20+ Recommended Brilliant Portfolio Websites

Jumat, 11 Juni 2010 |

For a web-designer, the portfolio website is not only a portfolio but also an example of their designs. The subtle balance between putting the focus on the portfolio elements or putting it on the website design, is very difficult to achieve. There are some tricks to the trade, as displayed by the following grab-bag of portfolio sites. These websites are selected to demonstrate specific points, they’re all great and have some fantastic design techniques and in each portfolio have some shining quality.

Grzegorz Kozak

With the single column portfolio being halfway down a very, very long website, the designer has used a curiosity device to keep you scrolling down. Very clever.

Typography is everywhere: in books, on websites, on billboards, on tv,… and of course on packages you buy at the store. In general, typography on packaging is not outstanding. Designers get limited space, tons of text to add and clients to deal with.
However, sometimes packaging designers use typography as the central element on packages, and the the result can be quite astonishing, like in these 25 examples.

1. Hairy Bikers


The days are moving fast!!! It’s almost Christmas… Are you still looking for freebies for your desktop? Worry no more! Here’s another set of items that you can download right into your PC. These are various Christmas Icons. These icons were created to spread the feeling of Christmas even just in computers. You may have already changed your wallpapers to Christmas-themed ones, but hey! We still got something for you.
A Collection of Free Unique Christmas Icon Sets are listed below just for you… Accessorize your desktop with the these icons and feel the spirit of christmas even more. Take a look at this icons and do not hesitate to get one. Have fun!

Christmas Mini Pack

Free Christmas Icons
The set is composed of 12 icons.

Nowadays that most designers uses Photoshop, tons of free PSD files are available all over the web. It’s up to you where to find and get the best quality of PSD to download. In related to this, we’ve decided to compile a collection of Photoshop Documents for your future use. Of course since every designers have different needs and interest, we will categorize it to make things easier to browse and select.
For our first ever PSD resource collection, 30+ Free High Quality Handy Gadget PSD Files are showcased below for designers who are looking for PSD files that can be utilized for their designs. These resources are themed around the most high-tech gadgets offered by technology in our society today. Just in case you have a project that need some gadget related to be include, these will be a great add-on to your future images and design. Since it’s a PSD file, you can change and manipulate everything until you’re satisfied.

Free Gadget PSD Files

Apple iPad: Fully editable PSD

Apple iPad PSD

n the past, we have came up with free business card giveaways for lucky readers and even business card designs for inspiration… Today, we bring you Free  Business Card Design Tutorials and Plus PSD Files  that you will find helpful in creating your own business cards and a cool collection of business cards in PSD file. With the tips and techniques that you’ll get in this tutorials, you’ll be able to fully utilize the tools in Photoshop and get amazing results. Not to mention the PSD that you can edit into something cooler!!!
So check out this unique list that we have prepared for you and read through each article thoroughly. You may be surprised at the knowledge that you’ll gain in each tutorial that you’ll visit and the resources that you may find handy in your designs. This post is divided into two parts: Business Card Tutorials and Business Cards PSD… Have fun!!!

Business Card Tutorials

Design a Print Ready Business Card for Designers

print ready business card tutorial