Symmetry is an age-old device of the visual artist. The word refers to two halves that perfectly mirror each other. In design, symmetry is closely tied to balance. A perfectly symmetrical design achieves balance and a sense of stability.
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24 Photography Templates for $39
FlashMint have prepared an exclusive bundle for Mighty Deals, of 24 of their most desired premium photography templates, some Flash based and some HTML. These templates are perfect for online photography portfolios and incorporate XML based galleries, which include unlimited number of photo albums. They’re suitable for photographers of both basic and advanced web design knowledge. You can choose to edit the content through the built-in CMS, or edit the source files in Flash or HTML (depending on the template type).
30 Creative QR code business cards
There is a lot of buzz around QR codes at the moment, so we thought we would take a look at some of the most creative and stunning QR code business cards on the web.We love QR codes as they connect offline and online while challenging traditional design at the same time.
Minify CSS and JavaScript with “Smaller” for Mac
Smaller is a neat little Mac app whereby you can batch minify CSS and JavaScript files, using Yahoo’s YUI Compressor, through a user friendly, drag-and-drop graphical interface. Minifying these files makes them much lighter, making your sites load faster while saving on bandwidth. Smaller is an ideal tool for Web designers and developers who are not big fans of using the command line, or if you have a large amount of CSS and JavaScript files to batch process.
What’s new for web designers – July 2011
This month’s edition of what’s new out there for web designers and developers includes a number of new smartphone apps (for both iOS and Android), as well as a few great web apps and some desktop apps.There are also new tools and resources for web design and development, and twenty great new free and paid fonts.