still can't wait to watch that movie. I guess my little kid side is coming out.

I decided to showcase some amazing and creative Toy Story artwork. I guess I'm not the only Toy Story fan as I found 100's of Toy Story fan art. Here are the best Woody and Buzz artwork that I could find. Oh, and make sure to look at all of them and you will see a surprise at the end.

The Bare Bones That Every Freelance Contract Should Have

By Mel Ndiweni
November 26th, 2009
Skills, Workflow
29 Comments

There are many templates out there for contracts that freelancers can adopt but eventually, you may have to create one for a specific unorthodox project or maybe you just want to take the time to devise your own template. In this article, you will find what could be considered the bare bones that every contract should address.

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Ask the Expert – Maintaining Multiple Websites with Nick La

By Jad Limcaco
November 25th, 2009
Discussions, Interviews
23 Comments

Ask the Expert is a weekly series here on Design Informer. Maintaining multiple websites is the theme for this week. Nick La is this week's expert.

Nick La is a Toronto based freelance illustrator and web designer. His main focuses are designing stock icons, illustrations, and beautiful CSS websites. Nick's work has been featured in many online portals and design publications such as: Computer Arts, Web Designer Magazine, Practical Web Design (.Net magazine), DIGIT, and Web Design Index.

Dealing With Your Mistakes

By Jad Limcaco
November 25th, 2009
Discussions
31 Comments

As designers, we all make mistakes. Some mistakes are minor, some are major. Some of them are accidental, and some are the direct results of our poor decisions and actions. Well, I recently made a very big mistake. Read on...

What an Animal – Illustrations of Turkeys

By Jad Limcaco
November 24th, 2009
Inspiration
13 Comments

This is part 3 of the "What an Animal" series here on Design Informer. Since Thanksgiving is in a couple of days, today's showcase will feature turkeys.

The turkey has always been associated with Thanksgiving. If you want to know why, don't ask me. Just look it up on Wikipedia or something. Let's take a peek at 20 fantastic and bizarre illustrations of turkeys.

25 Of The Best Free Fonts From Deviant Art

By Jad Limcaco
November 23rd, 2009
Fonts
15 Comments

Typography is probably one of the most important aspects of graphic design. It's very essential for any designer to master typography. An important part of typography is selecting the right typeface for a project. Choosing the wrong typeface can greatly affect the design in a negative way.

3 Ways You Can Use a Useless Photo

By Jad Limcaco
November 22nd, 2009
Tutorials
18 Comments

We all have digital photos that are horrible in quality and small in size. Most of the time, we just end up putting these photos in our recycle bin. Here's an idea. Why not turn these useless photos into something useful?

Wallpaper of the Week – Ideas Are Powerful

By Jad Limcaco
November 21st, 2009
Wallpapers
6 Comments

This is the second edition of Wallpaper of the Week here at Design Informer. This week's wallpaper is entitled Ideas are Powerful. The whole piece was inspired by a quote from Napoleon Hill. The design uses light pastel colors, and it is quite playful. Make sure to view the large version of the wallpaper so you can read the small caption.