Inspiration

How to Create a Seach Bar in Photoshop

by sanjay on January 10, 2012

I’ve been thinking to put a search box on my site lately, and while doodling in Photoshop for some design I finally had something. So while I am still waiting to decide on where on my site I should put it – I wanted to show you how I created it in detailed steps.

Again, all of my tutorials are fairly easy to do. No special technique has been used, if you got lost on the steps please do ask me in the comments below. [click to continue…]

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Top 20 CSS galleries for designer’s Dose of Inspiration

September 18, 2011 CSS

We all need some inspiration no matter what we do. This becomes a necessity when you are a web designer, as inspiration serves as a way to improve our skills and to grow more as an artist. Let’s see how these Inspirations guide us; they help us to select more appropriate color schemes, in structuring [...]

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15 Fresh Web Design Inspiration Showcase Web Sites

April 11, 2011 Web Design

Online design galleries is one of my favorite ways to get web design inspiration and I think a lot of web designers and graphic designers out there fell the same way. While some gallery sites are broad in their focus and good for general web design inspiration it is also possible to explore niche-specific galleries [...]

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20+ Mobile Apps Inspiration and Design Pattern Galleries

March 24, 2011 Mobile

As a mobile apps designer I’m sure you are often looking for inspiration to ensure that you can deliver constant innovation and high quality to your clients. A really efficient way to get serious inspiration for specific parts of your mobile apps project is looking for web sites showcasing the best apps created be other [...]

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24 Must Read Blogs for Freelancers, Designers, Bloggers etc.

February 8, 2011 Blogging

A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. Fields where freelancing is common include; cosmetics, fragrances, journalism, book publishing, journal publishing and other forms of writing,editing, event planning, event management, copy editing, proofreading, indexing, copywriting, computer programming, web design and graphic design, [...]

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20 Design Blogs Every Designer should Follow

August 4, 2010 Design

Looking for new Ideas and inspiration in the design industry? Here is a list of 20 great web design blogs to subscribe to. The web design industry is always changing, so as a web designer, it is important to always be ahead of the curve. I have compiled a list of 20 web design/development blogs [...]

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195+ Stunning Fresh Articles for Web Designers and Developers

July 24, 2010 News

This is a breathtaking collection of highly relevant fresh articles for web designers and developers. All the articles have been submitted by our readers and other blog owners over the last couple of days. You will find great inspiration for your designs, tools, giveaways, awesome photos, coding tips etc. Hope you will find useful resources [...]

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35 Excellent Web Designs with great use of Textures

June 30, 2010 Web Design

Textures are used very often in modern web design and often with great results. Typically they are used as backgrounds and on design elements such as featured content area, header and footer making them stand out and have a realistic and sometimes worn out look. However textures and patterns are very versatile and can be [...]

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20 Beautiful Web Design Portfolios for Inspiration

June 17, 2010 Web Design

Graphic design portfolios are among some of the best designed websites on the Internet. Why? Because talented designers use portfolios to showcase their talent. When most people think of a portfolio, they imagine an artist with a huge document case with samples of her work inside. When I was taking art classes, I had one [...]

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20+ Inspirational Wet Web Designs making Heavy Use of Water

April 7, 2010 Web Design

Most people like water and the deep blue color of the see. The sea is compelling and mysterious at the same time and water is the single most important life source we have. I believe that a “water world” themed website is likely to give visitors a good and positive feeling – at least that [...]

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