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05:11 pm GMT - Mon, January 30, 2012
Vandelay Design
20 of the Best jQuery Slideshow Plugins
jQuery sliders, slideshows, and galleries are extremely common on a variety of different types of websites. Portfolio sites, blogs, e-commerce sites, and about any type of site can make use of a jQuer...
05:35 pm GMT - Thu, January 26, 2012
Vandelay Design
How to Create a Set of Highlighter Brushes for Illustrator
A few months ago at Vandelay Premier we recently released a set of highlighter brushes for Adobe Illustrator,and in this tutorial we'll show how you can accomplish the same thing on your own. We'll sc...
05:11 pm GMT - Wed, January 25, 2012
Vandelay Design
Ultimate Roundup of Photoshop Custom Shapes
Photoshop presets like brushes and patterns get more attention, but custom shapes can be equally useful. Because custom shapes are vectors, they can be scaled to larger sizes with no decrease in quali...
05:13 pm GMT - Tue, January 24, 2012
Vandelay Design
Showcase of Outstanding Portfolio Websites
Portfolio websites are a major marketing tool for most designers and design agencies. The portfolio site allows you to showcase your work, provide information about your services, and receive inquirie...
05:20 pm GMT - Mon, January 23, 2012
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25 Amazing Nightscape Photographs
The same scene captured in a photo at night will have a completely different feel than one taken during the day. Night photos can be intriguing and amazing, but the low levels of light make them a cha...
05:13 pm GMT - Thu, January 19, 2012
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7 Keys to Effective Blog Re-Designs
Many blogs get re-designed every couple of years, if not more frequently. Re-designing a blog brings a number of challenges because more content is being added to the site all the time, new types of c...
05:28 pm GMT - Wed, January 18, 2012
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13 of the Best Hosted CMSs
Open-source content management systems like WordPress and Drupal get a lot of attention on design blogs, but they are not the only options when it comes to choosing a CMS. There are a number of hosted...
05:09 pm GMT - Tue, January 17, 2012
Vandelay Design
25 Corporate Websites for Design Inspiration
Every company, regardless of the industry, can benefit from a quality website. While design is certainly not the only factor in creating a quality website, it does play a significant role. In this pos...
05:13 pm GMT - Mon, January 16, 2012
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30 Examples of Photoshop Disasters
Photoshop is an amazing tool that allows designers and photographers to do some incredible things. But not every Photoshopped creation works out exactly as planned. Whether it is poor execution, going...
05:22 pm GMT - Thu, January 12, 2012
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How to Photograph Your Own Textures
Textures are used all the time by designers for both web and print projects. A effective use of texture adds character and makes a design more interesting and appealing (for some examples see our post...
05:17 pm GMT - Wed, January 11, 2012
Vandelay Design
35 Stunning Infrared Photos
Infrared photos are taken using a filter, allowing infrared light to pass through the filter while blocking other light. When used with infrared-sensitive film or sensors amazing results are possible....
05:11 pm GMT - Tue, January 10, 2012
Vandelay Design
Design Trend: Circles
Every now and then we like to look at a particular web design trend. You may have noticed a trend recently with sites using more circles in designs, especially circular logos. in this post we'll showc...
05:12 pm GMT - Mon, January 9, 2012
Vandelay Design
Photoshop Actions for HDR Effects
A few weeks ago we posted a showcase of beautiful HDR photography. True HDR photography involves taking multiple shots of the same subject with different exposures and combining them, but Photoshop al...
05:15 pm GMT - Thu, January 5, 2012
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7 Common Mistakes Made by New Freelancers
Making a transition from employed designer to freelance designer can be intimidating for even the most talented of designers because there is so much more involved with being successful as a freelance...
05:05 pm GMT - Wed, January 4, 2012
Vandelay Design
Free Download: Interactive Portfolio PDF (InDesign Template)
If you find yourself frequently exchanging emails with potential clients, you may be interested in sending them a PDF file that shows off your work. This free InDesign file will allow you to do just t...
05:11 pm GMT - Tue, January 3, 2012
Vandelay Design
Showcase of Creative Logos
Logos are an important part of a company's identity and branding efforts. Creative logos can help to convey something meaningful about the company and it's products/services, or they can simply help t...
05:47 pm GMT - Mon, January 2, 2012
Vandelay Design
25 Beautiful Ecommerce Websites
If done effectively, the design of an ecommerce website can help to improve the user's experience, which will also improve the results for the company. While many ecommerce sites are lacking in terms ...