Marketing is one of the most important aspects of your freelance design career. Good marketing can get you a lot of extra clients. You don’t necessarily have to hire a marketing agency to do your freelance marketing, because there are a lot of things you can do on your own. Here are 4 important aspects of marketing for freelancers, better known as the 4 C’s of freelance marketing: Continue reading
Wordpress is one of the most versatile publishing platforms. It is used by bloggers from all over the world, especially designers and photographers. I’ve selected 10 high-quality Wordpress themes that are perfect to show your creations. And what’s even better is that all these themes are free! Continue reading
It’s time to choose another logo of the week. This time I’ve chosen the CocoaStuff logo. This great logo was made by Denis Olenik, a designer who specializes in business communications services.
CocoaStuff is a software company which is developing and selling high-quality for Apple’s iPhone and Mac. This new logo communicates the core-values of the brand: simplicity, elegance, beauty and quality. Continue reading
Logos aren’t always what they seem. Some of these logos can hold a lot of information about the brand, all you have to do is look at the clues. I’ve selected 23 great logos that have some sort of hidden message. I’m sure you’ve seen some of these hidden messages before, but I hope I’ve been able to show you some new ones as well. Continue reading
Are you looking for a bit of inspiration? Well, you’ve come to the right place. At TheRoxor we have a lot of collections of inspirational designs called ‘picture mixtures’. These picture mixtures (or pix mix) collect beautiful designs by various artists. And who knows; maybe you’ll see your own design in here.
Picture Mixture 12 once again offers you some of the most beautiful creations from really talented designers. I hope this collection can inspire you to create something amazing as well. Continue reading
You have probably already seen some of Mike Erickson’s logos on this blog. Some of you might know him under his designer-alias ‘Logomotive’. He already made some amazing logo’s and he’s done it again with this one. I really love the idea and execution of this concept. You could say it’s an inkredible logo! Continue reading
You’ve just spent countless hours writing a great article that’s really interesting and informative. But how do you make sure that potential readers will be able to reach your brand new article? Have no fear, because in this post you’ll find the solution!
There are plenty of social media sites that allow you to post your design articles. Some of the best known social media sites are Stumble, Digg, Reddit… but there are many more design-related social media websites. And don’t forget to add your article to the user news section of various design blogs! Continue reading
Christoph Martin Schmid is perhaps one of the most talented photographers and directors out there. He has an amazing eye for detail and time after time he is able to produce inspiring photographs. He is able to tell an entire story via a simple snapshot, and that’s what sets him apart from the rest. Let’s take a look at some of his creations… Continue reading
This is a great chance to expand your font library. This time I’ve selected 20 high-quality calligraphy fonts. I’m sure you’ll find a place to use these elegant, stylish fonts. And here’s the good part: all these fonts are free, so you don’t have any more excuses not to download them. Continue reading
Brandclay is the new logo of the week. This great logo was made by Sean Farrell, an Ann Arbor based designer. This logo is actually part of a rebranding: brandclay will replace his penflare brand. Sean also tells us more about the design process behind this brand on his website. Continue reading
It’s always nice to be able to give your iPhone a personal touch. One of the easiest ways to do this is via a new icon set. In this article you’ll find 30 beautiful icon sets that you can download for free. There’s plenty of variety between these sets, so I’m sure there will be at least one icon set that you like.
And please tell me which one is your favourite. If you’ve found another great looking icon set, don’t forget to share it with the rest of us via our comments section. Continue reading
DeviantArt can be a great source of inspiration, especially the photography section. You’ll find an amazing collection of photos from around the world. In this article I have collect 30 beautiful black & white portraits. You’ll see a lot of different poses, emotions, people, settings… that will hopefully inspire you as well. Continue reading
There’s a first time for everyting. Under this motto, I’m happy to release my first icon set. This set contains 10 different social media icons that were inspired by post stamps (hence the name ‘Social Stamps’). You’ll find icons for Facebook, RSS feeds, Flickr, Stumble, Myspace, Del.icio.us, Reddit, Digg, Technorati and Twitter. All these icons come in two different sizes: 128×128 pixels and 64×64 pixels. Enjoy! Continue reading
Well, this isn’t exactly a new logo (it’s been around for a while) but it’s certainly a great logo. This logo was made by Nido, a designer who currently lives in Birmingham, UK. He made this logo for a wholesaler of mobile phones and mobile phone accessories. That’s why he used quotation marks instead of the letters a and e. Continue reading
Adobe Flash can be a powerful tool to create amazing websites. A lot of these websites take a different approach to the old website concept and they want to create an entirely different user experience. When you take a look at these 15 flash websites, I’m sure you’ll agree that these websites really stand out from the crowd. Continue reading