The Neglected Necessities Of Design

The Neglected Necessities Of Design
Whether you are excitedly exploring responsive design, diving headlong into accessibility, building a typographic masterpiece or seeing what level of interactivity you can achieve, all of your Web-based projects should have a common core.

Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: August 2011

Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: August 2011
We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one

Design Legacy: A Social History Of Jamaican Album Covers

Design Legacy: A Social History Of Jamaican Album Covers\
Mention Jamaican music to someone who isn’t a fan and you can bet that a fairly predictable image pops into the head of your listener. Chances are this image looks something like the cover of Bim Sherman’s Exploitation:

Examples And Tips For Using Illustrator’s Warp Tools

Examples And Tips For Using Illustrator’s Warp Tools
Adobe Illustrator is one very useful program for creating vector artwork. The tools and features available in Illustrator make it easy to create digital illustrations, whether from scratch or by tracing a photograph.

Freebie: Professional E-Commerce Icons Set (20 Icons)

Freebie: Professional E-Commerce Icons Set (20 Icons)
Today, we are glad to release a set of 20 high quality E-commerce Icons in 64×64px, available in .png-format. This set was designed by Web Icons Set with the purpose to be used in e-commerce websites and has been exclusively released for Smashing Magazine and its readers.