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25 Font Management Tools Reviewed | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing Magazine (23)
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By Sachin Dhall and Smashing Editorial team If you are one of those people who work with fonts on regular basis, then choosing, comparing and analyzing fonts is a serious business for you. Font management is not always as easy as a walk on the cake. Font management issues like installing and uninstalling fonts, handling missing fonts, taking care of font conflicts always keep graphic designers and typographers on their toes. Also hundreds or thousands ...Shared by ani625 (85) Brent the Closet Geek (31) Chris Papadopoulos (27) David (21) dobata (366) fatihturan (67) Giorgos Androulidakis (64) ilyas (56) imsoper (20) Jared Elson (12) John (10) Jose Peleteiro (13) keith (76) LouCypher (57) Marcel (25) Meise (4) miasarmento (110) Michelle Snow (3) mr.petruccio (39) Sparanoid (20) Tarkan (16) Wayne (48) 令狐葱 (10)Contribute comment -
DelliPack: A Free Icon Set | Freebies | Smashing Magazine (16)
onWe are always looking for creative and talented artists and designers. Once we find them, we ask them to cooperate with us and release something for free. We provide them with the full freedom to showcase their professionalism and express their creativity. You can find our previous releases in our section Freebies. Today we are glad to release The DelliPack! icon set. This set of “delicious icons” contains 5 high-quality icons: a folder icon, a ...Shared by AJ (189) Amy (9) Andrew (31) Andrew Wise (18) assbach (21) babaru (13) Benjamin (1010) Christian (6) fabiano (24) Gregor (18) ilyas (56) Julian Gruber (51) Justin (7) Tarkan (16) tim (35) voidfiles (28)
- Andrew said: OH HEY I THOUGHT I'D SHARE THESE ICONS I LIKE WITH ALL OF YOU BECAUSE THEY ARE FREE AND GOOD AND I AM JUST ONE BIG FAT GUY
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Blog Headers For Free Download | Graphics | Smashing Magazine (4)
onShared 26 times Tagged Contest (62) download (127) FREE (194) Graphics (82) headers (3) inspiration (106) smashing (6) Templates (20) One month ago we’ve asked our readers to help us create a gallery of blog header graphics which every designer could use for free and without any restrictions whatsoever. We’ve announced a Header Graphics Contest and now, one month later, it’s time to present the most interesting, creative and beautiful works we’ve received. 38 graphic ...Contribute comment
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Exploring Design: Outstanding Start Pages | Design Showcase | Smashing Magazine (2)
onViews: 25074 by 16801 users Designers have only a fraction of a second to attract users’ eye and win over their loyalty. Clear visual structure, thought-out typography and moderate use of images are extremely important - as they can drastically improve the scanning process for the users. Consequently, to achieve a lasting positive impression, it’s common to make use of basic rules of usability. However, classical solutions can be boring; creative solutions can be appealing. ...Shared by Radium (5) 毛毛虫 (14)Contribute comment
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40 Creative Design Layouts: Getting Out Of The Box [PICS] (98)
onOver the last months we have seen a strong trend towards more individual web designs. These designs use realistic motifs from our regular life, such as hand-drawn elements, script fonts, pins, paper clips, organic textures and scrapbooks. That’s not a big surprise as they manage to serve the function which faceless shiny glassy 3D-buttons completely fail to deliver: convey the individuality and personality. “Personal” designs appear more familiar and more friendly. Used properly, such elements ...Shared by alexbig (9) Ali (16) Amit (16) Aneesha Bakharia (8) avianto (5) Azeem (36) Benjamin (1010) Benjamin (4) Bill Keaggy (17) Brad Brooks (10) Brandon Ball (26) Brian Partridge (10) brokekid (134) Çağatay Öztürk (16) Chandoo (9) chris (406) Chris L (20) Christopher (50) Coolbox (22) Dana Lookadoo (32) dani (22) Daniel Wittberger (16) Danny Korpan (6) Digg Boss (641) dingyi (13) dobata (366) Dominic Foster (297) Dorn (9) drew shobbrook (8) Elliot (28) Emil (6) etng (25) frivmo (5) Gerard (34) Giorgos Androulidakis (64) goodpic (15) Grant Griffiths (12) Guy (702) HejGustav (30) Janne Toivoniemi (5) Jason David Pelker (12) Jeremy Davis (4) JJ.Ying (1) Joseph Rodgers (24) Juan (15) Justin (7) Jye (28) Kevin (11) Kristian (42) Kyle (3) Lauren (6) lebachai (7) Leyla Bonilla (91) liamvictor (132) Live & Direct (28) LUCCHINA (442) Mancho (19) Mark (26) martinjy (5) Matt (13) MattC (2) matteo fogli (6) melmyfinger (15) Michael Yakovis (26) Mila F (36) Milkr Chan (8) Mostafa (3) mr_gadget (152) MrGuff (83) Muhammad Saleem (246) Neil (8) Nick Cobb (474) Olivier Favre (Innovablog) (30) Paddy (3) Peli (28) Pete Barry (5) Peter v (14) Radium (5) Rami Taibah (453) Rebecca Markowitz (4) Rob (132) Robby Colvin (12) Romey (34) Scott (19) Selwin (25) Srandy (30) Stephanie Gulley (16) stwn (15) superdeluxe (26) theCan (8) tj hanton (1) Tom Davies (142) Tom Q (7) Travis (24) Wes (16) xgdfalcon (9) yoshy (339) Zachary (8)
- dani said: whish I had the time to click each and every one of the links
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Simplicio: A Free Icon Set | Freebies | Smashing Magazine (64)
onWe are always looking for creative and talented artists and designers. Once we find them, we ask them to cooperate with us and release something for free. We provide them with the full freedom to showcase their professionalism and express their creativity. Every release helps to make the Web a nicer place. In fact, the results are quite often pretty impressive. You can find our previous releases in our section Freebies. Today we are glad ...Shared by Adam (13) AJ (189) Amy (9) Andrew (31) Angela (6) Anonimowy (9) ario (36) Ben (18) Bibi (36) BigPru (8) Bramha (14) Brent the Closet Geek (31) brownpau (47) Bwana (74) Çağatay Öztürk (16) chase sagum (65) Christopher (50) Dan (4) Danielle (37) Dave Cheong (15) David (14) David (21) Dee Dee Warren (21) Derrik (36) Dominik (33) Doug Stewart (28) elsterama (40) Fletcher (4) Freddy (9) Giorgos Androulidakis (64) Gregor (18) herbaz (7) ilyas (56) ImJustCreative (22) João M (47) Jose Viveiros (3) Juaco (2) Justin (7) Kerry (31) Keshav (57) koovus (57) Lindsey Smith (26) lomo (12) LouCypher (57) Matteo (11) MrQwest (38) Nahnu Bey (18) nelson (13) nikan (41) Nobuyuki Yamaoka (7) okuami (40) paulo (33) Peli (28) posavasos (9) reyhan (6) robojiannis (2) Sandy (2) Tzury (19) webfruits (18) wyclif (22) zemote (4) Zoram (19) 小雨 (20) 猫影 (14)
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Breathtaking Typographic Posters (2)
onYou can’t design without type. However, yon can use only type (or mostly only type) to create breath-taking designs. In fact, many graphic designers and artists take exactly this route to communicate their ideas through their works. The results are sometimes crazy, sometimes artsy, sometimes beautiful, but often just different from things we’re used to. Thus designers explore new horizons and we explore new viewing perspectives which is what inspiration is all about. You can’t ...Shared by Andy Ciordia (1) embuck (17)Contribute comment
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Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: September 2008 (63)
onDesktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers over 12 months. And to make them a little bit more distinctive from the usual crowd, we’ve decided to embed calendars for the upcoming month. So if you need to look up ...Shared by Adam (13) Alex France (139) Alexandre (18) Amy (9) andrefaria (20) ani625 (85) Anonimowy (9) antonio vergara (9) Avi (598) Brian (2) Brianna (7) Cadu (15) Cai Chen (995) caixiaoeva (8) Cléo Morgause (19) Danielle (37) David (21) dKing (1) Elaine Normandy (18) Erdal Özsular (1) Faadi (4) fseixas (12) Gregor (18) ilyas (56) Jackyshadow (2) Jase (13) Jye (28) KenFan (20) Lahiru Priyadarshana (12) leedsjimbo (39) Leena (1060) Leximo (405) Marcel (25) miasarmento (110) Neves Neto (9) Nick Cobb (474) paulo (33) Peli (28) pete (12) Prashanth (13) Rahul Das (15) RLivsey (7) Robyn Miller (9) Sabreen (14) Sam Law (12) Scimon (3) Sham (107) Sid (31) silverlunace (3) small (22) SMC (204) Tams (7) taylor (328) th13rteen (148) Thiago Bomfim (25) tim (35) unicious (3) Vipul (42) Wayne (48) Wes Brown (11) Yolanda (18) Zak M. (578) 小雨 (20)
- Jackyshadow said: 桌面日历众，开始下载吧
- dKing said: nice to have an inspiring wallpaper at the start of the last month of this quarter!
- Thiago Bomfim said: Para esse mês
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42 Design/Tech Magazines To Read | Developer's Toolbox | Smashing Magazine (2)
onRegardless of what it is that you’re selling, in order to remain competitive, you have to know exactly, what’s going on in the field you’re working in. More than that - actually, you have to know what happens next, which trends are coming up and which technologies will become big in the future. Achieving that is a solid foundation for successul development and right decisions at the right time. What is right for business, is ...Shared by hitesh.the.game (176) Muthu Online (9)Contribute comment
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On-Stage: Free Vector PSD Icon Set (58)
onWe are always looking for creative and talented artists and designers. Once we find them, we ask them to cooperate with us and release something for free. We provide them with the full freedom to showcase their professionalism and express their creativity. Every release helps to make the Web a nicer place. In fact, the results are quite often pretty impressive. You can find our previous releases in our section Freebies. Today we are glad ...Shared by Aadom The Wygle (5) Aaron (7) aemkei (3) akira (12) Alex (8) Alireza (22) Altuğ Orgun (22) Amy (9) andrefaria (20) Anol (6) Ben (18) Bramha (14) Brent the Closet Geek (31) Bruce (11) Carlos (22) Chris Schrier (12) Dan (23) Danielle (37) Dr. Loboto (11) elsterama (40) fabio (42) gfurry (24) graywolf (33) Gregor (18) Heather Cee (7) Huacn Lee (16) Justin (7) Kasper Garnæs (4) Kemeny (75) kevin (0) Marcel (25) Marcus Danillo (11) Marston A, SugarStats (32) Mihalcea Razvan (303) Mike Schinkel (17) mmyjona (39) Nahnu Bey (18) ndench (10) Nico B (0) Pablo Hevia (5) Peli (28) rszaloki (31) Rusty Mitchell (11) Sandaruwan (16) Scott (19) Selwin (25) Seth (12) Sudhanshu (8) Sven (12) Tiago Celestino (79) tiendademedusas (32) tim (35) Tzury (19) underlost (6) voidfiles (28) Wayne (48) wazgo (21) Zoram (19)
- Chris Schrier said: I really like the twitter-like (bird) icon.
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80 Beautiful Typefaces For Professional Design | Fonts | Smashing Magazine (4)
onYou don’t like to scroll? Be prepared. (We warned you.) Every now and again designers stumble upon the very same problem: the choice of a unique and beautiful typeface which manages to fulfill three basic tasks. Support the corporate identity, enrich the visual appearance and is compatible with the overall design. However, usually there are simply too many options you can consider, which is why you need time to find the option you are most ...Contribute comment
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5 Principles And Ideas Of Setting Type On The Web | How-To | Smashing Magazine (6)
onby Sean Hodge There are some basic approaches, guidelines and goals to consider when working with type on the Web. Overall, the medium of Web typography involves readability, accessibility, usability, and brandability. On the Web, these aspects function together to accomplish design’s goals of communication and user interaction. There are many ways to approach Web typography in order to create effective and expressive results. Let’s take a closer look at some principles, rules and ideas ...Contribute comment
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Celebration Of Vintage and Retro Design | Monday Inspiration | Smashing Magazine (6)
onRetro and vintage designs are often considered as being outdated, looking old, unattractive and dull. That’s not true. Although compared to modern design, retro is mostly a completely different realm, it has a large variety of benefits modern graphic designers often tend to overlook. And that’s a pity. Because we, as designers, can learn a lot from it. Nostalgic designs arise feelings, awake memories and better manage to involve broad range of readers even although ...Contribute comment
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30 Free High-Quality Wordpress Themes (251)
onFree professional WordPress themes always come in handy. Whether you are looking for some design inspiration or professional coding solutions — in both cases you can learn a lot, you can apply them and you can build customized designs upon them without reinventing the wheel all the time. In this article we present over 30 fresh free high-quality WordPress themes. All themes can be downloaded, customized and used for free — in personal or/and commercial ...Shared by _original (46) a nagano (1) Abraham Velazquez (2) abrudtkuhl (0) Adalberto (2) Adam Schoales (6) Adrian Jimenez (0) akira (12) Alê Moreno (0) Alex (3) Alexander13 (467) alexcamillo (6) Alireza Ziaie (7) Altuğ Orgun (22) Amir (17) Andrea (25) andreas (4) Andrew (17) Andy (3) Angela (6) Annika Lidne (1) Anol (6) Apostlion (1) Araceli (1) Babak (10) Bananalope (8) Ben (13) Ben Nickell (1) Benjamin (1010) Bjoern (3) Bjoern (1) blacktulip (1) Bob Hazlett (10) Bradjward (8) Brajeshwar (23) Brandon (65) brokekid (134) Bryan (8) BuildMaster (11) Burke Squires (7) buxx (0) Çağatay Öztürk (16) Carlos (22) Cataldo Cigliola (0) Cecilia Panerai (3) Cesar (4) Charlie (3) Chris (35) Chris Enns (2) Chris Nixon (20) Chris Shearer (5) Christian (56) Christoph Thelen (1) Christopher (50) Christopher Phillips (5) Cody (7) Courtney (23) D. (108) d1g1t (301) Dana Rockel (1) Daniele Di Gregorio (8) danliebke (56) Dave Cheong (15) David Rabkin (10) Diego Jock (13) DiMar (5) diwakergupta (4) dobata (366) Dominik Wind (0) Doug Stewart (28) Doug Walsworth (8) dryan (6) Duane (12) Dustin DeKoekkoek (6) Dylan Thomas (51) Ed Shull (18) Eldon (18) Elina Kamaeva (0) Eliseo Soto (3) Eoin (14) Eric Atkins (23) Eric Blue (14) Eric Taylor (5) Erik Forsberg (2) Eugen (3) Evelien (10) fesja (13) fijidaddy (12) finalcut (3) Flatlineato (9) Fourbin (17) Franklin P (0) Frawst (8) G.Dewald (4) Gac (5) Gee Why (1) Ghedin (6) Gian Luca (3) Gianni (13) Giovanni Piller Cottrer (3) giu (14) Gregor (18) hadrien (3) happy_soil (21) Heather Cee (7) Jack (18) Jacob Share (111) jaholbrook (5) Jake Strawn (10) Jamie McGibbon (85) Jan (17) Jannik (1) Jason (0) Jay (18) Jay Gerland (3) jay kim (1) jeffglasson (11) Jeremy Botter (14) Jeremy Johnson (11) Jesper (0) Joel (12) joel charlesworth (2) Joel Villarini (4) Joh Rogers (9) John (3) jordi ruiz (18) Jorge El (4) Joris (19) Jörn Schreiber (3) Josh (27) judicael (13) Julian Gruber (51) JulioHM (30) Justin (3) Karthik Kastury (4) kevan (7) Kevin Federline (247) Khürt Williams (1) knight (3) KOTARO (0) Kristen (218) Kyle Fox (9) lance (2) LdsNana-AskMormon (127) lebachai (7) Leon Ridge-Cooke (42) leonian (19) liamvictor (132) Lindsay (15) Lolo (2) Luciano Passuello (33) Maksim Berjoza (24) Marc Beharry (41) Mark McKay (1) Marston A, SugarStats (32) Marten (23) Martin Saulnier (3) Mathew (6) Max (1) Max Stanworth (50) MaXCoDeR (8) mechenici (14) miasarmento (110) Michael (2) mike (57) Mike F (456) Mike P (0) Mitchell (12) mmhan (7) Moe (10) mr.petruccio (39) Muhammad Saleem (246) Nik Outchcunis (6) nonozone (1) OcellNuri (11) oleg40a (10) Olle Ahnve (3) ouriel (5) Pablo (8) Paolo Barbana (1) Pascual Gonzalez (6) Patrix (12) Paul Goodrick (1) Paul Spoerry (68) pcnerd37 (5) Peety (139) Peli (28) Peter Bryant (2) pixel78 (1) pvantees (10) Rhett Allain (6) Rich Sipe (4) Richard (9) Rick (1) Rick Butterfield (35) Robby Colvin (12) RobertBrown (9) Roman Roset (1) Ron ALLAN (15) Royce Hsu (4) rszaloki (31) Ryan (10) Sabreen (14) sadiq kassamali (41) Sam (23) Sam (31) Sandaruwan (16) Sandy (2) Saul (19) Selwin (25) serkan alp (18) Shawn (18) Simone Villas Boas (6) Sinclair (28) skp (2) small (22) SomeRandomNerd (5) Stefan (19) Stepan (13) Stephanie Hicks (141) Steve (1) Steven Bradley (9) stevioz (22) Sue (33) sunburntkamel (8) TAKAHASHI Naoto (7) Theodoros G. Karounos (2) Thomas Cox (0) timbednar (3) tj hanton (1) Toby (176) Tom Q (7) Tom Steel (8) tweez (37) Uzair (202) Valentino (0) Vinicius (5) vutheara (1) w0lfh0und (697) Wes Brown (11) William Hammock (4) WillinYo (13) Wing Yung (0) Wolfgang (18) yishao (0) zenatuz (15) zhuk (11) Zie (6) zoby (0) மயூ-Mayu (2)Explore read six notes
- Araceli said: Some cool free Wordpress themes including a Twilight Saga WordPress Theme.
- Eric Atkins said: Some great stuff in this collection...
- finalcut said: expect to see one of these themes on my blog soon - I have wanted to refresh it but suck and designs.. some of these are really nice.
- Dustin DeKoekkoek said: Smashing magazine always blows me away with their free wordpress theme roundups, will probably switch to one of these soon
- Simone Villas Boas said: Ousando com WordPress porque... oras...
- Tom Steel said: In this article we present over 30 fresh free high-quality WordPress themes. All themes can be downloaded, customized and used for free — in personal or/and commercial projects. Please read license disclaimers carefully before using the theme in commercial projects — they can change from time to time.
