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Design Shack showcases inspiring web design, alongside resources and tutorials for you to succeed in the same way. It is carefully curated and edited by Josh Johnson and David Appleyard.


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10 Tips for Designing Presentations That Don’t Suck: Pt.1

By Joshua Johnson, On 3rd Sep 2010, 4 Comments

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Powerpoint has produced more bad design in its day that perhaps any other digital tool in history with the possible exception of Microsoft paint.

In this post we’re going to address the epidemic of bad presentation design with ten super practical tips for designer better looking and more professional presentations. Along the way we’ll see a number of awesome slide designs from Note & Point along with some custom examples built by yours truly. Let’s get started!

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25 Brilliantly Simple Web Page Designs

By Joshua Johnson, On 2nd Sep 2010, 19 Comments

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Sometimes a site can be visually stunning not so much because of the content but because of the lack of content. Though often attractive, this is a tricky style to pull off correctly without just looking like you’ve got a boring page.

Today we’ll look at 25 sites that we think got it right. First we’ll discuss why these designs work well under certain circumstances and then we’ll jump into the examples.

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Build an iPad-Themed Image Slider With jQuery

By Joshua Johnson, On 31st Aug 2010, 11 Comments

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If you’re not a seasoned web developer, it can be quite intimidating to approach a project where your client is looking for something trendy and interactive such as an Apple-centric slideshow.

Today we’ll teach you how you can create just such a project in mere minutes using some awesome free resources from around the web. We’ll walk you through ten super simple steps so even if you have little to no web experience, this project should be a breeze!

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Web Design Critique #14: WebAppers

By Joshua Johnson, On 28th Aug 2010, 6 Comments

Every week we take a look at a new website and analyze the design. We’ll point out both the areas that are done well as well as those that could use some work. Finally, we’ll finish by asking you to provide your own feedback.

Today’s site is WebAppers.

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Freebie: 10 Retro Photoshop Actions

“This week we are posting 10 photoshop actions which will be very useful to produce some retro/vintage effect on your photos. I hope this freebie will make you happy.”

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Free Stock File of the Week: Premium Photography Portfolio Template

An beautiful and free functioning photography web template. Normally $12 so grab it fast!

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20 Useful Free PDF Ebooks for Designers and Bloggers

“In this post I would like to share my favorite 20 (freely available) ebooks with you.”

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Use the 80-20 Rule to Increase Your Website’s Effectiveness

“Want to increase your website’s conversion rate? Want more subscribers, opt-ins, members, customers? How about doing less work while you’re at it?”

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10 Fresh and Useful jQuery Plugins

“Awesome jQuery plugins are popping up everyday, and we’re always on the look out. So for this post, I’ve gathered 10 fresh plugins that you should find very useful.”

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11 New High-Quality Free Fonts

” In this post, we’ve rounded up 11 brand new fonts that are super high-quality.”

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Illustrator Template Toolbox for Web, Mobile and App Developers

“An extensive selection of UI templates, all in Illustrator format, and all perfect if you are a web, mobile or app designer who prefers to use Adobe Illustrator rather than the more commonly used Photoshop.”

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