20 Top Graphic Design blogs for 2018

November 19, 2018 by mbonneville

Once again it’s that season where we round up the best graphic design blogs of the year! And per usual, there are some perennial favorites, and really not much in the way of surprises. If you are new to the graphic design community on the web, you will find this list instructive. You’ll quickly find your favorites among them, and become devoted fans for sure. And speaking of favorites, we’d like to give a shout out to David Airey for helping us get going on blogging way back in 2009, and for being an example of what focusing on a niche looks like both theory and practice. BONUS! Be sure to check out David’s logo-focused blog, Logo Design Love — always a treat! And without any further delay…the list! … [Read More]

Fundamental Navigation Patterns for UX

April 27, 2016 by Douglas Bonneville

Back in the day, we’re happy with drop-down menus and simple HTML markups for web design navigation patterns. Now that user experience is an invaluable criterion in designing a web site, web designers are on their feet, thinking of ways on how to integrate better functionality that promises a good effect on the visitor’s user experience. Aiming for user experience does not solely rely on one page. In creating a website, we should keep in mind that the main goal is to get the visitors navigate through your website and spend more time on your website. Why? When people leave your website, it increases your bounce rate. As it increases, it is found out that it affects your conversion rates negatively. One of the reasons why people leave your website is that they can’t simply find what they are looking for. If you notice that the main page of your website has a high bounce rate, you need to look into it as soon as possible. You can blame poor navigation practices implemented on your website as the number one culprit. In this post, we’re going to share some tips and inspiration for web designers in designing fundamental navigation patterns they can apply in their web design concept. … [Read More]

A boatload of squeeze and landing page template designs and elements?

June 26, 2015 by Douglas Bonneville

“Graphics Sifu” – Everything you need from a squeeze page templates package

Every now and then I come across a crazy deal as owner of this design blog. I don’t know how people make money on some of these packages they put together, but this one is LOADED to capacity! Let’s not ask how they make money, but rather, how can we take advantage of their hard work to put this together. If you are like me, you are tired of wasting time 1) searching for the right product and 2) discovering you bought the wrong one. The best product for something like putting together squeeze pages is one that has EVERYTHING you need in it, and it shows you in a transparent way. Fonts, graphics, templates, HTML snippets, buttons, dividers, text-effects, ribbons, etc. In short, all the standard items you know you have seen on squeeze pages (that YOU yourself have bought things through!) are right here and you can “see what’s in the box” before purchasing! Boom! Transparency works for you in this case. Look at all the value they packed in this deal! If you need all the pieces to slap together a squeeze page template or a landing page template, this one dinky purchase will save you a ridiculous amount of time. Here is a list of what it contains. It’s too long to read so just skim it. Basically, it’s in there:

Order Buttons Blecher Buttons Guarantee Seals Guarantee Certificates Comparison Tables Screen Captures Sticker Shapes Number Displays 1 Number Displays 2 Box Shadow Highlight Graphics Divider Graphics Minisite Template (Wood) Minisite Template (Futuristic) Minisite Template (Plain) Minisite Template (Envelope) Minisite Template (Grunge) Credit Cards Signature Fonts Handwritten Fonts

OTO Graphics Step-By-Step Graphics Doodles Squeeze Page 1 Squeeze Page 2 Squeeze Page 3 Squeeze Page 4 Squeeze Page 5 Squeeze Page 6 Squeeze Page 7 Squeeze Page 8 Squeeze Page 9 Squeeze Page 10 3D Text Effect Photoshop Text Styles 1 Photoshop Text Styles 2 Photoshop Text Styles 3 Web Ribbons 1 Web Ribbons 2

Banners Pack Star Ratings Headline Graphics Order Buttons 2 Dvd-Rom Mockup Book Mockup Card Mockup Box Mockup Bullet Point Graphics Header Graphics Minisite Template 1 (Health) Minisite Template 2 (Dating) Minisite Template 3 (Money) Minisite Template 4 (Secret) Minisite Template 5 (Real Estate)

And look at these previews! Yep, it’s all there and then some. Click below to see them all:

So, take a look at this deal up close. You can download all this for HOW MUCH? How can this be possible? Click through for the price (we hid it because you have to see it to believe it…and you’ve read this far!).

P.S.: Remember, in the time it took you to even READ this article, much less read another, what, 20 more, you can download this sucker and start playing with it. Don’t waste any more time: this is the squeeze page templates and landing page templates package you were looking for 🙂

P.S.S.: Click the “instant access button” and stop looking for “better” free ones. You haven’t even seen the price yet! Once you see it, you’ll regret having wasted time looking in other places. Click above!

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A Free Expired Domains Scraper?

June 4, 2015 by Douglas Bonneville

UPDATE: 12/14/2105: Big updates and price drop – head right over to Oxbow Domains to check it out! Elliot and I have been working on “Ox” for months! From concept, code, logo and brand identity, to typography and e-commerce! There are a lot of disciplines all wrapped up in our beta release of Ox, our expired domain scraper. The free period is only during beta, but check it out and get on the list for updates on the commercial release. Note that every beta will have a free trial period! Whatever expired domains you find you get to keep! So check out the latest entry into the realm of expired domain software with a modern, clean-design, cross-platform twist.

..Current release is 0.9.3. This is the free (as in beer!) beta release of Ox, our standalone domain scraping app, which can find hundreds or even thousands of expired domains in just hours. Ox supports proxies and automatically returns DA and PA for each available domain, and domain availability checking is provided by Namecheap (you can check their supported TLDs page to get an idea of what’s available. Basically, just about everything). … Ox is in beta so it’s a totally free expired domains scraper during this time. But when it goes on sale…[s]ay goodbye to subscription payments–Ox will pay for itself the very first day. No caps: Since Ox is running from home, you don’t have to worry about arbitrary limits being placed on your searches. Run it as long as you want! Searches 1m+ are quite easy and you can find thousands of domains from one URL. … Oh, and the beta expires June 7th, so don’t waste time and free domains. Give it a shot now!

Source: Ox Expired Domains Scraper

20 Contemporary Wedding Invitation Examples

May 1, 2015 by mbonneville

blog-glendaloughmanor-com Are you planning your own wedding? Making your own invites? You need all the help you can get, right? Well, we’ve compiled 20 contemporary wedding invitation examples along with a few tips for those of you who are thinking about DIY wedding announcements. I enjoyed scanning wedding sites for these images–all the design associated with weddings in general are more artsy and beautiful than ever before. Hopefully this helps you a little, saves you some time, and gives you some ideas to think outside the box to make your special day just that much more special!… [Read More]