Articles by: Joel Reyes
13 Places to Download Awesome Premium WordPress Themes
June 29, 2009 by Joel Reyes
The search for Wordpress themes is never-ending. Should you find a free theme? Or shell out the bucks for a premium theme? While exceptional content doesn’t need to be pretty to communicate, we can’t help wanting a little style with our substance. If you’re like us, you want an eye-catching Wordpress layout that looks sharp, creative and has as much style as your writing. Something unique and beautifully coded to render across all browsers, and maybe add a little SEO juice too. The... [Continue reading this tutorial]
10 Quick & Dirty Tricks for Easy Custom Web Backgrounds
June 15, 2009 by Joel Reyes
Oh, the trials and tribulations of making your own repeating background. We’ve all been there, tweaking our pixels and trying to make the repeats fit together just right. Here are the solutions for our background woes! Take a look at these Web sites that offer you the ability to quickly make your own. Or you can use one of the seamless repeating images available on the other sites, all polished and ready for your web needs. You may find some of these backgrounds to be especially inspiring! ... [Continue reading this tutorial]
Lust for Logos — 15 Sites to Visit for Logo Inspiration
June 10, 2009 by Joel Reyes
We all have days were we just can’t get our creative juices flowing. What we really need is a good jump start that gets our imagination off again to put us on the right track. When it comes to logos, something so simple as a type face or choice in color can make everything flow just right. If you’re in need of inspiration, here are 15 sites that will get you going! [Continue reading this tutorial] Read More →
10 Places to Download Free Icon Sets
June 3, 2009 by Joel Reyes
Whether you want to spice up the look of your desktop, create a unified theme on your website, or use them for graphic design, matching icon sets come in handy. Although in recent times the use of icons has shifted towards web and interface design, icon sets are useful for many purposes. If you have the proper skills, you can use applications such as Illustrator to customize your vectors and design a spiffy icon set, but why re-create the wheel? Here are 10 top resources for free icon sets. Download... [Continue reading this tutorial]
10 WordPress Tips & Tricks for Your Comment Page
May 5, 2009 by Joel Reyes
From a site owner and an avid bloggers perspective, if you create a blog and take the time to formulate useful content for your visitors to read, then you’d like them to share their insight and contribute to your collection of hard-pressed articles. Correct? Therefore, if by creating quality content this means that one will receive useful and valuable feedback, then why not bring creativity and uniqueness to that aspect of your blog? One of the greatest rewards a blogger can receive is the... [Continue reading this tutorial]
15 Places to Find Awesome Free Photoshop Brush Sets
April 29, 2009 by Joel Reyes
Even the best of us creative types struggle with what I like to call “designer’s block,” staring at a blank canvas in your favorite graphics editing program for hours. It can be downright difficult to find inspiration when starting a design from scratch. I have often found that one great source of inspiration are Photoshop brush sets. Depending on the type of website, I might choose to create my design based on a set of grunge brushes. Or for a more artistic website, I could choose... [Continue reading this tutorial]
