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50 Extremely Beautiful Photoshop Patterns for Elegant Designs

Stelian Subotin — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:57:53 +0000

50 Extremely Beautiful Photoshop Patterns for Elegant Designs

A Photoshop pattern is a background image, being almost the same with a texture, that is widely used for website layouts. It gives to the website look a new, fresh, elegant feature, by this – improving it. In the collection below we have carefully gathered for you, a big number of beautiful and elegant Photoshop patterns that can really pitch up your designs with their’s beauty, Enjoy!

Vector Seamless Patterns

2 Pattern Pack

Gold Damask Pattern

Grunge Pattern

Damask Pattern 2

Damask Pattern

Seamless Christmas Patterns

28 Pattern Pack

Seamless Plaid Patterns

Micro Patterns

Baby Girl Pattern

Tileable Dark Wood Patterns

Paisley Patterns

Exotic Polkadots Patterns

Metal Grid Patterns

Pixel Art Patterns

Scrapbooking Patterns

Concrete Patterns

Tileable Metal Patterns

Seamless Grid Patterns

Flint Pattern

Stone Pattern

Mint Green Grunge Pattern

Pixel Art Patterns

Pattern Pack by Etoile

Carbon Fibre Patterns

Seamless Clouds Patterns

Seamless Background Pattern

Hexagon Patterns

Stone Patterns

Brick Patterns

Textile Pattern

Baby Blue Patterns

Royal Ornament Pattern

Pattern Set 6

Grunge Stripe Patterns

Stripe Patterns

Television Pattern Set

Brick Patterns

Bloomy Pattern Set

Spotlight Patterns

Grungy Faded Patterns

Awake Patterns

Abstract Pattern

Tileable Fabric Pattern

Pattern Set 3

Metal Pattern Set

Paisley Pattern

Seamless Tileable Patterns

Rayados Patterns

46 Free & Premium Elegant Calligraphic Fonts

Stelian Subotin — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:12:11 +0000

46 Free & Premium Elegant Calligraphic Fonts

Typography is the art and techniques of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs. The proper selection of typography can convert your normal design into an attractive piece of art.

Calligraphy is defined as “decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering” as is a true typographic art form. Thanks to the variety of digital typefaces and calligraphic fonts available designers can now achieve a calligraphic look in their digital work.

In the following round-up we have collected well-designed, elegant calligraphic fonts, which will surely come in-hand for your next design project.

Channel

Ink in the Meat

Jellyka

Billy Argel

S**t Happens

Kingthings Calligraphica

Feathergraphy Decoration

Jellyka Beesantique Handwriting

Moth Proof Script

Ballpark

Scriptina Pro

Jellyka Castles Queen

Lobster

Many Weatz

Jellyka Vampire Street

Miama

Tinka Babe

Wedding Nightmares

Santos Dumont

Fetigo Pro Script

Fontleroy Brown

Rothenburg Decorative

Zar2 Script

Pacifico

Sachiko

Lapointes Road

Snickles

Bellucia

Dear Joe

Quilted Butterfly

Horizon

Jellyka Waterways Seafarers

Antrokas Demo

Kaligraf Latin

Ingelby Font

Otari

Don Quixote

Sf Hypocrisy

Tipbrush Script

Wankstaberg Battles

Syphon Spritz

St Ryde

Quid Pro Quo

Discipuli Britannica

Tangerine

Honey Script

50 Fresh and Awesome Free Fonts

Stelian Subotin — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:25:10 +0000

50 Fresh and Awesome Free Fonts

Some time has passed since we had a font round-up, so today we bring you 50 fonts, featuring some really beautiful and stunning examples. This kick-ass compilation of free and awesome fonts features some rare examples, as well as some popular classics!

Baurete

Alpha 63

Circles

Creatica

Flow Motion

Fuente

Arvo

Vador

MerriWeather

Permanent Marker

Tipografia

Linden Hill

Cony

Josefin Slab

Tipografia Knema

Gota

Big Mouth

Franchise

Denne Shuffle

Yellow Cream

Leander

Dilys

Gabriel Serif

The Underdog Journey

Ornata Musa

Say Two

Original

Ubuntu

Food Deserts

Four

Alt Tiwo

Adec

Oricneo Stencil

Teardrop

Doughboy

Melbourne

Piron

Age

Eordeoghlakat

Irvine

Honey Scrip

Base

Camisado

Muse Free

Bebas Neue

Bennudiseao

Toeris

Cardo

District Thin

Journal

34 Free & Beautiful xHTML/CSS Templates

Stelian Subotin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:02:36 +0000

NOTE: This post was originally posted on January 12th 2011. However, I still receive requests for quality xhtml templates and these templates remain great quality. Whilst WordPress is hugely prevalent, many designers and amateurs still regularly need a simple html template for their work. Enjoy!

34 Free & Beautiful xHTML/CSS Templates

Nowdays, more and more designers and developers start selling their work for money, and as time goes by less free xhtml/css templates are being released. However there are a small number of authors that really provide great and free templates to the community, which helps cater for the audience of people who aren’t willing to pay for a theme, or simply can’t afford it. In the following collection, we have gathered an awesome pack of more than thirty beautiful css/html themes, that are absolutely free!

Small Business

Small Business is a beautiful, elegant and simple but very useful template for persons looking for a free, but awesome xhtml/css template.

Market Leader

Market Leader is a nice-looking, high-quality free xhtml/css template with a simple but usable jquery slider placed on the center and a great use of “soft colors”.

Out Liers

Outliers is a dark, stunning and well-designed free xhtml/css template with a great jquery slider, and nice effects for the navigation buttons.

Classic Luxury

Classic Luxury is a simple, elegant, beautiful and template based on the gray and white colors, great to be used for photographers or some small galleries.

Mondays

Mondays is a simple but modern html template with a use of nice colors and a slider placed as one of the main elements of the website.

Acallia

Acallia is a modern, kick-ass and stunning free xhtml/css template with an amazing design, usability and simplicity for a free theme.

Be Smart

Besmart is a simple, some-how elegant and wordpress-like template which is available for free. It also has a big jquery slider which really uplifts the usability of the theme.

Easy Slide

EasySlide is a single page html template, which has only a slider where your content and all kind of information can be placed.

Biz Group

Biz Group is a premium-like free xhtml/css template available for free. The current theme has a very beautiful interface and a great usability.

Creative Studio

Creative Studio is a beautiful, modern and free xhtml/css template great for freelancers and creative persons to be used as portfolios and self-promoting webpages.

Alexx C

The current template is an elegant and stunning free html theme, which has a great use of soft colors and beautiful elements.

Webfolio

Portfolio is a stunning premium-like free template with a beautiful, a big dark design but with a very modern-looking interface.

Portfolio Web Template

Portfolio Site is a simple, elegant, stunning and gray, free xhtml/css template which is great to be used by freelancers or any persons whishing to show off their portfolio.

One Page Portfolio Template

Web Design Portfolio is a modern-looking, kick-ass and simply awesome, single-page, free template build with html5 and css3 techniques.

Business Template

Business Template is a simple, some-how elegant free xhtml/css template which has a mix of some soft colors, which are probably fitting great the theme.

Summer of Love

Summer of Love is a premium-like and quite popular xhtml/css free template with a great use of beautiful design elements and colors and a kick-ass navigation bar.

Clean Interface

Clean Interface is a simple-white but very elegant template, with a stunning jquery slider and portfolio section where your works done should be placed.

Prestigious

The Prestigious Open Source CSS Template is based on a Fixed Width layout with 2 Columns and uses an XHTML 1.0 Transitional doctype. The template is a available in two colors, Dark and White.

Book Store

Book Store is a beautiful, and usable free xhtml/css template for any person who plans to create a book store.

Web Template

Web Template is a well-designed with a great use of color and high-quality elements, being great to be used for small business companies.

Simply Elegant

Elegance Business is another elegant, gray, simple but beautiful free html template with a nice jqery slider. The template is great to be used for small agencies or freelancers.

Electronics

Coffee Maker is a beautiful and stunning “brown template” available for free. Great to be used as a nice-looking store for one, at most 2 or 3 items.

Web Design Template

The current template is a beautiful and elegant free xhtml/css theme, with a nice use of bright colors. Good to be used by small companies, agencies and freelancers.

Gray Company

This is a nice-looking free dark template, with some high-quality elements in it. Not recommended to be used by freelancers, however some companies can use it for their website, as it has a premium-like looking.

Pink Shop

Pink Shop is a beautiful, stunning and really usable template for small business owners. The template can help you create easy a small online shop

Speed Racing

Speed Racing is a premium-like, free xhtml/css template, which is great to be used by some small car-dealers or services related to cars.

Inspiration Folio

This is a stunning and elegant free single-page portfolio template which is great to be used by freelancer who want to have a really creative website.

YIW Minimal

Your Inspiration Minimal is a free template, extremely versatile and simple to personalize. The layout is optimized for a portfolio but is easily adaptable to any business or individual who’d like to put their products or services on the web.

iKonik

Ikonic is another vibrant and stunning e-commerce free xhtml/css template, you can use for your online shop and service-providing websites.

Zero

This is a very popular free xhtml/css among the internet this days, but because of it’s elegant design, i simply could not miss this collection.

iTemplate

This is a sleek and beautiful free template, that is meant to be used as a website for promoting an iDevice application. Great to be used by iDevelopers, and small development companies.

iPhone

Ornare is a premium-like, very usable, texture, free xhtml/css template that is great to be used for freelancers and agencies, in order to promote their services and portfolios.

Web Template

This is a beautiful dark, elegant and stunning free template, that is purely build by using only CSS3 and HTML5 techniques.

Jayj Free Template

Lawyer Attorney is a kick-ass, amazing, and really premium-like black free html template that is great to be used on Attorney, but not only, websites.

63 Abstract & Creative Logotypes

Stelian Subotin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:10:51 +0000

63 Abstract & Creative Logotypes

Logotypes are graphic marks or emblems commonly used by companies, organizations and even individuals to promote their brands and companies. The logos are either only graphic files with symbols and icons or are made of different mixtures of graphics and text, usually followed by a slogan. In the following round-up we have collected more than 60 amazing logotypes which are very well-designed, abstract and really creative.

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Design Networks To Get Valuable Feedback & Promote Your Work

Stelian Subotin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:11:33 +0000

Design Networks To Get Valuable Feedback & Promote Your Work

Valuable feedback is one of the most useful things for an aspiring graphic designer. The best way to improve is to receive feedback from your peers and use it to hone your personal techniques. Often others will point out where you are going wrong, and will spot issues that you would never otherwise become aware of.

Creative networks are a great way to receive feedback for your work. Rather than forums the users are generally more experienced, talented and likely to offer feedback. Today we bring you 5 of the best creative networks from which to seek feedback on your designs:

Behance

Behance is a very established creative network and is both reputable and popular. The network is home to a huge variety of talent, many of whom have been in the industry for years. The Behance Network is the world’s leading platform for creative professionals, covering industries such as ad design, graphic design, web and logo design and motion design. It is so popular because lots of users interact between themselves and with some companies which are head-hunting for some creative professionals. Through instant work promotion, ready access to a global pool of top talents, and a constant stream of the best creative pieces of work from all around the world — the Behance Network is revolutionizing the way creative professionals manage their careers and companies find talent. Members of behance network are not only showcasing their best works, but are sharing some damn good freebies with all the “internet population” looking for some hot & high-quality freebie files. Behance Network is free to join and will only take a few minutes to complete the registration and start showing off your talent.

Deviant Art

DeviantArt is another very popular design network to show off your skills. It’s not exclusively for those who create content and many of their members simply enjoy browsing and providing feedback. The network is home to artists of all ages and skill levels, and whilst the overall average user is probably less experienced than Behance, the huge community has plenty to offer. As a community destination, dA is a platform that allows emerging and established artists to promote, and share their works within a peer community dedicated to the arts. Deviant Art has lots of groups and chatting rooms, all of these created specifically for a better. The network has a crazy activity, with thousands of creative pieces added daily and more than 10 million registered users, you will surely find something which you like, or similar talents which would be happy to have a talk with you. Either you are an artist, or art enthusiast, you will find your place at dA!

Dribbble

Dribbble is a invite-only website for talented creatives. Designers, Developers and all kind of possible talents are sharing shots of their current or finished work. Dribbble was a revolutionary network which appeared a few years ago, and immediately gained a lot of popularity. It became popular because they introduced the idea of sharing small “shots” of someone’s work. It also gained a lot of popularity because many people couldn’t access it. It was and is currently restricted to a few members only. Because of this, a huge number of people started to create awesome websites, by involving their best abilities and skills, just for getting an invite to join the dribbble network.

Forrst

Forrst is a community of passionate developers and designers focused on helping themselves and others get better at their craft, providing thoughtful critiques, helpful advices and sharing their knowledge to help other people design awesome stuff and develop rocking apps. It is a network which is very similar with dribbble, but with much more members. When you are not able to get a dribbble invite, you can easily get a forrst one for free. While Dribbble is some-how a premium network with only top designers, forrst is a “basic” network which is willing “to accept” any new member. Forrst is very helpful for begginer and intermediary creatives as it can be the main source of awesome feedback. Besides feedback, forrst is widely used for showcasing work, working as a portfolio site.

UCreative

The UCreative network has been designed in the hope to bring more artists and designers together. Whatever area of expertise you’re in, we’ll make sure that you find the right group of people with whom you can share your ideas, ask for help or give advice, or simply share your ideas and showcase your work. UCreative is a new network which is only a few months old, but has a super-fast growth level. It has some top designers registered which can help you with their advices if you have a problem or hassle. As the network is pretty now, and looking at it’s growth level, you should definitely make an account now, so in case there will be any restrictions in future, you won’t have to be limited or restricted.

33 Beautiful and Inspiring Print Advertisements

Stelian Subotin — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:38:20 +0000

33 Beautiful and Stunning Inspiring Advertisements

Advertising is the key way for any company to quickly spread their word about their product or service. Of course quirky, creative and engaging ads are the most effective. Often print ads display much more creativity than online ads. Today we’ve compiled 33 inspiring and beautiful print ads that all display wonderful copy, great visuals and lots of Photoshop skill. Enjoy!

Bad Breath Ads

An effective and striking advert that has used actors to portray a scene with plenty of impact. The reactions of the characters give a lot of energy to this piece as they recoil from the supposed bad breath.

Pedigree DentastiX

Another similar advertisment but for a different public. This time Pedigree have invented a very interesting thing, against bad breath of the human’s best friend.

You Eat What You Touch

The following advertisment is a very clever and well-designed ad which shows a small dog, placed on a plate, and ready to be “cut” as it is bread.

Act Now for The Planet

WWF has come with a very overwhelming advertisment which shows people, and especially medics who work in a emergency how important their job is.

Size is Nothing Without Precision

Slim media have designed a very interesting advertisment. While it doesn’t have an important message as the previous ad, it is really creative and interesting.

Cemex

This is probably one of the best advertisments in our showcase. It is creative, interesting, well-designed and definetely very high-quality. It attracts any person, not only targeted ones.

Tolnaftate

Another advertisment which has a use of livings. This time, 2 fishes are used as slippers, while advertising a product against fungi.

Maglite

The following advertisment is super-creative and it is really stunning. Maglite, a shop for all kind of lighting utilites, showed through this ad how powerful and good their lanterns are.

Magic Scotch

This advertisment is very well-designed and excellent thought as well. It’s main point is to show how good and “sticky” their scotches are.

Kodak

Another creative advertisment from kodak where they want to prove you that dead batteries are not always dead by interpreting a scene where a dead chicken revived.

Lazer Helmets

Lazer Bike Helmets have one of the safiest helmets ever. The advertisment they created to promote their products prove it. All the man’s body was hurt, except the head, which was protected by the lazer helmet.

Pringles

Pringles is all over with super creative advertisments. This time a young man flies an air baloon with the help of the flame which came out after eating pringles chips.

Save the Children

A stunning and very impressive anti-war add that pretty well reflects the problems of today.

Semorin

The funny way of impressing the viewer in this add is it’s key to succses.

Ephydrol

An interesting and original advert that has an unusual way to express it’s point of view. The man’s smelly sock, representing the consumer issue of foot odor is portrayed as a lethal weapon.

Skins

If you are looking for an interesting advertisment with an unique sense in it, than this one is surely the one you’d like to take a look at

Stella

A freaky advert that’s sure to capture the viewers attention. The spider is constructed by coffee beans, which is a really creative way of depicting the slogan ‘a bite of coffee’.

Fiat

A great add that shows the interaction between the people and nature, this conection being made by the car.

DHL

A cool add from DHL that is a good way to show the dedication for their work.

Canon: The Fastest Autofocus

Having a funny and original idea, this add represents a “usual” situation in our society.

Taina

Being based on an funny and unusual situation, this add will surely make people drink more coffee.

Never Keep a Parasite

A great way to motivate people to get rid of different pests and parasites is presented in this ad.

Chupa Chups

An awesome add that shows that there is no sugar in the product in an original and cool way.

SMURD: Choose Life

A touching advertisment that shows the possible consequences of our careless attitude.

Ariel: Ketchup

The following advertisment is a funny and well-done interpretation created by a company which produces cleaning products.

When You Want to Celebrate

This ad presents the tentation this product creates and what people can do to have it.

Curly Balls

This is a generic advertisment which has been done in a beautiful way. It is some-how simple and not very different, still very creative and appealing.

WWF

Having a serious matter advertised results in a touching and important message for today’s people.

Chupa Chups: For a Smokeless World

A great add that combats the increasing smokers and gives them an alternative.

Fraich Frites

A funny add that will surely become loved by the children.

Gringos

This is a little bit strange and a bit different advert which is promoting an alcoholic drink, in a different way.

If You’re Not Clean You’re Filthy

A nice add to show the impact of the viruses and bacterias on our daily life, giving us an option to avoid this.

Wikipedia Music: 10 Years

43 Free & Premium Fonts for Bold Headlines

Stelian Subotin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:53:51 +0000

43 Free & Premium Fonts for Bold Headlines

Typography is the art and techniques of arranging type, and modifying type glyphs. The good selection of typography can convert your normal design into very attractive piece of pure art. All this is almost impossible without a proper selection and a good mix of awesome fonts. In this round-up we have collected a set of awesome bold fonts which are great for using in big, “fat” headlines which you’d like to attract someone’s attention.

Cammello Demo

Fat Font

Manly Man Font

Bangers

Museo Sans

Helios

Springsteel

Mr Black

Iron Sans

Grumpy

Ubuntu

Forque

Hernandez

Zamenhof

Nova Solid

Franchise

Basica Oxcer

Megapolis Extra

Parisine Plus STD Sombre

Headline News

Bark

Dock 11

Adelle Basic

Killer Elephant

Wicked Grit

Sforzando

Rodchenko Constructed

New Drop Era

Aller

Berfa

Vegur

Hunk

Molot

Plaid

Frido

Urban Jungle

Velino Poster

Tabon

Bebas

Chink Five

Urban Jungle

Norfok

Lowery Regular

The Ultimate Collection of Technology Themed Vector Files

Stelian Subotin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:54:54 +0000

The Ultimate Collection of Technology Themed Vector Files

Vector sets are always great for enhancing your designs and saving you a lot of work producing original illustrations. However, it can be difficult to find quality vector files. Thankfully, we’ve compiled over 30 awesome vector designs that feature technology themed designs, such as laptops, pcs, iphones, cables, chargers, speakers and more! Most of these items are totally free, with the most expensive only costing a few dollars. We hope you enjoy them!

90′s Technology Vectors

A simple and beautiful set of vectors that spread a cool air around them.

High-Tech Graphics Vector

Having a technological and awesome look, these vectors will suit well a science blog.

Laptop Icon Vector AI

An interesting and simple laptop icon with a cute and pleasant look.

Laptop Notepad Vector

A realistic laptop that resembles a bit of perfection in it.

Mac Book Pro Vector

With an amazing amount of detail, this laptop vector really takes on a photo realistic effect.

Volume Dial Vector (+ Tutorial)

A switch vector that will look great on an online radio station thanks to its realistic feeling.

Apple Camera Vector

An simple and impressing icon that will sparkle on your device.

Nokia 5800 Vector

A realistic representation of a popular phone that could easily be used to impress people.

Appliances Vector Icons

Having a plain and minimalistic air, these vectors have an easy air around themselves.

Wooden Speakers (Paid)

A great icon for representing an radio booth that will surely attract more people.

Macbook Pro Free Vector

A realistic representation of a popular notebook, this vector is great-looking and has an captivating air.

Sexy Vector Laptop (Premium)

Being a vector representation of a laptop, it has a special and hot feeling around itself.

iMac Vector Icon

A simple and cool reproduction that will surely attract a lot of people.

XBOX Vector

Having a real and impressive look, this vector will surely be remembered by a lot of people.

Apple Thunderbolt Display

A real and awesome representation of a popular product that will impress thanks to its majestic look.

Star Lens Icon Vector

An amazing vector icon great for attracting attention to your app.

Vector Headsets

A cool vector that creates a special feeling around itself.

Apple iPod Classic Vector

With a real and interesting look, this awesome vector will surely create confusion about if its real.

Microwave and TV Vectors (Premium)

Some simple and nice vectors that represent some devices great for attracting more people.

Free iPhone 4 Vector

An impressive reproduction of a popular device that will surely make people courious.

Vintage Microphone

An aweosome-looking vector that will fit for a logo of an radio station.

iMac 27 Free Vector

Being very nice designed, this vector creates a feeling like it is a photo.

Studio Equipment Vectors

An amazing vector which will fit well in a recording studio.

Technology and Media Vectors (Premium)

A set of simple and pleasant vectors which will surely impress the people who will see it.

Harddisk Vector

An interesting vector that has around itself a special aura.

iPad Free Vector

Being an captivating and realistic vector, this one creates a nice mood around itself.

Vector Icons

A set of amazing vectors that will suit great in some office-related stuff.

Apple Dock Connector Free Vector

A realistic representation of a cable that will surely make people question themselves if this is real.

Apple Keyboard Vector

An awesome vector that represents a keyboard in a cool and impressive way.

iPod Shuffle Free Vector

A nice and rememberable reproduction of a popular device, this vector is great-looking.

Modern Flat TV (Premium)

Having a real and awesome look, this vector will be great for attracting people.

34 Free Watercolor and Artistic Photoshop Brush Sets

Stelian Subotin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:35:11 +0000

34 Free Watercolor and Artistic Photoshop Brush Sets

My favorite Photoshop brushes have always tended to be the more artistic brush sets, including watercolor brushes. These are great for subtle background effects and photo manipulations. Today we bring you a wide range of artistic brush sets, including watercolor brushes, grunge brushes and abstract brushes.