Mathematics is beautiful. This may sound absurd to people who wince at numbers and equations.

Designing your own (or redesigning existing) gadgets such as MP3 Players,

In the previous two parts of this series on color theory, we talked mostly about the meanings behind colors and color terminology.

Today we are glad to release a beautiful, simple and clean portfolio WordPress theme SimpleFolio, designed by Omar E. Corrales and released for Smashing Magazine and its readers.

By Thursday Bram There's no formula for a perfect portfolio. There's no format that's guaranteed to land you clients, as long as you follow it.

Today we are glad to release Valentine's Icon Set, a set with 10 free icons in resolutions 32 32px, 48 48px, 128 128px and 150 150px in formats .ico, .png and .icns.

When you hear the word "creative", what type of profession comes to mind? Maybe a graphic designer, painter, sculptor, illustrator,

By Aquil Akhter Surreal Art is getting so much attention because it lets an artist freely express his creativity, feelings and the way he thinks.

Planning and communication are two key elements in the development of any successful website or application.

While some animals hibernate in the winter and prefer to sun themselves during the warmer months,

By Cameron Chapman Proper use of image compression can make a huge difference in the appearance and size of your website image files.

Each year, the battle for television ratings begins. Networks unveil their latest creations, jockeying for position in the ratings race,

Here is a compilation of 47 jaw-dropping CSS3 animation demos. They demonstrate the possibilities of the CSS3 transform and transition property.

Information graphics, or infographics, are visual representations of information, data or knowledge.

If you're going to use color effectively in your designs, you'll need to know some color concepts and color theory terminology.

An often overlooked member of the Adobe Creative Suite is Adobe Fireworks.

CSS3 is coming. Although the browser support of CSS 3 is still very limited, many designers across the globe experiment with new powerful features of the language,

Guest Post by Chuck Longanecker
In January of each year, we flip over the hourglass and, once again, we have everything in front of us.

Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it.

By Aaron Griffith Good business relationships rarely just happen. While a smitten designer and their starry-eyed client may start out well with a "honeymoon" of a successful initial project launch,

Stories have defined our world. They have been with us since the dawn of communication, from cave walls to the tall tales recounted around fires.

This creative exercise isn't anything new, it's actually a test often done in creativity courses. It forces you to look at the mundane Two Circles and see what you can visually make from them.

By Callum Chapman Searching for new fonts, whether they be serif, sans-serif or script fonts can take a ridiculously long time time that should probably be spent working.

Color in design is very subjective. What evokes one reaction in one person may evoke a very different reaction in somone else.

Exciting contest: InMotion Hosting is giving away 3 Power accounts (one-year) to WDW's readers. To enter this contest, simply post a comment in this post before Feb 12, 2010.

By Tim Mercer Ice sculpture is a beautiful yet temporary art form. Countless hours went into many of these amazing creations only to have them melt away.

Have you gotten your copy of The Smashing Book yet? If not, it may still be worth spending $29.90 for this printed book.

Graffiti artwork has been initially used by Ancient Greece, Roman Empire and Urban Gangs to mark their territory and also by some social and political purposes as well.