Reader Tutorial: The Revolution Artwork by Aoiro Studio

November 14th, 2010
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There we are about one month since my last tutorial with Abduzeedo! And here am I again with another tutorial for you guys! First I wanted to thank Abduzeedo again for giving me this great opportunity for sharing my knowledge. I will show you how to create a super light… read more

AOL Unveils “Project Phoenix,” Its New Webmail App

November 14th, 2010
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AOL this afternoon unveiled an updated web client for e-mail, which it says accounts for 45% of all its page views. The announcement and new features have arrived just one day before Facebook is expected to announce an e-mail solution of its own.

The new e-mail app — currently called “Project… read more

Daily Inspiration #666

November 14th, 2010
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

12 Fun Hacks for Getting More Out of YouTube

November 13th, 2010
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Mashable

There’s no doubt that plain old YouTube can be tons of fun, but when you get bored of watching clips the traditional way, there are a ton of sites that can help enhance the experience.

Whether you want to view a video with a far-away friend, compare two clips, or find… read more

The Most Stunning Examples of 3D Animal Artworks

November 13th, 2010
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Smashing Apps

3D characters are getting involved in movies, games, websites and many other mediums to a greater extent. The reason of their popularity is the uniqueness and liveliness they give to a lifeless object.

Here we have gathered some implausible and incredible exemplars of 3D Animal Characters for your inspiration. It is… read more

Urban Disguise 40 V2.0 Review

November 13th, 2010
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A Guest post by Kevin Jones.

The Urban Disguise series is a set of shoulder camera bags from Think Tank Photo which are designed to look professional while not look like a camera bag. This series has many bag sizes ranging from holding one SLR with lens attached to holding two… read more

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (7-13 Nov ‘10)

November 13th, 2010
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Weekly Assignment

This week’s assignment took a trip back to the basics by looking at the Rule of Thirds. This is a compositional rule that suggests that you put your subject on one of the lines that divides the image into thirds. Our winner this week was sunwrites’s keyboard image. The… read more

Will “Daily Beast” Merger Save “Newsweek”?

November 12th, 2010
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Mashable

After weeks of rumor, 77-year-old weekly print publication Newsweek, and 2-year-old online news and opinion site The Daily Beast have announced a 50/50 joint merger — and the union’s first casualty is Newsweek CEO Tom Ascheim, according to The New York Post.

The new company — to be called The Newsweek… read more

Google Engineer Wants You to Hack Microsoft’s Kinect

November 12th, 2010
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Engineer Matt Cutts, one of Google’s more public faces, is offering a cash prize for the best open-source and Linux-based projects built on Microsoft’s Kinect.

The Kinect is something we’ve been excited about for a while; its motion-sensing technology has the ability to completely change how we play video games.

Cutts thinks… read more

Gorillaz Record New Album on an iPad

November 12th, 2010
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The members of cartoon supergroup Gorillaz have been busy touring this year, but they could already have a new album — recorded on an iPad — out before Christmas.

As frontman Damon Albarn told the NME, he’s been working on the follow-up to this year’s Plastic Beach while on tour with… read more

Daily Inspiration #665

November 12th, 2010
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Essential Web Design Advice From a Wireframing Master [INTERVIEW]

November 12th, 2010
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Mashable

The Web Design Best Practices Series is supported by The Bazaar, a marketplace to buy and sell creative objects. It empowers creative talents with the tools to promote and sell their artworks globally. Start buying and selling instantly by connecting with Facebook or Twitter.

It’s an exciting time to be doing… read more

12 Inspirationally Designed Infographics for Designers

November 12th, 2010
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Specky Boy

Infographics have been a part of human communications since the invention of the first “writing” utensils. Cave paintings, rock carvings, and sculptures have been found to integrate both images and written symbols (a type of pre-writing). These artistic efforts were created some 32,000 years ago; they illustrate stories, record history,… read more

Amazingly Creepy 3D Drawings

November 11th, 2010
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Perspective in drawings creating 3D scenes in not something new. We’ve seen some cool examples of that through out the years, but I just got to see something really fresh and amazingly creepy.

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These eerie drawings are the work of Wladimir Inostroza, also known as Fredo. He’s a Chilean illustrator and… read more

Daily Inspiration #664

November 11th, 2010
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Top Ten Content Management Systems

November 11th, 2010
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Content management systems can bring a world of difference to the Internet. Reading content, which the web is filled with, can be nearly impossible without a CMS. CMS or content management systems power many of the websites that you use on a daily basis.

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Skiing and Snowboarding: 6 Apps For Conquering the Slopes

November 11th, 2010
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Mashable

The Winter Tech Series is supported by Goodyear. Goodyear’s Winter Reactive Technology helps drivers react to changing winter weather conditions. Be prepared for rain, snow, ice, sleet and slush. Learn more here.

If you’re dreading winter, you are most likely not a skier or snowboarder. The same snow that strains… read more

Nexus S: The Successor to the Google Nexus One?

November 11th, 2010
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Has Best Buy just outed the “Nexus S” as the name of the next Google-branded smartphone?

Two weeks ago, the rumors started to fly about the potential existence of the Nexus Two, a device that would run a stock version of Android 3.0 (a.k.a Gingerbread) and be promoted as the next… read more

20 Creative Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials

November 11th, 2010
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Specky Boy

It doesn’t matter if you design posters, t-shirts, logos, banners or even ads, one fact remains, you simply cannot convey your design without giving your messages text a powerful, effective and relevant visual effect that will land that final knock-out blow.

All of the tutorials in this round-up offer unique and… read more

30 Amazing Example of Realistic 3D Artworks

November 11th, 2010
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30 Amazing Example of Realistic 3D Artworks

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Creative Outdoor Advertising Ideas for Banner Designs

November 10th, 2010
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Creative Outdoor Advertising Ideas for Banner Designs

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Daily Inspiration #663

November 10th, 2010
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

20 Free Social Media Icon Sets For a More Shareable Website

November 10th, 2010
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If your blog needs a face lift, the creative types who power the web are here to help. Sometimes a few well-designed, tastefully placed icons can add a little class or creativity to an otherwise neutral theme.

Social media links, which we’d argue are a priority for any blog, are a… read more

Ralph Lauren to Stage “4D” Visual Spectacle on Madison Avenue

November 10th, 2010
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To celebrate the tenth anniversary of its $200-million-per-year U.S. e-commerce business and the launch of its e-commerce site in the UK, Ralph Lauren is staging a “four-dimensional” light installation on Wednesday night at its flagship locations in New York and London.

Ralph Lauren has architecturally mapped the foundation and contours of… read more

Quick Tip: How to Create a Wax Seal with Adobe Illustrator

November 10th, 2010
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Vector Tuts

In this tutorial we will learn how to create a voluminous seal print on the wax with the help of 3D modeling. You can use the achieved knowledge to designs prints of your own style. Let’s get started!

Step 1

Create the wax shape. Take the Pen Tool (P) and create an… read more

Create Elegant, Glassy, 3D Typography in Photoshop and Illustrator

November 10th, 2010
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In today’s tutorial, we will demonstrate how to create elegant, glassy, 3D typography using Photoshop and Illustrator. For this project, I used my company logo. Feel free to apply this effect to any logo, text, or shape. Let’s get started! Step 1 Open the file "LOGO.fh11" from the download file… read more

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HOW TO: Run Location-Based Google Ads

November 10th, 2010
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Mashable

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

If you want to get on the location-based advertising bandwagon, but you don’t want to spend a ton of money and you feel a little nervous venturing… read more

Merton the Chatroulette Piano Guy Puts on a Show at YouTube HQ [VIDEOS]

November 9th, 2010
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Earlier today, while YouTube was briefing the press on YouTube Remote for Android and YouTube Topics at its headquarters in Silicon Valley, the company welcomed a special guest through its doors: Merton of Chatroulette fame.

Merton is the mysterious and hooded improv piano player who rose to Internet fame with a… read more

45 Useful Tutorials Of “How To Create Astonishing Text Effect” On Photoshop

November 9th, 2010
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Smashing Apps

Nearly all the designers and artists use, interact and rely on Photoshop and its tool for completing their design projects. Photoshop is being employed in all aspects of graphics designing. The majority of us don’t yet realize it because of the spectacular practicality and integration of the environments.

One of… read more

Hasbro Plans 3D Goggles For Your iPhone

November 9th, 2010
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If you’ve ever wanted to view 3D content on your iPhone or iPod touch, Hasbro has you covered.

The toy-maker has just unveiled its newest creation, My3D, a pair of 3D glasses with a slot for an iPhone or iPod touch. It promises to deliver 3D content and 360-degree gaming.

The Associated… read more

6 Emerging Social Games Taking the Web by Storm

November 9th, 2010
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Mashable

This post originally appeared on My Life Scoop, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about using social media and technology for a more connected life.

Games are inherently social — we like to post our high scores, compete against our friends, or simply share our digital exploits. But “social gaming” is a… read more

Daily Inspiration #662

November 9th, 2010
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Sling-o-matic 20 Bag Review

November 9th, 2010
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Everyone’s favorite Frotographer Jared Polen from Fro Knows Photo is at it again and has produced this fun yet informative review of the Sling-o-matic 20 camera bag from ThinkTank.

There’s also a Sling-o-matic 30 which fits a laptop also.

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Getting to Know Vectortuts+ Associate Editor, LoungeKat

November 9th, 2010
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Vector Tuts

If you’re a dedicated follower of Tuts+ you might already know Kate McInnes (aka LoungeKat), the Associate Editor of Vectortuts+. She works along-side Vectortuts+ Editor, Sean Hodge, to make sure you get your daily dose of tuts, tips and inspiration. After launching the first Totem Project last… read more

The Pros and Cons of Being a Subcontractor

November 9th, 2010
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Photo credit: Jenah Crump Photography on Flickr

Previous blog posts have extolled the time-saving benefits of subcontracting. Sure, if you’re the person subcontracting work, it can help boost your income, keep clients happy, and prevent from you turning away new work even when you’re busy. But is it a sweet deal… read more

35 Wallpapers Themes for Your Desktop

November 9th, 2010
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Noupe

by Obaid ur Rehman

Desktop wallpapers have always been a great source of inspiration and the best way to spice up your dull desktop. Usually, Microsoft Windows includes some really nice and cool wallpapers with every new release of its Windows Operating System, which are based on the Windows version by… read more

Breathtaking in-Flight Birds Photography

November 9th, 2010
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Birds in the wild are probably one of the most beautiful things ever. Around the globe there are tons of amazing, exotic kinds of birds, and it’s just breathtaking when we get to see these little (or not) animals during their flights.

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Thankfully, these awesome photographers capture these moments for our… read more

Stunning Slideshow CU3ER Giveaway

November 9th, 2010
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Web App Storm

CU3ER is a fantastic Flash-based app that makes it simple to create 3D slideshows with a wide range of customizable options that will be sure to catch your site’s visitor’s attention. The CU3ER team is generously offering three lucky Web.AppStorm readers Pro accounts, each worth $49.

Read on for more information… read more

Daily Inspiration #661

November 8th, 2010
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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, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Create a 3D Software Box in Photoshop Using Actions

November 8th, 2010
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Actions can be used to quickly automate repetitive tasks. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to create an action that will automatically create a 3D software box from a flat template. Video Demonstration Take a look at this short video demonstrating what this action will do. Step 1: Create… read more

Natural Object-Rotation with CSS3 3D

November 8th, 2010
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Really impressive 3D pure CSS animation, including a pretty exhaustive tutorial on how to do it.

Read more at www.eleqtriq.com →

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Easy Casino Style Sign in Photoshop

November 7th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

A few weeks ago while walking on the streets of NYC, I saw this big billboard of a movie called Burlesque (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1126591/). What really caught my attention was the effect applied in the text, sort of those old signage that casinos used to have. I loved that effect and thought… read more

Industrial/Product Designer Interview – Jared Thompson of Design Juices

November 7th, 2010
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Industrial/Product Designer Interview – Jared Thompson of Design Juices

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Is Twitter About to Let Businesses Claim Locations?

November 7th, 2010
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Twitter has allowed users to tweet their location via its Places feature for a while now, but now it looks like the company is taking Places a step further with a feature that lets businesses “claim” a location or place.

The feature, first spotted by the Hacker News community and tech… read more

3 New Recipe Apps for the iPad [PICS]

November 7th, 2010
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Mashable

The season of oven-roasted turkey (or tofurky, as your conscience may allow), cranberry sauce and frosted gingerbread men is upon us — and so are a number of new recipe apps for the iPad.

This week, Food Network, AllRecipes.com and Martha Stewart released a series of recipe collectives formatted for Apple’s… read more

5 Tips to Create Graphic Photographs

November 7th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

No “graphic photographs” do not have anything  to do with adult themed images. Graphical photography is an image style that utilizes shape, geometry and color to resemble something that might be drawn or designed. Photographs that are considered graphic in nature have distinct curves & lines,  color contrast and highlight… read more

Daily Inspiration #660

November 7th, 2010
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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, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Pixel Coders

November 6th, 2010
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Creattica

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Daily Inspiration #659

November 5th, 2010
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

iTunes Ping: Millions of Users… Only 2,000 Artists?

November 5th, 2010
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Mashable

Two months out of the gate and Ping is “growing fast” — according to an e-mail sent out by the service to users this week. Still, despite its “millions of users,” the music-flavored social network apparently only has 2,000 artists.

Back when Ping launched, we wrote that there seemed to be… read more

10 Awesome Pure CSS Graph and Chart Techniques

November 5th, 2010
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Specky Boy

Lets be honest, CSS would typically not be the first technology you would go to for building a visually effective interactive graph or chart, certainly not without at least a touch of Javascript. There are quite a few technologies you would think, Flash comes to mind first, followed by Javascript… read more

Add the Model Look to Your Portraits with These Photoshop Tips

November 4th, 2010
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Having a “model look” to your portraits is a bit more than just great lighting and using a sharp lens – while you can create stunning, magazine-quality photos with just your camera, you can bring out the true beauty in your images using a few simple Photoshop… read more

Daily Inspiration #658

November 4th, 2010
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Facebook Wins Another Patent for Its News Feed

November 4th, 2010
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Mashable

Facebook won a patent for generating a personalized feed of stories for users, quite similar to the News Feed-related patent the company was awarded earlier this year.

Named Generating a feed of stories personalized for members of a social network, the patent describes “systems and methods for generating dynamic relationship-based content… read more

The 3 Most-Discussed Stories in Social Media and Mobile This Morning

November 4th, 2010
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Mashable

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on three particular stories of interest today.

Facebook Updates Mobile Apps, Announces Location-Based Deals

At a press event in Palo Alto Wednesday,… read more

How to turn a Volunteer Assignment into a Vacation and a Rich Photographic Opportunity

November 4th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

A Guest post by Robert J. Mang.

Objectives: to go on a photography retreat in a new and interesting environment, expand one’s photographic portfolio, volunteer, travel, learn a language, and immerse oneself into a foreign culture.

Here’s how I did exactly that, and more, last year.

The goal

The challenge was to incorporate three… read more

Design a 3D Bottle Label in Photoshop

November 4th, 2010
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Design a 3D Bottle Label in Photoshop

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50+ Excellent Adobe Fireworks Tutorials

November 4th, 2010
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Noupe

by Aquil Akhter

Adobe Fireworks is a somewhat unnoticed but very useful member of the Adobe Creative Suite. It is used for multiple purposes such as to create vectors, design application interfaces, digital artwork, and create rapid prototypes of websites. There is a lot more you can do with Adobe Fireworks,… read more

Stylish Drawings by Ana Carolina Orlandin

November 4th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

Ana Carolina Orlandin is a very young visual design student from Xaxim, Brazil. She’s been drawing since she was a little girl and her passion for art, design and all this world of imagination and creativity has growing along with her too as she starts to discover more and more… read more

Sharp to Launch Two 3D Android Handsets

November 4th, 2010
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Mashable

How do you feel about the idea of a 3D display on a phone? Having to wear a pair of special glasses to be able to enjoy 3D content on a mobile phone doesn’t sound very practical, but Sharp has a solution in the way of two glasses-free 3D Android… read more

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

November 4th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

Today Panasonic have announced a camera that is sure to get some attention – the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 – an update to their widely acclaimed GF1 (a camera I’ve come to love myself).

It’s being billed by Panasonic as the world’s smallest and lightest interchangable Lens system camera and it adds… read more

Logo Design: Squares

November 3rd, 2010
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Abduzeedo

The Logo Design series is up and running! We’re thinking ahead and we want to find new ways to sort these listings. Last week we had a post on logos with frogs… today it’s all about squares! It’s squares everywhere

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As usual, we’ll search for logos in these galleries: Logopond, Logo… read more

45 Most Amazing 3D Flash Websites

November 3rd, 2010
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45 Most Amazing 3D Flash Websites

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Daily Inspiration #657

November 3rd, 2010
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Now You Can Smell Like YouTube Sensation Justin Bieber

November 3rd, 2010
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Mashable

Finally, Justin Bieber has achieved a goal that many a small town musician can only imagine in his most fevered fantasies. A goal that is sure to affix him in the highest firmament of only the most legit, timeless music makers. No, he hasn’t penned a operatic opus or anything… read more

Best of the Vector Web – October 2010

November 3rd, 2010
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Vector Tuts

As you know, each month, we search the web for the best vector-related content and showcase it here for you all to enjoy. This month, we found some really great tutorials on creating magazine layouts, illustrative vector type, and drawing vector water, among others. Grab your quick dose of colorful… read more

Insane Visual Effects by Anselm von Seherr-Thoss

November 2nd, 2010
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Abduzeedo

Truly an inspiration, Anselm von Seherr-Thoss is one of the top visual effects and 3d particle artists around. Not only has he spent years within his craft, he’s worked on favorites like James Cameron’s “Avatar” and “The A-Team”.

Visual effects is quite the tough industry. Anselm has worked his… read more

“Travel + Leisure” Arrives on the iPad

November 2nd, 2010
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Mashable

Travel + Leisure magazine has debuted its holiday issue on the iPad, the first issue formatted for the device.

Compared to the current run of magazines available for the iPad, Travel + Leisure is pretty standard. It features all of the same content and formatting as the print version — minus… read more

Daily Inspiration #656

November 2nd, 2010
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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, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

LowePro Fastpack 350 Compu-Photo Bag [REVIEW]

November 2nd, 2010
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Create a Lunar Surface Background

November 2nd, 2010
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Vector Tuts

Gradient Mesh can be daunting for a beginner. Trying to achieve realism takes a lot of time, effort and patience. If you are intimidated by Gradient Mesh, this might be a good place to start.

We’ll use a simple Gradient Mesh to create organic shapes that don’t have to be super-real…. read more

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Impressive 3D Artworks by Denis Tolkishevsk

November 1st, 2010
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Abduzeedo

A few days ago I was looking for some 3D artworks, just for inspiration, and I came across this 3D artist from Siberian town Novosibirsk, Russia, called Denis Tolkishevsk. I was totally blown away with the quality and realism of some of his 3D pieces that I had to share… read more

The Social Future of Xbox Live and “Halo” [INTERVIEW]

November 1st, 2010
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Mashable

Esteemed game development studio Bungie concluded its direct involvment in the franchise this year with Halo: Reach, but the era ended with a bang — $200 million in sales in just one day, and 2,000 man years played in the first week. Want to know the secret behind one of… read more

Daily Inspiration #655

November 1st, 2010
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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, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Now Available

November 1st, 2010
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Mashable

The annual Xbox Live fall update is rolling out now. It includes ESPN, Netflix Search and Zune Music.

Xbox spokesperson Major Nelson wrote about the update on his blog:

“You’ll be prompted to accept the update when you sign into Xbox Live sometime in the next few hours.”“Regardless of what you… read more

Global Freelancers Survey: Enter & Win!

November 1st, 2010
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Freelanceswitch

The 2010 Global Freelancers Survey is online and we want YOU!

Freelancers by nature usually work on their own, as such we often don’t really know what others are doing, charging and thinking. This survey aims to compile our collective knowledge for the benefit of freelancers everywhere! The 2007 survey rendered great… read more

Logo Design Inspiration: 50+ Fresh Creative Designs

November 1st, 2010
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InstantShift

A Logo is a graphical element that, together with its logotype (a uniquely set and arranged typeface) form a trademark or commercial brand. Typically, a logo’s design is for immediate recognition. The logo is one aspect of a company’s commercial brand, or economic or academic entity, and its shapes, colors,… read more

Seriously, There’s a Justin Bieber Movie [VIDEO]

October 26th, 2010
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Mashable

Justin Bieber, tween idol and YouTube sensation, is getting his own movie. Save your laughter, it gets better: It’s in 3D. I pride myself in being pretty up on my film news (I am film_girl after all), but this one managed to slide past my radar. The best part? The… read more

Awesome Flash Image Gallery Tutorials To Create Professional And Stylish Slideshows

October 26th, 2010
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Smashing Apps

Many people debate on the effectiveness of CSS and Flash in creating an image gallery or a slideshow. Both of the above mentioned options have their own advantages. However, most of the people consider Flash gives a more professional and stylish look to an image gallery as compared to CSS,… read more

HDR From the Field to the Computer: Part 2

October 26th, 2010
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A Guest Post by James Brandon.

Welcome to part two of the Beginners Guide to HDR Photography (links to Part 1). Part one was a huge success, and I can’t thank Digital Photography School enough for giving me the opportunity to do this three part series here. The feedback has been… read more

How to Integrate an Efficient Backup into your Workflow

October 26th, 2010
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Noupe

by Rafiq Elmansy

High scale enterprises with a large number of employees have their own regular backup routines that are obligatory to maintain. Especially these firms face a high risk of losing valuable data; we are all familiar how prone computers are to crashes and that they have to be well… read more

When A Thousand Words Is Worth A Picture

October 26th, 2010
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Smashing Magazine

Good design speaks for itself, right? Unfortunately, that is rarely the case. Most of us don’t have the privilege of designing for ourselves; we design for clients, clients who have their own taste and ideas, clients who ultimately need to be persuaded on why we’ve made certain decisions. Good design… read more

Super Creative DIY Doodles

October 25th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

I’ve been seeing these in the web for some time now. David Jablow has come up with a super simple, yet awesome project called “Do it yourself Doodler”, in which he takes an original, incomplete doodle and starts to make many doodles from it.

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Daily Inspiration #649

October 25th, 2010
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

“Sonic 4 Episode I” Is a Tribute, Not a Sequel [REVIEW]

October 25th, 2010
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Mashable

Japanese game publisher Sega is trying to recapture some of its yesteryear glory by reviving Sonic the Hedgehog, its most prestigious franchise. The 3D Sonic games released over the past couple of years have left a lot to be desired, but the bargain-priced and downloadable Sonic 4 returns to the… read more

Character Rigging in 3ds Max

October 25th, 2010
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Step by step tutorial about rigging a cartoon character in 3ds Max.

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26 fantastic iPhone & Android apps for managing your website

October 25th, 2010
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DesignM.ag

Thanks to smartphones, you no longer have to be sitting in front of your computer to upload, manage, publish and monitor your website. We’ve brought together a collection of applications for both iPhone and Android users.

WordPress

If you have a WordPress website, then you can manage comments, upload images, and write,… read more

The best 3D Steert art

October 25th, 2010
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The best 3D Street Art Collection Video

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45+ New WordPress Themes: October 2010

October 25th, 2010
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Web Designer Depot

New WordPress themes are released all the time, and it’s hard keeping up with the best that’s out there. And let’s face it: a lot of new themes aren’t very high quality.

Below we’ve collected nearly fifty high-quality WP themes from around the web.

A little over half of… read more

Use Augmented Reality to Locate Sex Offenders in Your Area [APPS]

October 25th, 2010
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Mashable

Just in time for door-to-door Halloween festivities (i.e. that one night every year when millions of U.S. children venture to the doorfronts of strangers in quest of diabetes-inducing confections), consumer background checking company BeenVerified.com has released a mobile app to help consumers locate registered sex offenders in their areas.

The $1.99… read more

Reader Tutorial: Planet X Matte Painting in Photoshop

October 24th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

In today’s feature film industry, productions are in constant need of digital set extensions or matte painting, the correct term for this type of work. If you don’t know exactly what it is, a matte painting is a painted representation of a landscape, set, or distant location that allows… read more

Microsoft: Windows 8 Is 2 Years Away

October 24th, 2010
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Mashable

In a blog post on its Dutch website, Microsoft said that the next version of Windows, Windows 8, is in the works, but that the new operating system will not hit the market for about two years.

The news came at the bottom of a post commemorating Windows 7’s one-year anniversary,… read more

Extremely Hi-Tech Yet Conceptual Robotic Artworks (FICTION PICS)

October 23rd, 2010
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Smashing Apps

Robots represent the most sophisticated approach of hi-tech innovations and play a significant role in multimedia world. As robots have advanced in their designs and functionality, many artists tried to create some conceptual work on robots that we are going to showcase as Robot Artwork.

Here, we are showcasing 45 most… read more

10 Wonderful Wildlife iPhone Photographs

October 23rd, 2010
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Mashable

We’re inviting you to take a walk on the wild side with our latest iPhone photo gallery that highlights some amazing captures in the world of wildlife photography.

From close-ups of creepy-crawlies, to frogs that look good enough to kiss, and a deer that could give Bambi a run for his… read more

Online Gaming: Quake Live

October 23rd, 2010
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Web App Storm

Whether you’re a hardcore gamer or not, there’s always a new and exciting game in development that when you hear about it, you’re eager to play. This is the case with Quake Live and while it’s not necessarily new, I think the game speaks for itself in terms of the… read more

Ricoh CX4 Review

October 23rd, 2010
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Digital Photography School

It hit the doorstep, all blushing pink in colour… Ricoh’s latest entry into the compact stakes – the Ricoh CX4. This pink is a startling colour and, just to set your mind at peace, it’s also available in a more sedate silver or black. Phew!

Seemingly a run-of-the-mill digicam, the CX4… read more

Daily Inspiration #647

October 22nd, 2010
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

China Launches Online Map of the World

October 22nd, 2010
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Mashable

China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping has launched an official online map service called Map World. It allows users to explore and search for specific locations.

The service is simple to navigate, even though it’s in Chinese. A zoom slider on the left and various views (map or satellite) populate… read more

Daily Inspiration #646

October 21st, 2010
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Canon Powershot S95 Review

October 21st, 2010
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Digital Photography School

At first the Canon PowerShot S95 seems to be just another point-and-shooter: compact, all black and stylish. Then a quick glance over the specs and external controls leads you to think otherwise.

Canon Powershot S95 Features

The CCD has 10.0 megapixels; the lens is a fast f2 zoom that has a range… read more