博客 / 列表

Cosima Mielke - Stories Of August (2025 Wallpapers Edition)

Everybody loves a beautiful wallpaper to freshen up their desktops and home screens, right? To cater for new and unique designs on a regular basis, we started our monthly wallpapers series more than

Wallpapers

Cosima Mielke - A Breeze Of Inspiration In September (2025 Wallpapers Edition)

September is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for some new wallpapers! For more than 14 years already, our monthly wallpapers series has been the perfect occasion for artists and des

Wallpapers

Cosima Mielke - Shades Of October (2025 Wallpapers Edition)

As September comes to a close and October takes over, we are in the midst of a time of transition. The air in the morning feels crisper, the leaves are changing colors, and winding down with a warm

Wallpapers

Cosima Mielke - Fading Light And Falling Leaves (November 2025 Wallpapers Edition)

November can feel a bit gray in many parts of the world, so what better way to brighten the days than with a splash of colorful inspiration? For this month’s wallpapers edition, artists and designer

Wallpapers

Cosima Mielke - All Things Seem Possible In May! Unique Wallpapers To Freshen Up Your Desktop

We always try our best to challenge your creativity and get you out of your comfort zone. A great occasion to do so is our monthly wallpapers challenge which has been going on for eight years alread

Wallpapers , Graphics , templates

Cosima Mielke - Blooming Colors And A Bit Of Magic: Wallpapers To Get Your Ideas Springing (April 2017 Edition)

Time is running! The first quarter of the year lies already behind us and a new season is in full swing. But no matter if April means blooming colors and embracing the warmer weather in your part of

Wallpapers , Graphics , templates

Cosima Mielke - Home Sweet Home: Meet SmashingConf Freiburg 2017

We are all craftsmen in a way, no matter if you create delightful experiences, snappy performances, or innovative products. While our tools now fit into the thinnest laptops or even the cloud, we st

SmashingConf , Smashing Events , Career

Cosima Mielke - Free Sparkly Icons To (Literally) Make Your Designs Shine (30 Icons, EPS, SVG)

What would life be without surprises? Pretty plain, wouldn’t you agree? Today, we are happy to announce a freebie that bubbles over with its friendly optimistic spirit, bound to sprinkle some unexpe

Icons , Freebies , templates

Cosima Mielke - Hibernation Time Is Over! Inspiring Desktop Wallpapers To Fuel Your Creativity (March 2017)

Sometimes all we need is a little inspiration kick to get our creative juices flowing. Maybe your secret is to go for a short walk, have a little chat with a colleague, or scroll through your favori

Wallpapers , Graphics , templates

Cosima Mielke - Free Fonts With Personality And Style

When working on a project yourself, freebies like these can come to the rescue when you have to get along on a tight budget but, more often that that, they simply are the missing piece that’ll make

Graphics , fonts , Free Fonts

Cosima Mielke - From The Design Community With Love: Unique And Inspiring Desktop Wallpapers (February 2017)

Time flies by! February is already here and artists and designers from across the globe have once again diligently created apotpourri of unique wallpaper calendarsto freshen up your desktop. This mo

Valentine , Wallpapers , Graphics

Cosima Mielke - Tech Advent Calendars For Web Designers And Developers In 2016

With the holidays almost here and the new year already in sight, December is a time to slow down, an occasion to reflect and plan ahead. To help us escape the everyday hectic for a bit and sweeten o

Community , Tools , Resources

Cosima Mielke - Winter- And Holiday-Inspired Icon Sets [Christmas Freebies]

Christmas is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with some free goodies? We sifted through the web (and our archives) to find holiday-themed icon sets for you that’ll give

Icons , Freebies , templates

Cosima Mielke - Spotify Playlists To Fuel Your Coding And Design Sessions

Some like it loud, others need some steady beats to stay focused, others calm tunes. A while ago we asked on Twitter and Facebook what music the web community is listening to when coding and designi

Community , workflow , Inspiration

Cosima Mielke - Stretching The Limits Of What’s Possible

Designing with “big data” is a challenging task. Matan Stauber, however, took it to the next level. With an impressive outcome. Having studied Visual Communication at Bezalel Academy of Art and Desi

Interviews , Web Design , Design

Cosima Mielke - Creating Websites With Dropbox-Powered Hosting Tools

Let’s say you want to quickly sketch out your idea of a website, or just quickly whip up a small site for testing purposes. Also, neither should take a lot of time to build nor should they need a fu

Tools , Prototyping , coding

Cosima Mielke - Conversational Interfaces: Where Are We Today? Where Are We Heading?

Computers and human beings don’t speak the same language. So, to make interaction possible, we rely on graphical user interfaces (GUIs). But GUIs come with a natural barrier: People have to learn to

Chatbots , ux , Design , ui

Cosima Mielke - Quick UX Prototyping With Adobe XD Shortcuts (PDF Cheat Sheet)

(This is a sponsored article.) Every designer has their favorite prototyping tools. However, when it comes to UX wireframing and prototyping, there is often more than one tool involved. Sooner or la

workflow , Graphics , ux , Sponsored Content

Cosima Mielke - 19 Delightful Bits Of Vintage Graphic Design Inspiration

Vintage design is an endless source of inspiration. Seeing how fellow designers tackled their job decades ago, with a limited set of tools, and how timeless, even classic, some of the pieces are sti

Graphic Design , Inspiration , Design

Cosima Mielke - Tools And Resources For Editing, Converting And Optimizing SVGs

The power of SVGs lies in their flexibility to adapt to any size while remaining crisp and sharp. This makes them perfect for responsive web design and, since users can zoom in without sacrificing q

animation , Tools , svg

Cosima Mielke - Better Interface Design: Logins, Menus, Toggles And Other Fancy Modules

CodePen has become the playground for developers. The sandbox where you can build whatever your imagination fancies. Practical things, experimental concepts — it’s a treasure chest, bound to fuel yo

Interaction Design , ux , ui

Cosima Mielke - Never Stop Learning With Conference Live Streams And Videos

What makes a great conference? It fuels your ideas and polishes up your skills. It fosters your professional growth and takes your work to the next level. Luckily, a lot of conferences provide video

Guides , Conferences , Events

Cosima Mielke - Tools And Resources For A More Meaningful Web Typography

It’s the small details that make a project shine. Solid typography, well-crafted with attention and care is one of them. A harmonious visual rhythm, typographic subtleties like soft caps, margin out

Typography , fonts , Resources

Cosima Mielke - Inspiring Everyday Graphic Design Articles

The most inspirational things are often right in front of us. It might be the typography on a book cover, the colors of your favorite music album, the opening titles in that movie you saw yesterday.

Graphic Design , Graphics , Inspiration