Creative Repository

Icons are a primary source of assisting the visitors in the navigation of a website or any user interface design. As graphics, they enhance the user experience, and therefore, these need to be fairly minimal as well as expressive. For all designers out there, we know how handy can these be in any UI design. In this post, I have compiled some of the best reusable free minimal (more…)

I had a chance to work on some ribbons for a recent web project. Some additions made, and here they are, as a freebie collection.  Ribbons look great in web and graphic design, particularly when you want something to stand out more.  From site banners to menu buttons, widget and sidebar titles to advert banners, they serve as a great eye candy. The set contains 40 multicolored (more…)

Arabic typography is the artistic practice of calligraphy in Arabic language which involves the interplay and arrangement of various forms of letters and curves. The pure complexity of the Arabic script is amazing; and it is kind of unfortunate that it is largely ignored outside the Middle East. I find the arabesque based designs very beautiful and free-flowing which visually represent (more…)

Pakistan-a country which has been hit by a series of catastrophic incidents in the past few years; struck by an earthquake in 2005 was regarded as the worst tragedy for the nation; and now with a fifth of the country under water, an approx 20 million people have been affected by the devastating floods; leaving people homeless and desperately needing assistance. (more…)

Hello! It has been some pretty busy couple of weeks lately. I have also been a bit too “easy” on the blogging part but nevertheless, I got a chance to work with a number of clients  and designed a couple of stuff. My current focus has been on logo design and branding lately. I also got a chance to work as a designer at TEDxlahore (an independently organized TED event), (more…)

Becoming a Graphic Designer has its own joys as well as challenges and hardships. Being able to brainstorm an idea and then watch it cultivate into a full grown design is rewarding. The love for Design resides in the passion of creating solutions and getting your ideas across; and as Milton Glaser puts it, “To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means (more…)