Illustrator Mastery: 25 Techniques Every Designer Must Know
Like so many others, I began my design career by experimenting with Adobe Photoshop. At the time bitmap graphics were more accessible and more easy to understand. Vector graphics, Adobe Illustrator and especially bezier curves contained a shroud of mystique, and I was having too much fun with Photoshop to see what was behind Illustrator’s magic curtain. Fast forward a few years later when I began to dabble in logo design, and suddenly Illustrator became the go-to tool. What amazed me was how much I had missed out on by not picking up Illustrator along side Photoshop in the beginning. So now here we are using Illustrator on a daily basis to produce incredible vector illustrations, but like Photoshop, there are many tools within illustrator that are often overlooked. Get to Know the Tools Panel The panel appears on the far left side when you open Illustrator. Below the tool icons are thumbnails displaying the current colors for fill and shape. Pencil Tool Pen Tool Let’s take a closer look 1.
All Free Vector World Maps (AI, EPS, SVG)
Home » Design » All Free Vector World Maps (AI, EPS, SVG) Free vector world maps are must-haves of every designer’s toolkit as there will be times when they are needed. I had published Free Vector World Maps Collection years ago. You can now find all the quality and free vector world maps, usually in .EPS ad .AI formats, in this post (also added few high-resolution JPEG ones). Accurate Vector World Map (AI, EPS, CDR) Info: This map also has a black and white, plain (no-countries) version. Well-Layered World Map (SVG, EPS) Colorful World Map (EPS, PDF) 30+ SVG World Maps (SVG) Vector World Map (EPS) Tech World Map (EPS) World Map By MacDadd (AI) Vector World Map For Adobe Illustrato (AI) Circular Vector World Map (AI) Political Vector World Map Dotted World Map (AI) Historical SVG Maps (SVG) Vector World Map In Boxes (EPS) World Map And Continents (AI, EPS) Customizable World Map (PDF) Ancient Vector World Map (PDF) World Map Icon (EPS) Vector World Map (AI) Dotted World Map (AI) Old World Map (JPEG)
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40+ Fresh and Free Web UI and Mobile Kits for Developers and Designers
In this round-up, we are showcasing fresh and free web UI design kits as well as some mobile kits. This collection will astonish you, but, more importantly, save your valuable time. Designing a user interface (UI) is a difficult task, because it takes lots of time and needs loads of patience as well. Blue UI Kit Blue UI kit contains everything that you need to create a visually appealing web UI or mobile UI: checkboxes, radio buttons, toolbars, search boxes, tool tips and also PSDs. Mini Reminders In this UI kit, you will find some cute, smart and beautiful mini reminders in grey theme. Exclusive UI Kit PSD This kit includes drop down menus, sliders, buttons and other web elements that are available in dark grey, black and silver themes. Cloudy This free UI kit provides a huge collection of web UI elements including stunning web buttons, sliders, search boxes, check boxes and more. Segmented Control This web UI kit gives you outstanding and brilliant segmented controls. Mani’s UI Kit Dropdown
The best free Mac to-do list and task list app: Todoist
The task manager designed for Mac Your Mac desktop is your base of operations. Todoist gives you one-click access to everything you need to do – today, tomorrow, and as far into the future as you choose. Watch a video At your fingertips A complete task list is always one click away. Watch a video Online / offline access Keep your task list in the cloud and access it whether you’re online or offline thanks to Todoist’s innovative HTML5 technology. Collaborate with others Get powerful task collaboration on your Mac desktop. Watch a video Access tasks anywhere With free apps and extensions for 13 platforms, your tasks are always where you need them – on your phone, tablet, browser, mail program, and more!
Ultimate Resources For Mobile Web Application Design
The advancements of smartphones have improved the quality of mobile web development. It is now possible to generate entire webapps using only HTML5 and CSS3. Coupled with many JavaScript libraries the possibilities for mobile development are endless. In this post, I have put together just over 70 resources for developing mobile websites and web applications. Recommended Reading: A look into: Designing for Mobile Devices PSDs & UI Graphics Free PSDs are generally the most helpful assets to web developers. iOS 6 GUI PSD The mobile GUI kit by Teehan+Lax is an infamous resource for all mobile developers. Android Interface GUI Similar to the first GUI kit we can also find mobile elements related to Android-based native applications. Passbook iOS6 App UI PSD As for more advanced UI kits we have this awesome iPhone app design PSD. Tooltip iOS App UI Menu tooltips are not as common but this doesn’t mean they serve no purpose in an HTML5 webapp. Fresh iPhone UI Kit @2x Navbar Leather iOS Menubar PSD
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Massive Collection Of Free UI PSD Files That You Could Use
GUI PSDs can be quite useful for designers. For most of the people to get inspired and see how other have created certain buttons or User Interface elements and for some people to actually use in projects, if a commercial license is available, of course. In any case, a comprehensive list that would compile the best GUI PSD files is a useful thing and so this article came to life. At first there were over 100 PSD files but in the end only about 70 remained. It’s still a large number but I’ve kept only the ones that can be used. Blaubarry Ui Kit Moonify UI Cloudy UI kit Free Dark Web UI Set Apple Styled UI Elements Black UI Kit Calligraphy GUI Elements Blue and white GUI kit PSD Sepia GUI Elements Pretty Little Search Fields Web GUI Kit Web elements Shopping Cart Minimalist horizontal navigation Blue Elegant Ui Small UI set Sleek dropdown menu Green Contact Form iPhone UIKits light remake Simple UI Elements Login form Light UI Orange Interactive Elements GUIFX Elements Pack Victor Fancy slider + toggles
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Huge Collection of Flat Icons that You Can Download Free
Home » Resources » Huge Collection of Flat Icons that You Can Download Free In this post we showcased huge collection of flat icons that you can download free and use in your projects. The trend of flat design is already in but flat icons taking more space over flat website designs after Apple announcement of sleeker and flatter icons for iOS7. Flat design Please support this site by clicking on the button below Written by Waheed Akhtar I am Waheed Akhtar, a freelance web designer from Dubai.
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