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As we all know by now, when designing responsive websites, all design components will need to adapt to the device (from mobile browsers to netbooks and tablets) on which they are displayed and have to interact with. Serving a website to different devices can be done with the help of jQuery plugins.
jQuery Plugins for Fluid Layouts/Responsive Web Design
Stripe Generator
TIP: You can bookmark your favorite stripes simply pressing CTRL + D (Win/Linux) / CMD + D (Mac). stripe size spacing stripe color(s) background style shadow gradient height background color(s) stripe orientation preview
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Creating stripes with two colors in Photoshop is fairly simple. But how do you make stripes with 3 colors (if you know, please share the wealth)? One of the Etsy banner proofs I created for Paper Pastries had airmail stripes. Margaret suggested this idea and I thought it was brilliant! But when I tried to create air mail stripes in Photoshop with the same techniques I used to make my stationery textures , it just didn’t work. Well, Stripe Generator came to the rescue (thank you Zachzach103 ).
Newsletter Design: 50+ Great Examples
A good newsletter campaign can be a great way to inform your subscribers of all your company’s latest news, products and specials. In this post you will see some great examples of newsletter designs from various online companies. If you’re in need of some design inspiration , this post just might do the job. Want more articles on Email Newsletter Design ? Check out some of my previous posts: Email Newsletter Templates: 40 Hand Picked Premium DesignsI’m Beth Joseph. AKA The Beth Joseph. I’m a graphic designer. I develop pieces for print, digital and tablet formats. My background is in identity development and publishing. Sometimes people say nice things about me:
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Creating grainy textures are great for retro illustrations, typography, and logos. Alternatively, you can incorporate these effects into compelling new styles. You can always scan in similar textures and Live Trace them in Illustrator, but you can pretty easily create this type of effect all inside Illustrator! Final Image Here is a sample image of what these techniques can do.
Create Grainy Textures In Illustrator