Best of the Week #211

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

PostWarden vs. Tumblita: Who’s the Better Tumblr Manager?

Today we’re going to take a look at a couple apps that can help you post content directly to your Tumblr account. As you no doubt already know, Tumblr is one of the hottest blogging platforms on the web today, largely due to its strong emphasis on being social and… read more

Can Social Media Turbocharge NASCAR on TV?

When most people think of tech-savvy social media users, they probably don’t picture fans of NASCAR. At this weekend’s Daytona 500, though, social media will play a central role in television coverage of the event.

Speed TV, which carries much of the Daytona 500 coverage and will broadcast Saturday’s final… read more

25 Free and Premium Mobile Website Templates and Layouts

25 Free and Premium Mobile Website Templates and Layouts

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How to Design a 3D Logo in Illustrator

How to Design a 3D Logo in Illustrator

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The World’s Largest Museum to 3D Print Copies of Priceless Artifacts [VIDEO]

A pair of model makers — Vincent Rossi and Adam Metallo — are taking on the task of digitizing the Smithsonian Institute’s 137 million-piece collection with high-tech scanners and 3D printing.

Once the process has been perfected, 3D printing will create close copies of artwork and specimens. The… read more

Daily Inspiration #1066

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

Free Digital photo Art: Cool Collections Of 3d Digital Art Gallery

Free Digital photo Art: Cool Collections Of 3d Digital Art Gallery

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All About jQuery: Fresh and Useful jQuery Plugins and Tutorials

Every designer knows that jQuery is not only a handy tool, but it is also very popular and widely implemented. Thus, they try to master their jQuery skills. If you fit into this category then this post of over 40 fresh and cool jQuery plugins and tutorials is for you…. read more

30 Beautiful Pictures of Paris, France

30 Beautiful Pictures of Paris, France

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New Drinking Board Game Uses Memes as Spaces

For a larger version, click here. For meme playing pieces, click here. For a playable online version, click here.

If you like memes and alcohol, you’ll love this new drinking game that uses 24 memes as spaces of a board game. Cheers to that! Reddit‘s kc_sharky unveiled the game Thursday on… read more

Daily Inspiration #1065

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 Passport Sling Camera Bag – Review

Since I’m a girl and a photographer, I’m a bag junkie. I have more camera bags than shoes!  I received the Passport Sling just in time for a busy two-week trip to Europe and decided to use it exclusively to carry my 5D MarkII with the 24-70 mm lens attached,… read more

26 Fresh jQuery & CSS3 Tutorials From 2012

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Web developers create some awesome jQuery & CSS3 tutorials. Today we want to list some of the best from 2012. Enjoy!! If you like these tutorials you might also want to check out our previous posts below.

Animate a Custom Dialog Box with CSS3 and… read more

Showcase Of Useful CSS3 Tutorials And Techniques

Tutorials are one of the easiest and most convenient ways to learn new techniques and skills; this is the reason why you see dozens of fresh tutorials on the web. In today’s assortment, we bring some incredible CSS3 tutorials that will help you learn new techniques without difficulty. For the… read more

Logo Design: Guitars

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 tigers, and today it’s all about logos with guitars!

Every week we search… read more

Brox Magazine Free WordPress Theme

Brox Magazine Free WordPress Theme

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3D Abstract background vector

3D Abstract background vector

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Daily Inspiration #1064

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

25+ Illustrator Tutorials for Creating Vintage Graphics and Retro Illustration

If you’re looking to improve your vector design skills, learn how to use Illustrator on a deeper level, and discover how to create vintage vector graphics, then you’ve landed on the right article. We’ve assembled a collection of tutorials that show you how to create vintage illustrations, and retro graphics… read more

33 Language Learning Apps, Utilities and Tricks

There are a huge number of ways to learn languages out there, from $500 software to classes to free translators. You can find software for any language you want, from Spanish to Urdu. It’s really a matter of personal preference how you choose to learn, but chances are that no… read more

Walls and Pavement Patterns Vol.2

Walls and Pavement Patterns Vol.2

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27 Photos of Waves To Get You Through the Day

For those photographers who are lucky enough to live near the coast, many will know that waves are a never ending source of great photographic opportunities. From abstract through to coastal landscapes and waterscapes, they can be photographed in an infinite amount of styles. This collection showcases some of those… read more

Daily Inspiration #1063

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

Fujifilm X10 Review

Described as an ‘enthusiast camera’, this one took me quite by surprise. With a new camera for review I normally take it out of its box, tap a few buttons, power up, then delve deeper.

So where was the ‘on’ button? Ain’t none.

You get the thing to come alive by manually… read more

Create a Mini Planet Using Photoshop’s 3D Capabilities

When most people think about Photoshop, they probably don’t think about 3D. What most people don’t realize, however, is that Photoshop CS5 Extended includes some powerful tools to help you render your artwork in 3D. In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a mini planet using Photoshop’s 3D… read more

9 Awesome Mac Apps For Taking Screenshots and Screencasts

If your job requires you to take a lot of screenshots or screencasts of what you’re working on (for example, if you write for Mac.Appstorm), you might soon find that the built-in apps that your computer came with to do the task, are sometimes not powerful enough.

Today we’re here to… read more

40+ High Quality And Free Web Templates In PSD

Finding out high quality and premium PSD files is extremely difficult but keeping them in the toolbox is tremendously important for the web designers because such PSD files always come in handy and save loads of time. There are so many resources available on the net you can get freebie… read more

16 Must-Read Tutorials for New HTML5/CSS3 Techniques

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The year 2012 has kicked off with a booming design and web industry. More developers are entering the web than ever before and it’s the perfect time to brush up on your coding. These tutorials I’ve added below are fresh off the presses and will help… read more

Apple Aperture – Learning the Basics

For Mac users one of the most powerful image management programs on the market is Aperture. In this series of tutorials I will take you through the basics of Aperture, to give you a working knowledge of the program. If you do not have a copy, Apple have provided a… read more

HDR and Beyond – Seeing is Believing!

A Guest Post by by Gavin Phillips

What is High Dynamic Range Imaging? (HDR)

HDR is when you take 3-5 or 7 photos at different exposure settings, and then merge them into a single image using speciality software. What you get are beautiful photos with incredible detail, controlled lighting and accurate colour…. read more

Wallpaper of the Week 191 by Mike Harrison

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Mike Harrison,a self-taught, multi-disciplinary freelance art director, designer and illustrator, currently based in London.

Through the years of crafting myself and my career I have experimented with almost every style and discipline in the book and still continue to try new… read more

Beck Turner Graphic Designer and Type Geek

Beck Turner Graphic Designer and Type Geek

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Amazing Things will Happen – Inspiring Typography Animation

Amazing Things will Happen – Inspiring Typography Animation

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DoodleDesk: Draw On Your Desktop

One area where I still prefer the old way of doing things over a computer is in scribbling and doodling to reach an idea. As much as some may argue, writing in a computer just isn’t quite up there with paper and pen in terms of creative freedom, and doodling… read more

Google Caught Tracking Safari Users: What You Need to Know

Google is in a lot of hot water over recent revelations about how it tracks user activity on Apple devices — particularly iPhones and iPads.

As reported by The Wall Street Journal, an independent researcher has discovered that Google embeds hidden software on many websites — software designed to circumvent… read more

Free Beautiful Bathroom Scene 3D Model

Free Beautiful Bathroom Scene 3D Model

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3D Printer Brings Internet Memes Into the Real World [PICS]

1. Sad Keanu

Now you can physically place poor, sad Keanu anywhere you want. You can put him on… read more

Beyond Burberry: How London Fashion Week Is Ramping Up Digital

Burberry might be the hot ticket when it comes to pioneering digital initiatives during London Fashion Week, but that doesn’t mean a wealth of other British brands aren’t giving it a go as well.

Participating fashion and media brands are once again focusing on reaching mass consumer audiences throughout the week…. read more

Create a Cereal Box Cover from Scratch Using Photoshop’s 3D Tools

Hi everyone! This time I’ve got for you a fun tutorial, we’ll create a cereal box design from scratch, using only Photoshop. We will render several fruit flavored cereal loops using the Photoshop’s CS4 Extended 3D tools, apply textures to the loops, bump the surfaces and mock-up them into a… read more

70 Best Photo Manipulation Tutorials of All Time

Creating photo manipulations using Photoshop isn’t as easy as you see here. But it’s a passion for many designers out here including me. One should have lots of patience and creativity to turn a simple photo into an amazing visual art. Sky is the limit when you open image in… read more

Designing the Web: Photoshop Tutorials for Designing a Website

For those of us in the business of designing the web, one area of resources that always prove invaluable to have in our design arsenals is tutorials. Learning how other web designers have crafted their designs, and which tools they always rely on can always help to guide us as… read more

Queue Up Your Tunes with Enqueue

When iTunes was first released, it quickly impressed users with its intuitive interface and extensive feature list, soon becoming the standard music app not only for Mac users, but many Windows users as well. Though it started out strong, the constant addition of new features and subsequent decreases in performance… read more

24 Creative Duotone Photographs

When you’re looking to create a certain mood or feeling in your imagery, many photographers turn to monotone or duotone. And while most go with subdued tones to evoke similar feeling to black and white photographs, duotone can also be used in a way to spruce up the feeling too…. read more

Quick Tip: Create An Alien Character Using the Width Tool

In this tutorial we will be creating a little alien guy very quickly, by taking advantage of the Width Tool. We will also be using the Ellipse tool, Pen Tool and the Pathfinder panel. Let’s begin!

Step 1

It all starts with a pencil sketch. I have it saved as a JPG… read more

How to Use the Human Form to Give a Sense of Scale to Your Images [With Examples]

At times when you’re photographing scenes like landscapes or architectural structures it is difficult to convey to those viewing your images the scale of what you’re photographing – particularly when the main element in your shot is big.

One technique to bring scale to your image is to include something within… read more

Hitting the Mark: A Collection of Creative Advertisements

Over the last 100 years or so advertising has been integrated into every walk of life. Whether you are working on the internet, relaxing at home watching TV or getting the bus or train to the cinema; you cannot avoid being bombarded with advertisements from all angles.

The sheer volume of… read more

How To Build a Handwritten Letter Style Contact Form

How To Build a Handwritten Letter Style Contact Form

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The New Rules of Relationship Marketing [VIDEO]

Mari Smith has been deeply immersed in social media since 2007, but even before social media started to really pick up steam, she was evangelizing the idea of relationship marketing through the Internet and email for almost a decade. In 2008, Fast Company dubbed her “the Pied Piper… read more

6 Ways to Add Drama and Mystery to Your Images

Recently at a get together with 6 photographer friends we started chatting about the idea of adding Drama and Mystery to images.

Don’t ask me how we got to the topic but the conversation was so good that I decided to ask each photographer for their favourite technique for creating Dramatic… read more

15 Fun Free Games to Waste Five Minutes

When you’ve been working hard, it’s always great to take a break. Some like to check Facebook, others like to read a real book. I’m a big fan of playing a quick game of some sort. Usually, I play a game on my iPhone. It’s fast, the games load in… read more

3D Blue Web Elements

3D Blue Web Elements

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition: Now More Digital than Ever

Sports Illustrated‘s 49th annual Swimsuit edition isn’t just hitting physical newsstands Tuesday — it’s also making its way onto more digital platforms than ever before.

In addition to the iPad, the issue is also available on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Nook Color, Kindle Fire, Motorola Xoom and Android smartphones for $6.99…. read more

Daily Inspiration #1057

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

5 things to Love [and 5 things to Hate] about Canon G1 X

This week, I got my greedy little hands on a Canon G1 X and I have to say, I was {and still am} absolutely giddy over this camera. Bear in mind, it’s been about 6 years since I even owned a point + shoot so getting this camera was like… read more

Twitter Investors, Including Employees, Can Only Sell 20% of Their Stock [REPORT]

In a move designed to forestall an IPO for as long as possible, Twitter has a rule barring any investor, including employees, from selling more than 20% of their stock, according to a report.

Twitter initiated the rule about a year ago, but it hadn’t been made public, according to CNNMoney…. read more

Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: Be My Valentine

Valentine’s Day, the most romantic holiday of the year is upon us. So why not take the opportunity to learn how to create a romantic gift box in AI. In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial we will be learning how to create a heart shaped gift box by using a few… read more

10 Mac Apps That Your Kids Can Use

This post is part of a three-part series of roundups dedicated to finding apps for your home and family life. In part one, we’ll focus on fun and educational apps for your kids.

So you’ve bought your shiny new Mac, and you’ve got it all set up on your desk, ready… read more

Daily Inspiration #1056

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

Fox Sports Columnist Apologizes for ‘Racist’ Jeremy Lin Tweet

Fox Sports columnist Jason Whitlock apologized for a comment he posted to Twitter about Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks’ breakout phenom and social media’s newest sports darling.

Lin has taken the NBA and Internet by storm since he began putting up impressive stat lines and leading the Knicks to… read more

How to Create a Vintage Type Postcard

Follow this in-depth look at the process of designing type for a vintage style postcard in Adobe Illustrator CS5. Harken back to an era when postcards were all the rage with this friendly type style. The tutorial will delve into clipping masks, using bitmap images, working with layers and type… read more

Turn On HTML5 In IE8 or Lower

Turn On HTML5 In IE8 or Lower

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Create 3d typography in Illustrator

Create 3d typography in Illustrator

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Stock vector 3D love text

Stock vector 3D love text

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In Europe, ACTA Protests Hit the Streets — and Twitter [PICS]

1. @glynmoody

Before the big day, London blogger Glyn Moody encouraged people to come out.

Click here to view this… read more

Comics of the week #116

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Scrawl: Notetaking Made Simple Again

The app market sure isn’t short on note-taking apps. From Notational Velocity to Evernote, you have pretty much any kind of note-taking that you would ever want or need. They all have different gimmicks or features, and some work better for some people than they do for others. However, none… read more

Best of the Week #209

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

What’s Hot: Six Things

Josh’s post yesterday, Five Slick Menu Bar Apps for Controlling iTunes, reminded me how much love there is for menu bar apps. Particularly those with the purpose of controlling (taming) iTunes (the beast).

Today we’ll be looking at which iTunes controller came out as AppStorm favourite, the new Mac apps… read more

Make a Creative Web Design Through a Successful Product

Make a Creative Web Design Through a Successful Product

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Upcoming Web Design And Development Conferences For 2012

We’re well into 2012, and many designers and developers around the world are planning their travels for the year, which may include attending one of the many Web design and development conferences that will be held in the upcoming months. To help you out with your plans, we’ve once again… read more

Integrate a 3D Render Into a Macro Photograph Using Photoshop

In this tutorial we will explain how to integrate a rendered 3D model into a photograph to create a macro photography effect. Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. Brush File (On Page 2) Step 1 We are going to start by creating the… read more

Top Valentine’s Day Graphic Design Tutorials

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and designers are eager to try out their creative skills. With the holiday comes a time of bright colors, attractive graphics and shimmering effects which can make for some romantic manipulations. We have collected some very useful tutorials, which will help you use Photoshop… read more

Winter on the Beach: 26 Chilling Photographs

While we often associate photographs of the beach of sun and fun, we often forget that winter throws up some amazing opportunities for landscapes and coastal landscapes. As you can see from the wonderful winter beach photographs below, just because it’s snowing doesn’t mean you should forget about the beach… read more

Daily Inspiration #1053

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

3D Abstract Art / Wallpapers by MisterTJ

3D Abstract Art / Wallpapers by MisterTJ

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WikiLeaks Suspect Bradley Manning to Be Arraigned Feb. 23

U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables and war reports to WikiLeaks, will be arraigned before a military judge at Fort Meade, Maryland on Feb. 23, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

Some of the 22 charges against Manning include aiding the enemy, disclosing classified information… read more

Create a Magical Photo Manipulation with Flowery Effect in Photoshop

Create a Magical Photo Manipulation with Flowery Effect in Photoshop

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Outstanding Neon Illustrations by Digimental Studio

One of the biggest influences around Abduzeedo’s look is the good old shiny neon. We love it, and it’s great to see illustrations with it, like these, made by Digimental Studio. Pretty sweet, I’d say.

Digimental Studio is located in London, and they definitely love their neon. These are absolutely awesome,… read more

15 of the Best Websites to Download Free 3D Models

15 of the Best Websites to Download Free 3D Models

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40 Fresh Highly Creative Illustrator Tutorials

In this post, we’ll be sharing with you a collection of useful tutorials that will help you to to use Adobe Illustrator in a variety of new ways. Whether you are a pro or a budding novice, you are bound to find something that will help you.

Below we… read more

DKNY Takes Top Honors at Fashion 2.0 Awards

After nabbing four of the eight awards handed out at last year’s Fashion 2.0 Awards, apparel brand DKNY was once again recognized for its use of digital media, taking home awards for Best Twitter and Best Blog by a Fashion Brand.

The honors are well deserved. DKNY’s Twitter account and Tumblr… read more

Lucas – Crisp & Free WordPress theme

Lucas – Crisp & Free WordPress theme

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Daily Inspiration #1052

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

Path Apologizes, Deletes All Address Book Data

Dave Morin, the CEO of beleaguered social network Path, posted an apology today addressing the recent controversy over how the app accesses information on a user’s phone. Saying the the company made a mistake, Morin promises Path has purged all address-book data from its servers.

In the blog post, titled simply… read more

How to Use Dome Diffuser to Eliminate Shadows and Harsh Light

A Guest Post by PhotographersOnUTube.

One question I frequently get asked is how to get rid of shadows in the picture when the subject is close to a wall?

Well, it depends on if the shadow is being created due to a specific angle of the speed light or you’re… read more

New Interview with Archan Nair

Archan Nair is a really kind person and one of the top notch digital artists nowadays. This is actually our second interview with him, as we always like to know more and more about him and all his knowledge thru this years working on the creative field. Hope this conversation… read more

xScope 3: Big Improvements to the Designer’s Best Friend

Back in 2009, we reviewed xScope, the then-new comprehensive toolkit for designers. xScope offers precision features for measuring, previewing, and organizing everything on your computer’s screen, from element dimensions to color codes in any format.

The Iconfactory recently released xScope 3: a  major update to their popular software, promising over 70… read more

Daily Inspiration #1051

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

28 Amazing Outdoor Photographs from This Winter

It is very tempting in winter to put away the camera and hunker down inside. As these photographs show, that would be a mistake for the outdoor photography enthusiast. With a little skill, it is possible to capture some amazing photographs, just as these talented people did. Don’t forget to… read more

Airplanes Can Now Take Off and Land With GPS. Will Flights Be Faster?

The Federal Aviation Administration is finally making the leap from radio-based navigation to a modern GPS system.

Congress passed Monday a $63 billion bill to fund and extend the FAA’s programs through 2015, reports ABC News. For the past four years, the FAA has been surviving on life support. Some… read more

Teen Sends Her MIT Admissions Letter to Space [VIDEO]

A 17-year-old accepted into Massachusetts Institute of Technology launched her admissions letter 91,000 feet to the edge of space and videotaped its journey.

Erin King of Georgia used a weather balloon, GPS-equipped ham radio transmitters, a GoPro Hero camera and a helium… read more

Eerie Nature Photography by Jürgen Heckel

I’ve been searching like a mad man for a photographer to capture my wedding. It takes patience and an eye for details, because when it comes a big event like that you just want the best person for the job.

And even the most not-related pictures count when you do that… read more

15 Apps to Use With That Shiny Graphics Tablet

I recently acquired a Wacom tablet. I love using it, but being the software geek that I am I was eager to find some software to use the tablet with. Now, keep in mind that the tablet can typically be used as a mouse replacement and can be used with… read more

Nikon D800 and D800e announced

There has been chatter on the interweb for what seems like ever, surrounding the the new offering from Nikon. Here it is, finally, for you to lust after! Nikon D800 & D800E  $2,995.00 and it’ yours!

Will you be cashing in and picking one of these cameras up? Comment below!

Here’s the… read more

How Digital Tools Help Companies Offer Better Health Care

Kevin Wildenhaus, Ph.D., is director of science and innovation at Wellness & Prevention, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. Dr. Wildenhaus is a clinical psychologist specializing in health behavior change and practical, effective health intervention programs.

Health risk assessment (HRA) is continually evolving to meet the ever-changing demands of the health… read more

Daily Inspiration #1050

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

How to Fix Best Buy

Alex Goldfayn’s new book is called Evangelist Marketing: What Apple Amazon and Netflix Understand About Their Customers (That Your Company Probably Doesn’t). He is CEO of the Evangelist Marketing Institute, a marketing consultancy with clients that include T-Mobile, TiVo and Logitech.

Some people insist that Best Buy is dying a slow… read more

Woman Gets Jawbone Made by 3D Printer

Need a new jawbone? Now you can print one.

An 83-year-old British woman recently underwent the first-ever custom transplant of a lower jaw made by a 3D printer.

According to 3Ders.org, the Biomedical Research Institute at Hasselt University in Belgium announced last week that it implanted a printed jawbone in June,… read more

30+ Terrific 3D Pencil drawings For Your Inspiration

30+ Terrific 3D Pencil drawings For Your Inspiration

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