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Modern Street Art: Inspiring People Through Unconventional Art

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 07:29:05 +0000

Modern Street Art: Inspiring People Through Unconventional Art | You The Designer

Everyday we’re being bombarded by advertisements from companies who’d want to make a profit. Out of over a thousand advertisements, we can only process more or less than a hundred – this gives rise over the fact that only… read more

7 Typography Tools Every Designer Should Know

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:39:16 +0000

Here is a useful collection of top 7 typography tools for you. With these tools, you can create your own fonts and then can very easily insert them into your designs by simply pasting some special code snippets or using the existing pieces of CSS code. Typography is the key… read more

Spring Blossoms Text Effect

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:48:45 +0000

This tutorial will show you a simple way to create the illusion of flower blossoms using selections, work paths, and simple brushes with a couple of different blend modes and layer styles.

Tutorial Assets
1-Wood panel texture by ~plastikmaniac
2-Leaf Silhouettes Free Brush Pack by stock_graphic_designs
3-Lane font

Step 1

Create… read more

10 Free Textures from Dribbble

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:10:27 +0000

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Dribbble is definitely a great source of inspiration, and is also a good source of high quality free material. From PSD Files to icons and many other things, you can find a lot of nice free stuff over there. It’s really nice to check out how… read more

40 (More) Creative Negative Space Logo Designs

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:04:12 +0000

The use of negative space in logo design process is quite common these days. The logo designs that are designed by using negative space technique not only look visually appealing but also convey the message in a very creative manner. From the audience point of view, negative space logo designs… read more

You! Be Informed! #0005 – Live Design Contest, Sticker Design Show, and Portfolio Night

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:15:25 +0000

You! Be Informed! #0005 – Live Design Contest, Sticker Design Show, and Portfolio Night | You The Designer

Get your fill of graphic design news with this week’s You! Be Informed! May and June are chock-full of design events and contests, and we hope you get to participate and meet new… read more

Maximize Energy, Boost Creativity, & Never Burnout Again

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:55:30 +0000

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What if I told you that it is possible to work fewer hours per day, have more free time for fun and leisure, produce more work at a higher quality than ever before and never burn out? If you are anything like me then you would… read more

Meet Crockford’s JSCheck

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:50:33 +0000

There are dozens of JavaScript testing frameworks, but most of them function in, more or less, the same way. However, Douglas Crockford’s JSCheck is considerably different from most. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how it’s different and why you should consider using it! Crockford describes JSCheck as a “specification-driven… read more

FlightCheck Professional 6.8

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:13:59 +0000

Preflight Digital Files

Most printers are familiar with FlightCheck, a standalone preflight application; however, with less-experienced users doing more work in-house, the need for proper preflight – a checklist of inspection points that must meet certain criteria – increases every day. Designers and production artists have always used checklists to… read more

Why Controversy Can be a Good Thing

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:00:57 +0000

As a journalist, I sometimes write columns and blogs that people don’t agree with. Sometimes I feel so lambasted when people leave comments about what I’ve written that I literally can’t read them. I have a pretty tough skin, and I am aware that I’m not always right—but still,… read more

20 Useful PHP Tutorials For Beginners

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:55:38 +0000

PHP or Hypertext Preprocessor is a scripting language that is especially designed for the web development purpose. With the help of PHP, one can create dynamic web pages with loads of functionality. It is the general-purpose scripting language which is similar to other scripting language such as JavaScript, Ruby, Python… read more

9 New Free Fonts for Your Designs

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:11:57 +0000

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Finding the perfect font for a project can be a real challenge, so there’s nothing better than having a huge amount of fonts readily available in your own library to count on. And it’s always good to have websites to count on when you need to… read more

You! Be Inspired! #0005 – NYT’s Lively Morgue, Festival of Colors, and PREVIIEW

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:50:06 +0000

You! Be Inspired! #0005 – NYT’s Lively Morgue, Festival of Colors, and PREVIIEW | You The Designer

Every geek out there is probably giddy about this week, especially today. Today marks the release of the third Diablo game (which basically took more than a decade to make). Diablo 3 aside, we’ll… read more

How to Super-Scale Magento in the Cloud

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:31:25 +0000

This tutorial will help you prepare a Magento install for high traffic, better load times, and simpler ongoing site management. Ready? Requirements You can download the finished code for this tutorial, or launch the “magento-basic” Quickstart from your Pagoda Box account to test a working site. A Pagoda Box Account… read more

16 Useful Free Handwritten Fonts For Your Designs

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:19:39 +0000

Handwritten fonts add a natural feel to your design and make them look more appealing and enticing. This is the reason why majority of the designers prefer to use handwritten fonts in their designs. By using handwritten fonts, an ordinary design can also be converted into a truly stunning design… read more

Nikon J1

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:12:16 +0000

Compact, Mirrorless Digital Camera

Nikon has entered the mirrorless camera market with a strong start by introducing their new Nikon 1 system, which includes the J1 and V1 cameras. They did not, however, take the same route as other manufacturers with a 4/3 system but came up with their own… read more

PR Professionals and Journalists: How to Make Everyone Happy

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000

I got a telephone call today at the office from the wife of a certified public accountant. She was pitching me on a story that her husband had just written about the benefits of creating an LLC versus an S-Corp. I listened politely, then told her why I couldn’t… read more

Setting the Bottom Line for your Web Projects

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:37:11 +0000

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Working as a freelance web designer you’ll find yourself naturally jumping from project-to-project. This quick pace comes with the lifestyle and requires some serious dedication. You cannot get lost in the royalties of extra touch-ups and recoloring textures.

You need to understand how to freelance working with… read more

Lots Of New Premium Content!

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:57:16 +0000

As Tuts+ Premium continues to sky-rocket, our ability to post better, more frequent, content has improved dramatically as well. This week, we have a variety of fun new things available to members! Course – How To Be A Terminal Pro In this fifteen-episode course, you’ll learn how to take advantage… read more

How to Legally Work With an Intern

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:04 +0000

School is coming to an end for another year, and many students will be participating in internships for the summer. An internship can be a real win-win situation—the hirer (you) gets low cost or even free help while the intern gains valuable work experience.

I did a number of internships… read more

50 Essential And Free Web Template PSD Layouts

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:23:27 +0000

For a web designer what comes more handy than a high quality PSD web template? This is the reason why every designer spends loads of time in searching out some essential and basic PSD web templates and layouts that he can use in his design work. Though PSD templates simplify… read more

Using Story Editor in InDesign CS5

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:12:04 +0000

InDesign’s Story Editor is a useful tool for editing text copy directly without the page design getting in the way. Use Story Editor to open your text copy in a separate window where the text flows in an easy-to-read, linear view.

Quick Tip: Microstock Illustrations with Corel Draw, Tricks and Tips

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:00:46 +0000

With the vector software Corel Draw you are able to draw everything you can imagine. However, if you are using it to create illustrations for the microstock agencies – there are some issues that you must take into consideration. The problem comes with the industry requirement to provide an EPS… read more

5 Ways to Write Your Way Out of the Lousy Economy

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:00:42 +0000

Remember the good old days before 2008, when freelance writing gigs seemed to just fall out of the trees at you? It’s been a long slog through a tough economy since then, and there’s still no end in sight.

But here’s the thing: you are free to ignore the bad… read more

Freelance Freedom 258: Hyperfocus

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:03:13 +0000

Once a week, we feature a fantastic freelance-themed comic from the talented N.C. Winters. Why not also take a look at our comic archive?

20 Masterful and Powerful Examples of Photo Manipulations

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:46:09 +0000

20 Masterful and Powerful Examples of Photo Manipulations

Showcase of 25 Cunning Celebrity Digital Caricatures

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:25:19 +0000

Showcase of 25 Cunning Celebrity Digital Caricatures

21 Fantastic Examples of Sliders in Web Design

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:18:40 +0000

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Sliders are an excellent way to organize and highlight important content on a site. They can also be used to display a good amount of content within a limited amount of screen real estate. The most popular way to add a slider or slideshow to a… read more

Impressive Character Designs by Sebastien Feraut

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:04:29 +0000

Impressive Character Designs by Sebastien Feraut

25+Examples Of Free Web Design Element Sets

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:22:49 +0000

25+Examples Of Free Web Design Element Sets

Dark Form UI Kit

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:01:59 +0000

Dark Form UI Kit

30 Beautiful and Adorable Photos Of Cute Babies

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:41:09 +0000

30 Beautiful and Adorable Photos Of Cute Babies

How to Justify Your Cost Compared to DIY Logo Sites

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:20:19 +0000

How to Justify Your Cost Compared to DIY Logo Sites

How to Create a Basic GIF in Photoshop CS5

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:51:22 +0000

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There are many different image file formats — PNG and JPEG and each are good for their own specific uses, but there’s a few things that make the GIF (Graphics Interchanged Format) different. GIFs tend to take up less room than similar images in other formats. But… read more

Make Your Photography Photos Perfect Using Photoshop Tutorials

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:15:19 +0000

Make Your Photography Photos Perfect Using Photoshop Tutorials

Daily Inspiration #1134

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:12:11 +0000

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, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

How to Photograph Jewelry

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:09:59 +0000

In a previous article we covered what every beginner needs to know about product photography, a primer to this article. Photographing jewelry is perhaps one of the more advanced and frankly frustrating disciplines one can try to master. The practical uses can be applied to many aspects, both for fun… read more

Summer TV Guide: 20 Social Shows to See

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:54:33 +0000

America’s Got Talent

Premieres: May 14 on NBC

Social media: America’s Got Talent ushers in a new judge this season:… read more

Pinterest Campaigns Honor Your Mom While Giving Back

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:23:04 +0000

When it comes to social good campaigns this Mother’s Day, all eyes are on Pinterest, undoubtedly one of this year’s hottest social networks.

For two organizations, Pinterest was an obvious choice for Mother’s Day, because of its heavily female demographics. Opportunity International and Water.org channeled the visuals women love to see… read more

So You Want to Win a Web Design Award?

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:51:59 +0000

So You Want to Win a Web Design Award?

The iPhone 5 Might Look Like This [PICS]

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:43:06 +0000

The iPhone 5 is rumored to be coming later this year, with an official announcement expected in June around Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC).

Based on some of the latest rumors regarding the phone and what we can expect, one artist, Jon Fawcett, created some concept pictures of what he… read more

Limb.al Makes Your Smartphone Even More Useful [VIDEO]

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:33:48 +0000

Here’s Limb.al, a Kickstarter project with a simple premise: Let’s hold your smartphone in a position where it can help you while it’s charging — or otherwise just sitting there. It’s a rigid USB cable that holds that Android device or iPhone either horizontally or vertically, letting you position… read more

UI Kits for Developers – Prototyping and Homemade Design

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:31:09 +0000

UI Kits for Developers – Prototyping and Homemade Design

11 Top Web Design Resource Sites

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:10:19 +0000

11 Top Web Design Resource Sites

Reddit Users Surprise Terminally-Ill Man With Random Acts of Kindness

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:57:52 +0000

Scott Widak and his family recently received the greatest gift anyone in their situation could receive — a viral act of encouragement and kindness from complete strangers.

Widak, 47, has Down syndrome and is terminally ill with liver disease. After frequently checking in and out of the hospital, Widak is now… read more

Current trend is not about beauty, it’s all about function: Have a look

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:49:29 +0000

Current trend is not about beauty, it’s all about function: Have a look

7 Beautiful Time-Lapse Videos That Celebrate Expectant Moms

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:35:52 +0000

1. Introducing…

Custom Icons Fitted for Website Layouts

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:28:39 +0000

Custom Icons Fitted for Website Layouts

How Iraq is Using Reality TV and Facebook to Inspire a Generation of Peacemakers

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:28:20 +0000

Educational reality TV and social media are the drivers inspiring a group of Iraqi youth demanding a different future — one with peaceful resolutions and equality.

Nareen, an 18-year-old Iraqi whose last name has been withheld for safety reasons, starred in Iraq’s first youth reality TV show called Salam Shabab… read more

7 Practical Ways to Gain Exposure as a Designer

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:46:59 +0000

7 Practical Ways to Gain Exposure as a Designer

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson Officially Steps Down [UPDATED]

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:08:25 +0000

Update: Yahoo has officially announced Thompson is no longer with the company. The Board of Directors has named Fred Amoroso as Chairman of the Board and Ross Levinsohn as interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

Rumors circulated this morning Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson would step down from his position at the… read more

PixEden – Small Yet Amazing Collection of Resources

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:05:19 +0000

PixEden – Small Yet Amazing Collection of Resources

Camille Seaman: On Photographing Icebergs

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:55:57 +0000

In this video Camille Seaman shares photos and a little of her passion for photographing icebergs.

See more of her work including other subject matter at Camille’s website.

Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.

Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding… read more

Free Ecards for Mother’s Day: Here’s Help [VIDEO]

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:18:18 +0000

It’s Mother’s Day, which means its time to buy Mom a card to tell her how great she is. If you forgot today was the big day — or waited until today to pick up a card — you’re not alone. Searches for free ecards ranked third on Google… read more

From the Minimalist to the Decadent – 30 Impressive Workspace Photos

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:21:09 +0000

From the Minimalist to the Decadent – 30 Impressive Workspace Photos

Apple Drops 4G Branding From New iPad

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:20:17 +0000

Apple is changing the way it’s marketing the iPad + 4G, dropping the 4G altogether and replacing it with the word “cellular.”

The move comes after complaints from an Australian competition regulator. While Apple was marketing the tablet as “4G” in the country, it currently cannot connect to Australia’s 4G network… read more

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Highlights Android’s Tablet Problem [REVIEW]

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:54:09 +0000

Is the large-size Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 a worthy iPad alternative? With its 10.1-inch screen, this is the Samsung tablet that competes most directly with Apple‘s flagship “post PC” product. And with a price $100 cheaper than the entry-level iPad (for the same 16GB of storage), the $400 Tab is… read more

The History of Social Recruiting Technology [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:42:57 +0000

Digital recruiting has certainly come a long way in such a short time. Since the dawn of the computerized job process, quick and simple strides have been made in recruiting that have ultimately produced a major impact on how employers find young talent with the right skills. Of course, it’s… read more

Google Doodle Offers Sweet Mother’s Day Surprise

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:52:00 +0000

Google’s done it again, creating a Google Doodle for Mother’s Day that’s touching enough to warm the cockles of even the hardest heart.

There’s mom, the blue g, standing there all alone wearing her string of pearls and wondering if those two little ones, her brood depicted as the letter “o”… read more

Adorable Girls Illustrations By Cris Ortega

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:34:29 +0000

Adorable Girls Illustrations By Cris Ortega

9 Essential Steps for a Killer Kickstarter Campaign

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:05:42 +0000

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

These days, more Kickstarter campaigns are achieving success than we can keep track of. The iPhone-friendly Pebble watch earned $7.6 million more than its $100,000 goal. And… read more

Amazing Optical Illusion Photos

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 20:31:59 +0000

Amazing Optical Illusion Photos

How Coffee Shops Can Make the Best Substitute Offices

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 19:00:10 +0000

Imagine a quiet office space. There are only a few people around – not enough to distract you, but enough to ensure that you don’t feel isolated from the world. Mostly they are freelancers, typing away at their computers.

You like the music playing in the background because it is… read more

How to Create a Minimalist Coming Soon Page in Photoshop

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:40:19 +0000

How to Create a Minimalist Coming Soon Page in Photoshop

Our favorite tweets of the weekMay 7-May 13, 2012

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:32:42 +0000

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Creating Content that Sells

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:19:04 +0000

Content is the most essential aspect on web, as it is for offline magazines and newspapers. It doesn’t matter what kind of website you own, it should carry content. Content is the difference between successful websites/magazines, and not so successful websites/magazines.

Promotion and marketing of sites and magazines are… read more

A Showcase of Creative Print Ads

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:56:09 +0000

A Showcase of Creative Print Ads

Daily Graphics Inspiration – 525 | Webneel

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:35:19 +0000

Daily Graphics Inspiration – 525 | Webneel

Splendid Logo Design Inspiration From 5 Creative Designers

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:14:29 +0000

Splendid Logo Design Inspiration From 5 Creative Designers

Marvelous New Drawing Illustrations For Inspiration – 36 Artworks

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:53:39 +0000

Marvelous New Drawing Illustrations For Inspiration – 36 Artworks

24 Best WordPress eCommerce Themes

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:32:49 +0000

24 Best WordPress eCommerce Themes

Is your location killing your freelance business?

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:11:59 +0000

Is your location killing your freelance business?

Design Critique: Recipes Next

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 11:51:09 +0000

Design Critique: Recipes Next

Wallpaper of the Week 203 by Sebastian Andaur

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 09:39:11 +0000

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Sebastian Andaur, a 17 years old self-taught, multidisciplinary freelance Art Director, Digital Artist and Graphic Designer located in Santiago. Sebastian loves colors since he was born and when he got his first computer he started to playing with them.

For… read more

Answer Your Phone While Skiing With These Neva Ski Poles [VIDEO]

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:47:48 +0000

Salt Lake City-based Anthony Griesel spent the past winter creating and testing ski poles that would let skiers stay connected on the slopes. His invention would allow skiers to answer their iPhones or Android devices with a finger swipe, read short text messages and view the time, temperature and… read more

20 Sites Every Cool Mom Should Know

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:03:34 +0000

Birchbox

Birchbox is a monthly subscription that delivers beauty and lifestyle samples to your door. It’s a great way… read more

Super-Fast Thunderbolt Connectivity Coming to Windows [VIDEO]

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:55:42 +0000

Windows users, take heart: The super-fast connectivity known as Thunderbolt, previously only available on Macs, is now blasting its way into the Windows world.

What’s the big deal? You can connect devices such as monitors and hard drives, daisychaining up to seven of them together. The best part: blazing… read more

9 YouTube Cooking Channels That Will Make Your Mouth Water

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:18:52 +0000

Food Wishes

Alessandro Pautasso: Artist Of The Day

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:45:23 +0000

Alessandro Pautasso is our featured artist of the day on Designrfix.com. In this series of posts, we will spotlight talented artists ranging from illustrators to graphic artists all the way to industrial designers. These daily posts will serve two purposes; first, is to showcase the works of these accomplished artists… read more

Coca-Cola and the Movies [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:43:39 +0000

As summer movie season kicks off, chances are, you’ll see product placements for Coca-Cola hidden within at least a few blockbusters.

That’s because the world’s most recognized beverage brand has its tentacles in lots of movies. Over the last 80 years, the Coca-Cola logo and Coca-Cola products have appeared in… read more

Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs: Uncanny Resemblance [PICS]

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:13:08 +0000

Photographs of actor Ashton Kutcher dressed up as late Steve Jobs emerged Saturday, giving the world a first glimpse of how Kutcher will look in the upcoming independent film about the former Apple CEO.

TMZ posted the images taken on a movie set in Los Angeles, showing Kutcher wearing Jobs’s iconic… read more

Pepsi Digital Exec: Google ‘Messed Up’ With Google+, Instagram Is ‘Phenomenal’

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:24:39 +0000

Was Instagram worth $1 billion? Will Google+ ever compete or beat Facebook?

Shiv Singh, global head of digital for PepsiCo Beverages and author of Social Media Marketing for Dummies, shared his thoughts on those trendy questions and more during his recent visit to Mashable to unveil Pepsi’s new celebrity-infused… read more

Apple and Foxconn to Improve Factory Working Conditions? [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:57:52 +0000

The top executive from Foxconn, one of Apple’s major suppliers, has confirmed that Apple and Foxconn will share the initial costs of improving Foxconn’s factories in China.

Foxconn chief Terry Gou said the supply company had been working — and spending — heavily to confront several criticisms and perceptions of… read more

Best of the Week #222

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:42:15 +0000

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s… read more

6 Things on Your LinkedIn Profile That Shouldn’t Be on Your Resume

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:13:00 +0000

Gerrit Hall is the CEO and co-founder of RezScore, a free web application that reads, analyzes and grades resumes instantly. Connect with Gerrit and RezScore on Facebook and Twitter.

Many people think their LinkedIn profiles and their resumes are interchangeable, but you should not send your entire LinkedIn profile into a… read more

5 Hot Startups Using Tech for Good

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:06:51 +0000

In our social entrepreneurship series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to make a global impact.

By harnessing the power of the web and digital technology, these companies have built a way for companies to commit to charity, made electric… read more

Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority: Exposure Lesson #1

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:01:25 +0000

This is the first in a series of four articles about exposure by Andrew S Gibson – author of Understanding Exposure: Perfect Exposure on your EOS camera.

The mode dial on the EOS 60D, showing all the camera’s exposure modes

A feature of modern digital SLRs is that most models have several… read more

The Photo Manipulations of Alla Mingalyova (AKA AllaD8)

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:00:00 +0000

In this article we will showcase the work of Ukrainian artist, Alla Mingalyova (AKA AllaD8). Mingalyova’s photo manipulations are fun, feminine, and beautiful. Let’s take a look! The Swan Princess I Need a Hero My Secret Friend Spirited Away 2 Waking Up Farewell Blonde Miss S. 2008

3-Step Risk Management for Freelancers

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:00:46 +0000

Freelancers have to step outside their comfort zone for a number of reasons. You might be offered a collaborative project with a larger team than you are used to working with, or asked to take on a far bigger project than you would usually, or you want to create… read more

Create iPhone App Demos with Sound Stage

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:00:29 +0000

Browsing around online and trying to figure out which app to buy can be difficult. So many developers offer app demos and they provide a cool glimpse into the workings of the app. This is great for customers and developers alike.

If you are a developer you probably would love a… read more

Comics of the week #129

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:50:41 +0000

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Weekly Web Design and Development Inspiration – N.138

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:09:36 +0000

This is our weekly selection of our favorite web designs from the past week. Thanks to everybody for their recommendations and please 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… read more

Google May Be Close to Acquiring Meebo for $100 Million [REPORT]

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 10:42:50 +0000

Google is in discussions to acquire Meebo for as much as $100 million, sources have told the often-reliable AllThingsD.

Meebo was founded in 2005 as a messaging app for the browser, a product that still exists as Meebo Messenger. The Mountain View, Calif.-based startup has since developed an expanding suite of… read more

If Walls Could Speak: Creative Poster Design Ideas for Dorm Decoration

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 10:26:59 +0000

It’s graduation season here in the US, and we’re reminded of the time we spent in our respective universities and colleges. While we’re thankful that we’re done with school, there are some college experiences that we want to relive. Living in a dorm is one of the most liberating things… read more

Samsung Galaxy S III: Is the Screen Its Achilles Heel?

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:59:02 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy S III, due to arrive in the U.S. this summer, is the current hot Android phone of the moment. Anticipated for months and unveiled last week at a gala event in London, the latest model in Samsung’s Galaxy line of phones brings to the table many impressive… read more

CronSync Review – One Year On

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 03:00:33 +0000

This time last year, I discovered an unknown web application for time tracking, invoicing and accounting named CronSync. My original review, which can be found here, was a positive one scoring an impressive 9/10.

Unlike some apps however, CronSync hasn’t been lying idle for the past twelve months. The team, based… read more

Mothers: Weekly Photography Challenge

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:53:26 +0000

Many parts of the world (but not all) this weekend will be celebrating Mothers day. So we thought it might be a nice theme for this weeks photography challenge.

Feel free to interpret it any way that you wish. It might be a portrait of your Mother (or a motherly figure… read more

40 Photos of Creative Offices & Freelance Workspaces

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:23:45 +0000

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There’s no denying that WordPress has become the leading CMS on the market. Anybody looking to launch a simple website would be foolish not to consider WP. It has the largest amount of free themes and plugins – not to mention the huge base of developers… read more

Getting Started with RapidWeaver

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:00:55 +0000

These days there are numerous ways that an aspiring webmaster can build a website, from the super complex down to the really easy. RapidWeaver from Realmac Software fits nicely in between, offering simple and easy to use ways of creating a website yet allowing enough flexibility for more advanced users… read more

Apple Rejects More Dropbox-Related Apps

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:00:31 +0000

Apple has rejected yet another application, Cambox, a quick and easy way to post your photos straight to Dropbox, from the App Store owing to the fact that “if the user does not have Dropbox application [sic] installed then the linking authorisation is done through Safari”.

Cambox has been rejected owing to… read more

Niki Mad Max

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:09:49 +0000

Taming The Wild Mind

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:32:29 +0000

Myths have developed around and researchers have studied how the human brain juggles creativity and organization. Popular theory tells us that the left brain is structured and logical, while the right brain is artistic and imaginative, and that all human beings use predominantly one side of the other.

Working in a… read more

10 Nonblog WordPress-Powered Sites That Spur Creativity

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:30:03 +0000

When you think of WordPress, you probably think of blogs – which makes sense, as it is first and foremost a blogging platform and the most popular online. It is rare to come across an official or professional blog that isn’t hosted on WP these days, thanks to its heavy… read more

Introducing Leica’s M Monochrom Camera

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:36:59 +0000

Today Leica have announced a range of cameras as well as a lens at an event in Berlin Germany – one of which is causing quite the stir.

It is the new Leica M-Monochrom camera – worth a cool $7990 USD (body only).

The discussion already rages around the web – largely… read more

Deal With Stress in a Positive Way

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:00:27 +0000

I’ve got a lot going on in my life right now. I’m on deadline for our biggest magazine issue of the year, grades are due for the college class I teach, I’m in two weddings this summer, my husband is interviewing for a new job, we may have to… read more

Freebie Friday: 7 Script Handwriting Brushes

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:30:00 +0000

These brushes are each 2500px and will be a versatile addition to your toolbox, allowing you to add subtle antique writing effects to your work.

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Droplr: File Sharing, Reinvented

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:55 +0000

Droplr is one of the original simple file sharing apps, popularized by its simple Mac menubar app that lets you drag files to its icon and instantly share them with the world. Its clean design and simple sharing features have made it popular with many users, and I personally first… read more

Bastion: A Beautifully Fun Journey

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:35 +0000

In recent years, indie developers have surprised us with many innovative concepts that ultimately enrich our taste for their creative games. The creativity that goes into these projects often shows us that even a small group of developers can come up with phenomenal ways to entertain us. However, for a… read more

How to Convert a Widget into a Joomla Module

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:25 +0000

This tutorial will cover the process of creating a basic Joomla module from an existing widget. We’re going to take a widget from Mixcloud, learn how to convert it into a Joomla module and, finally, distribute the extension to JED (Joomla Extension Directory). If you’ve never created a Joomla module… read more

New Brush Features in Photoshop CS6

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:05 +0000

The Brush Panel in Photoshop CS6 includes plenty of new features. In this episode of our Introduction to Photoshop CS6 series we will explain how to work with Live Pen Tilt Preview, Brush Projection, as well as the new Erodible Tip and Airbrush brushes. Let’s get started!

Inspiration: Packaging Design

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:55:16 +0000

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Package design can be a good alternative place for finding inspiration. From textures to color schemes and typography, we can get a lot of references from packaging designs. A good place to browse – other than your local shops and/or supermarket – if you are also a package… read more

4 Time-Saving Ways to Generate More Online Sales via Email

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:00:50 +0000

If you’re a freelancer or if you sell a product online, you probably use email to find new prospects. Even in the age of Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest, email remains an excellent way to generate serious sales online. You’re probably fully leveraging your copywriting skills already to write great… read more

Workshop: Vector Critique #13

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:00:28 +0000

Vectortuts+ is all about helping people turbo charge their skills, and today we have another special community post that will help our readers take their images to the next level. The best thing is, you can be part of it too! Find out more at the jump.

How to Participate:

This workshop… read more

Free download: Media Black UI Kit (PSD)

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:21:43 +0000

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You! Be Informed! #0004 – Adobe Muse, AIGA/NY 30th Anniversary, and Maurice Sendak

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:02:04 +0000

This week’s about to end and we’d like to close it out with some interesting design news. We’ve heard some disheartening news, but there’s some good news out there, too. We’ve compiled some interesting projects, events, and news about design and designers.

Graphic designers often look at pictures to… read more

3 Forward, 2 Back – The Proper Way to Fail

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:10:37 +0000

We all go through it at one time or another. You’re working on a project and no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to get it to “work.” The colors are wrong, the type is inappropriate, the composition is hideous – it’s just a mess… read more

A Collection of Eye Catching Poster Design

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:59:57 +0000

Poster design is a true art form. Often the best posters will be bold, eye catching and visually intense, yet minimal and elegant at the same time. As with logo design, often a great poster will be great for what it omits, as well as what it features.

Really the effectiveness… read more

Social Media Shoes

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:53:39 +0000

Social Media Shoes

Grayscale Inspiration: 50 Black & White Logos

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:44:05 +0000

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One of the most commonly given pieces of advice on the topic of logo design is that you should always start the project in black and white.

There are a number of reasons for this. For one, it keeps you from using color as a crutch and getting… read more

News: Lightroom 4 Is On the Mac Store

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:05:19 +0000

Adobe’s Lightroom Product Manager, Tom Hogarty, announced that Lightroom is now available on the Apple Mac Store (for North America only). I think overall it’s a good move for Lightroom. For new Lightroom users out there who are on the Mac store and may never have otherwise heard of Lightroom,… read more

The Art of Rock: Design Trends in Gig Posters

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:53:48 +0000

Since I’ve talked about album covers in a previous post, I’ve decided you still need a second serving of creativity care of our rock and roll gods. In this second serving, we won’t be talking about the people who created album covers or gig posters (there’s too many good artists… read more

Bantr App Unites Soccer Fans at Home and at the Match

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:50:31 +0000

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.

Quick Pitch: A social network for soccer fans around the world that lets them pose questions and… read more

Make Your Designs Lovable Using Creative Candy Numbers

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:48:39 +0000

Make Your Designs Lovable Using Creative Candy Numbers

Is This the Weirdest iPad Speaker Stand Ever? [HANDS ON]

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:19:26 +0000

Ever wished your iPad had a kickstand so you could stand it up on a counter and use it as a small TV?

Bang & Olufsen hears you. Its new BeoPlay A3 iPad speaker dock is ideal for doing just that.

The A3 — released under the company’s new consumer… read more

Photobomber Trolls Tourists at Leaning Tower of Pisa [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:50:09 +0000

Here’s a perfect example of the good kind of troll — the one who leaves no high five left behind. Everyone wants a special snapshot when they visit a historical monument like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and Darius Groza wants to make sure visitors get that perfect image.

Text4Baby Mobile Services Gives New Moms Health Updates

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:25:56 +0000

What every mother wants for Mother’s Day: healthy children. A free mobile service called Text4Baby sends breaking health information to new and expecting mothers.

Participants in the program receive between one and three text messages each week informing them of health alerts or offering advice for breastfeeding, labor or… read more

Zuckerberg’s Hoodie: the Next Facebook Revolution?

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:07:30 +0000

Who would have thought, as 2012 dawned, that a piece of cotton could become so political?

First, of course, there was the shock of the Trayvon Martin case, where a Florida teen clad in the offending garment — and carrying nothing but soda and Skittles — was shot to death… read more

Facial Recognition App IDs Your Friends Using Facebook

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:59:48 +0000

Want to make tagging friends in Facebook photos a bit easier? New facial recognition app Klik launched out of beta on Thursday.

Simply download the iPhone app and get ready to snap of picture of your friends or family. Before you even click the button to take a pic,… read more

16 Heartwarming Mother’s Day Card Ideas

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:43:39 +0000

16 Heartwarming Mother’s Day Card Ideas

Facebook IPO Meeting Weaker-Than-Expected Demand [REPORT]

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:42:52 +0000

Facebook‘s long-awaited IPO isn’t living up to the hype, according to a report.

Bloomberg reports that institutional investors being wooed by Facebook’s IPO roadshow are skeptical about the company’s prospects since ad revenues haven’t kept pace with user growth. The report cites “people with knowledge of the matter” who are not… read more

30+ Simple and Minimalist Movie Posters

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:22:49 +0000

30+ Simple and Minimalist Movie Posters

Are Millennials the Most Distracted or Engaged Generation?

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:02:39 +0000

Plenty has been penned on the time teenagers and young adults “waste” on the Internet. Facebook is often vilified on this account.

And while Internet addiction, bullying and diminishing attention spans are certainly of concern, the empowerment these new channels offer may outweigh the drivel. So argues Adora Svitak, the… read more

Fuel Cell Charges Phones for 2 Weeks [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:45:47 +0000

Midday phone death is a hassle for anyone, but it gets even worse if you’re out and about. A new product can help you avoid that frantic search for an outlet the next time your phone’s battery tanks.

Lilliputian Systems has created a butane-powered fuel cell, which acts as a… read more

81 Links That Are Like Chocolate for Photographers

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:42:23 +0000

What an epic week in the world of photography! The folks at Toad Hollow Photography have been collecting links to tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone, and the result of all that work is this week’s list. We really hope you enjoy looking at the images… read more

10 Amazing Underground Homes

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:41:09 +0000

10 Amazing Underground Homes

Paralyzed Football Player Signed to NFL Uses Social Media to Inspire

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:27:26 +0000

It’s an iconic sports image: Eric LeGrand, wheelchair-bound after being paralyzed from the neck down during a game a year prior, leading his Rutgers University teammates onto the field through a snowstorm as fans chant his jersey number.

LeGrand was paralyzed in October 2010 when he injured his spinal cord… read more

30 Surreal Photoshop Tutorials

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:20:19 +0000

30 Surreal Photoshop Tutorials

Why Instagram Won’t Be the Last Billion Dollar App

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:03:09 +0000

Ravi Mehta is vice president of product for Viximo. He drives product strategy for Social Zone, Viximo’s mobile app platform that helps developers expand their reach and increase monetization via compelling, app-specific social features. Follow him @ravi_mehta.

By now, it’s clear that mobile has arrived in a big, earth-shaking way…. read more

Apple’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Spoof Circa 1984 Hits YouTube

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:41:15 +0000

Just a week after a video featuring a 1984-era Steve Jobs portraying FDR hit the web, even more magic from the vaults of Apple Corporate have hit the web, and this time we have theme music! And not just any theme music, we’re talking Ghostbusters.

NetworkWorld — which got the original… read more

What to Expect When Your Kid Becomes a Meme

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:29:51 +0000

There’s no parenting textbook that will entirely prepare you to raise a child. So, when your child goes viral on the Internet, even grown adults have no control over what gets shared. How do you protect your kid and remain a good parent?

At the web culture conference ROFLcon, the… read more

WordPress Plugin Review 04 – Login Logo

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:17:49 +0000

WordPress Plugin Review 04 – Login Logo

Your Spankable Robot Butt Is Here, Baby [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:44 +0000

Ready to smack some robot ass? You can if you want to. Meet Shiri.

What is Shiri? Nobuhiro Takahashi and his team at the Tokyo University of Electro-Communications describe their creation in the video above as “a buttocks humanoid robot that expresses various emotions with organic movement of the artificial muscles.”

So… read more

The Pros and Cons of Being a Freelance Designer

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:56:59 +0000

The Pros and Cons of Being a Freelance Designer

Twitter Hires Hint at Email Expansion

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:41:32 +0000

Twitter has hired the team behind personalized email marketing provider RestEngine.

The startup runs re-activation, merchandising, cross-promotion and viral acquisition email campaigns that it personalizes using social graph data.

Here is the statement RestEngine posted on its website:

We’re very excited to announce that the RestEngine team is joining the Twitter flock!… read more

Free Brochure Templates

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:36:09 +0000

Free Brochure Templates

Quando Internet diventa l’ultima spiaggia di una politica morente

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:23:40 +0000

Una volta c’era Silvio Berlusconi. Mattatore indiscusso, nel bene e nel male, del teatrino della politica italiana. Poi sono arrivati i casini. Quattro chiacchiere in privato con Napolitano e un rapido abbandono della scena.Adieu monsier le President.

Prima di sloggiare però Silvio ha incoronato Alfano come suo successore. Qualcuno ha storto… read more

10 Free Hipster Fonts

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:15:19 +0000

10 Free Hipster Fonts

Daily Inspiration #1131

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:05:38 +0000

Facebook Faces FTC Probe Over Instagram, Unlikely to Delay IPO

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:49:57 +0000

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly launched a competition probe into Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram.

The investigation could take up to 12 months, but it will not necessarily delay Facebook’s IPO, which is expected next week.

“Typically speaking, unless the FTC has actual regulatory concerns — in other… read more

Bill Clinton Speaks on the Power of Wireless Innovation

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:36:17 +0000

Former president Bill Clinton lauded mobile technology at the close of the CTIA Wireless conference Thursday.

“Wireless technology has done more to lift people out of poverty than any technology,” said Clinton in a speech at the annual gathering put on by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association.

One example he gave… read more

20 UI Kits From Dribbble – Free PSD Files

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:33:39 +0000

20 UI Kits From Dribbble – Free PSD Files

Reddit Users Ask a Google Employee (Almost) Anything

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:21:04 +0000

In response to a Reddit user asking for someone from Google to do an AMA, which is their version of a Q&A, a software engineer from Google has been answering questions about working for the company.

He agreed to answer questions, but made it clear that he wouldn’t violate his NDA…. read more

Mashable Photo Challenge: What Does Family Mean to You?

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:08:36 +0000

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 13, and while different countries celebrate the holiday at other times and in other ways, the idea of honoring your family is equally valid any day of the year. We want to use this opportunity to explore the idea of family.

For this week’s Mashable Photo… read more

Mac App Store Paid Upgrades: How Apple Should Fix a Broken Model

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:00:54 +0000

The Mac App Store has changed our world. Apps are easier to find, buy and/or download, and upgrade than ever before. Developers can enjoy ease of use for customers, and great exposure with little overhead and minimal web presence if they want to (no need to host the app and… read more

Perfect365

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:52:58 +0000

Instant Face Lifts and Makeovers

Beauty in a box? Believe it or not, here’s an interesting program that really allows you to do complete makeovers on your images with the click of a button and Intensity sliders. Perfect365 allows you to see results quickly with standard tricks such as face… read more

Mozilla and Google Cry Foul Over Browsers in Windows 8

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:52:50 +0000

If you thought you’d be happily browsing the web in either Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox on that Windows 8 tablet you’re planning on buying, think again. According to Mozilla, Microsoft is planning to restrict the capabilities of third-party browsers on the tablet version of Windows 8, called Windows RT.

In… read more

Top Tips and Tools for Creating an Infographic Resume

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:31:09 +0000

Top Tips and Tools for Creating an Infographic Resume

Rebecca Black’s Former Producer Creates Sequel to ‘Friday’

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:19:21 +0000

Every Friday, when you catch yourself humming Rebecca Black‘s infamous weekend anthem, you can thank Patrice Wilson. He’s responsible for writing the song.

But how do you come back from being the man known and ridiculed for “Friday?” Well, you write another song explaining what it’s like.

“I figured I might as… read more

60+ Hot Events in Social Media, Startups and Business

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:02:47 +0000

From digital advertising conferences to programming hackathons and everything in between, you’ll definitely find a swanky locale to suit your professional and personal interests from the selection of more than 60 events on Mashable’s new Events Board. Whether you’re an event organizer or an event-goer, our Events Board is an… read more

How To Create an Outer-Space Themed Poster

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:49:29 +0000

How To Create an Outer-Space Themed Poster

Google Can Prioritize Its Products in Search, Says Legal Expert

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:48:10 +0000

Can Google and other search engines prioritize self-promoting results in search — and still enjoy constitutional protection under the First Amendment?

Yes, according to a report commissioned by Google from professor Eugene Volokh, an expert on constitutional and Internet law who teaches at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Google has… read more

Twitter Users React to Controversial ‘Time’ Cover

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:34:49 +0000

Time unveiled a very revealing cover for its latest issue, and Twitter users have had plenty to say about it.

The cover features Jamie Lynne Grumet, a 26-year-old California mom, shown breast-feeding her son Aram, who turns four next month. In the issue — titled, “Are You Mom Enough?” —… read more

Budget Camera Accessories on Kickstarter Stabilize Moving Shots [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:32:25 +0000

Professional and amateur movie-makers have been there before: After you spend hours capturing video, you realize your footage is too shaky. MoveeGo, created by Los Angeles-based engineer Sylvain Lepoutre, is a low-cost solution to a frequent problem.

The Kickstarter project hopes to make iPhone and compact camera footage significantly… read more

Useful jQuery Navigation Scripts

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:28:39 +0000

Useful jQuery Navigation Scripts

Groupon: Sound Investment or Risky Business? [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:16:58 +0000

Groupon‘s financial history hasn’t always been this precarious, but lately, the daily deal site seems to be teetering on a stock market tightrope.

In April, the company’s stock price plummeted on news that the SEC planned to investigate Groupon’s Q4 earnings restatement. Groupon claims that customer refund rates were higher… read more

Collection of Beautiful Sailing Wallpapers for Your Desktop

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:07:49 +0000

Collection of Beautiful Sailing Wallpapers for Your Desktop

Comic Book Artist: Bruce Timm

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:01:20 +0000

Although the initial dream of Bruce Timm was to become a comic book artist, he actually turned into the great animator behind the DC comics animated series for TV such as Batman Beyond, Batman Adventures, Superman and Justice League. Later he would do some comics based on the same series,… read more

Facebook Rolls Out File-Sharing for All Groups [EXCLUSIVE]

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:45 +0000

Could Facebook become the next Dropbox — or a haven for sharing files without regard to copyright?

The social network has revealed to Mashable that all Groups will now offer the ability to send files. This update rolls out to a small percentage of groups Thursday, and will become available… read more

3 Ways Companies Can Leverage Social Reviews

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:51:47 +0000

Ann Smarty is a search marketer and full-time web entrepreneur. Ann blogs on search and social media tools. Her newest project, My Blog Guest, is a free platform for guest bloggers and blog owners. Follow Ann on Twitter at @seosmarty and on Google+.

Testimonials can be powerful marketing tools. But… read more

Know A.B.C Of Photoshop [Tutorials]

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:46:59 +0000

Know A.B.C Of Photoshop [Tutorials]

Want Your Startup Name in the Dictionary? Choose Wisely

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:39:38 +0000

The English language is constantly evolving. Experts at Merriam-Webster and the Oxford English Dictionary perennially add words that have been invented and accepted in our daily lexicons. The practice can be controversial, however, since it sometimes involves removing other, older words entirely.

For instance, the term “cassette tape” was recently… read more

Jon Hamm Talks to Teen Girls via Webcam … About Farting

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:17:54 +0000

Based on some of the characters actor Jon Hamm plays on television and in films, you wouldn’t expect his fatherly advice to be all that sound. To the contrary actually.

The Mad Men star participated in Rookie magazine’s Ask a Grown Man series, in which adult male celebrities give advice to… read more

Logo Design: Sausages

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:01:07 +0000

We keep going through our weekly journey checking out great logos! We’re thinking ahead and we want to find new topics, good ones, to share with you guys. Last week we had a great post about logos with brains, and today it’s all about logos with sausages!

Every week we search… read more

30+ Step by Step Portfolio Photoshop Tutorials

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:23:39 +0000

30+ Step by Step Portfolio Photoshop Tutorials

40+ Best Coffee Company Branding Design Inspirations

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:02:49 +0000

40+ Best Coffee Company Branding Design Inspirations

25+ Amazing Digital Artwork For Your Inspiration

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:41:59 +0000

25+ Amazing Digital Artwork For Your Inspiration

How Does User-Flow Play a Crucial Role in Web Design?

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:21:09 +0000

How Does User-Flow Play a Crucial Role in Web Design?

Responsive Design 101

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:15:45 +0000

It wasn’t too long ago that designers didn’t really need to worry how websites looked on mobile phones and tablets. Phones weren’t yet really practical for web viewing, and before the iPad, tablets were more of a novelty than an essential.

Obviously, all that has changed and most tech… read more

45 Examples Of Websites Designed With HTML5

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:09:57 +0000

With the revised and improved edition of HTML, the authors as well as the web developers have been given some more flexibility and interoperability in order to create more interactive and creative websites. HTML5 has been proposed recently because the community believed that now it is the time to move… read more

Win One of 5 Free Copies of Instant

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:02:56 +0000

There was something great about the old instant Polaroid cameras, an allure that still lasts to this day. Instant is an officially licensed Polaroid app that seeks to bring this timelessly enjoyable experience to the Mac by mimicking the workflow of a real Polaroid camera.

We’re happy to announce that we’ve… read more

An Introduction to Underscore.js – Part 2 Array-like collections

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:00:19 +0000

An Introduction to Underscore.js – Part 2 Array-like collections

Tomas Muller: Artist Of The Day

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:42:40 +0000

Tomas Muller is our featured artist of the day on Designrfix.com. In this series of posts, we will spotlight talented artists ranging from illustrators to graphic artists all the way to industrial designers. These daily posts will serve two purposes; first, is to showcase the works of these accomplished artists… read more

Shtuff People Say to Photographers

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:33:42 +0000

It’s time for a little photographer humour with this video on the Shtuff People say to Photographers.

From the team at Outward Bound Collective

Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips.

Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips.

Shtuff People… read more

Aspect-Oriented Programming in PHP

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:01:13 +0000

There’s a new player in town, and he brought new toys: The PHP World welcomes FLOW3, an enterprise application framework written and backed by the community of the TYPO3 CMS. FLOW3 can be used as standalone full-stack framework for your applications. It’s interesting, because it introduces some concepts of software… read more

Quick Tip: How to Create Folded Text with Adobe Illustrator

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:00:47 +0000

Today we will learn how to create text that is located in different planes. One very interesting trick with the Bounding box will let us do it without using 3D modeling. Find out more at the jump!

Step 1

Take the Type Tool (T) and create an inscription.

I used the Impact font…. read more

Dealing With Copycats

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:00:33 +0000

Is one (or more) of your competitors copying your idea? Congratulations! You are not alone.

As the co-owner of a niche publication, I look at copying as the best form of flattery—I have to! If I spent hours upon hours stressing out about having my ideas copied, I’d go crazy…. read more

How to Create an Video Player in jQuery, HTML5 & CSS3 [Tutorial]

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:57:49 +0000

How to Create an Video Player in jQuery, HTML5 & CSS3 [Tutorial]

Interaction Design In The Cloud

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:05:59 +0000

Interaction designers create wireframes in tools such as Adobe Illustrator, OmniGraffle and Microsoft Visio. Originally, these wireframes were primitive shapes drawn to represent various UI elements. Many of us cannot imagine life without them.

There are, however, reasons to consider moving to the cloud to do interaction design. In short, today’s… read more

Test Your Photoshop Knowledge #9

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:00:26 +0000

We know how much you guys like to test your knowledge of Photoshop so today we are giving you an opportunity to do so with another quiz from Martin Perhiniak. Please take a moment to complete this 10-question quiz and see if you’re prepared to pass our test! Good luck!… read more

Find Your Next Book with GoodReads

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:00:12 +0000

I love books. As Elizabeth Scott said, “I like that the moment you open one and sink into it you can escape from the world, into a story that’s way more interesting than yours will ever be”. Books are my best friends; they don’t lie to my face, for one… read more

Tictoc: Simple Time Tracking In Your Menu Bar

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:00:11 +0000

Keeping track of the time you spend during certain activities can be useful for many reasons. The most obvious one that comes to mind is if you are a freelancer that needs to bill by the hour, and therefore need some proof of how much time you spent doing certain… read more

35 Navigation Menus for Your Design Inspiration

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:34:29 +0000

35 Navigation Menus for Your Design Inspiration

Ask FreelanceSwitch: Intro to Freelancing and Contracts

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:16 +0000

In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, we look at an introduction to freelancing and contracts. Ask FreelanceSwitch is a regular column here that allows us to help beginners get a grip on freelancing. If you have a question about freelancing that you want answered, send an email to askfreelanceswitch@gmail.com.

Question… read more

Create a Radio App Icon Using Adobe Illustrator – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:10 +0000

In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, you’ll be provided with examples wood and fabric texture creation techniques. Also we will learn how to render the light play on the objects with the help of the Opacity Mask, Blend Tool and Art Brushes. Studying this tutorial step-by-step, you’ll get to know all… read more

How to Design a Clean and Modern Calendar Widget in Photoshop

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:11:37 +0000

Calendar is one thing every House or Office or software now a day needs. It helps schedule your task and keeps you on track everywhere. Doesn’t matter where you work and what you do.

Every app needs some extra widgets, like calendar for example. Therefore, we decided to offer you one… read more

50+ Hi Res Free Design Element for Perfect Mother’s Day Card

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:50:19 +0000

50+ Hi Res Free Design Element for Perfect Mother’s Day Card

Choosing The Right Fonts: Choosing Your Font

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:08:39 +0000

Choosing The Right Fonts: Choosing Your Font

Spectacular Flash Websites To Inspire You – 32 Examples

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:47:49 +0000

Spectacular Flash Websites To Inspire You – 32 Examples

30+ Examples of Facebook timelines

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:30:42 +0000

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You! Be Inspired! #0004 – History Comics, Fan Art, and Artist Workspaces

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:40:49 +0000

Despite having interesting topics to write about, there comes a time when whatever I type looks and feels uninspired. When that happens, I visit the online abodes of my favorite artists. The team stumbles upon new sites and artists often, and that’s what You! Be Inspired! is all about! We… read more