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In recent years the possibilities for using a wide variety of fonts and typefaces in web design has come a long way There are now several different options for approaches that you can take when you want to use a font other than the basic standard web safe fonts Google Web Fonts has quickly become one of the leading options
With Google Web Fonts it is quick and easy to implement a wide variety of fonts into the websites…..

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Navigation menus are an important part of any web design for usability purposes but they can also serve to improve the look and feel of the website When designing navigation menus there are any number of different approaches that you can take and in this post we’ll show 35 examples of sites with attractive menus These examples sites can serve as an excellent source of inspiration for your own projects as every website needs a good navigation menu
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When you’re building a website it’s all well and good embracing a fancy design and making plans for strategic SEO however what’s also vital is that you ensure your site is built to convert
Below we take a look at five high-converting sites and investigate what it is that makes them so successful
Schwan’s

In 2010 premium food retailer Schwan’s was reported to enjoy a conversion rate of nearly 42% With most…..

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Looking for a set of original decay or grunge-style textures? This free set includes 5 high resolution textures from photographs of peeling paint on different walls Most of the textures are peeling paint on cement block walls but one is from a metal wall We hope they can be put to good use for creating your own grungy textures in your designs

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Most designers go into freelancing because of their love for creative work and the opportunities that are available to help clients The business-related details almost always take a back seat to the creative work and many freelancers wind up learning from their mistakes about the importance of certain aspects of running the business
You can save yourself a lot of time and trouble by simply having access to a few key documents that can be continually re-used on your client projects…..

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Today we have a special free gift from our friend Damian Watracz Damian has designed a number of awesome resources for Vandelay Premier and today we have a set of icons that he has offered for free to readers of the Vandelay Design blog! The set includes 28 different icons all with a stylish hand-drawn look
The icons come in PSD format (all in one PSD file) They are made of vector shapes so they can be…..

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With so many designers and developers competing for jobs finding work can be a challenging task Fortunately designers and developers can benefit from being in an industry that has a number of quality niche-focused job boards
While major job sites can still be a source of job leads smaller and more focused job boards are often a better use of your time Many companies have found that industry-specific job boards typically produce higher-quality candidates which has resulted in more job listings…..

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Portfolio websites are often excellent sources of design inspiration because every designer and agency wants to create a great impression with a quality design Portfolio sites frequently show creativity and innovation that might not be as common yet with other types of sites
While browsing through the portfolio sites of other designers can provide inspiration for your own portfolio site it also provides inspiration that can be used on all different types of projects It’s helpful that there are so many…..

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I remember the time when our biggest worry was about making stuff work in IE6 And sometimes I think that it was far easier then Now we have not only to worry about IE crazy stuff (though now it’s much better) but also with a lot of new browsers /OS combinations and also a lot of screen sizes
We can’t deny the power of mobile design Actually research shows that in a few years mobile will overtake desktop browsing But also…..

Quality stone textures can be extremely useful because they are so versatile They’re great for layering and combining with other types of textures they’re good for backgrounds and some stone textures are perfect for creating that subtle textured look that give your design a finishing touch This free set includes 5 different high resolution stone textures that can be used in your own work

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