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Earth’s Vanishing Ecosystem: Rainforests
Rainforests are some of the most important forests on Earth. The trees there help provide a large amount of oxygen to the atmosphere through photosynthesis, and they provide shelter for tons of life ranging from birds to mammals. Rainforests are vanishing around the world, primarily for development and harvesting of natural resources. Due to this,…
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Free Texture Friday – Old Painted Wood
Today I have a great looking set of old rotting wood with peeled paint and rusty nails. These come from an old boat that’s waiting to be scrapped. I added some vintage feel to the images in Lightroom, and I hope you can use them for something cool. Personal and commercial usage allowed. Enjoy!
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Creative Websites with Horizontal Layouts and Navigation
When most of us visit a website, we’re used to vertical scrolling. It just seems to make sense on most websites, that you’d scroll down to see more content, just like if you are reading text. But some websites use horizontal layouts, and it can be quite effective. When a website has limited content, or…
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Photographs of Poverty
Poverty is one of the most important issues facing the globe. There is a growing divide between the rich and poor in developed countries, as well as a major divide between developed and undeveloped countries. Poverty is defined as lack of possessions and wealth, and it comes as both absolute poverty (where basic human needs…
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Free Texture Friday – Old Sea Shells
Today I have a set of 8 old and dirty sea shells textures. Not sure what you can use them for, but you never know when textures like that can come in handy.
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Great Hand-drawn Fonts for Designers
A handwritten touch can be a great personalization element in design, whether for web designs or even for logos, and this personalized effect creates a strong relationship with the viwer. Creating a handwritten effect can be painstaking though. Too much of a handwritten touch, and it feels unprofessional and even messy. But too robotic, and…
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30 Uses of Blur in Photographs
Blur is one of the most important aspects of photography. If you blur your subject, your photo probably won’t look very good. But if everything is sharp in your image, you might not have a good depth of field. And for objects in motion, blur can be essential to show it. Blur occurs when an…
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Free Texture Friday – Old Blue Wood
We’re back with some more old gritty wood textures. These old blue wood surfaces have seen better days, but the peeling paint and dirt do create that great grunge effect that fit perfectly into your texture arsenal. I hope you like them, enjoy!
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Best Photoshop Tutorials from August 2015
Every month, tons of new Photoshop tutorials are released across the web, covering everything from web design to text effects, banner design and more. As Photoshop continues to get new features, tutorials aren’t just for beginning designers. They can be essential guides to understanding the true power of Photoshop. In this post, we’ll look at…
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Family: Showcasing the Importance In Photos
Family is one of the most important groups that exists in nature. There are different types of family, such as those that are genetically related, those through marriage, and those through cohabitation. Family plays a lot of vital roles, such as support and nurturing, resource sharing, protection, and of course, reproduction. While families come in…
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Free Texture Friday – Burned Wood
Today I have a set of burned black & white wood textures that I shot of an old damaged boat at the harbor. The cracked and damaged wood is full of tiny details and makes a perfect background and overlay. I hope you enjoy.
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Fresh New UI Kits You Should Download
With the release of Adobe’s Sketch, its now easier than ever for web designers to create UI kits for prototyping and designing websites more quickly. A UI kit can consist of anything from just a few concepts such as buttons and forms, to all UI elements that could possibly be needed for a full web…
