Today’s freebie is something a little different, a set of high resolution rusty metal textures. Each texture is 2500px x 1600px giving you plenty of working space. Enjoy!RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

The reason smashing magazine asked me to write this post was because they had noticed how few existed on the design process…

A simple but purely effective interface element. I really like the use of bright and bold colours to give character to the visual style.Simple details like the textured background and lighting add a good depth to the design.

This design was featured on the Sunday 25th of September 2011. It falls under the category of Other, and has a layout style of Other…

No matter who you are or what your business may be, you will always want your website design to stand out. Having an extraordinary website allows you to stay on the mind of most of your visitors and can help translate how unique your product or service is to someone…

People in boardrooms across the world love a good graph. They go nuts for PowerPoint, bullet points and phrases like “run it up the flagpole,” “blue-sky thinking” and “low-hanging fruit,” and everything is always “moving forward…

All the cool kids are making their sites responsive these days and with good reason. Through the use of media queries and relative values it is possible to build a single website that adapts to pretty much any device.

Not as simple as it seems…

Today’s set of image slider controls are sweet, simple but still every bit useful. If you’re looking to create a ‘self contained’ slider then overlaying the controls is a good idea.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

Today we will will go through creation process of a Medieval Knight Shield in Adobe Illustrator. We will try to create nice, shiny Shield that can be used as the website icon or a company  logo. Creation process is quite simple. All we have to do is to use simple shape as ellipse, to distort it a little bit and to combine it with other shapes…

Within web design ‘calls to action‘ can be defined as any element of the page that prompt an action of the user. However, clearly some actions are more desirable than others. For example, any site owner would prefer users to click on a ‘buy now’ link than a ‘twitter’ link…

Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from throughout the history of Nettuts+. This tutorial was first published in August, 2010.

This industry moves fast — really fast! If you’re not careful, you’ll be left in its dust. So, if you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed with the coming changes/updates in HTML5, use this as a primer of the things you must know…

A positive first impression is essential to relationships. People look for trust and integrity, and they expect subsequent encounters to reflect and reinforce their first impression. The same principles apply to brands and their products. Design plays an important role in building lasting relationships with end users and, thus, in supporting the brand’s promise…

Today’s freebie is a sweet looking thumbnail overlay – the type of thing you might want to include to spice up a portfolio or photo gallery for example. Nice.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

Today, we’re excited to present you with a free icon set, called Style Guides. Perfect for websites with an editorial flair, Style Guides features 14 high-quality icons ranging from 32×32 to 512×512 pixels. Designed by Thomas McGee of WinePress of Words, this set has been exclusively released for Smashing Magazine and its readers…

We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one — desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd…

Today’s quick freebie is an Apple-style fabric texture. A while ago I asked whether we were over this style or not – mixed responses. Either way, I created one and decided to share.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

When it comes to web design, the UI elements that are included can, at times, make or effectively break (in more ways than one) the overall piece. Compromising the aesthetics and even the functionality of the design rendering it virtually useless. So we have to choose the UI elements carefully…

The thing that makes navigation difficult to work with in Web design is that it can be so versatile. Navigation can be simple or complex: a few main pages or a multi-level architecture; one set of content for logged-in users and another for logged-out users; and so on…

Today’s freebie is a clean and simple login form perfect for a multitude of sites. If you’re working on a super duper app or site design, then this may be of some use.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

Friday’s freebie is a clean and simple line chart. Admin panels, analytics, reports – they can be pretty too right? This chart should give you a solid starting point.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

A beautiful and elegant icon set is an asset to any good web design. Creative use of an icon set can help make or break the overall look of the design. Freebie design components, especially beautiful icon sets can be found in nearly every designer’s toolbox, or if not already among their tools, then certainly on their wishlists…

Today’s freebie is simple and stylish, a miniature drop-down menu. If you’re looking to tuck away a small menu on your site, this could be of some use to you.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

This free icon set by Iconshock, released exclusively here at Six Revisions, features beautiful, pixel perfect, glossy 3D icons. Each icon comes in 5 sizes (PNG format), with Photoshop PSD files in case you would like to tweak the icons.
Preview

Looking for some cool new (and free) jQuery slider plug-ins and scripts? Then here is the perfect round-up created just for you. Here, we have collected the best of the freshest jQuery plug-ins for creating amazing image and content sliders. Because all of these plug-ins come with different functionality, this guide should help you figure out which one suits you best…

Object-oriented code, among other things, can help organize and add reusability to your code. In this tutorial, I will teach you the basics of writing a WordPress plugin using object oriented techniques. We’ll be using Dribbble’s API as an example for this tutorial. Ready?

What We’re Going to Learn:

Benefits of using OOP for WordPress plugins…

Today we’re going to show you a detailed step-by-step guide on how to create a glamorous portrait using a stock reference. The final result will be 100% vector; therefore will retain its scalable properties. This walk through is ideal for those an intermediate to advanced knowledge of Illustrator…

In this first lesson, we’re going to choose a version, install Python, and then create the obligatory “Hello world” script. If you’re already familiar with Python, feel free to skip ahead to a later lesson in the series…

Today’s freebie is a coming soon splash page. Launching something soon? Put up a holding page, generate some buzz and collect the email addresses of those interested.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

Advertise hereIn the first of many Nettuts+ quizzes, you’ll be able to test your knowledge by solving some nefarious questions. But don’t worry, we’re starting today by asking you some extremely beginner level CSS questions. Get crackin’ after the jump!

CSS is used to…

lend structure to the document

mold the presentation of the document

script the interactions on the page

You’re crafty! This is a trick question…

Today’s freebie is a set of two “Admit One” ticket stubs. Designing something around events or admission? A ticket stub can be a nice touch in your work.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

Download on CodeCanyon for Free.

Features

absolutely no PHP editing needed!
5 seconds, 3 step setup (see below)
created for designers
support for multiple CSS files in single HTML
ideal for showcasing your work with multiple color schemes
faster than JS based switching
unlike JS based switching not prone to bugs; doesn’t interfeer with other JS code
extensive user-friendly documentation and examples

While You’re On CodeCanyon…
Remember to check out the rest of the site…

Many designers construct websites based on their own views of how things should be ordered for the best results…

Today’s freebie is a sweet little custom skin for an audio player. If you’re looking to add audio to a site then switching from the default skin could be a good idea.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

Getting the right look for your client’s projects, as well as your own, is one of the key make or break elements to your website creations. When users land on a site, an immediate impression is made, and we always want to make sure it the right one. Pulling this off on a budget is not always the easiest of tasks, which is what makes pre-made themes, both free and premium, a huge design time saver and arsenal must…

“Call to Action” is a term commonly employed in the field of web design and user experience (UX). It refers those elements in a web page that plead for an action from the visitor. The most common demonstration of call to action in web pages appears in the form of clickable buttons…

Learn how to become a true master of HTML5 canvas in my new book…

Today’s freebie is a nifty little page curl. Page curls (or page peels) have been around since the beginning of time and for good reason, they command attention.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

An inherent problem with owning a web site is that styles come and go on the internet fast as (or faster than) the real world. A web site can look out-of-date very fast if it is not being constantly maintained. Do you need to refine your online presence? A web site redesign may be just what the doctor ordered…

Today’s freebie is a simple set of 3 content box shadows. When used correctly, shadows can add a bit of flair to an otherwise boring container.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

AutoSuggestion, the perfect tool for the lazy and illiterate. I’m kidding of course! Today’s freebie is a set of form fields complete with super nice dropdown for suggested searches.RSS Readers: Check out the full post for more info and access to your free download!

To understand how to take stunning night photos you must first understand mixed light…

Setting Up
We’ll use the same HTML template from the previous article; so open up your favorite editor and paste in the following code:

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>
<head>
<title>Canvas from scratch</title>
<meta charset=”utf-8″>

<script src=”http://ajax…

The Winners
Here are the five winners of the Avactis e-commerce software (owned)…

A predefined icon set collection is like a resource reservoir for graphic designers which can be used to improve the appearance of the designs they’re working on. Nevertheless, these icons should be seen as an inspiration and we encourage you all to try creating your own icons for designing portfolios, blogs, corporate designs, magazines and Web applications…

What is NoSQL?
NoSQL is schema free — you don’t need to decide the structure up front…