Articles by Vandelay Design from December 2012

Today we have a set of 4 high res (3248 x 2448 pixels) textures from different cracked pavement surfaces. The textures are ideal for using to create your own rough and grungy backgrounds in your desig...

Throughout 2012 we have released more than 260 resource packs at Vandelay Premier. It's been a great year for Vandelay Premier membership as we have continued to add the new resources, making the memb...

One of the things we try to do frequently is release free resources that can be used by our readers. So as the year is winding down we thought it might be helpful to collect our most popular freebies ...

There are so many business owners who rely on business cards to get noticed and gain more exposure. Business cards have been used for decades as a way of spreading the word about a specific business. ...

Today we have a great set of concrete textures that can be downloaded for free. They are perfect for use in your own designs when you need to add some texture. The set includes 10 different concrete t...

Website navigation is an important aspect to any functioning layout. Users will often be looking for methods to traverse over your pages, and sometimes this requires a bit of creativity. I love the id...

Once purely known as a blogging platform, WordPress has developed in to a powerful and popular content management system, used by millions of websites worldwide. WordPress also has an active and loyal...

It's the time of year when holiday music is playing in most places, and winter scenes are prominent in advertising and on the web. Some websites will even change or tweak their designs to have a winte...

A 301 redirect is the HTTP status code returned by your browser when a web page is requested pointing the browser to go to a different location. The status code everyone will be most familiar with is ...

The Versatile Church Themes is our most recent free WordPress theme. It's versatility comes from the fact that users have full control over the colors of almost every element on the site, it uses and ...

If you're interested in improving your efficiency and effectiveness as a designer during the upcoming year, we've got a deal that can help to make it a reality! Through the end of December, 2012 we ar...

Sometimes when designing a new project we get stuck and need a little inspiration. The problem I find is that all the design galleries are focused on websites, not web applications. Since marketing we...

Our friends at MightyDeals have offered to give a free product to 5 lucky readers of the Vandelay Design Blog! If you haven't visited MightyDeals recently you'll want to take a few minutes to see all ...

Today very few successful bloggers can exclusively write all of the content on their blogs. A majority of the top blogs on the web have a number of writers producing content for them on a regular basi...

Blurred backgrounds are a current trend in web design, and today we have a resource set that can help with adding blurred backgrounds to your own designs. This set of 14 blurred backgrounds is free fo...

I'm sure you have already found a way to optimize your work with fonts, and that you are absolutely happy with your font management app. But wait a minute, why you are reading this post if that is the...

Zyma has offered to give a free hosting account for one year to 15 lucky readers of the Vandelay Design Blog! If you've been thinking about starting a new website or considering moving to a new host, ...

Over the years we have showcased a number of great e-commerce website designs for your inspiration. Today we're featuring another 25 outstanding e-commerce designs from various designers. The sites sh...