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  • Inspiring Retro Web Designs

    Inspiring Retro Web Designs

    Retro design, or design that is based on using elements from previous years and reimagining them in current design, is an incredibly popular design style for web, print and other types of graphic design. While many people think retro design are simply designs from the past, in truth, retro design relies on design principles, techniques,…

  • Eyecatching Free Event Poster PSDs

    Eyecatching Free Event Poster PSDs

    One of the best ways to promote an event is using flyers. Flyers catch people’s attention, and they can be taken (either as a whole, or with a tear off) as a way of being a reminder at a later time. To have a truly effective flyer marketing campaign, the flyer needs to be eyecatching…

  • Creative Music App Interface Designs

    Creative Music App Interface Designs

    One of the most popular types of applications, both web and mobile, are music applications. People love music, and especially being able to listen to it anywhere, anytime, whether they are on the go, or at their computer. As such, it’s important to have a creative app interface that is friendly for both mobile, web…

  • Creative Transparent Business Card Designs

    Creative Transparent Business Card Designs

    In the world of business card design, having a uniquely designed business card is one of the best ways to help a client stand out against their competition. There’s a few ways this can be done, such as having brightly colored cardstock, using die cut uniquely shaped cards, or using letterpress or foil stamping to…

  • Free T-Shirt PSD Mockups for Designers

    Free T-Shirt PSD Mockups for Designers

    If you’re a designer and work for a clothing company, or you want to sell your own designs on t-shirts through one of the many marketplaces, odds are that you’ll want create an example of the design in the context of being on a shirt. To do this, you’ll need a t-shirt mockup, and there’s…

  • Free Flat Icon Sets to Download

    Free Flat Icon Sets to Download

    One of the most popular design trends of the past few years has been the flat design style. With little depth and effects, it can help make a website or design have a unique, clean style that doesn’t overwhelm the viewer. To create a flat design, most (if not all) of the elements need to…

  • Great Free Brushes to Download and Use

    Great Free Brushes to Download and Use

    Brushes are very useful in graphic design, for applying effects, layer masks, textures, patterns and more. While in their simplest form, brushes simply paint colors onto a canvas, in Photoshop, brushes can have all sorts of textures, effects and controls to achieve nearly any effect imaginable. Most designers have a few favorite brushes they go…

  • Free Browser PSD Mockups to Download

    Free Browser PSD Mockups to Download

    One of the best ways to show off a web app or service is to show a screenshot of it. However, a standalone screenshot isn’t nearly as effective as showing it within a browser. This method of showing a contextual example helps reassure your users that your app looks good, works well and is compatible…

  • 10 Beautiful Examples of Makeup Packaging Design

    10 Beautiful Examples of Makeup Packaging Design

    Makeup, or cosmetic products, are some of the most commonly sold products around the world. They are used on a variety of areas of the body in order to enhance appearance, such as the eyes, lips and skin. Because they are designed to enhance beauty, cosmetics need to have a natural appeal on the shelf…

  • jQuery Date and Calendar Plugins

    jQuery Date and Calendar Plugins

    jQuery is one of the best ways to add functionality to websites in dynamic ways. Counters, timers, calendars, sliders and more are all available with jQuery. One of the great things about jQuery is the number of plugins available thanks to the vibrant community, and the ease with which they can be integrated with your…

  • 10 Fun Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials

    10 Fun Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials

    Creating text effects is one of the most common tasks in Photoshop for designers. It’s common for logo design, the text in flyer design, web design effects, and even in 3D or animation. Photoshop continues to add more tools to create powerful effects for text as new updates occur, and it’s now possible to use…