Articles by Spyre Studios from May 2014

WordPress themes are one of the best things about using the platform. There is a wide array of choices for you to peruse and take your pick from, and depending on the nature of the site you are buildi...

In the past I’ve seen hundreds of progress illustrations related to logos and icons posted onto Dribbble. These are often shared by designers who wish to give some insight towards their creative...

Print work covers such an array of ideas that it’s tough to pigeonhole one single aspect. When mentioning a company’s brand I typically think about logo designs for banners or business car...

Deal Jumbo is offering, for a limited time, a Best Sellers Mega Bundle of 1,589 individual retro/vintage design elements, templates, effects and custom fonts at 92% off the regular price of $460. This...

Editor’s Note: This post was written byTom Braley, who worked as an advertising creative for nearly 20 years before taking the switch to the technology sector. He now writes copy, blogs and mark...

Editor’s Note: This post was written by Egle Karalyte, strategist and designpreneur. Together with her team, Egle is creating a design briefing tool for designers – My Visual Brief,with a ...

If you provide any type of creative work then an online portfolio is basically mandatory. It’s beneficial to provide your work online where people can check out your skills from the comfort of t...

The trend for online animated video is growing exponentially, presenting web users with a stream of imaginative and innovative content to feast their eyes on. The bottom line is that the creative medi...

Mobile apps are taking over the web and we see more companies directing resources mainly for the use and support of native mobile apps versus traditional websites and mobile web. With mobile internet ...

Launching and managing a lean, mean startup requires innovation, time, patience and a proactive team that usually doesn’t have the privilege of steady and abundant cashflow. Therefore, the time ...

Editor’s note: This post was written by Claude Clement, professional web designer and blogger in Pelicanforce, a web design blog and agency that specializes in infographic design. In pre-Faceboo...

Most web designers would like to focus more on aesthetics rather than programming. However, not only does their project have to look beautiful, but it also has to be user-friendly, fast-loading, seman...

It takes hours of study and practice to understand the basics of digital design. Many jobs rely on these fundamentals when creating print work, icons, After Effects touchups, and dozens of similar exa...

Editor’s note: This post was written by Andy Brattle, who works as Managing Director ata branding agency in London, specialising inprofessional design services like event materials, press advert...

Constructing a website from scratch has become easier and less stressful over these past few years. I find myself ripping out fewer and fewer hairs as more open source projects become available. One o...

The What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) trend that started in the early years of web design software proliferation truly offered a liberating experience for every “Joe” who dreamed of b...