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Tutorial: A quick website mock up in Photoshop using free UI Packs

Tutorial: A quick website mock up in Photoshop using free UI Packs

I’ve gotten to know some really interesting people from the web because of prodigalconcepts.com and most recently I’ve had the opportunity to be asked to help out vectorfantasy.com to spread the word of their membership drive. Vector Fantasy is a resource website from Romania owned and maintained by Alin Herciu. Being a scavenger of UI(…)

Tutorial: Glassy orb style social icon in Photoshop

Tutorial: Glassy orb style social icon in Photoshop

Like it or not social networking still rules as a means to drive traffic to your site. I know there are tons of tutorials out there on how to create cool social icon buttons but since you’re already here why not stay and learn a few basic tricks to your own glassy orb icon in(…)

10+ free font resource websites

10 free font resource websites - prodigalconcepts.com

Every designer knows that getting the right typeface is an important element to consider when creating an effective user interface design. Fonts, type or typefaces are often overlooked in providing visitors a unique user experience while they navigate your site from page to page. Websites using the right type can communicate better with their visitors, it will guide them to click on that innocent looking call to action button. continue reading

How to set-up a free website on a free web-host for newbies

How to set up a free website on a free web-host for newbies

One of the regular avenues where I get my sites traffic from is Yahoo Answers! I often stop by here when things start to slow down during the day, it helps me keep myself on my toes and stretch some brain muscles while helping others with their problems related to computers and the internet which is one of the categories I frequent in this Yahoo community. continue reading

Inspiration: Cultural themed website designs

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I love browsing online I think I’m addicted to it, *flashback – it was the time when there was no internet and I was getting buzzed with channels from cable TV, ahhh those were the days. *Back to the present, as a web designer I spend a lot of time online to search for tutorials, new tech trends, resources and inspirations that could help me with my work especially during those “creative block” moments and I’m amazed with the out-pour of great talents I find out there, the instability and insatiability to be creative is overwhelming. Coming up with fresh and original designs has been the *trend that has been building up and will continue to shape the way we see web designs long after the Web 2.0 mentality fades into the background. continue reading