Articles by Vandelay Design from March 2012

Many freelancers are often faced with the challenge of finding new clients. With so many designers and agencies out there competing for work, the process of landing new clients can be frustrating if y...

One year ago we launched the Freelance Starter Kit, which has become our most popular product at Vandelay Premier. We launched the product to provide freelancers with easy access to important resource...

Infographics are incredibly popular right now for communicating statistics, presenting a message, and for displaying information in a visually appealing manner. A well-designed infographic can get mor...

Smart Objects allow Photoshop users to do some powerful things, but if you haven't used them before it can be challenging to understand how to use them. Adobe describes Smart Object this way, "Smart O...

Light paintings are one of the most interesting and attention grabbing types of photographs. When it comes to inspiration, browsing through samples of light paintings can serve as inspiration for your...

Photoshop offers countless possibilities for creating stunning backgrounds for websites, posters, flyers, wallpapers, and any other type of design. Fortunately, there are a lot of good tutorials that ...

Marketing agencies offer their clients services for improving exposure, improving image, and helping to increase revenue. Marketing agencies themselves can improve their own image to potential clients...

As the seasons change you may be interested in decorating your laptop or desktop with an image that will be a reminder. We've found 35 wonderful free wallpapers from a variety of sources that showcase...

The use of soft or subtle textures in web design is very common right now. Extremely grungy designs with heavy textures are still used in some situations, but a more subtle use of textures has become ...

Our friends at W3 Markup have offered to provide free PSD to HTML credits for two lucky readers of the Vandelay Design blog! The first prize winner will get $400 in credits and the second prize winner...

As the use of HTML5 continues to become more common, you may be looking for resources to help you learn more about it. In this post we have gathered a number of resources that teach various aspects of...

Sunsets are a popular photography subject for amateurs and professionals alike. While the lighting often presents challenges, the results can be stunning. In this post we'll showcase 20 amazing sunset...

The design of an e-commerce website can have a dramatic impact on the user experience throughout the process of purchasing a product. In this post we'll take a look specifically at shopping cart pages...

Last week we published a post that showcased excellent examples of packaging design, and today we are taking that a step further by exploring the topic of bottle packaging and label designs. We'll sho...

One of the down sides of working with a program as powerful as Photoshop is that new users often want to jump into things like advanced photo manipulations or designing an amazing website layout. Unfo...