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28 Datepickers for Website UI and Mobile Apps
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28 Datepickers for Website UI and Mobile Apps

User interfaces are littered with buttons and features just waiting for user interaction. While the standard elements are rather simple to design, complex items like date pickers require more attention to detail. This gallery focuses on date picker design for website layouts and mobile applications. Date pickers are commonly associated with calendars and input fields…

30 Best WordPress Themes for Bands & Musicians
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30 Best WordPress Themes for Bands & Musicians

There’s no doubt that WordPress has grown into a powerful CMS with the capability to mimic any type of website. WordPress themes offer extensible functionality which is often built right into the code. The absolute best themes are created by designers and developers who have a knack for WordPress and know how to customize these…

33 Clean Chat Interfaces for Mobile App Designers
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33 Clean Chat Interfaces for Mobile App Designers

The process of designing a mobile application has become more streamlined over time. Apple’s iOS guidelines are much more straightforward and easier for first-time designers. Similarly Android and Windows Mobile are just as user-friendly offering beautiful interface examples and resources. The following UI shots are from Dribbble designers who’ve created unique instant messaging chat applications….

How to Convert Photoshop Layer Effects into Separate Layers
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How to Convert Photoshop Layer Effects into Separate Layers

Most users of Photoshop should already know about layer effects. These are the extra little tidbits added onto layers via the small “fx” icon in the lower-left corner of the layers palette. Using these effects you can build a number of extra features like shadows, gradients, bevels, and a whole lot more. Converting different effects…

Photoshop 101: How to Create Unique Texture Without Using Brushes
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Photoshop 101: How to Create Unique Texture Without Using Brushes

We’ve given away lots of stuff here on BittBox, mainly textures and brushes. The truth is, many of the textures are manufactured using recycled images I already have hanging around on my hard drive. I want to share one of my favorite ways to quickly add a little extra to a rather uninteresting texture, without using…

The Difference Between Layer Masks & Clipping Masks in Photoshop
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The Difference Between Layer Masks & Clipping Masks in Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is one of the more complicated programs because it can be used for a wide array of purposes. But once you nail down the fundamental tools it becomes a lot easier to envision how you might create certain effects in future work. One of the confusing ideas that often trips new users is…

How to Build a Custom Photoshop Swatch from an Image
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How to Build a Custom Photoshop Swatch from an Image

Sampling from a photo is an excellent way to pull colors for painting, digital design, or any creative project. However, manually sampling each color is time-intensive and only useful when you really need a precise color match. Otherwise, it’s a whole lot easier to build new swatches dynamically through Photoshop. Extracting swatches from the high-resolution…

35 Best Premium Shopify Themes for E-commerce Web Shops
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35 Best Premium Shopify Themes for E-commerce Web Shops

Looking for a captivating layout to entice potential customers into your webshop? Well look no further than these brilliant Shopify ecommerce themes! Shopify is one of the safest content management systems that you could use to build an online store. Along with a manageable backend panel the entire website is often easy to customize with…