Creating an icon that is effective and modern is not an easy task. Sure you can find several tutorials out there about how to create certain icon designs, but these take time and your skill may not be at the level needed to create these icons. So, where do you get quality icons for free? The best site I have found so far is called softicons.com. This website has hundreds of thousands of free icons that you can download. The only thing about these free icons is that they are not all approved for commercial use. Some are deemed usable …
Trial and error is a great tool for learning. Unfortunately, it creates error as I have said. So, here are 3 tips that are basic but very important and useful when designing a website. 1. TEST IN ALL BROWSERS One of the most important final procedures of creating a website should be to test the site and make sure everything looks as it should. Do not assume that if it looks good in Chrome then it will look okay in the rest of the browsers. This is not true. In fact, I was recently working on a site and created a …
Making an image, icon, logo, etc. standout to someone is not an easy task. If you want an object to really pop out of the page and grab someone’s attention, then adding a shadow can really help. It is an easy trick and can be be done by a pro in illustrator all the way down to someone who has just opened the program for the first time. It only takes 3 steps to make making this a quick addition to any design to add a little pop. So lets begin with a beach ball by itself to see how …