Monkee-Boy Blog

Freebie Friday: Tablet-Friendly Almost Flat UI Kit

nikki — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:30:44 +0000

Hello all and happy Friday! This week we’re bringing you another UI kit – this one is specifically made to be tablet friendly with large touch points, drag-friendly sliders, and even more – most of this can be recreated in CSS for quick loading of your responsive designs. We’re still finding our own adaptation of [...]

Austin Start Up WaitHappy at SouthWest Food Service Expo

joepick — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:32:22 +0000

Over the years Monkee-Boy has helped dozens of start ups — big and small — transform their ideas into reality. It’s usually fun, there’s almost always great energy and, at the end of the day, we feel like we’ve had a small part to play in that company’s success. This one, however, was different. Seemed [...]

5 Web Designers Who Lead Through Social Sharing

Stephanie Cain — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:30:49 +0000

In light of preparing for our summer internship program, our design team is researching and gathering the best content to aid in web design mentorship. During this process, we are thinking about those in the industry who, through their social media activity, have directed or inspired our team. These five industry leaders give back to [...]

10 Great Google WebFont Combinations For Your Next Project

nikki — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:41:13 +0000

Google WebFonts is an open source collection of hundreds of web-friendly fonts, amidst which hide some fantastic treasures. It requires a little digging to find high quality fonts, so that’s why we’ve done it for you. Here are our 10 favorite Google WebFont combinations for display & body copy, feel free to implement in your [...]

Freebie Friday: Glassy Login & Registration Forms

nikki — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:06:13 +0000

Happy Friday Monkee friends! This week we are bringing you a glassy, modern login and registration duo set, that would look good over any color blurred background or gradient. The buttons styles are set that you can easily drop any color on the shape without having to change any layer styles. These are 100% free, [...]

Freebie Friday: Almost Flat Dark UI Pack

Stephanie Cain — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:55:52 +0000

Hello friends, and happy Friday! Today we have for you a free pack of dark UI elements. Although we support the flat design trend, this UI pack is deigned to be almost flat with just enough depth. Decked out with navigation, menu styles, tabs, call outs, social icons, search bars, and more this UI kit [...]

Freebie Friday: Large Blurred Backgrounds

nikki — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:30:37 +0000

Happy Friday Monkee-fans, this week we’re bringing you a 10 pack of large 1600×1200 blurred graphic backgrounds, perfect for social profiles like Dribble and Twitter, or your next web project. As always, our Freebie Friday PSDs are free for personal or commercial use. Please share and enjoy! Hey! Want 6 PSDs for free? We made [...]

SXSWi 2013 Highlights

nikki — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:43:44 +0000

As per usual, our office was a murmor the week before SXSWi as we researched speakers, compared schedules, and generally looked forward to digging into this year’s interactive panels. And, as per usual, half of the anticipated talks were nothing like the course descriptions while the other half were so interesting we couldn’t wait to [...]

Design Talks We’re Excited About for SXSW 2013

nikki — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:01:30 +0000

It’s no secret that we are huge fans of Austin’s biggest yearly industry conference, South by Southwest Interactive. This year looks jam packed with big name speakers (Rachel Maddow? Al Gore? That guy from The Oatmeal?!) and thought provoking talks on topics ranging from design theory to how to launch a startup. Here’s a quick [...]

Freebie Friday: Tactile UI Kit

nikki — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:53:11 +0000

Greetings & happy Friday all! Today we have for you a super sleek and tactile UI kit, complete with knobs, blog items, video elements, progress tickers, and more! As always, our Freebie Friday PSDs are free for personal or commercial use. Please share and enjoy! Hey! Want 6 PSDs for free? We made a special [...]