Meme-Inspired Movie Posters Now for Sale [PICS]

April 19th, 2012
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Mashable

The movie posters starring viral Internet sensations that we introduced to you in February are now yours to own.

London-based designer Stefan van Zoggel has put five of the 29 meme-inspired posters (see gallery below) on the market.

The 23-by-33-inch posters for these memes each cost €40 ($52), shipping included: Nyan… read more

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10 Google Bombs That Will Live in Infamy

April 19th, 2012
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Mashable

What does it mean to “Google bomb” something — or someone? For starters, a Google bomb isn’t as sudden and life-threatening as it sounds. Some of these bombs can actually take months to execute.

And there are several kinds of Google bomb. The most well-known tactic involves linking a specific… read more

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Why I Think Siri Is the Future of the Mac

April 19th, 2012
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Mac App Storm

For decades now, voice control over any type of hardware has been the epitome of immersive user interface. From Star Trek to Iron Man, you have seen the benefits of vocal commands used over and over in many forms of science fiction. To date, technology still tries to mimic the… read more

Jack Designs – A Free Corporate Identity Package

April 19th, 2012
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Specky Boy

We have another amazing freebie for you today. Exclusively designed for us by Robby from RobbyDesigns.com, it is a corporate identity package called ‘Jack Designs’ that includes PSD templates for business cards, CD covers (front & back), envelopes, letterheads, door-handles and even a design for a mousepad!.

The… read more

CSS3 Menu and Navigation Tutorials

April 19th, 2012
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Specky Boy

All of the CSS3 navigation tutorials we have for you today are all fully functional and could easily be used on a live site. But we do prefer to think of them all as being more experimental and proof-of-concept rather than being a robust end-product (a sprinkle of… read more

10 Incredibly Useful Plugins for Final Cut Pro & Motion

April 18th, 2012
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Mac App Storm

I was very reluctant to adopt Final Cut X and Motion 5 due to a number of reasons, one of the biggest of which was my favorite plugins working with the new software. I am very happy to say after many months, plugins are now available and coming out strong.

Let’s… read more

Battery Health: For a Longer Battery Life

April 18th, 2012
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Mac App Storm

If you travel a lot or have a job that keeps you working in different places throughout the day, a decisive factor when you purchased your computer might have been the battery life. MacBooks generally have pretty good battery run time, but in order to keep it functional for as… read more

How to Illustrate a Street Lamp in Illustrator

April 18th, 2012
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Vector Tuts

While reading this tutorial, you’ll learn some excellent vector illustration techniques, as well as use various powerful Illustrator tools. We’ll construct a street lamp object based illustration using blends, gradient meshes, art brushes, and more. Follow along, while creating your own impressive artwork.

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First, go to View > Rulers >… read more

Appcelerator’s Developer Platform: Now with Cloud-Based Tools

April 18th, 2012
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Mashable

Mobile platform company Appcelerator launched the latest version of its popular Titanium platform Tuesday, with cloud-based tools to help developers build more dynamic apps for Android and iPhone devices.

Titanium 2.0, which includes support for HTML5 mobile web apps, aims to help brands create apps quickly and efficiently for their businesses…. read more

Daily Inspiration #1111

April 17th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

8 Fresh Twitter Apps for 2012

April 17th, 2012
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Mac App Storm

Perhaps no other app category changes as fast and as much as the Twitter client one. They seem to merge, disappear, lose support and come up with new ones more than in any other app category. If you are into Twitter as much as we are, you probably already know… read more

Beercamp: An Experiment With CSS 3D

April 17th, 2012
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Smashing Magazine

I recently had the pleasure of organizing this year’s Beercamp website. If you’re unfamiliar, Beercamp is a party for designers and developers. It’s also a playground for front-end experimentation. Each year we abandon browser support and throw a “Pshaw” in the face of semantics so that we can play with… read more

11 Expensive iOS Apps Worth Your Hard-Earned Cash

April 16th, 2012
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Mashable

1. MLB.com At Bat

It’s no secret that Major League Baseball leads professional sports leagues in its ability… read more

Holographic Storage: Coming Soon to a Cloud Service Near You? [VIDEO]

April 16th, 2012
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Holographic storage, once a pipe dream, may be headed to the market soon. A company called HVault has plans to turn the high-tech concept into reality this year.

In most cases, holographic storage is a write once, read many times data archival technique. Unlike other types of storage, holographic storage… read more

Industry Events: 6 Ways to Make a Big Impact On a Small Budget

April 16th, 2012
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Mashable

Ted Iannuzzi is the CEO of DIDMO. He is the co-creator of the company’s flagship product, the mobile content creation platform Magmito.

Conferences, large and small, remain great opportunities to meet prospective clients and partners. In fact, according to one study, more than half of business travelers say that between 5%… read more

Daily Inspiration #1110

April 16th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

Musk: Tesla Is a Success, on Some Levels [VIDEO]

April 16th, 2012
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By its own measure, Telsa Motors has sold around 2,100 of its electric motor Telsa Roadsters. At $100,000 a pop, that’s probably a pretty decent haul.

But is Tesla an automotive success? As cofounder and current CEO Elon Musk sees it, the answer is yes — on some levels.

Musk,… read more

50 Fresh And High Quality Adobe Photoshop Tutorials

April 16th, 2012
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Smashing Apps

Adobe Photoshop is an excellent tool that has been used in the graphics and designing field. It is such widely used even by the novices that it needs no introduction at all. Though everyone knows it and even uses it, the software needs some guidance to let you use it… read more

Quick Tip: How to Illustrate a 3D Drawing Pin

April 16th, 2012
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Vector Tuts

Do you want to illustrate a drawing pin? If yes then let’s get started this Quick Tip for beginner users of Adobe Illustrator, and you will learn the simple techniques of vector graphic design that will improve your skills and creativity!

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Take the Ellipse Tool (L), change the Fill color… read more

Free & Premium Design Elements For Creating Infographics

April 16th, 2012
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Infographics Free Elements Set

Free Vector Infographic Kit by WeGraphics

Infographic Vector Kit by Pixeden

Free Infographics Template by Free Web Elements

Vector Infographic Kit by Medialoot

Business Data Elements Vector by Zezu

Infographics Premium Elements Set

Set Elements of Infographics – World Map – $4

Infographic Elements – $5

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Daily Inspiration #1109

April 16th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

Photoshop CS6 Beta: A Quick Look

April 15th, 2012
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As with other recent incarnations of Photoshop, Adobe have released a beta version of their latest image editing software. You can grab yourself a copy from Adobe here http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/photoshopcs6.html If you don’t have one, you will need to register an Adobe account as once installed the software will connect with… read more

Wallpaper of the Week 199 by James White

April 15th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by the mighty James White for FITC Toronto 2012. It’s another amazing work coming from James for this amazing event that FITC is.

The game has changed and FITC is on it! Featuring over 70 renowned digital creators from around the globe,… read more

A Star is Born 3D Facebook Timeline Cover Template

April 15th, 2012
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A Star is Born 3D Facebook Timeline Cover Template

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5 Things That Waste Your Time at Work [INFOGRAPHIC]

April 14th, 2012
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Mashable

Aside from the time you purposefully waste at work — checking Facebook or playing Draw Something, as the kids do — there’s a lot of other stuff that can slow you down at the office. The productivity of a “knowledge worker” (read: non-farmer) hinges on communication and the ability to… read more

NAB: Broadcasters Conference Highlights Digital Content

April 13th, 2012
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At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, digital media professionals will present, educate and collaborate on the industry’s latest technology. The show takes place April 14-19 in Las Vegas, Nev.

Founded in 1923, NAB has certainly come a long way from its roots in film and radio advocacy. Now the… read more

25+ Fresh jQuery and CSS3 Tutorials

April 13th, 2012
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25+ Fresh jQuery and CSS3 Tutorials

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Astonishing 3D Computer Graphics

April 13th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

As computers get faster and more powerful we get to see better 3D renderings. Artists who opt to make photo-realistic pieces get to achieve some unbelievable results, so unbelievable that it may look more realistic than a photograph, which is insane.

During a visit to the amazing CGSociety I got to… read more

All-in Yoga: Your At Home Yoga Companion

April 12th, 2012
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Mac App Storm

I don’t think we can necessarily say something like "yoga is all the rage these days" anymore, but it is safe to say that yoga has become a fairly steady, mainstream workout activity for many people.

We have resources all around us and make no mistake about it, there are plenty… read more

Study of Font Styles and Best Uses for Each

April 12th, 2012
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InstantShift

The world of typography can be daunting, to say the least. For a few dollars, you can download 10,000+ fonts in just a few minutes and tens of thousands are available for free if you are willing to sort through them all. Not only are there a plethora of font… read more

30 Pixel Perfect iPad App Designs

April 12th, 2012
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Specky Boy

Have you started work on a new app? Are you in need of some design inspiration? Well, your in luck. Today we have a showcase of 30 beautifully designed pixel-perfect iPad UIs that will stimulate your inspiration in no time.

If you know of any others please leave a… read more

Logo Design: Hats

April 12th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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 cakes, and today it’s all about logos with hats!

Every week we search… read more

Google Unveils Google+ Redesign with Customization

April 12th, 2012
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Web App Storm

Google+ has been going pretty strong since its launch back in June of 2011. In just a year, it amassed 170 million users — Google is obviously not going to give out the numbers of those who actually use the service, but they like to say 170 million do, so… read more

Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse With ‘Map of the Dead’

April 11th, 2012
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Mashable

When the dead come back to life to feast on the living, will you be prepared? Will you have guns? Food? A map?

Didn’t think so. Thankfully, a new digital service aims to help you navigate the zombie-infested streets should such a nightmare scenario occur.

“Map of the Dead,” created by… read more

Use 3d effect fonts To Create An Attractive Look of your Design

April 11th, 2012
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Use 3d effect fonts To Create An Attractive Look of your Design

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Keep Your Menubar Items in Order with MenuBar ReArranger

April 11th, 2012
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Mac App Storm

I’m a big fan of menu bar apps, if you’ve read a few of my articles you probably have noticed how much I’m used to having easy access to certain features directly though the menu bar, without having to quit what I’m doing.

Being a fan of these types of apps, I have… read more

Vue 10 xStream

April 11th, 2012
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Layers Magazine

Create Realistic Digital Nature Environments

It’s finally here! When I heard that the new version of Vue xStream was ready, I was very curious to see what the folks at e-on software had come up with to make the computer graphics crowd take notice and buy this latest version. I… read more

40 Recently Released jQuery Plugins

April 11th, 2012
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Its that time of the year again were we take a look at and highlight the most useful recently released jQuery plugins.
As expected from the jQuery community, the selection we have for you is highly impressive. They never, ever let you down.

The 40 plugins we have… read more

Robot Helicopters to Hunt Pirates With Lasers [VIDEO]

April 10th, 2012
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Pirates seeking plunder on the high seas might soon be caught by the U.S. Navy’s autonomous “robocopters,” equipped with 3D imaging laser technology.

The Office of Naval Research announced on April 5 that it would begin testing the pirate-seeking drones late this summer. The drones and a software program would… read more

Olympus SZ-14 Review

April 10th, 2012
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Digital Photography School

This review camera dropped out of the box — in bright red! Talk about making a statement!

I’m not sure how you all feel about CICs — cameras in colours. It’s not that important to me, except for the benefit of making the control IDs more visible.

Otherwise, the Olympus SZ-14 is… read more

UI Patterns For Mobile Apps: Search, Sort And Filter

April 10th, 2012
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Smashing Magazine

Editor’s Note: Smashing Magazine is happy to present this sample chapter from Theresa Neil’s new book Mobile Design Pattern Gallery: UI Patterns for iOS, Android and More, which provides solutions to common design challenges. We’re certain you’ll find the information useful for your next mobile project.

As I was waiting for… read more

Use Photoshop CS6 to Create a Micro Machines Inspired Scene

April 10th, 2012
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Psdtuts+

Photoshop CS6 is packed with new features and effects that you can use in your work. In this tutorial we will utilize Photoshop’s new 3D capabilities as well as its new content aware features to create a Micro Machines inspired composition. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were… read more

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Announcing The Ultimate Freelancer Pricing Guide — A Newsletter Exclusive

April 10th, 2012
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An Exclusive Series for Newsletter Subscribers

Are you a FreelanceSwitch Newsletter subscriber? If not, now’s the time to join! We’re running a fantastic series of articles, focused on how you can effectively and easily price your services.

We’ll be looking at topics such as hourly vs. fixed rates, assessing the competition,… read more

5 Tips for Creating and Maintaining Customer Loyalty

April 10th, 2012
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Mashable

Guy Nirpaz is the CEO and co-founder of Totango, which provides a customer engagement platform for software companies.

Selling cloud and software-as-a-service applications is all about driving usage, adoption, and customer success—not about selling. This is obviously true for onboarding new customers, who start with a free trial and will only… read more

Daily Inspiration #1104

April 9th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

40 Story Telling Countryside Photography by National Geography

April 9th, 2012
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40 Story Telling Countryside Photography by National Geography

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45 Fresh Collection of High Quality Free PSD Files

April 9th, 2012
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Smashing Apps

What else can be so great for a designer than finding out high quality Photoshop PSD files? This is because PSD file format allows designers to add their own personal touch to an already designed work while saving loads of time that will be required to create that work from… read more

Photoshop CS6 Beta: What Makes This Update Great

April 9th, 2012
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Mac App Storm

Since Adobe announced the beta for Photoshop CS6 a little over a week ago, it has been downloaded more than half a million times. Even if you’ve managed to miss the onslaught of tweets and reviews, the magnitude of eager testers should indicate how anxious photographers and designers were for… read more

iPad PSD Freebie! Black & White

April 8th, 2012
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iPad PSD Freebie! Black & White

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James Cameron Shows What Really Happened to the Titanic [VIDEO]

April 8th, 2012
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Using a new computer-generated animation, James Cameron and fellow researchers fine-tune their theory of how the Titanic looked as it sank into the freezing Atlantic on April 15,1912. The two-night television event entitled Titanic: The Final Word With James Cameron starts on April 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on… read more

DesignChat with Dr. Stefan Bucher from The Daily Monster

April 8th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

Dr. Stefan Bucher joined the discussion on DesignChat on July 20th, 2011. Like the previous guest, Robert Petrick, he is a judge for the STA’s Archive 11 show and will travel to Chicago to participate in all events.

Stefan reveals that part of the motivation in using inkblots for The… read more

Three Big Mistakes that Can Make or Break Your Design Career

April 7th, 2012
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Fuel Your Creativity

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The name says it all. If you’ve come here, we mean no offense – there’s just a few career killers that we probably all have been guilty of at one point or another. These concepts definitely apply to interface designers, but if you’ve arrived at this post… read more

Becoming a Freelance Web Designer

April 7th, 2012
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Becoming a Freelance Web Designer

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Best of the Week #217

April 6th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

Daily Inspiration #1102

April 6th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

The Game has Begun

April 6th, 2012
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Creattica

First artwork from “in motion” series. Enjoy!

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7 Crazy Tech Toys You Could Buy With Your Tax Refund

April 6th, 2012
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Mashable

This year’s average tax return is $2,946, according to the Associated Press.

It’s slightly down from last year, but there are still some pretty crazy things you could purchase with about three grand in pocket change. We’ve rounded up seven that you can blow your money on. Or you could just,… read more

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30 Free And Fresh Photoshop Brush Sets

April 6th, 2012
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Smashing Apps

Here is yet another exciting round up of some high quality Photoshop brush sets that you can download for free. There are thousands of incredible and high quality Adobe Photoshop brush sets that are available on the net today. Since there is such a phenomenal amount of Photoshop brushes available,… read more

How to Create Funky 3D Springs in Illustrator

April 6th, 2012
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Vector Tuts

Many of us have done this before in Auto CAD, 3D Max or Maya. In this tutorial, we will learn how to create 3D springs in Illustrator. We’ll be using the 3D Revolve Tool and some manual effort to obtain this quality vector result. Hope you find it interesting!

May of… read more

Decorate Your Desktop: Fresh Dual Screen Wallpapers

April 6th, 2012
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Noupe

Finding high quality wallpapers for the dual screen monitor setups is not always the easiest of tasks. Wallpapers are a stylish and simple way to brighten your desktop and decorate them with some colorful and vivid images. In this round up, we are presenting a fresh collection of dual screen… read more

Favs: All Your Social Favorites In One Place

April 6th, 2012
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Mac App Storm

So you’re quickly browsing through your Facebook or Twitter feed, taking a short break from work, when you find an interesting article or video that you know is bound to be a huge time-suck. You don’t really want to look it up later when you aren’t busy because you know… read more

25 Most-Buzzed Universities on the Internet

April 6th, 2012
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Mashable

MIT is the most-buzzed about university on the Internet, beating out its Massachusetts neighbor Harvard for the top spot.

The Global Language Monitor‘s TrendTopper MediaBuzz rankings measure the brand equity of 210 universities and 200 colleges, using data from social media, the blogosphere, and more than 175,000 print and electronic media… read more

Daily Inspiration #1101

April 6th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

Sink or Swim? Twitter Reviews ‘Titanic 3D’ in 140 Characters or Less

April 5th, 2012
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Mashable

James Cameron’s blockbuster film, Titanic, is back — and this time you can see all of the tragic, iceberg-induced action in 3D. Titanic 3D was released April 4 and is already drawing heated reactions across Twitter.

Some Twitter users have been overcome with a rush of nostalgia, while others were reminded how… read more

Nyan Cat Survives 1 Year as an Internet Sensation

April 5th, 2012
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Mashable

Nyan Cat, the Internet’s favorite 8-bit animated feline, turns one year old today after surviving a whirlwind 12 months as a Pop-Tart-shaped viral sensation.

Illustrator Chris Torres introduced Nyan Cat to the masses on April 5, 2011, when he uploaded a video of it to YouTube. The clip has… read more

Filter Forge 3

April 5th, 2012
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Layers Magazine

Photoshop Texture and Effect Plug-in

Some of you may already know about Filter Forge because it’s one of the most popular plug-ins in the industry today. For those who don’t, it’s a pretty robust plug-in for Photoshop that’s aimed at everyone from novice to expert, so there’s something for everyone… read more

Types of Posts and How to Successfully Combine These on a Web Design Blog

April 5th, 2012
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InstantShift

Having a blog could be dangerous because, for many of us, the entire process of administering and maintaining can turn into an addictive task, one not being happy until a new post is published; moreover, the addiction may be acute and one will wait for the first reaction of the… read more

Give Yourself a Makeover With Perfect365

April 5th, 2012
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Mac App Storm

In today’s great world of digital photo retouching, it’s rare to see a published photograph that hasn’t been retouched in some way, often drastically so. This retouching process has also begun to permeate our world of social media, with photos becoming more and more obviously retouched or edited in some… read more

What to Do When You Get Sick

April 5th, 2012
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DesignM.ag

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Getting sick is no fun for anyone. For a freelance designer (and other freelancers), getting sick (or injured) might spell financial disaster. That’s because freelance designers who don’t work don’t get paid. There’s also the risk of losing a client.

In this post, I examine some of… read more

Clean e-Commerce Web Template PSD

April 4th, 2012
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Clean e-Commerce Web Template PSD

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28 Cool Yet Inspirational Login And Signup Forms Ideas

April 4th, 2012
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Smashing Apps

Visually appealing sign up or login forms encourage visitors to fill it completely and complete the registration process otherwise filling out login and signup forms is quite boring. Unfortunately, the design of a login or signup form is one of the most unnoticed elements of a website. There are certain… read more

Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Set of Switch Buttons

April 4th, 2012
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Vector Tuts

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a simple set of switch buttons. First, we’ll use the Rectangle Tool along with the Rounded Corners and the Drop Shadow effects to create the shapes behind the button. For the button we’ll use a mesh, some Pathfinder options and… read more

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Create a Casino Slot Machine in Illustrator

April 4th, 2012
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Vector Tuts

In this tutorial we’ll be creating a slot machine in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll build it from simple vector shapes, then color it, use the Appearance panel to add effects, use symbols, and apply the symbol tools. We’ll end up with a nice vector slot machine. Let’s get started!

Step 1

Now, before… read more

Turning 2D Into 3D: Seeing The New Angle

April 4th, 2012
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Noupe

If you haven’t seen the viral pictures of English artist Julian Beever’s work, then you aren’t on the web enough. Mr. Beever started as a street artist who figured out how to make his pastel chalk drawings on hard sidewalks turn into three-dimensional scenes that amazed and delighted passersby. Beever… read more

Enigmatic Black and White Flyer Design Tutorial with Photoshop

April 4th, 2012
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Specky Boy

With this tutorial I wanted to create a club flyer design that was not your typical “scantily clad” affair that appeals to the more discerning club goers. So, with a few easy Photoshop and Illustrator effects, and my preference for black and white elegance, I created this enigmatic… read more

Compare Energy Use With Opower Facebook App

April 4th, 2012
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Mashable

Social media platforms have motivated users to compete in a variety of ways, but can Facebook motivate users to battle with friends to earn the most energy-efficient badge of honor?

The National Resource Defense Council, an international nonprofit environmental organization, sure hopes so. On Tuesday, the NRDC and Opower teamed… read more

Scanner Will Capture Your Room, Give You 3D Replica [VIDEO]

April 3rd, 2012
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When the Xbox Kinect came out in 2010, most people drooled over its ability to read gesture-based commands.

Matterport founder Matt Bell, however, was more excited about the prospect of low-cost, high-quality 3D imaging.

As a co-founder of a company that makes gesture-based interactive display advertising (such as virtual soccer… read more

Daily Inspiration #1099

April 3rd, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

Facebook vs. Yahoo Round 2: Social Network Files a Suit of Its Own

April 3rd, 2012
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Mashable

The Facebook-Yahoo grudge match continues.

Now Facebook is countersuing Yahoo, denying Yahoo’s allegations that Facebook infringed on the company’s patents — and claiming Yahoo is actually infringing on Facebook’s patents.

Facebook’s counter-claim, filed Tuesday, denies Yahoo’s statements that many of Facebook’s tools and features on the site stem from developments… read more

Drop Caps: Historical Use And Current Best Practices With CSS

April 3rd, 2012
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Smashing Magazine

The practice of using a large letter to mark the start of a text has been around for almost two thousand years. Illustrated caps increased usability by marking important passages and guiding readers through the text. Unlike their historic counterparts, drop caps on the Web don’t add value in terms… read more

50 Mac Apps That Will Teach You Something

April 3rd, 2012
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Mac App Storm

With the recent release of iBooks Author from Apple, I started to think more about using Apple products as learning tools. The iBooks Author announcement and accompanying video certainly generate some excitement at the possibilities using the iPad in classrooms and that is great, but I became curious as to… read more

Creative Fuel #3: Sass Resources, 3D Virtual Tours & FontShop’s Photoshop Plugin

April 3rd, 2012
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Fuel Your Creativity

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Creative Fuel is a periodic collection of design and creativity awesomeness found around the web. Find out about new apps and services, the best freebies, and other significant news from the design community!

35 Great Resources for Compass and Sass

With… read more

Smart Sand Can Clone Objects, Says MIT

April 2nd, 2012
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Forget smart cars, smart appliances and smartphones. MIT researchers are taking intelligent inanimate objects to a more granular level: smart sand.

The effect they’re aiming for, as described on MIT’s news site, is this: You would bury an object in smart sand. Seconds later, you’d be able to pull from… read more

Best of Tuts+ in March 2012

April 2nd, 2012
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Vector Tuts

Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would like to start learning something completely new, this is the best place to start!

Psdtuts+ — Photoshop Tutorials

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Create a 3D Newspaper, Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

April 2nd, 2012
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Vector Tuts

Follow this tutorial and learn how to create a 3D newspaper text effect using the Extrude & Bevel effect and the Map Art option. We will create all the pieces of newspaper with the help of the Area Type Tool and save them as symbols. We’ll then give this effect… read more

IBM’s Big Data Challenge: A Telescope That Generates More Data Than the Whole Internet

April 2nd, 2012
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Mashable

There’s a massive telescope on the drawing board that hasn’t even started construction yet, but when it’s finished in 2024, it’ll generate more data in a single day than the entire Internet. For scientists to ensure they’ll be able to handle all that raw information, they need to start working… read more

Focus Stacking in Photoshop: How to Get Pin Sharp Macro Shots

April 1st, 2012
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The HDR trend has come and, for many, gone, but what came of it is the easy-to-digest concept that creating one photograph may actually require several images, then blend them together.  For HDR photography it’s the need of multiple exposures to compensate for what a digital sensor cannot do on… read more

Daily Inspiration #1097

April 1st, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

Video Tutorial: Battleship Poster in Photoshop CS6

April 1st, 2012
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Abduzeedo

The coolest thing about writing tutorials is that I have the chance to try to recreate effects I see in movie posters, billboards, movies and practically anywhere. I’ve been learning so much since I started doing that, especially in terms of being more open to feedback and criticism. I also… read more

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 Review

April 1st, 2012
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Digital Photography School

This is how I see the game these days:

Compact digicams are the family/personal cameras used by almost everyone.

Mirrorless, interchangeable lens cameras like Sony’s NEX and Olympus/Panasonic’s Micro and Macro Four Thirds models are shooting what the bread-and-butter DSLRs used to care of.

Upper end DSLRs are quickly taking over the role… read more

Wallpaper of the Week 197 by François Leroy

April 1st, 2012
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Abduzeedo

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by François Leroy. The image is entitled ‘Come to life’ and it’s from the last Slashthree exhibition entitled ‘Fairy Tales’

François Leroy began his journey into graphic design as a student, before eventually teaching himself the art of digital composition. Today, he… read more

Language of Photography

April 1st, 2012
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InstantShift

Like any other profession or a technical job, photography as an art and as a science has some very distinct technical words which facilitate an easier communication of ideas and perceptions. Without them it would be almost impossible to communicate and get understood in an effort to do justice to… read more

7 Apps You Don’t Want To Miss [PICS]

March 31st, 2012
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Mashable

Pair

If you’re in a long-distance relationship, then Pair is an app you need to own. The app creates… read more

Best of the Week #216

March 31st, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

This Week in App News: 26 – 31 March 2012

March 31st, 2012
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Mac App Storm

This week has seen quite a few updates to popular Mac apps, such as iTunes and Safari as well as a sneak preview of some new upcoming Adobe software. As always, here’s Mac AppStorm’s weekly roundup of the goings-on in the world of Mac software.

Apple pushes updates for iTunes, Safari… read more

Daily Inspiration #1096

March 31st, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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