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Steven Snell - Web Designer’s Guide To Professional Networking

Professional networking is a critical component to a successful career as a designer. Whether it be for finding new clients or identifying opportunities for growth and improvement, a strong network

Teams , Clients , Networking , Business

Steven Snell - Group Interview: Expert Advice For Students and Young Web Designers

Our readers have requested that Smashing Magazine conduct an interview with industry leaders on issues that are relevant to students and those just starting off in their design career.With the help

Community , workflow , Clients , Opinion Column , General

Steven Snell - Expert Advice For Students And Young Web Designers

Our readers have requested that Smashing Magazine conduct an interview with industry leaders on issues that are relevant to students and those just starting off in their design career. With the h

workflow , Education , Clients , Career

Steven Snell - Showcase of Case Studies in Design Portfolios

In this post we will be featuring more than 30 portfolio sites to show how they are using case studies from their own design projects to communicate with potential clients. Not all of them are refer

Portfolios , Showcases , Inspiration , Web Design

Steven Snell - Showcase of Fresh and Well-Designed Online Shops

Throughout this showcase the most noticeable trend of well-designed e-commerce sites is the use of high-quality photos. Many of the sites use large images on the homepage, and product and model phot

Showcases , Inspiration , E-Commerce

Steven Snell - TV Show Web Designs: Trends and Examples

Looking at websites from major industries that involve various forms of media can be interesting practice. In the past we have showcased websites from movies and from musicians on the Billboard char

TV , Showcases , Inspiration

Steven Snell - Corporate Blog Design: Trends And Examples

With tens of millions of blogs online today, major corporations have started to recognize the value of a corporate blog for communicating with customers. However, corporate blogging is far different

Showcases , Inspiration , Corporate , Blogging

Steven Snell - 40 Beautiful Examples Of Hand Drawn Typography

Some have been created completely by hand. Others have been sketched and scanned into Photoshop or Illustrator. Another option is to use fonts that create a hand drawn effect. Further Reading on

Showcases , Typography , Inspiration

Steven Snell - Showcase Of Beautiful Sports Websites

We recently showcased beautiful websites from the fashion industry, and in response to reader requests, we’ll do the same thing here for sports websites. This article showcases the most beautiful we

Showcases , Inspiration , Web Design

Steven Snell - Showcase of Beautiful Fashion Websites

The fashion industry consists of companies that make their mark by designing beautiful and stylish items, and by setting trends for consumers, so one could expect to see some creativity and a focus

Showcases , Inspiration , Web Design

Steven Snell - Redesigning Craigslist With Focus On Usability

Craigslist is obviously one of the most popular websites in the world, and each month it serves millions of users who post and view classified ads on the website. At the time this article was writte

Redesign , ux , Usability

Steven Snell - Movie Website Designs: Examples And Current Practices

It can be an interesting experience looking around at websites in particular industries to identify trends and see how they differ from those in other industries. In this article, we’ll take a look

Movies , Showcases , Inspiration , Web Design

Steven Snell - 100 Beautiful Free Textures For Your Design

Use of texture in Web design is extremely common. Part of the reason textures are so useful to designers is the relative ease of the integrating one into a design if a high-quality textured image al

Graphics , Downloads , Freebies , textures

Steven Snell - Clear And Effective Communication In Web Design

Communication is one of the foundational elements of a good website. It is essential for a positive user experience and for a successful website that truly benefits its owners. All types of websites

Principles , Web Design , Communication , Guidelines , Design

Steven Snell - Colors In Corporate Branding And Design

Color is a major consideration in any Web design. Whether for an individual, small company, or major corporation, color scheme is one of the most significant factors in the overall look and appearan

Branding , Corporate , Web Design , Colors , Design

Steven Snell - 35 Free High-Quality E-Commerce Templates

For website owners who are evaluating e-commerce solutions, there are several good options for powering websites and shopping carts. Regardless of which option you chose, deciding on a design brings

templates , Themes , coding , E-Commerce , Resources

Steven Snell - The Ultimate Collection Of [Free] Vector Packs

Designers love freebies that make life easier and help them create higher-quality work. Free vectors are useful, free vector packs even more so. Fortunately, there are plenty of talented graphic des

Vectors , Graphics , Downloads , Freebies

Steven Snell - Textures In Modern Web Design

If you look around at well-designed websites in CSS galleries or any other source of design inspiration, you’ll see that texture is extremely common in modern Web design. One of the reasons it’s so

Showcases , Footers , Inspiration , Web Design , textures

Steven Snell - The Ultimate Collection Of Custom Photoshop Shapes

Photoshop users are able to benefit from the vast amount of high-quality resources that are freely available to the community. Brushes get a lot of attention, but Photoshop shapes are also extremely

Photoshop , Graphics , Downloads , Freebies

Steven Snell - Online Advertising And Its Impact On Web Design

In recent years, advertising has become a major revenue source for many websites. Not too long ago, online ads were often met with disapproval from visitors, and advertisers were unsure about their

Advertising , adsense , Web Design , Design

Steven Snell - Newspaper Website Design: Trends And Examples

News websites can be intriguing to examine from a design perspective. Regardless of what type of news they cover, they all face the challenge of displaying a huge amount of content on the home page,

Newspapers , Showcases , Inspiration , Web Design

Steven Snell - 24 Excellent AJAX Tutorials

AJAX provides Web developers with plenty of opportunities to enhance the user experience and improve the performance of their websites. There are countless ways that AJAX can be used, and fortunatel

Tutorials , Ajax , coding , Javascript

Steven Snell - 50 Photoshop Tutorials For Sky and Space Effects

Humans have always had an infatuation with the air above us and the space around our planet. With Adobe Photoshop we can create new images or enhance existing photos to include the sky and space as

Photoshop , Tutorials , Graphics