Published October 26th, 2009 in Design Process
PSD to HTML conversion is a critical step in the web design and development process. Whether you are coding your own design or outsourcing it, the quality of the final project will be significantly influenced by the work that is done at this stage. In this post you’ll find 75 resources, including PSD to HTML providers, PSD to WordPress providers, sites for reading reviews of the service providers, automated resources, and PSD to HTML tutorials.
PSD to HTML Tutorials:
If you’re interested in learning more about doing the PSD to HTML coding yourself, these tutorials will be very helpful.
From PSD to HTML, Building a Set of Website Designs Step-by-Step
Published October 21st, 2009 in Galleries
Since I launched CartFrenzy a few months ago I have enjoyed seeing a lot of great e-commerce websites from designers all over the world. Many e-commerce sites aren’t much to look at, but there are plenty that feature attractive designs. In this post we’ll feature 25 sports-related e-commerce sites.
Size?
Published October 20th, 2009 in Design Process
PSD to HTML services have become incredibly popular in the past few years and many designers use these services regularly. Personally, I was hesitant to try PSD to HTML providers for a few reasons, one of them being that I just wasn’t sure how it worked and what was involved. I assume that many other designers out there are curious about PSD to HTML services, so I asked Tyler from Snobby Slice to do this interview to help those designers.
Published October 19th, 2009 in Design
One of the great things about Photoshop (and others from the Adobe Creative Suite) is the ability to extend the possibilities with 3rd party plugins. In this post we’ll feature more than 50 plugins/extensions/add-ons for Photoshop, some are free and others are premium.
Premium Photoshop Plugins:
Bokeh – $199
Published October 14th, 2009 in Web Development
Membership websites have increased in popularity in recent years. They present an excellent income opportunity for the site owner and a great value (depending on the content) for users. If you have thought about setting up a membership site but weren’t sure where to get started, here is a look at 14 options that will allow you to get started with your own membership site.
AMember
AMember is probably the most popular choice for managing a membership site. It is ideally suited for sites that sell digital downloads. A built in two-tier affiliate program is included, as well as many other features including free installation, easy web-based administration, automated signups and expirations and more. The price of AMember is $179.95.
Published October 13th, 2009 in Site News
Our friends at IconShock have designed a set of 5 icons with portfolio sites in mind. The set includes PNG files of 512 pixels and 256 pixels, plus the source files (Illustrator). The icons are free for use in both personal and commercial projects.
If you have suggestions for future icon sets, please leave a comment.
Published October 12th, 2009 in Design
This post features tutorials for designing various characters and cartoons in Illustrator and Photoshop. Characters are often used for branding websites or companies, so it is certainly a useful skill. For other tutorials, you may be interested in:
Create a Super Happy Octopus Character
Published October 7th, 2009 in Galleries
Splatters can be used in web and graphic design to create interesting effects that grab your attention. In this post we’ll showcase many examples from a variety of different types of design. One of the easiest ways to use this type of effect in your work is to take advantage of the photoshop brushes that are readily available. See 500+ Splatter Brushes for Photoshop.
Nike
Published October 5th, 2009 in Galleries
Social networking and social media sites have been popping up everywhere over the past few years. The design of a networking site is important for a few reasons. First, it needs to appeal to the those users who are in the target audience of the site so that they can relate to it and feel at home. Second, usability is very important for these sites because their success hinges on the ability to get first-time visitors to become regular users and repeat visitors. If a site is poorly designed and makes it difficult to interact, chances are the visitors will not continue to use the site.
In this post we’ll feature a number of well-designed social networking sites.
Cork’d
Published September 30th, 2009 in Design Process
One of the most challenging aspects of design for many web designers is color selection. The color scheme of a site can have a huge impact on the overall look of the site, and it will have an impact on visitors as well. There are a number of different methods that can be used for finding the right color scheme for a particular project, and in this post we will look at several of those methods. Throughout the post you will find links to helpful resources that you may appreciate.
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