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Get started with google plus (35 useful resources)

Community — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:29:16 +0000

Google+ (also abbreviated as G+) is a social networking service that was made by Google Inc. and launched on June 28, 2011. Of course, it looks pretty similar to Facebook or Twitter but have many new features that nor Facebook neither Twitter doesnt have such as Circles, Hangouts, Sparks, and Huddles. Today I`ve collected 35 useful and entertaining resources that will help you to become more familiar with this new service…

30+ Most Useful Web Development Frameworks

Community — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:13:42 +0000

Web development framework is especially created to help you boost the performance and efficiency of your web applications, web services and website development task. A large number of frameworks are equipped with fascinating features such as templates and session management and database access libraries. In fact, when you take resort to web development frameworks, you also get to reuse the codes sometimes.

In true sense, the web development frameworks have made web development easier for all of us. For any web developers or designers, a web framework is a blessing in disguise as it offers them flexibility and multiple options to explore and save their invaluable time. If these frameworks were not there, web development could have, literally, become difficult as you need to take care of so many things. For example, coding business logic, designing user interface, building database and ensuring the stability and security of the codes are just to name a few…

20 Cool Adobe Fireworks CS5 Text Tutorials for Beginners

Community — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:13:50 +0000

Adobe Fireworks CS5 lets graphic designers create some stunning text effects that they can then use in Photoshop. Though it usually takes a bit of time to master font effects in Fireworks, creating the following 8 effects is easy even for beginners…

70 Professional Logo Design Ideas

Community — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:16:54 +0000

All businesses have analogous basic issues when it comes to branding and logo design. As a brand identity logo design is one of the important factors. We can see big companies are redesigning and updating their logos time to time like Myspace, Microsoft, Apple and many more. They need to know how they are perceived by customers, the public, potential customers and their competition.

There are certain factors to keep in mind while choosing a logo design; the company’s logo and target market are very important in this list. Characteristics of a logo design are abstraction, font type, colors and illustration. But designing logo is a really hard process. Every designer has to study all concepts before starting to design logo. At that time inspiration is very necessary…

Stairs Photography Collection

Community — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:11:59 +0000

This is the showcase of stunning Photographs of Stairs. Stairs come in all sizes and shapes and can be found everywhere; they always make great photography subjects. This wonderful collection of beautiful and unique pictures of stairs will be inspirational for you…

40 Clean and Well Crafted E-commerce Website Designs for Inspiration

Community — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:30:23 +0000

Almost every kind of product is being sold via online and there is a great competition between companies in e-commerce industry.
One of the most important issue of online shopping website is the design and functionality.First of all it must be definetly a user friendly and a totally functional website.
So today,we are showcasing well-designed user friendly e-commerce websites.Hope you like the collection!

65+ Awesome Free Textures for Designers

Community — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:37:31 +0000

A texture usually depicts the background images of a web design which should be memorable and touchable. The high quality textures give an appealing look to the website. These textures are designed for various purposes such as for icons, illustrations, photos, designs, tutorials or for the website layouts. There are numerous patterns and backgrounds for textures available for free in the online resources. The textures or the background images are used by most of the web designers online since it makes the designs look more elegant and attractive.

Usually while designing or framing a website, the background or the images play an important role in the visual approach. Now-a-days, there is a huge competition in the world of internet, thus choosing an appropriate and a cool pattern or texture is quite necessary for a web designer. In order to engage the customers or the viewers with your products or services, the textures should be entertaining and attractive. Certain web designers may use illustrations and some people may use gradient or solid colors which looks very attractive. By inserting textures, there is a good effect on the texts or the background images or the other graphic elements…