In General, Inspiration Jun 29, 20097
Incredible Workspaces: Part II
Read the first part here: Incredible Workspaces: Part I.
Setting up your office has to be perfect, it has got to be tailored to your professional and personal needs, it needs to get your creative and inspirational juices flowing, it has to have limited distractions, speedy access to all the tools of your trade and if possible, have all the coolest and latest gadgetry that you budget allows.
Read moreIn Inspiration Jun 18, 200928
29 Classic Horror Movie Poster Designs
When it comes to movies, the advertising poster is your porthole to what you can expect from the actual movie (or, what the studios want you to expect). One of the most popular genres is horror.
Horror seems to generates the most imaginative of posters. Have a look at the Saw posters, they are simple, but very creepy, certainly effective and they make you curious. Whereas the Cannibal Holocaust poster tells you exactly what you are going to get, gore, gore and lots of gore. Below you will see 29 amazing examples of the various types of horror movie posters.
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In General, Inspiration Jun 4, 200915
40 of the Best Premium Drupal Themes
Drupal is a powerful free and open source Content Management System, its easy to forget that it is very popular (over 6000,000 users) with only Wordpress and Joomla eclipsing its popularity. Drupal is perhaps the most powerful and versatile of ALL CMSs, the only possible drawback could be that it is a little complicated to use for the first time user, but don’t let that put you off. With help from its huge dedicated community, and its very detailed documentation you will be up and running in no time.
Drupal themes aren’t traditionally beautiful, they are designed to be designed and developed upon, but we think you will agree, that the premium Drupal themes below are pretty nice. Read the rest of this entry »
In Inspiration May 7, 200939
50 Inspirational Web Design Blogs
As a web designer you must stay up-to-date with trends and techniques. A good way to do so is to subscribe to web design blogs and get updates regularly. In the following list, you will find some great web design blogs that publish showcases, techniques, tutorials, resources and in-depth articles. If it is your first visit on Design Reviver, I suggest that you also subscribe to the blog’s RSS feed.
In Inspiration May 1, 200972
20 Great (and 20 not so great) Logo Redesigns
Logos express complex ideas and concepts with simplified illustrations and typefaces that communicate distinctively and effectively. They are one of the most difficult aspects of graphic design for this reason. Some logos are incredibly clever and effective while others are poorly made and fail to communicate.
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In Inspiration Apr 16, 200912
How to use Social Media to find Design Inspiration
Social media sites are a great place to exchange all kind of ideas or meet new people, they are also a goldmine for designers and creative people searching for inspiration. In this article I share a few ways that I often use to find inspiration through social media sites.
In Inspiration Apr 7, 200912
The Future Of Interface Design
What will interfaces be like in 2020? It’s hard to predict what the future will be made of, but current experiments regularly give us hints of what 2020’s interfaces could look like. Don’t take what you read in this article for granted, but be assured that the future will be a cool place for geeks to live in.
In General, Inspiration Apr 2, 200930
Interface Design Trends for 2009
As time goes by, designers keep on improving interfaces for better user-experience. In this article, we try to single out some interface design trends going on in 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
In Inspiration Mar 31, 20097
TextPattern, the Perfect Wordpress Alternative – 15 Beautiful TextPattern Free Themes
Textpattern is a free and open source blogging (not limited to) content management system, written in PHP using a MySQL database, and with its own dedicated community is a flourishing and perhaps unappreciated blogging platform. Read the rest of this entry »
In General, Inspiration, Tips Mar 19, 200979
25 of the Best Designed Twitter Homepages
You are limited to how far you can modify your Twitter homepage, pretty much changing the background color or image and the color of the links is all you can actually do. So, it is no surprise that the best designed homepages (mainly) come from graphic designers, who with a blank canvas can create something amazing out of nothing.
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In Inspiration Feb 26, 200923
16 Inspiring Typography Based Blog Designs
Typography is perhaps the most important element of any site, certainly for a blog or magazine styled site. Good typography should not dominate a page, it should highlight certain areas as well as allowing readers to subconsciously scan the rest of the page and take in the information with ease.
In Inspiration, Tips, Tutorials Nov 10, 200872
How I Learned To Build Wordpress Themes
Picture your finished custom wordpress theme live on your server, completely unique and fresh. By the time you have finished reading the resources in this post that scenario will be a reality. People love custom themes, they make a blog come to life with a personality of its own. It’s no secret that they’ll reward it you for it through links, subscriptions and bookmarks. Read the rest of this entry »
In Inspiration, Tutorials Sep 18, 200819
31 Breathtaking Planet & Space Tutorials For Photoshop
Creating stunning space scenes is a great way to practice many photoshop techniques. It’s amazing that many of these tutorials use limited source files and most effects are created with photoshop itself. Rock textures are used to help create surfaces. It’s time to create your own galaxy! Read the rest of this entry »
In Freebies, Inspiration Sep 16, 200815
20 Creative and Inspiring Free Design Magazines
Over the years, PDF Magazines have become extremely popular. Unlike websites, these PDF design magazines aren’t constrained by browsers, coding, 72DPI, or even being online. Many communities have been built around these magazines, with many of them being created on user submissions. Take a look at some of the best PDF mags that the internet has to offer. Read the rest of this entry »
In Inspiration Jul 20, 200821
15 Amazing 3D Flash Websites
A couple of months ago, I wrote a tutorial on Getting Started with 3D in Flash. It demonstrated how easy it is to use Papervision3D to produce a real time 3D interface within the Flash player. But so much more can be done with Papervision3D and other 3D engines for Flash. Here is a showcase of sites that take the 3D interface and environment to the next level. Read the rest of this entry »
In Inspiration Jul 8, 200813
Breathtaking Photo Sets Guaranteed to Inspire
As I have mentioned before, there are many places and ways to find design inspiration. Sometimes it is good to take a break from browsing the web design galleries to look at other forms of art, and photography is probably one of the best places to look. Read the rest of this entry »
In Inspiration Jun 22, 200811
The Evolution and Origin of Vintage Style Web Design
Since so many people found all of the vintage textures and brushes useful, I thought it would be interesting to examine vintage style web design and how it has evolved. So, here is a showcase of this popular trend from the past 6 years, and a look at the original trend setter. Read the rest of this entry »
In Inspiration Jun 13, 200818
Incredible Workspaces: Part I
If you have ever had to work in a place that didn’t exactly get the creative juices flowing, you probably understand the importance of a nice workspace. For web designers, having a great workspace is essential. What we do is centered around creativity, and being creative is often aided or hindered by our surroundings. Read the rest of this entry »
In Inspiration May 28, 200847
30 Inspiring Poster Designs
Web designers typically turn to other websites for design inspiration, but sometimes it is good to look at other mediums to get a different perspective on design. One of my favorite alternatives for inspiration is poster design. By looking at great posters, you can learn a lot about composition, typography, and use of color. Read the rest of this entry »
In Inspiration May 3, 200833
38+ Unmistakable Vector Illustrated Characters
Vector illustrated characters are a great way to give a web site personality and make it more inviting. Not only are they fun to look at, but they also allow a site to be more identifiable. In a lot of cases, these vector characters can become synonymous with a brand. Read the rest of this entry »
In Inspiration Mar 12, 200858
Promote Yourself Through CSS Galleries
So you’ve spent the last few years developing your skills as a web designer, and now you want to offer your services to other people. Obviously, you need to create a portfolio site, but how do you get your new site in front of thousands of people? The best and easiest way is to get featured on CSS galleries. They are quickly becoming one of the first places professionals look when trying to find talented web designers. Read the rest of this entry »
In Inspiration Feb 24, 200812
18 Typography Focused Designs
A website doesn’t always need a lot of design elements to be considered good. Sometimes great typography alone can get the job done. This article is a showcase of designs that fall into that category. With these sites you won’t see a lot of textures, color, or imagery, but instead a focus on type and layout. Read the rest of this entry »
