Love it or hate it, Baz Lurhman’s depiction of the Roaring 20′s is something to talk about since Art Deco flourished during that time period. …

Before you even graphically design a logo, it is assumed to have taken the time to search for an original name and must be able to express in one or a few words. A common mistake to avoid is to seek inspiration from clip art and images downloaded from photo sharing sites, or create your [...]

It's time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we've selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what's going on out there! We want to give a big thanks to our sponsors:Shutterstock, W3-Markup, Site24x7 and P2H. A special mention to Media Temple for the excellent service and support with Abduzeedo! You can keep sending me your suggestion

Outdoor fireplaces are a very popular decoration item in exterior design nowadays and is an essential piece for romantic evenings or for party gatherings, creating a fantastic visual setting to

Go Media is hitting the open road this Memorial Day, heading to beautiful Montreal, Canada, in search of inspiration and on a quest for knowledge. They will be attending Montreal Meets, a yearly design conference where designers from around the world come together to discuss their experiences, connect on creative topics and share their visions. Montreal Meets, now in its third year, is the brain child of freelance graphic designer François Hoang and his alias’s Aoiro Studio. Hoan

Having worked for clients like Nuts magazine and Buhari & Co., Brazilian calligraphist Jackson Alves shares his original sketches that led to his final logo designs. Although he usually drafts directly on sketchbook pages, most of the time, he will redo the lettering on single sheets until fully perfected. Photos © Jackson Alves Via Behance Network

The book suggestion of this week is about one of my favorite designers of all time, the legend Paul Rand. The title of the book is Paul Rand: Modernist Design by Derek Birdsall, Steven Heller, Nathan Garland, Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo, Paul Rand, Milton Glaser, Ivan Chermayeff. I believe I don't have to explain what the book is about, the title says it all. We know Paul Rand through the stunning advertising, editorial, publishing, institutional, identity, corporate and intellectual legacy he left be

A couple weeks back I wrote an article titled 5 Reasons Sketching Wireframes in Groups is So Important. I explained the importance of wireframing on paper and why working in groups is so crucial to your app’s success. In this article …Continue reading →

Designers are breaking barriers and going global with their designs and one of the best ways to showcase their talents is to have designer portfolios. An online portfolio is a must for designers who want to take their careers to new levels. From it, clients can have a better view ... Continue reading »

… The idea that generated the design of this House in South-Western Australia was to achieve a reflection of the surrounding landscapes through materials and living spaces evoking openness: “the project displays the paired ideas of meandering and built formality, reflecting the relationship between the natural contours of bushland (emblematic of the site’s iconic Margaret River view, with its rolling river

Responsive web design is the concept of designing a website's layout so that it adapts to the screen size of the user -- making the user's experience on your site optimal for whatever device they're using. There are many free jQuery slider plugins that integrate well with responsive web designs -- you'll find a handful of them in this post. Continue reading...Continue Reading: 5 Free jQuery Slider Plugins for Responsive Web Designs

Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD. The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers. These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world [...]

David Barr & Ross Brewin have designed the Suburban Beach House in Perth, Australia. From the architects A residence for a young couple and their future family. The project is conceived of as a combination of the humble qualities of a West-Australian beach shack and the climatic and underside-utility benefits of a Queenslander. The house [...]

This article was originally published on SmokingDesigners Website - Sticking out of the Crowd with your Website and Web Projects and it was Written By Cameron Cashwell.