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Without further adieu, go ahead and check out the best of the Web of Design for the week of October 4th through October 11th, 2009.

40+ Unique Examples of Logo Designs Inspired by Twitter

Twitter is considered as one of the most popular sites on the web, mostly visited by online users. We doubt any of you haven’t heard, much less, visited the site as you were browsing through the web. To date, various logos inspired by this phenomenal site are emerging in the web. Designers are into creating imaginative and innovative logos. Ironically, you may be one of those designers who are into creating twitter-inspired logos. Here is a compilation of 40+ Unique Examples of Logo Designs Inspired by Twitter. Be touched and be inspired by this showcase as you check them out. Read more at Blue Bots…

27 Colorful And High Quality Examples Of Dual-Screen Wallpapers

Today, we are showing you the huge collection of beautiful and inspiring dual-screen wallpapers. I appreciate to all those talented designers who create these excellent wallpapers with their efforts, imaginations and creativity to give us a chance to use these artistic wonders on our desktop screens and refresh ourselves and all those blogs who created these great round-ups of beautiful wallpapers. This list is not long in numbers but I promise you that when you start browsing them in details it will surely refresh you and force you to download any or all for your desktop right now. Read more at SmashingApps…

Antarctic Icebergs Make Their Own Art

Stunning, no? Apparently some icebergs have stripes, and it’s not the result of Photoshop or internet pranks or penguin sledding or any outside manipulation. You might have seen these shots in an email that’s made the rounds– it’s even been examined by snopes.com and hoax-slayer.com. The email includes a series of beautiful photos of candy-striped ice-scapes. The stripes are real, the result of natural pressures and formations. Nature’s got this one covered — thanks — no prestigious exhibition needed. Read more at Inhabitat…

45+ Adobe Illustrator Tutorials for Creating Cartoon Character Illustrations

With the rise of modern technology, hand-drawn sketches are now converted and enhanced using state-of-the-art facilities. Character Illustrations or Cartoons are now given more depth, texture and emotions through a wide-array of techniques used by modern designers. Designers nowadays are able to play with their hand-drawn sketches- pushing the boundaries of their imagination. Read more at Naldz Graphics…

Color Plays Musical Chairs In The Brain

The brain’s neural mechanisms keep straight which color belongs to what object, so one doesn’t mistakenly see a blue flamingo in a pink lake. But what happens when a color loses the object to which it is linked? Research at the University of Chicago has demonstrated, for the first time, that instead of disappearing along with the lost object, the color latches onto a region of some other object in view – a finding that reveals a new basic property of sight. Read more at Colour Lovers…

Top 10 Wordpress Codes Every Designer Should Know

Here I collected a very great collection of 10 Wordpress codes that I consider the most commonly used by any Wordpress developer. The content was reformatted for quick reference from the Template Tag section of the WordPress.org Codex, a relative encyclopedia to WordPress themeing, and great reference for your WordPress questions. Read more at CSS Reflex…

6 Advanced JavaScript Techniques You Should Know

There have been a number of articles published over the years that discuss best practices techniques for JavaScript. I thought I would go a little bit beyond the scope of those articles and outline a number of advanced techniques and practices that I have personally used or read about that could be invaluable in certain circumstances.

This article doesn’t necessarily cover every detail of the methods I’m describing, but provides an overview, along with code examples, of some practical JavaScript coding techniques. Read more at Six Revisions…

60+ Beautiful Websites Showcasing Minimalist Design

Minimalism in design means removing the unnecessary elements and focus on simplicity. Minimalist design has been applied in different field such as visual art, music, architecture as well as wed design. It is highly influenced by Japanese traditional design, where it doesn’t have fancy colors or effects , and focus only on the fundamental features. In this article, we are going to see how these web designs implement the idea of minimalism. These 60+ websites showcase how to built a minimalistic design by using simple and basic elements. Remember, less is more. Read more at Web Design Booth…

Fabulous Las Vegas, Part 1: Vintage Treasures

No-one needs to be reminded that Las Vegas had stayed in a continuous construction and demolition frenzy for the past fifty years. Perhaps not at such maddening pace as Dubai, but yes, it’s been built very quickly, and for the most part, ingeniously. It is safe to say that Las Vegas’ existence is a modern wonder in itself, a riddle and a paradox, worthy of a significant cultural and artistic investigation. Read more at Dark Roasted Blend…

15 Common Mistakes in E-Commerce Design

Selling online can open up huge new markets for many businesses. When your store can be open 24/7 and you can reach a global market without the costs of mailings and call centers, it can be a huge boon to your business. But there are plenty of things to consider when designing an ecommerce site. It’s not as simple as throwing up some shopping cart software and plopping products into a database. Read more at Smashing Magazine…

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200+ Free and Unique Photoshop Brushes for Halloween

From werewolves to wounds, blood splatters to eerie mist and freaky fog, these free Photoshop brushes will help you turn out some spooky graphics for Halloween. Read more by J. Luzatto…

Focus In with Macro Photography

Macro or close-up photography places an emphasis on the fine detail of a particular subject. It is not just taking pictures at close range, it’s a form of art taking a great deal of patience, skill and in some cases, bravery. Read more by Tom Michaels…

Android Awesomeness: The Google ‘Droid & Friends in 70+ Designs

Android is a mobile operating system that is based off of Linux. Cellphones running the Android platform are beginning to increase in popularity in the United States, with the trend begun by HTC & T-mobile’s G-1. Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and other mobile phone makers also have an Android system. It is arguably one of the best mobile platforms, as it is open-source and has popular Linux-type features. Read more by Ariela Ross…

25 Free Vintage & Retro Fonts

There is no escape from the vintage trend. And why should there be? It’s a pretty cool trend. The New is so out of fashion. The Old, on the other hand, just gets more and more fashionable. Vintage clothes, vintage furniture, vintage photo albums – it’s all just a way to show that the present still appreciates the aesthetics of the past. Read more by Sheer Ganor…