Oct 02 2009

Callum Chapman - The Ultimate Round-Up of Print Design Tutorials

Below we present 25 useful print design tutorials as well as a collection of inspirational links at the bottom of the post to improve your skills and get your imagination running wild. These tutoria

Tutorials , CMYK , Print , Graphics , Business Cards

Nov 17 2025

Luis Ouriach - Ten Tips For Aspiring Designer Beginners (Part 2)

Since you’re probably coming from Part 1, you may already know that I’ve been living and breathing user interface and product design for just over a decade now and had no one (or to be more exact, v

workflow , Portfolios , Inspiration , Career , Design

Oct 19 2008

Vailancio Rodrigues - 50 Stunning Underwater Pictures

Of all the different types of photography showcased on Smashing Magazine, underwater pictures are probably the most difficult to get. They require a very specialized equipment and the knowledge of s

Photography , Graphics , Inspiration

Apr 17 2009

Andrew Gibson - 30 Amazing Online Photography Magazines

Whatever country we live in, we’re probably all familiar with the well-known photography magazines available in our newsagents and bookstores. The UK has Practical Photography, France has Photo, the

Photography , Magazines , Graphics , Inspiration

Jul 21 2010

Kat Neville - How To Design Style Guides For Brands And Websites

A website is never done. Everyone has worked on a project that changed so much after it launched that they no longer wanted it in their portfolio.One way to help those who take over your projects is

Branding , Style Guides , Design , Logo Design

Dec 09 2009

Aquil Akhter - The Beauty Of Watercolor Painting In 43 Examples

We have showcased different media of art and the different routes that you can take to express your creativity. We covered vexel artworks, graffiti, light paintings, handcraft, Moleskine art and man

Art , Graphics , Colors , Paintings

Jun 10 2010

Natalie Sklobovskaya - The Process Behind Good Illustration (Part 1)

“Art” is something philosophers have spent centuries trying to define, sadly with no satisfactory result (a debate that is far beyond the scope of this article). But illustration, while it covers a

Tutorials , workflow , Inspiration

Feb 22 2009

Andrew Lindstrom - 20 Brilliant TV Show Title Sequences

Since the advent (and in turn, massive success) of “TV on DVD”, television programming has really upped the ante in production value. Now-a-days it seems every show is presented in glorious high def

Videos , TV , Inspiration

Nov 17 2025

Cosima Mielke - Magical SVG Techniques

SVGs have become more and more popular in the past few years. For good reasons. They are scalable, flexible, and, most importantly, lightweight. And, well, they have even more to offer than you migh

Round-Ups , Resources , svg

Jun 07 2010

Louis Lazaris - The Principles Of Cross-Browser CSS Coding

While I agree that creating a consistent experience for every user in every browser (putting aside mobile platforms for the moment) is never going to happen for every project, I believe a near-exact

testing , coding , Css , Essentials

Nov 17 2025

Frederick O’Brien - The Timeless Power Of Spreadsheets

Part of me can’t believe I’m writing this article. Applying the insights of Leonardo da Vinci or Saul Bass to web design is more my groove, but sometimes you simply have to write about spreadsheets.

Tools , Research , Data Visualization