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Here at Design Shack, WordPress is our bread and butter, but in the world of blogging platforms, we have lots of love for Tumblr as well. It’s simple, gorgeous, and simply enjoyable to use. Today we’re going to take a look at what makes a great Tumblr theme. With over 1,300 options in the Tumblr [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/inspiration/10-tips-for-awesome-tumblr-theme-design/

An example section of a registration form with gorgeous subtle details. It’s split into two columns — a three step overview of the process on the left, and form fields, and upload box, and progress bar on the right.

This design was featured on the Wednesday 16th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Site Navigation, and has a layout style of Other.

If you'd like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

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Details: http://designshack.net/design/minimal-pagination

Inspiration comes from the perception that the creator of imaginary friend must have a high level of intelligence and creativity. The see-saw, skewed to the left, the other part rise up with a person on top of it.

This design was featured on the Wednesday 16th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Logo, and has a layout style of Other.

If you'd like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

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Details: http://designshack.net/design/imaginary-friend-pictures

Doover is wonderful, professional and easy to use template with lots of options and configurations. This theme has been created for people who want to save their own time for create nice and great looking page.

This design was featured on the Wednesday 16th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Corporate, and has a layout style of Grid.

If you'd like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

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Details: http://designshack.net/design/doover-premium-wordpress-theme

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This design was featured on the Tuesday 15th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Element, and has a layout style of Other.

If you'd like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

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Details: http://designshack.net/design/soft-interface

A logo for a little web design studio called "Goodduck" — a gorgeous use of the "g" along with the duck styling.

This design was featured on the Tuesday 15th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Logo, and has a layout style of Other.

If you'd like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

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Details: http://designshack.net/design/goodduck

A gorgeous portfolio site with various different layout types. Plenty of variety as you scroll down, with subtle textures that add depth to the design.

This design was featured on the Tuesday 15th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Portfolio, and has a layout style of Two Column.

If you'd like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

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Details: http://designshack.net/design/pure-pleasure-design

Adobe has an interesting relationship with folks who design websites. Photoshop and Fireworks have you covered from a static image perspective, but tools to build live, functioning websites are another story completely. Flash is no longer the poster child of modern web technologies (quite the opposite), GoLive went the way of the dinosaurs and Dreamweaver, [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/software/adobe-muse-test-drive-is-it-worth-15-per-month/

An example section of a registration form with gorgeous subtle details. It’s split into two columns — a three step overview of the process on the left, and form fields, and upload box, and progress bar on the right.

This design was featured on the Monday 14th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Site Navigation, and has a layout style of Two Column.

If you'd like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

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Details: http://designshack.net/design/clean-registration-form

A fun, stylish logo for Jump.tv. Looks great on a range of different background as well.

This design was featured on the Monday 14th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Logo, and has a layout style of Other.

If you'd like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

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Details: http://designshack.net/design/jump-logo

This design for Google Ventures is a beautiful mix of photography and design, with a unique scrolling effect as you move further down the page.

This design was featured on the Monday 14th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Corporate, and has a layout style of Grid.

If you'd like, you can visit this site, or view all our other featured designs.

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Details: http://designshack.net/design/google-ventures

Today I’m working on another awesome free download for PixelsDaily. Here you’ll be able to see my thought processes, goals and code, and later you’ll be able to download the whole project to use in your own work. Basically, our goal here is to create a simple effect so that when the user hovers over [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/css/imagelabellibrary/

It’s time for another awesome web design critique, where we take a look at a real website and analyze the design. We’ll point out both the areas that are done well in addition to those that could use some work. Finally, we’ll finish by asking you to provide your own feedback. Today’s site is WebAppers, [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/critique-articles/web-design-critique-80-the-new-responsive-webappers-site/

When was the last time a client asked you to design something for print? Did you feel comfortable meeting the request? There are a few key standards that you should understand to make the successful jump from online to printed design. When planning a print project you really have to take the medium, format and [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/layouts/preparing-your-web-design-for-print/

A solid branding identity for a designer.

I love the consistent mark and typography, the use of thick and straight lines makes a strong impact.

This design was featured on the Friday 11th of May 2012. It falls under the category of Logo, and has a layout style of Other.

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Details: http://designshack.net/design/will-haring

Three is only a number, right? Just one of ten numerals that we use to express value, nothing more. Or is it perhaps a lot more? Is the number three a designer’s best friend? Does it drive art, photography, design, architecture and even the natural order of the universe? Join us as we take a [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/layouts/design-to-the-power-of-three-the-magically-ubiquitous-number/

Podcasts have been around for a long time, but I’ve really never been able to get into them. That is until recently when I really invested some time into looking around and finding the best design and development podcasts on the web. Now I’m an addict and rarely spend a day slaving over my computer [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/inspiration/my-favorite-web-design-and-development-podcasts/

I’m a huge fan of CSS transitions. Sure, they can be abused but on the whole they’re a really great and easy way to add a little life to your web pages. And let’s face it, they’re flat out fun to play with. I’ve covered transitions a million different ways, but there’s one feature that [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/css/create-stunning-effects-with-css-transition-delays/

It’s time for another massive collection of inspiring logo designs from Logopond. Nothing gets your creative mojo going quite like a big dose of logos and today we’ve got over one hundred for you to browse through. The theme for this roundup is all things nautical. We’ve got boats, anchors, lighthouses, pirates and even a [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/inspiration/100-nicely-designed-nautical-logos/

There is an ever-growing argument in the design community about whether designing for the scroll on your website is necessary. The arguments for producing stellar design concepts for the first part of the website a viewer will see and those against are wide ranging and are greatly affected by changes in technology. Where the scroll [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/above-the-scroll-does-it-matter-anymore/

I’ve gotten bored lately with all of the run of the mill, plain jane iTunes/Mac App Store buttons that I’ve been seeing around the web, so I coded up some fun little animated alternatives that I thought I would share. This project is super simple, so even if you’re a complete beginner, you should be [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/css/appstorebuttons/

Photoshop layer styles can be used for good or evil. In the hands of a beginner, they can lead to cliché results that are so overused that they’re downright cringeworthy. However, in the hands of an experienced Photoshopper, they can be the building blocks for complex and impressive effects. Today we’re going to pay tribute [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/graphics/5-cool-quick-photoshop-shadow-tricks/

The web design education industry has exploded from a small niche to a powerful, continually expanding force. Countless people all over the planet are interested in learning about how to build and design websites, and tons of companies are cropping up promising the ultimate solution. The good news for you is that increased competition in [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/css/5-ways-to-learn-web-design-which-is-right-for-you/

Twitter Bootstrap has simply exploded in the web development community. There will always be skeptics and haters but on the whole the project has been a smashing success and can constantly be seen at the top of the Forked and Watched charts at GitHub. As a result of Bootstrap’s fame, lots of great related resources [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/css/20-awesome-resources-for-twitter-bootstrap-lovers/

We’ve all had them – the dreaded unsuccessful or failed project – and we’ve all had to bounce back. From graphics busts to web disasters, some good can come from projects you’d rather forget. Even big companies, such as Gap with a logo change and subsequent reversal in early 2011, have had to deal with [...]..

Details: http://designshack.net/articles/business-articles/10-things-to-learn-from-failure/