Buttons are important aspects of user interface that web designers must place somewhere on the web page. Because buttons tell the visitors of the website what to do, it is important that they must be able to effectively catch the attention of the readers by their appearance. That is why in designing buttons, web designers take into consideration the size, the color, the text and other elements of the buttons. They also add effects such as hover to further emphasize the action that buttons convey. Needless to say, in designing a web site, part of the task of the web designer is to make buttons appropriate for the website he is working on. This is not simple because a single website, may require, not one or two, but a great number of buttons to make it fully functional. While web designers can get this job done by making their own buttons, they can also use the buttons that other web designers have shared to the design community. Thanks to these kind hearted web design professionals, we can now finish our project in a shorter time than it usually takes. In this post, we are showcasing some of the high quality website buttons in PSD Format. These are all free to download and use although some require permission from their creators if they were to be used commercially. Nevertheless, it is a nice way to speed up the design process that we follow. We hope that you will find this useful in getting the job done. Happy browsing!
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Great list but you forgot mine:-).
http://www.albruna.nl/albrunablog/2011/04/gratis-psd-download-buttons/
Enjoy!
Thanks for the tip Martin!
Fantastic list of (generally) awesome looking buttons. I think decent buttons is one of the (many) things my site is currently missing. Got to sort out the bloody theme first though!
Thanks Ian, if you’re looking for WP themes tripwire is the right place: http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/category/blogging/wordpress
Great share! Huge selection!
Excellent!
I wish I had the talent and creativity of some of these designers. I seem to have the worst luck with creating buttons to use within the sites that I have designed and developed. I have gotten better, but I still don’t seem to be on par with competition or meeting my own standards.
Michael, I understand how you are feeling. Try working with some tutorials in Illustrator or Photoshop. e.g. http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/2010/06/35-awesome-tutorials-teaching-you-to-create-your-own-icons.html
lvraa, thank you! I think you have just given me something to do with my “free time.”
That’s awesome. I love this collection. Makes me wonder about the value of a shutterstock account. :p
Oh really happy you found this resource useful Oscar!
Nice resource. Thank you.
Great resources, thanks
Great list. I especially like number 35, the home and download buttons. We will be using these in an upcoming project.
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