However, as a designer, one thing that will always convince me to open a newsletter is if I know the company is going to have a neat design. Companies like Envato, MailChimp and 37Signals make a point of having brilliantly designed email newsletters, which have not only useful information, but a great design to look at.

Here’s a few examples of top-notch email newsletter designs:

Everyday I’m Dribblin’ by PremiumStuff

InkFX by Jake Mize

Virb

GlassHouse

Ruby Email Template by PremiumStuff

Bioshock

Hudson by Chris Knox

Device Ready by PremiumStuffs

37Signals

Threadless

Some people just seem to look perfect in front of the camera, looking natural and relaxed, while the rest of us look awkward and often have forced smiles.

Portraits can be quite captivating when they are taken in the perfect set of circumstances. Here’s 30 captivating portrait photographs:

THE SCREAM by CalvinHollywood

Ellora Newton By Jack Salzke

Untitled By brett walker

Black & White Captivating Portrait By CubaGallery

captivating By Tessa Beligue

Captivating Portrait By Hira

Magdalenna © fb101

and with no words, she can get what she came for © alisa senicic

The attractive By Maria Savina

Captivating By Sophie Vandebuerie

Captivating By iNeedChemicalX

Captivating By AFZ-STYLE

Captivating By Sky_walker

Captivating by iNeedChemicalX

Captivating… By WK Chew

Flower Princess By Dimitar Hristov

Captivating By m.j. arcanjo

Captivating by beautyfromlight

Captivating By mimo

Captivating By Lud@s

Captivating by ~puss–in–boots

Captivated By riaskiff

Captivating Rain Man © anhro

A Kind Of Thoughts © Chat Noir * Philomena Famulok

Captivating by Sea of Ice

Captivating portrait By CubaGallery

Captivating by delete

Captivating portrait By dimitri_c

captivating by brenditaworks

Nobile barbone by Tiziano Taddei

Dribbble is a great place to get inspired and stay updated on the latest design trends, so I headed over there to find these pixel perfect audio and music player designs.

Check them out!

Micro Music Player by Haziq Mir

Audio Player by Shaun Moynihan

Perpetual Mini Player by Bryan Veloso

EXOPC Media Player by The Skins Factory

Compact Music Player by Daryl Ginn

Miniature Music Player by Daryl Ginn

Radio Player by I’m Charlie

Audio Player by Sebastien Gabriel

Complete Music Player by Haziq Mir

Mini Player II by Mauricio Estrella

Essentially, multiple photographs are taken, and with each photograph, the camera’s view is moved farther in a given direction. The images are then stitched together, either manually or automatically, resulting in a wide panorama.

Panoramas are fascinating because they let you see a wider view of things, that normal photographs wouldn’t show. Here’s 30 eye-opening panoramic photographs:

Sunset panorama of town Split by photologia

Mono Lake Panorama by Zane Paxton

Horseshoe by Gleb Tarro

Beyond the Sea of Cloud by Stefan Bingham

Panorama of Primosten at Dusk by ivan-c

Skoddeberg Panorama by uberfischer

Bafgh Desert by Mohammed Ganji

Sunrise over Bryce Canyon, Utah by Gleb Tarro

Trier – Day to Night Panorama by 55Laney69

Golden peak by Tomas Sereda

Dachstein Panorama by AndreasResch

Mono Lake Panorama by Jerry Berry

Sunrise panorama by Nikolas Grabar

Snowgrass Flat Pano by La-Vita-a-Bella

Vancouver III. by Tomas Pospichal

HongKong Pano N8 by W0LLE

M by Sus Bogaerts

Shadows and silhouettes through the mist by Colmar Wocke

Grand Teton Pano by narmansk8

Thunderstorm cell at Albtrauf by Franz Schumacher

Golden morning by Dare Turnsek

NYC Skyline by Goodfoot42

Sunrise Pano by Peug

Invisible Landscape I by PRAXIS

Broaden your perspective by Åsta Skjervøy

Mountain Panorama by TimberClipse

Colorful Dreaming by Michael Breitung

Super Panorama – Pittsburgh by GTXCrusader

Lion Panorama by Mark Vincent Müller

The Panoramic Tales of the Crypt ! : Chapter 1 by FrankBa

The level of detail in some advertisements goes above and beyond the norm. The details add a sense of uniqueness, depth, and a “look again” factor that can help create quite an effective ad.

Check out these insanely detailed ad designs:

Discovery Channel – Life by Ars Thanea

Woodworker by Glazyrin

Mio GPS by Hock

Beach Park by creattica

Advertising by Jean Lemoigne

Level Design by Romeu e Julieta

McDonald’s by Nicolas Lasaffre

Discovery Channel Thrill of Discovery by Ars Thanea

Toyota Camry by creattica

Eco Bottle by ishbu

The barren areas of a desert are where little vegetation grows due to lack of water or shade. However, these areas play wonderfully in photography, because of the soft sand against the crisp blue sky. The way the sun reflects off of sand is just incredible, so photographers often love to capture the beauty of otherwise inhospitable deserts.

Check out these stunning photographs:

Lifeless in Deadvlei, Michael toye

Desert, Moyan Brenn

Desert evening by Ahmer Inam

Pinza de Arakao, Desierto del Teneré,  Manuel Vilches

Maranjab Deserts by Ali Shokri

The Song of the Wind,  Dan Ballard Photography

Vertigo, ApplesCarrotsnGrain

Lines by Ali Shokri

RISE ABOVE, Karsten Robel

Desert, Mohamed Majki

Maranjab deserts by Ali Shokri

SANDY BIRD, Dmitry Dubikovskly

Tiles in the Desert by Sarah Marino-Fischler

Inner Mongolia, Suchet Suwanmongkol

Desert sand, ChristopheCarlier

Desert tenebrion, Julien Dorol

desert & form by EBRAHIM BAKHTARI BONAB

Deserted, AdrianWarren

Yellow sand waves of the sea by Gleb Tarro

Sahara ad camels, AKharlamov

Desert 01, Aschevogel

Barren Desert by Anna Gibiskys