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Best Color Scheme Tools

speckyboy — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:59:00 +0000

Whether you design for the web or print there is one key design tool that you should have in your design toolbox, and that is good and reliable color scheme tool… But which one? This was a question that was asked this week on Answers. We received a number of good answers and recommendations to a lot of great tools, but still felt we should open it up to the regular readers of Design Reviver. So here you have it: “What is the best color scheme tool?”

You can leave your answer and your favorite color tool below in the comment section, or you can leave your answer on the original question on Answers: What is the best color scheme tool?

Could you refer me to the best color scheme tools?

This question was originally asked by Kevin M., and you will find the best answer below:

Best Answer from Pablo G:

Unanswered Answers

Thats two weeks running with no unanswered questions, AWESOME!!!

Thanks to everyone who asked a question, but most importantly thanks to everyone that took the time and effort to offer helpful and useful answers.

Beautiful and Inspirational Photography

speckyboy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:10:20 +0000

In today’s news we have collected some beautiful and inspirational photography showcases that illustrate professional photography at its best.

80+ Nighttime Cityscapes and Skylines with Amazing Architecture and Colors

Capturing Textures and Patterns in Photography

Showcase of Beautiful Photography

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboyand speckyboy@twitter).

Fresh Creative Logo Inspiration

speckyboy — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:33:20 +0000

In today’s news round-up we have a collected a selection of articles that focus on logo inspiration. From the collection below there are well over 150 logos, covering many different styles (ambigrams, music, business…) and all have one thing in command: They are all creative and inspirational.

35 Creative Ambigram Logo Inspiration

30+ Music Inspired Logos

30 Fresh And New Logo Designs

Creative Logo Design Ideas for Companies

45+ Creative Logo Designed With Text

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboyand speckyboy@twitter).

5 Various Web Element Showcases

speckyboy — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:33:17 +0000

Full web page design inspiration is sometimes far too much, especially when your UI design issues only need the focus one particular element. As such, we have collected five showcase that focus on various web design elements: Footers, Navigation, Slideshows, Pricing Tables and Twitter Status Designs. Hope they help.

5 Cool New Resources, Tools and Blogs

speckyboy — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:50:03 +0000

As designers and developers you can never get enough new and fresh resources, we love them and you love them. And in today’s news round-up we have collected five of the best brand new and useful resources, tools and blogs for you to enjoy.

Techi – Fresh daily technology news

Techi is a brand new technology blog that focuses on tech stuff that’s always "fresh and never boring". Brought to you by the guys behind Webdesigner Depot, they didn't like the ‘boring’ tech stuff that can often be found on the web (stuff like acquisitions, mergers, stocks going up/down, start-ups that nobody cares about, etc), so they purposely avoid those topics and try to make tech as much fun to read as possible.
Techi – Fresh daily technology news

Formee – Fresh baked forms for your websites!

Formee is nothing but a new framework to help you develop and customize web based forms. Did you use to spend a lot of time aligning fields and calculating margins and paddings in a quest for a perfect form? No more!
Formee – Fresh baked forms for your websites!

CSS Gallery Submission Made Easy

In a nutshell, CSS Gallery is a “showroom” for the coolest website designs. From the designers perspective they can be used as an inspirations resource and from the submitter views, getting your web site published on CSS galleries will give you a possibility to increase visibility of your brand.
CSS Gallery Submission Made Easy

seekWP – Search WordPress

seekWP is a new search engine that focuses on everything WordPress – themes, tutorials, resources and tips. Enter your search term, and hey presto, you will have your answer.
seekWP – Search WordPress

Browize – Online Browser Resizer

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboy and speckyboy@twitter).

Comic Book Inspired Artwork

speckyboy — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:54:48 +0000

Whether you are a fan of American style comic books or not, putting the story lines aside, the artwork alone justifies its popularity. The genres style is clearly distinctive and uniform, yet still allows for loads of room for unique creativity and originality.

For today’s news round-up we have some beautiful and creative Comic Book inspired art work showcases. Hop you enjoy them.

Inspired Artwork: Wonder Woman

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Marvelous Artworks of the Incredible Hulk

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Comic Book Artwork: Iron Man

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By Paul Andrew (Speckyboy and speckyboy@twitter).

Specialized Photography Showcases

speckyboy — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:59:59 +0000

There are many forms of photography: landscape, sports, portrait, wildlife, forensic… the list goes and on. And each form in its own way can be elevated to an art-form. As such, professional photographers will focus or specialize on the form that they feel most comfortable and most accomplished with. And it is these showcases that we focus on today.

Below you will find some specialized photography showcases, more specifically on adventure, ice, landscape and sports photography.

50 Breathtaking Examples of Landscape Photography

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Adventure Photography: These Guys Have no Fear

View more from this gallery here: Adventure Photography: These Guys Have no Fear.

30 Breathtaking Examples Of Ice Photography

View more from this gallery here: 30 Breathtaking Examples Of Ice Photography.

Showcase of Award Winning Sports Photographer Bob Martin

View more from this gallery here: Showcase of Award Winning Sports Photographer Bob Martin.

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboy and speckyboy@twitter).

Fresh Font Collections for Designers

speckyboy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:51:46 +0000

Choosing the perfect font can be one of the most difficult aspects of design. You will probably use one font for the logo, another for the headings and yet another for the content. And on top of that each design you create will have its own character and the font you choose will need to compliment it. Just how do you find that perfect font for that particular design?

For today’s news round-up we have collected the best and the freshest font collections to expand your font libraries and help you choose that perfect font.

30 Free Fonts Ideal for Business Logos

30 Free Fonts Ideal for Business Logos »

20 Fonts Ideal for Big and Powerful Headings

20 Fonts Ideal for Big and Powerful Headings »

7 Free Grunge Fonts That Rock

7 Free Grunge Fonts That Rock »

20 Fonts Ideal For The iPhone And Other Mobile Screens

20 Fonts Ideal For The iPhone And Other Mobile Screens »

A Roundup of 45 Industrial Free Fonts

A Roundup of 45 Industrial Free Fonts »

The 30 Most Creative and Unusual Fonts

The 30 Most Creative and Unusual Fonts »

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboy and speckyboy@twitter).

A Round-Up of Fresh, Creative and Original Wallpapers

speckyboy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:32 +0000

For today’s News Round-Up we have collected ten wallpaper compilation articles to help freshen up your desktop. We start of with a collection of Valentines day wallpapers for all you romantics out there… and for all you cynics we have the usual and expected range of walls (retro, high resolution, Widescreen, abstart… you get the idea) only all of these are fresh, creative and original!

85 Free Saint Valentine's Day Wallpapers

37 Gorgeous Space Wallpapers

70+ Super Creative Wallpapers "About Design"

49 Free HD Widescreen Wallpapers

28 Superb high resolution green wallpapers

25 Beautiful Abstract Wallpapers for the iPhone

21 Fantastic WordPress desktop wallpapers

32 Incredibly Stunning Abstract Wallpapers

45+ Free Retro Wallpapers for your Desktop

30+ Breathtaking Dual Monitor Wallpapers

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboy and speckyboy@twitter).

5 Web Design Articles Worth Reading

speckyboy — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:30:59 +0000

Web design is all about learning new techniques, discovering new and useful resources and, ultimately, it is about pushing the web experience forward. There is a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of all web designers and a lot of pressure trying to keeping up with it all – Everyday there is a new technique for this, a new technique for that, how can you possibly keep up?

Today’s news does not answer that question, what it does is give you an opportunity to break away from the norm, to kick back and enjoy this collection of not resourceful, but insightful articles on web design for web designers. No work required, just good reading!

How to Grow as a Web Designer

Getting in a rut is often the result of not staying up to date with the latest trends and technologies in the industry. Even if we do stay up to date, many of us at one time or another feel anxious about whether we’re advancing.

If you’re at a firm, you may be working towards a raise or promotion, or perhaps you’re thinking of jumping ship to a bigger and better company.

For the freelancers out there, you of course determine your own destiny; but far too often our careers feel stagnant, too.

This article goes over some insightful ways to reignite your growth as a web designer.

How to Grow as a Web Designer

The Principle of Contrast in Web Design

A web design is made of many different elements, each having varying levels of importance and some demanding prominence over others.

Some elements share a relationship, while others are not related at all. The tricky part is being able to communicate this visually and effectively. This is where the principle of contrast comes into play.

The Principle of Contrast in Web Design

Better User Experience With Storytelling

Today we communicate a bit differently from days gone by. Our information is fragmented across various mass-media channels and delivered through ever-changing technology. It has become watered down, cloned, and is churned out quickly in 140-character blurbs. We’ve lost that personal touch where we find an emotional connection that makes us care.

Using storytelling, however, we can pull these fragments together into a common thread. We can connect as real people, not just computers. In this article you’ll explore how user experience professionals and designers are using storytelling to create compelling experiences that build human connections.

Better User Experience With Storytelling

User Experience Of The Real Time Web

There has been much talk about all of the businesses that are sprouting up in regards to the real-time web. But, it can be confusing for the user because there is so much out there. They key for users is to first recognize what they are looking to do on the real time web.

Once that is known, it is important to know where to go to get the information that is being looked for. The rewards can be plentiful as the real time web offers outstanding resources once the user becomes experienced with how to use it.

User Experience Of The Real Time Web

How to Make Money as a Freelance Designer

Despite the glamorous reputation, freelance design is no walk in the park. It takes an incredible work ethic, significant entrepreneurial prowess, and a little bit of insanity to pull it off effectively. This article will discuss how to effectively make a living as a freelancer (designer or otherwise).

How to Make Money as a Freelance Designer

By Paul Andrew (Speckyboy and speckyboy@twitter).