The Wire – A Motion Graphics Tribute to the HBO Series, by Elliot Lim

By pixelmaster in Design
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One of my all time favorite series on TV, was the extremely popular show “The Wire” on HBO. Each season of this 5 season show, has been a masterpiece! Throwing you to so many different plots, and inventing itself with each passing season. I don’t want to spoil it for anyone, so I won’t mention any spoilers. But, if you haven’t got around to seeing this show – you owe it to yourself. Apparently, Elliot Lim, a freelance creator from the US, is just as much in love with the series as I am. Elliot created a tribute, motion graphics, video clip, to showcase his version of the show opening. Continue reading

Moon, aka Olivier Menanteau, and His 365 Day Challenge

By pixelmaster in Design
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A few months ago I heard about inktober. A challenge to create an illustration, every day, during October. The challenge was originally created by Jake Parker, as a means to improve his illustration abilities. When I first heard of it, I thought to myself, maybe I can do it too, but I didn’t get around to it in the end. When I recently heard about Moon, aka Olivier Menanteau, and his unbelievable 365 Day Challenge, I was blown away! Continue reading

I Hate Building Static Websites. But These Tools Changed My Life.

By Nataly Birch in Design

Slowly but surely the gaps between regular users and designers and web developers are bridging. The HTML5 frameworks, CMS, and numerous online/offline generators push the web forward, making it a place where everyone can have a website for their needs. Along with tools that let you create pages on the top of the pre installed platforms, there are instruments that offer you a simple way of building pages that can be hosted by any provider. Continue reading

Fresh Design Freebies

By Onextrapixel Team in Design, Freebie
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Although we have already said goodbye to 2015, we still have some left over ‘freshly-baked’ presents for our readers. There is another dose of brand-new freebies, free instruments, and plugins. Dive into our collection and find solutions for quickly improving images regarding responsiveness, generating safe yet flexible foundations, adding fun with the help of animations and much more. Continue reading

24 Beautiful Websites with Vertical Layouts

By Iggy in Design
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If you want to design a website with vertical layout, then you must take a look at these awesome design examples first!

You’ll get your dose of web design inspiration, get new ideas and be even more creative. These 24 beautiful websites with vertical layouts belong to very different niches, from presentation sites and landing pages to corporate and even portfolio sites. Continue reading

Sweet Deals: Case Study of Successful Coupon Sites

By Nataly Birch in Coffee, Design
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While for some people the frenzied time comes in Christmas, February and July when the big stores step into a season of massive sales, there are others who know how to force this period to last all the year round. Not only does it concern clothes, shoes or accessories but also all other kinds of stuff including services, entertainment, body and soul treatments and others. You ask me what is their secret? I reply to you: coupon sites are their weapons. Continue reading