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If you haven’t heard about Dribbble yet, I won’t make fun of you, but I will tell you this: you are missing out. As they say on their about page:

Dribbble is show and tell for creatives. Designers, developers and other creatives shareshots—small screenshots of the designs and applications they are working on.

What comes out of the site is nothing less than creative awesomeness. Sneak peaks into the latest and ongoing works of your favorite designers: what could be better? So to celebrate Dribbble’s noble existence, I am bringing you 15 of my favorite shots on the site. Enjoy.

Below you will find a rundown of some lesser-known Wordpress theme shops and some of my initial thoughts on the quality and pricing they offer. I thought it would be nice to have a resource such as this to refer to when looking for a new theme. We all know of Theme Forest, WooThemes, and the like, but what about the up-and-comers and smaller shops? So many design firms are releasing such incredible work, it would be a shame to neglect them.

Note: This will be an ever-evolving list so please alert me to shops I’ve missed in the comments. As I learn about and tool around with more themes, I will update the list accordingly. Thanks in advance for your help.

Today we have something very cool for our Web Design Fan Club members. It is our second premium Wordpress theme and this one is for a portfolio and services based website.

In the package comes the full Wordpress theme as well as PSDs of every page.

To download this theme, you must be a member of the Web Design Fan Club.

Today I would like to show you how to create a clean and detailed login form design in Photoshop. In few simple steps you will see how to use blending options, layer styles, how to stylize type for the web and more.

Hope you will find this tutorial useful and you will learn something new. Please share your opinion about this tutorial in comments section below.

Planning a website for a client can sometimes be a frustrating exercise. You must be able to take your vision and translate it into something that everyone can understand and interact with. Last week we discussed having a sketch/idea book to perform tasks like this with, but sometimes it just isn’t enough. You need something more interactive, more professional, and less messy.

Luckily, there are dozens of fantastic mockup tools available on the web to help you do just that. Below we will outline 5 of the top choices.

Today we are bringing our Web Design Fan Club members a simple and effective mobile app landing page template. Originally designed by Tomas Laurinavičius, this template is easy to edit and make your own. The package includes the XHTML and CSS files, as well as the original PSD. Take a look at our screenshot below for a look at the template or visit the original tutorial we posted here.

An “idea book” is what I call the notebook that I carry around to flesh out my ideas. Its a simple concept that I think a lot of other designers and entrepreneurs use and it is something that I find invaluable.

I have found you can use an idea book in two distinct ways that can help web designers: (1) for planning actual designs (layouts, icons, vectors) via the aide of the pen and (2) for planning a client project in a business atmosphere. Read more to see how having one can help you.

Typography is an immensely important factor in design, be it for the web or print. You can give a design a completely different personality just by changing the font of your body copy or headlines, for example. In today’s post, I will go over the basics of typography and explain some fundamental concepts and terms.

Design is about making choices. We must analyze why and have an informational basis about those decisions, especially when dealing with clients. Without knowing why we are designing something, it really has no purpose. In this article, I’m going to go over some starting points for beginners like me, to grasp the bigger picture when designing for the web.

In this day and age where visual design in any form can mean new business, an interesting and cleverly designed business card can move things along for you. When opting for a monochromatic style in an era where vivid and electrifying colors are the norm for business cards, it is best to remember that monochrome cards can still stand out.

Adding personal touches to an otherwise bland palette can make a world of difference. One can also choose to forgo the commonly used rectangular shaped cards and opt for a shape that represents their business. Before you begin your own design, however, take a look at the following effective monochromatic business cards and gather some excellent direction for your single color design.