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Inspiration

Ultimate List of Share Icons for Your Blog

by Brandon Milford on February 15, 2010 · 0 comments

Here are some of the best social share icons I’ve found. Share your content in style with these social share icons for your blog. Enjoy!
Social Media Bookmark Icons

Download the icons from Nouveller.com

Subscribe to Nouveller.com’s RSS Feed

Follow on Twitter

Vintage Postage Stamps Social Media Icons

Download the icons from Tutorial9.net

Subscribe to Tutorial9’s RSS Feed

Follow on Twitter

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Our Favorite Posts for the Week of October 19th 2009

by Brandon Milford on October 24, 2009 · 2 comments

Here’s a roundup of our top ten favorite design-related posts for the past week. Enjoy!
Waterscape Photography: Beautiful Waterscapes and Tricks of the Trade

Nature provides us with a never-ending supply of inspiration, look no further than the coast for an array of majestic scenery. This article focuses on the point where land and sea meet, with [...]

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Here I’ve included a number of resources for usability best practices, inspiration, and design patterns for the web. There are many excellent sites and blogs on user experience and usability. If there are any that you read regularly and not included below, please share within the comments. Enjoy!
UXBooth

The UX Booth is a blog by and [...]

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Our Favorite Posts for the Week: Week of October 4th 2009

by Brandon Milford on October 9, 2009 · 1 comment

There were a number of great posts this week from 15 Common Mistakes in E-Commerce Design to setting up Automatic Thumbnails Without Using Custom Field. Here’s a list of our favorites. Enjoy!
15 Common Mistakes in E-Commerce Design
Selling online can open up huge new markets for many businesses. When your store can be open 24/7 and [...]

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25 Inspirational Designs for Website Footers

by Brandon Milford on September 14, 2009 · 15 comments

If you think a website’s footer exists only to show copyright information you couldn’t be further from the truth. Below I’ve included 25 inspirational footers from design related sites and blogs from around the web. From illustrative to intelligent use of textures, I hope you’ll find these website footers inspirational.
13Creative

13Creative is a full-service design firm [...]

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20 Creative Ways of Displaying Share Icons

by Brandon Milford on September 5, 2009 · 9 comments

Twitter and Digg and Delicious – Oh my! In seeking inspiration for different ways of displaying share icons, I compiled a list of 20 design blogs. Below I’ve included the various ways these blogs are displaying share icons. Any others that should have been included? Leave a comment and share.
Freelance Switch

Hongkiat

Tutorial9.net

Viget Labs

Mashable

InspiredMag

Outlaw Design Blog

SixRevisions

UXBooth

Fuel Your [...]

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Interview with David Leggett: Founder of Tutorial9.net

by Brandon Milford on August 31, 2009 · 6 comments

David Leggett is a designer, blogger, and founder of Tutorial9; a leading website that provides Photoshop, Web Design, and Photography tutorials. David shares his experience in developing and growing Tutorial9, and provides advice for bloggers who are just getting started.

How did you get started in design?
Playing with 2D and 3D editing software was sort of [...]

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High Quality Logo Design on a Budget

by Brandon Milford on August 26, 2009 · 2 comments

One brand’s junk is another brand’s treasure. Some may criticize Brandstack’s approach of selling off-the-shelf branding, but I think it’s a great model. The service allows designers to sell any extra designs they have lying around from past projects. There are also a number of designs that include a domain name.

If you’re launching your business [...]

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Top 12 Sites for Design Inspiration and Tutorials

by Brandon Milford on August 23, 2009 · 0 comments

Hello Everyone! This is our first post on the site and I’m excited to get things kicked off. I’m working very hard to make this a great place for those passionate about design, branding and/or marketing and allow them to connect, share their knowledge and experience, and learn from others. Please be sure to read [...]

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