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12 Creative Web Applications for Creative People. Photoshop is still one of the most complex photo editing tools out there. Though the web is loaded with Photoshop tutorials and people have become accustomed to using Photoshop, there is this section of digital art lovers that are afraid of Photoshop. Somehow it seems over stuffed with options. It was to win over this genre of end-user that various web-based applications popped up and slowly became famous. We have already covered plenty of such tools but somehow the list seems to be growing exponentially. This article will list some of the new (and some that were missed earlier) tools that make our lives exciting. 1. CloudCanvas mostly targets the vector drawing based lovers. 2.

Flame is for true artists. 3. I haven’t seen a tool like Viscosity before. 4. PhotoCopa is one application that will help you extract color information from any image super quick. 5. Odosketch happens to be one of the cutest of all the applications that we are going through in this list. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 10 Creative Designs From 10 Creative Designers.

Its been a pretty long time that I haven’t done a Freelance Designer Showcase . I have taken the time to find 10 Creative Designs From 10 Creative Designers which I find to be great artwork from some really talented designers out there. I wanted to find different styles but all have a really creative look to it. It’s Thanksgiving today so I’m going to keep it short. Happy Thanksgiving and I will try to showcase more work by you guys on my blog. The Paper Fox Project Special School 2 with Yellow Lemon Portraits Wired Magazine Alien joya1 Live Fast – Die Young The Properties of Identity Solitude 2010/2011 Character Design x illustration Monster Headaches – Aspirina. The Process of Creativity - Design Informer. Advertisement The creative attribute has always been a highly debated and researched component of the human psyche. The “designer” job title seems to be one that calls to the more creative minded among us and according to some, requires the highest level of creative processing.

This idea does lend itself to the truth, web designers are called upon to find creative solutions every day. However, we certainly aren’t alone. Contrary to previous belief, creativity does not limit itself to the “right-brained” artistic types. The ability to find creative and innovative solutions to problems holds value in almost all aspects of life. Even those with highly analytical jobs and hobbies benefit from the ability to approach a complex issue from different perspectives and foresee alternate outcomes. Image credit: Ferdi Rizkiyanto In one way or another we have all experienced that classic “aha” moment. The Not-So-Random Spark Down time can be a powerful tool in the creative process. Practicing Creativity. 70+ Fresh and Creative Single Page Website Designs. As you’ve already seen in our previous posts about Single Page Website Designs that showcasing your work in single page design is a hot trend now days.

It’s kind of ironic to see what designers can do with single pages as modern age designers love to experiment with things and observe how people interact with their work. Even though this is not a common trend to follow but still as the new design styles come up, and as more and more designers notice them and make use of them in their work, this kind of trends emerge. In this presentation, you’ll find a variety of highly-creative, beautiful and most importantly inspirational designs which is following the same trend of single page designs.

The main purpose here is to stimulate your creativity and to inspire your imagination to create your own design trend because your website represents you and your brand. Don’t forget to and follow us on Twitter — for recent updates. Single Page Website Designs for Design Inspiration Jlern Greenroomretail. Creative Sticker Inspiration Roundup. Written by Jacques van Heerden On Monday, November 21st, 2011 with 2 Comments so far in Illustration, Inspiration When branding your company or business it’s always a good idea to have some sticker printing done. Not only does it give clients the ability to spread the word about your business, but it gives you the ability to give people things for free. People loves stickers and they are always looking for more creative and inspiring designs. I have rounded up some creative stickers for your to be inspired by. 50 Effective and Creative Logo Examples Featuring Animals.

Logo designing is not just about getting an emblem for your organization rather it has become an integral part for any business that wants to establish its own identity. A logo usually consists of a nice and stylish typeface and / or a visually compelling icon or symbol. In this collection, we are sharing an assortment of some extremely creative logo designs that showcase animals.

We hope you like this collection and get some inspiration from these logo designs. Enjoy! Tuna BlueMoon Studio Snuffsta Albino Rhino Toadprint Box Monkey Trojan option 3 Cat FatCat coffee Silent Monkey Inkbird Leafcutter 2 B Logo Cat Logo Bison Stingmaster Unpugged Bigcolors The Pink Flamingo Pandangel Chicken Shack Crazy Croc YellowMonkey Turtle Island Lightswitch Monkey Business Jumbogo Tacowaco Magouya's Logo Birdbee SmARTFOX Tigerfish Fish Forward Big Bird Publishing Wooky D8ggies Doggy Style Zoostore BigFishingDirectory Dog's Dream FREEBE Wireless Lee Jackson Elephant talk Spear nose Elephruit BlueGiraffee Coffeemonkey Aircare Musichound.

Showcase Of Unusual And Creative Product Designs. 40+ Creative Contact Forms That Will Make You Squeal In Joy. We have previously posted many collections about inspirational contact forms, but in this post we have collected the most innovative and amazing contact forms which you can bring into play for inspiration in your own designs. Contact forms have developed very much since the days of plain featureless HTML forms. This applies especially correct for portfolio websites and design agencies. The modern designs are attractive and can be tremendously innovative. In addition to the regular fields that everyone anticipates, forms can be elevated by adding additional features such as maps, social networking data and interesting illustrations. A solid and aesthetically pleasing contact form assures the viewer’s trust in the person or company at the back of the site and improves the entire experience.

Here is the full collection after this jump. Enjoy! 1. Here the contact us form is placed at the bottom of the page when you click Contact button. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Extremely creative contact us form. 7. 8. Mental Blocks to Creative Thinking You Should Overcome. Creative thinking helps a person to create new innovations and design impressive outputs. It is a process used to come up with new concepts as a result of merged ideas. One way of creative thinking is by brainstorming. There are instances that this occurs accidentally while there are times that it occurs deliberately. It is important for designers to think creatively in order to make your designs. But there are times that there are some hindrances for your creative thinking. You have to know these so that when it comes, it can be avoided. It is always necessary to know what you need to avoid in order for you to push through what you desire in life. 1. Image: shutterstock When you tend to always think logically, it hinders your innovative thinking. 2.

Image: shutterstock Do not be telling yourself that you are not creative. 3. Image: shutterstock When you are in school, you are trained to always stick to the right answer to a certain question. 4. Image: shutterstock 5. Image: shutterstock Ads. Web Design Fact: 35 Really Creative 404 Error Pages. It’s so irritating that you are scanning a website and error blank page appears several times. It’s knowing and remembering that sometimes we enter wrong URL and end up in the wrong page. So for those few times when something goes wrong, it’s much better to see something nice.

Because we simply love to see a cool and creative 404 error page. So few weeks ago we’ve showcased some really cool and creative error 404 pages. Now we decided to do so again. Here are 35 really creative error 404 page you will find attractive.DeviantART Gnolia Shelf Worthy Leap Anywhere Unit Interactive Habrahabr.ru Dailymotion Cloud Sarah Maxey Irrational Games Deliciously Creative Apadeloup Blizzard Black Moon Design Carol Rivello Deaxon Image Spark Impact Ideas ILT – I Love Typography Duoh Frye / Wiles News Pond Odopod Craigslist Heinz Henrik Hedegaard Limp Fish Teehan+Lax Sage Media Bright Kite Wufoo Kidmondo Cuoma Design Studios MailChimp The Web Motel Robo.to Which error 404 page do you like most, share us via comments!

20 Creative Resumes for Logo Designers – Inspiring Ideas! | Top Logo Designer Reviews and Resource Portal By LogoBlog.org. A resume, also known as Curriculum Vitae (CV), is a tool required by every professional, including logo designers. It speaks on behalf of you when you apply for a job, either in a design agency or as a freelancer. But in this competitive age of logo design , 1000’s of logo designer resumes turn up for just a single position. So what would make your resume stand out from the rest of the potential logo design candidates? How would you grab the attention of your prospective employer? Well…Innovation is the answer. Every standard resume describes who you are, what you know and what you have done so far in your logo designing career . Here are 20 brilliant and creative ideas for logo designers to adopt while designing their own resumes in future:

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