Category Archives: Design

Summer is coming – Time to Twitter little birds

More and more people like and user Twitter and therefore many siteowners want to place a follow-link on their website. But as simple text links are too uninteresting, we have collected the best icons and graphics on the internet. 

Twitter icon by fast icon

Twitter Icon

Twitter icon set by smashing magazineTwitter Icon

Twitter social icon by design reviver

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31 twitter icons by vincentabry

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A little bird told me by mattknow

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Twitter icons by flockey

twitter_icons by flockey

Twitter icon by phiredesign

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Cute twitter bird icon by wefunction

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Free twitter graphics by randa clay design

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Twitter birdy icon by Loondesign

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Twitter icons by icontexto

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It’s twitter time! by productivedreams

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Twitter icons with attitude by monkeyworks

Designing fabulous Icons with Illustrator

Adobe IllustratorAdobe Illustrator has become one of the leading products for vector design, especially icon design. But when you start to create your first icon, you have to keep one thing in mind – bitmap or vector? (As the guys of firewheeldesign point out, vector icons are less work than those made with Photoshop. On the other hand, scaled vector graphics don’t look very nice in comparison to icons created with Photoshop) All in all it’s a decison between saving time and getting the best possible quality.

To understand the basics of icon design, read the following articles:

7 Principles of Effective Icon Design by PSDTUTS

10 Mistakes in Icon Design by Turbomilk

Now that you are a bit familar with Icon design – try these tutorials:

Vectortuts.com

Create a Detailed Camera with Photo Icon

Camera Icon

Create a Vector Film Slate Icon

Film Slate Icon

Fresh and Funky RSS Icons

Do you want a special RSS icon for your website? Actually most blogs and newssites have RSS feeds. But many have just a standard button. You might want to show that your are more creative then they are. Use one of these free and fresh RSS icons so that you are in contrast of the masses.

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Vektor RSS buttons

RSS feed by Aaron Ovadia

RSS feed by Aaron Ovadia

MycirclesRSS

mycirclesRSS

RSS icon by carlnewton

RSS Icon by carlnewton

Feedicons²

feedicons²

Acid RSS by cavin

Acid RSS by cavin

RSS Owl by balpert

RSS Owl by balpert

RSS icon by datamouse

RSS Icon by datamouse

RSS icon set from smashingmagazine

RSS Iconset from smashingmagazine

3D RSS feeds icon

3D RSS Feeds icon

Circle feeds icons

Circle Feeds Icons

Free RSS feed icons

Free RSS Feed Icons

Alternative RSS icon by mouserunner

Alternative RSS Icon by mouserunner

RSS reader icon by twinware

Colorful Apple related Wallpaper

Cool Wallpaper for your Mac, made by Ben Adamson. Available in 1024×640 and 1920×1200.

Apple Wallpaper

Apple Wallpaper

Conquer the Universe Background. A galaxy wallpaper with Apple logo to honor the great birth of Leopard. Offered in 1920×1200, with and without the Apple logo.

Apple Wallpaper

Stylish Simpsons Wallpaper with a hungry Homer and a sweet Apple.

Apple Wallpaper

Free and Customizable Leopard Wallpapers. The wallpapers currently come in the following dimensions: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×960 and 1600×1200. Each of them suits a different mood.

Apple Wallpaper

Leopard (Red) and Leopard Server (Blue) Aurora Wallpaper. Both come in 1024×640 and 2560×1600.

Apple Wallpaper

Apple Wallpaper

30 Apple related wallpapers (Apple logo, MacOS, iPod) that are definitely worth a look.

Apple Wallpaper

Retro Apple logo but with a glassy modern look. The Wallpaper comes in 3 big sizes (1280 x 1024, 1600 x 1200, 2560 x 1600) from which you can create all other common resolutions.

How to design a Banner

Do you have a banner for your website or blog? If not, create one right now! In order to do this, I summed up a few basic tips.

1. Be professional: A banner is your virtual business card. People are getting their first impressions of your website based on your banner ad, so you must to be sure that it presents you in the best possible manner. This means you should be very careful with using correct spelling and grammar. Also, choose font sizes, styles and colors that maximize your banners readability. If you don’t do so some people might get a bad feeling of your site.

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2. Ask for an action: What do you want people to do when they see your banner? Most probably you want them to visit your website. Write something like “click here” or “enter now” on it. On the Internet you can see many examples of this strategy.