Design Shard Now has a Flickr group Join Here to show off your inspirations and work
Design Shard is in the top 20 coolest blogs VOTE NOW!

Design Shard is in the top 20 coolest blogs VOTE NOW!

We made it to the short list of top 20 coolest blogs for the wpwebhost contest, but its not over yet we need your vote.
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Design blogs with Flickr Groups everyone come share your work

Design blogs with Flickr Groups everyone come share your work

I have just started my own flickr group here on design shard to showcase work and peoples inspirations. come and join it.
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35 Free Hi-Res Fire, Flame and Firework Textures

35 Free Hi-Res Fire, Flame and Firework Textures

Free Hi-Resolution fire and flame texture pack (1600 x 1064) Some look pretty cool, use them for desktop wallpapers, use parts of them, use them as overlay textures use them for whatever your brain can muster.
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Designing Print Collateral For An Online Business

Designing Print Collateral For An Online Business

From my perspective working at a printing house, I see more and more web-based companies beginning to invest in print collateral. The challenge for those with a background in web business is to figure out how to create compelling, effective print design to advertise their online presence.
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Top 5 Design Trends for T-Shirts

Top 5 Design Trends for T-Shirts

With the abundance of t-shirt design sites such as Threadless and Design By Humans, it's easy to trendspot themes that are popular. Each site and its community has their own taste and it makes gaming the vote a lot easier. Here is a list of our top 5 design trends that are sure to give you a few extra votes in t-shirt competitions.
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Design Shard Enters WordPress Coolest Blog Competition!

Design Shard Enters WordPress Coolest Blog Competition!

Design Shard has decided to enter the WP Coolest blog competition, you have to be in it to win it ! and theres no harm in trying, design shards slightly cool isnt it?
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Designer Tees! Wear your art on your sleeve

Designer Tees! Wear your art on your sleeve

Who doesn’t like a little Tees action? Personally, original t-shirt designs catch my eye more than most graphic art that I see. Mainly because I can wear it Functional art, oh baby!
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Inspiring Grunge Style Big Typography Posters

Inspiring Grunge Style Big Typography Posters

There is something special about those hand picked posters. A certain style that is unique and makes them stand out. Those are big typography posters, with a grunge edge and a retro touch. Typically with big fonts, straight lines, round curves, dark colors and grunge textures.
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Design Vocabulary - Color Terms - Week 2

Design Vocabulary - Color Terms - Week 2

Color terminology, you may have seen some of these terms used in some of your graphic applications so now you can learn alittle bit more about what they mean, feel free to contribute a color term in the comments to add to this post.
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Design Vocabulary - Typography Terms - Week 1

Design Vocabulary - Typography Terms - Week 1

Hey everyone, I thought it would be a good idea to share some of the terms designers kick around, To kick things off on this inaugural list: Typography Terms!
Posted in Print Design | 11 Comments

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Design Resources

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