May 04 2010

Jad Limcaco - 7 Tips for Your Design Job Interview

I’m not the best web designer or graphic designer out there and I don’t claim to be, but I do have experience in getting jobs in the industry. I’ve worked for all kinds of companies since graduating

workflow , Intervews , Career , Skills , Business

Jun 17 2010

Natalie Sklobovskaya - The Process Behind Good Illustration (Part 2)

In Part I we skimmed the surface on a few points regarding when an image becomes an illustration. But, of course, this knowledge isn’t very useful if we don’t know how to apply it to our work when t

Tutorials , workflow , Inspiration

Mar 12 2010

Vitaly Friedman - 45 Fresh Useful JavaScript and jQuery Techniques and Tools

The last section also covers a number of useful educational resources such as a compilation of useful JavaScript coding practices, a detailed comparison of JavaScript frameworks and general JavaScri

coding , Resources , jquery

Apr 05 2009

Aquil Akhter - Morbid and Mystic Horror Art Pictures

It is true that art communicates what words can not and art is the language that communicates with the soul. Morbid art stands for works that illustrate a very deathly and deathlike mood. It has man

Photography , Art , Graphics , Pictures , Horror

Oct 13 2009

Jacob Gube - Call to Action Buttons: Examples and Best Practices

How can we create effective call to action buttons that grab the user’s attention and entice them to click? We’ll try to answer this question in this post by sharing some effective design techniques

Buttons , Showcases , Inspiration , Conversion

Mar 25 2009

Dirk Metzmacher - 45 Apple-Inspired Photoshop Tutorials

It’s not only the design of products that makes Apple’s products different, it’s also their appearance on the Web and in print. No other company has managed to come up with such a crisp and brillia

Photoshop , Tutorials , Graphics , Mac

Oct 19 2008

Vailancio Rodrigues - 50 Stunning Underwater Pictures

Of all the different types of photography showcased on Smashing Magazine, underwater pictures are probably the most difficult to get. They require a very specialized equipment and the knowledge of s

Photography , Graphics , Inspiration