Today we are giving away some great EPS free vector cakes and sweets because we all do love sweets right ?

This pack contains over 60 beautiful designed vector sweets, happy birthday cakes, cupcakes and more.

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We have been very busy lately and that’s why the blog hasn’t been updated but we’re back now and releasing some marvelous free vector illustration in .AI format.

You can grab these for free and use them for personal projects or you can purchase a premium membership for commercial projects.

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Logo and Graphic designing is indeed a very offbeat and intriguing job with a somewhat fluctuating salary. So, all those individuals who have lately made their advent to the field of logo design might be pondering on this question regarding ‘how much their average salaries should be?’

Well, the most appropriate answer to this question is that, a Logo designer’s salary varies from person to person based on their skill and efficiency. I have discussed in details about the varied salary patterns of an US Logo designer. Read on, to know more.

What is the average salary of Logo designers in US?

The average salary of an US graphic designer basically depends on his work experience, skills, efficiency, the size of the market and also the type and size of the company he’s working for. A graphic designer has to constantly upgrade his skills and experiences from time to time so that he can earn a more promising salary. In order to garner some idea regarding the average salary of a US graphic designer I have sought the help of AIGA. According to AIGA reports Logo designers in different fields are paid differently. Moreover their salaries also vary regarding their position in the Logo designing niche.

An entry level or an intermediate designer is approximately paid $28000-$30000 whereas a senior designer makes $40-$50k on a yearly basis. This salary pattern is highly dependent on the size of the company and the company profile. Again, a Senior Art Director manages to make $60k-$80k,however this again depends on the stability of the company he’s working for and his efficiency as an art director. A freelancer may also earn a handsome sum. Based on his ability as a logo designer his salary can vary from $10-$15 per hour. In the following text I have made a detailed analysis of the salary pattern of Logo designers in different fields:

Salary of an Efficient and Experienced Logo Designer

An efficient and experienced logo designer working in top multinational companies like Apple, Yahoo, Google, HCL or Microsoft may earn a salary ranging from $5000-$8000 a month. The average salaries of such designers are likely to be around $6,500 per month. These logo designers usually have 5 years or more experience and they are highly competent in their fields.

Salary of a Game Designer/Software Designer

Game designers and Software designers are usually sought for in order to make an attractive and eye-catching company logo. The designers in this field are highly proficient in using Photoshop and other editing tools. These Game and software designers need to have an experience of 2-10 years in order to earn a monthly salary of $3000-$5000.

Salary of Logo Designers working for a Commercial Purpose

Commercial logo designers usually make money by designing logos for advertisements, web banners and various other public purposes. The main advantage of being a commercial logo designer is that you can expand in the niche of Logo designing and you do not have to work for a specific organization. Commercial Logo designers may or may not be experienced in the field and can earn a salary of $3000-$4000 on a monthly basis.

Salary of Graphic Designers working under the Print media and the Printing press

Designing jobs under the print media and the printing press have been one of the most common and popular job for the US citizens. The individuals of this field can work as freelancers or under various organizations, newspaper or magazine banners and the printing press. However, the competition under this field is extremely tough and there’s a huge demand of graphic designers in this field. These designers are proficient in making unique and chic logos. About 1-2years experience is required for this job in order to earn a salary of $3000 per month.

Salary of Fresher Logo Designers

It is definitely tough for the newbie logo designers to establish themselves in this field at the very beginning. They need to upgrade their talents, experiences and competence in order to reach their desired position in the graphic designing niche. Based on their skills and competence their salary may vary around $3000 per month.

On the whole we can conclude with the fact that the salary of a graphic designer may vary from person to person. One has to garner skills beyond his degrees and diplomas to earn more. A recent survey states that, the, number of graphic designers are likely to increase to 13% in the next 8 years. So Logo designing is definitely a promising profession with a bright prospect where you can set your imagination to wings.

About The Author: Claudia is a writer/blogger. She loves writing, travelling and reading books. She contributes to Hydroxycut

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The week is coming to an end and that means it is time for us to look back on the week that passed, the best design news, resources and other goodies. This week we look at CSS and HTML tutorials, Wireframing tools, great fonts and much more.

20 Best Wireframing Tools for Web Designers and Developers

Wireframes are extremely important in web design. Whether you’re designing a brand new website, or tweaking certain elements of a live-site, wireframing provides an extremely cost effective way to design something out, really really fast. Wireframing makes it super easy to represent where various elements will go. We have a list of 20 Best Wireframing Tools for Web Designers and Developers. The tools in this list will allow creating wireframes of minimal or high fidelity, whatever you want.

35 inspirational examples of CSS

It’s amazing what can be done with CSS these days. Support for the latest CSS3 properties is strong in the latest versions of all the major browsers – even Internet Explorer – and the possibilities fortypography, animation and interactivity have never been greater. But finding web design inspiration can be tricky.

30 Quick Ideas to Make your Website Look Nicer

As we launch newer projects, it is easy to forget about updating older blogs and websites. In this article I want to present 30 solid ideas you can quickly implement to make your website just that much more user-friendly. Not all of them are based solely on front-end design. I will also discuss popular HTML5 coding techniques which can help web parsers and spiders to categorize your data appropriately.

29 New Black & White Website Designs for 2013

It is difficult to locate websites which are designed following a strict black-and-white theme. Remember that colorful tones and imagery will catch the eye when it contrasts off a colorless canvas. It offers a unique sensation in websites and very few designers venture into this area.

35+ Engaging Photography Website Templates

These photography website templateshave all been created or updated recently so they are some of the freshest designs available. Please tell us what you think of my list by adding your comments below. If this post was helpful, kindly share it with your friends.

10 Essential Design Tools for Social Media Pros

Whether you’re a professional designer or an armchair artiste, tools abound that you can use to snazz up your web presence, and give it that polish that professionals, potential customers, and online friends have come to expect from a social media maven. We’ve talked to the experts about what they use for inspiration, collaboration, and getting down to the business of design in a social media world. Here are some of the suggestions they offered up.

12 jQuery Tutorials

Over the years I have been teaching myself coding and jQuery is on my top 5 list of coding I need to learn. One way of learning jQuery is by taking the time to try tutorials and see how much you understand and can do without a class in jQuery. Here you have 12 jQuery Tutorials to get you started.

45+ Cool PSD Toggle Switches

It is a strong trend in web and mobile UI design to use styled form elements instead of the basic look and feel offered be the browsers. Doing so allow web designers to make form elements fit much better into the overall design of the website or web app.

25 Delightful Free Fonts For your Design

Lists and roundups really come in handy as they provide best fonts in a concise yet awesome way. Today we showcase 25 Delightful Free Fonts For Your Designs in our concise yet awesome list. It offers the best fonts for your design in and easy and quick way. So check this list out. Enjoy!

Essential tools for every web designer

Every web designer requires the right tools to do their job. To create well crafted original designs you certainly need to be inspired to do so. Getting to that point is sometimes the hardest challenge in the field of web design. Luckily enough for us and our fellow design community there are tools available to assist in completing the job quicker and more efficiently.

30 Fresh And Free Stone Textures

Here , we have showcased 30 free stone textures that can help you create designs with stone elements, most of them are from deviantart , and all this stone textures are high quality.

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Last week we shared our first 10 tips on how to optimize your e-commerce web design in order to make the shopping process as seamless and easy for your customers as possible. This week we look at things such as support, promotion of popular items as well as money back guarantee and the importance of testing.

#1. Keep content fresh

This might seem trivial, however just like any other website you need to keep your content fresh. There is nothing worse than visiting a web store only to realize that the store hasn’t been updated since 2008. You need to keep a regular schedule of updates otherwise customers will think the store is closed and the website just hasn’t been taken down yet.

#2. Sales support

If you were running a physical store the first thing you would do would be to employ sales personnel, running a web store is no different, don’t expect that just because everything is online customers don’t need support. From the very beginning you need to offer some sort of sales support, and you need to make sure they respond in a reasonable time, I am not saying you need to have a 24/7 live chat however if it takes you 3 weeks to get back to people then they will have moved on and bought the product elsewhere.

#3. Detailed information

Your product details need to be as detailed as possible, yes you might be selling T-Shirts however if your only product detail says “Green T-Shirt” then trust me people are going to be confused. You need to offer as much detail about the product as possible, these

#4. Consistent design

Just like with any other website you need to be consistent in your design, if you are using light colors on your front page then stick with these colors throughout the entire store, don’t all of a sudden have one site with a very different color it is very distracting.

#5. Tell customers if you have a physical store near them

Even though more and more people are starting to complete their shopping online some people still prefer brick & mortar stores, if you have an actual showroom near your customers then let them know about it.

#6. Promote popular items

Do you have a few items that are really popular with some customers? Chances are if you see a product being purchased more frequently than others then this product is of interest to many more than just those who recently purchased it. Tell your customers about your most popular products who knows they might just be looking for exactly that product.

#7. Testing the store

Like with any website there is nothing more important than testing the design, a web store is no different, you really need to test and retest your design before going live. If something isn’t working you want to know about it before your customers start complaining, perhaps you can get a few of your friends to test the site, chances are they will see something you haven’t considered after working months on the project.

#8. Money back guarantee

Let’s face it you just can’t make everyone happy, there is always going to be someone who will complain and want his or her money back. If you want to keep customers coming back then you must offer a money back guarantee.

#9. Keep check out clean

You might have noticed that physical stores always seem to cram a whole bunch of products in the checkout area, the reason for this is that you are much more likely to do spontaneous shopping while waiting in the checkout line. DO NOT do this online, there is nothing more annoying than trying to pay for your purchase only to be bombarded with new offers, keep the checkout area clean!

#10. Remember your target market

As with any website you need to remember who your target market is, for instance if your web store sells toys then the colors you will want to use will be different than if you were selling furniture for a retirement home.

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Hello. It’s been a long time since I’ve posted something, this is because I’ve got a new pc, a macbook. So because of the change from windows based pc to a mac there have been some issues in archiving / installing / editing, etc. So it took me quite a while to figure it out, but now everything is back to normal. I have all my programs installed, all the needed software was available also on mac like they where on windows, so I am in luck :)

The free ornamental vectors found in this pack are made with the latest version of Illustrator and can be used for personal use only.

Commercial license can be bought here.

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Wordpress has long been one of the most favored blogging platforms, our very own Design Reviver runs on WordPress. Every web designer knows that whether you are creating a mock up for a website or for a blog, Adobe Photoshop is the most used program. Today we have collected some of the best Photoshop tutorials for creating stunning WordPress themes.

How to create a unique WordPress theme

How to create a WordPress theme in Photoshop

How To Create WordPress Themes From Scratch Part 1

Minimal WordPress Theme Photoshop Tutorial

How to build a custom WordPress theme

Design a creative WordPress theme

How to Build a Custom WordPress Theme from Scratch

Create a Typography bases WordPress theme

Create an Elegant Photoshop (PSD) Template for WordPress

http://www.webdevtuts.net/photoshop/create-a-nice-clean-blog-layout-in-photoshop/

Corporate WordPress Style Layout

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Free Vector backgrounds are the most coolest things around vector illustration because you can benefit from them at maximum.

If you don’t need all the illustrated background you can always select the pieces you want thanks to Adobe Illustrator or any other vector tool.

Here you will find 8 different vector backgrounds in 8 separated .ai format. Package size is 5.1 MB, go and get it now.

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