The MediaLoot HTML5 Compendium
Let's face it, it's difficult to keep up with all of the new coding languages. Despite that difficulty, and the fact that some of these standards aren't even finalized, there's still a lot of pressure for designers to start using HTML5. The purpose of this compendium is...Read more
The Future of Web Design
The year is 2011 and we have again found ourselves at dawn of a changing web. Emerging technologies like smartphones and web-enabled tablets have left us unsure of how users are browsing our websites, and new coding standards like HTML5 and CSS3 are turning web design i...Read more
5 Tips for Creating Perfect Icons
For designers working on important projects, finding the perfect icons to compliment their designs can become a bit of an issue, but there are a few ways in which we usually solve this issue; downloading free and premium icons or outsourcing icon design to others. A lot...Read more
Free Filetype Icons — 50 Sleek Vector Icons
Some of the most useful icons are also the most basic, and this MediaLoot-exclusive freebie is the perfect example. With over 50 icons in this free set, we've covered almost all of the commonly used file formats. Designed with a sleek and simple elegance, this set can w...Read more
How to Transform a Good Web Design into an Incredible Web Design
Sometimes you have a good web design, possibly even great in terms of the layout and the hierarchy of the pages, but for some reason the wireframes you sketched or mocked up on your computer were more exciting than the final product is. The key to incredible design is ...Read more
3 Reasons to Use Fireworks Instead of Photoshop for Web Design
It's pretty much established that web designers use Photoshop to mock up their design concepts, but why is that we're all drawn to Photoshop? After all, it is an application that has never been specifically marketed as a user interface or web design solution, surely the...Read more
10 Ways to Kick-Start a New Design Project
Sometimes starting a new design project is a piece of cake. You have this amazing idea and the design just seems to flow together. Othertimes, you may end up procrasticating for a full week before you have the will power to start the sketch or create a new file. Whatev...Read more
Free Designer Portfolio Icon Set Released On SmashingMagazine
Hey everyone, time for another free icon set :) This time we've partnered up with SmashingMagazine to release this free set. Make sure you stop by SmashingMagazine to check out the release post....Read more