5 Ways to Deal With a Bad Client
From time to time, we always encounter a client who has us pulling hairs. They either keep making excuses to when they will send payment, or they drive you completely mad with all these surprises they throw at you to change the design or to add new features every second of your life with them. [...]
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50 Creative and Inspirational E-Commerce Website Designs
Gone are eth days when shopping was a hectic task. Now with e-commerce web design, it has become an entertainment for buyers and a cost effective approach for sellers. These websites also provide the convenience of delivering the goods at the destination of the buyers. So say good bye to all worries and start shopping [...]
Importing Your Firefox Settings Into Safari
I’m probably going backwards compared to most people, but I have been using Firefox and am tired of it crashing all the time, so I want to go back to Safari on my MacBook. Problem is, I don’t know how to copy across my bookmarks bar and it’s pretty tweaked for the way I browse. Dave’s [...]
Your Freelance Office: 6 Places to Beat the Heat
It?s officially fall, but for much of my country, it’s still hot! If your freelance business is based in a home office you may be trying to work in unseasonable heat or humidity. Without air conditioning, slaving away over a hot laptop can be rough. Here are a few home office alternatives to beat the heat:
Libraries
College or university libraries may not be ice-cold but often they have air conditioning. Check first to make sure non-students are allowed in. Local municipal libraries are also a great option, especially if they have free wifi.
Coffee Shops
Your local coffee shop with air conditioning is always an option. It?s great to work near a source of delicious coffee, but the downside is you often have to keep drinking it. Rather ironic if you?re trying to cool off. The upside is that many places have free wifi.
The Laundry Room
Call me crazy, but I have worked downstairs in my building?s laundry room. It?s cool and quiet during the work day because everyone is at work. My wifi network is also accessible. I just roll my freelance office (a chair and a laptop) downstairs and get to work at a folding table.
The Mall
I?ve never tried this, but as the mercury rises, it?s something I?m considering. There is an icy food-court near me. Much more of the weather in my city and I?ll be heading there. Headphones to drown out the sound of screaming children will be a must though.
At a Client?s Office
This could be the last resort of the desperate. I don?t know anyone freelancers working onsite at a client?s office, but this might be an option for some. For tax purposes and good client relations, just be aware of what constitutes freelance vs contracted employee behavior.
Other Alternatives
Freelance work spaces (i.e. co-working) that charge by the hour are one alternative. And of course, giving in and buying an air conditioner is another option, although it?s a pricey one. If you can write off the cost as an expense, it may be worth it.
On the bright side, most of us probably only have a few weeks of hot weather left to contend with. What’s your favorite seasonal place to work?
How to create a sh*tty brand
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This design is interesting to me, it’s mainly a dark background driven design but it’s one of the few that feels open to me. The spacing between objects is very nicely done. I like colors too, it’s wide open with so many in play but it feels restrained almost at the same time seeing as [...]
Best of the Web ? September 2010
As you know, each month, we round up some of the best Photoshop-related content from around the web. This month, there were some excellent Photoshop tutorials, articles, and freebies to choose from; including some excellent tutorials demonstrating the power of the Displace filter in Photoshop, some excellent free icons and Photoshop brushes, as well as some fantastic articles that will help improve your design skills and efficiency. Please take a moment to review our favorites from September 2010.
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Playing With the Displace Filter in Photoshop
The displace filter in Photoshop is a very powerful tool. This tutorial from Abduzeedo demonstrates how to make brick wall made of cloth.
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Create Beautiful Surreal Photo Effect via Cloud, Star and Vexel Hair in Photoshop
There are lots of ways to create surreal effects in Photoshop. This tutorial from Psd Vault demonstrates how to utilize several techniques to create a really nice cosmic scene.
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Add a Realistic Reflection Using the Clone Stamp Tool
Most people use the clone stamp tool to help clean up photos but did you know that it also has some other practical uses? This tutorial from Psdtop demonstrates how to use the clone stamp tool to add a realistic floor reflection.
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Two Simple Techniques To Help You Master the Pen Tool
Most new designers struggle, at first to learn how to use the pen tool. This short tutorial from Spoon Graphics demonstrates how to use the pen tool in Photoshop and Illustrator.
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Photoshop and Illustrator Interaction
Photoshop and Illustrator repeat many of the same functions but there are a few things that Photoshop can do much better than Illustrator and vise versa. This tutorial from Layers Magazine demonstrates how to utilize both programs to save time.
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Tips on Using The Filter Gallery
Filters in Photoshop can help you do lots of things. This video tutorial from The Digital Photography Connection demonstrates how to use the filter gallery in Photoshop to help make your design experience a bit simpler.
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iCandies Icon Set: 60 Free Icons For Your User Interfaces and Apps
Looking to spruce up your interface designs? This set of 60 icons from Icon Eden and Smashing Magazine includes a ton of high quality icons available in several sizes and formats.
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16 High-Res Decorative Frame Pictures
Sometimes it’s a lot easier to just take a picture of something than it is to create it from scratch in Photoshop. This set of 16 High Resolution Decorative Picture Frames from Think Design Blog can be used to add dimension and character to your photographs.
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7 Shining Brushes
When you need to add a bit of shine or sparkle to your designs it is always nice to have a handy set of brushes in your library. This set of 7 brushes available from Brusheezy can be used to add a bit of flare to your compositions.
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8 Colorful Grunge Textures
Grunge textures have a ton of purposes in design. This set of 8 colorful grunge textures from Lost and Taken can be used for just about any purpose. Give them a download and see what you can create with them.
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25 Apocalyptic High Resolution Rust Textures
Rust can be beautiful and disgusting all at the same time. This set of 25 high resolution rust textures from Colorburned is beautiful and elegant. Give them a download and use them to destroy your clean and perfect designs.
Articles and Inspiration
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Photoshop Patterns: Ultimate Guide
Patterns in Adobe Photoshop are wonderful for incorporating interesting repeating elements in your design. Patterns are easy to use and make, yet can have a significant impact in your compositions. This guide from Design Instruct will explore the use, creation, and management of Photoshop patterns through a hands-on approach.
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Gorgeous Packaging Designs and Concepts
Packaging design is all around us. This post from DesignM.ag features a handful of beautiful packaging designs, from music EP’s to snack food products and alcohol bottles to disposable "take out" coffee cups.
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Why Sketching And Wireframing Ideas Strengthens Designs
It is always a good idea to sit down and plan a design before you even attempt to open up Photoshop. This article from Spyre Studios explains how sketching and wireframing can improve the quality of your designs.
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Project Budgets and Secrets
With the year coming to an end, it’s time for businesses to reflect on the previous year and decide what worked and what did not. This article from the Design Cubicle explains the importance of budgets when working with clients.
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How to Set Up an Effective Mobile Office
One of the best things about mobile technology is that it breaks the mold of the traditional office. All you need to do your work these days is a laptop and a wireless connection. This article from Six Revisions explains how to set up an effective mobile office.
WordPress Cheatsheet: What You Need To Know In One Sheet
Today, we are glad to provide free a WordPress Cheat Sheet for WordPress theme designers or developers. It's created by Paul Maloney a UK based web designer or developer exclusively for Onextrapixel's readers. He particularly enjoys using and working with…
A Case for Coding Your Wireframes
Working as a designer day after day can be laborious. Luckily, the field has expanded, and so the process has become simpler. Many free tools and resources are out there. Wireframes bring elegance to design mock-ups. They are the basic structure of a website, with colors and enhancements removed. They are used to [...]
Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: October 2010
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Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That?s why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers over 12 months. And to make them a little bit more distinctive from the usual crowd, we?ve decided to embed calendars for the upcoming month. So if you need to look up some date, isn?t it better to show off a nice wallpaper with a nice calendar instead of launching some default time application?
This post features 45 free desktop wallpapers, created by designers across the globe. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free.
Please notice:
- all images can be clicked and lead to the preview of the wallpaper;
- you can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our desktop wallpaper calendar series. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine. Are you one of them?
So what wallpapers have we received for October 2010?
Take Your Web Designs to the Next Level
When you start out as a web designer, you do all you can to grasp the basic design principles so that you have a solid foundation to start your journey on. As you become more proficient in your craft, you start to learn techniques that are more advanced, and you begin to implement bigger and [...]
Webexpo Prague 2010 ? How I saw it
Last week I have attended Web expo in Prague. I think this was they third or forth conference. It took 3 days but the first day was fulfilled with quite expensive hands on sessions which I did not attend. The sessions were taking place in four halls. Design, Coding, Agile and the last one was Business. I was mainly attending sessions in the Coding, Business and Design room. Actually in this order.
Creating Engaged and Passionate Users, Part 1
This October, I?ll be giving a workshop in Boston on the Usage Lifecycle. The workshop is being organized and run by my good friend Christine Perfetti. Christine recently interviewed me about how to incorporate social features into social applications (what we’re going to be talking about in the workshop) (If you?re thinking of signing up [...]
50 Great Web Alternatives to Desktop Software on Web.AppStorm
One of the great advantages of freelancing is the ability to work from anywhere. On Web.AppStorm, Justin Stravarius looks at fifty web apps that can replace desktop applications you depend on. It’s worth a look.
Even without the help of the ground breaking features in HTML5, web apps have come of age. While not all web apps rival their desktop counterparts, some clearly do. One solid example being online To-do apps with invoicing and project management apps also competent enough for a neck to neck fight.
We?ve compiled a list of 50 worthy web app alternatives to standalone desktop apps. Let?s take a look!
Read “50 Great Web Alternatives to Desktop Software” on Web.AppStorm.
The Awesome Croogo a4 Free and Open-Source PHP CMS
This is our new weekly column were we highlight our favorite FREE web apps. It is not your typical review post, what we have done instead is approached the lead-developer from each app and asked them to give us some background information,...
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Make Horizontal Accordion with Easy Accordion Plugin
Easy Accordion plugin will get your definition lists (DTs) and generate a nice and smooth horizontal accordion. You can then decide to make it a timed slideshow or leave it still. Easy Accordion plugin keeps the HTML to the minimum, is SEO friendly and fully accessible, uses the CSS rotation to rotate the slide titles (no [...]
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Poll: Do you create wireframes when you're designing a site?
Bing vs Google: A Usability Face-Off
We all know Google and Bing, and probably use one or both of them on more or less a daily basis. Search results are generally the defining factor that makes us have a good experience, and I suspect most of us don?t give too much consideration to the usability of the services. However, with hundreds of [...]
Create a unique Gallery by using z-index and jQuery
This tutorial takes advantage of CSS's "z-index" property plus the power of jQuery to create a unique stack-of-images gallery.
Web Design Inspiration: 30+ Beautiful Coffee Websites
Coffee is considered as an effective stimulant that keeps the consumer alert and awake. With our usual busy lifestyle, it helps to have a beverage ready to keep us active all throughout the day. Looking at the rate of coffee consumption, many commercial establishments have been built to cater to the needs of the society. [...]
Top 20 Twitter Applications and Mashups
Most of the times, simple brilliant ideas come with big opportunities. This is also the case of Twitter. When it came out , Twitter was seen as a simple, primitive way of communicating, but, in time, people found different ways to use it: from chatting to playing games, and so on. Fortunately, Twitter has developed [...]
jqPlot plotting script
jqPlot is a powerful jQuery based plotting and charting plugin, capable of producing beautiful line, bar and pie charts.
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Top 15 Podcasts All Web Developers Should Follow | Nettuts+ good podcasts for developers Allan Jardine | Reflections | Grid interesting bookmarklette that displays a grid on any site (tags: bookmarklet bookmarklets browser code) If you like this, You’ll love These. No Related Posts
Digg Founder ?Burned Out?, May Leave by End of 2010
According to statements made at TechCrunch's Disrupt event today, Digg founder Kevin Rose may have reached the end of his patience when it comes to his problematic product.
Writing Modular JavaScript: New Premium Tutorial
When writing an entire web application in JavaScript, it’s very important to have well-organized code; maintaining a spaghetti-coded project will only cause you headaches and nightmares. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to modularize your code to make it easier to manage large JavaScript projects.
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Kevin Rose acknowledged that traffic to Digg dipped
Digg founder Kevin Rose acknowledged that traffic to Digg.com dipped as a result of the site's redesign.
Script & Seal
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Solarflora: A Solar Power Generating Tree Gets to Traveling
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AutoCAD WS for iPad and iPhone is Now in the App Store
 | The AutoCAD WS mobile application enables AutoCAD users to edit and share AutoCAD files on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch so they can have real-time collaboration even while on the go. |
New Keisei Skyliner Wins Good Design Award
 | Keisei Electric Railway's newly designed Skyliner received the 2010 Good Design Award. |
Nissan's Life with EV Wins Good Design Award 2010 BEST15
 | Nissan announced that its "holistic approach to promote the adoption of Nissan LEAF electric vehicle and zero-emission mobility" was selected for the "Good Design Award 2010 BEST15" and nominated for "Good Design Grand Award." |
Good Design Award 2010 Results
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Kevin Rose: Digg Turned Down $80 Million Acquisition Offer
At TechCrunch's Disrupt conference, Digg's founder Kevin Rose presented a very candid view of the state of Digg during an interview with TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington. Rose admitted that he and the rest of the team made mistakes when they launched Digg v4. He also admitted that Digg's traffic took quite a dip after the launch of v4. Looking back. Rose also pointed out that Digg once got an acquisition offer for close to $80 million. While he was personally willing to take this offer, the Digg board decided to turn it down. Sponsor Digg v4: How Did We Get Here? Asked about the departure of Digg's former CEO Jay Adelson, Rose didn't go into details, but noted that "Jay was ready for something new and so were we." For himself, though, the role of Digg's CEO was not something he "wanted to take on." Rose also noted that he wasn't around at Digg for quite a while before the departure of Adelson. He pointed out that he likes to roll features out, but as the backlog of new features at Digg grew and Digg focused more on revenue producing features than user-facing features, he grew restless. During that time, too, Rose thought that moving engineers to revenue-producing features instead of giving users a new experience was a mistake. Without new features, a lot of Digg's users grew restless and moved on to other services. "Big and Bold and New" Talking about the launch of Digg v4, Rose pointed out that the company had to focus on user-focused features again as development of the site had stagnated for too long. To stand apart from Facebook and Twitter - which Rose admits are taken traffic away from Digg - the company had to do something "big and bold and new." Talking about the mistakes Digg made during the relaunch, Rose admitted that the team made a lot of mistakes. As an example, he noted that the Digg team shouldn't have made the personalized news view the default. Will Kevin Rose Leave Digg Soon? Asked about his own future at Digg, Rose wouldn't go into details, but said that he was getting "burned out" and wouldn't say that he would still be at Digg by the end of the year. Rose is clearly very interested in continuing his work as an angel investor - something he seemed far more passionate about than Digg during today's interview - so we wouldn't be surprised if he left Digg at some point in the near future to pursue this. Discuss
Apple iPhone Popularity in America and Worldwide (Infographic)
An infographic on Apple's iPhone showing its popularity in the U.S. and worldwide.
How to highlight your source code for web, text or docbook display
GNU source highlight is a great utility that enables you to produce a syntax highlighted output for web, text or docbook display. It supports highlighting of most of the known languages. It is very well documented, maintained and availab...
7 Great Moments in Operator Error (Pics)
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My Favorite Things
Is it OK to be superficial? Cook argues that while aesthetics might not be considered a valid metric for measuring design’s success, beauty matters.
Daniel Freytag
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Branding the War on Spam
So, if I am to believe everything I read on the internet ? the only separating myself from a bot is the ability to recognize and mimic a simple string of nonsensical characters or phrases in the form a captcha. We?ve all used them at one time or another, the ?prove you?re human test? [...]
Starting Your Own Shirt Line. PART II: The Creation of Your Art and Working with a Printer.
Hey Guys, Welcome to the second article in the series ‘Starting Your Own Shirt Line’. In the first article, Start – Up, we covered the topics: Originality Research Who will like it? In Part II I’ll take you through my process of creating the Octolady and my experience working with a printer. CREATING THE ART Here is [...]
Starting Your Own Shirt Line. PART II: The Creation of Your Art and Working with a Printer. is a post from: GoMediaZine
Go Media is a creative agency based in Cleveland, Ohio. Besides the GoMediaZine, we also work for clients and sell stock artwork and design files on the Arsenal.
Quakerninja
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UI Pattern Ideas: List With Functions
“Last week I asked people to participate in a group design project on a specific design pattern: a list with functions. The response was amazing. Tons of you submitted ideas.” View Post
Freelance Camp and Other Conferences for Freelancers
A few months ago a friend and I jumped on the ferry and took a day trip to beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada, to experience our first ever Freelance Camp. The event was touted as a chance for freelancers, entrepreneurs, business owners, and anyone interested in learning more about freelancing to discuss ways to start, expand, or improve their business. Turns out there are dozens of these events going on across the world, making for fantastic opportunities for freelancers.
Due to the ferry schedule we missed the beginning of the event. Had we been there, we would have been able to participate in choosing what the day?s discussions would entail. There were four discussions scheduled to take place simultaneously in different rooms, by different presenters. A panel of presenters had to pitch their topic to the morning crowd, and the pitches that received the most votes were the topics for that day. This method ensured that the audience was able to get the most value out of the event. If you wanted more information on a pitch that wasn?t successful, you knew who would be able to help you with that, since they had just pitched it.
What I loved about Freelance Camp:
- Variety of topics to choose from for the day, as there were four presentations going on at any time.
- Quality of the presenters. Each session I went to was led by an expert with real world experience. Since I was still new to freelancing, this was valuable information to me.
- Reminder of just how friendly freelancers are. Polite, engaging, and genuinely interested in what you have to do or say. It was great to find people who understand what freelancing is, and that they have been doing it for years (and in some cases ? decades!).
- Lunch was included!
- Coffee was included!
- The proceeds went to charity.
What I didn?t like about Freelance Camp:
- The topics were outstanding, but sometimes you had to choose between two topics that you were interested in. It would have been nice to have an encore of the popular presentations or a video/podcast of each discussion.
- Pretty hard to complain about an event that is reasonably priced and designed to help you become better in your chosen field. Add in free coffee and lunch – ?nuf said.
There are a variety of Freelance Camps and other freelance conferences coming up, so I’ve shared a selection below. I hope your experience is as positive as mine was.
October 2, 2010 – Freelance Camp Santa Cruz – Santa Cruz, CA, USA
October 3, 2010 – Freelance Camp Toronto – Toronto, ON, Canada
October 9, 2010 – AIW : Going Freelance – Washington, D.C., USA
October 23, 2010 – Freelance Camp De Moines – Des Moines, IA
November 13, 2010 – Indie Conference – Raleigh, NC, USA
Check here to see when future Freelance Camps are coming to a city near you. I will try to be there for the first part of the session ? looking forward to meeting you all!
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My expectations of "games" logos have never been great. Whether it's for the Olympics, the World Cup, European Championships, etc.
Drawing Table
I made a thing, in which you can use your mouse cursor to draw on a grid with different colors. You can then copy-and-paste the HTML from the design you made.
Features
- Clearing the current design
- Changing the grid size to different preset options
- Color swatches to change the currently active color
- Color picker to change the swatch colors
- White color = erasing
- Holding the [option] key will enter erase
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Beginner CSS Tutorial: Easy Rollover Button
In this tutorial I will run you through some very simple steps on creating a rollover button by using Photoshop, CSS, and HTML. In a previous tutorial I showed you how to create a social networking sticker icon, so I am going to use that in this tutorial. For this tutorial you will need photoshop or [...]
Ask a Local
Whether you're planning a trip to a new city or a permanent move, it's helpful to get advice from people who actually live in that city. Askalo is a Q and A site that connects you with local folks to get your questions answered.
Create an Elegant Patterned Vector Owl in Illustrator
“Follow this step by step Adobe Illustrator tutorial to create a stylized vector owl illustration with simple shapes and patterns.” View Post
Free Texture Tuesday: Paper
So I finally got around to buying a good scanner recently and you know what that means: more textures! I realized the other day that I’ve never done a “normal” set of paper textures here on Texture Tuesday, and I think it’s long overdue. These are, in my eyes, some of the most ubiquitous and [...]
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Episode 21: Just The Two Of Us
We’re mixing it up for today’s episode of The Big Web Show. Instead of interviewing one or more amazing web innovators per our standard practice, Dan Benjamin and I will interview each other. I’ve known Dan since Netscape 1.0 was the best browser money could buy. He is a fascinating, complex, profoundly multi-talented gentleman. If [...]
27 Websites Leveraging jQuery Masonry
“Think of it as the flip side of CSS floats. Whereas floating arranges elements horizontally then vertically, Masonry arranges elements vertically then horizontally according to a grid.” View Post
wearesynapse.com
I’m kind of torn on this website. On one hand it’s really awesome interaction. I also really love the interaction animations over the nav and how you interact with the images that represent each project too. Then again, I think this sort of experience can be frustrating to non-webby users, the grabbing and dragging [...]
Design, Designer & Designing ? Redefined
?We don?t work on assembly line anymore, we work on projects.? ? Seth Godin - And I cannot disagree more. I often catch myself telling my friends that I couldn?t pick up their call because I was working on a project. But really, I was not.
Design, Designer & Designing ? Redefined
?We don?t work on assembly line anymore, we work on projects.? ? Seth Godin - And I cannot disagree more. I often catch myself telling my friends that I couldn?t pick up their call because I was working on a project. But really, I was not.
RIM likely to use QNX tablet operating system in BlackBerry smartphones
Seems RIM is considering using the more powerful QNX operating system that it acquired the rights to, in its BlackBerry devices to offer a better user experience to compete with Android etc
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Xmarks Blog » End of the Road for Xmarks Very sad news that my favourite bookmarks sync will be gone in January 2011. You will be deeply missed. Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us Email this via Gmail Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Facebook Subscribe [...]
Adorable Work of Illustrator Jeanette Salvesen ? I.D. 58
Jeanette Salvesen is a twenty-one year old girl from Norway. She had fixed a goal for her professional career and that is to become a children book illustrator and she is fast moving to reach this goal. Today we are showcasing her utterly cute artworks to brighten up your day. Enjoy!
Meet the 2010 Fellows
Wondering who won the 2010 MacArthur Grants? David Simon, Jason Moran, Jorge Pardo, Matthew Carter & more.
Use Color-Logic Plug-ins to Create a Metallic Magazine Cover ? Psd Premium Tutorial
Today, we have another Psd Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members. If you want to take your layout and production skills to the next level, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. Learn more after the jump!
This Premium Tutorial is Filled with Creative Tips
In this two-part tutorial (see Part 2 on Vectortuts now) author Mark Mayers will show how to create a magazine cover with maximum shelf appeal. This tutorial is a little special – because it’s the first one to demonstrate fully how to incorporate the Color-Logic metallic set of plug-ins into your everyday workflow. Color-Logic enables you to add hundreds of metallic colors and special print finishes into your artwork. In today’s tutorial you’ll not only create a stunning piece of cover art – you’ll also use a Photoshop action to convert it into a metallic image, then apply special metallic swatches to take it to another dimension.
Author Mark Mayers is a talented designer and illustrator from the UK. He has worked as a designer and creative director for several design/advertising agencies and specializes in print, branding, packaging, and exhibition graphics. Mark began his career when the tools of the trade were markers, layout pads, and most importantly, the ability to draw, but he embraced the digital revolution in the early 90′s and swapped his drawing board for a Mac. Today, Mark freelances from his studio in Cornwall for such clients as American Express, BMW, Future Publishing, IDG Communications and Imagine Publishing. Log in or Join Now to get started!
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As you know, we run a premium membership system here that costs $9 a month (or $22 for 3 months!) which gives members access to the Source files for tutorials as well as periodic extra tutorials, like this one! You’ll also get access to Net Premium and Vector Premium, too. If you’re a Premium member, you can log in and download the tutorial. If you’re not a member, you can of course join today!
The Value of an Hour of Work
How much does one hour of work actually contribute to our country's GDP? You might be surprised (and disheartened).
Yoast: Track SEO rankings with Google Analytics
Mike Pantoliano of Distilled had a good post over at SEOmoz about how to turn Google Analytics into your own rank tracker. We have been playing with the cd= parameter at Yoast before to track SEO rankings, as Mike also notes, and his improvement on the idea is a welcome one. In the comments, my [...]
Track SEO rankings with Google Analytics is a post from Joost de Valk's Yoast - Tweaking Websites.A good WordPress blog needs good hosting, you don't want your blog to be slow, or, even worse, down, do you? Check out my thoughts on WordPress hosting!
4,100 Students Prove ?Small Is Better? Rule Wrong
Are small schools necessarily better? Maybe not.
30 Ways to Make TV Watching More Productive
Ideas from folding laundry to flossing.
Freebie Release: Glossy E-Commerce Icon Set
For those of you who are planning to run an e-commerce site or related project, [...]
Create Complex Layouts in Minutes With EZ-CSS
If you’re like many developers, you’ve had your fill of grid-based CSS frameworks. Well you’re in luck because today we’re going to look at a fresh take on the concept of a CSS framework. EZ-CSS seeks to address many of the things you hate about grid-based frameworks while retaining the functionality of aiding in the [...]
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Did Nintendo Give Apple The Holiday Season By Delaying 3DS in US?
Late last night (or very early this morning, whichever you want to call it) Nintendo Company Limited held a press conference in Japan to announce launch details for their upcoming 3DS.
Digg Has Jumped The Shark
Over time I?ve built something of a reputation as a Digg fan, both within and outside of TNW. I have long enjoyed the community that managed the site and respected the team that built it. That said, I find myself in something of a dull torpor whenever I visit the new Digg; its vitality has been stripped, and its soul seems to have been crushed. The wonky aspects of Digg that long gave it a unique character are being buried in spam and dull stories. Digg has always been broken, but in an odd way it used to work. No, it was not the democratic heaven that some people wanted it to be, but it was a strong content destination. That is no longer the case. Even more, from the publisher perspective, the promise of non-episodic traffic has turned out to be something of a paper dragon. Do we get a few more hits on a day to day basis than we used to? Maybe, but the decline of traffic to Digg?s front page means that the daily crumbs don?t make up the for the massively decreased ?front page? traffic that stories can achieve.
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Mobile App Revenue To Reach $10 Billion
Revenues from mobile content and applications in North America will reach $10 billion by 2015 up from $4 billion in 2009 as mobile users continue to adopt smartphones, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The North American Mobile Market report, finds that despite the decline in mobile music as a result of the collapse [...]
Devs Given PSP2 Hardware
It’s a good time to be a developer, or at least a PSP2 developer who’s on Sony’s good side, judging from a new report. Sony’s supposed to have given out PSP2 hardware to some developers so that they can take an early crack at making games. Rob Crossley wrote earlier this week, “Sony has handed PSP2 [...]
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This website has so much content it’s amazing to me when I see the work of IA’s that know what they are doing like in this example. There’s also a very subtle and well done interaction experience going on in almost every nook & cranny of the page. The search field alone in the header area, [...]
Starting Your Own Shirt Line. PART II: The Creation of Your Art and Working with a Printer.
Hey Guys, Welcome to the second article in the series ‘Starting Your Own Shirt Line’. In the first article, Start – Up, we covered the topics: Originality Research Who will like it? In Part II I’ll take you through my process of creating the Octolady and my experience working with a printer. CREATING THE ART Here is [...]
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There is some steady progress being made on a daily basis.
Received a beautiful pre-event package from Andy McMillan today....
Received a beautiful pre-event package from Andy McMillan today. Very much looking forward to thanking him in person in November at the Build conference in Belfast.
How To Disable Threaded Conversation View Feature In Gmail Inbox
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Google Debuts Gallery of Android Phones
One of the constant complaints about the Android diaspora is its fragmentation the increasingly diverse multiplicity of OS versions and devices that are so relevant yet so confusing to the average consumers mobile decision-making process.Apparently, the powers that be (at Google, that is) have heard users complaints on this score and have created the Google Phone Gallery, a carousel of devices that displays images, phone features, manufacturer and carrier information and more.You can sort phones by hardware manufacturer, by phone service provider and even by country, a feature we know our international readers will be very happy about.Finally, you can select multiple devices to do side-by-side comparisons.Theres a tab that reads Phones, too. This seems a bit redundant for a Phone Gallery, unless you consider the rising tide of Android tablets. We hope to see a few non-phone mobile devices featured in this gallery in the very near future.All these devices ship with the standard set of on-deck Android apps you know and love, including the Android Market, Google Search, Maps, Gmail and YouTube.If youre in the market for a new Android or thinking of buying one for the first time, this sites the ideal destination for you. And if youre a contented Android device user, this is where you can point all the people who ask you which phone they should buy next.Now all we need is a better way to sort through the Wild West of apps that is the Android Market Oh, wait. We found that yesterday.If you ask us, the Android platform just gets better all the time. What do you think of the gallery from Google?More About: android, android phones, Google, Hardware, Mobile 2.0, mobile devicesFor more Mobile coverage:Follow Mashable Mobile on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Mobile channelDownload our free apps for iPhone and iPad