Comment to Win a Design Treasure from BundleHunt!
Aug 5, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
BundleHunt is a new project of Noura Yehia (the founder of Noupe ) that provides designers with a wealth of resources for a fraction of the price. Bundle Hunt has offered to give free bundles to five readers of the Vandelay Design Blog! Bundle Hunt offers $1,400 worth of resources for a ridiculously low cost of $49. The bundle includes the items shown below. We’re especially excited about BundleHunt because we have the privilege of being a part of it.
Tags: church, church-websites, facebook, learn-photoshop, Photoshop Tutorials, portfolio-sites, Resources, Tutorials, Unique, vandelay, vandelay-design, wallpaper, Websites
Win a Free 3 Month Membership to WeGraphics
Jun 2, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
WeGraphics , a provider of premium design resources, has offered to give a free 3-month membership to five readers of the Vandelay Design Blog! Membership to WeGraphics will give you access to a variety of high-quality textures, Photoshop brushes, vectors and icons. In addition, you’ll also have access to files used in the tutorials published on the WeGraphics blog. I’ve worked a few times with Sebastiano of WeGraphics and I’m always impressed with the quality of his work. Here are some sample graphics of the resources available to WeGraphics members.
Tags: beautiful-minimalistic, church-websites, friends, Inspiration, our-other-sites, Photoshop, Portfolio, Tutorials, vandelay, vandelay-design, Websites
30 Vibrant and Colorful Website Designs
Jun 1, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Deciding on a color scheme can often be one of the most difficult parts of the web design process. There are a lot of different approaches that you can take with a color scheme, and in this post we’ll be showcasing 30 sites that feature vibrant color schemes. Visual Recipes Jay Jays Gingerbread Construction Co. PSD Chimp NuvoGraphics Chapolito NineFlavors A Modern Eden Curious Generation Group Aztrolab Capstone Kids Ride Four Ever Gugafit Designfabrika Mivo Kids Storenvy Colourspace Giraffe Restaurants Ignaty Nikulin The House Media Virtual Sky Studio Abu Dhabi Wakestock Hughes 690 Aviary media140 Razorbraille FeedStitch Sacramento Jazz Festival Jacob Lee For more design inspiration please see: 25 Beautifully Colorful Websites 25 Magazine-Style Layouts for Your Design Inspiration 25 of the Best Websites for Educational Institutions 40 of the Best Websites of Non-Profit Organizations
Tags: church, color, Design Inspiration, galleries, Inspiration, Photoshop Tutorials, Resources, vandelay, vandelay-design, wallpaper
35 Outstanding GIMP Tutorials
May 13, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
For those who do not have Photoshop, GIMP is an excellent (and free) alternative. While there are not as many online resources and tutorials as there are for Photoshop users, GIMP users do have a number of quality tutorials to help in their own learning. In this post we’ll showcase 35 of the best tutorials for GIMP. Some of them are adaptations of popular Photoshop tutorials that show how to replicate the process in GIMP.
Tags: archives, Beautiful, church-websites, Design, gimp, Inspiration, our-other-sites, Photoshop Tutorials, Portfolio, Tutorials, vandelay
25 Impressive Design Portfolio Websites
Apr 14, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
The portfolio websites of designers are often excellent sources of inspiration. Portfolio sites frequently demonstrate exceptional creativity and attention to detail. In this post we’ll feature 25 outstanding portfolio sites that are worth a look. You’ll find designs from a variety of styles here, including minimal, illustrated, nature-inspired, textured, and more.
Tags: Beautiful, beautiful-minimalistic, church-websites, Design, Design Inspiration, galleries, Inspiration, our-other-sites, Photoshop, Photoshop Tutorials, portfolios, Tutorials, vandelay, vandelay-design
25 Outstanding Photoshop Lighting Effect Tutorials
Apr 7, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Photoshop allows designers to create amazing things with their creativity. Lighting effects can be done in Photoshop a number of different ways, and the results can be quite impressive. In this post we’ll feature 25 tutorials from various designers that teach how to create amazing lighting effects. If you see something you want to learn, click through and follow the steps of the designer.
Tags: church, Design, Inspiration, Light, lighting-effects, Portfolio, Resources, Tutorials, vandelay, vandelay-design
Free Finance Icons from IconShock
Apr 1, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Our friends at IconShock have designed another set of free icons especially for the readers of the Vandelay Design blog. This set includes 6 icons (in PNG format) that can be used for personal or commercial purposes. Download the icons (zip file) If you want some more icon sets just check the huge stock icons library of IconShock. You may also be interested in these other sets designed by IconShock for the Vandelay Design blog: Gadget Icons Portfolio Icons Business Icons Office Icons
Tags: archives, Beautiful, beautiful-minimalistic, church, church-websites, Design, finance, finance-icons, Inspiration, our-other-sites, Photoshop, Resources, Tutorials, vandelay, wallpaper
25 Portfolio Site Designs Using Illustration
Feb 25, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Portfolio sites often showcase creativity and the skills of the designer. If you browse around at current portfolio sites you’ll see a lot of illustration being used in the design. In this post we’ll feature 25 portfolios that use illustration. To see more portfolios please visit our gallery site Folio Focus .
Tags: Beautiful, church-websites, Design, galleries, Inspiration, our-other-sites, photographer, portfolios, Tutorials, vandelay, vandelay-design
Showcase of Transparency in Web Design
Feb 22, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Transparency is being used in an increasing number of websites. In some cases transparency subtly adds to the quality and character of the design, and in other cases it can be a major design element. In this post we’ll feature 35 websites that are making excellent use of transparency. 2am Electricurrent Sam Brown Housing Works Lift Lilly’s Table Sisu Russ Kirby Imaginaria Creative Mint Ordered List Delicious CSS BenSky World in My Lens Galan WebMynd Blik FontShop Go Media Squarespace Blog SOASdesign Oliver Kavanagh Gavin Castleton SolidShops Blogs.mu Pulse Neutron Creations Two24 Studios 24 Ways Lynn Cyr Second Story Nick Hand WWF Pop Labs The Photo Argus For more design inspiration please see: 25 Beautiful Blog Comment Designs 25 of the Best Photography Portfolio Sites – Part III Showcase of Buttons in Web Design 35 Excellent Ecommerce User Interface Designs
Tags: archives, beautiful-minimalistic, Design Inspiration, galleries, Inspiration, photo, Portfolio, portfolio-sites, Resources, vandelay
Win Free Die Cut Business Cards from UPrinting!
Feb 9, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Our friends at UPrinting have offered to give 500 free die cut business cards each to five readers of the Vandelay Design blog! If you’ve been wanting to impress potential clients with some high-quality business cards, this is your chance to get them for free. If you’re not familiar with UPrinting, they are a leading online printing company that offers printing for a wide variety of products including brochures, flyers, posters, calendars and much more in addition to business cards. They have templates to help you design your business cards , and they offer custom printing services to meet your specific printing needs. The Giveaway Details: UPrinting will be giving away 500 die cut business cards with free shipping in the U.S.
Tags: archives, Beautiful, Design, friends, Inspiration, our-other-sites, Photoshop, Resources, Tutorials, vandelay, vandelay-design
