TopRoundups » Publishers » DesignYourWay.net http://toproundups.com Rounding up the roundups Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:44:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Apple And Mac OS Related Icons – 20 Icon Packs http://toproundups.com/2011/04/18/apple-and-mac-os-related-icons-%e2%80%93-20-icon-packs/ http://toproundups.com/2011/04/18/apple-and-mac-os-related-icons-%e2%80%93-20-icon-packs/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:20:20 +0000 boogiesbc http://toproundups.com/?p=19121 Mac OS icons always had a cooler and more stylish design than the usual icons and that has inspired many designers. The interesting thing about these icons is that they are so well made that you can even use them for web projects, not only applications or simply as dock icons. The icons are free to download and for personal use, but if you want to use any of them for commercial usage contact the authors.

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]]> http://toproundups.com/2011/04/18/apple-and-mac-os-related-icons-%e2%80%93-20-icon-packs/feed/ 0 37 Cool Cell Phone Concepts You Would Want To Have http://toproundups.com/2011/04/15/37-cool-cell-phone-concepts-you-would-want-to-have/ http://toproundups.com/2011/04/15/37-cool-cell-phone-concepts-you-would-want-to-have/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:34:49 +0000 boogiesbc http://toproundups.com/?p=19106 Every year a few concept phones appear on various sites or presentation videos and make us wonder when will we ever get our hands on them. Probably never in some cases, considering that most of the cell phones we see are a little bit too futuristic to be created.

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]]> http://toproundups.com/2011/04/15/37-cool-cell-phone-concepts-you-would-want-to-have/feed/ 0 Useful jQuery Tooltip Plugins That You Could Use On Your Web Projects http://toproundups.com/2011/04/11/useful-jquery-tooltip-plugins-that-you-could-use-on-your-web-projects/ http://toproundups.com/2011/04/11/useful-jquery-tooltip-plugins-that-you-could-use-on-your-web-projects/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:49:32 +0000 boogiesbc http://toproundups.com/?p=19043 The other week a client asked me to make a div appear when hovering a link so I thought immediately at a jQuery tooltip. Sure, getting one that was appropriate to my needs was a little bit difficult and I found myself searching through a lot of them. At the end of the day I had a serious list of jQuery tooltips that I could download and even tutorials about how to create some hover effects that popular sites are using.

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]]> http://toproundups.com/2011/04/11/useful-jquery-tooltip-plugins-that-you-could-use-on-your-web-projects/feed/ 0 Iphone Apps That Designers Would Actually Use http://toproundups.com/2011/04/06/iphone-apps-that-designers-would-actually-use/ http://toproundups.com/2011/04/06/iphone-apps-that-designers-would-actually-use/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:59:07 +0000 boogiesbc http://toproundups.com/?p=18984 As a designer, if you search for Iphone apps to suit your needs, you end up finding a lot of them, even on lists made by other designers, that are not actually useful and don’t justify their price. I wanted to check the market for Iphone apps to see how they can improve my life as a designer since a friend of mine was interested in creating apps. From what he told me, it seemed that a lot of time and effort was invested in these applications and that meant only good things for the ones that will use them, that is a promising thing with high expectations.

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]]> http://toproundups.com/2011/04/06/iphone-apps-that-designers-would-actually-use/feed/ 0 40 Best Photoshop Brushes To Use In Photo Manipulations http://toproundups.com/2011/04/04/40-best-photoshop-brushes-to-use-in-photo-manipulations/ http://toproundups.com/2011/04/04/40-best-photoshop-brushes-to-use-in-photo-manipulations/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:52:10 +0000 boogiesbc http://toproundups.com/?p=18959 In order to create a great photo manipulation you have to combine skillfully certain elements to achieve that symbiosis between photography and graphic design. Important in the manipulation process are the brushes, these interesting elements which give your photomanip a more interesting look, help the elements to blend better or to create inspiring environments. In this article you will find 40 of the most useful brushes for photomanipulations. Download the brushes and use them wisely.

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]]> http://toproundups.com/2011/04/04/40-best-photoshop-brushes-to-use-in-photo-manipulations/feed/ 0 Useful Free Small Icons For Web Development Projects http://toproundups.com/2011/03/30/useful-free-small-icons-for-web-development-projects/ http://toproundups.com/2011/03/30/useful-free-small-icons-for-web-development-projects/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:28:36 +0000 boogiesbc http://toproundups.com/?p=18905 Small icons are a necessity for web development projects, due to the fact that they’re simple, efficient and they don’t overcrowd the design. Varying from sizes of 16x16px to 48x48px, they shouldn’t miss from your icons collection. Bookmark and consider them for your next projects cause they’re free to download.

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]]> http://toproundups.com/2011/03/30/useful-free-small-icons-for-web-development-projects/feed/ 0 Carefully Picked PS Tuts From The First Three Months Of 2011 http://toproundups.com/2011/03/28/carefully-picked-ps-tuts-from-the-first-three-months-of-2011/ http://toproundups.com/2011/03/28/carefully-picked-ps-tuts-from-the-first-three-months-of-2011/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:25:03 +0000 boogiesbc http://toproundups.com/?p=18879 In the first three months of 2011 have appeared some interesting Photoshop tutorials, not as many as usual but still top quality ones. Now, don’t waste your time and start working on these PS tuts and don’t focus on only one type of designs, try to develop techniques that would help you on various design projects in the future.

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]]> http://toproundups.com/2011/03/28/carefully-picked-ps-tuts-from-the-first-three-months-of-2011/feed/ 0 Collection Of High Quality Landscape Photography – 65 Photos http://toproundups.com/2011/03/25/collection-of-high-quality-landscape-photography-%e2%80%93-65-photos/ http://toproundups.com/2011/03/25/collection-of-high-quality-landscape-photography-%e2%80%93-65-photos/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:46:24 +0000 boogiesbc http://toproundups.com/?p=18855 Landscape photography is a genre intended to show different spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. This popular style of photography is practiced by professionals and amateurs alike. Photographs typically capture the presence of nature and are often free of man-made obstructions. Landscape photographers usually attempt not only to convey the documentary aspect, but also an appreciation of the scenery that is being photographed.

Some of the photos in this article are retouched a little bit in Photoshop but most of them are showing the nature as it is, with beautiful light and colors which combined create almost surreal surroundings.

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]]> http://toproundups.com/2011/03/25/collection-of-high-quality-landscape-photography-%e2%80%93-65-photos/feed/ 0 Letterhead And Logo Design Inspiration – 60+ Cool Examples http://toproundups.com/2011/03/23/letterhead-and-logo-design-inspiration-%e2%80%93-60-cool-examples/ http://toproundups.com/2011/03/23/letterhead-and-logo-design-inspiration-%e2%80%93-60-cool-examples/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:30:58 +0000 boogiesbc http://toproundups.com/?p=18828 Finding letterhead designs for your inspiration is pretty hard, especially when you need something top notch to see in order to have some guidelines for your project. In this article you have a little over 60 cool examples of letterhead and logo design inspiration which should help you get an idea on how other designers have worked on the identity and stationery of various brands.

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]]> http://toproundups.com/2011/03/23/letterhead-and-logo-design-inspiration-%e2%80%93-60-cool-examples/feed/ 0 Top 100 Useful And Detailed CSS3 Tutorials And Techniques http://toproundups.com/2011/03/21/top-100-useful-and-detailed-css3-tutorials-and-techniques/ http://toproundups.com/2011/03/21/top-100-useful-and-detailed-css3-tutorials-and-techniques/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:33:26 +0000 boogiesbc http://toproundups.com/?p=18793 I was trying a few weeks ago to find some CSS3 tutorials on a specific topic so I looked and looked and went through a lot of articles and annoyed me that I spent a lot of time looking for that single tutorial I wanted. To help you not go through the same thing I’ve made a sorted list of CSS3 tutorials on 5 categories: Menus tutorials, Buttons tutorials, Text tutorials, Gallery and Animation tutorials and Misc tutorials. This way a newcomer to CSS3 coding can find what he wants and needs.

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