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30 Amazing Portfolio Designs

There are hundred of thousand programmers, designers, writers and even developers in every continent. Sometimes it is hard to compete with other professionals, especially when you are a freelancer.

But somehow you need to find a ways to attract customers. One of the way is to create a portfolio website. The key is to make the personal portfolio website as unique and eye catching as possible to make the customer find you and check your work examples.

Since there are already so many websites available for the users to surf, it is crucial to create a personal website in such a way that it stands out in the crowd and states its purpose beautifully. To achieve these ends it is not easy to come up with very different ideas but inspiration, motivation and ingenuity can lead the way to bright results with potential of infinite positive possibilities.

By: David Martin
January 10, 2015
All Posts, Freebies

Freebies for designers is a series where we regularly post some great, super useful freebies on a weekly basis. In our weekly collection we will be sharing all types of stuff including mockups, templates, icons and much more. Here is a collection of 15 freebies for this week.

By: Tomas Laurinavicius
January 9, 2015
All Posts, Inspiration, Tips, Web Design

Never ending learning is a mindset all the successful individuals have adopted. Design is a complex field that takes years to understand and master. It is no way a separate field and includes many different topics great designers need to dig in, just to mention some, you will definitely need to learn about design history, human behavior, psychology, business and more.

There are many great books out there that will help you to become a better designer and build better products for our world. In this compilation I’ve gathered some great books including classics like “Don’t make me think” by Steve Krug and some new promising pieces published just couple of months ago. Let the 2015 begins with some fresh knowledge.

By: Justas Markus
January 7, 2015
All Posts, Interviews

Coffee Chat: An Interview with Matt Homer

Today we have a super inspirational interview from Matt Homer, a designer with 13 years experience creating digital products, specialising in designing apps (UX & UI).

30 Websites Utilizing Fullscreen Homepage Video

It used to be that videos would have taken 20-30 minutes to fully stream over dial-up Internet. But now people can browse YouTube and watch videos streaming from their phone with a 4G connection. This has paved the way for many video-integrated websites including fullscreen background videos.

In this gallery I’ve compiled a series of 30 brilliant websites featuring large homepage video backgrounds. Each layout is structured in a unique yet systematic way according to the video quality and color scheme. Fullscreen background video is a newer trend which has gained a lot of attention over recent years. Use this gallery for both design inspiration and generating cool new ideas in your own projects.

By: Justas Markus
December 24, 2014
All Posts, Freebies

By: David Martin
December 23, 2014
All Posts, WordPress

12 WordPress Themes Using Stylish Video Homepages

Today I wanted to bring you a handy collection of WordPress video themes, the fullscreen video effect looks super cool and is a great way to add motion and a story to your site or next project.

By: Justas Markus
December 22, 2014
All Posts, Interviews

Coffee Chat: An Interview With Marina Janeiko

Meet Marina Janeiko, an independent UX designer and a digital nomad. I travel most of the time for the last 5 years, write on design and travel topics, work on my own products.