Articles by Noupe from June 2011

   As designers we are often told to think outside the box when we approach any new project. This change in perspective is supposed to grant us access to seeing the design dif...

   Great graphics. Beautiful typography. Clean design. These are all things designers typically think of when creating stunning websites. But is it really just that combinatio...

   In the first two sections of this primer, we covered the basic elements of design, and the basic principles of design. In this section, we’ll cover the basic principl...

   In our continuing journey to offer our readers an artistic dose of inspiration to help carry them through the weekend and get them recharged and ready to go for the coming ...

   Adobe Photoshop ranks high among the ultimate tools used in graphic design and most designers wouldn’t even think of designing without Photoshop installed on their co...

   For many of us in the design and development communities, when we first begin down this path, we tend to go in hungry searches for knowledge and like a sponge we soak up al...

   We all know that Facebook provides a great opportunity for organizations to connect with their target audience and interact with their clients. To do this more effectively,...

   In the last part, we covered the elements that make up most designs. In this part, we’ll cover the principles you can apply to those elements to create a design. All ...

   One source of inspiration for many in the graphic design field are the wallpapers that they use to customize their desktops. These daily doses of skillful designs act as re...

   One source of inspiration for many in the graphic design field are the wallpapers that they use to customize their desktops. These daily doses of skillful designs act as re...

   Smartphones are everywhere, and people all over the world are using them because of the many useful and amazing features they have that people love. People use smartphones ...

   Smartphones are everywhere, and people all over the world are using them because of the many useful and amazing features they have that people love. People use smartphones ...

   Smartphones are everywhere, and people all over the world are using them because of the many useful and amazing features they have that people love. People use smartphones ...

   Throughout the creative fields, like with art and design, getting your work out there for an audience to find and connect with is essential. Taking your work online is a ma...

   In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to create realistic Soccer ball in Adobe Illustrator. Creating an illustration like this may seem complicated, but we will try to k...

   There are many elements that make up any visual design, whether it’s good or not. Becoming familiar with the parts of a design is necessary before you can start to ap...

   Creating something out of the ordinary by combining two or more elements is not a new concept in the graphic design field. Photo manipulation is a true example of such coll...

   With all of the inspiring still life photography that can be found on the web, you can find some truly amazing niches within this artform. Some that combine not only the ar...

   Charts and graphs are the most effective ways to show the relationship between two different and interlinked entities. On a web page, a comprehensively designed flowchart, ...

   Photographers often turn to sunsets to capture some spectacular and vibrant color palettes painted across Mother Nature’s canvas. The sky turns so many different shad...

   When it comes to web design, the UI elements that are included can, at times, make or effectively break (in more ways than one) the overall piece. Compromising the aestheti...

   Photoshop is a wonderful tool that not only lets you create amazing graphics but also automate your work and improve your workflow. With Photoshop Actions, you can perform ...

   Many of us in the web design and development fields have worked, are currently working, or will work as part of a team on a project. This can provide invaluable insight for...

   Many of us in the web design and development fields have worked, are currently working, or will work as part of a team on a project. This can provide invaluable insight for...

   As designers and developers we tend to always be on the look out for awesome resources to add to our virtual toolboxes. With the web design landscape moving in the directio...

   Earlier in the month we posed a question to our readers, asking them about an aspect of UX design and how important this element was on their sites. We got some great respo...

   Earlier in the month we posed a question to our readers, asking them about an aspect of UX design and how important this element was on their sites. We got some great respo...