When it comes to arts, everything can be reproduced to make it more interesting, meaningful and compelling, depending on one’s creativity. World map is no longer special to anyone, it can be found from the web as easy as tabbing Google Map app on your smartphone or tablet. However some creative artists, designers and photographers decided to give the world map a new look, making them amazingly beautiful, unique, and different from the standard maps we know. Some are digitally designed, painted, carved, and even spilled with coffee.

Here’s a showcase of 36 most amazing and interesting world map artworks that I’ve collected from the web. Don’t forget to save them as a source of inspiration or share with your friends for enjoyment. Personally, I like the carved apple as it caught my attention with its clean map image. How about you? Read more…

Looking for some cool wallpapers for your iPhone? Look no further, here’s the right place. There are myriad of beautiful wallpapers out there specifically designed for iPhone, but what we would like to showcase today are some creative wallpapers that play around with apps making them outstanding.

Unlike desktop wallpaper, it’s not easy to put ideas and creativity on such a limited screen size of iPhone. However, some talented designers still managed to come up with some art pieces that make you “Wow”. Here are 20 awesome wallpapers that make your applications look great on iPhone home screen. And the good news is they are all free for download! Read more…

Is iPhone the smartest phone in the world? While this question remains to be answered, but what we are so sure is that iPhone has become a benchmark for all other smartphones to compete with. Although there was no iPhone 5 launched in last year, instead Apple rolled out the iPhone 4S. The phone also known as iPhone for Steve as the Apple’s visionary co-founder has passed away the day after iPhone 4S was launched.

This year, Apple will be launching a total revision of the iPhone and the publication reports that Steve Jobs was closely involved with the development of the new iPhone. Most notably, he was overseeing the redesign of the phone right up until his death late last year. Read more…

Paper art can be presented in a number of ways, from paper folding to book craving. The arts of folding, cutting, and shaping of paper were originated about a thousand year ago. They are usually showcased in the museums and exhibitions. Nowadays, paper art is considered to be one of the primary mediums for artistic expression. Instead of using blank A4 paper, many artists develop and improvise their ideas by using some unexpected materials and methods.

In today’s showcase, we would like to present 40 truly amazing and beautiful paper artworks that will make you Wow! These awesome art pieces are all hand-made by 13 talented artists. Enjoy! Read more…

QR Code (Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode that can be read quickly by a cell phone. In the recent years, the system has become very popular in many industries due to its fast readability and large storage capacity compared to standard barcodes. You can see the codes are being used in everywhere, in a magazine advert, a web page, on a billboard, or even on someone’s t-shirt. Once you scan the code by using your smart phone’s QR code reader, it gives you details about that business. It can even show you a link which you can click for a movie trailer or give you a coupon which you can use in a local outlet.

QR code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. However some talented designers have transformed this boring looking code into visually appealing designs. In today’s roundup, we bring you 35 very creative and beautiful QR codes for your enjoyment. You’ll be surprised that some of these colorful QR can be scanned for info too! Read more…

Global warming is a serious issue that all of us can’t afford to ignore. Our earth has been sending us warning messages as early as 19 century, and the signal is getting stronger. In the recent years, we can see increasing temperature in many countries, ice at the North Pole melted at an unprecedented rate, rising sea level, and the frequent occurrence of extreme weather conditions. If we continue to disrespect our earth, more dangers and complications will come to us for sure.

We, at Quertime.com, as an advocate of green and sustainability, would like to showcase 35 global warming related artworks. We hope these art pieces can help to increase public awareness about the plight of our mother earth. Read more…

Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. It works in the material form of buildings and is often perceived as works of art. This form of art can be seen anywhere in our daily lives, so it’s a popular subject for photographers. In today’s article, we would like to present a showcase of beautiful and stunning architectural photography. These photos are taken from the best angle, with the right timing, settings and effects to achieve the most amazing shot of buildings. We hope these artworks can be your source of inspiration!

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When it comes to web design, you’ll probably spend most of your time to figure out a great header for your website or blog. But how much effort do you put into your footer? Although footer appears at the bottom of the web page yet it cannot be neglected. As a serious web designer, you should make sure that every web element including footer is well-designed. This is important to make your site standout from others, and more importantly create a lasting impression to your visitors.

We’ve previously showcased 45 amazing website header designs and we thought it’s necessary to do the same thing for footer. In today’s post, we’ve collected 40 most impressive and creative website footers for your inspiration. You may take this opportunity to learn how website footer can bring enjoyments to your visitors and improve the user’s experience! Read more…

Header is the most prominent location on a website. Many important web elements are located there such as name and logo, tagline, search box, social media icons, navigation bar, as well as entry forms for user ID and password. If you are a serious web designer or blogger, pay more attention to your header design and make sure that every detail is fully taken care of.

Using a creative and attractive illustration in the website header is a great way of creating a memorable impression upon visitors. This is especially effective if the illustration used is closely related to the theme and message of the site. In today’s roundup, we’ve collected 45 very creative and beautiful website headers which can be your great source of web design inspiration. Enjoy! Read more…

With the introduction of Facebook Timeline, users can showcase their both personality and creativity to the world with a 851px by 315px of cover space. You can see various types of cover photos popping out everywhere on Facebook. We at Quertime.com has also published 2 posts showcasing some of the most stunning Facebook Timeline covers and received tremendous response from our readers.

Instead of designing your own Timeline cover, you can actually download your favourite cover photo from the web. If this is something you would be interested in, below we’ve compiled a list of top 24 gallery sites for you to download Facebook Timeline covers for free! Most of the sites are integrated with direct upload functionality, so that you can upload any cool covers you like to your Facebook profile with ease. Read more…

Social media is one of the fastest growing areas in the world of Internet. With the rising of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google+, social media has dramatically changed the way individuals, communities and organizations communicate. More and more companies started to build their social media presence, communicating with customers in an interactive way and encouraging them to be a part of the business.

Since we all know that social media has become part of our daily lives and for that reason we should always update ourselves with recent information on social media. In today’s post, we’ve gathered 60 really awesome infographics related to social media, which contain very interesting information, data and statistics, presented in the fun and beautiful way. Read more…

In our previous post, we’ve showcased 40 creative Facebook Timeline designs and received tremendous response from our readers. Many of them shared their Timeline covers in the comments asking us to add them to the collection. To not disappoint our readers, we’ve decided to showcase another roundup of awesome Facebook Timeline covers, including some designs contributed by our readers. We hope you’ll enjoy this creative and inspirational post like the previous one.

Again, please feel free to share your Facebook Timeline design in the comment section below. We’ll definitely add your Timeline to the above collection if it successfully grabs our attention! Read more…

With the introduction of CSS3, it has brought many cool new features. And one of the most fun and amazing features is CSS animation, demonstrating the possibilities of the CSS3 transform and transition property. Here’s a compilation of 40 CSS animated demos that let you discover the possibility and usability of the CSS3. They all look cool and some of them can be used as Javascript alternatives and applied into web design to make it more interesting. To view these animations, you are required to have WebKit browsers like Safari and Chrome.

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TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation. The annual event is formed to disseminate “ideas worth spreading.” It showcases top-notch and innovative thinkers in the disciplines of technology, science, performance and art. The speakers are given a maximum of 18 minutes to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging ways they can.

Some of you might not be familiar with this global conference, but do you know that many technological devices such as Xbox Kinect are inspired by one of the TED talks? In today’s post, we’ve compiled 25 most thrilling, amazing and visually appealing TED presentations including unbelievable SixthSense technology, breakthrough touch screen, advanced exoskeletons and many more. We promise these incredible videos from TED will absolutely make you WOW! Read more…

Are you a nature lover, nature photographer, or nature wallpaper collector? If you are, you will definitely love today’s collection. In our Earth, there are plethora scenes and places you must see at least once in your lifetime. Although many of us cannot physically visit all the beautiful places in the world, the good news is we can enjoy nature photography on the web that brings the beauty of nature.

Here’s a showcase of 40 breathtaking nature photographs taken around the world. In this amazing collection, you can find many photographs of mountains, waterfalls, forest, fields, etc. All of them are carefully collected from the web after having viewed more than thousand of nature images. We promise today’s showcase is one of the most stunning shots of nature photography collections you can find online. So, are you ready to be amazed? Check them out now! Read more…