Articles by Vandelay Design from April 2012

Quality stone textures can be extremely useful because they are so versatile. They're great for layering and combining with other types of textures, they're good for backgrounds, and some stone textur...

Today we are excited to release an extensive UI set called Exotico. It's one of the largest UI sets available anywhere and it includes elements for navigation menus, buttons, media players, calendars,...

As a creative professional, you need a repository of your work that you can show other people. This is called a portfolio. Since we now live in the internet age where anyone can access anything anytim...

Photo manipulation can be one of the most fun things to do in Photoshop, and it also provides for an excellent creative outlet. The process of creating a detailed photo manipulation can be intimidatin...

Our friends at UPrinting have offered to give 250 die cut business cards each to 3 readers of the Vandelay Design Blog! Business cards can be a critical marketing tool for designers and developers, an...

Splatter effects can be used effectively in all types of graphic design. There are a number of Photoshop brush sets and vector sets available for adding splatter effects to your work, or you could cre...

Splatter effects can be used effectively in all types of graphic design. There are a number of Photoshop brush sets and vector sets available for adding splatter effects to your work, or you could cre...

Photoshop allows designers to do a lot of amazing things, including 3D effects. If you're not familiar with Photoshop's 3D effects or if you are interested in improving your own skills in this area, w...

Our friends at Iconshock have designed a beautiful set of photography icons for you, the readers of the Vandelay Design blog! The set includes 10 high-quality icons that are perfect for use in photogr...

If you are designing or developing websites chances are you are going to be using jQuery on many of your projects. Navigation menus are just one of the elements of a website that can be enhanced by jQ...

Quality illustrations can make a web design memorable, interesting, and fun. Character illustrations and nature-inspired illustrations are especially popular in web design right now. In this post we'l...

It's that time of year where the weather has warmed up and flowers are blooming. For photographers flowers can be an excellent subject, and for designers they can provide plenty of inspiration. One of...

Freelance designers have a lot of different responsibilities when it comes to running a business and providing client services. Anything that you can do to increase efficiency in administrative areas ...

If you would like to be able to design awesome characters that could be as mascots or in illustrations, this post is for you. There are a lot of excellent tutorials out there that show how to design c...

Some of the most effective logos use text and typography as the primary design element. These types of logos, when done effectively, can be excellent for branding and building name recognition. In add...

Often times what really puts a website's design over the top is the subtle details. Creating a beautiful website requires a great deal of attention to detail. Many visitors will barely notice subtle d...

Being able to effectively and efficiently communicate with clients is one of the most important aspects of being a web designer. It can mean the difference between having happy clients and having frus...

Photoshop allows designers with unlimited possibilities when it comes to creative effects, including lighting effects. There are plenty of different ways to create lighting effects in Photoshop, and t...

An effective logo design can have a positive impact on a business or organization in any industry. And if you're a designer, browsing through well-designed and creative logos can prove to be an excell...

For non-profit organizations a website is one of the best ways to provide information to those who are interested in getting involved or receiving services. Effective websites help non-profits to reac...