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As a gamer, news of upcoming sequel or prequel game releases excites me. All of my usual establishments I frequent that sell video games have posters plastered up announcing a release date and sneak-peek photos. The excitement stems from the love and appreciation of the video game I’ve played — the experience that seemed so vivid that I want to share it to all my friends. I know that there’s something inside a gamers’ heads that makes them want to share their experience, the itch to let others enjoy a new game.

I always thought of video games as interactive movies where you can influence the outcome of the story. But what if they were movies in the first place before becoming games (I know that’s more exciting than video game-to-film adaptations, but it varies really), where our favorite characters, villains and NPCs duke it out in an all-out, live-action affair? So what say ye?

I’ve scoured the web for different video game movie posters that’ll probably trigger that fan boy (or girl) in you to go medieval in seconds just imagining the whole story. Here’s the collection:
There’s something about video games that keeps gamers glued to their seats — It’s not the graphics or the game play, or the characters — It’s the story . I assume everyone knows that video games aren’t always about the whole plot of good versus evil, or a damsel in distress that needs saving. But more appropriately it’s about how the story is told, how it’s been twisted and folded in the game’s progression that leads to an epic conclusion that makes the whole gaming experience marvelous and exquisite.

A few years ago we were looking fo some basic features when choosing a wordpress theme.One of the most important thing was the browser compability and of course it is still very important but as the mobile device popularity increases day by day,the responsive layout became the most preferred feature of wordpress themes.Whether you use a free theme or a paid one don’t forget to check if it is compatible with mobile devices.

We regularly check for free wordpress themes and always share them with you but you know,finding a free responsive wordpress theme is not as easy as finding a standart theme.A few weeks ago we’ve presented 28 Free Responsive Wordpress themes and today after looking many developer’s websites we’ve gathered fresh responsive wordpress themes which are all free.

Urban typography showcase is one of our weekly posts.Every Friday we are featuring inspirational typography examples from a city.If you are a real typography lover , you always notice typography examples like shop signage,road signs etc. in your city and if you want your photo to be published here just send it.This week’s typography showcase comes from Barcelona.Enjoy!!!

Traditionally, in the days before the Internet, logos were often designed to look good on paper, and so would often need to be in black & white. Apple broke from this when they launched, with Steve Jobs famously choosing a multi-colored logo despite the printing costs being significantly higher (at a time when the company didn’t have much money). But it’s not like that anymore – designing for the web means that there’s been a proliferation of colorful logos in the last 15 years, particularly among Internet startups, and this injection of color helps to show off the quirky, interesting personality of the company behind the logo.

Fonts play a vital role so it is always important to use appropriate fonts within your designs.Choosing the right font is a diffucult task and the success of your design will not only depend on the images or colors but the fonts you use.For example, if you want to design authentic wanted posters,playbills etc. from old western times then western fonts are ideal for your designs.You can find tens of western fonts in many websites but today we bring you the best ones.All the below fonts are free for personal use but please check the commercial usage right in readme text file.By the way,i used the Worn old paper texture which you can find here

Web is going mobile so rather than developing different versions of websites,a single version website which adapts itself according to specific devices is the best solution.You know Ethan Marcotte-web designer published an article about responsive web design in 2010 and since then responsive web design has become the hottest topic in web design industry.

Whether you like it or not,web is moving beyond desktop and it’s not looking back like Ethan said.So responsive web design will continue to be the trendy topic in the following years.

In today’s post we’ve gathered free ebooks in PDF format which are all about responsive web design.I hope you find them useful.

In today’s posts we are featuring websites for kids.This post is to inspire you for both playful kids websites and commercial websites for kids products.As you see from below examples,these kind of websites are colorful with full of fun graphics and very cute photos to catch the interest of children.Enjoy!!

This is a weekly post where we bring together great articles you might have missed.All these hand picked articles are for web designers and developers and we are sure you will find many useful yet innovative articles in this post.Enjoy!!!

Iain Macarthur was born in Swindon,United Kingdom – 1986.He is a freelance illustrator and designer.He says he became a fanatic of art at the age of eight.As he grew older, he diverted from anime drawings to more realistic figures and faces.Iain produces very detailed surreal images made from intricate patterns from his imagination.His works can be described as surreal and unique in its own way.Here are some examples from his drawings.