Articles by Vandelay Design from August 2011

Using a hand-drawn style of design is one way to create an interesting web design that visitors will remember. There are a lot of different approaches to using doodles and sketches, and in this post w...

Gradients are commonly used in web and graphic design. Having a large collection of gradients already prepared will allow you to try new gradients quickly, speeding up your design process. Of course, ...

Blogging can be a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some, blogging provides a way to communicate with friends and family. For others, blogging provides a way to grow a business...

Today we have a free Photoshop Action for easily creating 3D effects. The action was created by Damian Watracz for the readers of the Vandelay Design blog. With the help of the action you can easily g...

If you browse around many websites, especially design galleries, you've probably noticed the trends of using elements like ribbons, badges, and banners in web design. Ribbons with a 3D look are especi...

Photoshop brushes can be extremely useful for designers by making it quick and easy to implement different effects, textures, and elements into your design. There are a lot of brush sets out there but...

A product's Unique Selling Proposition (also known as Unique Selling Point or USP) is what makes it different from competing products, and more importantly, what leads customers to buy it.For those in...

Tooltips can be a helpful way to provide information to visitors without creating clutter in a design. If you would like to add an attractive tooltip to your website it doesn't have to be difficult. T...

Character design and illustration is a skill that many designers attempt to master. If you're working to improve your own skills in this area it can be helpful to gain inspiration from the work of oth...

Skylines and cityscapes are a common subject for photographs, and they are even frequently mimicked in web and graphic design (see Web Design Trends: Skylines and Cityscapes). Each city has it's own u...

jQuery sliders are one of the most common elements used by web designers right now. If you use them frequently in your projects there are probably a few plugins/scripts that you tend to use, or maybe ...

Niche or industry-specific job boards are highly useful for job searchers who are looking for work in a specific field, and they're also great for allowing employers to reach a targeted audience of ...

Managing client projects is a major requirement for efficiency and for creating a positive experience for clients. Regardless of whether you freelance, work for a small agency, or work for a large age...

Many designers outsource PSD to XHTML coding in order to increase efficiency and to be able to focus their efforts on design rather than coding. Markup-Service.com has offered to provide free services...

Last week we posted a showcase of vintage advertisements, and so we thought it would be helpful to provide a list of some resources that can be used in your own vintage or retro-inspired design.These ...

The most significant challenge that bloggers face is attracting visitors. For new bloggers nothing can be more frustrating than trying to figure out how to get people to see the content that you've sp...

Design inspiration can come from anywhere. Web designers tend to look for inspiration from the design of other websites, but there is a lot that can be gained by taking inspiration from a variety of d...

When it comes to extensions and add-ons, Firefox has been far ahead of other browsers for quite some time. But as Google Chrome has taken an increasing share of the market over the past year or two we...