Web Design
Sep
Digg Changes Coming Shortly?
A new CEO. Kevin Rose making promises of upcoming changes. A brand new ox-related error page. Things are looking up for Digg.
Then again, they couldn’t look any worse than they have been for the last few days.
Several things have happened today.
- Digg announced its new CEO
- Kevin Rose announced upcoming changes to Digg
- Reddit has not broken double-digit front page stories on Digg today (yet).
While all of this may be humorous and somewhat sad, the first quote by the new Digg CEO is possibly telling as it’s the first time anyone at Digg acknowledged “content curation” as a need at Digg.
“The launch of version 4 was a big moment for Digg and I believe in the potential of this new platform. There is so much innovation yet to come — being the best in the world at curating news means solving the information overload we all experience every day. The Digg team has already made great strides in this direction and there is much more ahead. I’m excited to join such a talented team and such a vibrant Digg community.”
Is this double-speak for “our publisher-driven algorithm is going to be force-fed to you as the content curator,” or is he really listening to MrBabyMan’s plea?
Only time will tell.
Sep
FINALLY a Mashable Story That Didn’t Front Page on Digg… Oh
After getting 20 stories to the front page of Digg through their publisher’s account (often with less than 30 Diggs prior to promotion), Mashable finally seems to have struck out. There’s a story that has nearly 200 Diggs at the 11 hour mark. Does this mean that Digg is finally being fair with its algorithm, or is there a certain level of mysterious timing with this particular story not hitting:
Wait, NOW you’re going to make Mashable get more than 20 Diggs before hitting the front page? Come on, Digg. The only thing you have going for you right now is consistency.
Sep
Refreshing styles of Corona
Advertisements take us away to far off places and far off lands theres not much more refreshing than being whisked off to a far-off beach with a nice cold one. Corona advertising has been synonymous to simplicity, bright colors and lots of beer and limes. With bright blues and clean sandy beaches Corona has made distinctive imagery that they own and in turn you recognize instantly. Corona, is a brand of pale lager owned and produced by Cerveceria Modelo at a number of breweries in Mexico. It is one of the best-selling beers in Mexico and is one of the top-selling beers worldwide. Corona beer is available in over 150 countries.
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The corona beach is a really interesting site. When you first login (you have to put in your birthdate to access is) and in real-time your “year” is written in the sand. Pretty cool. Then later in the site you have a chance to “draw in the sand”. Interesting functionality that would’ve required some images be taken and gives it a nice “cool” factor.
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Sep
50 Amazing Free Icon Sets
There are a lot of free icon sets out there for you to use. In this collection, we rounded up a few icon sets from all over the web that you can use in your design projects.
The hundreds of featured icons here are diverse in their styles: glossy, hand-drawn, realistic, textured are among the design themes you’ll find. I hope you find a handful of icon sets that you’ll bookmark, download, and use!
Note: You should read the license of each icon set before using them. Some of the icon sets featured here are available only for personal use.
If you want to discover more free icons, check out our other collections:
- 40 Beautiful Free Icon Sets
- 30 High-Quality Icon Sets for E-Commerce Designs
- 40+ Stylish and Trendy Icon Sets
- Freebie Icons category on Six Revisions
In addition, here our our collections of icon design tutorials in case you want to learn how to make icons yourself:
1. Icons Pack "Web Cartoon"
40 icons – 48×48px – PNG format.
2. Near
15 icons – 170×130px – PNG format.
3. Adobe icons
5 icons – 32×32–512×512px – PNG format.
4. Blue icons
5 icons – 256×256px – PNG format.
5. So sweet
6 icons – 100×100px – ICO format.
6. Project Icons
165 icons – 32×32px (some 48px) – PNG, ICO, ICNS formats.
7. Toolbar Icon Set
35 icons – 32×32px – PNG, ICO, ICNS formats.
8. Sport balls set
6 icons -500×500px – PNG format.
9. Fruit Pack
8 icons – 16×16–48×48px – PNG, ICO, and ICNS formats.
10. 32px Mantra v2
39 icons – 32×32px – PNG format.
11. PixeloPhilia2
44 icons – 32×32px – PNG format.
12. Drinks
8 icons – 64×64-128×128px – PNG format.
13. Classy Folder Icons
29 icons (and 6 color themes) – 16×16-512×512px – PNG and ICO formats.
14. Gifts icons pack 2
3 icons – 64×64-128×128px – PNG, ICO, and ICNS format.
15. Falcon 32px
21 icons – 32×32px – PNG format.
16. Abobe CS5 Master Collection Icons
24 icons - 128×128px – PNG format.
17. Icecream icon set
6 icons – 64×64–256×256px – PNG, ICO, and ICNS formats.
18. 12 Creative Wooden Social Networking Icons
12 icons – 16×16–256×256px – PNG format.
19. Kitchen icons
34 icons – 128×128px – PNG format.
20. Folders: A Free Icon Set
9 icons - 256×256-512×512px – PNG format.
21. Gifts icons pack 1
3 icons - 64×64-128×128px – PNG and ICO formats.
22. Social and Web Icons
57 icons – 64×64px – PNG format.
23. Lovely website icons pack 1
8 icons – various dimensions – PNG format.
24. Lovely website icons pack 2
8 icons – various dimensions – PNG format.
25. Currency Stock Icons
4 icons – 64×64-512×512px – PNG format.
26. Artcore Icons Nr. 1
9 icons – 512×512px – PNG format.
27. Artcore Icons Nr. 2
7 icons – 512×512px – PNG format.
28. Mini Icon Set
22 icons – 16×16-48×48px – ICO, ICNS, and iContainer format.
29. General Vector Icons
8 icons – 32×32px – PNG and AI formats.
30. Sinem Final Version
26 icons – 512×512px – PNG, ICNS, and iContainer formats.
31. Burnt Wood: A Social Media Icon Set
12 icons – 420×420px – PNG format.
32. Gentle Romantic icons
5 icons – 512×512px – PNG format.
33. Very Emotional Emoticons
40 icons - 32×32-128×128px – PNG format.
34. Incredibly Detailed 3D Icon Set
30 icons – 128×128px – PNG format.
35. 60+ Detailed Vector Icons
60+ icons – 32×32-96×96px – PNG format.
36. “Where Are My Money” Icon Set
6 icons – 256×256px – PNG format.
37. Twitter Icons TweetMyWeb
10 icons – various dimensions – PNG format.
38. Fliraneo icon pack
5 icons – various sizes – PNG format.
39. WooFunction: 178 Amazing Web Design Icons
178 icons – 32×32px – PNG format.
40. Free Set of 25 Icons from TurboMilk
25 icons – 16×16-64×64px – PNG format.
41. Basic set
42 icons – 16×16-64×64 – PNG format.
42. Basic Set 2
42 icons – 16×16-64×64 – PNG format.
43. Office Supplies
9 icons -512×512px – PNG format.
44. Morning Pleasure
16 icons – 256×256px – PNG, ICO, and ICNS format.
45. Social Buzz Icon Pack
12 icons – various dimensions – PNG format.
46. 3D Social Media Icon Pack
20 icons – 64×64px – PNG format.
47. NIXUS Icon Pack
60 icons – 32×32-64×64px – PNG format.
48. Vibrant Stickers Web Icon Pack
15 icons – 256×256px – PNG format.
49. Browsers – Navigateurs
10 icons – 256×256px – PNG, ICO, and ICNS format.
50. Mobile Icon Set
10 icons – 32×32-128×128px – PNG format.
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About the Author
Tomas Laurinavičius is interested in web design, graphic design and web development, based in Lithuania. He’s also the founder of Iniwoo, a site about photoshop, web design, wordpress and inspiration. If you’d like to connect with him, you can follow him on Twitter.
Sep
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