Posted by Steven Snell on Aug 29, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off Most designers spend an incredible amount of time in their office on the computer. Because of this, it’s important to have a work area that is comfortable, enjoyable, and encourages creativity. The space doesn’t have to be large or extravagant, but it does need to allow you to do your best work for long periods of time. In this post we’ll showcase 40 workstation examples....
read more Posted by Steven Snell on Aug 28, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off As WordPress has continued to grow in popularity, developers have continued to enhance the options available to users through advanced themes and plugins. While WordPress is popular with designers and developers who are comfortable creating custom themes, it’s also a popular option for website owners and bloggers who want to be able to manage their own sites without needing any coding...
read more Posted by Steven Snell on Aug 27, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off When it comes to company identities and branding, elements from nature are often used in the design. In certain industries the natural element is a result of the product or service that the business offers (such as a flower in the logo of a florist). However, in many cases the element from nature is not directly related to the product or service of the company. Using nature in the logo may give a...
read more Posted by Steven Snell on Aug 24, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off Grunge effects like textures and scratches can be used create backgrounds, to distress text, or just to add a subtle texture to an element in a design. One of the easiest ways to add texture and scratches is through the use of Photoshop brushes. In this tutorial we’ll show how you can create a custom scratched surface brush that will be highly useful in your own design work. This is the...
read more Posted by Steven Snell on Aug 23, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off Auto Focus is a free WordPress theme created with photographers in mind. It uses a responsive layout and includes a variety of features that make it a great choice for photographers who need an attractive and effective web presence. Theme features include:5 color schemes A responsive layout to make your site ready for mobile and tablet users Customizable photo galleries Upload your own logo, or...
read more Posted by Bogdan Sandu on Aug 22, 2012 in Graphic Design blog, Vandelay Design | Comments Off Searching for design inspiration takes a lot of time if you browse galleries because you will not find only high quality design works, but also some that are simply average, or below. Having a few sites who create articles by curating the design galleries is a must. You will save time that you can use to create that beautiful design your client wants. This article has 30 examples of graphic...
read more Web and graphic designers are in the fortunate position of having a lot of quality free resources at their disposal. The huge number of blogs and websites in the industry and the massive audience of designers has led to a number of websites and blogs that distribute valuable resources for free. Designers can often get things like textures, Photoshop brushes, icons, vectors, and even website...
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