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25 May
Simplito: A free social icon set
Freebies, Icons, Social Media
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The awesome folks at DesignDeck has designed a cool set of 24 social icons which we’re calling “Simplito”.
The icons are provided as JPGs, PNGs and a master PSD file for easy editing.
You are free to use the icons for personal and commercial projects as per the licensing terms attached in the file.
Please do not distribute these icons. If you want to share these with your friends, simply direct them to this page so they can download their copy from here.
The download button is right under the large preview after the jump. Enjoy the new awesome icons! Read more
24 May
Interview with Dribbble’s co-founder Dan Cederholm
Design, Interviews, Opinion
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Dribbble has quickly become one of the most popular communities online for designers.
It offers the opportunity for designers to get feedback on their works-in-progress, show off the work they’ve just completed, and otherwise network with others in the field.
While Dribbble has been largely successful in the design community, there has also been some controversy surrounding certain aspects of the site.
Dan Cederholm, one of Dribbble’s co-founders, took time from his busy schedule to answer a few questions about where Dribbble has been, where it is now, and where it plans to go next, as well as to address some of the criticism that’s been directed at it.
We thank Dan for this candid interview and invite all WDD readers to chime in and let us know what you think about it in the comments.
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23 May
A showcase of mobile e-commerce
Compilation, Ecommerce, Mobile
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Optimizing websites for the mobile web is a chore. And optimizing e-commerce websites for the mobile web is a beast that designers and developers have only begun to tame.
Not surprisingly, larger companies are embracing the medium first, likely because they have the resources and sales flow to justify it. After all, even if an e-commerce website gets sizable traffic, a small percentage of that will be mobile-based. And an even smaller percentage of that traffic will actually complete their sales.
With the momentum only really beginning in this arena, people’s experience with full mobile e-commerce transactions is limited. This makes the niche an experimental one at best. Fortunately, given the nature of e-commerce, success can be carefully measured and tested. This is a medium still in need of definition.
A huge hurdle towards progress is the scarcity of examples. Surfing galleries to find a ton of interesting ideas is not even close to being quick and easy. There are only a few small collections of mobile design, even less for e-commerce. To address this, I have collected 10 fantastic examples of mobile e-commerce. QR codes have been included for easier browsing. You can find many apps for your mobile phones that can read these codes. Read more
22 May
Our favorite tweets of the week
May 16-May 22, 2011
Best Of, Compilation, Twitter
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Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.
The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.
Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.
To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @DesignerDepot Read more
21 May
Comics of the week #78
Comics, Funny, Humor
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Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.
These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.
So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons.
Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below as well as any related stories of your own… Read more
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20 May
Fantastic wakeboards to inspire your designs
Compilation, Design, Inspiration
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Wakeboarding is an extreme sport where athletes are dragged behind a high-powered speed boat on a supremely engineered board.
They then proceed to carve from left to right and back again, each time jumping to astonishing heights off the wake created by the boat.
It’s a fast and furious sport with a degree of danger sufficient to get the most discerning adrenaline junkie’s heart pumping after landing a big jump.
Like most professional board sports, over the years the designs have evolved with the manufacturing and precision of the boards themselves.
Today’s line up of boards are nothing short of stunning in their designs, all of which are vying for your undivided attention. There are so many different boards out there that we can really only show you a few of the best, but if you want more then there are plenty out there just waiting to be found.
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19 May
BundleHunt returns with more design awesomeness
Apps, Review, Software
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The folks at BundleHunt have done it again and are back with another great bundle full of all the hottest apps for Mac OS X along with a nice selection of design goodies.
This time around, there are 13 items inside the bundle which are worth a whopping $780.
But fear not, the bundle sells for a mere $49.99 which translates to a whopping 93% discount!

This is a truly great bundle and probably one of their best so far with some really amazing design gems in an affordable package.
I think this is a great collection and an amazing value for any designer, and wait till you see what’s inside… Read more