Category Archives: Design

26 Best Design Resources From August 2011

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: September 2, 2011

Following my monthly tradition, I’ve compiled a list of the top 40 web design resources that I’d like to share them with you today. There is a ton of great freebies, tutorials and other useful articles on the list this month so enjoy! I hope you enjoy this list and add your favorite recent bookmarks [...]

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40 Best Design Resources From July 2011

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: August 4, 2011

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40 Stunning Examples of Black and White Photography

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: July 7, 2011

Color plays an important role in how we perceive the world around us. So when you choose to shoot a photograph in black and white, it drastically changes what’s in front of the lens. With black and white photography close attention to composition, lighting, perspective and the context it is shot in are very important. [...]

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50 Best Design & Marketing Resources From June 2011

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: June 29, 2011

Following my monthly tradition, I’ve compiled a list of the top 50 design & marketing resources that I’d like to share them with you today. There is a ton of great freebies, tutorials and other useful articles on the list this month so enjoy! I hope you enjoy this list and add your favorite recent [...]

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Typography: My 6 Favorite Font Tools Useful in Web Design

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: June 23, 2011

Typography is an essential component of design, be it for the web or print. It can completely enhance the visual appearance of your design, or damage it if used inappropriately. Many web designers love experimenting with typography; I know I do. I also love many free typography tools & utilities available to designers and developers [...]

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38 Best Web & Graphic Design Resources From May 2011

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: May 26, 2011

Following my monthly tradition, I’ve compiled a list of the top web & graphic design articles, tutorials, tips, freebies and other resources that I’d like to share with you today. I hope you enjoy this list and add your favorite recent bookmarks in comments as well. Here’s a quick and useful compilation of 38 top [...]

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Top 40+ Sites for Web Designers

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: May 19, 2011

Every website is different and every designer’s set of tools and resources will be different too. For this reason it is important to stay on top of those sites most popular among designers and this list acts as a solid starting point. Explore these resources and let me know in comments your favorites as well. [...]

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7 Deadly Sins of Website Design

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: May 12, 2011

Deciding your small business would benefit by having its own website is the easy part. The tough part is avoiding the nasty pitfalls that make many websites money losers, instead of money makers. Is your website driving away customers? What factors would drive away site visitors fast? How do you make it more successful? Those [...]