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The 100 best icon packs from Fotolia for webdesign projetcs

wonkastudio — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:19:37 +0000

It is possible on the web to find dozen of dozen of different websites proposing graphical resources to web designers and of it completely free. For a professional web designer it is the opportunity to save precious time on his projects helping to quickly satisfy his clients and more efficient.

However, the web designers in this position are plentiful and the distribution of these resources is problematic because it is not rare today, to meet same icons located on different websites but icons sold by different web designers.

Obviously, you cannot present to exacting customers a graphical project including Feebies…or why not simply to say “to customers” . In fact, these customers use services of a professional web designers for one unique reason: to get his own personal service, with high quality and mostly unique.

There is another existing solution, the one using pay services. Today, there is same number of pay websites than free websites, but some of pay sites are different, offering attractive prices and amazing series by their high quality as well as by the number of references. By this way, I can easy notice http://www.bigstockphoto.com/, http://www.istockphoto.com/ and for sure http://www.fotolia.com/.

For need of one of my projects, I got the responsibility to look for icons to define in the different services of the company of my client. Fotolia getting partnership of 2expertdesign.com (check top of the website), it is why I took the decision to show to my clients, the database picture provided by Fotolia.

Time after time, I realized what for a great big series Fotolia offers to its visitors. The graphical quality was perfect for the restriction and rules defined by my client and the price was correct for my calculated agency budget. This pack was really what I needed.

But i did not stop there and i decided to continue my search, and I finish to find another interesting pack, I added it as a favourite link, as use in the future, and after that, I found one more pack, then one more, then one more again, and more and more. Finally I got an impressive list of references, all what I need to satisfy my customers for the next 10 years..

It is by checking this list that I take the decision to create this post, my purpose for today is to visit the list of 100 best icons packs coming from our partner Fotolia.com, the selection has been restricted on :

The quality
The small price
The possibility to use them in several websites types

So, have now a good time for the review of the selection, I let you discover the icons by yourself.

Beyond, if you appreciate the contain of this post, I give you the possibility to reach articles previously published on 2expertsdesign.com :

If you have interest by this post, I’m sure you enjoy these others :

+40 best icons packs that webdesigners should have

35 (NEW) Modern and High Quality Icon Sets

Free Icons : 2experts Icons Set, 100% Free 30 Icons Set

To join the original page, only one click on the picture, a new window will automatically open on Fotolia.

Eleventh Websites of the week Inspiration for webdesigners

wonkastudio — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:20:59 +0000

Yes that’s right, even during holiday we need inspiration for our job, it is why you can find below, a selection of 7 new websites as a new part of the set “selection of Webdesigns”, kept for their particular concept, ergonomics and design.

I remind you that the set of “Websites of the week” posts is based on a suggestion coming from our partner One Inspiration Per Day, you can visit it and find plenty interesting and original Websites.

But it is now the time for the selection of the moment, notice that some Websites of this selection are classified as “the best of the best” never seen since the beginning of the set “Websites of the week” then, do not hesitate to visit them, you will not waste your time.

If you have interest by this post, I’m sure you enjoy these others :

Tenth Websites of the week Inspiration for webdesigners

Ninth Websites of the week Inspiration for webdesigners

Eighth Websites of the week Inspiration for webdesigners

BOUNTY Bev

A perfect model for webpage navigation. All content is located on a vertical page, click on the menu to travel from the top to the bottom, to the section you want to watch. The dominant use of the blue colour is really justified and the website is really pleasant in use. Be care, this website is not allowed for surfers under 18 (alcohol advertising) But for others, have good time on this very interesting Website !
Click to discover this website

Display (template)

The graphic design of this website is really a success, clear, design and especially plain.
The Carousel and the Footer, correctly located, are the elements I prefer in this Template. A good basic start-point for people willing to create an online Portfolio.
Click to discover this website

Freelance Logo

The home page of this website is wonderful, starting with the first page, the reader do not wait longer to enter in the concept and atmosphere of this website, result of a clear layout and amazing and efficient illustrations. On the internal pages, accuracy is missing but the global feeling gives a good sensation of a high design of quality.
Click to discover this website

Kaleidoscope App

If I exclude the illustration located on the right which is fascinating, this website succeed to create an unique design, clear and accessible, but the best is that it performs to create an unique design by each component of this website, and all of them are fantastic. Certainly the most interesting website I have never seen during the 6 last months, do not miss it !
Click to discover this website

Play Jumbalaya

I appreciate this website because its concept is present from start to end. Use of textures is amazing and the logo is really a success, but the rush job used for the layout of the Screenshots hurts me (see at the bottom of the page).
Click to discover this website

Noel Design

Welcome by Terry Noel’s Portfolio, a common clear website including only few pages which takes in charge the rule for it has been defined. The design of this website is very pleasant, looking like a patchwork and making a visit is fine, its atmosphere is really unique. Incredible by its noteworthy original design
Click to discover this website

Orange Apple

This website carries the surfer to another planet, from the first to the last page. Simple to use, the switch from a page to another is really easy and pleasant. This website takes the second position in this set of websites, even the design is a basic one, I appreciate its perfect ergonomics and it is why it enters in the top 10 of the websites you have cannot to miss !
Click to discover this website

Conclusion

A selection with in fact lot of websites with high level quality. By reading this article from the beginning to the end, you get surprised by the increasing quality, when watching a website you know than it is more beautiful than the previous one. If you like this selection of websites, do not hesitate to visit them And if you like this website, do not forget to share its articles with your Twitter or Facebook friends.

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The 100 best button styles for webdesigner inspiration

wonkastudio — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:49:41 +0000

The web is based on a unique functionality, the possibility to navigate from a page to another using the Hypertext link. Without this function, all pages are lost in the web immensity, and it is impossible to get the famous synergy we appreciate when visiting a website, then another and another more…!

Even you get always the same action using a Hypertext link. It cans also give several other functions. But a link is always defined with the same unique style, the famous blue text.

Also, a subscription link, an update link, a delete link are all displayed in the same blue colour. In this way, it is difficult to encourage a surfer to click on a preferred link, because there is no difference between all of them, there are all similar.

The solution is to insert a picture including a Hypertext link. It means now, it is any more an ordinary link but it looks like a small advertise to make the surfer to do the expected action

Today, you can find this type of work everywhere. It is really efficient on the subscribe buttons as well as on the purchasing buttons.

Today, this technique is applied to several actions, and sometimes; it is difficult to make a difference between an essential action, a commercial one and a common one. This proliferation force now the web-designers to enforce their originality to make the difference, to define several actions attached to buttons.

But they have also to create amazing Templates. An original Template is one getting success, ergonomic and impressing as soon as possible the spirit. To do it, it is important to give priority to some graphic aspects (gleam, shadow, illustration) and to reflect to each part of the Template: header, logo and banner and for sure, on the buttons.

A button will be good integrated in a Template depending of its definition, it will be important to perform a good clicks rate. A perfect button will perform the best rate. On the web, many websites increase their click rate, using this rule and it is why you can today find lot of perfect buttons on the web.

Dear Web-designers, to make it easier for you, I tracked the 100 perfect buttons of the web, efficient and beautiful. You only need to watch them and you cannot avoid clicking them, but ensure you do not click on the pictures, because they are only “Screens”, better to got to the original websites to admire the whole of these exceptional websites.

If you like this list of buttons, perhaps will you have interest for the hereby articles:

And find now the selection of the 100 perfect buttons.

And to help us to promote this article, do not forget to click on the below buttoms, to share this page with your friends through Twitter, RSS Facebook or your blog. In advance, many thanks for your contribution.

Tenth Websites of the week Inspiration for webdesigners

wonkastudio — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:52:54 +0000

This new selection of webdesigns is really original, meaning, each of them is different and let appears a specific concept. Some Corporate, some illustrations, some Apple addict…to conclude, we can define this week as a high coloured one, and now, find this new selection of the week.

And if would really like this selection, please help us sharing this link under your Twitter or Facebook account. One more reader is important for us In advance thanks a lot for all of you who will participate to help this blog to live and to grow up.

Simple Flame

I like this website because it performs to mix originality with readability. Each data is located at the right place and spirit and atmosphère are original and convivial. I particularly like the footer showing the different company services.
Simple Flame

Wordpress Web Host

The website of this host service is clear and Corporate, I really like the readability brought by the design, the the Carousel is the must of all, as well as the design of the « read more » buttoms .
Wordpress Web Host

TreemoLabs

The Carousel on the home page is really incredible, scrolling it is really pleasant and the design is a good work. All my congratulation to the webdesigner.
TreemoLabs

Bohemieciai

One word to efine this website, originality, surfin gis not really a top but the design got out of the whole of of websites. I really like the illustration located on the left side of the website.
Bohemieciai

Formee

Certainly the best selection of this week, the colours and the mascot bring an atmosphère perfectly married with the theme on this website. The must of it : The logo with a métal effect !
Formee

The Tip Ping Point

The design of this website is a bit under the level quality of others but the position of the header is really efficient.
The Tip Ping Point

Ministry Spotlight

This website is really good built, particularly the footer, and at all, the transparency effect with the High définition backround
Ministry Spotlight

And now, this teenth selcetion of the week is already finished, and step by step, you today always more and more to join us to follow this sélection category. I remind you that this selection created on a suggest of our Partner One Inspiration Per Day.

If you like this sélection, do not hesitate to help us, talking around you about this article, through our Facbook, Twitter accounts….and in adcance, thanks a lot to you all for your help !

Ninth Websites of the week Inspiration for webdesigners

wonkastudio — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:37:38 +0000

Please, find here a new selection of web designs. This time, the 7 selections have been made on the satisfaction of ergonomic use as well as readability over the average. Please, do not hesitate to find your inspiration with these example, to avoid heavy designs. Even, if you want, you can save these pictures as a small inspirations collection.

Alliance Studio

I cannot tell you I am full enthusiast for its design, but I like in particular the clear simplicity of each element of this design. On a quick look, you can identify the different elements like the logo, the menu, the introduction, the contain and the footer. All over web sites had to be similar in the clarity.

Alliance Studio

Dazz Le Cat

The purple is a colour which is not easy to meet on a web design, but this colour does not hurtful to this web site which is really pleasant. The contain is easy to read and you can move inside without to meet any problem. I especially like the home page and portfolio icons.

Dazz Le Cat

Fhoke

Without to put the originality on the left, this design put on the front of the stage, the simplicity of use as well as the easy reading. The menu on the top is especially easy and useful to move page to page without to get lose. Only a negative point regarding the footer which is really too long….

Fhoke

Stads Festen

A good example of an unique one page website. I love the work which as been made on the different elements transition. Colours are very nice too. The must of the must on this site, is the high graphical and original footer.

Stads Festen

Mysterio The Fantasy Template

An amazing work is applied on this pleasant and original web design which also stay clear. The must for me are its header and logo out of papyrus.

Mysterio The Fantasy Template

Vibes the portfolio

To make it short, I can say that this design is perfect. All is beautiful and useful, nothing heavy regarding the graphic or the texts, finally complete success. All my congratulation to the webmaster.

Vibes the portfolio

Client R

From my point of view, this Kit graphic is really nice, the metallic effect is perfect and bring a touch of originality to this software of staff management. I especially love the “Tour” page giving the possibility to get an overview application benefits.

Client R

The conclusion

The readability of a website is really important, and even in some case much more important than the design itself. The first selection of this list is a good illustration o this concept, even if its design is not incredible, it is amazing how this website is easy to read. But in fact, the perfect design results of a mix of readability and originality. Think about this for your next websites creations.

Eighth Websites of the week Inspiration for webdesigners

wonkastudio — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:58:44 +0000

Welcome in the new “Websites of the week” on 2experts, I selected for you seven very handsome websites, I advice you to visit them to fuel your creativity. Good browsing.

And as usual, this content comes from our partner One Inspiration Per Day So thank you again for your useful work.

Ready Made Designs

I like the quality of the illustrations on this website, I especially like the footer with the box and the rocket : ) I find the colors really original!

Ready Made Designs

Cube Scripts

I find this website a bit cold but I like a lot the 3d effect on the right side!

Cube Scripts

Kiwi App

This website is just perfect, original, easy to use and very efficient. I like the metal effect on the logotype, the download button and of course the kiwi!

Kiwi App

Campus Vida

Really a beautiful website, the colours are incredible, I especially love the grunge style on the header with the characters on the right.

Campus Vida

Aussie BBQ Legends

This website has a good felling, and its design is just incredible, I like the illustrations and the animated menu on the right side of the homepage.

Aussie BBQ Legends

Larva Labs

The background of this website and the two planets are very incredible… but it is all what I like in this website : ( the rest is not really design, too bad.

Larva Labs

Blue Sky Resumes

Browse all pages of this website because there are a lot of graphic and genius webdesign tips on it, good colours and good webdesign!

Blue Sky Resumes

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The 90 most fantastic HDR pictures from Flickr

wonkastudio — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:47:41 +0000

Today, I would like to let you discover an amazing set of pictures using the HDR technique. All pictures provide from the same unique web-site: Flickr. An HDR picture (High Dynamic Range-technique) returns with more reality the extent of light and dark shades of a situation.
The result of this technical method depends on the applied adjustments, but for point of view of some photographers, it can produce of a touch of “ultra-reality” or in opposite it could transform it as a complete magical universe.

The HDR, what’s this exactly?

Basically, you can imagine you need to take a picture of a house, in this way, you will adjust your camera to get the best quality of colours and contrasts, but imagine now you would like to get same quality with the landscape as the one you will get with the house, with solely a camera, you can forget to think about it! There could a solution which consists of beginning with a picture of the house (adjustments on the house) and to continue with a second picture of the landscape (adjustments on the landscape) and to finish with a mix of both of them.
In fact, these 3 steps are similar to a HDR technique but at once.

This post includes 90 different pictures, selected for their quality; each of them results of an intensive work their photographer, it is why I would like to let you discover the amazing work of these photographers.

I hope you will like this selection and if you want to talk a bit more on this HDR technique, do not forget to post a comment.

But before to start the review of the selection, notice that:

Each picture has been selected for its graphical quality, and even you think some of them look like illustrations, absolutely not, forget this meaning, they are all are real pictures.

Each picture is linked to the original place where you can find the original one; then, you can also visit the work area of its photographer and discover his universe.

Make place now for this fabulous selection of pictures.

Seventh Websites of the week Inspiration for webdesigners

wonkastudio — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:29:11 +0000

The last week I have forgotten to publish the review of the week it’s why today I have done a really great selection with seven very very handsome websites! Don’t miss them because they are incredible!

And as usual, this content comes from our partner One Inspiration Per Day So thank you again for your useful work.

Beehive App

Nice website, I especially love the header with its cartoon illustration effect. Hit on the button Pre Registration to discover a really nice form! That’s a good job

http://beehiveapp.com/

Play In Traffik

Corporate and clean, I find this website very efficient, I am not really a fan of the colours used on the header but I appreciate this webdesign !

http://www.playintraffik.com/

Rareview

This webdesign is just amazing, There isn’t lot of graphic elements but just a little touch! I find the colourful animated header just wonderful.

http://www.rareview.com/

Thunder Game Works

This is a little website for an Iphone game, but the design is just incredible. Really good colours and nice cartoon illustration. I especially love the illustration of the background!

http://www.thundergameworks.com/

Biz Break App

This website is a bit “chaotic” but I find these cartoon illustrations really funny, especially the footer!

http://www.bizbreakapp.com/

Digiti

Not a really useful website but … I love it, funny and very nice and charming cartoon illustration. Really, I love it, good job!

http://digiti.be/

Silver Back App

If you are webdesigner I’m sure you know this monkey Really good theme respected from the top to the bottom! Nice webdesign.

http://www.silverbackapp.com/

Conclusion, thanks to every body to follow these posts on 2experts week after week. If you have some idea to publish on OIPD and on this selection, please let me know it by mail : info@2expertsdesign.com.

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The 80 Most Handsome + High Design Wall Stickers

wonkastudio — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:49:33 +0000

Today, the design created on different types of bases, looks like an essential thing in our modern life. The design can be found on cars, wears (have a quick look on the last post dedicated to the t-shirts designs, click here to read this post), furniture, and today as well in our houses et particularly on walls.

The wall design can be defined under different forms : paintings, frames, combination of materials, as well as stickers. This fashion style took place everywhere, for few years now, in houses, shops, public places…but what is exactly a wall sticker, and where does this trend come from ?

The decorative wall design appears for the first time in year 2005, in the deco-publications.
A part of people worships it, the rest of them hates it, but for both of them, it does let them incurious….

To uncover the mystery of stickers universe, I am going to explain to you the principal steps of their manufacturing and giving you addresses of some good shops…. I will take my attention on the monochromatic sticker because main of visuals created with this support are much more interesting than visuals created by pressing.

Their manufacturing in based on scissor vectored visuals, with help of cut-plotter.
A plotter is a bit similar to a printer, with a cutter taking place of printing heads.
This tool allows the cut of vinyl matching with the vector model.

Don’t hesitate to visit the websites author : click here to visit Artdezif.

The technical method…

To start, I use a bitmap vector picture or an original creation, then, I work under Illustrator. Each file has to be concluded in a draw mode, because it is the path used by the plotter for the cut..

As example :
Vector in a normal mode…

Vector in a draw mode…

As soon as the vinyl is cut, remove the unused pieces, this is named “tree-pruning”.
A film transfer is finally applied on the sticker, it will make the lay up easier

Hereby, the result, when laid up..

Don’t hesitate to visit the websites author : click here to visit Artdezif.

Wall stickers showcase

And now look at this showcase to find some inspiration to design your house

View this wall sticker

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200 best designs of tee-shirts selected around the world

wonkastudio — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:01:49 +0000

For some years now, shops of T-shirts design on the web, regular open and close one after the other.The success of some of them stimulate webmasters to open their own shop, believing to get same success. As references in this activity, we can notice i.e. Theadless or Spreadshirt.

To come back in the past, read these few lignes to understand what has been the start point of tihs activity : the first skillscreen printed t-shirts, named Designs, appears long time ago and were used to support slogans or comic sentences or drumbeats. The emergence of the web helped to sell these t-shirts in massive doses and covering a national market area, then, it as been possible for these shops to offer more and more different designs with a better quality and work.

Resulting of the success met by some of them, the big possiblity of business still free, lot of managers decided to open their own shop.
Today, the businness on the web saturated and you can find about a hundred or why not thousands of t-shirts shops located around the world, meaning even more and more models as well as customers.

Regarding the situation, it is difficult or impossible for a fan of t-shirts to list all of them existing on the market and to make the best choice.

Myself, as a fan of t-shirts, I decided to select the best of the best, I found on this market place. Then, I visited around 50 shops and I made a selection of more than 200 different t-shirts, I believe you will like.

This selection give you the possibility, with an overview restricted to one page, to make your own choice to keep the best of the best.
A good opportunity for webdesigners to get a design collection and get inspiration.

To explain it shortly, find hereby, the best of the best, the must of the must : All what is able to find in the T-shirt design world.