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When you are surfing around the Web, how often do you come across an image, video or text that you want to share quickly with a friend or on your Facebook or Twitter profile? I’m sure it happens quite often. When that happens, I doubt anyone will enjoy having to … Continue reading »

Negative space can give your photograph an entirely different atmosphere than the other photograph of the same subject. The absence of content does not mean the absence of interest. In fact, negative space often adds interest as it can place a stronger emphasis on the subject and it can evoke … Continue reading »

Editor’s note: This is a guest contribution by Ovidiu Toader. Ovidiu is a tutorial author and graphic designer for Vectorious.net – website where you can download affordable stock vector art and illustrations for your projects. TRON is definitely one of the geek’s dream-come-true movie. It’s suit and vehicles are perfectly … Continue reading »

“Cutie” is an icon set cute as a pie. It consists of the most commonly used web icons, designed with one intention- to bring attention and playfulness to your websites, blogs, applications or software. The icons are designed with bright, warm colors, curvy lines and great attention to details.

Google Analytics is much more robust than most people give it credit for. Contrary to popular belief, it can do most of the things more advanced analytics suites can do, except Google does it for free. Many web designers and developers complain about the limitations of Google Analytics. At first … Continue reading »

Today we are going to giveaway 10 sets of Designious’s latest creative bundle – Design Cocktail 4 – to hongkiat.com readers. Design Cocktail 4 consists of design resources like Photoshop brushes, vector files, design tutorials and other design resources that may come in useful in your project. Let’s take a … Continue reading »

Here’s a follow up for those who’ve participated in the previous Themefuse premium WordPress Theme contest held earlier. Winners of the contest will each get a coupon worth $49 which allows you to download one Themefuse themes of your choice. Without further ado, here are our 5 lucky winners: Santelmo … Continue reading »

Logos define brands and they create corporate images because logos are what sticks in people’s mind and creates associations. Think Coca-Cola, Nike, or McDonald’s – what do you instantly picture in mind? Right, their logos. Great logos will never allow their consumers forget about the brand – it’s what prompts … Continue reading »

(Image source: Shutterstock) We all know that Internet changes at lightning speed (could be faster) and that means, techniques and technologies we used 3 years ago are obsolete! You should be on your feet and keep up with these changes constantly. Luckily, there are some clear warning signs that tell … Continue reading »

Adobe Photoshop is probably the most, if not one of the most, popular graphic editing program of our time. One of the most important element of Photoshop editing are the brushes, so it’s crucial to find the suitable brushes for your design. However, sometimes it can get quite frustrating when … Continue reading »

A mouse is undeniably one of the essential tools because as you are reading this, you are clicking and scrolling up and down. If you use a computer (duh!), chances are you depend a lot on a mouse; this is 100% true 20 years ago, maybe 80% true 5 years … Continue reading »

Looking back at what others have done before you is a great way of obtaining inspiration. This also can lead to innovative designs. With this in mind where can we go? The answer is, other web designers. Their aim is promote their skills, style and attention to detail, whilst communicating … Continue reading »

The freelancing world is a live battleground where entrepreneurs are required to sleep with an eye open. When filling the role of a freelancer, you are required to work in many different areas aside from your choice of trade. One of the big topics is legal documentation and paperwork. The … Continue reading »

Here’s a little recap before we go ahead and announce the winners for our icon pack contest held last week. Lucky winners for this giveaway will each get a membership worth $99, with access to more than 5300+ icons, courtesy of Icondemon.com.