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40 Free Fonts Ideal For Retro And Vintage Designs

Posted on 07. May, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

Vintage and retro style designs can be a beautiful thing. By using a combination of rough textures, grungy patterns and brushes meant to add a scratched or used appearance, designers can easily pull of the antique look. To compliment this aged appearance, it is important to use the proper typography to help match the style you are trying to represent. To help you out, I’ve rounded up 40 attractive retro and vintage fonts to use in your designs.

Finding Design Inspiration Outside Of List Posts

Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

With all of the inspiration that surrounds us both online and off, I wanted to share several unique ways to find design inspiration outside of a roundup or website dedicated to displaying fresh inspirational works. Whether you’re suffering from writers/designers block or are just searching for new sources of creativity, try a couple of these ideas out and see if you can stimulate those creative juices.

30 Fresh Logos To Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

I’m constantly keeping my eyes open for fresh new logo designs to make their way to the web. Fortunately, there is an awesome community of logo designers out there that steadily crank out new material whether it be for client work or for their own creative fun. This particular showcase isn’t necessarily centered around a particular theme. Some of the work is simple and clever, others are focused more on color and a few are all about the details.

20 Creative iPad Apps For Web Developers And Designers

Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

Apple’s coolest new toy has finally arrived and for those who haven’t had a chance to put their fingers on it, it’s pretty awesome. As with the iPhone, it will no doubt change the way we interact with the web even when we’re not on the go. Looking past the cool factor of the iPad, you’ll probably want to know what apps are available that will actually be useful in the realm of the design world.

A Handful Of CSS Trends And How To Use Them

Posted on 23. Apr, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

As I make my daily web travels, I’m constantly keeping an eye out for any trends or cool effects that other blogs are taking advantage of. I finally rounded up a handful of them that really stood out and wanted to share with my readers how to execute the same effects on your site. A few of these I’ve adopted here on Bluefaqs and you may have noticed that I have introduced them to the site over the last couple of months.

30 Watercolor Tutorials and Brush Sets for Photoshop

Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

The digital technique of adding a watercolor effect to designs seems to be among one of the more recent trends to sweep the design world. The effect, while it may seem challenging to execute, is actually quite easy to create and can become an excellent way to add some subtle details to spice up your designs.

50 Inspiring Examples of Retro Poster Designs

Posted on 16. Apr, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

The term “retro” is often described as a culturally outdated, aged style that has since become trendy or functionally the norm in present day. Pairing this type of style with today’s powerful graphic design software, many talented designers have taken the time to create some extremely creative posters. To help inspire your creative mind while drawing from the styles of the past, here is a collection of 50 Inspiring Examples of Retro Poster Designs.