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  • Font haiku contest winners, Dec. 5 - 9

    Veer: Ideas: The Skinny
    Julia Williams
    12 Dec 2011 | 10:00 am
    This week, we congratulate @brandondove, @VanessaKing, @mraugewitz, @bergerwill, and @camoralez for their clever creations. See their haikus below, sampled in the fonts they describe. The font haiku contest is winding down, but there's still time to submit your entry and win. Tweet your haiku with the hashtag #veerfonts by noon MST on Thursday, and you could get a T-shirt, $250 in Veer merch, or even the grand prize: an iPad 2. See all the rules and regulations Alright Sans by TypeTrust, submitted by @brandondove   Hobo Std by Adobe Type, submitted by @bergerwill   Clip by Umbrella…

  • 50 Incredible Black And White Photography With Partial Colors

    Web Design Blog, Web Designer Resources
    Jameel
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:25 am
    A photograph that looks beautiful and appealing to our eyes is because of its colors. No doubt that colors is an important aspect of photography but we cannot overlook the role black and white photographs play in attracting our attention, especially if they are creatively incorporated with some fractional colors. Using partial colors in black and white photos looks exceptionally trendy and appeals to our eyes. This is because in partially colored photographs, only one entity is made colorful to make it look noticeable. Here, we have prepared a compilation of eye-catching black and white…

  • [logo] The New DC Comics Logo

    The ZehnKatzen Times
    Samuel Klein
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:39 pm
    2774.This just over the transom: word has wafted our way that DC Comics (noted that "DC" no longer is considered an initialism meaning Detective Comics, so the corporate name isn't Detective Comics Comics, even though that's how my brain is going to parse it for a while) has relogoed again … the last time was only 2005, six years ago. Here's a version:New DC Comics logo, Watchman VersionSourced from here.The new logo a 'D' applique, peeled back to reveal the 'C' beneath. It suggests that they can use it for a lot of customized effects for different franchises, as revealed in a graphic in…

  • MyFonts Most Popular Fonts of 2011

    About.com Graphic Design
    17 Jan 2012 | 6:34 am
    MyFonts.com recently announced their most popular fonts of 2011. The results are based on the font sales from all of their typeface categories. The list includes "Reina," an award- winning font that was inspired by classic fonts from the 1960s, "Alana," a script font based on hand lettering, "Hera Big," a display font that has eight different weights and italics and "Populaire," a font with a hand-drawn feel that was inspired by posters that were made during the May 1968 student revolt in Paris....Read Full Post

  • Different Career Avenues for a Graphic Designer

    Stunning Mesh
    Arfa Mirza
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:14 pm
    If you set out on taking graphic designing up as your career, you will find that there are more things to get to know first than you think, like what does graphic designing actually mean and what kind of jobs you will have available. After all this, you will find that a designer career is [...]
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  • Graphic Design Blogs

    22 Jan 2012 | 6:16 am
    Graphic design blogs are one of the best ways for graphic designers to find information, inspiration and software tutorials. The individual bloggers or teams of writers who create these blogs are often industry leaders providing top notch content. This list highlights some of the most popular graphic design blogs....Read Full Post

  • MyFonts Most Popular Fonts of 2011

    17 Jan 2012 | 6:34 am
    MyFonts.com recently announced their most popular fonts of 2011. The results are based on the font sales from all of their typeface categories. The list includes "Reina," an award- winning font that was inspired by classic fonts from the 1960s, "Alana," a script font based on hand lettering, "Hera Big," a display font that has eight different weights and italics and "Populaire," a font with a hand-drawn feel that was inspired by posters that were made during the May 1968 student revolt in Paris....Read Full Post

  • Who's Hiring? Positions Available at Yelp and Meetup

    11 Jan 2012 | 10:08 am
    The 37Signals Job Board often has a variety of graphic design positions available. The following are four designer jobs currently on their website. There are many other positions listed so it may be worth it to take a look if you are interested in finding work or you want to switch jobs and try something new....Read Full Post

  • Webby Awards Entry Deadline Extended to January 27th

    4 Jan 2012 | 9:35 am
    The entry deadline for the 2012 Webby Awards has been extended to January 27th.  This is your last chance to enter your work to be eligible to receive one of the highest accolades in online media.  Last years winners included National Geographic, Adobe, the New Yorker, LEGO, Mint, Epicurious and Yelp....Read Full Post

  • Online Printing

    31 Dec 2011 | 10:45 am
    There are many options for online printing, which is often the most affordable way to print a design project. While you may not get the special attention of a smaller or local print shop, sometimes budgetary or time constraints or other variables make online printers the best choice. Most allow you to get paper samples by mail and see at least an online proof before placing your order, taking out some of the risk of paying for a print job without first seeing the finished product....Read Full Post
 
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  • iBondi

    Mirko
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:01 pm
    This is one of the coolest gadgets I’ve seen recently. This little item will serve as iPhone stand, door holder, book mount or book mark, and much more. You can see more uses on the iBondi website.

  • Guimaraes Jazz 2011 posters

    Mirko
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:47 pm
    Some cool posters for a jazz festival by Atelier Martino&Jaña.

  • Background Artworks

    Mirko
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:04 pm
    The art of blending into the background by Peruvian artist Cecilia Paredes.

  • Featured illustrator: Yuko Shimizu

    Mirko
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:56 pm
    Japanese artist Yuko Shimizu’s world is totally amazing. Discover more of her illustrative work on her website, make sure you also don’t miss her blog.

  • Get your installation of WordPress for free

    Mirko
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:42 pm
    We are glad to share our latest website: Setup WP. The service gives you a free WordPress setup if you get your hosting from one of the site’s partners. The free service includes the installation of WordPress core, a package of must-have plugins and a package of themes. If you are looking to create your portfolio or blog with WordPress, this is the perfect solution for non-technical designers. Are you planning to start a blog or a portfolio soon? Don’t wait and order your free WordPress installation
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    "graphic+design" - Google News

  • Iron Curtain Graphics: Eastern European Design Created without Computers - Dexigner

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:42 am
    DexignerIron Curtain Graphics: Eastern European Design Created without ComputersDexignerSocialist graphic design from the 1950s to the 1970s is startlingly innovative and colorful-and a unique inspiration for current work that is being influenced by classical modernist style trends. Iron Curtain Graphics presents a selection of graphic

  • Eiko Ishioka dies at 73; graphic designer and art director - Los Angeles Times

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:31 am
    Los Angeles TimesEiko Ishioka dies at 73; graphic designer and art directorLos Angeles Times"Eiko by Eiko," a collection of her groundbreaking early work in graphic design and art direction, was published in 1983. "Commercial work's purpose is to sell merchandise," sculptor Isamu Noguchi wrote of Ishioka in an essay in the book.Eiko Ishioka, Multifaceted Designer and Oscar Winner, Dies at 73New York TimesCostume designer Eiko Ishioka has died at 73Seattle Post IntelligencerOscar-winning costume designer Eiko Ishioka diesCBC.caall 206 news articles »

  • THE LIST: UND Faculty Show...River Walk Artists...more - Grand Forks Herald

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:29 am
    THE LIST: UND Faculty Show...River Walk Artists...moreGrand Forks HeraldThe exhibit features painting, sculpture, photography, prints, ceramics, graphic design, fibers and digital media. Reception: An artists' reception will be from 4:30 to 6 pm Tuesday at Myers Gallery. The public is welcome. Gallery and art show: The and more »

  • How Crowdsourcing Can Help Small Businesses Design on a Dime - Fox Business

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:34 am
    How Crowdsourcing Can Help Small Businesses Design on a DimeFox BusinessThe concept is particularly gaining traction with business owners looking for ways to source graphic design quickly and affordably, a major pain point for many SMBs. And increasingly, they're turning to the global marketplace for the answer.and more »

  • Graphic Design Students Creating Artwork to be Auctioned - ChrisD.ca (blog)

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:20 am
    Graphic Design Students Creating Artwork to be AuctionedChrisD.ca (blog)(HANDOUT) Graphic design students from Red River College will begin creating original works of art at The Forks this weekend. The students will set up their art easels as part of The Forks Market's 10th Annual Art Festival & Auction on Saturday and and more »
 
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  • Mothership's David Rosenbaum Directs Robotarm for Cisco

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:18 am
    Mothership director David Rosenbaum teamed with OgilvyWest to tell a simple story about a complex concept in a "Robotarm" for Cisco that broke during the NFC Championship broadcast on January 22. Despite a four-week timeline, the all-CG spot delivers film caliber computer animation that is entirely photo-real.

  • Bill's Design Talks 2012

    26 Jan 2012 | 4:54 am
    Bill's Design Talks, a vibrant conversation and presentation series moderated by Cooper-Hewitt director Bill Moggridge, resumes in February and continues through June at the Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at New York Public Radio. "We want to bring the most interesting designers to our audience in the Greene Space and online to find out what they do, what they think and who they are," said Moggridge.

  • Slight Increase in Nonresidential Construction Spending Expected in 2012

    26 Jan 2012 | 4:46 am
    Despite the lingering effects of an over-built housing market, the continued difficulty to obtain financing for real estate projects, budget shortfalls at state and municipal governments and the anxiety surrounding the prolonged European debt crisis, there are signs that the U.S. design and construction industry will be improving. Corporate profits have returned to pre-recession levels and businesses have subsequently been increasing their capital spending, borrowing costs are at record low levels and pent up demand for commercial and retail projects factors into what projects to be a 2.1%…

  • RIBA Launches Exclusive Career Advice for Aspiring Architects

    26 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Top British architects and experts from the creative industries are on offer to give young aspiring architects and creative professionals their exclusive tips for career success. Jamie Oliver's brand guru, Bryan Edmondson of communications agency SEA, entrepreneur Rob Hamilton of property company Instant, and Mark Blayney Stuart of the Chartered Institute of Marketing are amongst the experts who have provided guidance for young professionals on how to find a job, manage finances, marketing, business planning and how to sell your creative ideas.

  • IIDA Presents Global Perspective to Architects and Designers in Dubai

    25 Jan 2012 | 10:17 pm
    Global demographics and technology have drastically changed architecture and design over the last 10 years. According to Cheryl Durst (Hon. FIIDA), Executive Vice President and CEO of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), a younger world and social media are transforming how people think about their relationships to work and the office environment must respond accordingly.
 
 
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  • The Best Looking Beer Cans – a Beer Can Appreciation Day Special

    Fernando Jose
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:54 am
    January 24, 2012 marks the 77th anniversary of the day Gottfried Krueger Brewing Co. first brought canned beers into the market. Though it hasn’t been (and probably never will be) declared an official holiday, more and more people are celebrating Beer Can Appreciation Day to pay tribute to the creation that has changed the experience of buying, keeping and drinking beer, forever. YTD takes part in the Beer Can Appreciation Day celebration with this collection of 35 tasteful beer can designs. Check them out and don’t forget to leave a comment after. Cheers!   Hurlimann…

  • An Introduction to Concrete5 CMS — Part II

    Sufyan bin Uzayr
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    In the previous article,  we took an introductory look at Concrete5 as a CMS. In this follow-up part, we shall learn about the salient features of the CMS and learn to accomplish common tasks using its admin panel. IMPLEMENTING Concrete5 TheDashboard Just like WP, Concrete5 also has its own Dashboard. Once you login to the admin panel, you will see it. The Dashboard gives you access to site updates and traffic stats. There is also a widget that lets you search the official documentation for help. Finally, a basic but nifty note taker widget is also available. AddingUsersandUserGroups You…

  • An Introduction to Concrete5 CMS — Part I

    Sufyan bin Uzayr
    18 Jan 2012 | 11:59 pm
    When we talk of CMS, the options are plenty. For a start, we can opt for some of the biggest names in the game – WordPress, Drupal or Joomla! However, in this article, we shall take a look at one of the fastest growing and light-weight CMS, that is, Concrete5. Since this is Part I of the two-part series, we shall be familiarizing ourselves with the CMS by taking a look at each of its menus. In the concluding part, we shall delve into deeper details. A BEGINNER’S PRIMER TO Concrete5 Overview Concrete5 is an extremely easy to use CMS that has a fairly simple mode of operation and can be…

  • [CLOSED] One.Page.Go! Design a 1-Page Site with IM Creator and Win BOSE Headphones!

    Cadence Wu
    16 Jan 2012 | 11:50 pm
    We here at You The Designer are happy to announce the first contest on the blog for 2012!     IM Creator, a new HTML website builder, is holding a one-page design competition.     Design a one-page site on IM Creator choosing one of their templates or starting from a blank template.     The creator of the most original and beautiful template, as picked by IM Creator’s design team, will win BOSE QuietComfort® 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headphones, valued at $300!   Enter here and create away!   Important: All participants need to click PUBLISH and…

  • A Tribute to The Dreamer – Martin Luther King Jr. Art

    Fernando Jose
    10 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    The 1963 TIME Magazine Man of the Year and youngest ever awardee of the Nobel Peace Prize, Martin Luther King Jr. will forever be remembered as the voice that inspired much-needed changes in American society. The speech he delivered during the historical Washington March was widely regarded as one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century. “I Have a Dream” was the highlight of King’s life as a civil rights activist who fought primarily against racial segregation and discrimination using nonviolent resistance. This January 16, the world will once again celebrate Martin…
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  • Take a Peek at Photoshop's Near Future

    Editor in Chief
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    Photoshop's senior product manager, Bryan O'Neil Hughes, gives you a glimpse into Photoshop CS6. Although Adobe hasn't officially announced when CS6 will be released, the fact that this sneak peek is out in the wild makes me think it won't be, say, 2013! Using a photo he shot with his mobile phone, Bryan demonstrates some of the new power and finesse in Camera Raw, the raw processing engine behind Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4 (now in beta). read more

  • Scanning Around With Gene: Colorful Produce Crate Labels

    GeneGable
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:13 am
    When railroads became a dominant form of transportation, and especially after the completion of the trans-continental railway in 1869, it was possible for farmers to ship their goods great distances. And with the advent of the refrigerated rail car, the concept of nearly year-round availability of produce became a reality. read more

  • J.C. Penney Logo Changes Again

    Editor in Chief
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:06 am
    Eleven months ago, J.C. Penney rolled out a new logo created by third-year graphic design student Luke Langhus: read more

  • Creativeprose: Wacky Web Site of the Week Archive

    admin
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:37 am
    January 24, 2011 Oh, Tumblr. The Web would be so much less wacky without your many bizarre blogs — like this one, which has language that is NSFW and pictures that may offend those who consider Renaissance Art 101 too randy for college freshmen. http://uglyrenaissancebabies.tumblr.com January 17, 2011 Early photography meets extreme hotness on the "My Daguerreotype Boyfriend" website. read more

  • Exposure 4 from Alien Skin Is Faster, Easier

    Editor in Chief
    18 Jan 2012 | 3:54 am
    When CreativePro.com senior editor Ben Long reviewed version 3 of Alien Skin's Exposure software, he gave it a score of 90 out of 100, praising version 3 for its speed, presets, and unique tools. Now Alien Skin has announced Exposure 4, saying that it's even faster and has even more presets. It also has a completely new user interface, which company founder Jeff Butterworth says makes the app much easier to use. read more
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  • 25 Awesome Bag Prints That You Need To See

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:18 am
    I have prepared a collection of 25 Cool & Awesome Bag Prints that I think you should see because it will certainly enhance your creativity. The overwhelming majority of bags are made of paper or textile (cotton), although 2 examples are made of plastic.

  • Enchanting Valentine’s Day Mugs Designs 2012

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:20 am
    Valentine’s Day mugs look very enchanting and stylish to make the couple coffee time romantic than ever before. Search through a colorful range of beautiful Valentine’s Day coffee mugs both for love birds and the married couples.

  • Win 3 Poster Printing From UPrinting Giveaway

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:20 am
    UPrinting.com is generously sponsoring a giveaway of a 18 X 24 Rolled Poster to three of smashinghub readers. Three lucky reader will get one poster printing each absolutely free.

  • Let Your Imagination Fly – Birds Design Inspiration

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:19 am
    Even though spring seems further and further away because of these mountains of snow that are falling upon us, I am set on spreading the warm feeling through some awesome design resources. So I’ve chosen for today beautiful and funny illustrations with birds.

  • Daily Freebies from Pixel77

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    As you may have noticed, we enjoy giving a lot of design love back to the community through the free vector resources we give away here on Pixel77. Moreover, today is a special day because we have some great news for all you creative minds out there!
 
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    Next Big Design

  • #FuseFactFriday: Being Human

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:05 pm
    Here at the Next Big Design blog, we're already looking forward to April when we will once again be heading to the FUSE conference. From now until April 18th, we're bringing back our popular feature from 2011: #FUSEFactFriday. FUSE Fact Friday will highlight some of the key takeaways from the 2011 conference, including inspirational quotes, main themes and more. Each week, we'll dive in to our

  • Sean O'Connor of Smart Design on Innovation and Design

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:49 am
    Design within the FEI process is helping organizations unlock their innovation potential. Today more than ever, design is working to increase operational efficiencies, improve processes and deliver superior products and services into the marketplace. Design is enabling companies to create better and more meaningful experiences which delivers a competitive edge. Get a sneak peak of what's

  • Save $400 on FUSE

    25 Jan 2012 | 4:16 pm
    FUSE 2011 was arguably the best FUSE ever. Compared to a professional retreat, it inspired, provoked and delivered unprecedented ROI. Tapping into most influential designers and brand strategists in the business, we're proud to unveil an even more inspiring, provocative and meaningful program for 2012. Recognizing the increasing cross pollination of ideas and workflow, we present our 2012

  • #FUSEFactFriday returns!

    20 Jan 2012 | 9:40 am
    Here at the Next Big Design blog, we're already looking forward to April when we will once again be heading to the FUSE conference. From now until April 18th, we're bringing back our popular feature from 2011: #FUSEFactFriday. FUSE Fact Friday will highlight some of the key takeaways from the 2011 conference, including inspirational quotes, main themes and more. Each week, we'll dive in to our

  • BMW, Adidas, Nestle Discuss Importance of Design at the Front End of Innovation

    18 Jan 2012 | 9:32 am
    Attention Design Industry! Design is invited to take a prominent seat at the innovation table. The Front End of Innovation EMEA now includes a 2 day track dedicated to Uniting Design at the Front End. Design applied to the Front End of Innovation is acting as a therapeutic lens across disparate functions within the organization. This ultimately leads to a more successful innovation pipeline.
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  • Gridiron League

    25 Jan 2012 | 8:26 am
    Gridiron League: Wes Kull: This is not an exercise in nostalgia but an interpretation of the league’s founding principles through the symbols that we, as football fans, identify with most. Many NFL franchises — Patriots, Broncos, Rams, Lions — have updated their uniforms and logos to a swooshed-out, dropped-shadowed, and more commercial-ready image, ignoring a good deal of their team’s heritage and the original rough-and-tumble character that the league stood for.

  • Of Mice and Markets

    3 Jan 2012 | 8:53 am
    Of Mice and Markets: Zeldman: In the short run it’s going to be hell, just as the browser wars and their lack of support for common standards were hell. But it is the short run…. When I see fragmentation, I remind myself that it is unsustainable by its very nature, and that standards always emerge, whether through community action, market struggle, or some combination of the two. This is a frustrating time to be a web designer, but it’s also the most exciting time in ten years. We are on the edge of something very new. Some of us will get there via all new thinking, and others through a…

  • Lighting Techniques for Video Interviews

    15 Dec 2011 | 10:34 am
    Lighting Techniques for Video Interviews: This is an excellent tutorial that answered a lot of questions for me regarding how to light an interview properly, as that’s something I’m still experimenting with.

  • Hero

    6 Dec 2011 | 8:21 am
    Hero: This is a really fantastic, well-shot piece. And the resulting portrait definitely wasn’t what I was anticipating. Update: The process of creating art with small dots is called stippling. Had no idea. (Thanks @signalnoise.) /via @jontangerine

  • Letterpress Tuesday

    29 Nov 2011 | 12:49 pm
    Letterpress Tuesday: A brief hiatus from hiatus-ing to announce Letterpress Tuesday, a one-day holiday sale exclusively for letterpress goods made by yours truly and a few other vendors. As for my stuff, this is final promotional sale of 2011, so if you’d hoping to receive or gift one of my posters at a discount this Christmas, today is the day to pick one up. Happy holidays, all.
 
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  • Marina Bay Sands Skypark BASE Jump

    28 Jan 2012 | 7:24 am
    Marina Bay Sands Skypark BASE Jump.

  • My Name is Michael Caine

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:15 pm
    Michael Caine is, in fact, such a good Michael Caine impersonator, he was brought in to replicate Michael Caine's voice on Madness' hit "Michael Caine."

  • michael caine

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Nobody does a better impression of Michael Caine than Michael Caine.

  • Magnificent Seven

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:42 pm
    Apropos of nothing. Score for the main title sequence of The Magnificent Seven, by Elmer Bernstein. Enjoy loud.

  • Alone!

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:36 pm
    "Alone!"
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  • To All NYC Gift Fair Buyers…

    swissmiss
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:47 pm
    Here’s a shout-out to all buyers currently in town for the NYC Gift Fair: Team Tattly unfortunately does not have a booth *but* we would like to invite you to our “Tattly Showroom” in DUMBO if you’re interested in carrying Tattly. We just started selling wholesale and are looking forward to being in many designy stores. For more info email us.

  • Inside B&H conveyor system…

    swissmiss
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:26 pm
    If you are a photo buff then you most probably know about the mothership of all photo stores, B&H, here in NYC. The most fascinating part of B&H has always been their conveyor system. Let’s say you decided to buy a new lens, you’re on the third floor, they’ll put that lens into a basket that then is being transported down to the register at the exit, silently ‘floating’ through the store. The Lense folks secretly put a camera into one of the baskets to see how it works from the inside. Again, this might be only fascinating if you have actually been to…

  • Vegan Recipes on Punchfork

    swissmiss
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:25 am
    Punchfork is my go-to-site when I need some cooking inspiration. If you haven’t already, I’d recommend you download their app. And, vegan folks rejoice, they just added a Vegan Category.

  • A fold

    swissmiss
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:25 am
    Thanks to the above graphic and this post over on brain pickings I will never look at a simple fold the same way again. Same goes for an ant.

  • Will Of Power

    swissmiss
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:22 am
    Don’t ask why, but I can totally relate to this art piece called Will Of Power, by Yoan Capote. (via Inspire Me Now)
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    Veer: Ideas: The Skinny

  • Communication Arts Typography Annual 2

    Julia Williams
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:38 pm
    The Communication Arts Typography Annual 2 honors, among other superb things, the best of the year in typeface design. We were excited to see some of our favorite type designers and foundries on the list, including Laura Worthington and Stephen Rapp, plus the Alphabet Soup Type Founders and Sudtipos Type. Some 1,723 entries were submitted for consideration, which makes grabbing the jurors' attention pretty extraordinary. Congratulations to all. Keep making typefaces.

  • Font haiku contest: The grand prize

    Julia Williams
    21 Dec 2011 | 7:29 pm
    The grand prize-winning font haiku is sports-themed, which is fitting, given the spirit of friendly competition that has infused this contest. Congratulations to @orinjuse, whose haiku for Fan Script came out on top - she wins a new iPad 2 for her poetic flair and typographic passion. This contest has been fun. We were pretty thrilled to receive so many entries, and even more impressed by their quality and originality. We knew fonts were inspiring, but it was nice to be reminded that creativity leads to more creativity. Thanks, everyone! You first saw the Fan Script haiku here. This time,…

  • Font haiku contest winners, Dec. 12 - 16

    Julia Williams
    15 Dec 2011 | 8:51 pm
    From the first syllable to the last, all the font haiku contest entries have displayed a true affection for fonts (no surprise there, but still). We've been impressed each week by the quality of your wordsmithery and we're downright sad that the contest is now closed. All that remains is for us to pore over your poetry and name a monthly winner, not to mention a grand prize winner. Check in next week to find out who walks away with glory and an iPad 2. Meanwhile, enjoy this week's winning haikus, composed by @TweetFH, @Moosle, @KatieObrecht, @shiminagmo, and @nicolejaclyn and sampled in the…

  • Font haiku contest winners, Dec. 5 - 9

    Julia Williams
    12 Dec 2011 | 10:00 am
    This week, we congratulate @brandondove, @VanessaKing, @mraugewitz, @bergerwill, and @camoralez for their clever creations. See their haikus below, sampled in the fonts they describe. The font haiku contest is winding down, but there's still time to submit your entry and win. Tweet your haiku with the hashtag #veerfonts by noon MST on Thursday, and you could get a T-shirt, $250 in Veer merch, or even the grand prize: an iPad 2. See all the rules and regulations Alright Sans by TypeTrust, submitted by @brandondove   Hobo Std by Adobe Type, submitted by @bergerwill   Clip by Umbrella…

  • Creative Catalyst competition - the results

    Julia Williams
    9 Dec 2011 | 1:29 pm
    A few weeks ago we told you about our Creative Catalyst competition, in which we challenged creatives to come up with a piece of artwork in support of a great cause. To say we were thrilled by the response would be such an understatement. It was wonderful. The winner got a £2000 donation for the organisation they chose, had their piece displayed in London and Berlin, got featured in Computer Arts, and won 2000 Veer Credits toward their next creative projects. Watch the story
 
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    Logo Design Love

  • How LO can you GO?

    David Airey
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:20 am
    The following guest post was written by Tom and Phil of London-based Mat Dolphin. One of the services we offer as a design agency is logo design. No surprises then when we recently stumbled upon another agency offering the same service. So far, so average – the majority of graphic design agencies throughout the world do exactly the same. The difference with this one, however, was the costing of their work. $42. That simple. For $42 you can get a logo designed with two rounds of amends and a number of different files formats sent to you. Sceptical of the quality of the work and a little…

  • Green T

    David Airey
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:48 am
    Cutting the grass is about as far as my green fingers stretch, but I like this logo-growing project by Judy Kameon for the New York Times. Kameon created a T from 130 plants “Together with her husband, photographer Erik Otsea, Kameon created a T from 130 plants. And in a postscript sure to warm the hearts of environmentalists, no flora were harmed in the making of this artwork. In fact, they’re all bound for a new demonstration garden in Kameon’s office and showroom.” Her husband, the photographer Erik Otsea, captured the T The finished product Click for full-size chart of…

  • DC Entertainment

    David Airey
    22 Jan 2012 | 10:08 am
    Earlier this week DC Entertainment revealed a new brand identity. Some of you remarked about this on the LDL Facebook page, so for those who aren’t Facebookers, here are a few images showing Landor‘s redesign (also reported on Brand New, with a ton of comments). “DC Entertainment, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company and home to iconic brands DC Comics, Vertigo and MAD, revealed today a new brand identity. The new identity is reflective of the company’s mission to fully realize the value of a rich portfolio of brands, stories and characters, distinguished by incredible…

  • Kodak logo evolution

    David Airey
    19 Jan 2012 | 5:57 am
    Sad news today that 131-year-old Kodak has filed for bankruptcy. As good a time as any to take a quick look at the Kodak logo evolution. Image (above) and text (below) via Kodak website Early 1900′s Kodak is the first company to integrate its name and look into a symbol. 1930′s Focus moved to the Kodak name and the red and yellow “trade dress” color. 1960′s The corner curl was introduced. 1970′s The mark retained the red and yellow colors and the Kodak name, but a box and graphic “K” element were added. 1980′s A more contemporary type font…

  • 2012 Olympic non-events

    David Airey
    18 Jan 2012 | 5:28 am
    Speaking of Olympics… “Throughout the course of the 2012 Olympic fortnight, an alternative programme of events will be taking place in offices and homes across London. “While these events enjoy no official status, they represent some of the most popular participation sports in the UK. “This blog is an attempt to recognise and honour these under-appreciated events through a system of practical iconography.” Jumping to conclusions Wrestling with your conscience Throwing a wobbly Shooting yourself in the foot Fencing stolen goods Kicking yourself Lifting a finger…
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  • Smile

    acejet170
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:40 pm
    Birmingham-based designers Smile sent me their super deluxe promotional box of awesomeness before Christmas. Dive in and you get to scratch beneath the surface of their means and methods.

  • Glorious

    acejet170
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:39 am
    Coralie Bickford-Smith's spectacular covers for the Penguin Great Food series got an abundance of well deserved blog coverage. They were published around April last year and it would be worth a little dig around to find some of it; to get the inside track on the amazing care and detail Coralie applied to this beautiful collection. I can remember, on the run up to their release, Coralie's intriguing tweets that hinted at her research. Karen, my wife, bought me the full set for Christmas. I'd seen a few in the flesh and more, of course, online but getting your hands on the lot…

  • Pièce de poteau

    acejet170
    16 Jan 2012 | 11:06 am
    Apologies. That title is most likely shocking French. I do, after all, "Speak French like crap". Or so I was told (as you may already know) quite fairly, by a barman in Paris. He offered me a hard boiled egg. Which I politely turned down. Oeuf. (I've got a stamp thing going on at the moment. Lots more to come).

  • Комната столба

    acejet170
    16 Jan 2012 | 5:01 am
    Say what you like about the former Soviet Union. Whatever you think of Stalin's "socialist island", the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Nazi Germany, their invasion of eastern Poland and occupation of the Baltic countries; regardless of how you feel about the annexations in the Estonian and Latvian Republics, the attempted invasion of Finland or the 1940 Ultimatum in Bukovina and the Hertz region of Romania; the later, so called, puppet regimes in Eastern and Central Europe, the Red Army looting of Hungary, the Berlin blockade, Tito-Stalin Split and what-not and so-forth; you…

  • Glum Stick

    acejet170
    14 Jan 2012 | 2:41 pm
    We were down on the beach at Crawfordsburn the other week. And I found Glum Stick.
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  • Leif Podhajsky

    Andrew
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:28 pm
    Australian artist/creative director, Leif Podhajsky has some new prints for sale.

  • Stupid American Government

    Andrew
    18 Jan 2012 | 1:58 pm
    Ok, it’s all over the internet so you hardly need to hear it from us, but as the Design is Kinky sites are hosted on US based servers we’d like to urge all American viewers to protest against the SOPA bill. Even little sites like ours that occasionally link to the odd Youtube clip could be affected which is beyond ridiculous. So please sign the petition to show your against the morons in the US congress trying to put this through. Info here – www.fightforthefuture.org/pipa

  • SP Book Sale

    Andrew
    18 Jan 2012 | 12:04 am
    Just a little heads-up that we have a bit of an online garage sale for the 2011 Semi-Permanent books at the moment. Just $20/book + postage. Pretty good for a 200pg book full of awesome artwork. Click here to have a look.

  • Claudio Kirac

    Murray
    16 Jan 2012 | 5:54 pm
    The ever inspired and inspiring Claudio Kirac is working on an upcoming exhibition, Dreamland – memory of a Journey. Opens Feb 23 through till Mar 6. Will be amazing.

  • Job Post: Broadcast Designer [Sydney]

    Andrew
    15 Jan 2012 | 6:21 pm
    Fox International Channel, the operator of the National Geographic Channel and the new to launch FX entertainment channel is looking for an experienced Broadcast Designer to join their busy and energetic team. This role based in East Sydney will allow the successful candidate to grow and develop their skills and help the team to advance in this fast moving space of television. In the role you will conceptualise, design and produce graphics for broadcast, and occasionally working across other mediums (print, web). You will have 3 to 5 years experience in Broadcast Design, along with experience…
 
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  • MightyDeals Giveaway for Access All Areas Members

    Chris Spooner
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    This week MightyDeals have arranged a great offer for Access All Areas members. They are giving away any of their current deals to 5 lucky winners! Fancy some new vector resources, a premium font to add to your collection, or maybe a book to learn something new? Log in and ...Log in to your Access All Areas account to read the rest of this post.Not a member? Becoming an Access All Areas member gives you the ability to view exclusive members-only content just like this. The premium category is already packed full of discount codes and useful design resources, and there's plenty more to come!

  • How To Create a Vibrant Abstract Shards Poster Design

    Chris Spooner
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Follow this step by step Illustrator and Photoshop tutorial to create a cool poster design of vibrant shard graphics. We’ll create the array of shapes with Illustrator’s vector tools before finishing off the poster with some subtle textures in Photoshop.The design we’re creating today features a range of sharp vector shard shapes each with a vibrant mix of colours. These colours interact with the help of blending modes to create an intricate piece of digital art.View the abstract shards poster designOpen up Illustrator and use the Pen tool to create a random triangular shape…

  • Art & Design Inspiration Fix for January 20th 2012

    Chris Spooner
    20 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    The Art & Design Inspiration fix pulls together a collection of my favourite graphical images that I’ve come across over the past week to give you a fix of creative inspiration. This week we have designs from Stewart Scott-Curran, Justin Kamerer, Chris Honeywell, Ben Thomas and Tom Whalen.The Flaming Lips by Stewart Scott-CurranRockaholics by Justin KamererTýr by Chris HoneywellAva by Ben ThomasEverest to Antarctica by Tom Whalen

  • 20 Tutorials for Learning Digital Painting Techniques

    Chris Spooner
    16 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    I’ve always loved browsing the insanely detailed and realistic artwork created by digitally painting in Photoshop, so this year I’m planning on setting aside some time to learn the basics myself. I’ve read through numerous online tutorials and have hand picked the best to share with you today. All the tutorials showcased in this post describe the step by step process and offer useful tips to help you get started with the art of digital painting.Despite being an extremely popular subject it’s pretty difficult finding guides or tutorials that actually explain the process…

  • 4Templates.com Credits Giveaway for Members

    Chris Spooner
    13 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    This week Access All Areas members have the chance of winning $50 worth of credits to spend on website templates and themes from 4Templates.com. Choose from hundreds of beautiful designs, each built with standards compliant code and supplied with the PSD source file.4Templates.com offers website templates and themes that are ...Log in to your Access All Areas account to read the rest of this post.Not a member? Becoming an Access All Areas member gives you the ability to view exclusive members-only content just like this. The premium category is already packed full of discount codes and useful…
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  • Hannah Starkey, 29 pictures

    Xavier Encinas
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:55 pm
    Images should tell a story, they are a lingering snippet of time, that leaves the viewer questioning, what has just happened? What is about to happen? Why are these people there? What are they doing? Is the composition set up? Why has it been set up that way? Hannah Starkey uses actors in carefully chosen settings to create lingering pictures in time that raise all of these questions, in choosing women that are ‘ordinary’ and clothed, she is challenging the ‘raunchy aspect’ of how women are represented in everyday imagery. Her work, creates a counter aesthetic for representing women.

  • Self-promotional poster by PupilPeople

    Xavier Encinas
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:56 am
    594mm x 841mm 90gsm Recypal 1-colour offset print + glow-in-the-dark screen print Ships in poster tubes Available over at PupilPeople.

  • Okumura Akio exhibition by UMA/design farm

    Xavier Encinas
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:47 am
    Exhibition design: Experience, Communication [Okumura Akio and works] @ddd gallery, Osaka Japan January 18 – March 8, 2012 UMA/design farm designed an exhibition of graphic designer Mr.Akio Okumura. Contents is his 40 years work and ‘now-future’ work. Exhibition was divided in four parts, Package / Poster / VI (logo animation and logo cards) / Mr. Akio Okumura’s studio (stay production). Each part was separated by partitions that are 1,000 mm height. Visitors can feel Mr. Akio Okumura’s existence from anywhere in the room. And when they squat down, they can focus…

  • Introducing Marian typeface by Commercial Type

    Xavier Encinas
    12 Jan 2012 | 7:01 am
    Commercial Type is pleased to announce the release of Marian, a new typeface family in 19 styles designed by Paul Barnes. Marian is a series of faithful revivals of some of the classics from the typographic canon: Austin, Baskerville, Bodoni, Fournier, Fleischman, Garamont, Granjon, Kis and van den Keere. The twist is that they have all been rendered as a hairline of near uniform weight, revealing the basic structure at the heart of the letterforms. Together they represent a concept: to recreate the past both for and in the present. Stretching over a period of nearly two and a half centuries…

  • Peter Ross wants to know which five people you would invite for dinner

    Xavier Encinas
    12 Jan 2012 | 3:56 am
    A 20 page tabloid style promotion by designed Jennifer Lee at VSA Partners for Peter Ross portrait photography, in which the subjects are asked to name the five people that they would most like to invite to dinner.
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  • 25 Tricky Optical Illusion Pictures – Find the Hidden Figures!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:56 am
      We all have heard the proverbial phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words”. But what I am about to showcase today needs a new expression…“A picture in worth a thousand pictures.” Yes folks, I’m talking about visual images that show pictures within a picture. Also known as optical illusions, this technique tests the human mind to figure out odd and bizarre things that differ from objective reality. This concept is greatly employed by graphic designers in creating hidden logos and other graphic artworks with hidden concepts. Recall the Apple logo…

  • Get FREE Links on GDB – Comment to Win!!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:07 am
        Hey GDB Readers, Want to get a link on GDB for your website/blog and that also for FREE … no bargaining, no budget It’s simple…just comment and win yourself a link. Yes folks, it’s really that easy. All you have to do is to drop 25 unique and genuine comments on different posts of GDB. We are offerring 3 FREE links without paying a penny or asking for a link in return. Three lucky winners can earn a free link to their website/blog by doing what they regularly do…COMMENT.  • Prizes & Rewards: By participating in this comment…

  • 30 Examples of Bent Objects Art – Enjoyable Creations!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    20 Jan 2012 | 5:05 am
    Creating artworks using traditional and conservative formats isn’t such a big deal these days. A true artist is one who can create an artwork out of nothing, someone who has the creative ability and talent to put life into dull objects. One such artist that lives amongst us is Terry Border, who creates fascinating bent objects using metallic wires and other scrap metals. He has a blog where he displays some very enjoyable examples. Terry Border is a commercial photographer by profession, but creates wire sculptures as hobby. His unique creation of bent objects involves turning a still…

  • Graphic Designers making Trendy Designs – Worthwhile or Worthless?

    Charlie B. Johnson
    16 Jan 2012 | 6:47 am
    There has been a longstanding debate on whether graphic designers should follow design trends or pursue their own design aesthetics. Some people profess that creating a trendy design will make a sudden impact on the market since it is in vogue. These trend enthusiasts are of the view that a particular design that is in style will appeal to the target audience more effectively. But this assertion is true only to an extent. In contrast, the detractors of trendy designs emphasize that the impact is temporary and lasts only for a short period. They bielieve that the technique of following design…

  • 30 Clever Business Cards with Unique Shapes and Materials

    Charlie B. Johnson
    10 Jan 2012 | 6:16 am
    Nowadays, business cards are considered old-fashioned for business promotion. However, the fact is, no matter how old school business cards maybe, they still prove to be a highly effective promotional tool. Some graphic designers stutter at first meeting with clients and expect them to break the ice. This is where business cards serve as icebreakers to start up a conversation with clients. Conventional business cards were simple and plain. Their shapes and sizes used to be standardized. But in today’s contemporary graphic designworld, business cards have to be designed in a trendy and…
 
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    Outlaw Design Blog

  • App Icon Template

    DannyOutlaw
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:17 pm
    “After more than 10k downloads of my old app icon template and countless of requests for an update, i’ve put together an app icon template that should make your icon endeavors on the iOS platform easier.” App Icon Template | Pixelresort.com.

  • Bicycle Can Cage

    DannyOutlaw
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:01 pm
    If you look at this and think; “oh cool a thing to hold my beer so I can steer my bike with both hands.” Then you sir, are a rookie beer drinker. This is in fact made so that you can have an EXTRA beer in ADDITION to the one in your hand. Bicycle Can Cage by WalnutStudiolo on Etsy.

  • Social Media Icons Font

    DannyOutlaw
    20 Jan 2012 | 1:40 pm
    The social icons font is very convenient and easy to use for web design in themes, page layouts etc, as well as for every type of print or offline design. via Social media Icons pack | Fontfabric™.

  • Layer Styles

    DannyOutlaw
    20 Jan 2012 | 12:59 pm
    Layer Styles uses the exact same UI as Photoshop. Can be pretty handy when you’re looking for the quickest way to convert a PSD mockup in HTML/CSS code.

  • Recycled Circuit Board Clip Board

    DannyOutlaw
    16 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    I dont know who still uses clipboards these days, but if you are one of those “paper people” then you might get a kick out of these. Recycled CIRCUIT BOARD Medium Geek Office by DebbyAremDesigns.
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  • Logo Collection – Number Theory, 1960s/70s.

    Amy@AQ-V
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:26 pm
    Sendai Broadcasting Designed by Yusaku Kamekura (Japan) Double 2 (unidentified company) Designed by Gonzalez Ruiz & Ronald Shakespear (Argentina) Creative Photography Gallery – Exhibition Two Designed by ?, 1969 Antiques 3 Inc. Designed by John & Mary Condon (USA) Olivetti Typewriters Designed by Florence Bezrutczyk (USA) Dioguardi – Contruction Company Designed by Mimmo Castellano (Italy) New Years Issue Magazine Designed by Abram Games (Great Britain) Jewish Community Centers of Chicago Designed by Giulio Cittato (USA) International Congress for Societies of Industrial Design…

  • Olivetti Advertising, Early 1970s.

    Sandi Vincent
    22 Jan 2012 | 10:45 pm
    Poster advertising Olivetti’s participation in office equipment exhibit (Switzerland) Designer: Walter Ballmer & Titti Campagnoli Graphis Posters 1973 Advertisement from inside flap of Graphis Annual 73/74 Designer: Walter Ballmer? Silkscreen poster for a portable typewriter (Italy) Designer Robert Pieraccini Graphis Posters 1973 Ad for Olivetti blue-green portable typewriter, featuring Twiggy Photographer: Justin de Villeneuve, Art director: Henry Wolf From an article about Henry Wolf in Graphis 149, 1970 Poster for the small Olivetti Valentine typewriter (Germany)…

  • Wayne Brezinka Art & Illustration.

    Amy@AQ-V
    12 Jan 2012 | 11:14 am
    Exquisite new work by award-winning illustrator and designer Wayne Brezinka who has appeared on the pages of AQ-V before, including my summer 2010 interview with Wayne found here. Wayne always delivers remarkable handcrafted paper collage art and illustration work high on concept, dimension and texture. His dynamic visuals are intriguing, engaging the eye and mind. You can find gallery prints of select art for purchase at Imagekind. CD package design & illustration for singer/songwriter recording artist Jill Phillips ( see more ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Almost Hear the…

  • Tom Davie – Typographic Posters.

    Amy@AQ-V
    8 Jan 2012 | 4:13 pm
    Neue Helvetica It’s difficult to have a series of typographic posters and not include Helvetica in the mix. The concept was to show Neue Helvetica as a cure-all for all your typographic challenges. Historical Popularity This poster highlights the contrasting style of a historically popular initial capital that is reminiscent of the 16th – 19th Centuries, with that of the 20th Century. Sensual Scrap I was working on a project that involved quite a bit of delicate cutting, and the resulting scraps were simply too interesting to discard without documentation. The thin curves of the paper…

  • AQ-V » Top 15 of 2011.

    Amy@AQ-V
    4 Jan 2012 | 10:15 am
    How 2011 sped past so quickly is a mystery; it truly makes one dizzy. So here we find ourselves venturing into 2012 ready or not. Admit it, a fresh new year spread out before us on the calendar always holds some mandatory level of excitement—an opportunity to accomplish things that fell off the radar the prior year, a shiny new window of 365 days without any smears or smudges yet. I welcome that, you? The past year has been another rewarding one at AQ-V. Thank you always and again for your readership. My fabulous contributor Sandi Vincent continues to make this place extra fantastic, I…
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  • How to Properly Redesign a Website

    Christian Vasile
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Redesigning a website happens very often on the internet today. It can be thanks to the new technologies that appear one after another (and every one of us wants to stay in fashion) or because the rules change from month to month. Whatever the reason is, it is quite important to do it properly and to ensure the new design will bring you more advantages over your competitor than the old version. We don’t redesign a website only for the sake of spending money. We do it because we feel that the site needs a visual revamp, we feel that our visitors want to see something new from a visual…

  • Create a Classic-Styled Portfolio Design in Adobe Photoshop

    Dillen Verschoor
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Howdy, today we will be creating a nice design for your online portfolio. What we will learn here is how you can use a combination of textures and patterns to create a nice old-school look and how to use guides in a smart way.  Here is what we will be making: Resources for this tutorial Icons from Iconsweets Sample images for the center image PSD Download – but really, you should follow the tutorial first! Step 1: Setting up the Document Start by creating a 1600px x 1600px document in Photoshop. Ruler Tool is very useful for this tutorial make sure that rulers and guides is turned on.

  • Guided Tour Through Web Design History

    Christian Vasile
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Web design has been with us for a bit longer than 20 years now and sure, it is easy to criticize poorly designed websites nowadays, but few people really know how and where it all started. Things when web design started were really different – actually so different than such a website would be a shame today: weird colors, cluttered information, tables all over the place, Vegas lights and so many other things that everybody despises today. It is never too late to know a bit more about the history of web design, so let’s take a look at the most important changes throughout it.

  • 5 Must-Know Tips for Better WordPress User Management

    Rochester Oliveira
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    WordPress is a great tool to use for managing content. It’s really simple for developers, for managers and for users to use, especially when using a great theme. But if there is one thing that I think that needs to improve yet is its user management settings. I mean, even basic functions need to be coded, like editing a user’s profile fields, add roles, edit capabilities, export user data. All of those need plugins or a little coding to get working. Here we’ll see 5 amazing and simple tips that you can use right now and greatly improve your user management and you can use…

  • Is Web Technology Rapidly Progressing or at a Standstill?

    Jamal
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Take a moment and realize how far our industry has come from where it originated. It seems like centuries ago since IE6 was considered the top browser and when being able to use CSS in conjunction with HTML was groundbreaking. Remember when the use of tables was a best practice? It is easy to see that there is an amazing amount of progress that has been made and even more amazing is the rate at which it is all constantly happening. Many of the problems those early pioneers had to deal with seem to be far removed for anyone who wasn’t around at the beginning. Or have they just changed…
 
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    Stunning Mesh

  • Rising to Success through the Referral Ladder

    Arfa Mirza
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:36 pm
    It is one big challenge for a freelancer, an especially a new one, top find a paying clientele because clientele is what a business runs on. Although, it’s critical that you get clients for your business, there is also a fact that there are also loads of other freelances out there who are looking for [...]

  • How to Decorate Your Home Office Space to Optimize Productivity

    Ryan
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:31 pm
    In recent office decor, employers have killed off all cubicles and hideous carpeting in favor of open offices, clean lines, and concrete flooring at young companies like Facebook and Yelp. These companies promote open communication among coworkers and hope that spacious offices will provoke innovation within the company. These strides in office decor suggest that [...]

  • Different Career Avenues for a Graphic Designer

    Arfa Mirza
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:14 pm
    If you set out on taking graphic designing up as your career, you will find that there are more things to get to know first than you think, like what does graphic designing actually mean and what kind of jobs you will have available. After all this, you will find that a designer career is [...]

  • How to design Blog Calendar Icon in Photoshop

    Adil Raja
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:43 pm
    In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to design Blog Calendar Icon. We will be using some tools like Rectangle Tool, Marquee Selection Tool, Horizontal Type tool etc. We will also learn some Layer Styles techniques like, Gradient Overlay, Inner Glow, Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow etc. Nice tutorial for those who are new to [...]

  • Top 5 Common Business Misconceptions On Online Marketing

    Marcela Dias
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:39 pm
    In an era of technological innovations, many businesses are embracing the trend of online marketing as a tool to augment their business model. That is all well and good but there are many common misconceptions businesses hold about online marketing. Apart from the understanding that online marketing requires creativity and technological expertise, time, effort and [...]
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    Some Design Blog

  • Roundup: 5 Great Articles To Keep You Focused and Productive

    Some Design Blog
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:38 am
    Now that the age of information has given way to the age of distraction, more and more professionals are finding themselves searching for ways to stay productive. As graphic designers, surfing the web for inspiration, resources, and new techniques is a part of our job, but little distractions can quickly add up. This is even more true for freelance designers who don’t have a boss to breath down their neck, or set office hours to try to fit everything into. We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite articles about productivity to help you stay on track. Accelerated Design: Streamline…

  • 10 Signs Your Design Client May Be Evil

    Some Design Blog
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:25 am
    I can’t speak for you, but every once in a while I’m approached by a potential client that gives me a bad feeling. Maybe calling them evil is a bit of an exaggeration, but there are definitely some clients that prefer to do business in the murky backwaters of morality. The biggest risk that these clients pose to you is generally that you’ll be the next in the line of people of they’ve taken advantage of, but in some cases, you may find yourself on the hook because of the work you’ve done for them. Here are a few ways to spot them. 1. They ask you take the content for their…

  • How To Keep Clients Coming Back For More

    Some Design Blog
    19 Jan 2012 | 3:05 am
    In any graphic design business you will encounter people who are looking to use your graphic design services once only but potentially any customer that you encounter could become a repeat client. It is always easier to retain a client than to try and get a new one, and you could be surprised how much work can be gained from existing clients, so how do you keep them coming back to you for their design needs? Concentrate On The Big Guns As you have probably noticed most of your projects come from very few of you clients, so concentrate on those big clients that give you the most work.

  • Clients From Hell: The Client’s Client

    Some Design Blog
    16 Jan 2012 | 3:20 am
    Clients From Hell is a series of posts to help us to learn from each other’s mistakes and successes when it comes to dealing with difficult clients. Also, it can feel pretty good to vent a little. The names, and often the professions, of the clients have been changed to protect the innocent, guilty, and stupid. Enjoy! The Story One day, when I was working at a small creative agency, we were contacted through our website by a business coach who needed some work done for a client. We had The Coach by for a quick meeting so we could get the details of the project and put together a budget. His…

  • Inspiration: Line Drawings In Design

    Some Design Blog
    12 Jan 2012 | 3:22 am
    Drawing and design go hand in hand. Many of us sketch out ideas by hand before we start and often talented designers at both manage to use illustration as the basis of a good design. Today’s inspiration post looks at pieces that incorporate line drawings as an integral part of the design. XHTML-Lab by Alok Jain/Creattica Kellogs Ad by Creattica/Creattica All Things Old Timey by Denisel Chandler/DesignFlavr Ian James Cox – Digital Designer by Ian James Cox/Creattica Musou Music Publishing: Bad by Creattica/Creattica MARCA Marketing & Advertising by talsudairy/Creattica The…
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    MycroBurst

  • Where is your phone book?

    Jessica Kornfeind
    10 Jan 2012 | 1:33 pm
    I’m not exactly sure where mine is, but I’m sure it’s hiding somewhere.  Every time I receive a new phone book on my doorstep, I have a tough time deciding whether to keep it or throw it in the trash.  Most people I know throw it away. Essentially, businesses listed in the yellow pages of the phone book are either hiding under my couch or waiting for the garbage truck to take them away. When I’m looking for a specific service, instead of finding my phone book I head straight to Google.  The Internet has made searching for a local car wash or dry cleaner SO simple.

  • New Upgrades For Designers!

    Jessica Kornfeind
    3 Jan 2012 | 10:55 am
    We released the first part of our big announcement earlier in the week on our Designer Facebook page. Part one of the announcement was that designers will now be able to receive donations from project holders! Project Holders can now give designers donations to show how much they appreciate their hard work.  We wanted to be sure even if you don’t win a project, there is away you can be awarded! Please note:  Soliciting project holders for donations will result in losing any donation you may have received. Part two of the announcement is a big part!  We are introducing the Super…

  • 5 Books to Help You Overcome Designer’s Block – Get Inspired!

    Keith J. Hamilton
    27 Dec 2011 | 10:56 pm
    Designer’s block is one of the most frustrating moments in a designer’s life.  Dreaded and feared, this may be a bad situation to be in but it’s not incurable. If you understand the symptoms then you should know when to step back and take a break. There are many ways to overcome designer’s block, most of which includes learning to find inspiration again.  Some time back I posted a list of ways to get rid of designer’s block.  Today I am bringing you a list of books that can help you overcome designer’s block. If you are currently suffering from designer’s block, these books…

  • How to Handle Your Client’s Criticism Positively

    Keith J. Hamilton
    20 Dec 2011 | 10:27 pm
    For any work of art that is on public display, criticism is bound to arise.  If your art work is your only source of earning, then you definitely need to master the art of handling criticism positively.  Graphic designers are just as prone to criticism as any other creative artist. When you work for clients, you are destined to come across criticism that may target your artistic sense, creative originality and technical skills. One way to help dealing with criticism is to be aware of your weaknesses. Here are a few more tips to help turn criticism into positive feedback: 1.  Never Lose…

  • More To Choose At MycroBurst!

    Jessica Kornfeind
    20 Dec 2011 | 3:50 pm
    Did you receive many quality and intriguing design concepts at your MycroBurst design project?  Not sure which to choose?  Could you use more than one of the designs?  Do you know that you’re going to need more than just one design?  We’ve got a solution for you! Back in October we posted that Project Holders at MycroBurst can select additional winners to their project, once it commences. We’ve brought that to the next level. Project Holders can now notate that they will be picking more than one winner, before their project is over! As you may have seen on our site,…
 
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  • Hate Maths? Start doodling.

    limeshot
    20 Jan 2012 | 6:35 pm
    Just a bit of random fun, that proves drawing is the answer to everything, even to understanding mathematics (Pythagora and the Greeks knew that). References ViHart, aka Victoria Hart, is a “recreational mathemusician” with a degree in Music from Stony Brook University. She blogs from Long Island, NY about all things mathematical, especially fun games [...] Related posts:Adding a Custom Tab to your Facebook Page I was doing this recently for a client, and I... Her Morning Elegance: 2096 stills, one song, one movie Photography? Design? Movie? Music? Actually, all of the above. Sunny... New…

  • Bauer’s Family Tree of Printing Types

    limeshot
    19 Jan 2012 | 6:05 pm
    Gorgeous bit of type history discovered on Imprint: In 1937, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of The Bauer Type Foundry in 1837, the firm issued “Bauer’s Family Tree of Printing Types.” It’s a whimsical, slightly inaccurate and completely gorgeous work of art, a rare treat for any typography aficionado. I just love how [...] Related posts:The Beauty of Ampersands If you’re not familiar with 300&65, this is a blog... Printing Offset Printing Offset printing is the industry standard for larger... Featured Typography Artist: Jessica Hische Jessica…

  • Design Specials

    limeshot
    15 Jan 2012 | 8:18 pm
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  • Free Printable Mason Jar Labels

    limeshot
    15 Jan 2012 | 5:20 pm
    So lately I find myself drawn again to jars (old obsession). And since I have bought quite a few of them recently, a revamping of the pantry was quite in order, complete with colourful labels and pretty patterns. Which I now offer to you for free download, should you feel the spring clean itch. If [...] Related posts:Free Christmas Card Designs: Xmas in Australia I haven’t posted for a while folks – sorry for... One hundred free RSS icons / badges Finally got the time to do these – just some... Free vector symbols: Art Nouveau card I’ve had this for a while now, it was…

  • On Kindness: A beautiful animation

    limeshot
    3 Jan 2012 | 5:10 pm
    Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a bestselling children’s book author and modern day philosopher. In this beautiful video, she touches on day to day life, Western philosophy and Eastern spirituality, making a compelling case for our inherent propensity for kindness. Via the awesome Brainpickings.org Related posts:50 Beautiful Black Wallpapers Most of these offer multiple sizes, including [...] Related posts:50 Beautiful Black Wallpapers Most of these offer multiple sizes, including widescreen; the few... Animation design – Kiwi! I’m sure most of you know about this movie, it’s...
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    Elmanco

  • I mosaici di Charis Tsevis

    Stefano Ricci
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:05 am
    Charis Tsevis è un graphic designer greco che ha costruito una folgorante carriera di illustratore intorno al successo del suo famoso ritratto di Steve Jobs. Qualche anno fa Tsevis ha rappresentato il fondatore di Apple con un mosaico formato da tante piccole immagini dei prodotti creati dalla casa di Cupertino. Sono sicuro che la maggior parte dei lettori ha già visto questo ritratto, che è diventato per Steve Jobs un’icona nota quasi quanto quella disegnata da Shepard Fairey per Barack Obama. L’idea di decomporre i personaggi famosi usando le loro creazioni come dei pixel è…

  • Cisotti+Laube

    Gianluca Gimini
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:04 am
    I biglietti da visita di Cisotti+Laube sembrano contenere in uno scarabocchio un intero manifesto. L’implicito understatement del logo, concepito per uno studio che si occupa tra le altre cose di comunicazione visiva e art direction, sembra quasi voler dire che al centro delle attenzioni sono i marchi dei clienti, non il proprio. Eppure il biglietto non comunica sciatteria, anzi ha una tale purezza formale che potrebbe essere stato disegnato da Shigeo Fukuda in persona. Ma Cisotti e Laube portano avanti col loro lavoro un’idea del design di matrice inequivocabilmente italiana.  Il lavoro…

  • Vignette di Tomaso Marcolla

    Stefano Ricci
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:21 am
    Vignette è il titolo del libro che raccoglie 33 opere digitali realizzate da Tomaso Marcolla assemblando fotografia e computer grafica. Marcolla lavora principalmente come grafico e art director il suo percorso artistico è iniziato in maniera classica con l’acquarello, per poi passare al collage fino all’uso di tecniche diverse fuse insieme. Negli ultimi anni Tomaso Marcolla ha iniziato ad esprimersi anche attraverso immagini digitali, che sono diventate il suo strumento preferito per raccontare i temi più importanti e tragici dell’attualità con il linguaggio della…

  • Hangar Design Group

    Stefano Ricci
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:02 am
    Hangar Design Group è uno studio di progettazione multidisciplinare che ha il suo quartiere generale in quello che era un vecchio hangar per dirigibili a Mogliano Veneto. In trenta anni di attività lo studio fondato da Alberto Bovo e Sandro Manente ha preso il volo fino a una dimensione internazionale e oggi ha sedi a New York, in Cina e a Barcellona. La formazione architettonica dei fondatori si riconosce da alcuni dettagli e più in generale da un approccio progettuale che ambisce a sviluppare tutta la creatività richiesta dai clienti. Hangar Design Group non progetta solo prodotti,…

  • Pubblicità su Elmanco

    Stefano Ricci
    19 Jan 2012 | 2:31 am
    Elmanco è un blog dedicato all’industrial e graphic design tra i più noti e stimati in Italia. Il blog, online dal 2005, è stato uno dei primi nel suo genere ed ha un vasto seguito tra architetti, designer, creativi e pubblicitari grazie alla qualità e ricchezza dei suoi articoli. Trovare dei buoni sponsor è indispensabile per portare avanti un prodotto editoriale come questo, perciò sono disponibili degli spazi pubblicitari all’interno del blog. Attualmente i numeri di Elmanco sono: 15.000 visitatori e 30.000 pagine viste mensili, 1.400 fan della pagina Facebook, 300…
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  • 50 Incredible Black And White Photography With Partial Colors

    Jameel
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:25 am
    A photograph that looks beautiful and appealing to our eyes is because of its colors. No doubt that colors is an important aspect of photography but we cannot overlook the role black and white photographs play in attracting our attention, especially if they are creatively incorporated with some fractional colors. Using partial colors in black and white photos looks exceptionally trendy and appeals to our eyes. This is because in partially colored photographs, only one entity is made colorful to make it look noticeable. Here, we have prepared a compilation of eye-catching black and white…

  • 45 Useful Cinema 4D Tutorials & Techniques

    Jameel
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:19 am
    Many of us are well familiar with the 3D technology that has been extensively used in movies and games. There is no second opinion about the outstanding 3D animations and graphics. One of the most powerful 3D applications that is being used nowadays is Cinema 4D that is developed by MAXON Computer GmbH and capable of doing modeling, animation and rendering all in one. In this post, we have compiled a list of more than 40 best Cinema 4D Tutorials that demonstrate some useful and valuable techniques as how to create that amazing Cinema 4D effect. Enjoy learning! Model A Wooden Chair In Cinema4D…

  • 50 Astonishing Collection of Infrared Photography

    Jameel
    23 Jan 2012 | 5:43 am
    Today we share 50 remarkable collection of Infrared Photography that you would find on the net. This collection signifies the dedication of photographers and their hard work and love to the art of Photography. Infrared Photography is done by using filter onto the camera that if executed properly creates remarkable photos. We hope that you’ll like this collection and get some inspiration. You can also learn this form of photography through some tutorials that use Photoshop. Enjoy! Malaysia National Zoo Futog Fort Uitermeer Silent Lake Golden waterfall Final Destination Ship Infrared Infrared…

  • Showcase of Creative and Amazing Print Ads Examples

    Jameel
    21 Jan 2012 | 1:15 pm
    Print advertisement is the best way to catch the attention of potential customers particularly when places in magazines, publications and billboard. Designing effective print ads that actually work is not an easy task and not all print ads are equally effective. Today we feature some really amazing and eye-catching print ads that will surly get your attention. Some of them are quite shocking or strange yet very interesting. Hope you’ll enjoy this collection. Deutsche Post: Chest box Legambiente: Park Work For Food Chemistry Genius Kayaking Jumbo Peanut: Choking Hyundai Israel: Dog Timotei…

  • 50 Best jQuery Visual Tutorials Every Web Designer Must Look At

    2Expert
    19 Jan 2012 | 10:31 am
    jQuery is a JavaScript Library. jQuery greatly simplifies JavaScript programming.This article contains 50 visual tutorials intended for web designers and newbies on how to apply effects with jQuery. There’s stuff all over the Web about jQuery, but finding the best tutorials to get you started can be tough. Here are Examples and tutorials from jQuery masters to keep you on the right track. 1. Circular Image Gallery By Jquery 2. Building the animated cartoon robot with Jquery 3. Elegant Accordion with jQuery and CSS3 4. Animated Form Switching With jquery 5. Image wall with jquery 6. Grid…
 
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    A List Apart

  • Building Twitter Bootstrap

    17 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Bootstrap is an open-source front-end toolkit created to help designers and developers quickly and efficiently build great stuff online. Its goal is to provide a refined, well-documented, and extensive library of flexible design components created with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for others to build and innovate on. Today, it has grown to include dozens of components and has become the most popular project on GitHub, with more than 13,000 watchers and 2,000 forks. Mark Otto, the co-creator of Bootstrap, sheds light on how and why Bootstrap was made, the processes used to create it, and how it…

  • An Important Time for Design

    17 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Design is on a roll. Client services are experiencing a major uptick in demand, seasoned design professionals are abandoning client work in favor of entrepreneurship, and designer-co-founded startups such as Kickstarter and Airbnb are taking center stage. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the fact that design has a massive role to play in the evolution of the web and the next generation of web products. The result, says Cameron Koczon, is that designers have now been given a blank check—one that lets web designers band together as a community to change the way design is…

  • A Pixel Identity Crisis

    17 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    The pixel has long been the atomic particle of screen based design: a knowable, concrete unit of measurement. But layouts based on the hardware pixel are fast becoming an endangered species. Even the introduction of a new, W3C standard reference pixel, although it promises stability in the long-term, can't help us navigate the current chaos. Consider the two "standard" pixel definitions and 500 "standard" viewports your user's Android device may support. To create designs that transcend platform differences—the promise of the web and standards—you must normalize pixels across devices.

  • What I Learned About the Web in 2011

    13 Dec 2011 | 1:00 am
    As the year draws to a close, we asked some A List Apart readers to tell us what they learned about the web in 2011. Together their responses summarize the joys and challenges of this magical place we call the internet. We need to continue to iterate, to embrace change, and challenge complexity to keep shipping. Above all, we must continue to reach out to one another, to teach, to support, to help, and to build the community that sustains us.

  • Say No to SOPA

    29 Nov 2011 | 2:00 am
    A List Apart strongly opposes United States H.R.3261 AKA the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), an ill-conceived lobbyist-driven piece of legislation that is technically impossible to enforce, cripplingly burdensome to support, and would, without hyperbole, destroy the internet as we know it. SOPA approaches the problem of content piracy with a broad brush, lights that brush on fire, and soaks the whole web in gasoline. If passed, SOPA will allow corporations to block the domains of websites that are “capable of” or “seem to encourage” copyright infringement. Once a domain is blocked,…
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  • Daily Inspiration #1042

    AoiroStudio
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:24 pm
    This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it, also use "Daily Inspiration" in the subject, and don't forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo If possible use the HTML code: <p class="imgC"><a href="Link to the page you found the image"><img src="Link to the Image"…

  • Surprisingly Beautiful Escalator Photography

    PauloGabriel
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:30 am
    A photographer can actually get to take some beautiful pictures out from the most common things, like escalators. I find this particularly fresh and quite nice, considering the amount of beauty found in these photographs. If you got your own escalator pictures, we'd really love to see it. Drop us a comment attaching it! These pictures were taken by great photographers, and I really recommend you to take some time to pay them a visit, because it will be totally worth the visit, and they'll must certainly appreciate it. I hope you enjoy these! Cheers! ;) zonepress Sven Seiler ian hughes Stephen…

  • Friday Fresh Free Fonts #137

    paul0v2
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:12 am
    I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it's awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#137 and make sure to comeback for more next week. Click here to view all Friday Fresh Free Fonts Carton by Nick Mccosker Download Carton Asap by Omnibus Type Download Asap Adele by Chase Download Adele Kaushan Script by Pablo Impallari Download Kaushan Script About the authorHi there! I'm Paulo Canabarro, 26 year old web designer - paulocanabarro.com I'm from Brazil…
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    Adaptive Path

  • Looking for a Few Good Interns

    Jamin Hegeman
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:52 pm
    Dear [Name Of Graduate Student] We are writing to you because you are studying one of the following things: visual design, interaction design, service design, design research, design strategy, business, or some kind of crazy hybrid or intersection. You recently expressed interest in seeing how your skills could be wielded to design great products and services. Do we ever have an opportunity for you! Adaptive Path is seeking graduate students with your unique combination of skills (and charm) for our internship program this summer! You’ll be part of our team, treated like a…

  • Data Trumps Opinion: 4 Smart Services that Deploy and Learn

    Brandon Schauer
    18 Jan 2012 | 1:01 pm
    Tired of going with the design that will survive the organization's political gauntlet? What if we made decisions based on what actually worked for customers and produced results, not what snaggletoothed solution fit into every stakeholder's personal view of the world? A quick story of how I got hooked Five years ago I was working to redesign a major website when our team got stuck on just how to design landing pages for traffic coming through Google. Should we be satisfied with a Google searcher just viewing one page or should we put design effort into getting them to view more? The…

  • Overcoming Serious Service Sag

    Brandon Schauer
    10 Jan 2012 | 5:11 pm
    Last week I posted about how businesses over-invest in advertising and under-invest in the improvement of the service experience, which creates what I call a Service Anticipation Gap, or SAG. Customers are falsely led to expect a service that's better than what it can be. The result is wasted ad spend and revenue losses from customer (dis)engagement. The Challenge Businesses have gotten used to confidently connecting spending on ads and seeing the returns in revenue. Or as @odannyboy overheard, "Advertising is a lazy man's monetization." And here's where the folks that plan and…

  • Peterme Moves On

    Jesse James Garrett
    9 Jan 2012 | 12:52 pm
    Let's be clear on this point: There would be no Adaptive Path without Peter Merholz. Certainly, after nearly 11 years in business, the company's culture, strategy, and creative direction has been influenced by a lot of folks. But Peter was the one who brought together the original founders to talk about ways we could work together, a conversation that turned into a company. So it was a momentous day here when Peter let us know he was leaving the company. But in some ways it wasn't a total surprise. As Peter points out in his blog post, the ideas that have most energized him for…

  • Serious Service Sag

    Brandon Schauer
    5 Jan 2012 | 3:50 pm
    Has a commercial ever brought you to tears? Images of families reconnecting in an airport or a child hugging their parent with delight because a service was able to bring together a magic moment? I think we've all seen some wet eyes resulting from a well crafted 30-second ad spot. How about tears brought about from an actual service? Or someone jumping in the air with joy because of how great that check-in process was? Nada. It's a rare, rare bird. But what if—WHAT IF—services were just as good as they were advertised to be? What if they were even close? Wouldn't that…
 
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  • Web Design Disciplines Explained Through the Medium of Dungeons & Dragons

    andybudd
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:23 am
    First off let me apologise for the laboured metaphor I’m about to inflict on you, but I thought it could be entertaining to try and describe the web design industry using a medium I’m sure you’re all familiar with—Dungeons & Dragons. However I should point out that I’m no D&D expert, having played it last when I was 13. So please don’t leave comments to the line of “you got that all wrong as those character classes were changed in AD&D 2nd Edition, Unearthed Arcana.” or I’ll pull out my +2 broadsword and go Berserker on your ass.

  • UX Developer is a misleading and potentially damaging job title

    andybudd
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:58 am
    I was really disappointed to see a recent post from somebody I admire and respect defend the validity of the new UX Developer job title that has been cropping up of late. As well as being misleading, the title, UX Developer has implications that are damaging to the field of User Experience and will hasten the current devaluation of the term. Despite what many newcomers to the industry may think, User Experience Design is a well-defined specialism as distinct from visual or interface design. The practice of user experience design is a specific field of study with its own books, conferences,…

  • The Tyranny of the Minimum Viable Product

    andybudd
    22 Dec 2011 | 8:04 am
    I first came across the term Minimum Viable Product when I dropped into a talk by Eric Reis at the Web 2.0 Expo in New Year a few year’s back. As a company that has always worked on variable scope projects, defining a MVP seemed like a great way of managing client expectations. Rather than clients worrying whether your team would deliver something useful, you’d work together to define the smallest thing you could release and it still be a success. You would then guarantee that the client would meet their core business needs, and everything else you manage to deliver in that time…

  • Why designers are holding themselves back

    andybudd
    3 Dec 2011 | 7:21 am
    Have you every been in the situation where the client keeps requesting tweaks to the design or changes in functionality? As you sit moving boxes around the page, the budget is slowly draining away and you’re no longer sure whether the project can be completed on target? In these situations what do you do? Some designers will push back on the client, claiming that these changes were never in the agreed brief and that they had only budgeted for 2 or 3 rounds of design. Others will simply swallow the cost in the hope that the changes are almost finished and in the knowledge that…

  • Hanging with the Hipsters in East London

    andybudd
    1 Dec 2011 | 1:19 pm
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  • WiGig: More than Wi-Fi on Steroids

    Tim Kridel
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:06 am
    Advertise here with BSATweet Intelligence In Software: IT Software Strategy WiGig: More than Wi-Fi on Steroids Wi-Fi is one of the world’s most widely used wireless technologies. Two common downsides of that popularity are interference and often slow speeds. A new wireless technology called WiGig aims to complement Wi-Fi performance by providing an alternative for certain usages, like peer-to-peer and device-to-device information exchange. Commercially available by late 2012, WiGig will use the 60 GHz band, which is unlicensed spectrum that’s virtually unused in most countries. Wi-Fi…

  • Seven Amazing Ways To Obtain Passive Income Online

    NTHEMES
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:17 pm
    Advertise here with BSATweet Last year, the owner of a Word Press site made a record sale, he received more than $50,000 by selling the respective masterwork on market websites. It’s true, it’s a record and it’s an exception, but a lot of money may be gained from selling website templates. It’s awesome not only because the amount of money is respectable, but also because it’s catalogued as passive income. You don’t have to be an expert accountant to know that all income may be “brutally” divided into two main categories: Active income, is in fact the payment received for…

  • 10 Simple & Best WordPress Contact Form Plugins For Your Blog

    Leif
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:21 pm
    Advertise here with BSATweet Trying to find a Word Press plugin that best suited for your needs can be a bit of a hassle sometimes. Having a contact form is very important for your blog, which allows your visitors or advertisers to get in touch with you. But it’s very important to keep it simple and user friendly along with creative look involved. WordPress is one such great platform that will allow you use simple plugins and get the contact form in minutes. We tried to list 10 best of those plugins here to save you time and frustration! 1. Contact Form 7 2. Contact Form By Contact Me.com…

  • 60+ Hilarious, Creative & Beautiful Examples of Toy & Video Game Inspired Photography

    Andy Sowards
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:53 pm
    Advertise here with BSATweet When I was in middle school, I used to walk down to the comic shop (which sadly doesn’t exist anymore where I live) after school and I would pick up a ToyFare magazine (which again doesn’t exist) and I would LMFAO. If you have never heard of ToyFare then check this wiki link. It was a magazine full of the coolest toys, and they would have hilarious captions in them – it was almost like a print version of Robot Chicken (I assume you are all familiar with that). But Today I have some awesome toy photography that reminds me of those good ole days of…

  • Epic Giveaway – Get Any Deal of Your Choice From Mighty Deals for Free!

    Andy Sowards
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:21 am
    Advertise here with BSATweet Today we are honored to partner with Mighty Deals to bring you this exclusive giveaway. As you have probably seen, Mighty Deals has some quality deals going on all the time, well today is your chance to get your hands on one of these hot deals for absolutely Free! Who is Mighty Deals? Mighty Deals is a flash sales platform for digital goods aimed at web professionals. It provides the opportunity not only to get exposure to the entire web design and development community, but also to boost sales and reach out to tens of thousands of new potential customers. It has…
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  • Homemade Pasta

    Will McNeice
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    The other day my girlfriend and I were in the supermarket buying dinner. We wanted some nice, fresh pasta, but all we found was old, tired pasta. The fresh pasta looked so unpleasant that we chose instead to eat the dried, shrivelled pasta we knew was in the kitchen at home. We made a reasonably pleasant meal out of it, but it got me thinking. How hard is to to make your own pasta? I discussed the idea with my girlfriend as we ate the dried, shrivelled pasta and drank our wine, and she agreed that it probably wasn’t all that difficult. I decided to make my own pasta. After dinner, with…

  • What’s wrong with the Brandenburg Gate?

    Will McNeice
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    What's wrong with the perspective? When I lived in Berlin, I saw this image everyday. It covers every window of almost every U-Bahn train. It’s a repeating pattern of the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin’s most famous chunk of architecture, and in every image, the second pillar from the left has something wrong with the perspective. I loaded Google and typed “brandenburg gate perspective problem,” and nothing useful came up. Am I the only person who has ever seen the error? I wonder how much it cost to print transfers for every window of the trains that have them. Share…

  • Chapman Magazine

    Will McNeice
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:23 am
      Edinburgh is the only city in the UK where the first question somebody asked me on the street was: “Do you speak English?” I answered yes and regretted it – I walked away with a worthless trinket and he walked away with a lot of my money. Despite that, Edinburgh is a cool place. Vibrant, multicultural, and even a tiny bit cheaper than Stockholm, it has a long and interesting history. Nowadays, Edinburgh is home to the Scottish Parliament and its awesome new building, designed by Enric Miralles. It is also home to Chapman, a literary magazine and book publisher that…

  • Not in Kansas

    Will McNeice
    22 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Last year in Berlin I did a reading of one of my stories, along with some other writers. We called ourselves the Displaced Writers Group Berlin. Here are some photos of the event. The Displaced Writers Group is organised and run by Madvhi Ramani, a talented writer from London who works tirelessly to help the English language writers in Berlin. Her group is a great resource for people who want to write better and for people who like to drink in cafés in the evening. You can hear the story I read here. Share and Enjoy • Facebook • Twitter • Google • Delicious • Digg…

  • The Strange Preoccupation of James Andrew Cedric Cuthbert

    Will McNeice
    20 Jan 2012 | 3:50 am
    I go through phases of trying to write in different styles, for practice and for fun. Earnest Hemingway is particularly fun because you get to use the word and at least ten times in every sentence. The Strange Preoccupation of James Andrew Cedric Cuthbert is a story of coincidences and connections, and I wrote it in the style of the 18th Century writers, such as Heinrich von Kleist. As a result, there are long sentences, dramatic prose and ridiculous events. I think it’s very funny. I wrote it last year and workshopped it with The Displaced Writers Group Berlin, my old writing haunt.
 
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  • Barbie As Famous Works Of Art

    Amir
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:30 pm
    Johannes Vermeer ,“La Jeune Fille à la Perle” Jocelyne Grivaud reinvents Barbie as famous works of art and cultural icons throughout the ages. “This design needed time to take root, as often. The whole story began one day, in November 1967, with a present, all tenderness. It was pink, vaporous and extremely delicate. With the patience of an angel, my mother had secretly knitted a dressing gown and tiny bootees for my Barbie. It seems to me there were more clothes, but these bootees, with their little pink knots on top totally fascinated me. Then I grew up. The doll vanished, but I…

  • Noemie Goudal’s Alternative Landscapes

    Amir
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Paris born London based Noemie Goudal‘s installation based photographs recreate rivers out of flowing fabric, bring large forests indoors, and transform a room into a cavernous hideout under the boardwalk.             (via design you can trust)

  • Kira Leigh’s Depression Triggers

    tess
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:30 am
    Kira Leigh‘s website comes with a warning: “Many pieces deal directly with the symptoms and sisters of depression and are therefore triggering.” While on the surface, Leigh’s work may seem fun and fantastical, it is also highly personal and psychological, addressing subjects of anxiety, body dysmorphia, life obstacles, and feminist issues. Taking inspiration from gaming culture, Leigh turns the escapist pastime on its head, creating a “surreal fictional gaming universe” in which she courageously battles her real-life demons through “a self-insert…

  • Travis Stearns

    matthew manos
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    Graphic Designer, Travis Stearn, is sporting a really nice portfolio of poster design work. I’m loving the kind of messed-up, digi-punk, aesthetic to his work. As platforms for creating digital artwork become more and more accessible, it is interesting to see how the aesthetics of “DIY” have potentially evolved from scissors-and-glue to photoshop-and-MSpaint. Check out a compilation of our favorites after the jump!

  • Michael Burnett

    Dimitri Karakostas
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:30 am
    Michael Burnett, renowned skate photographer extraordinare, has taken many of the iconic photographs that come to mind when thinking of greats such as Tom Penny and John Cardiel. However, taking a great skateboarding photograph is a much different task than photographing the people above the skateboard. His portraits of suburban kids sprawling for free t-shirts and familiar faces removed from their territory tell a different story- often the much more interesting one.
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    Big Spaceship

  • Forward Thinking Vol. 61

    Johnny Ridley
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:03 am
    Shelby.tv Shelby.tv is a new web service (and iOS app) that collects video published by your friends across a range of social networks. The collected content is queued for your viewing pleasure, resulting in a sharable, lean showreel that reflects your friends’ tastes. Vimeo Redesign Vimeo has published a short film that explores their exciting new redesign. Currently not available to all users, the new design promises a more cinematic experience, boasting a number of revisions to streamline the way in which we enjoy videos, follow user activity and browse content. Evi | The New Siri?

  • Corpsify Revived in HTML5

    Johnny Ridley
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:43 pm
    This week marks the triumphant return of Corpsify, a collaborative art project inspired by a collective drawing method known as ‘exquisite corpse.’ Formerly a Flash product, Corpsify returns with a freshly coded heart, now powered by HTML 5. This new language allows for greater access across a range of devices including the iPad.  Head over to www.corpsify.com to try it out for yourself.

  • Forward Thinking Vol. 60

    Johnny Ridley
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:37 pm
    Fight for the Future of the Internet Yesterday marked an important day for the internet as a number of sites, including our own, blacked out content in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). If the government passes the act, the internet would feel a number of restrictive, controversial effects. For more details we strongly recommend following the link above and viewing the short film. The Economist on Kodak The Economist has published an interesting piece on Kodak’s failing business practices. They address a late switch from film to digital, financial losses and the way in which…

  • The Internet Is Not An Interactive Postcard

    Nathan Adkisson
    16 Jan 2012 | 11:35 am
    An essential part of the Big Spaceship culture is constant cross-disciplinary learning between our designers, developers, producers and strategists. On that note, strategist Nathan Adkisson had a lively instant messenger conversation with senior designer Able Parris about one of Able’s favorite topics: typography. Here’s what they discussed. Nathan Adkisson: What are your thoughts on digital vs. print typography? Are they really as different as people say, or are they just two sides of the same coin? Able Parris: There are definitely digital-specific problems, but understanding…

  • Forward Thinking Vol. 59

    Johnny Ridley
    13 Jan 2012 | 10:41 am
    OneReceipt OneReceipt is a new cloud service that helps you manage receipts, providing a simple online hub to store details of your purchases. The service holds both e-receipts and user-submitted photos of paper receipts, allowing you to tag purchase types and organize spending. Coca-Cola’s Content 2020 We recently stumbled across a two part presentation from Jonathan Mildenhall, Vice-President, Global Advertising Strategy and Creative Excellence at The Coca-Cola Company. The presentation explains Coke’s plans for the future and the ways in which they believe they will add…
 
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  • Freebie Friday: 6 Abstract Lines Brushes

    Dustin Schmieding
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:10 pm
    Happy Friday everyone! Today I’m releasing this set of unique and tough to define brushes. The source for these was a microscopic piece of pollen. Up close the strands looked like barbed wire. After photographic it, I brought the images into Illustrator and Live Traced each one, so the edges are very defined. Each brush is 2500×1800, hope you enjoy. Preview Download ZIP

  • Free Texture Tuesday: Grab Bag 14

    Dustin Schmieding
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:40 am
    Today’s grab bag of textures contains a couple old book covers and three other various textures. Each one will add a different dimension to your designs.

  • Freebie Friday: 5 Simple Fabric Brushes

    Dustin Schmieding
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:19 am
    This collection of five subtle hi-res fabric brushes will add some natural surfacing to your work. Each brush is 2500×2500. Preview Download .ZIP

  • 25 Most Popular Mac OS X Apps for Web Designers

    Jake Rocheleau
    18 Jan 2012 | 10:20 pm
    The new Mac App Store on 10.7 Lion has greatly improved the usability of OS X. Now designers and developers have easy access to a whole collection of software from around the world. It’s also a fantastic system for Cocoa programmers to earn some extra cash on the side by selling applications. I’ve put together this gallery of 25 popular Mac programs for web and graphic designers. Be sure to check them out and let us know your thoughts! ColorSnapper Transmit BBEdit Alfred Wunderlist Cloud FileSorter Things Coda BaseApp Day One RapidWeaver Sparrow Screen Capture X Gitbox Pixelmator Hues PHP…

  • Free Texture Tuesday: 5 Cracked and Peeling Wood Textures

    Dustin Schmieding
    17 Jan 2012 | 8:22 am
    These hi res wooden board textures can act as solid foundations or as a small touch to your work. Each one is 4500×3000.
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  • Wireframing for responsive design

    Leigh Howells
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    I’m conscious that some people in the web industry, including myself(!) may be getting tired of hearing the word ‘responsive’ in everything they read.  We shouldn’t be, because I don’t think it’s going to change any time soon (not until the next big web paradigm shift at least) and mobile will only become more important as time goes on and the device numbers grow and they technology evolves. Get used to it. We, the content designers, have to be just as responsive as the interfaces we create, adapting to change as it happens. To do this we need to learn…

  • Responsive Design Sketchbook

    Leigh Howells
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:18 am
    I really like the look of this carefully thought out sketch pad: http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0064/4612/products/responsive-blueprint_grande.png?100729 I can imagine how this could benefit the design thinking process, helping designers to remember and consider that site design should be working at many widths. Want. Thanks for subscribing to Boagworld; a web design blog, forum and podcast run by Paul Boag and friends. If you are new to my feed may I recommend also: Following me on Twitter Checking out my get started guide Having a look through the archive of posts Subscribing to the…

  • Pen and paper wireframing without the hassle

    Paul Boag
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:08 am
    I love wireframing by hand especially when working collaboratively with the client. When you work on a computer only one person can wireframe at a time, but with pen and paper we can all wireframe together. The problem is that pen and paper wireframing takes a lot of redrawing. You find yourself constantly drawing and redrawing screen elements, which proves time consuming. This is not a problem on a computer where you can copy and paste. Apparently I am not alone in my desire to combine the best of computer based wireframing and good old pen and paper. Nat from Lanyrd feels the same and has…

  • What internal web teams can learn from the European Commission

    Paul Boag
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:07 am
    Last week I was invited by the web community at the European Commission to visit them in Brussels. As you can imagine working in an organisation the size of the European Commission has some unique challenges. With over 400 websites, tens of thousands of pages and 23 languages to accommodate, it is hard to get things done. Amazingly, despite being faced with such overwhelming challenges the web community there is very proactive, positive and forward thinking. They come together regularly to share ideas and find ways to work collaboratively. They also run a series of masterclasses (hence my…

  • Does your labelling cause confusion?

    Paul Boag
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:44 am
    I find it fascinating to watch users interact with navigation on websites. In particular, I am always interested in how users react when they encounter a term they do not understand. Unclear labelling can lead to inaction and confusion. Lets imagine an 18 year old visiting a University website. In the navigation they encounter a label marked Alumni. They don’t understand that the term refers to former students and that the content is therefore not relevant to them. One might expect that when faced with a term they do not understand they would simply choose to ignore it. However, the…
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  • Leeside Skateboard Mayhem

    Jeff
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:06 pm
    When people ask me what Vancouver is like, this is the video I’ll show them. Watch the video in all its glory below.

  • Guy Laramee

    Jeff
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:55 am
    Stunning landscapes carved out of books, sculptures by Guy Laramee.

  • Rob Sato

    Jeff
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:46 am
    Works by Rob Sato.

  • Sana Park

    Jeff
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:38 am
    Drawings by Sana Park. Los Angeles.

  • Stefan Kürten

    Jeff
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:53 am
    Paintings by Stefan Kürten.
 
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  • Mobile in 2012

    Brian Fling
    3 Jan 2012 | 12:07 pm
    Chetan Sharma has compiled a list of mobile predictions for 2012 from various industry thought leaders. Some very interesting insight into the year ahead. I’ve listed the top answers here: What will be the biggest mobile stories of 2012? Continued growth of mobile data around the world Who will be the most open player in the mobile ecosystem in 2012? Google (who has the reality distortion field now?) What applications will define 4G? Video What will be the breakthrough category in mobile in 2012? Mobile Payments What will be the most popular consumer mobile applications in 2012? Mobile…

  • Over half of all Mobile Browsing happens on an iOS device

    Brian Fling
    3 Jan 2012 | 10:42 am
    iOS is still the titan of mobile browsing. Down from 54% in November and 61% in October. 25% coming from iPhone, 24% iPad and iPod touch just 2%. Android is just 16% coming mostly from phones. Next month should be telling to see if holiday sales gives iOS a larger lead. And we’ll see if the Kindle Fire boosts Android’s overall web browsing percent. Source: NetMarketshare

  • Joe Wikert interviews me about our new HTML5 mobile publishing...

    Brian Fling
    22 Dec 2011 | 10:08 am
    Joe Wikert interviews me about our new HTML5 mobile publishing platform pinch/zoom Press that we created to make mobile publishing easy. Some of the highlights of the interview: The platform consists of three different pieces of technology – A native app for iOS devices, a layout tool and a content management system. [Discussed at 1:50] Why choose HTML5 rather than EPUB 3? – As flexible and powerful as EPUB is, it’s still not as platform agnostic as HTML5. Plus, every device comes with a web browser but not necessarily an EPUB reader. [Discussed at 2:56] But it’s really…

  • Hire "10x Teams" not 10 times the people

    Brian Fling
    19 Dec 2011 | 12:20 pm
    A great post on the value of hiring “10x Teams” or teams that can scale beyond themselves, not just 10 times the people – or “butts in seats” as I refer to them. The idea is five of the right people is better spent than building one team of ten. That extraordinary people can do far more than regular people. And you should hire for the extraordinary. My favorite part of this post is this diagram, which shows the qualities you need in a 10x Team. From my experience, this diagram is spot on for creating the perfect team that can solve really hard problems and create…

  • We're Hiring

    Brian Fling
    19 Dec 2011 | 10:12 am
    Come help us create the next generation of mobile products. We have a very busy year ahead and are looking for a variety of roles, including Mobile Designers, Mobile Developers (iOS and HTML5) and Account Directors. If that sounds like you or someone you know, please email hello@pinchzoom.com and let us know!
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  • WordPress Transients API – Practical examples

    Jean-Baptiste Jung
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:04 am
    What is the transients API, and why it’s useful Most developers who worked with WordPress in the past probably ever heard of the Options API, which allow you to save, update and delete custom values. The Transients API is pretty similar to the Options API, but with the feature of an expiration time, which simplifies the process of using the wp_options database table to store cached information. After you read the practical example I’ve listed on this post, I suggest you to read the Transients API page on WordPress Codex. List sites from your network Let’s start with an…

  • 10 super useful PHP snippets you probably haven’t seen

    Jean-Baptiste Jung
    16 Jan 2012 | 9:03 am
    Text messaging with PHP using the TextMagic API If for some reason, you need to send text messages to your clients cell phones, you should definitely have a look to TextMagic. They provide an easy API which allow you to send SMS to cell phones. Please note that the TextMagic service isn’t free. The example below shows how easy it is to send a SMS to a cell phone using the TextMagic API: // Include the TextMagic PHP lib require('textmagic-sms-api-php/TextMagicAPI.php'); // Set the username and password information $username = 'myusername'; $password =…

  • Tutorials and snippets to get started with CoffeeScript

    Jean-Baptiste Jung
    9 Jan 2012 | 9:09 am
    What is CoffeeScript? To keep it simple, CoffeeScript is a little language that compiles into JavaScript. If you ever coded in languages such as Python or Ruby, you’ll probably love CoffeeScript a lot. Instead of awkward braces and semicolons, JavaScript has always had a gorgeous object model at its heart. The code compiles one-to-one into the equivalent JS, and there is no interpretation at runtime. You can use any existing JavaScript library seamlessly from CoffeeScript (and vice-versa). The compiled output is readable and pretty-printed, passes through JavaScript Lint without…

  • JavaScript frameworks, tools and techniques to create killer applications

    Jean-Baptiste Jung
    1 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Ofmlabs Codecs: Pure JavaScript audio decoding Ofmlabs is bringing audio decoding to JavaScript with two great pieces of code. The first, named JSMad, was the first proof that JS audio decoding is possible and is a port of libmad, a C based MPEG audio decoder. The second file, ALAC.js is a port of the recently open sourced Apple Lossless decoder to JavaScript. Now it is possible to play MP3 and Apple Lossless even in browsers without native support. → Visit Ofmlabs Codecs Popcorn.js Brought to you by Mozilla, Popcorn.js is an event system for HTML5 media developers. Think jQuery for…

  • Super useful WordPress hacks and snippets

    Jean-Baptiste Jung
    19 Dec 2011 | 10:11 am
    Add Google+ button to your posts automatically Google+ is a new “social” service offered by Internet giant Google. If you want to let your visitor “plus” your post, why not adding a Google+ button to all of your entries automatically? Simply paste the code below into your functions.php file. Once you saved the file, the Google+ button will be automatically displayed near your posts. add_filter('the_content', 'wpr_google_plusone'); function wpr_google_plusone($content) { $content = $content.'<div class="plusone"><g:plusone…
 
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  • Colorful Answers by Leatrice Eiseman to Questions from Our COLOURlovers Scholarship Winners

    mollybermea
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:36 am
    For those of you following Leatrice Eisemen's training schedule, her 4-Day Color Training Program is off to a start this very morning in Burbank, CA. LindaHolt and ModernMuse (aka Michelle Stroescu), the two COLOURlovers who won full and half scholarship for the class back in November are excitedly enjoying their first day of learning and meeting Leatrice. To tide you all over until we get to do a followup with both Linda and Michelle about the class experience, Leatrice kindly took the time to answer the intriguing questions each winner had asked at the time of receiving…

  • Winter Wedding Trends & Inspiration

    allisonsilber
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:48 pm
    Winter weddings are fabulous in their own right, and seeing as we are now in the thick of these winter months, you brides are some of the luckiest there are. Sure you don't get sunshine and hot days, but you get the chance of snow and creating a darn right cozy spot. Sparkles, snow, candles and blankets adorn these weddings to create a romantic space during these cold months. Oh and the color palettes, I can't get enough of these color palettes. Source: Bridge, Pears For ceremony spaces, a cozy fireplace is the perfect backdrop to tie the knot. Details such as cotton and candles are perfect…

  • COLOURlovers Interview with Erin of Design For Mankind

    allisonsilber
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:08 am
    Erin Loechner is a writer, stylist and designer. She is a quirky girl with lots of style and a great swagger about her. Everything she publishes on her site, Design For Mankind, pushes the envelope just enough to keep you interested and excited about trends and styles. She has graced the pages of many magazines all the while keeping up with trends and colors on her HGTV.com segment. First up, why don't you tell the community a bit about who you are, what you do, how long you have been doing it, and your background.  I'm Erin Loechner, a 28-year-old freelance design writer and…

  • Interior Paint Palettes We Love

    mollybermea
    20 Jan 2012 | 4:29 pm
    Recently, we spent some time reflecting over some beautiful home decor images in order to curate these ten beautiful palettes from the Martha Stewart paint line in a collaborative project titled, "Paint Palettes We Love." Peruse these lovely combinations and fancy what your space might become, reinvented with fantastically bold or mellow combinations that might pull your imagination strings. One thing I adore about Martha's paint line is that her and Kevin Sharkey dig in to their memories and whims when building a collection of color around them. You can literally see these things in the…

  • Brightening Up Your Spaces with the Latest in Lighting Trends

    mollybermea
    19 Jan 2012 | 6:15 pm
    Lighting a space can make a significant impact on the emotional palette. From the design of a lighting fixture to how it radiates in a space can make or break the entire theme. This article is presented by LBC Lighting offering you the easiest and most convenient way to purchase contemporary lighting including Juno Lighting for your home or business. There are a myriad concepts being done with lighting, from astonishing buys and extraordinary DIYs, everyone’s got a bug to be the most unique. Beaded Chandeliers Beaded chandeliers are becoming quite a popular trend. This style…
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  • Koi – Free WordPress Theme

    Alex
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:49 am
    You are reading : Koi – Free WordPress ThemeDetails : 2 columns, right sidebar, large article image custom field , 3 column footer, Flickr and Twitter integration.Demo : Koi – Free WordPress Theme demo (nw)Download : Koi –  Free WordPress Theme downloadBy CrazyLeaf Design BlogCrazyLeaf on Facebook | CrazyLeaf on Twitter | CrazyLeaf on Flickr | CrazyLeaf on StumbleUpon Get new design resources every hour on Design Freebies

  • InkyDeals Winter Design Bundle Giveaway Winners

    Alex
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:06 am
    You are reading : InkyDeals Winter Design Bundle Giveaway WinnersThe sponsorThe sponsor for this giveaway is InkyDeals a great website providing daily deals for creative professionals.How did we choose the winnerWell, for the first time ever we have as many prizes as there are participants, so everybody’s a winner.The WinnersMoniqueHasanaYuni Ardita Sari DewiEsakiganeshRoosElenaThe winners will be notified by email so he can claim their prize. A big thanks to all who participated and don’t forget to subscribe to the RSS feed if you didn’t already.By CrazyLeaf Design BlogCrazyLeaf…

  • Design Inspiration – Illustrations by Michal Sycz

    Alex
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:03 am
    You are reading : Design Inspiration – Illustrations by Michal SyczMichal Sycz is a talented designer based in Warsaw, Poland. His areas of specialization include: illustration, web design, print design, branding, interactive and social media.Website : noeeko.com (nw) Facebook : facebook.com/Noeeko (nw) Behance : be.net/noeeko (nw)By CrazyLeaf Design BlogCrazyLeaf on Facebook | CrazyLeaf on Twitter | CrazyLeaf on Flickr | CrazyLeaf on StumbleUpon Get new design resources every hour on Design Freebies

  • Design Inspiration – Artworks by Andrei Robu

    Alex
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:11 am
    You are reading : Design Inspiration – Artworks by Andrei RobuAndrei Robu, the owner of the design office Robu Co. based in Bucharest, Romania. He assists brand managers in evaluating the development and implementation of assigned projects executed by external agencies.Website : andreirobu.com (nw) Twitter : @andreirobuBy CrazyLeaf Design BlogCrazyLeaf on Facebook | CrazyLeaf on Twitter | CrazyLeaf on Flickr | CrazyLeaf on StumbleUpon Get new design resources every hour on Design Freebies

  • Wallpaper Design #14

    Alex
    20 Jan 2012 | 4:18 am
    You are reading : Wallpaper Design #14We are showcasing once a week or so, a cool and beautiful wallpaper, free to download and use. If you designed or found an amazing wallpaper and you want to share it, just send it to us. We’d love to feature it.Sizes : up to 1920 x 1200 pxDownload (nw)More cool wallpapers30 cool wallpapers for designers35 Wicked Cool Wallpapers for DesignersBy CrazyLeaf Design BlogCrazyLeaf on Facebook | CrazyLeaf on Twitter | CrazyLeaf on Flickr | CrazyLeaf on StumbleUpon Get new design resources every hour on Design Freebies
 
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    Creativeoverflow

  • 14 Beautifully Designed Church Websites

    Jacques van Heerden
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:50 am
    Web design has come a long way, especially for churches and non-profit organizations. They initially started off with simple, ugly websites due to the lack of funding, but have been catching up ever since. Churches initially started promoting through flyer printing or other printed material, but have moved up to securing a beautiful website and strong social media presences. Today I have rounded up a few beautifully designed church websites for your inspiration. Let’s see what there is in store for you. Brainnerd Baptist Church City Central City Church Riverside City of Grace The…

  • Quick Thoughts on Analogue VS Digital (Photoshop’ Achilles Heel)

    Daniel Mackie
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:34 am
    Somethings just shouldn’t be undone. There shouldn’t be a possibility of undoing this either. This is Photoshop’ Achilles Heel. According to me that is. Photoshop is brilliant, isn’t it? How on earth did we all manage before? From an illustrator’s point of view, when Photoshop first arrived on the scene in the middle of the 90s it was a golden opportunity, an image making tool offering seemingly endless possibilities for creating media for printing services. The future was bright and full of promise. Now, fifteen-odd years later has all that potential been fulfilled?

  • Great Design is more a Play of Emotions Rather than Aesthetics

    Hazel Raoult
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:08 am
    Aesthetics is a part and parcel of website designs and there is no shying away from designing aesthetics. All those gradients and contrasts do go a long way in making the website what it is, but website design needs something more, the proverbial ‘x’ factor that can help it stand out – In one word ‘emotions’. The design must be able to project emotions. The levels of passion and excitement generated by the website’s design, determines its popularity and efficiency. Emotions are an integral part of our lives, and a number of decisions that we make daily are an outcome of focusing…

  • Unusual Color Combinations to Make Website Design Unique and Unconventional

    Jennifer Moline
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:16 am
    Some people like to stay with the traditional color combination’s when designing a website; however, lots of people prefer to venture away a little bit and go for something more unusual. Often, we don’t realize just how good a certain color combination looks until we try it. That’s why tracking new color trends and experimenting with your website can be such a good idea – you may end up with ideas and colors that you never dreamed of using! Let’s see what unusual colors can be be used to garner some ravishing effects. Green and Purple Who would ever have thought…

  • Create a Beautiful Nature Themed Typography Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

    Saya Behnam
    19 Jan 2012 | 7:09 am
    If you are in the mood to create a nature themed photo manipulation in Photoshop then we are here to help. Today Saya Behnam will be showing you how to take a few stock photos and turn it into a creative composition. The techniques used in this tutorial will be easy to understand for beginners through to moderate users, however some Photoshop knowledge is need and only then will you be guaranteed to learn something new. Let’s see what we need to get started and then dive right in. Artist: Saya Behnam Difficulty: Beginner – Moderate (Photoshop Knowledge Needed) Resources: Tucan…
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  • ShopTalk Episode 3

    Chris Coyier
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:27 pm
    Where Dave and I are joined by Chris Eppstein. Sponsored by LessAccounting and United Pixelworkers (who are offering a 10% discount on shirts with coupon code "shoptalk"). Direct Link to Article — PermalinkShopTalk Episode 3 is a post from CSS-Tricks

  • Animate to an Inline Style

    Chris Coyier
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:18 pm
    You already know that inline styles are "bad practice." Inline styles aren't reusable like CSS in separate files is, and thus, inefficient bloat. Unless of course, when it isn't. There are some instances where inline styles make perfect sense. Perhaps you have an application where user's pick their favorite color, and then you set the background of the body to that. Using an inline style in that case is actually more efficient than external CSS, since it's specific to one user and one element. Now let's say you want to animate to a value set in an inline style. Say you want to animate a…

  • Custom Fonts in Emails

    Chris Coyier
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:45 am
    A reader writes in: Would it be possible to draw an entire typeface in CSS to be sent in emails? Our company needs to send out emails to about 20k people to introduce a new brand that we are launching. The emails will be in HTML/CSS. My CEO is very specific about the type of aesthetic he wants to achieve, and this includes using a typeface that is not native to either Mac or Windows computers. We do not want to use images in our email. First off, it's pretty cool your CEO cares about type and aesthetics at all. It's usually a good thing to have the person steering the ship care about beauty…

  • Burst Title

    Chris Coyier
    19 Jan 2012 | 9:51 pm
    During the previews for a movie I saw recently, there was an advertisement for an Oprah-related something or another. I wasn't paying attention because I was trying to get out my phone so I could snap a picture of it. Which I failed to do. There was these neat title screens that I thought would be fun to recreate with CSS. They looked like... well they looked like this: View Demo   Download Files Turns out you can do it rather semantically. Just a header tag with an anchor link inside. Admittedly, it would be cool to do it with just the header tag but I wasn't able to figure out a way to…

  • CSS1k

    Chris Coyier
    18 Jan 2012 | 4:21 pm
    Back in the day, the CSS Zen Garden was a place to showcase the power of CSS. A single page was redesigned in vastly different ways with no change to the HTML. The CSS1k project (head up by Jacob Rask) is in that same vein only you are limited to only 1k of CSS. Fun, but the purpose is to get you thinking about how to be efficient and size economic with CSS. Direct Link to Article — PermalinkCSS1k is a post from CSS-Tricks
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  • How do you find new clients when starting a design business?

    David Airey
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:12 am
    I’ve just put pen to paper on a new contract with publisher Peachpit. This book will focus on the business of design, answering the most frequently asked questions about starting and running a successful design business. The copy deadline is October, so the release-date should be just before the end of the year. Many of you will run your own studio, be in self-employment, or freelance in your spare time. I’d love to share your experiences in the book, and for now, there’s one topic I’m particularly interested in: How do you find new clients when starting a design…

  • Music video for the deaf blind

    David Airey
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:57 pm
    Here’s a kind of science experiment that had me thinking. “This video is made to be connected to a metal pad that a low-strength electrical current runs through. The current’s strength modulates in conjunction with the frequency of the wave of the color depicted on screen. Low frequency colors (red/orange) emit a lower level of current than higher frequency colors (blue/green).” By Evan Drolet Cook who lives and works in Los Angeles. But it’s not the actual video I was contemplating. It was our eyesight and hearing. Just as we do our health, it’s incredibly…

  • From the reader #7

    David Airey
    19 Jan 2012 | 3:28 am
    Land art. Worth a look. On Kuriositas. The importance of a good crop. A nice visual demonstration of photo manipulation, and how you can use cropping to improve your photos. On ISO50. “Instead of doing two jobs at 50%, or four jobs at 25%, just do one job at 100%.” Do one job properly. Dave Trott on why specialising is the way to go. On Dave Trott’s blog. Beautiful colour in this 60-second ad for Lurpak Butter (embedded below). Via Creative Review. Typographic chocolate holiday gifts. Lunch time yet? Via inspire me now. Uncloaking a slumlord conspiracy with social network…

  • Paper from GF Smith

    David Airey
    17 Jan 2012 | 8:54 am
    The postman delivered a nice surprise this morning. “The design of our latest selector reflects the different ways in which people select our papers. In some instances, colour is the primary concern, before material type, texture or weight. However, these priorities are often reversed, making style the key point of reference. So now we give you three modes of paper selection: Select Colour, Select Black+White or Select Range.” Beautifully designed by London-based SEA, request yours from paper-specialist GF Smith. Published on David Airey, graphic designer Related posts on David…

  • The design company is not the only place to be a designer

    David Airey
    10 Jan 2012 | 4:04 am
    I’m often asked for advice on getting hired. As most of my design work has been done in self-employment, I’m not in a great position to answer — that’s one reason why I started the “What employers look for” series — but if you’re finding studio-work hard to come by, I overheard this valuable tip in a chat between Mike Dempsey and Michael Wolff. Mike Dempsey: Younger designers [are] getting into a very overcrowded business, and increasingly so. Do you have any thoughts? Michael Wolff: “I do actually. The main thought I have is don’t think a…
 
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    The Design Cubicle

  • Bunker App Giveaway: Manage projects and invoices

    Brian
    10 Jan 2012 | 6:51 am
    It’s that time again… Giveaway time! I love a good project management software, especially trying out new ones. Recently, one that has caught my attention was Bunker App. Being the nice folks they are over at Bunker App, they’ve decided to give away eight (8) one-year subscriptions for free. For those new to Bunker App, it’s a project management software with sleek, minimalist interface. Tasks such as project management, time tracking and invoicing clients is intuitive. I particularly enjoy the unique URLs invoices create to send to clients. It’s also…

  • …And another ‘Solo’ Project Management giveaway!

    Brian
    13 Dec 2011 | 8:33 am
    A few months ago the fine folks over at Thrive gave away 5 free year-long subscriptions to Solo, an all-in-one project application which helps freelancers make “more informed business decisions.” The last give away was such a hit, we’ve decided to go one more round of 5 free subscriptions! Note, that this competition is intended for new customers only. Unfortunately existing Solo subscribers may not enter. THE GIVEAWAY: FIVE FREE, ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTIONS In order to win, tweet about this giveaway with a link to this post and the hashtag #thrivesolo (the hashtag is important…

  • Handy Photoshop Actions for download

    Brian
    22 Nov 2011 | 8:02 am
    Here’s a useful list of downloadable Photoshop actions.

  • Downloadable pack of Avatars for mockups

    Brian
    16 Nov 2011 | 8:37 am
    Sarah Parmenter has (along with the faces that contributed) kindly put together a download pack of avatars for your web and PSD mockup use. Note: “don’t use them on anything controversial, or anything that will cause distress or defamation to their character.”

  • UPrinting Die Cut Business Card Giveaway

    Brian
    15 Nov 2011 | 7:11 am
    Friends over at UPrinting, offering all sorts of custom online printing, have kindly offered and sponsored this months giveaway: 250 die cut business cards for three (3) lucky winners. The winners can choose from 2 x 3.5″ Rounded corners, 2×2″ rounded corners, 1.75×3.5″ rounded corners, 2×3.5″ Leaf, 2×3.5″ rounded one corner, 2×3.5″ half circle side, 2×3.5″ oval, or 2.5″ circle to their liking. Paper stock options are 14pt cardstock gloss / matte / high gloss (UV) or 13pt cardstock uncoated with a 6 business day…
 
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    DesignM.ag

  • 40 Negative Space Logo Designs

    Brant Wilson
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:51 am
    Advertise here with BSAIn this post we have collected 40 well design negative space logo designs. Enjoy!! If you like these logo designs you might also want to check out our previous posts below. 40 Creative Logo Designs 28 Clean and Creative Logo Designs 24 Clever and Unique Logo Designs Australian wine Ignite biobuddha Two knives VIP1 Net Credit WINEPIRE woman quotes Oak Bros. Happy Catfish Gecko SpadeDealer v2 Alchemic Motion Come home cafe explorations Jurassic Wine French Wine Iconik Patron Agri Systems Outdoor Living Today 247 b/w ConnectedHome Three Nuts General Contractors v.2…

  • Logo Design: 36 Emblems & Badges

    Brant Wilson
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:48 am
    Advertise here with BSAIn this post we have 36 well design and emblems & badges. Enjoy!! If you like these logo designs you might also want to check out our previous post below. 28 Clean and Creative Logo Designs 40 Creative Logo Designs Tokyo Bicycles Personal Logo V.1 Growcase Simplexity Service Assembly 36 River Jam Soccer Tournament Logo Lavender Fastener Company Ann’s BBQ sauce_2 Monkey Business Emanuel GO GREEN Pocket Tales Slice of life Temple Beth Torah Northeast Longhorns Paessagio Toscano Smithy of sounds SDFRA Liquid Propaganda Artisan Builder Van De Laar Automaten Nails…

  • 10 Essential Guidelines for Freelance Collaboration

    laura
    19 Jan 2012 | 9:22 am
    Advertise here with BSAFreelance collaboration is on the rise. Increasingly, teams of freelancers are now doing the work that in-house departments used to do. Graphic designers are now working on teams with writers and programmers. But many freelancers are used to working alone. Collaboration definitely requires freelancers to make a few adjustments. In this post, I’ll provide ten essential guidelines to help you put the pieces together for freelance collaboration. If you enjoy this post, you may also enjoy reading 15 Questions to Ask Before Collaborating. Guideline #1: Do Your Homework…

  • Showcase: 33 Examples of Brilliant Industrial Photography

    Jake Rocheleau
    16 Jan 2012 | 10:51 am
    Advertise here with BSAThe Industrial Revolution is a significant part of our history on this planet. It seems like a long time in retrospect, but only 100-150 years ago we were just kicking off the creation of American corporations and factories nationwide. Now we can see much of the remnants in heavily populated city areas. In this showcase I’ve put together 33 stunning examples of industrial photography. These pictures capture the essence of our industrial society as we move forward in the 21st century. These are very inspiring photographs and really make you think about our deep,…

  • 30 Super Oversized Footers in Modern Web Layouts

    Jake Rocheleau
    11 Jan 2012 | 9:49 am
    Advertise here with BSADesigning a working footer layout can be difficult. There are so many styles and attributes including columns, link lists, bylines, and custom illustrations. My personal favorite trend is the oversized layout style which leaves plenty of room for custom link menus. Thus I’ve collected a wonderful set of 30 super-oversized footer designs from modern websites. If you’re a fan of this design trend I highly recommend checking out some of my examples below. Similarly if you know of any great footers you don’t see on this list, be sure and let us know in the…
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  • How To Make an Impact with Eye Catching Business Card Design

    Ian
    5 Jan 2012 | 7:40 am
    As potential customers, people come to an exhibition or to your office to find the next diamond in the rough, the designer that will understand their business needs and someone with a creative streak. In one short meeting, or even if they simply visit your stand and you are too busy to talk, how do you make sure that the opportunity to convert them from potential customer to actual client isn’t wasted? First impressions are important! Often at product launches or industry conferences and exhibitions you get just one chance to make an impact on that prospective client. Scribbling your…

  • Web Usability: Top 10 Tips

    Angela
    25 Oct 2011 | 9:36 am
    With bounce rate and time-on-site assumed to be the top trump cards in Google’s new algorithm; there is most certainly a push from Google — and subsequently advertisers — for websites to become more user, in addition to search engine, friendly. Read on to find our top ten tips for enhancing the user experience including everything from Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and rich media, to navigation and mobile device optimization. 1. Faster is always better. It is not a newsflash that speed and load times rule the web. Every second a user has to wait, the more likely they are to leave…

  • Full-time or Freelance?

    Angela
    12 Oct 2011 | 8:23 am
    They say the grass is always greener on the other side, but which side suits you and your needs best? Before making a potentially life-altering decision, read on to discover the differences between, benefits to, and drawbacks of being full-time or freelance designer.   The In-House Designer Due to the varying nature of business models, responsibilities appropriated to the in-house designer varies greatly from company to company. On the most basic level, however, an in-house design position includes meeting with internal and external customers, creating concepts, mocking up proofs,…

  • Choosing Fonts & Typefaces

    Angela
    14 Sep 2011 | 10:58 am
    Typefaces come in all shapes and sizes, and much like smells and sounds, have the power to conjure emotions, meanings, and correlations. But instead of being paralyzed by the overwhelming number of typefaces in your drop-down menu — or worse, inadvertently misrepresenting the information with an uninformed typeface choice — peruse the following guide to help navigate these sometimes confusing waters.                     CLASSIFICATIONS The contents of a typography library can be broken down into four primary classifications: serifs, sans…

  • Create an iPod Nano Illustration with Photoshop

    Chris
    1 Aug 2011 | 7:53 am
    In this tutorial we will be creating a detailed iPod Nano illustation in Phoroshop complete with menus and on-screen icons. Througout this tutorial we will be utilizing the Drawing and Pen tools along with Gradient Overlay Styles to make our Nano as realistic as possible. Step 1 The first step is to draw a shape layer, a square to be precise.Go to the Tools bar and select the Rectangle Tool (U) and draw a square (its colour doesnt matter now since we’ll be applying a Layer Style over it). Name this layer ‘Base.’   Step 2 Double-click the ‘Base’ layer and…
 
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  • 5 Benefits of Using Online Storage for Your Projects

    Kawsar Ali
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:52 am
    Online storage has revolutionized the way we work, live, and do business. Where we once had to cart around floppy disks (or later, USB flash drives) we now can store data in the cloud. Over the past year services such as Dropbox have brought online storage into small businesses and homes, and we are finding new ways to use it almost daily. When you are working on a website with other people, online storage offers lot of benefits. Let’s take a look at a few.  Online Storage for Teams Eliminates Duplication Errors One of the best ways to use online storage is for team-based projects.

  • A Showcase of Creative About Us Pages

    dt_guest_author
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:33 am
    When you are designing a site for a small company (and especially if you are designing a site for a large company) it can be challenging to get across the personality of the team. Sites exist to serve a function, but people often want to know who works there and what they are like. This is especially true of small startups who want to prove that they are not as corporate and dull as the typical companies in the industry, they often want to show off their quirky, interesting and different style. This is where the “About Us” page comes in – and it is the perfect way of…

  • Study of Best WordPress Themes Design

    dt_guest_author
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:17 am
    As designers, we always have to question why a certain visual look is popular. This is not so we necessarily copy it, but if something becomes popular, it must resonate with a large audience. One excellent way to examine designs with mass appeal is to look at popular WordPress themes. In this post we will analyze some of the most downloaded and popular WordPress themes . Why do you think these themes were so popular? Notice the trend towards minimalism in the layout and colors. As you examine these themes, look for patterns and see if there are themes you can draw from these designs and…

  • 7 Sins of Business Card Design

    Kawsar Ali
    12 Jan 2012 | 9:03 am
    Regardless of your job industry or type, you need a well-designed business card, one that is appropriate for your trade. A business reflects your skills, professionalism and attracts clients and customer. Therefore it is absolutely vital to have a business card that brings more clients not turn them away. Keep the seven sins of business card design listed below in mind when you design or have a business card designed for your business. Avoid these seven pitfalls, and you are well on your way to creating an unforgettable business card. 1. Not Including Logo Not adding logo on a business card…

  • A Showcase of Animals in Logo Design

    dt_guest_author
    29 Dec 2011 | 8:21 am
    Creating a logo that perfectly suits a particular company or brand’s personality can be extremely challenging – and it’s perhaps even harder when the logo needs to include, or show off, a character or mascot. Designing a logo around an animal can be extremely difficult, but it can also be rewarding when you get it just right. That logo can match the personality of the brand and stand out from the regular, more traditional brand logos. We have selected a showcase of animals in logo design to help inspire you for your next brand design. Are there any logos that you think…
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  • Friday Focus 01/27/12: Solid Color Coded

    Sophia Lucero
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:07 am
    Welcome to the last Friday Focus of the month! This week we’re featuring sites employing blocks of color as a dominant part of their designs. Who says we need to use gradients in everything we do? See how it’s done. Designs of the Week Get solid WordPress themes, plugins, and web design training from iThemes. Medis Kök & Bar Always a good idea to grab inspiration from your logo and and translate it directly into your design. Here you have a sumptuous photo slideshow on the homepage, but inside it’s all color blocking, with each page title in its own column, and the…

  • Friday Focus 01/20/2012: Round and Round We Go

    Sophia Lucero
    20 Jan 2012 | 7:08 am
    Where we stop, nobody knows! This week’s Friday Focus showcases designs that spin around. First it was the fascination with rounded corners, and circles, and now it’s rotating objects that’s all the rage these days. Designs of the Week vlog.it Every video is displayed in one of the three concentric wheels turning in opposite directions against one another. Clicking on the image loads a lightbox, one of two black-and-white transition animations, and plays the video. You can pick from either Vimeo or YouTube, as these are the designer’s liked/favorited ones on each site.

  • Best Tea Websites for Inspiration

    Guest Blogger
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:01 am
    A couple of nations are well known for their love affair with tea: the United Kingdom, India, Australia and China are only a few examples. But the practice of drinking this herbal liquid is spreading to those regions where coffee was for so long the big seller. That is why you see more websites dedicated to information and exportation of rare and common teas popping up all over the place. If you are thinking of creating your own – or you are just an enormous tea fanatic – you will love these examples of gorgeous sites dedicated to the beverage. 1. Yogi Products Rather well known…

  • Friday Focus 01/13/12: Keeping It Trim

    Sophia Lucero
    13 Jan 2012 | 9:18 am
    This week’s featured designs are staying fit and trim with these not-so-wide layouts. Happy Friday the 13th Focus! Designs of the Week BBQWar Having a one-column site champions focus. Blogs often get cluttered with unnecessary information (I’m not even talking about ads) so here’s it nice see that’s not the case. Dashed lines repeat everywhere, and so do the raw treatment to the graphics, from the bulls in the background to the rough borders running form top to bottom (neat idea to use tire tracks too). SeaChange The right column illustrations appear in full color upon…

  • Friday Focus 01/06/12: Look Alive!

    Sophia Lucero
    6 Jan 2012 | 7:20 am
    Our first Friday Focus for the New Year is all about animated designs, a bit on the subtle side but sure to pique your interest nonetheless. Designs of the Week WEAREEMPIRE The page first loads the logo, then clicking on it displays a trail of circular navigation items for each section of the site. Hovering on each runs a vertically scrolling animation in the background, each unique to the item. Clicking then loads the content area either in the huge half-circle background sliding out from the top, or another slide-out area from the bottom. Nothing too crazy, but lots of fun, casual touches…
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  • CRIT*: Half n’ Half

    Gina Angie
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:05 am
    Richard Baird will be contributing to The Dieline to cultivate our next Opinion Series: CRIT* tell us how you really feel. This Designer & Blogger will share a critique on packaging that merits discussion in addition to the weekly post that receives the most traffic. Read about Richard and check out his first CRIT* below. Be sure to come back (at least) every Tuesday to read Richard's CRIT* on the top post of the week!

  • Chocolates With Attitude

    Gina Angie
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    Brandpersonality & Chocolate in one product.

  • Mleko i Miód

    Gina Angie
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    We absolutely adore this packaging and the extra effort that was put into the product/packaging photo shoot. Simply gorgeous.

  • Canteen Tequila

    Gina Angie
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    "The Sauza, 1800 and El Jimador tequila brands have captured double-digit share growth while the category leader Jose Cuervo is in decline.

  • Bocanegra

    Gina Angie
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:17 am
    "Bocanegra, craft beer made in Monterrey. It is a tribute to all working people.
 
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  • Frontend

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:51 am
    FRONTEND 2011 is the International Web Conference in Oslo, Norway which aims at Graphic Designers, Interaction Designers, Information Architects, Front-end Developers, Project Managers and more. We have a great list of speakers as usual: - Albert Shum - Thomas Lewis - Russ Unger - Wolf Becvar - Eva-Lotta Lamm - Simon Collison - Andy Budd - Christopher Murphy - Nicklas Persson - Vitaly Friedman - Dustin Diaz - Jessica Hische - Sarah Parmenter - Joseph O’Sullivan And the list is growing

  • Dreamdust

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:45 am
    We are digital development team growing with new members to create interactive projects on various markets. We have many skills and fresh ideas on our table to share, just let us know what you need.

  • Projetos De Garagem

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:43 am
    “Projetos de Garagem” is a brazilian iniciative wich aims to incentive personal projects, of any discipline, focused on innovation. In the website you can fill de submit form and send your proposal to participate in the selection process, so, the layout tries to reflect this first step of the project using sketches and blueprints illustrations disposed in a single page design.

  • Royal Birkdale Golf Club

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:40 am
    A fresh new website for one of the UKs finest golf courses.

  • Crowdspottr

    admin
    16 Jan 2012 | 11:06 am
    Site for the smartphone application ‘Crowdspottr’. Crowdspottr is available for iPhone & Android, and also has a mobile web version. The application aggregates the events and checkins of your friends from Facebook and Foursquare.
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  • 33 Examples of Latte and Coffee Cream Photography

    Jake Rocheleau
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am
    Advertise here with BSAOne of the more unique artistic visions of the 21st century comes in the form of coffee cream. Many infamous cafe’s found all around the world have mastered the skill of latte foam art. Using some milk or cream these artists can put together beautiful designs in your steaming brew. If you have an interest in photography then definitely check out my showcase below. These are some powerful skills you won’t find just anywhere! Overall combining a delicious beverage with some very inspirational artistic visionaries. Usual Latte Art Pioneer Coffee Sun Art Coffee…

  • 31 Beautiful Fashion Websites

    brantwilson
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:26 am
    Advertise here with BSAToday we have collected some beautifully designed fashion related websites for your inspiration. If you like these web designs you might also want to check out our previous post below. 32 Clean And Minimal Web Designs Showcase of Black and White Web Design tatchies diesel michellehunziker shoprevolution socialwear bokicabo goliathsportswear hair-makeup everlane bensherman fashionphotography carolinewiseman pauleka paulsmithjeans supremebeing newgothamnyc carhartt-wip lecoqsportif luladesigns timberland editerjournal vertu woodandfaulk showstudio versacecollection cxxvi…

  • Guide to Building Semantic Web Forms

    Jake Rocheleau
    18 Jan 2012 | 10:47 am
    Advertise here with BSAIn the web design industry there are many different rulebooks you can follow. Most notably the World Wide Web Consortium is renowned for creating these standard rules of the road. Web browsers do not always conform to these standards, thus you have many of the hacks seen today(such as Internet Explorer). In this guide I’d like to focus solely on building input forms for the web. There are plenty of semantic rules to cover for both beginners and experienced web developers. To gain some further insight into the discussion check out this W3C FAQ on the topic of our…

  • 47 Beautiful Shots of Panoramic Photography

    Jake Rocheleau
    13 Jan 2012 | 10:41 am
    Advertise here with BSAPanoramic photos are a beautiful way to capture your surrounding areas. Photographers from all around the world have utilized panoramic photography to showcase beautiful works of nature. City landscapes, countryside roads, and ocean views are just a few of the many subjects. Check out our gallery below and let us know your thoughts. Upper West Side NYC Prospect Park Night Panorama Winter in Chicago Panoramic Strip Mall Mount St. Helens Upper Cathedral Lower Manhattan Financial District, New York City James River Snow Lake Overholser Dam Huddersfield Town Centre Old…

  • 39 Touching Moments Captured in Wildlife Photographs

    Jake Rocheleau
    10 Jan 2012 | 8:39 am
    Advertise here with BSABeing in nature and hanging around animal life is like no other experience in the world. Our Earth is practically teeming with millions of different creatures, and photographers are like the record keepers. Out in the wild you never know what will happen. And these heartwarming events are often missing the camera. Below I’ve put together 39 examples of wonderful photographs featuring animal wild life around the globe. These photographers are not only skilled but extremely lucky to have witnessed such magnificent moments! Grazing Goats Giraffe Calf Orphaned Badger…
 
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  • In The Modern World » Bridges We Love

    Tim Newcomb
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    by Tim NewcombCables and abutments went fancy for a distinct purpose: to convey passersby—not folks whizzing past on vehicles—with personality. Here’s a selection of bridges that are anything but pedestrian.

  • Event Spotlight » Dwell Lounge at Sundance

    Aaron Britt
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:34 pm
    by Aaron BrittDwell brought its modern design prowess to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, last weekend by kitting out a happening lounge at 427 Main Street. With the help of San Francisco interior designer David Mast and the good offices of Brent Jespersen and Ryan Church of Jespersen Design and Poliform SLC, we transformed an old restaurant into one of the hottest hangouts in town. The space was done in conjunction with the Gansevoort Group and the One Group and over the course of the weekend it held premiere parties, star-studded dinners, and a conversation with the…

  • Dwellings » Builder's Special

    Heather Wagner
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:07 pm
    by Heather WagnerA resourceful sound mixer sources some local design talent, rolls up his sleeves, and builds small, green, and affordable in Bozeman, Montana.

  • Dwellings » True Value

    Aaron Britt
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:05 pm
    by Aaron BrittThe budget was nearly as tight as the space in this cheerful renovation of a 516-square-foot flat in Bratislava.

  • Week in Review » Friday Finds 01.27.12

    Diana Budds
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:18 pm
    by Diana BuddsIf you've been itching to find out what's piqued our interest this week, you're in luck. This week in Friday Finds, a letterpress documentary, people who make themselves at home in Ikea's vignettes, and the answer to why TNG's Wesley Crusher always sports sparkly vests.
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  • Dog days

    Elliot Jay Stocks
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    Today, I interrupt the normal flow of web-, tech-, and design-related blog posts for something a little more personal. It’s not profound, not particularly important, and of no relevance to anyone but me. But it’s something I wanted to write down for posterity. Because today was an entirely normal day and, in hindsight, it’s normal days that warrant remembering the most. I took Ozzy out for his regular lunchtime walk, across the fields near where we live. He loves the fields because he has the chance to run around, investigate all the strange smells, and attempt to find the…

  • A better Photoshop grid for responsive web design

    Elliot Jay Stocks
    20 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    In making the move to responsive web design, one of the potential hurdles is the rather awkward maths for calculating the percentage-based widths necessary for fluid layouts. If, for example, you’re designing with a 960px grid in Photoshop and you have six columns, each 140px wide, you divide 140 by 960 to get your percentage-based width: 14.583333%. Now, I don’t know about you, but numbers like that look a little scary. It doesn’t matter that there are great calculation tools built into TextMate to do the maths for you; the point is that the final figure looks like an…

  • 2011 in review goals for 2012

    Elliot Jay Stocks
    29 Dec 2011 | 8:00 am
    As the end of the year rapidly approaches, it’s time for me to write my annual review of the year that has been and my hopes for the year that will be; my main hope being, of course, that the world does not end. That would be bloody annoying. Previous years’ posts: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007. 2011 in review This last year was a relatively big one for me personally, especially towards the end, when Keir and I formed Viewport Industries and announced our plans for the Insites: The Book, one of the bigger projects we’ll be putting out in 2012. There are two things directly related…

  • Announcing Insites: The Book

    Elliot Jay Stocks
    21 Dec 2011 | 4:00 am
    Although I’m concerned that my recent blog posts are starting to resemble nothing more than a long list of project announcements, this is a big one, and one I couldn’t keep quiet about before the end of the year. Please forgive me, because hopefully you’ll find this as exciting as I do! Last month, when I blogged about Keir and I forming Viewport Industries, I alluded to a ‘sequel’ to Insites: The Tour (the series of small evening web-focused events we ran across the UK over four nights) and many believed it to be a follow-up tour or perhaps even a bigger,…

  • With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

    Elliot Jay Stocks
    15 Dec 2011 | 8:00 pm
    Greetings from San Francisco, where earlier this week I spoke at An Event Apart. I’ve done seven events this year — New Adventures (Nottingham), FOWD (London), The Brand Perfect Tour (London), Interlink (Vancouver), Insites (Bristol), Flash On The Beach (Brighton), and now the aforementioned An Event Apart — and with the exception of the panel discussion at The Brand Perfect Tour and the informal chat at Insites, I’ve stuck to one presentation throughout the year: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility. Now that I’ve done the final…
 
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  • Oh Yeah. We Did That.

    FHOKE
    20 Jan 2012 | 4:40 am
    Back in November we found out that one of our sites ‘Fashion Photography Exposed’ won an Awwward, which was awesome news and a great honor. This month see’s the release of their book ‘The Best 365 Websites Around The World’ in which our site appears on page 168. - - - It’s one thing seeing your work online but there’s always something special about seeing it in print and being able to hold it in your hand. - Why not grab the book? 2011 was a great...

  • Logo Design & How We Do It

    FHOKE
    9 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    At FHOKE we have a couple of logo design projects on the go at any one time, each and every one of them is different in their own way and how they should be approached. Some can be fairly simple and others a little more tricky. We thought we’d share this one with you as the process used helped get the project done in record time with outstanding results. - - We’ve worked with Caley’s a number of times now and we know them well. After a brief conversation about a logo design...

  • Free Social Sign In Buttons And Icons

    FHOKE
    5 Jan 2012 | 2:15 am
    We love website design. We spend hours of our time designing, styling and re-working everyday buttons and icons to add sparkle and polish to our work. Recently we created a few Social Sign In Buttons and Icons that we thought you might like, each one has been lovingly created in Photoshop for you to use in your own designs. - - - Download the file and you’ll find Sign In Buttons and Social Icons for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. All buttons are neatly layered and labeled and contain...

  • Holiday Closing Times

    FHOKE
    19 Dec 2011 | 9:05 am
    What seems like the shortest year so far we round off 2011 with some fantastic clients, new and old, who we'll be taking into 2012 and beyond. With another busy year ahead we are slowly winding down over the week and we thought it a good idea to let all our clients know that we will be closing the offices over the holiday's from 5:00pm Thursday 22nd December and opening the doors again on Tuesday 3rd January. If you have any questions or work you need please get them in before 3:00pm Thursday...

  • Help Change Lives With Pinpoint Pixel

    FHOKE
    7 Dec 2011 | 8:35 am
    Pinpoint Pixel is a new site we've helped launch this month. It's been an interesting project, a first for us, and one that we want all our clients and followers to get behind. They promote and work with some awesome charities to help change peoples lives and with the help of some conscientious sponsors, Pinpoint Pixel offers you the chance to win brilliant prizes for free! And if you fancy helping out, they'll never turn down a donation! - - They want to create smiles. Smiles on your faces,...
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  • FYI Monday: Stunning Digital Paintings by Ryohei Hase

    Franz Jeitz
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:51 am
    This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series. Ryohei Hase is an freelance illustrator and artist based in Tokyo, Japan. Every once in a while I come across a portfolio that simply blows my mind. This is one of them. The level of detail in Ryohei’s digital paintings is insane. The muted, yet vibrant, use of colour in the mostly gloomy images really add to the overall…

  • FYI Monday: Colourful Illustrations by Karan Singh

    Franz Jeitz
    16 Jan 2012 | 1:51 am
    This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series. Karan Singh is an Australian illustrator and designer currently residing in New York City. His projects have seen him interact with a gamut of clients ranging from local design boutiques to internationally recognised brands and agencies. Karan, aka Mr. Singh, has a great talent mixing vibrant colours with fun and quirky…

  • FYI Monday: Beautiful Illustrations by Valerie Jar

    Franz Jeitz
    9 Jan 2012 | 2:05 am
    This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series. Valerie Jar is a 25-year old designer / illustrator based in Salt Lake City. I’m particularly fond of her character illustrations and logo design work. While mostly working with clean vectors, Valerie knows how to add subtle textures to a design to really make it special. For more inspiration don’t forget to check…

  • MSH: Free January 2012 Calendar Wallpaper

    Franz Jeitz
    4 Jan 2012 | 5:20 pm
    This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. The January Calendar Wallpaper is entitled Make Shit Happen (MSH). I’m not one to make new year’s resolutions often, but this time round I made one: Do more self-initiated projects. This wallpaper should be a reminder, so at least this month I won’t forget. While this design might not…

  • Happy Holidays 2011

    Franz Jeitz
    23 Dec 2011 | 10:02 am
    Time has flown quicker than ever and I can’t believe that it’s already the end of 2011. It’s been a great year, both personally and professionally, and I’ve got plenty of new things lined up for the future already. There will be more inspirational posts, more freebies and a little surprise as well. I can’t wait to reveal all in the new year. Until then, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all happy holidays. I hope that 2011 was great on you too and that 2012 will be even bigger and better. Thanks for your continuous support. Fudgegraphics wouldn’t…
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  • 10 Designs Inspired by Microsoft’s Metro UI

    Joel Falconer
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:09 pm
    Advertise here via BSA Since Microsoft first unveiled the Metro UI on Windows Phone 7, the rollout has been gradually taking place across every Microsoft product and website. It is the cornerstone of the Windows 8 interface and one of the most notable official uses of Metro UI available now is the excellent implementation on the Xbox 360 dashboard. The new design language has been a refreshing sign that Redmond cares about fixing its messy, bloated and ageing image, and the company is following through and executing. In the process, Metro has picked up a lot of fans in the design…

  • Timeless Design, Ferrari

    admin
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:10 pm
    Advertise here via BSA To begin with what I hope will end up being a mindful, thought-provoking article on the essence of timelessness in design, I felt it only fitting to start with what gave birth to this idea. As a designer and all around technology consultant, it’s my job to stay up-to-date with current trends and product offerings, which by its very nature is contradictory to the idea of timelessness. I’ve been grappling with this concept for over two years now. A lot of you that follow me on Twitter know that I’m an absolute nut about cars. Up until about 24 months ago my passion…

  • Free Web UI Wireframe Kit

    Jeff Olson
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Advertise here via BSA Sometimes you don’t need to build interactive wireframes, or may not feel all that comfortable in Visio or OmniGraffle. I know there are times I just want to open up Photoshop and start laying things out. This web UI template kit is made completely with shape objects and in some cases converted into SmartObjects. So they’re totally scalable. There are no usage restrictions but if you find them helpful give us a shout. We love hearing from you! CLICK TO DOWNLOAD via

  • Shape, Color, Content – The Language of Logos

    sara tack
    9 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Advertise here via BSA Before you approve that new logo you’re considering, stop for a moment to consider how people perceive visual information. The content of your logo is third in the sequence of recognition, behind shape and color, because the brain takes more time to process language. Letterforms can be very powerful in creating content and meaning. The use of initials as an identifying mark has been around for centuries, since medieval kingdoms became economic enterprises. Letterforms are often abstracted to create clever symbols which act as metaphor for the core brand positioning.

  • Starting a T-Shirt Line with No Money

    blakepoutra
    5 Jan 2012 | 10:25 am
    Advertise here via BSA I have to admit right up front that the title of this article is a bit of hyperbole. You might be quick to think that a t-shirt line that can be started without any money cannot possibly be a good one. It’s true that we could easily end this post in a few sentences by suggesting one of the many turnkey websites that sell one-off digital printing on every product imaginable. However, I am actually referring to starting a high quality screen printed t-shirt line without any money. Thanks to the internet…this is very possible. Tell Your Story One of the main…
 
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  • Logo Design Tutorial Exercise 3 for Complete Beginners

    Tara: Freelance Designer
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:09 am
    For more tips on learning design straight to your inbox click here When you are working on a logo design project: 1. First you will have taken a design brief Read Why is a Design Brief so Important 2. Then done some research and started brainstorming You can read a bit about doing some basic research in Logo Design Tutorial to Design a Charity Logo See an example of brainstorming in one of the the previous Logo Design Tutorials 3. Sometimes a moodboard will help you find the right feel for a logo You may find the odd project where you really struggle for ideas or to work out the right sort of…

  • Twitter for Freelance Designers

    Tara: Freelance Designer
    18 Jan 2012 | 9:27 am
    For several years I didn’t bother using Twitter. Now blogging, that I loved, but Twitter… I just didn’t get it. A couple of years ago I decided to have another go (DesignblogUK) and read a couple of books (Twitter Power and Twitter your Business) and watched some Twitter Tutorials and I started to see what all the fuss was about. Twitter can be a freelancers way of making an introduction to people they want to get to know. So how can Twitter help you? Now the first thing most Freelancers are probably thinking is to get more clients. While this is a biggy I think there are…

  • Marketing your Freelance Design Services

    Tara: Freelance Designer
    13 Jan 2012 | 10:55 am
    With the current financial situation, freelancers could either find themselves in demand as they are cheaper than larger companies or that their work shrinks as their clients continue to feel the squeeze. There may also be more freelancers around as people made redundant from full time work seek interim freelance jobs. So how do you Market your freelance services? I would love to find out (if you are up for sharing )- What has been successful for you? Have you tried an unusual way to market your freelance design services? Is Twitter your marketing friend? Does Facebook feed you new clients?

  • Win Business Cards from MOO

    Tara: Freelance Designer
    13 Dec 2011 | 10:09 am
    3 sets of 100 MOO business cards, for 3 lucky Graphic Design Blog UK readers Graphic Design Blog is happy to have business card printers MOO.com provide us with 3 sets of 100 MOO business cards, for 3 lucky readers. If you’ve not heard of MOO, they are business card print specialists, and also print Postcards, MiniCards, labels, Greeting cards and more! MOO’s patented printing technology ‘printfinity’ allows you to place a different image on each card in a pack! Who Are MOO MOO was born out of a love of print design. They make creating unique and beautiful business cards, PostCards…

  • Freelance Graphic Design Rates New Survey is a Guide to What to Charge

    Tara: Freelance Designer
    9 Dec 2011 | 9:33 am
    When you first start out freelancing it’s really hard to know what freelance graphic design rates to charge and of course no-one wants to reveal what they earn either. Obviously there are many factors to take into account including where you are based, how much design experience you have and of course what the market will stand, but at least now there is a guide to help you. I was alerted to a Freelance Rates survey by James Young from Welcome Brand who commented on one of my old posts What can you charge for freelance graphic design. The Freelance Rates Survey 2011 was compiled by Cole…
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  • 25 Tricky Optical Illusion Pictures – Find the Hidden Figures!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:56 am
      We all have heard the proverbial phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words”. But what I am about to showcase today needs a new expression…“A picture in worth a thousand pictures.” Yes folks, I’m talking about visual images that show pictures within a picture. Also known as optical illusions, this technique tests the human mind to figure out odd and bizarre things that differ from objective reality. This concept is greatly employed by graphic designers in creating hidden logos and other graphic artworks with hidden concepts. Recall the Apple logo…

  • Get FREE Links on GDB – Comment to Win!!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:07 am
        Hey GDB Readers, Want to get a link on GDB for your website/blog and that also for FREE … no bargaining, no budget It’s simple…just comment and win yourself a link. Yes folks, it’s really that easy. All you have to do is to drop 25 unique and genuine comments on different posts of GDB. We are offerring 3 FREE links without paying a penny or asking for a link in return. Three lucky winners can earn a free link to their website/blog by doing what they regularly do…COMMENT.  • Prizes & Rewards: By participating in this comment…

  • 30 Examples of Bent Objects Art – Enjoyable Creations!

    Charlie B. Johnson
    20 Jan 2012 | 5:05 am
    Creating artworks using traditional and conservative formats isn’t such a big deal these days. A true artist is one who can create an artwork out of nothing, someone who has the creative ability and talent to put life into dull objects. One such artist that lives amongst us is Terry Border, who creates fascinating bent objects using metallic wires and other scrap metals. He has a blog where he displays some very enjoyable examples. Terry Border is a commercial photographer by profession, but creates wire sculptures as hobby. His unique creation of bent objects involves turning a still…

  • Graphic Designers making Trendy Designs – Worthwhile or Worthless?

    Charlie B. Johnson
    16 Jan 2012 | 6:47 am
    There has been a longstanding debate on whether graphic designers should follow design trends or pursue their own design aesthetics. Some people profess that creating a trendy design will make a sudden impact on the market since it is in vogue. These trend enthusiasts are of the view that a particular design that is in style will appeal to the target audience more effectively. But this assertion is true only to an extent. In contrast, the detractors of trendy designs emphasize that the impact is temporary and lasts only for a short period. They bielieve that the technique of following design…

  • 30 Clever Business Cards with Unique Shapes and Materials

    Charlie B. Johnson
    10 Jan 2012 | 6:16 am
    Nowadays, business cards are considered old-fashioned for business promotion. However, the fact is, no matter how old school business cards maybe, they still prove to be a highly effective promotional tool. Some graphic designers stutter at first meeting with clients and expect them to break the ice. This is where business cards serve as icebreakers to start up a conversation with clients. Conventional business cards were simple and plain. Their shapes and sizes used to be standardized. But in today’s contemporary graphic designworld, business cards have to be designed in a trendy and…
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  • The psychology of color

    James
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Posted in GeneralEver wonder why so many restaurants use so much red in their color palette? Have you noticed that the corporate colors of so many large companies includes blue? There's a reason. This excellent infographic sheds some light on the reasoning. Related posts: Media Consolidation: The Illusion of Choice (infographic) The forbidden colors Infographic design: Netflix vs. Redbox

  • Free vector art: Social media icon banners

    James
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pm
    Posted in LinksResourceshttp://www.noupe.com/freebie/exclusive-vector-freebie-new-social-media-icon-set.html This social media icon set was created in Illustrator CS5 and contains 25 scalable vectors complete with semi-transparent shadows for use on various types of backgrounds. The download contains a .zip file with the original .ai file and an .eps version as well. Icons are available for use in personal and commercial projects. Related posts: Bright: Free vector icons Free vector art envelope icons Free Silk icon collection – 1,000 icons for your Web design projects

  • Free bundle of designer goodies

    James
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    Posted in LinksResourceshttp://www.zerobundle.com/13 packs of icons, textures, GUI elements, and more - all layered Photoshop files, all free to use in your design projects.

  • Doritos commercial pokes fun at Siri

    James
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Posted in InternetHilarious Doritos commercial pokes fun at Apple's Siri Related posts: Preparing your files for commercial printing Preparing your files for commercial printing Even Santa uses Siri

  • The forbidden colors

    James
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    Posted in GeneralLinkshttp://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/2069-forbidden-colors-red-green.htmlTry to imagine reddish green — not the dull brown you get when you mix the two pigments together, but rather a color that is somewhat like red and somewhat like green. Is your mind drawing a blank? These colors exist, but you most likely can't see them. These "forbidden colors" are the subject of this article. Related posts: Setting up default colors in InDesign & Quark Setting InDesign default fonts and colors Why is red the international color for stop?
 
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  • Icon Fonts Follow up

    Jon Hicks
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:47 am
    Since publishing a section from The Icon Handbook as part of 24 Ways last December (Displaying Icons with Fonts and Data- Attributes) I’ve been involved in a few discussions regarding its cons, some of which have since gained workarounds, and it felt a good time to do a follow up post. First of all, its worth mentioning the context of the article – it’s from Chapter 6, where all the various possible methods for deploying icons on the web are laid out. This includes creating icons with CSS, which isn’t something I’d recommend, but just may be a solution for…

  • From a previous life, in Victorian London…

    Jon Hicks
    22 Jan 2012 | 9:59 pm
    Tagged: photos

  • McBess Bacon and Cheese Machine

    Jon Hicks
    6 Jan 2012 | 10:27 am
    ‘The Bacon and Cheese Machine’ is a collaboration between Illustrative genius McBess and P-G Bikes for Dudes Factory I’m a sucker for art projects like this, and really fancy having a go myself! This video shows the intricate painting process unfold:

  • Things I've learnt about cycling in my first year…

    Jon Hicks
    5 Jan 2012 | 10:46 pm
    2011 was the year that cycling replaced the “search for the right media centre” as the main blog topic at The Hickensian. I’ve been pretty much starting from scratch in terms of knowledge, and gleaning information from all sorts of sources. Here are just some of things I’ve learnt this year: There are Rules. 87 of them in fact. When mucking about with the stem height on the headset (for the purposes of slamming) you need to tighten the top cap before the stem bolts. If you do the stem first, you can’t tighten the top bolt properly and everything rattles. As I…

  • Cyclists Special

    Jon Hicks
    26 Dec 2011 | 5:39 pm
    Here’s a great find from the dusty depths of YouTube – a British Transport promotional film from 1955. Not only does this feature Tweed (plus fours much in attendance), cycling, a fantastic soundtrack, railways and country pubs, it’s also filmed around the area I grew up in Warwickshire. So if you need an antidote to haggard looking men or hipsters doing trackstands on their fixies*, this is it! Part One Part Two Via the Tweed Cycling Club *I do love Rapha and fixie videos too, its just that, well, this is the complete opposite. Tagged: britain, cycling, films, retro
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  • 7 Splendid Techniques to Encourage Comments on Your Blog

    hongkiat
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:03 am
    One of the best ways to gauge the health of your blog readership is to check out how many comments you have for your posts. More comments mean that your readers are actively engaged in what you have to say. Such positive engagement between the readers and yourself creates a lively community that sustains readership and attracts more visitors to your blog. Not getting the amount of comments that you would like to have? Don’t worry; it may not have anything to do with the content you’re providing. You may be providing quality content and information to readers, but not sufficiently…

  • [Freebie] St Valentines Icon Set

    hongkiat
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:09 am
    This year, to celebrate the St Valentines Day, Hongkiat and Grafpedia are really proud to provide you this beautiful and lovely icons set. Roses, Love messages, hearts, chocolates, rings, gifts, candles everything to switch your website and commercial tools in the power of love. Each icon is available in various sizes: 48×48, 72×72, 128×128, 256×256 and 512×512. You can use them for personal and commercial use. Redistribution without permission is prohibited. Here’s a quick preview of what’s in the pack: Download Download St Valentines Icon Pack (all)

  • 5 Amazing Things Internet May Have Ruined

    hongkiat
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:03 am
    Many of us are unable to survive without the internet because our modern society has grown to become so reliant on it. We go online everyday and has grown so accustomed to the net that we don’t actually realize the impact that the internet has on our lives. Needless to say, the internet has serves us well by allowing us to connect with the rest of the world ever-so-easily. (Image source: Shutterstock) Yet, this convenience comes with a price tag. We should take a moment and ask ourselves what are some of the things we may have sacrificed along the way. That way, we can gain a proper…

  • 100 Imaginative “Cities of the Future” Artworks

    hongkiat
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:01 am
    What the future might hold has long been a topic of speculation for artists and creative types. Trying to imagine what the world around us might look like in twenty, fifty, hundred years, or even end of the world can provide hours of entertainment. And it’s obvious that those artists and designers who take the time to create concepts of what they think the future might hold for us put a lot of time and consideration into their pieces. Below are 100 fantastic artworks depicting what the future of the city might be. There’s a lot of diversity in the images, with everything from…

  • Building Websites and Browser Apps with jQuery Mobile: Designing Custom Themes

    hongkiat
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    In our earlier jQuery Mobile tutorial I had introduced much of the underlying framework and how to go about setting up your first website. The JS library is both lightweight and easy to pickup in regards to learning difficulty. There is also generic a CSS stylesheet included with the files so you can further customize the elements in your layout. For this second segment I’d like to spend a bit of time delving deeper into this idea of jQuery Mobile themes. The entire design industry has been revolutionized by jQM and the process of constructing a mobile template from scratch has been…
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  • Job Of The Day

    Megan Patrick
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:39 am
    Senior Graphic Designer Pivot, Washington, DC In conjunction with the Art Director and under the supervision of the partners, the Senior Graphic Designer executes original designs based on creative concepts of direct mail and Internet programs of multiple clients. The Senior Graphic Designer is expected to demonstrate strong attention to detail working within the internal Continue reading»

  • You Say You Want A Revolution

    Megan Patrick
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:51 pm
    Well check your mailbox, because the HOW Design Live Design Revolution Manifesto has mailed and will be hitting your desk soon! It's already made it into the hands of designer Christopher Simmons who posted a picture on Facebook yesterday. Simmons of MINE in San Francisco is a design revolutionary himself and will be speaking on Continue reading»

  • HOW Magazine Design Salary Survey

    Megan Patrick
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:09 am
    Don’t be shy! It’s natural to want to know how your paycheck compares to that other designers’. Plus, it’s smart to arm yourself with knowledge of how your salary stacks up. HOW’s 2012 Design Salary Report will answer that question and much more. We’ll outline salaries for creative positions in regions across the U.S. and Continue reading»

  • Social Design Game

    Megan Patrick
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:02 am
    Big Spaceship just upgraded their Corpsify game to HTML 5 to give the social design game more versatility and interaction across more screens. Corpsify is a social design experience that was created and curated by the agency to reinvent the “exquisite corpse” game as a simple social game that allows three different users to collectively Continue reading»

  • Job Of The Day

    Megan Patrick
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:42 am
    Creative Director Commerce House, Dallas, TX We are looking for a Creative Director with an art direction background who can co-lead the creative department at a sophisticated, award-winning boutique agency in Dallas. We are interested in conceptual thinking abilities, experience with different media including tv, print, ooh, radio, and interactive, and strong design skills and Continue reading»
 
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  • Friday Fix January 23 – January 27

    Chad
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:16 am
    The Friday Fix is a weekly recap of all things inspiring. We look at new web apps, portfolios, beautiful websites and anything else design related. Zero Bundle Styiens 50 AIGA EDITS Quarterly Mathieu Strabach Ramotion Tobias Van Scheider Graz Secrets Tombras <Code/Racer> Bones

  • 20 Popular TV Show Ads

    Mike Puglielli
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:28 am
    Taking a break from our more indepth posts, such as the Web Critiques, here is something that is light on the reading and light on the eyes. 20 Ads and logos from today’s most popular shows.  

  • For Your Inspiration: Typographic Videos

    Mike Puglielli
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:29 am
    Weekly web series to bring you a small dose of inspiration. Join us as we tap into the designer’s itch for all things artistic, trendy, and otherwise magical. The Social Network “Going Live” Typography from Jorge Sandoval on Vimeo. Binary 2.0 from Jeroen Krielaars on Vimeo. Boy Meets Girl from Ben Mounsey on Vimeo. Moshun from Jeroen Krielaars on Vimeo. Stephen Fry Kinetic Typography – Language from Matthew Rogers on Vimeo. Mindshare “Storytelling” from Andy Martin on Vimeo.  

  • Web Critique Week: Round-Up and Q&A

    Mike Puglielli
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:31 am
    We really enjoyed slewing together a week of Web Critiques for the Inspiredology community, giving proper light to one of our new projects. Here’s a quick recap and rapid fire Q&A with Andrew, Chad, and Myself. Mashable. Our first Web Critique to start off the week fell a smidge flat. Partly because Mashable is so boring. While they make use of pretty good design philosophy, there really isn’t a whole long going on. Their brand is too weak and doesn’t quite break through the generic styling to give us much to chew on. TheNextWeb was, I think, a nice transition from…

  • Web Critique Week: ThinkVitamin.com

    Mike Puglielli
    19 Jan 2012 | 7:48 am
    Web Critiques is a take on examining a current piece of web art and breaking it down. We show off the good, the bad, dos and dont’s, why and how it works (or doesn’t), and the list goes on. This week we’re going all out and doing a Web Critique a day—bringing in ThinkVitamin.com to round out the week. Style and Function When we talked about some of the blogs we’d want to take a look at, that were relevant to our community, we really jumped on the idea of looking at Think Vitamin’s design blog. Bringing in some new flavor to the blog atmosphere, Think Vitamin brings a lot…
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  • Vintage Themed Posters from Paul Rogers

    Graham Smith
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:12 pm
    Why do “we” never tire with this fascination/obsession with vintage design? The work that Paul Rogers turns out inspires me no end. There are many more examples of Paul’s work over on his website. ► Found on DesignWorkLife

  • Pantone Superhero Posters by Gidi Vigo

    Graham Smith
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:44 pm
    Pantone Superhero Posters by Gidi Vigo—which you can view more over on Artflakes—is one of those incredibly annoying ideas that one can’t quite understand how one didn’t think of it. ► Found on DesignFetish.

  • COLT + RANE Ultra-Minimal WordPress Theme

    Graham Smith
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:22 pm
    If you enjoy the almost ultra-minimal then this COLT + RANE themed WordPress theme may just be one to try. You can download the theme by visiting the fixed icon located on the far bottom right of their website. ► Found on COLT + RANE.

  • Hidden Comments

    Graham Smith
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:13 am
    A fair few blogs of late have completey turned off comments following in the footsteps of more well-known blogs to never have had them in the first place. I have mostly found comments to be mildly annoying. I am not the best at replying to any comments which I feel leaves me looking a little selfish, or lazy, or both which of course is probably true. Saying that, I have always totally appreciated when someone does take the time to write a meaningful comment—even if I don’t get round to leaving a reply—but those sort of comments are few and far between. The usual style of comments…

  • The Future Is: Dynamic Logo Designs?

    Graham Smith
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:01 am
    An interesting article on the increasing use, and application, of the “dynamic identity” within logo and brand identity design by Hexanine. I particularly enjoy looking at one of the logo design example’s they pulled for SECCA (also written about by FastCoDesign) by Pentagram. So
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  • Our Favorite Typefaces of 2011 at Typographica

    25 Jan 2012 | 7:13 pm
    One of the best annual wrap-ups returns after a hiatus in 2009-10, Our Favorite Typefaces, from Typographica. Welcome back! The idea is simple: I invite a group of writers, educators, type makers and type users to look back at 2011 and pick the release that excited them most. … This is not a juried contest. The result isn’t necessarily the “best fonts of the year”, or even those most used or ballyhooed. But these 50 selections do capture a pretty accurate snapshot of where type design is now, and where it’s headed. And the results are spot on. 50 reviews is a lot to digest, and…

  • A List Apart: Issue 342

    19 Jan 2012 | 1:32 pm
    The latest issue of A List Apart is one of my favorites in recent memory, and has three articles you can’t miss. In “An Important Time for Design”, Cameron Koczon challenges designers to be all that they can be: The web is going to increasingly shape our world and consequently our daily lives. We can either sit on the sidelines and submissively assist those who are doing the shaping or we can take a more active role in creating the future we want. This year, thanks to a spike in demand, designers have a chance to actively nudge the world in any direction they like. It’s a…

  • 10 New Year’s resolutions for designers

    4 Jan 2012 | 10:10 am
    I generally avoid lists and New Year’s resolutions, but Mike Monteiro issues a rallying cry so poignant we all need to listen: I spent the first 10 years of my career saying things like, “If I could just do this work the way I know it should be done…” and convincing myself that someone else was keeping me from making better choices. I’ll often be reviewing work with another designer and they’ll say, “Well, if I were doing this…” I stare back at them in astonishment until they realise what they’ve said. What is this strange gene that makes designers handicap…

  • Tattly in Motion

    14 Dec 2011 | 11:25 am
    The fine folks at Made by Hand made a cheery promo video for those lovely designy temporary tattoo people at Tattly. I love it when smart people get together and make great things. And you can’t help but smile while watching this. I make a cameo appearance about seven seconds into the video. And my Tattly design called Aperture is still available.

  • Shelve Your Opinions

    6 Dec 2011 | 10:37 am
    Does our definition of what a book is need to change? Barbara deWilde has been seeking to answer just that as part of her project “What the Book” in my SVA IxD class that also doubles as an installation at the AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers exhibition going up later this week at the AIGA headquarters in NYC. This on the heels of the near cancellation of the competition last year which drew the ire of many designers. Part of the project is a short survey online that asks you to agree or disagree with such statements as “I would never give an ebook as a gift” and…
 
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    Joel on Software

  • New York City gets a Software Engineering High School

    13 Jan 2012 | 1:56 pm
    This fall New York City will open The Academy for Software Engineering, the city’s first public high school that will actually train kids to develop software. The project has been a long time dream of Mike Zamansky, the highly-regarded CS teacher at New York’s elite Stuyvesant public high school. It was jump started when Fred Wilson, a VC at Union Square Ventures, promised to get the tech community to help with knowledge, advice, and money. I’m on the board of advisors of the new school, which plans to accept ninth graders for fall of 2012. Here’s why I’m excited about this new…

  • How Trello is different

    6 Jan 2012 | 1:14 pm
    Just a few months ago, we launched Trello, a super simple, web-based team coordination system. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and adoption has been very strong, even in its early, 1.0 state. Trello is new kind of development project for Fog Creek. It’s 100% hosted; there will never be an “installed software” version of Trello. That allowed us to modernize many aspects of our development process; I am happy to announce that there is absolutely no Visual Basic code involved in any part of Trello. What’s next, flying cars? The biggest difference you’ll notice (compared…

  • Should you launch at a conference?

    15 Sep 2011 | 10:28 pm
    Should you launch at Launch? (Or TechCrunch Disrupt? Or Demo? They’re all pretty similar). This year I launched two major new products at conferences: Careers 2.0 and Trello, and both times, it was totally worth it. First, a little background. There are three popular conferences where you can launch new products: Launch, TechCrunch Disrupt, and Demo. They all work the same way: You apply. If you have a half-decent product that is genuinely new, you’re likely to get a spot. That said, hundreds of companies apply for these conferences with unbearably awful products, so there’s always…

  • Announcing Trello

    13 Sep 2011 | 12:44 pm
    Around the time of Fog Creek Software's ten year anniversary, I started thinking that if we want to keep our employees excited and motivated for another ten years, we were going to need some new things to work on. It occurred to me that we could easily afford to make four little two-person teams to launch four new products. That would give our developers more chances to move around from product to product when they got bored, which would make Fog Creek Software an even better place to work. Each team, we decided, would be guided by the spirit of lean startups. They would ship early and often.

  • Stack Overflow DevDays is Back!

    27 Jun 2011 | 2:51 pm
    [UPDATE - September 6th - Regrettably, DevDays had to be cancelled. See the announcement on the Stack Exchange Blog for details.] Stack Overflow DevDays, the universe's best conference series for coders, is back, and it's bigger than ever! Here's the idea behind DevDays. You're a developer. You'd love to learn all the latest hot new technologies. Things like DVCS, HTML 5, Node.js, CSS3, Hadoop, etc. The stuff the cool kids are all talking about on the playground while you're stuck in the basement somewhere grinding away on Java Enterprise Visual Basic. The idea behind DevDays is a fast,…
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    Just Creative Design

  • Accessibility & Integrity

    Jacob Cass
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:34 am
    I was recently humbled and amazed at an email I received through my brand identity questionnaire and I just had to share the story, not only because it opened my eyes to something amazing, but something I would never have thought of and I’m sure not many others would have either. To cut to the chase, the lady who was inquiring about my brand identity / design services was blind. Although accessibility should be built into in all websites, I still find this fact extremely fascinating. I simply can’t fathom the process of trying to find the right designer without being able to see…

  • How to Keep Start-up Costs Low

    Jacob Cass
    20 Jan 2012 | 1:17 pm
    This is a guest article contributed by Daniela Baker*. – The success or failure of a business depends on how wisely you allocate start-up funding. As a solo-preneur you can monitor every expense and decide where your money will best be spent to get your business off to a good start. Here are four suggestions for controlling start-up costs. Be Flexible & Smart With How You Get Funds The cost of borrowing, along with the terms attached to most loans, can make them quite prohibitive to the small business owners. However, there are several other options new business owners may consider…

  • 3 Great Ways To Attract Higher Quality Clients

    Jacob Cass
    11 Jan 2012 | 8:30 am
    This is a guest article contributed by Lior Levin. – You have probably been in a situation where you felt like a client was not willing to pay you enough or did not appreciate the quality of work you had put into a project. For freelancers & business owners, this is not something unusual. Many people who hire you, especially if you are a freelancer, may undervalue your work or even insist that they pay you as little as possible for a ridiculous amount of work. Far too often, designers in that position cave into these outlandish demands and end up in an unbearable situation. These…

  • A New Profile Picture & An Upcoming Re-brand

    Jacob Cass
    7 Jan 2012 | 4:27 pm
    For the first time in over fours years I have updated my profile picture, which you will notice on the left side bar of the website and across my social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, Dribbble, etc.). Although it may seem like a small change, there is a lot of brand equity and recognition that is built up within a profile photo. A profile photo is what represents you across the web & offline, similar to how a logo represents a business or product. The New Profile Photo The new photo was taken on a cruise ship, using a Nikon D80 at 1/125, using a white back drop and two umbrellas. The…

  • Top 12 Logos of 2011 As Voted By You

    Jacob Cass
    3 Jan 2012 | 9:03 am
    These are the top 12 logo designs of 2011 as voted by you (the awards that won Logo Of The Month) on my other site Logo Of The Day. What logo do you believe should win the 2011 Logo Of The Year? Cast your vote at the bottom of this post. Voting closes January 31st. And just so you know, we are always accepting new logo submissions. Feel free to suggest a logo for a chance to win the Logo Of The Day award. You can view the top logos of 2009 and 2010 here. January: Bread & Breakfast Bread & Breakfast is a coffee shop / bakery that serves breakfast all day (after all – it is the most…
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  • Line25 Sites of the Week for January 27th 2012

    Chris Spooner
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Line25 Sites of the Week is a weekly roundup of the most outstanding website designs that I stumble across during my every day browsing. In this week’s collection, we have designs from rtraction, Bear CSS, Graz Secrets, Circles and Unify.rtractionView the websiteBear CSSView the websiteGraz SecretsView the websiteCirclesView the websiteUnifyView the website

  • How To Display a Message on Old WordPress Posts

    Chris Spooner
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    If you post helpful information on your blog chances are some of your early posts are now outdated as technologies have changed over the years. Let’s take a look at how we can add a mix of PHP tags to our WordPress themes to automatically add a small disclaimer or warning message to posts over X years old.The little snippets of code we’re going to add to our theme will allow us to display a message above our post content, but only on posts over a number of years old. We might only want to display this message on certain types of posts, in my case it’s only my tutorials that…

  • Line25 Sites of the Week for January 20th 2012

    Chris Spooner
    20 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Line25 Sites of the Week is a weekly roundup of the most outstanding website designs that I stumble across during my every day browsing. In this week’s collection, we have designs from Fine Goods, The Gifts Project, UPPERDOG, Smashing Magazine and One Minute With.Fine GoodsView the websiteThe Gifts ProjectView the websiteUPPERDOGView the websiteSmashing MagazineView the websiteOne Minute WithView the website

  • How To Create a Vibrant Cloud Icon in Photoshop

    Chris Spooner
    16 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Follow this step by step Adobe Photoshop tutorial to create a colourful and vibrant cloud icon. We’ll be using plenty of gradients and lighting effects to produce a really cool icon perfect for a modern website design or mobile app.The cloud icon we’ll be creating features plenty of vibrant colours to create a three dimensional appearance. A flow of purple to blue provides the colourful base while the highlights help illuminate the icon and lift it from the screen.View the full size icon designOpen up a new Photoshop document and begin by filling a black circle with the elliptical…

  • Line25 Sites of the Week for January 13th 2012

    Chris Spooner
    13 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Line25 Sites of the Week is a weekly roundup of the most outstanding website designs that I stumble across during my every day browsing. In this week’s collection, we have designs from Seismi, Oliver Lisher, Shopify, Kayako and Ruby Bots.SeismiView the websiteOliver LisherView the websiteShopifyView the websiteKayakoView the websiteRuby BotsView the website
 
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    lines and colors :: a blog about drawing, painting, illustration, comics, concept art and other visual arts

  • Christopher Peterson

    Charley Parker
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Christopher Peterson is an illustrator known in particular for his rock posters. He also does a variety of illustration, storyboards, set designs and exhibit concept designs. Originally from New York, Peterson studied at the Art Institute of Boston and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. His clients include Time Magazine, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Readers Digest, Fortune, McGraw-Hill, Watson-Guptill, Macy’s, Courvoisier, Warner Brothers, Joe Boxer and Bill Graham Presents, among others; and his rock posters have included such performers as Paul…

  • Thomas Hovenden

    Charley Parker
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:25 pm
    19th century painter Thomas Hovenden was noted both for his work as an artist and for his role as a teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. As a painter, Hovenden painted domestic scenes, historical events and to some extent still life subjects. He is noted in particular for his depictions of African Americans, both in domestic and historic contexts, such as his well known depiction of The Last Moments of John Brown (images above, top), now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which has a zoomable high resolution version on the website. Hovenden’s interest…

  • Felideus (Juan Parra)

    Charley Parker
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:55 pm
    Based in Madrid, Spain, Felideus (pen name for Juan Parra) has worked as an art director, animator, screenwriter and graphic designer for film and video productions, and is now a freelance illustrator, designer and writer. As a writer and illustrator, Felideus has worked on book projects and in comic books. He works both in traditional media like watercolor, acrylic, pencil and ink, and in digital media, using applications like Photoshop and Painter. Felideus maintains a blog which also functions as his website, though the Portfolio section is labeled as Under Construction, and points to his…

  • Janet Ternoff

    Charley Parker
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:28 pm
    Self taught New York artist Janet Ternoff finds great fascination in the facades and interiors of buildings. She works in a realistic style, at times with considerable detail. She works in a range of sizes, from 8×10 to considerably larger. Her series of exteriors of bars, stores and restaurants feel in a way as if portraits of the establishments, with lots of attention to details of signs and other characteristics of the facades. She also has a series of surface and subway trains as wall as a series of interiors that I particularly enjoy, particularly when they feature staircases in…

  • Carel Fabritius

    Charley Parker
    21 Jan 2012 | 8:59 pm
    Carel Fabritius was a Dutch painter whose adopted name comes from the latin for carpenter, or if more broadly used, craftsman. Fabritius studied in the the studio of Rembrandt, and is generally considered to be Rembrandt’s most talented pupil, and the only one to really break free of the master’s influence and develop his own style. This is notable in particular in the contrast of his color and texture filled portrait backgrounds with Rembrandt’s deep pools of darkness. His use of cool color harmonies is also distinctly different from the color choices of his master. On…
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  • Hair Dresser

    Haritha
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:48 am
    Logo made for a hairdresser.

  • Tupiniouim

    Haritha
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:44 am
    Logo made inspired at Brazilian Native Culture. About Ink,Rituals and Feather.

  • Sarah

    Haritha
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:29 am
    The point of a good Logo Design is to create a unique link to a brand in the mind of the consumer. Logo Design should always strive for individuality.

  • Business Essay

    Haritha
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:25 am
    The point of a good Logo Design is to create a unique link to a brand in the mind of the consumer. Logo Design should always strive for individuality.

  • DJH Prime Stay

    Haritha
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:20 am
    The point of a good Logo Design is to create a unique link to a brand in the mind of the consumer. Logo Design should always strive for individuality.
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  • Hidden Garden

    Vanja Blajic
    17 Jan 2012 | 3:17 pm
    This is a logo for a small jewelry shop. The jewelry is made of epoxy resin and real pressed flowers and herbs. We wanted the logo to have a feeling of nature and a bit of mystique without being too obvious. It’s a Hidden Garden after all

  • Cat Adoption Teram

    LogoMotives
    17 Jan 2012 | 3:17 pm
    The letterforms C, A and T form a playful representation of a cat to identify a “no kill” cat shelter. The logo was designed to work well without the accompanying text if necessary. Design Firm: Jeff Fisher LogoMotives Designer: Jeff FIsher

  • St. Johns Window Project

    LogoMotives
    17 Jan 2012 | 3:16 pm
    An event, in which the work of local artists is displayed in retail windows, is identified with a logo replacing some letterforms with window graphic elements. Design Firm: Jeff Fisher LogoMotives Designer: Jeff Fisher

  • DataDork

    LogoMotives
    17 Jan 2012 | 3:16 pm
    A self-proclaimed “computer geek” wanted the Datadork logo to represent his various computer-related business ventures. Design Firm: Jeff Fisher LogoMotives Designer: Jeff Fisher

  • CouponDunia

    effendy
    17 Jan 2012 | 3:10 pm
    CouponDunia is the largest online database of coupon codes for Indian websites.
 
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  • 2012-01-26 | Cricket Australia

    Jacob Cass
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:29 pm
    Cricket Australia Credits: FutureBrand Related Logos: 2011-10-05 | AFC (1) 2011-09-23 | US Virgin Islands (2) 2011-08-12 | Heart Throbs (1)

  • 2012-01-25 | Paul Hampton

    Jacob Cass
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:52 am
    Paul Hampton Photography Credits: d8 Related Logos: 2010-05-14 | Haus Projects (4) 2012-01-17 | Palmetto Opera (2) 2011-11-07 | Dennis Photography (4)

  • 2012-01-24 | De Beers

    Jacob Cass
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:02 pm
    De Beers Jewellery Credits: The Partners Related Logos: 2011-06-24 | Brandon Winckler (5) 2010-05-24 | Dustin Boutet (8) 2010-03-03 | London Sperm Bank (30)

  • 2012-01-23 | Appy

    Jacob Cass
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:22 pm
    Branding for mobile apps company, Appy™. Credits: Jack Daly Related Logos: 2012-12-09 | Bright Carrot (3) 2010-08-01 | Mobi (2) 2009-07-31 | Bee Line (10)

  • 2012-01-20 | Discovery History

    Jacob Cass
    20 Jan 2012 | 4:26 pm
    Discovery History is a TV  by Discovery Networks, UK. Credits: Peter&Tom Related Logos: 2012-01-24 | De Beers (7) 2012-01-09 | Blip (2) 2011-11-02 | CBS (2)
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    MachoArts | Design, Social Media, Blogging tips

  • SEO: Identifying Buried Pages Using Xenu Link Sleuth & Excel

    Guest
    28 Jan 2012 | 6:41 am
    A practical article detailing how to identify (and fix!) pages that are buried on your site.The ProblemOne way to improve your site’s performance in the search engine is to address buried pages on your site. By buried pages, I mean pages that are less frequently referenced, harder to get to, and not often linked to. These pages are viewed as less important to the search engines for – they’re not a prominent part of your site and there isn’t much internal link juice flowing to them. Sometimes this is OK – for instance, if the pages aren’t important or have little to no opportunity…

  • Friday Photography Inspiration #43

    suraj
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:38 am
    This post is a part of our weekly photography inspiration series. Each Friday we showcase some of the best photographs captured by talented photographers form all around the world.Here are latest 30 most beautiful photographs for your inspiration. If you like this showcase feel free to share it on Twitter and Facebook.Photography Quote of the day:“It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are.” – Paul Caponigro

  • 15 Best Premium WordPress Blog / Magazine Themes

    suraj
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:42 pm
    WordPress allows you to create your own blog without any coding knowledge. Premium WordPress themes are the great way to give brand new look to your blog. Benefits of using premium WordPress themes are:Attractive designsOptimized codingAdvanced control panelBeautiful fonts and colorsShortcodes and many moreAnd if you are searching for high quality WordPress theme for your blog, here we have collected 15 best premium WordPress blog and magazine themes.Do You know we provide WordPress Blog/Portfolio setup, Blogger to WordPress migration as well as Thesis/Genesis theme customization. Check out…

  • The Foolproof Formula to Write Great Articles in 20 Minutes

    Guest
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:07 am
    It’s all about the planning. If there is a secret trick of trade that seasoned writers use to come up with great articles every single time, it’s called “adequate preparation”… and it’s something you’re bound to learn through experience.Once you learn how to use this technique effectively, you will never again feel the haunting pressure of a blank page, and you will feel as though your articles write themselves. And they will always look solid and thoughtful.This article will show you how to write a strong piece of content in under 20 minutes. It’s a simple formula in 5 simple…

  • Boosting Your Small Business’ Facebook “Likes”

    suraj
    20 Jan 2012 | 11:37 pm
    In recent years, small businesses have increasingly turned to social media sites to help them achieve their marketing needs. It’s easy to see why: for a company that cannot afford a large marketing budget, social media offers the ability to reach a wide spectrum of consumers without paying a dime. The combination here of exposure and cost is a small business win-win.Towards this end, social media-savvy small businesses have built Facebook pages, created Twitter accounts, and worked to synthesize networking platforms with their overall marketing strategies. They have advertised…
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    Marketingsherpa Blog

  • Marketing Career: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Marketing Job Seekers – Part 4

    Selena Blue
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:01 am
    We’ve reached the fourth and final post of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Marketing Job Seekers blog series, where we take Stephen Covey’s habits and help you practically apply them to your marketing job hunt. We cover “Synergize,” which is all about working together, and “Sharpen the Saw,” which emphasizes the need to continually improve yourself, your skills and your experience.

  • Lead Scoring: CMOs realize a 138% lead gen ROI … and so can you

    David Kirkpatrick
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:01 am
    MarketingSherpa research, through a survey of 1,745 marketers, found that 79% of B2B marketers are not engaging in lead scoring. To help improve, or even set up a lead scoring program of your own, we have six lead scoring tips for you from Paula Reinman, Senior Vice President Marketing, Bersin.

  • Marketing Analytics: What the heck is ‘cross-channel management?’

    Adam T. Sutton
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:01 am
    Many phrases — cross-channel management, database integration, multi-channel management, etc. — strive to describe a similar technology, one in which a company centralizes all its customer data and makes it actionable. But marketers don't need snappy jargon, they need clarity. To help clarify this topic, we spoke with Kristin Hambelton, VP of Marketing at Neolane.

  • Public Relations: 5 interview mistakes that drive journalists crazy (and how to avoid them)

    Daniel Burstein
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:01 am
    Many marketers reach out to the traditional press, websites and bloggers to promote their products and services through those extremely valuable “earned mentions.” So let me help you avoid these five things that drive journalists crazy …

  • Email Marketing: The importance of lead nurturing in the complex B2B sale

    David Kirkpatrick
    19 Jan 2012 | 2:01 am
    According to MarketingSherpa research, almost three quarters of all B2B leads are not sales-ready. This is where lead nurturing campaigns come into play. Read on for more information how lead nurturing can help in the complex B2B sale.
 
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  • Recreating the IBM Lotusphere logo in CSS3

    23 Jan 2012 | 12:52 pm
    A while ago, I visited the IBM Lotusphere 2012 conference page. One thing that I noticed immediately, was their beautiful logo on the background. Although it's design is very minimal and simple, the logo just looks very good. I wanted to recreate this logo using only HTML and CSS3. The main key to this effect is using the border-radius and overflow:hidden properties. I've created two versions: One that uses extra HTML elements, the second one uses CSS3 pseudo elements. Check out the demo to see how the logo looks like in your browser. Keep in mind, no images are used at all. Feel free to dig…

  • Giveaway contest - Stickers by Sticker Mule

    9 Jan 2012 | 2:10 pm
    Since it was my 23rd birthday last weekend, and I wanted to start off the new year with some great goodies, I've got a great giveaway for everyone. Today, we're giving away store credit for all kinds of stickers by Sticker Mule! They could be useful for anything! Design your custom sticker, create die cut stickers or even create custom skins for your iPhone, laptop, Kindle or iPad. Read the rules below to find out how you can join this contest: it's pretty simple! Make sure you join this contest quick, since it ends on January 16th. You'll automatically receive information if you have won a…

  • Looking back at 2011

    2 Jan 2012 | 1:15 pm
    Welcome to 2012 everybody! I hope you had a great Christmas time and enjoyed New Year's eve. Just like last year, I wanted to look back at my own blog to see what took place. Sadly, I wasn't able to post a lot this year due to personal circumstances. Yet, I'm pretty sure that all the posts that I did place are true, high quality unique articles that you might be able to use for your next web project since they were mainly about jQuery, CSS3 or HTML5. I really hope you liked reading the articles on Marcofolio.net for the last year! As for 2012, I hope to write more articles than past year. I…

  • Build native-looking apps for iOS

    12 Dec 2011 | 2:42 pm
    Lately, I've been messing around with cool HTML5 stuff a lot. One of the things that HTML5 is trying to reach, is the market of mobile devices. A long time ago (when I got my first iPhone), I wrote an article on how to add a webclip for easy access to your website. But since then, I've learned a couple of more things on how to build native-looking apps for iOS using only HTML. I've created a template/boilerplate that you can use for your next project to create native looking apps for iOS (more specifically: Mobile Safari) using nothing but HTML. Simply build your website starting with this…

  • Working with Websockets

    28 Nov 2011 | 2:17 pm
    HTML5 has some extremely cool features, and a couple of weeks ago I took a deep dive into Websockets. This protocol, which you can recognize by the ws:// and wss:// (secure websockets) URL prefix, enables "Server side push events". During my deep dive, I learned a couple of things that are pretty interesting. If you're into/learning HTML5, you really should try out Websockets! In my opinion, it's one of the coolest technologies they've added. Are you ready to dive and learn more about Websockets? Here are a couple of things to keep in mind when working with Websockets. Read more...
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  • When We Build

    Tim Van Damme
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:15 am
    Excellent presentation by Wilson Miner at Build.

  • 360°

    Tim Van Damme
    20 Jan 2012 | 11:52 am
    This is my luckiest shot ever. Set my camera to rapid fire, and magically it captured the rider at 0°, 45°, 90°, 180°, 270° and 360°.

  • New York in the 80s

    Tim Van Damme
    18 Jan 2012 | 2:13 pm
    Huge set of breathtaking photos. Never realized New York was such a shithole in the 80s. (via)

  • Why I Hate Android

    Tim Van Damme
    16 Jan 2012 | 6:35 pm
    A better title would’ve been “Why I Hate Google”. Excellent article by MG Siegler who lays down the facts. (via)

  • “Start the New Year Fresh!”

    Tim Van Damme
    16 Jan 2012 | 4:40 am
    Oh Flickr, I honestly hope you’ll get your shit together soon. Axing features nobody uses and focussing on the new rather than the old is a good start, and I really want you guys to succeed (I’ve had a Pro account since 2006), but you better start moving fast.
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    Thoughts From Eric

  • Vigilance and Victory

    Eric Meyer
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:56 am
    After the blackout on Wednesday, it seems that the political tides are shifting against SOPA and the PROTECT IP Act—as of this writing, there are now more members of Congress in opposition to the bills than in favor. That’s good news. I wil reiterate something I said on Twitter, though: the members of tech community, particularly those who are intimately familiar with the basic protocols of the Internet, need to keep working on ways to counteract SOPA/PIPA. What form that would take, I’m not sure. Maybe a truly distributed DNS system, one that can’t be selectively filtered by any one…

  • Standing In Opposition

    Eric Meyer
    18 Jan 2012 | 10:42 am
    Though I certainly do not support SOPA or the PROTECT IP Act (the complete, rather contrived acronym of PIPA), I will not be blacking out meyerweb. This is largely because the vast majority of my readers already know about these bills, and very likely oppose them; as for anyone who visits but does not know about these bills, I feel I’ll do better to speak out than to black out. (Which is not a criticism of those who do black out. We all fight in our own ways.) Instead, I will reproduce here the letter I attempted to send via contact form to my state Senator this morning, and which I will…

  • The Survey, 2011

    Eric Meyer
    18 Nov 2011 | 10:42 am
    Back on Tuesday, A List Apart opened the 2011 edition of The Survey for People Who Make Web Sites, the fifth annual effort to learn more about the people who work in the web industry. If you haven’t taken it yet, please do so! It should take about ten minutes I’m proud to have been a part of this effort since its inaugural launch back in 2007. It’s a major undertaking, mostly in analyzing the data and turning that into a detailed report, but it’s more than worth the time and effort. Before the Survey, we really didn’t know very much about who we were as a field…

  • Searching For Mark Pilgrim

    Eric Meyer
    4 Oct 2011 | 9:03 pm
    [[ MARK IS FINE and his work is not lost. Please see the update and addendum later in the post. —E. ]] Just yesterday, I took a screenshot of the title page of Dive Into HTML5 to include in a presentation as a highly recommended resource. Now it’s gone. That site, along with all the other “Dive Into…” sites (Accessibility, Python, Greasemonkey, etc.) and addictionis.org, is returning an HTTP “410 Gone” message. Mark’s Github, Google+, Reddit, and Twitter accounts have all been deleted. And attempts to email him have been bounced back. This is very…

  • CSS Modules Throughout History

    Eric Meyer
    27 Sep 2011 | 8:03 am
    For very little reason other than I was curious to see what resulted, I’ve compiled a list of various CSS modules’ version histories, and then used CSS to turn it into a set of timelines. It’s kind of a low-cost way to visualize the life cycle of and energy going into various CSS modules. I’ll warn you up front that as of this writing the user interaction is not ideal, and in some places the presentation suffers from too much content overlap. This happens in timelines where lots of drafts were released in a short period of time. (In one case, two related drafts were…
 
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    Naldz Graphics

  • 30 Flourishing Tulip Pictures to Keep You Inspired

    Marvi Ocampo
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am
    Tulips are one of those beautiful flowers a garden lover would want to have on one of its plots. Aside from its different colors because of its different species, the way it opens from a pretty bud gets to attract the attention of many. And a couple of those attractions would come from photographers. Tulip [...]

  • Freelancing Bad Habits You Should Avoid Doing

    Kareen Liez
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Whether you are a freelance graphic designer or a web designer, you both face the same challenges in freelancing. Both deal with clients, do their own accounting and even marketing. There are so many things that a freelancer has to do and has to take note of in order to be successful in freelancing. When [...]

  • 33 Free After Effects Templates

    Ebrian Acebedo
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:20 am
    After-Effects are often in the form of unique templates that can be accessed in the web for advertising and adding a distinct touch to our masterpiece. Today, we bring you an additional bonus to all video enthusiasts out there who wish to try out these templates. Since quality is needed and sought out, we have [...]

  • 33 Joker Illustration Artworks

    Ronald Bien
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    Following our various posts on infamous villains, another classic villain is featured today. Widely known as the archenemy of Batman, The Joker is a a highly intelligent psychopath with a warped, sadistic sense of humor and also an eccentric prankster. Appearing in most of the publications of the Batman series, The Joker has been acclaimed [...]

  • New Photoshop Brushes for Free

    Sarah Corres
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am
    There exist a huge number of wonderful Photoshop brushes to choose from all around the web. However in today’s post, you will find a selection of Photoshop brushes, free to download which have been freshly made available for designers. Photoshop brushes are said to be the best friends of designers as they are very helpful [...]
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  • BugFinders slams poor ecommerce testing

    Craig Grannell
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:02 am
    Online stores turning off buyers with beginner errors

  • The .net strip #16: Job ad

    Brad Colbow
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    The moon on a stick? Yes, please! Brad Colbow's exclusive comic strip looks at the world of job ads for web designers this week

  • Setting up a lab in your agency

    Jon Lax
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Jon Lax, the co-founder of Teehan+Lax, discusses why the agency built a dedicated labs group, how they chose to structure it and what they have accomplished in their first year

  • Dev rallies against HTML5 confusion

    Craig Grannell
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Likens commonplace use of the term 'HTML5' as a brand AND spec to DHTML and Web 2.0

  • .net launches web design survey 2012

    Oliver Lindberg
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    Take part in The Web Design and Development Survey 2012 and help us build a profile of our audience and the industry in general
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    Nettuts+

  • 24 Extremely Useful Ruby Gems for Web Development

    Siddharth
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:38 pm
    One of the nicer things about developing on the Ruby platform is the sheer amount of meticulously categorized, highly reusable code wrapped up in the form of aptly named ‘gems’. I’m sure you’ve heard of popular frameworks like Sinatra or the super popular Rails that ship as gems but you’re missing an entire spectrum of others that handle issues at a much lower level. Start using these and watch your productivity shoot through the roof! A Quick Note I’m well aware that some of the gems listed here have Rails, or parts of Rails, as a dependency. That…

  • Why you Should be using PHP’s PDO for Database Access

    Erik Wurzer
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:04 am
    Many PHP programmers learned how to access databases by using either the MySQL or MySQLi extensions. As of PHP 5.1, there’s a better way. PHP Data Objects (PDO) provide methods for prepared statements and working with objects that will make you far more productive! May of 2010 PDO Introduction “PDO – PHP Data Objects – is a database access layer providing a uniform method of access to multiple databases.” It doesn’t account for database-specific syntax, but can allow for the process of switching databases and platforms to be fairly painless, simply by…

  • Meet Crockford’s JSDev

    Andrew Burgess
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:29 pm
    Recently, Douglas Crockford released a neat tool that makes the process of developing and testing your JavaScript a bit easier. Interested in learning more? Watch today’s quick tip to find out! Watch the Screencast Show Link Douglas Crockford’s Google+ Post JSDev | Github Labelled blocks, useful? Gist of test_code script I created in the screencast Will you use JSDev? I’m curious; is this something that you’ll use in your daily coding? I’m still not sure, myself. Let us hear your thoughts in the comments!

  • .htaccess Files for the Rest of Us

    Dan Wellman
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:37 pm
    .htaccess files are used to configure Apache, as well a range of other web servers. Despite the .htaccess file type extension, they are simply text files that can be edited using any text-editor. In this article, we’ll review what they are, and how you can use them in your projects. Please note that .htaccess files don't work on Windows-based systems, although they can be edited and uploaded to a compatible web server, and on Linux-based systems they are hidden by default. In order to work with htaccess files locally, to see how they work and generally play around with them, we can…

  • Testing your PHP Codebase with EnhancePHP

    Andrew Burgess
    20 Jan 2012 | 10:51 pm
    You know it; I know it. We should be testing our code more than we do. Part of the reason we don’t, I think, is that we don’t know exactly how. Well, I’m getting rid of that excuse today: I’m teaching you to test your PHP with the EnhancePHP framework. Meet EnhancePHP I’m not going to try to convince you to test your code; and we’re not going to discuss Test Driven Development, either. That’s been done before on Nettuts+. In that article, Nikko Bautista explains exactly why testing is a good thing and outlines a TDD workflow. Read that sometime, if…
 
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  • Jaaam

    Bart van de Haterd
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:34 am
    Remember the Upular remix that went round about two year's ago; a track composed only using chords, bass notes and vocal samples from the Disney Pixar film 'Up'. It's creator Nick Bertke (aka Pogo) latest project is called Jaaam and it's a mashup of voices and beats from The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.

  • Shape Type

    Bob Mayata
    22 Jan 2012 | 5:05 am
    A great little game for type-geeks like us. Well crafted by Canadian Interaction Designer Mark MacKay for Method of Action. Feel free to post your score below.

  • Lifecycle

    rocco
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:20 am
    In a way to promote a local bicycle shop, a cool urban expriment was done in New York. On January 1, 2011 they chained a fully loaded bike to a post along a busy Soho street and took a picture every day, for a whole year. The resulting video shows the bike slowly vanish, which is kinda cool.

  • #STOPSOPA

    rocco
    18 Jan 2012 | 3:01 am
    Today, we can witness the largest online strike in history. Sites all over the world,  including giants like google.com, wikipedia and reddit.com, protest against US laws that seriously endanger a free internet. We support this massive protest, hope you do too.

  • Hello

    Rory
    17 Jan 2012 | 6:01 pm
    "I've been alone with you inside my mind. And in my dreams I've kissed your lips a thousand times. I sometimes see you pass outside my door. Hello! Is it me you're looking for? I can see it in your eyes, I can see it in your smile. You're all I've ever wanted and my arms are open wide, 'cause you know just what to say and you know just what to do. And I want to tell you so much..."
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    Noupe

  • Creative Uses of Illustration in Web Design

    Nousheen Aquil
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
       Using illustration in web design has become quite trendy these days. People love to see beautifully designed illustration based websites because they stand out from the rest. Not only because of the beautiful illustrative art work and carefully crafted web designs but also because of the perfect balance struck between these two important components. Today, we want to dig into some creative ways you can work beautiful illustrations into your web design projects. We hope that this compilation will inspire some new ideas. You can see in the examples where designers have captured a…

  • Flashes in the Dark: Low light Photography

    Noupe Editorial
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:59 am
       Photographers put a lot of focus and emphasis on the lighting for their pictures. After all, lighting is a powerful instrument in setting the overall tone and feel of the piece. Even when there is very little light to work with. In fact, it is in these situations that the lighting can create extremely emotive and distinctive compositions for the pics. Giving the shadows so much reign to run freely, carving interesting depths and crevaces into the pieces. This can also prove very tricky for photographers as some equipment does not work as well under these conditions, and cannot…

  • The New Redesign Rules of the Web

    Robert Bowen
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
       With the ever-changing landscape that is the internet, web designers and developers are constantly tasked with redesigning some part of the web. Whether it be for our own sites or for those of a client, redesigning is a big part of working in the field right now. For whatever reasons, be it the growth and popular new directions of the web, or even a desire to keep your brand fresh, the web these days seems to be in a constant state of redesign. The world wide web is littered with sites undergoing reconstruction. Image by Joshua Rothhaas So today we are going to take a look at…

  • USB Drives That Make You Jump Drive For Joy!

    Speider Schneider
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
       In the Stone Age of computers and digital storage, there were little “floppy disks” that promised holding an entire megabyte of space… although it was really only 978 kilobytes. AOL would send these little plastic disks to every household each and every month, hoping computer users would sign up for that now antiquated and laughable hook up to the internet. They made great drink coasters or building blocks for the kids. Syquest made these huge, lumbering disks that held 70 megabytes but if they got bumped or shaken like an Etch-a-Sketch, the information would be lost. They…

  • 50 Inspiring Logo Designs

    Kevin Muldoon
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:58 am
       A logo is an essential part of branding your website and marketing it offline and online. Some logo designs feature simple, beautiful typography whilst others more are fun and colourful. However, all logos should be memorable and able to integrate with your website design effortlessly. One of the best ways of getting inspiration for a logo design is by looking at what other designers have created. Today we would like to show you 50 creative logo designs that we hope will inspire you and give you ideas for creating your own logo. Lovely Logo Designs 1. Storm Foundry A great logo…
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  • Lessons Learned Running a Small Business in 2011

    Michael Martin
    1 Jan 2012 | 2:23 pm
    As 2012 begins, I want to look back over the past year to see what can be learnt from it. Learning from your mistakes is less glamorous than a list of grand New Year’s Resolutions (Though I do like those too), but often more effective at ensuring the next year is even better than the last. With that in mind, what follows are some of the lessons I have picked out from my own 2011. I would love to hear if these resonate with you. When looking back at your own year, I’d encourage you not to look for when things went “wrong” as such, but simply to think of how things may…

  • How to Create WordPress Posts in Themes/Plugins

    Michael Martin
    8 Aug 2011 | 11:00 am
    Recently, one of our clients needed to let visitors create WordPress posts (Or custom post types of course) from the website itself. In this post, I’m going to walk through some of the WordPress functions I used to achieve this. We’ll go over creating the post itself, adding categories/tags, and adding metadata. (We’ll skip the stage where you build a form, validate what users enter etc. and just focus on the WordPress functions instead) Create the Post The method to create the core post is simple. Essentially, you build a $post object, and then insert it with…

  • How to Make a Floating Share Box

    Michael Martin
    12 Jul 2011 | 11:00 am
    This is one of the most common questions I get asked; how do you make a floating box with share links? Today, we’re going to see just how simple it can be. We will: Set up the current trinity of search (Facebook, Twitter, +1). See how to make sure they share the right URL. Align the box to the bottom left of the user’s browser. Hide the box if the user’s browser is too small (So it never overlaps our content). You can see the demo site here (Try resizing your browser smaller). 1 – The URL and Text to Share The first step involves a little WordPress code. In footer.php…

  • Validate Forms in WordPress with jQuery

    Michael Martin
    22 Jun 2011 | 11:00 am
    This article will teach you how to add validation to your WordPress comment forms, using jQuery. With validation, users can submit their comment and instantly see if they’ve hit an issue. There is no need to submit the page and get WordPress’ default “There is a problem…” page. Instead, errors are displayed inline instantly. In our example, we will build a plugin which you can drop into any theme and will work instantly. Just like last week, you can see the finished product in action on the demo site. And you can download the completed files here. Organize Your…

  • Load Next WordPress Posts With AJAX

    Michael Martin
    15 Jun 2011 | 11:00 am
    Today, we’re going to replace the standard “Older Posts” links on your blog. Our plugin will create a button to instantly load the next page of posts, without reloading the page (Similar to what Twitter used to do at the bottom of profiles) Click here to load the demo site and see the final project in action. You can also download the completed files as a plugin here (Just upload and activate it). Now, let’s get started. Our plugin is going to have several features: Multiple clicks – First clicks will load page 2′s posts, second will load page 3 etc.) Check…
 
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  • Fix Common IE Problems: Update your Docmode for Web Standards

    Rey Bango
    9 Jan 2012 | 2:39 pm
    Document compatibility defines how a browser renders your website. The more specific you are at telling the browser what to expect, the better the experience for your users. When using web standards like HTML5, start by explicitly declaring the HTML5 document type: <!DOCTYPE html> This markup triggers standards mode in Internet Explorer 9 and 10. And it also works well in Chrome and Firefox. Four steps will get your site ready for many browsers and devices: Step 1: Validate that your site uses standards mode Check whether or not your site is currently in standards mode: Open the website…

  • Site Pinning: Rotating Overlay Icons for Multiple Service Notifications

    Rey Bango
    18 Oct 2011 | 8:00 am
    In my last post, I went over how to use IE9′s Site Pinning API to implement overlay icons to enhance user notifications. The demo focused on how to display a numeric icon to indicate when a specific event (e.g.: messages in an inbox) had occurred. Pinned site with overlay icon It’s a really great way of letting your users know that there’s pending information for them to check into. But what happens if your site offers multiple types of notifications? With websites offering so much functionality nowadays, it’s pretty common for them to also serve up multiple types of…

  • Using Site Pinning and Overlay Icons for Enhanced User Notifications and Engagement

    Rey Bango
    10 Oct 2011 | 8:00 am
    I was recently doing some testing of IE9′s Site Pinning API and found out about a cool bit of functionality that can enhance user notifications. If you’re not familiar with site pinning, it’s a great way to allow users to have easy and quick access to their favorite sites via the Windows taskbar. There’s a really nice overview on Beauty of the Web that explains how it works. Keeping Users Up-to-Date One of the features the API provides is the notion of notifications that can allow developers to provide alerts to end users. The functionality allows you to dynamically…

  • Being in a Coffin..Sorta.

    Rey Bango
    23 Aug 2011 | 9:40 am
    Since having my gall bladder removed last year, I’ve had this nagging pain in my right side rib cage area. It’s a consistent dull pain which I was told should go away a couple of months after my surgery. Well it hasn’t and after an ultrasound and an endoscopy (tube down the throat), it was time to pull out the big gun. Today I had an MRI and it was not fun. The Machine MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging and to be honest, I don’t know how it works. I just know that it’s one of the best ways to look inside the human body without having surgery. If…

  • BioShock Infinite is Like “WOAH”! Check Out the Newest Gameplay Trailer.

    Rey Bango
    8 Jul 2011 | 10:37 am
    I just checked out the gameplay trailer for BioShock Infinite and all I can say is “WOW!”. If you’re a gamer, you’re going to want to check this out, especially if you’re a major fan of BioShock 1 & 2 (like me!). Tags: GameTrailers.com, GTTV – BioShock Infinite, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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  • YouTube: One Hour Per Second

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:52 am
    "Every second, one hour of video is uploaded to YouTube. That's 24 hours every 24 seconds... or a decade every single day." Take a look at the video below - and this rather lovely website - for more YouTube-related stats from the Google Data Arts team: [via CR Blog]

  • Soundmachines

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:48 am
    Comprising three units that resemble standard record players, Soundmachines translate concentric visual patterns into music:

  • The First Cycle

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:45 am
    A stop motion animation from Niels Hoebers visualising the creative production process behind fashion designer Borre Akkersdijk's latest collection:

  • LIFECYCLE: 365 days in the life of a bike in NYC

    26 Jan 2012 | 3:01 am
    Last year, Red Peak Branding conducted a unique urban experiment for Hudson Urban Bicycles. On 1st January 2011 they chained a fully loaded bike - complete with bells, basket, lights and so forth - to a post along a busy Soho street. Then, they took a picture of it every day for 365 days. Watch the video below (which cycles through the pics one by one) to see the bike slowly vanish before your very eyes:

  • GM Advanced Tech Windows

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:58 am
    Following hot on the heels of Samsung's touchscreen windows come GM's touchscreen car windows:
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  • Riding the Wave

    Adriana de Barros
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:13 am
    Surfing photography by Stuart Gibson.Photos © Stuart Gibson Link via Feature Shoot

  • The Motion-Sensitive Painting

    Adriana de Barros
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:17 pm
    “Still Life” is an interactive art piece by Scott Garner. “Years ago, I had the idea of a still life painting that wasn’t so still, but could never quite wrap my head around how to build it. After various experiments and explorations, I settled on Unity 3D as the ideal tool to make it happen,” [1] states Garner. To understand how the painting moves from side to side, you must view video within post.Notes about the project (from the designer’s website):On the hardware side is a custom-framed television connected to a rotating mount from Ergomart. Attached to the…

  • Flying Hands

    Adriana de Barros
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    For his bizarre yet realistic sculptures, Choi Xoo Ang uses materials such as oil paint, acrylic, resin, and stainless steel.Warning: This post contains images with nudity. Viewer discretion is advised.Top: Photo © Pat Law.Photos © Choi Xoo Ang Link via Kloset Kase

  • B&W Sketchbook Art

    Adriana de Barros
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:03 am
    Beautiful ink drawings by Irina Vinnik. View more of her artwork at Behance Network.Photos and artwork © Irina Vinnik Link via Behance Network

  • Atlas Cutouts

    Adriana de Barros
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:46 am
    Artist Claire Brewster has cut silhouettes of plants and birds from old maps.Notes about Brewster (from bio):[...] Claire Brewster’s work is about retrieving the discarded, celebrating the unwanted and giving new life to the obsolete. Claire uses old and out of date maps and atlases as her fabric with which to create her intricate, delicate and detailed cut outs.Nature is ever present even in the most urban of environments, taking over wherever we neglect, living in separate yet parallel universe. Affected by our actions yet unconscious of them. Claire takes here inspiration from this…
 
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  • How Accurate are Google Plus Signup Figures?

    dave
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:05 am
    Much has been made of late of how quickly Google Plus is growing.  Apparently, it took Facebook 852 days to get to ten million followers.  Twitter did slightly better and managed the same feat in 780 days.  Google Plus managed to smash both of those records by achieving it in 16 days.  That is quite an achievement. Although reports indicate that Google Plus is still growing at an extremely fast rate, how much of this is down to automatic joining?  You may not be aware of this, but if you sign up for a Gmail account today, you will be prompted to get a Google Plus profile as well.  It is…

  • Digioh Makes Selling Digital Files Easy

    dave
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:03 am
    Many online marketers create and sell digital products to promote and sell to their mailing lists and website visitors.  If you can count yourself among this group, you will know it can be difficult to find an ecommerce solution that will allow you to sell your items without paying large fees in the process. Luckily, you can now consider using a service called Digioh.  This is a sales and distribution service that has no transaction fees.  You can sign up for free and sell a single file with no charges at all.  Alternatively, they offer a free trial and $9.99 a month for up to ten…

  • Penguin Palooza is Lusty Arctic Mayhem

    Craig Agranoff
    23 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Every year, the emperor penguins march across the freezing arctic, enduring bad weather, gaps in the ice, and dangers untold to reach their spawning grounds.  In recent years, however, the gaps in the ice have become huge and more common.  This, however, has not daunted the lust of the penguins as they march towards their goal. Your job is to help the flightless horndogs across the chasms and safely to the spawning ground so they can get their groove on. The game is a sort of 2D puzzle adventure mixed with some fun scenery and a great premise.  Unlike some games of its type, it’s not…

  • Google Plus Targeted by Federal Trade Commission

    dave
    20 Jan 2012 | 10:16 am
    Google Plus has not been far away from the headlines since it first launched to the public at large last year.  But the latest headlines have not been positive, after the Federal Trade Commission has stated it will be launching an investigation into the social media network. More specifically, the network is accused of transforming its search feature so that results from Google Plus are highlighted and given preference to results from other sites.  You may have noticed that Google Search has changed in recent days – although the change appears to be spasmodic.  Some days it appears to be…

  • Ashton Kutcher Has Foursquare Account Hacked

    dave
    20 Jan 2012 | 10:09 am
    Actor Ashton Kutcher is famous for being a high profile tweeter on Twitter.  He also has a profile on Foursquare and it was this profile that was hacked over the weekend.  According to reports, his Twitter account was also affected, but it was the Foursquare account that pinpointed where his unscrupulous hacker actually was. Foursquare enables users to pinpoint their location when they post an update to their account. When the hacker got into Ashton Kutcher’s account they made their location public, and it would seem as if Ashton knows what that location is. He later posted a tweet on…
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  • Daily Inspirations no. 347

    oliver13
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:49 pm
    We’re starting today’s inspiration series with two amazing landscape photos. Mainly the one called The Dream 2 by Marco Barone is a must-see. There are two more fashion related pics worth mentioning. Check FOAM Tinsel Town by Julia Galdo and an awesome portrait photo called Ybeauty by Caesar Lima. Illustrations didn’t disappoint neither. Seems we’ll be doing this in series of two today . Anyway, there are two you gotta love. There is a little animal brainstorming artwork called the Wisdom to the Nines by Rachel Caldwell. The other one is by talented Denis Zilber called The Blizzard.

  • 8 High Quality and Free Icon Fonts Available for Embedding | gonzoblog.nl

    gonzodesign
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:20 pm
    It seems to be the latest hot trend (or ‘buzz’ if you will) in the web design community: Icon Web Fonts. Why? It’s quite simple actually, there are many advantages of using a web font (in place of images) to render icons into your UI or web design.

  • How to guarantee a steady flow of clients

    guirigales
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:51 am
    Last year was looking to be my best year to date. Work was flooding in and my price per project was up. Things were looking rosy, I was busy. That is, until September. Suddenly the bottom fell out and the famine began…

  • Free Blank WordPress Responsive Themes & Theme Frameworks

    wplift
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:22 am
    We have looked at responsive WordPress themes in the past and that post proved really popular – the web design world is buzzing at the moment with this new method we can use to serve up different versions of the same site to different sized browsers and mobile devices. In today’s post Im going to take a look at blank responsive themes and theme frameworks you can use as a base to build your own responsive website.

  • Celebrate Valentine’s Day Using iPhone 4S Apps

    amir9ice
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:53 am
    I decide to compile something special on this dreamy event as “Celebrate Valentine’s Day Using iPhone 4S Apps” these of all make more romantic your valentine’s day because these of all iPhone 4S apps have dating ideas, romantic quotes, romantic ideas, valentines specific meals and many other ways we described using these of all valentines specific iOS apps. In fact when I stayed Apple App Store to get more cherished apps for this coming valentine these was tons of apps where hard to choose some special for arrange in this below list we decided to put together a much quixotic selection…
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  • Buero Buero

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    18 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
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  • The Beauty Shoppe

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    17 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
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  • Workstead

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    16 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
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  • Giveaway: 100 Custom Flyers from Next Day Flyers

    Jacob Gube
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    Advertise here with BSA We’ve partnered up again with our wonderful friends at Next Day Flyers to give away two sets of 1/4-page flyers with free shipping anywhere in the Continental U.S. Each set contains 100 flyers. Flyer printing can be used and customized for a variety of purposes including promoting a club event, marketing a small business and sending out announcements. Read on to see how you can win! About Next Day Flyers Next Day Flyers is an offset printing company offering an array of printed materials such as flyers, business cards, postcards, brochures, tickets and more.

  • The Proxority Principle in Web Design

    Jacob Gube
    18 Jan 2012 | 7:27 am
    Advertise here with BSA In web design, the position of design elements and the layout of web pages is everything. So many cool, exciting techniques are available to help us lay out our designs (especially with CSS3 at our disposal) that we often forget that structure is as important as aesthetics. How do you determine where content should appear, and how can a well-oiled interface increase website readability? This is what we’ll aim to uncover in this article. We’re going to examine a basic technique that could help you improve your general content flow, and, for lack of a better…

  • Giveaway: 10 Subscriptions to Mindomo (Mind-Mapping App)

    Jacob Gube
    18 Jan 2012 | 7:20 am
    Advertise here with BSA Mindomo, a mind mapping application for brainstorming,  has teamed up with us to give out 10 Premium Account subscriptions for one year (worth $65 each). Read on to see how you can win this awesome prize. ** Update: Giveaway Period Has Ended ** About Mindomo Mindomo is a simple mind mapping application, which can be used individually or in group for creative idea generation, gathering project requirements, building quick site-maps and simple project management. A designer’s mind map created by Mindomo. Mindomo allows easy development of a design concept or idea.

  • Announcement: Winners of PSD2HTML.com PSD to Conversion Services

    Jacob Gube
    14 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Advertise here with BSA We had a great giveaway from our friends at PSD2HTML.com, a leading provider of PSD to HTML conversion services. In this post, we’d like to announce the two winners who’ve won themselves $400 and $300 worth of PSD2HTML.com services, as well as three free pages of design to mobile template conversion. The Winners The first prize winner receives $400 worth of services and three free pages of design to mobile template conversion, while the second prize winner gets $300 worth of services and three free pages of design to mobile template conversion. Below are…

  • Giveaway: 5 Free Deals from Deals2Have

    Jacob Gube
    10 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    Advertise here with BSA Our friends at Deals2Have — a site providing great discounts on digital products for Mac enthusiasts, creative professionals and startups — is giving away five free deals to five lucky Six Revisions winners. Read on to find out how you can win! ** Update: Giveaway Period Has Ended ** About Deals2Have Deals2Have, which started in summer of 2011, is a site where you can find big discounts on useful digital products. For example, Deals2Have is currently running a deal on the Photoshop Styles Mega Pack Collection; normally it costs $59, but they’ve worked…
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  • 15 Best Magento Themes For eCommerce Websites

    AQ Nizam
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:30 pm
    Magento is the best platform for any e-commerce store or website because it comes with large numbers of terrific features that make it the preferred choice of many e-commerce website owners. On the other hand, finding out elegant or helpful Magento resources is rather difficult. Nearly all Magento extension and themes are so pricey if you compare them with other Content Management Systems (CMS). Therefore today we have gathered some free but tremendous as well as high quality Magento themes for you. Scroll through our amazing collection and be inspired to create your own artworks, as well.

  • 55 Fresh And Free Texture Packs To Spice Up Your Designs

    Akhter
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:21 pm
    Textures are very popular and well accepted in the designing community. Beginners who have just started in the graphic design industry may not be familiar with how to use textures. Every skilled designer knows the importance of using the appropriate textures in designs and this is the reason why designers keep a fresh and high quality collection of texture packs. Today, we have collected some free and fresh textures images that we have gathered into packs so that you do not have to browse every image before downloading them. We hope that you enjoy this great collection of free texture packs…

  • 15 Useful And Free High Quality Folder Icon Sets

    AQ Nizam
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:47 pm
    Are you looking for some high quality folder icon sets that you can use for free? If yes, then you have landed on the right page as here we present a beautiful and useful compilation of some of the best and high quality folder icon sets for you that you can download and use for free. Folder is a place where we keep and organize all our important files. Folder icons, although are small and appear extraneous but they play a crucial role for computer-users all over the place. For the most part folder icons are presented in simple folder-like images in yellow color. However, recently with the…

  • 50 Beautiful Yet Free HTML5 And CSS3 Templates

    Akhter
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:06 am
    HTML5 templates are getting very popular these days because all professional HTML5 templates are compatible to all browsers with its functionality and features, and with the release of HTML5 / CSS3 it has become even more popular among designers because of the additional and great features. At the moment, HTML5 and CS3 templates are the hottest topics for the web developers, particularly CSS3 that make building beautiful and functional websites easier than ever before. Same goes with the HTML5, so if you have not already tried it, then get your hands on HTML5 and CSS3. Here, we are presenting…

  • 16 Free High Quality Floral Photoshop Brush Sets

    Akhter
    20 Jan 2012 | 3:20 pm
    Another marvelous and magnificent collection of Photoshop brushes and this time we present free and high quality floral Photoshop brushes. Every designer even the novices know that floral brushes have ultimately become an easy technique that they can use to bring the magnificence and beauty of nature into their projects. Flowers are the symbol of beauty and they bring attractions no matter where they are placed. In addition, they also denote love and affection and therefore used widely in most special occasion apart from parks, offices and any other establishments. With floral brushes, you…
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  • Limiting The Visibility Of WordPress Posts Via Usernames

    Chris Ellison
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:51 am
       Controlling who is able to view a post is a simple task once the system is established. Limiting access to certain users has several applications, such as enabling a design studio to distribute artwork to its various clients, or enabling a small school to arrange for homework to be posted online using a cheap and easy solution. The easiest method to get this system working is to make the recipients of the information “subscribers” (since they need not be able to post) and the distributors of information “authors” (since they should only be able to edit their own posts).

  • The UX Research Plan That Stakeholders Love

    Tomer Sharon
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:35 am
       UX practitioners, both consultants and in house, sometimes conduct research. Be it usability testing or user research with a generative goal, research requires planning. To make sure product managers, developers, marketers and executives (let’s call them stakeholders) act on UX research results, planning must be crystal clear, collaborative, fast and digestible. Long plans or no plans don’t work for people. You must be able to boil a UX research plan down to one page. If you can’t or won’t, then you won’t get buy-in for the research and its results. This article…

  • How To Deliver Exceptional Client Service

    Jeremy Girard
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:02 am
       We often hear companies, including Web agencies, boast about how they provide exceptional client service. But how do they define exceptional? Consider this scenario. You are hired to design and develop a new website for a retail client. The client loves the design, and the pages you develop use the latest in HTML5, CSS3 and responsive design, resulting in a website that works wonderfully across browsers and devices. The e-commerce features of the new website help the client significantly increase their online sales, and the entire project is delivered on time and on budget. Now,…

  • What Successful Products Teach Us About Web Design

    Yiannis Konstantakopoulos
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:01 am
       Web design is a craft that is constantly evolving and yet also sometimes sabotaged. The moment a design is released, a new version is born. In the beginning, like a baby, it seems vulnerable and weak, but in time it grows up and becomes self-sufficient. Redesigning a website for its own sake doesn’t prove anything; quite the contrary, it reveals a lack of effectiveness on the part of the designer. Product design is a craft in which new versions come to life with increasing difficulty. We can learn a thing or two from it when designing for the Web. First, let’s look at some…

  • Introduction To Linux Commands

    Paul Tero
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:02 am
       At the heart of every modern Mac and Linux computer is the “terminal.” The terminal evolved from the text-based computer terminals of the 1960s and ’70s, which themselves replaced punch cards as the main way to interact with a computer. It’s also known as the command shell, or simply “shell.” Windows has one, too, but it’s called the “command prompt” and is descended from the MS-DOS of the 1980s. Mac, Linux and Windows computers today are mainly controlled through user-friendly feature-rich graphical user interfaces (GUIs), with menus, scroll bars and…
 
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  • Naming Convention in CSS

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:09 am
    My mind is on CSS quite a bit these days. At Shopify, I'm jumping into projects that already well under way. As a result, it's been a great way to look at what I wrote in SMACSS and see how applicable it is to yet another project. (As if Yahoo! wasn't already enough of a testing ground.) With Yahoo!, I (and a team of people) were writing the CSS from scratch and creating our mental map of the project as we went along. Jumping into the middle of a project as I am at Shopify, I have to try and figure out why things are done the way they are. Here's an example of something that I ran into in the…

  • Handling CSS Transitions with prepareTransition

    12 Jan 2012 | 4:22 pm
    Using CSS transitions can be quite fun. But what's not fun is when you want to transition something that needs to use display:none or visibility:hidden (or really, any non-transitionable property). For example, let's say you have a dialog. When the user clicks on the close button, you want the dialog to fade out — a simple transition from opacity:1 to opacity:0. The problem is that the element is still there, even though you can't see it. There's the transitionEnd event that you can use in JavaScript to set display:none at that time but that doesn't help you for browsers that don't…

  • Reflective

    28 Dec 2011 | 6:44 pm
    It is once again that time of year where I reflect on the year that has passed and contemplate the year the come. Professionally On a professional level, this has been a fantastic year but still not without its ups and downs. This year capped my second and final year with Yahoo!. Yahoo! has been a great experience for me and exposed me to an environment that I hadn't worked in before. I was able to work with large teams on a large scale across multiple products. To know that I had a big part to play in the success of those projects is very rewarding. It gave me the opportunity to work with…

  • SMACSS Statistics and Gender

    21 Dec 2011 | 2:09 am
    I hesitate putting this information out there as I'm not sure what its relevance is. I merely note it as interesting, especially in light of gender inequality in our field. In number crunching the people who have purchased a SMACSS e-book or site membership, I've noticed that the numbers are heavily skewed in one direction: 94.5% of the purchases are by men. That means only 5.5% of purchases were by women. I wonder if there is anything in the way that I've presented the information that has turned women off from buying the book. Since I market the book under my personal 'brand', especially…
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  • Weekly Web Design and Development Inspiration – N.123

    Paul Andrew
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:45 am
    This is our weekly selection of our favorite web designs from the past week, thanks to everybody for their recommendations. Feel free to comment and let us know what you think. Have you tried StylesInspiration yet? It is our web design showcase that aims to not only showcase the best and most innovative web design styles currently available, it also aims to give you a visual overview of current web design trends and highlight the latest in innovative web technologies. You’ll love it :)CirclesARARoyaleDataveyesPaul SweeneyMaqinaVivid InvernessYou may like to browse our previous Weekly…

  • Managing an Organized Freelance Work Schedule

    Jake Rocheleau
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:57 am
    It takes a lot of time and dedication to build a freelance career. The hours are long, work can be tedious, and often you need to multitask like crazy. But the freedom of release from a regular work schedule can be fantastic.In this guide I’d like to go over a few solid techniques for getting organized in your day-to-day tasks. Time management is crucial if you are looking to succeed as a freelancer. You need to stay on task and feel comfortable working within constraining deadlines. With a lot of practice you can build a great schedule for your hectic workdays.Setting Time LimitsFor…

  • Creative Uses for QR Codes

    Emily Williams
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:29 am
    Nowadays we look around and all over the places see QR codes embedded into the ads, buildings, billboards, newspapers, cups, clothes and even into the roads.The usage of QR (Quick Response) codes in promotional marketing is a great idea and just one more awesome way to engage people to your brand and company.Commercial texts, free coupons, URLs and other data can be artfully hidden behind the black modules arranged on a white background. Their simple, but outstanding and unusual design makes them easy to notice and utilize. Moreover, barcodes are really cheap and budget method of advertising,…

  • A Showcase of Typography in Webdesign

    Jameel Khan
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:26 am
    Functional web typography is, of course, key to the usabilty of any website. But functional does not mean boring. Big, loud and attention grabbing typography does have the presence and magnificence to truly grab the attention of your visitors. It does not quite shout at your readers, it merely says with a slighlt harder-overtone ‘Look at ME!’. Its effect can be impressive and memorable.Today we have a creative and exciting collection of websites who do you use, and succesfully so, big type TO GET THEIR MESSAGE ACROSS!Hope you find some inspiration for them.You may also like……

  • Freebie: Colorful 3D UI Kit

    Paul Andrew
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:24 pm
    We have a fantastic freebie for all of you web designers out there, you’ll love this:) Designed by Land-of-Web, the Colorful 3D UI Kit comes in .psd format and is full of beautifully designed modern web elements covering almost all aspects of web design, including:• Drop-Downs, Silders & Progress Bars • Switches, Tabs, Icons, Tool-Tips and many useful Navigation Elements • Search and Select Boxes • Media Control Buttons and Mini PlayerUI Kit PreviewDownload the UI KitWithin the .zip file you will find all of the .psd elements from above. Download: Colorful 3D UI…
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  • Rambling Thoughts on Tumblr, WordPress, Posterous, Pinterest and Blogging

    desk@subtraction.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:28 pm
    We just relaunched the Mixel blog yesterday along with a refresh of our main Web site. The main goal was to bring the look and feel of both in line with one another and, specifically for the blog, to create a more editorial-friendly presentation. As I explained in this post, the Mixel blog turned out to be a more text-intensive product than we anticipated, and so we needed a design that would accommodate that. We also needed to switch to a publishing tool that was more suitable for that kind of content. Tumblr wasn’t doing it for us. I wrote about Tumblr a while ago with great…

  • The New Yorker: The Man Who Owns L.A.

    desk@subtraction.com
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:58 pm
    Writer Connie Bruck wrote this piece that ran a few weeks ago in The New Yorker about the men behind a plan to build a new NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles. One of them, Phillip Anschutz, is a politically conservative billionaire seven times over, who made his fortune in oil and gas, real estate, railroads, telecommunications, and sports and entertainment. It’s a fascinating article, even though I’m not particularly sympathetic to his agenda or that of his compatriots. But I did really like this quote from him: “It helps to have your back against the wall. Adversity…

  • MindNode Feed Sponsorship

    desk@subtraction.com
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    MindNode is an elegant, easy-to-use mind mapping tool for Mac and iOS. Whether you’re brainstorming for your next project, organizing your life, or planning your vacation, MindNode lets you collect, structure, and expand your ideas. And thanks to built-in Dropbox and WiFi sharing, even your biggest ideas can go anywhere your iPhone does. MindNode is easy mind mapping for your Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Try out Mindnode Pro and MindNode touch today!

  • Jorge Chamorro

    desk@subtraction.com
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:24 pm
    This Madrid-based designer has a stunning portfolio that uses a contemporary, intricate take on modernism. He’s also apparently a collage artist, as suggested in this poster he designed for what looks like a show of his collage works. He seems like someone I would like to meet. Visit his site here. To follow me on Twitter click here.

  • Airport Runway Screenprints

    desk@subtraction.com
    23 Jan 2012 | 2:26 pm
    Architect and designer Jerome Daksiewicz of Nomo Design has produced these beautifully matter-of-fact poster designs that capture the runway designs of various American airports. You can see them in more detail at this link, or buy prints at their shop. To follow me on Twitter click here.
 
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  • Free Video: iOS Tab bar (UITabBarController)

    Amit Bijlani
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:55 pm
    In this 7 minute video, you will learn the basics of the UITabBarController and how to create one using the Xcode project template. This video is from Treehouse, a high-quality video training site with hundreds of short videos on topics like … Accessibility CSS3 Aesthetic Foundations Django HTML CSS HTML5 iOS Development JavaScript jQuery NoSQL PHP Responsive Web Design Ruby Ruby on Rails UX Version Control WordPress Theme Design New videos are added regularly, so it’s a great way to stay up-to-date on all the latest technology and methods. Browse the entire library of videos.

  • Twitter Bootstrap 2.0

    Jason Seifer
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Twitter Bootstrap 2.0 will be coming out January 31st. In the mean time, there is a pre-release you can check out and report on any bugs that you find. Twitter Bootstrap is a great HTML and CSS framework that has been gaining a lot of popularity recently. You can check out sites built with bootstrap on the unofficial Built With Bootstrap tumblr. You can also follow @twbootstrap on Twitter. Here’s some of what’s new in this release: Responsive layout (!) with media queries. New 12 column grid (the old one was 16 columns). Stacked forms are the default. Split button dropdowns. New…

  • A New Year, A New Responsive Dribbble Portfolio – Part 1 of 2

    Mat Helme
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    What better way to start off the new year than a fresh new Dribbble portfolio?  If you are a designer with minimal coding experience and want to display your Dribbble work in all browser sizes, you have come to the right place.  We will be creating a HTML5 one page portfolio which pulls your Dribbble information and is responsive in all browsers.  This little project will be presented in two parts. Part 1 (this post): HTML/CSS/jQuery set up. Part 2 (coming soon): Convert HTML to PHP and use the Dribbble API to pull your data. Plus IE fixes. The File Structure Let’s dig right in and start…

  • Scrolling Made Fun

    Mat Helme
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Just when you thought scrolling your web page was getting boring. Scrollorama has stepped the scroll game up with this remarkable jQuery Plugin. Scrollorama allows you to manipulate text when you scroll the page. You can do everything from Transitions to Zoom to Parallax. Check out the Scrollorama site to view some great examples and the plugin’s documentation. This Plugin is great for landing pages and highly interactive web applications. Like CSS3 transitions, use your animations sparingly.

  • Our new Treehouse Student Plan is live!

    Ryan Carson
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:58 am
    We’ve just released our new Treehouse Student plan and it’s only $9 per month! It’s the equivalent to our Gold plan, which is $49 per month, so you’re saving a massive 82%. Anyone who attends a school, college or university is eligible. After you sign up, we’ll ask you to provide proof of your student program. Benefits include: Unlimited access to our Video Course Library. 450+ videos, more added each week on topics like CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, iOS, Photoshop and more. All videos downloadable for offline viewing. Unlock Badges to prove your knowledge. Complete…
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  • A Little More On iBooks and iBooks Author

    admin
    21 Jan 2012 | 10:58 pm
    Although I still have not updated to Lion and gotten hold of iBooks Author, I managed to read a little more about what Apple’s e-textbook initiative could mean. That has lead to a few more thoughts about Apple’s announcement this past Thursday. For one thing, it is significant that their new app for making iBooks is called iBooks Author, rather than iBooks Designer. It appears they have no intention of opening another avenue to making ebooks more of an artform a la print books. They are targeting authors and the do-it-yourself movement, making the process easy, if not particularly…

  • Apple Does iBooks … But Good!

    admin
    19 Jan 2012 | 8:50 pm
    Today’s not unexpected announcement from Apple was about education, ebooks, making ebooks, and making iPad the platform of choice for ebooks. Great good news! I’ve been hoping for all this for some time. When I was a student it would have been a real blessing to have all my textbooks on an iPad. For one thing, the practical advantage, I would not have had to lug around thirty pounds of books each day. Perhaps more important to me as a student, the multimedia capabilities of the iPad gives access to a wealth of additional material—photos, audio, and video. Linking to newsreel footage…

  • Ten Books I’d Like to Design and Lay Out

    admin
    9 Jan 2012 | 8:52 pm
    Just looking around and thinking about it, I come up with: A coffee table book of any of Georgia O’Keefe’s work Ditto for Frank Lloyd Wright Julia Child’s classic French cookbook Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises The Cat in the Hat Comes Back a Bible Gray’s Anatomy Freud’s A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis True Confessions by John Gregory Dunne John Lennon’s A Spaniard in the Works

  • My Book Designer’s Resolution for 2012

    admin
    2 Jan 2012 | 9:46 am
    Amidst all my kvetching about whether or not ebooks would kill the desire for print books, I always seem to miss an even bigger issue: the possibility that all the short-form reading we do nowadays—blogs, emails, texts—is killing our taste for reading books. That will most certainly dry up any appreciation we have for print books. Worse, the less we read well-thought out, well-written long-form writing, the more likely it is we will no longer learn how to write well. I just read a book review that began: It’s not often that I finish a book. WTF, I wanted to comment, resorting to…

  • Not All Social Media Are “Hot”

    admin
    14 Dec 2011 | 11:00 pm
    I just tweeted: I’m very close to dumping LinkedIn. They’re irrelevant to the task I have at hand: expanding my circle of publishing connections. When I first began using LinkedIn, I thought it was all about the number of connections one made. So I worked at driving that number up, engaging in “open networking”—networking with anyone who would connect; from any field and whether we were total strangers to each other or not. Somewhere along the line I realized that this was the method of human resource professionals looking to fill out their rolodexes. I definitely cooled on…
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  • Designers to Watch: Awards for Fashion’s New Faces

    Stephanie Murg
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:33 am
    From left, spring looks from Eighteenth, James Long, Wes Gordon, and Mary Katrantzou. Paris couture week wrapped up on Wednesday evening at Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild, where Valentino’s Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli sent out a breathtaking collection inspired by Enlightenment philosophes (Rousseau lovely!). Now it’s full speed ahead to the New York shows, which kick off on February 8, followed by fashionfests in London, Milan, and then back to Paris. The latest crop of awards provides a handy cheat sheet of emerging—and in some cases, downright…

  • Abu Dhabi Guggenheim and Louvre Now Seem Back on Track

    Steve Delahoyde
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    After surviving a very rough and tumble summer, starting around mid-October, things were began looking tough again for both the Abu Dhabi Guggenheim and the Louvre wing that was also set to go up in the Middle Eastern cultural hub, and it only got worse from there. First, there was a semi-innocuous delay on the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim there, blamed originally on some government contract disputes. Then, as more news was released about a mass of unpaid bills and the entire United Arab Emirates quickly pulling their money out of any and all cultural projects to focus instead on Arab…

  • London’s Design Museum Unveils First Look at Its New Building

    Steve Delahoyde
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:02 am
    What started as but a rumor back in 2008, and followed by the slow progression of hiring an architect and then hunting for donations, is finally all starting to come into factual fruition for London’s Design Museum. This week the organization unveiled a first look (pdf) at what will become their new home sometime in 2014. Build upon the former home of a government-funded research institute, the new space has been designed by John Pawson and is estimated to cost somewhere in the $100 million range to develop. The move is set to not only give them “three times more space” but…

  • New Documentary Implodes Urban Housing Myths

    Stephanie Murg
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:01 am
    Pruitt-Igoe. Cabrini-Green. Mellifluous hyphenates that have evoked, in turn, hope, pride, fear, terror, shame, and utter disappointment in utopias, razed. In The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, filmmaker Chad Friedrichs wades through the thicket of emotions aroused by the infamous public housing project, built in the early 1950s by the St. Louis Housing Authority, to examine what comes between optimism—for 33 pristine, Minoru Yamasaki-designed high-rises that promised to solve the problems of overcrowding in a then-booming inner city—and disillusionment, with a vertical ghetto that, just two…

  • How Brad Goreski Got an Internship at Vogue

    Donya Blaze
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:27 am
    Brad Goreski wasn’t always the beacon of style he is today. In our Media Beat interview, the star of It’s a Brad, Brad World revealed that he had to overcome a lack of access (he’s originally from a tiny town in Canada) and the doubts of others to climb to the top. One college career counselor, in particular, was quite taken aback by a young Goreski’s outsize ambition. “She’s like, ‘Okay, so what do you wanna do?’ And I’m like, ‘I’m gonna get an internship at Vogue in New York.’ And she was like, ‘Excuse me?’…
 
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    Vandelay Design Blog

  • How to Create a Set of Highlighter Brushes for Illustrator

    Vandelay Website Design
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:35 am
    Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! A few months ago at Vandelay Premier we recently released a set of highlighter brushes for Adobe Illustrator,and in this tutorial we’ll show how you can accomplish the same thing on your own. We’ll scan some lines made by a highlighter and that will give us a nice brush for using whenever highlighter or marker effects are needed. What you will need to complete this tutorial: Highlighter Paper Scanner Adobe Illustrator Step 1: Draw Strokes with a Highlighter Take your highlighter and paper…

  • Ultimate Roundup of Photoshop Custom Shapes

    Vandelay Website Design
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:11 am
    Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! Photoshop presets like brushes and patterns get more attention, but custom shapes can be equally useful. Because custom shapes are vectors, they can be scaled to larger sizes with no decrease in quality. In this post we’ll link to some of the best custom shapes sets that can be downloaded for free. As always when working with freebies, be sure to read the terms of use or license details to make sure that you are using it in accordance with the designer’s guidelines. You may also be…

  • Showcase of Outstanding Portfolio Websites

    Vandelay Website Design
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:13 am
    Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! Portfolio websites are a major marketing tool for most designers and design agencies. The portfolio site allows you to showcase your work, provide information about your services, and receive inquiries from those who are interested in your services. Portfolio sites are often examples of quality design work, as every designer wants to make a positive impression through the design and usability of the portfolio site. In this post we’ll showcase 30 fresh examples of well-designed portfolio sites…

  • 25 Amazing Nightscape Photographs

    Vandelay Website Design
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:20 am
    Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! The same scene captured in a photo at night will have a completely different feel than one taken during the day. Night photos can be intriguing and amazing, but the low levels of light make them a challenge to master. In this post we’ll showcase 25 examples of beautiful nightscape photos taken by various photographers. To see any of them in a larger size simply click on the image to be directed to the source. You may also be interested in Showcase of Night Photography. Photo credit: Byrd…

  • 7 Keys to Effective Blog Re-Designs

    Vandelay Website Design
    19 Jan 2012 | 6:13 am
    Get a free icon and vector bundle (worth $54) just for subscribing to our weekly newsletter! Many blogs get re-designed every couple of years, if not more frequently. Re-designing a blog brings a number of challenges because more content is being added to the site all the time, new types of content may have been introduced since the last design, and the priorities and goals of blogs often change or evolve over time. This means that when re-designing a blog you’ll need to take some time before jumping into the design work in order to think about how to prioritize the right content, how…
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    Veerle's blog 3.0

  • Life is like riding a bicycle

    Veerle Pieters
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:22 am
    “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein

  • An overview of my tutorials

    Veerle Pieters
    12 Jan 2012 | 1:19 am
    With the start of a new year it is a tradition to look back at what has past. I thought it would a good idea to create an overview of the tutorials that seem to get my readers' approval. I'm sure not everybody digs deep down into the archives so who knows maybe there are a few ones in here that you haven't done before. A mixture of Photoshop & Illustrator Illustrator full spectrum spirograph We can achieve amazing results if we experiment with a cocktail mix of simple geometry, great colors and a bit of math. If we add a few cool transparency modes to the mix we can get some rather…

  • 2012 wallpaper

    Veerle Pieters
    5 Jan 2012 | 3:48 am
    To celebrate the new year, I created this 2012 graphic that I used for the heading of our email newsletter here at Duoh!. When I posted this on dribble, some people asked me if I could create a wallpaper version of it. I thought this was a good idea, so why not. Not sure about you, but I do have a preference for dark wallpapers. So I decided to create a white and a dark version for you to choose. Download Desktop wallpaper 2560 x 1440 px, dark version Desktop wallpaper 2560 x 1440 px, white version Desktop wallpaper 1920 x 1440 px, dark version Desktop wallpaper 1920 x 1440 px, white version…

  • Authentic Jobs 50% Off

    Veerle Pieters
    3 Jan 2012 | 9:17 am
    Unbelievable but another year has past. Welcome 2012! I don't know about you but time seems to fly so fast. I like to take this oppertunity to thank all my readers for the continuing visits and support. I'm working on something new for this blog that I hope to launch early in the year. Post a job and get 50% off With the year gone it is that time again for our annual tradition. Authentic Jobs, the fantastic Jobs Listings Network and my partner in crime is running their annual New Year’s Promotion. Perfect time to get a jump start on hiring new employees and finding freelance contractors…

  • Illustrator Pen tool exercises

    Veerle Pieters
    21 Dec 2011 | 6:20 am
    The Pen tool is a tool that needs patience, and a lot of practice until you really master it. Though this tool is really essential if you want to be able to draw anything, and don't want to be dependent on shape tools. Back in 2007, I wrote an article about it and provided people with an Illustrator document. This was a great success, and so today I thought of giving this document an update, including a few different exercises… How it works You simply follow the numbers and the instructions to complete the exercise. The point you need to aim at in each step is the center of each numbered…
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  • The Accident of Modern Art

    Steven Heller
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Let's just agree that this cartoon from 1897 titled "The Impressionist Landscape," needs no explanation. Or does it?

  • PST 5:01. Printing Processes and Designer Difficulties

    Michael Dooley
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:30 am
    David Mayes is proud to be a CMYK guy in an RGB world. He's in sales – and community outreach – at Typecraft Wood & Jones. This Pasadena, CA company has roots dating back to 1907 and a reputation for handling the most demanding designers. Clients range from universities and non-profits to museums and fine MORE >>

  • Hipster Typefaces of the 20s and 30s

    Steven Heller
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:56 am
    Modern was austere. Modernistic was joyful and riotous. Once the style was introduced to the world in Paris at the Exposition internationale des arts et Decoratifs Industrieles modernes in 1925, this ornamental sensibility quickly became the vogue for all the applied arts throughout the industrialized and commercialized world. Between the world wars, design entrepreneurs understood MORE >>

  • A Downton Out of a Molehill

    Steven Heller
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    The BBC made a hilarious two-part Downton Abbey parody -- Uptown Downstairs Abbey -- for the annual Red Nose Day charity.  Narrated by Michael Gambon, the two-parts feature Absolutely Fabulous’ Jennifer Saunders as a marvelously nasty Dowager Countess, her AbFab co-star Joanna Lumley as a housekeeper who knows that she is meant for a posher MORE >>

  • State of Deception

    Ellen Shapiro
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    What is the role of the printed word and image in collectively inciting societies to brand certain members and groups as evil, and to convince the citizenry to condone—if not incite—murder? During a recent visit to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, I was reeducated in the power of branding—especially as applied to poster design—at the special exhibition, State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda, which demonstrates how the Nazi party used carefully crafted messages, advertising and design techniques, and then-new technologies (radio, television,…
 
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    STEPHANIE ORMA :: travel, arts, & design writer

  • PRINT Magazine Article – Book Review of Vogue: The Covers

    steph
    1 Jan 2012 | 8:19 pm
    Strike a pose – specifically, a comfy reading position. As we ring in the New Year, iconic magazine Vogue invites us to look back on 120-years of style with their luxe coffee table archive, “Vogue: The Covers.” And just as crazy-excited “Sex and the City” Carrie Bradshaw was to tour the legendary Vogue accessories closet – for a design-lover, ogling over more then 300 relic Vogue covers (from as far back as 1892!) is equally squeal-worthy. Read my full article on Print Magazine’s awesome design blog, IMPRINT. Cover from April 1910 - image courtesy Vogue

  • 7×7 SF Article: The Streets of San Francisco Centerpiece Collection

    steph
    17 Dec 2011 | 9:29 pm
    Giving wedding out-of-towners a taste of our stellar city just got a little easier. Swank out your rehearsal dinner party SF-style with event planner Well Rehearsed’s new “Streets of San Francisco Centerpiece Collection.” The handcrafted table toppers dish up small-scale versions of famed icons from the Golden Gate to the Painted Ladies, Giants memorabilia to Chinatown. Read my full article on 7×7.com. Image courtesy Kathy Goodman / Well Rehearsed

  • Conde Nast Traveler Article: Norwegian Cruising

    steph
    17 Dec 2011 | 9:10 pm
    Rest stops with the starchitect treatment? Only in design-minded Scandinavia. Norway is halfway through an 18-year plan to spruce up its motorways with roadside overlooks, art installations and architectural walkways that put American rest stops to shame. Read on in my CONDE NAST TRAVELER article below (click image to enlarge) or read it online:  

  • 7×7 SF Article: The Definitive Bay Area Nutcracker Guide 2011

    steph
    9 Dec 2011 | 8:23 pm
    Dancing fairies, pirouetting snow queens, and prancing men in tights – no, we’re not talking about the nutty relatives. The first company to bring the Nutcracker to America–the San Francisco Ballet–is back with their can’t-peel-your-eyes-from-the-sparkly-stage production. And from wild dance-alongs to traditional tales, there’s a suite of Nutcracker performances to keep you on your toes this holiday. In a nutshell, here’s your Bay Area guide to the land of Sugar Plums. Read my full article on 7×7.com. Photo courtesy of Erik Tomasson/SF Ballet

  • PRINT Magazine Article – Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer

    steph
    9 Dec 2011 | 8:16 pm
    We all have that one person we’d love to work with — that dream creative collaborator. Well, imagine you’ve just been assigned to work with the Edward Gorey. Holy cannoli — that would be insane! And not only is it the most creatively fulfilling collaboration, you become the best of pen pals. You share crazy-long handwritten letters (yes, handwritten) discussing everything from favorite books to pancake recipes, with Gorey personally illustrating all the envelopes just for you. That’s exactly what happened to renowned writer Peter F. Neumeyer…
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  • [logo] The New DC Comics Logo

    Samuel Klein
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:39 pm
    2774.This just over the transom: word has wafted our way that DC Comics (noted that "DC" no longer is considered an initialism meaning Detective Comics, so the corporate name isn't Detective Comics Comics, even though that's how my brain is going to parse it for a while) has relogoed again … the last time was only 2005, six years ago. Here's a version:New DC Comics logo, Watchman VersionSourced from here.The new logo a 'D' applique, peeled back to reveal the 'C' beneath. It suggests that they can use it for a lot of customized effects for different franchises, as revealed in a graphic in…

  • [pdx] Like A Troubled Bridge Over Water: The Sellwood Bridge Construction Cam

    Samuel Klein
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:09 pm
    2773.Your tax dollars at work, Multnomah County (but not yours, Clackamas … just sayin') Just announced via email: the Sellwood Bridge project's webcam.Clicking on that excerpted piccy should get you to the page at http://www.sellwoodbridge.org/?p=construction-camera; if it don't, just click that link I put there.The camera is, as you can see, on the east bank just about a block north of the bridge and pointing more or less WSW. On the right on the west bank is the old Staff Jennings marina; the hills beyond are swathed in the necropolis known as Riverview Cemetery. It's a beautiful…

  • [net_liff] Search Terms of Endearment

    Samuel Klein
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:24 pm
    2772.The strangest search terms cause hits here. Witness:You read it right. The missive about two back titled The Bridges of Marion County turned up in someone's Yahoo! search where the terms where (ahem):marion county constipation protocol formsYah, baby.I didn't know you had to fill out forms to do that. When it happens to me - not that it happens often, mind - it just sort of happens. As far as 'protocol', my guess is a lot of hard cheese and drywall should do it.

  • [design] A Tutorial A Day, More Or Less: #1, Calendar Page Blog Icon

    Samuel Klein
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:13 am
    2771.Wanting to practice some photoshop, I found a tutorial that used layer styles, gradient overlay, and, oddly, inner glow to produce this:… that is supposed to be a calendar-page icon for a blog.Not too bad. Inner glow was kind of odd.Here's the tutorial - http://www.stunningmesh.com/2012/01/how-to-design-blog-calendar-icon-in-photoshop/How close can you come?

  • [OR_liff] The Bridges Of Marion County

    Samuel Klein
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:44 am
    2770.Well, not all of them. Actually, life in the Willamette Valley outside of Portland is a very east-side/west-side thing; the side of the river you live on divides us from them. In Marion County,  which to me has always been the heartland of the valley (as well as where I first stepped into this world we share) there are amazingly few places to cross the river, in fixed form: two of the marvellous river ferries, the Wheatland (at the north end) and the Buena Vista (at the south end) connect Marion and its sister Polk counties, and other than that, there are just three other bridges…
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    Rhoda Design Studio

  • Love Again...

    17 Jan 2012 | 9:51 am
    Morning :)It's Tuesday again. I'm writing this as fast as I can because there is less than 11 minutes left on my battery life. Yikes. And I forgot my charger. Double Yikes!I had a few minutes to doodle this weekend. I'm looking forward to this weeks snow storm. Maybe I will find some time to color!This one is for you :) You can download it here.Happy Tuesday!Rhoda

  • I Really Need To...

    12 Jan 2012 | 9:44 am
    I was waiting for some of my drawings to scan last night and started browsing through the pictures on my big MAC (the only kind to have...not those icky burgers!).There were all sorts of images that I had saved for inspiration. And images of art I have already completed. Then, I came across the art I still want to be making and have ignored for over a year. I really, Really, REALLY need to get back to it.Art Journaling. I suck at the journaling part. It's the part that probably stalled me last time. Making them. That's the part I really love. They were starting to pile up, and I was feeling…

  • Sweet Sunshine Bear

    10 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Morning :)Are you ready for this Tuesday's freebie? She is a cutie!You can download her by clicking here :)I am hoping that she is a hit, along with the Heart Bear that I have listed on Etsy. I want to draw more of them!Hope you have a wonderful day!Rhoda

  • Another Full Week...

    9 Jan 2012 | 8:41 pm
    Happy Monday!Now that it is almost over *wink*.Oh my! Was it ever a Monday today. All over the place.We started off with the kids and Chris staying home sick. Before I left for school, Chris was trimming Hayden's fingernails, with toe nail clippers. Instant red flag. He ended up cutting a divot in the tip of Hayden's finger. Sheesh. Blood. Band-Aids. Irritated mommy!When I get to school, my keys aren't in my bag. Hmmm. The hubby was the last to use them. I call him. He can't remember where he had them. He thinks he put them away in my bag. I use my keys all day. A LOT! I get in…

  • Let It Snow...Man

    3 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Happy Tuesday!I'm hoping to get back into the groove of regular posting. And more art and creative fun.No resolutions here. Just goals. One of those is to spend more time away from the technology, and more time with a sketchbook and pencil in my hand. Copics. They can be in my hand too. Colors are always a must :)Our Montana world is brown and dirty. It wasn't a white Christmas. No sign of white during New Year's. And still we wait. This is just wrong!  It's way to dry, and way to warm.Here is what we are all thinking:Feel free to download this little cutie and his wish for snow. Maybe…
 
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  • Unique Illustrations by Lee Hasler

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    26 Jan 2012 | 4:48 am
    Based in UK, Lee Hasler is a freelance illustrator with a distinctive illustration style. Filled with cute, square-headed characters and eye-catchy colors, his illustrations have been used by many clients including; Virgin, Centaur Media, Design Week, Futurelab, BNP Paribas, UEFA, Wired, SNCF and Orange, to name a few. Hit the link below to see more [...]This post was published on What an ART !!!

  • Santa Claus is an Unlucky Gambler (By Max Golubev)

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    24 Jan 2012 | 9:40 pm
    Max Golubev is a freelance illustrator and character designer located in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. He did this humorous illustration for the website of ‘ILLVILLE HOTEL’ Artist – Max Golubev gmax-art.blogspot.com - Image used with the permission of the artist -This post was published on What an ART !!!

  • Type Sandwiches

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    24 Jan 2012 | 3:41 am
    Titled “Type Sandwiches”, this is a series of graphical sandwich illustrations created using only the names ( using Helvetica as font ) and the colors of the food items that make up the actual Sandwich combination. The creator of this series is David Schwen, a designer, illustrator and art director based in Minneapolis (USA). He [...]This post was published on What an ART !!!

  • Fun Illustrations by Jonatan Iversen-Ejve

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    24 Jan 2012 | 12:09 am
    Based in Stockholm, Sweden, jonatan Iversen-Ejve is a freelance digital artist who specializes in humorous, colorful illustrations, and character / animal design. Artist – Jonatan Iversen-Ejve iversenejve.blogspot.com - Images used with the permission of the artist -This post was published on What an ART !!!

  • Dark, Brutal-Looking Portraits by Filip Acovic

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    23 Jan 2012 | 6:47 am
    These brutal-looking portrait art pieces are the work of Filip Acovic, an illustrator based in Belgrade, Serbia. Artist – Filip Acovic Portfolio - Images used with the permission of the artist -This post was published on What an ART !!!
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