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How to make this gradient drop shadow?
I have messed around with a few options, but have not come up with a good solution to recreate this gradient drop shadow effect.
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Mac OSX Lion or Mountain Lion GUI wireframing kit for Illustrator
Is anyone aware of a wireframing kit for Illustrator (or any vector based template) that encompasses GUI elements from Mac OSX Lion or Mountain Lion?
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How to become an `awesome-UI' creator like Dribbblers? [closed]
This aims to be an useful and a guideline question for those who knows and visits Dribbble daily and dreams to create awesome user interfaces like those listed in.
I'm a newbie web designer and I ...
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What are the key concepts user interface designer should master? [closed]
As a newbie thrown into user interface work (and UX), what concepts I should master to have a deep understanding of my craft?
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How to to use bevel and emboss properly for clean buttons in photoshop cs6
I've heard of different methods in getting a nice highlight on the top of a button. Can some of you explain a preferred fx for the example here? Along side the nice highlight on the top of the ...
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How can I overcome the impulse to continuously critique (and possibly rework) my designs?
I have been designing for almost 5 years now. I have noticed something very strange in my development lifespan. My appreciation for my works decreases substantially over time. Especially in my UX ...
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Do most web designers make their own textures?
I'm a web developer by training who is branching into UI/UX design. One of the things my design work lacks compared to experienced designers is subtle use of texture, such as on these sites: ...
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Is it possible to change the layer visibility (eye) icons to be more readable, in Photoshop Elements 11?
In previous versions of Photoshop Elements, the eye icon appeared as opened or closed to indicate a layer's visibility. In Photoshop Elements 11, the layer's visibility is only indicated by a diagonal ...
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What considerations are there in designing pixel fonts?
I'm designing monospace pixel fonts for a game, and so far I've only been able to work with extremely small sizes (largest I've managed is 5x9) because those ones are the easiest to try and err with. ...
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jquery mobile user interface vectors or something very similar?
Does anyone know where to get jquery mobile vector .ai files preferrable?
In need to do some mockups in high quality for print but cannot find any ilustrator or vector psd templats for this.
Is there ...
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Why are Yahoo's emoticon's more effective at conveying emotion than others?
What do you think are the objective features of Yahoo's well known emoticon set, that they use for mail, instant messaging etc., that make them so much better at communicating user's feelings and ...
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Illustrator: Disabling random layer colors?
Creating new layers automatically assigns random layer colors in the Layers Panel.
Is there any workaround for having new layers assigned the same color (e.g. Red)?
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Design cues for draggable page components
I'm working on a web project where a user will be able to edit the ordering of a list. I'd like to update the visuals for the items that are draggable so that there is a a clear indication of each of ...
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Common mistakes that we make while designing for web & how to avoid them
What are some common mistakes to avoid while designing? I know color, text and images play a major part in designing, but there are so many other things that we need to take care of! I don't know ...
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Dealing with a huge top-level navigation menu requirement
What are ways to deal with a large number of top-level navigation items?
I am working on a site that requires 50 items at the top-level navigation. The items are all at the same level: they cannot ...
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Red replacement as color convention in primarly-red websites
I am working for a company, which web site uses red as its primary color, because this is the main corporate color (so, this could not be replaced).
The usual convention, of using red to highlight ...
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Making an Effective Menu
I am making a menu for an indie game and I'm not quite satisfied with my results. The menu itself needs two text fields (one to enter your username and the other for your password) and two buttons. ...
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What layout and interface elements work well for a control panel-style app?
I'm working on a web-based app that's similar to a control panel, with lots of different settings and features to configure. The challenge is making it easy for users to find what they want without ...
