In this post we have 36 well design and emblems & badges. Enjoy!! If you like these logo designs you might also want to check out our previous post below.

28 Clean and Creative Logo Designs

40 Creative Logo Designs

Tokyo Bicycles

The Industrial Revolution is a significant part of our history on this planet. It seems like a long time in retrospect, but only 100-150 years ago we were just kicking off the creation of American corporations and factories nationwide. Now we can see much of the remnants in heavily populated city areas.

In this showcase I’ve put together 33 stunning examples of industrial photography. These pictures capture the essence of our industrial society as we move forward in the 21st century. These are very inspiring photographs and really make you think about our deep, rich history in these lands. As always let us know your thoughts or ideas in the comments discussion area.

Industrial Pipes

Most web developers have at least heard about the many JavaScript photo slider plugins. These often utilize a library such as jQuery to construct plug-and-play galleries within just a few minutes. Yet after so many years of project growth we can find dozens of unique examples and animations in this field.

Developers have become creative applying custom techniques with jQuery UI, MooTools, Prototype, and other JS libraries. In the gallery below I’ve put together 25 extremely unique implementations of JavaScript photo sliders on websites. Both the interaction and user interface play a huge role in this type of page element. With any luck you can put together a few ideas to implement a slideshow into your own projects.

Molanphy Design

In this roundup we have a huge and useful collection of grunge photoshop brushes. If you like these brushes you might also want to check out our previous posts below.

2000 Free Photoshop Brushes

450+ Photoshop Grunge Brushes

Grungy Ink Splatter Sprays

In this post we have compiled some amazing and mind blowing vector illustrations. Enjoy!! If you like these vector illustration you might also want to check out our previous posts below.

Unbelievable Illustrations By Pale Horse

40 Alluring Illustrations for your Inspiration

Graffiti

Out of the many genres in modern web design, I find typography to stand out among the rest. Most page content is featured solely as text which draws a much tighter attention from your viewers. In this collection of 31 typographic-based websites I’ve tried to pick from the most eccentric of the bunch. If you have similar ideas or wish to share your thoughts please do so in the comments area below.

Bellstrike

In the current design atmosphere , I hear the term wireframe being thrown around a lot more than it used to be. Over the last few years, wireframing is a process that has endured a lot of misunderstanding and has been become much more widely known as a software and web design methodology. I’ve begun to notice that the concept is warping and not for the better. This twisting of the terms is making it difficult for newer designers and students to understand the real application of the process.

Wait, whats the problem?

Recently, I gave a talk at a design school and I had a few students ask me about wire-framing and their mental model of it was pretty far off base. Their concept of wireframes included design, finalized layout, and a number of aesthetic decisions to name a few of the inappropriate things they considered part of wireframes. The worst part : they didn’t even want to do it. These students just knew it was a step they were supposed to do but didn’t understand why it was so useful. They just accepted it as step in the process and breezed through it to get to the fun look and feel parts. This was troubling to me. At first, I thought it may have been an isolated incident, but more and more I have been noticing that the workplace application of the process is suffering due to a bit of incorrect and popular saturation among clients, new designers, producers, product designers, etc. Wireframing is an essential step in the web design process and it would be a shame if up-and-coming designers did not learn to love it.

Wireframes are blueprints

It interesting that designers will understand that complex structures such as buildings or cars require careful planning and architecture but then take a similar ideas for the web industry and barrel into them with little or no planning. Granted, a website is not a car, it is still a substantially complex undertaking and leaving out careful planning and structure is the recipe for a lot of wasted time, work and money. I promise I’ll get to the practical implementations but first, part of the initial battle is making sure everyone understands what a wire-frame is and what it is for.

To stand out from the crowd designers design unique and creative websites using illustrations. Check out today’s list of 40! If you like these websites you might also want to check out our previous post below.

Unbelievable Illustrations By Pale Horse

40 Creative & Brilliant Illustrations for Inspiration

shipmentapp

Whether dealing with large corporations, game developers, small businesses or a sole proprietor, most business goals tend to amount to the same needs. User experience is an area that touches almost every single business problem. While every project comes with its own unique situations, there are a few tried-and-true user experience techniques that just work well and always produce results. Here are my top five proven UX strategies and techniques:

Focus on key experiences

A major tendency of designers and clients alike is to think too much about particular elements and focus on smaller details. Many times it’s better to not spend too much time focusing on one specific element. I know this seems counter-productive, but hear me out. Remember, user experience at the end of the day is how the user remembers the experience. It may seem like a minimal differentiation but it’s incredibly important. Human memory is a bit flawed in the recollection department. The user’s mind is wired to remember experiences in a specific way. In a manner of speaking, people use landmarks in their memory to reconstruct experiences. These landmarks are generally referred to as key experiences. Key experiences is a whole subject in and of itself, but the quick bullet points to focus on are:

The web has advanced so much that we can’t even compare to the Internet of 5 years ago. So many modern tools and apps are based in browser these days. And many of these can be useful for the average web designer. I’ve included tools for not only designers, but graphics artists, CSS and HTML developers. Let us know your favorite tools in the comments below.

CSS3 Generator