HOW TO: Prepare for Disasters Using Social Media

March 9th, 2010
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Mashable

Mollie Vandor is the Product Manager for Ranker.com and Media Director for Girls in Tech LA. You can find her on Twitter and on her blog, where she writes about the web, the world and what it’s like to be a geek chic chick.

Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes — lately, it… read more

How to Get Free Content and Media Hosting at Screencast.com

March 9th, 2010
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Smashing Apps

Let’s say you’ve created a video or image you want to share, but you don’t want it saved to your computer. You want to save it in a safe place, where you can access it at any time. You want some storage options, and the ability to … read more

Win a Bokeh Kit: Competition

March 9th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

Today we’re giving away 6 great little kits to help you create some stunning Bokeh effects from Bokeh Masters Kit. Thanks to Udi Tirosh (follow him on Twitter here) for this offer. Here he is to introduce the concept behind the kits and to introduce the competition.

The Challenge

A while back… read more

50+ Free Resources for Charts and Graphs Solution

March 9th, 2010
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InstantShift

A chart or a graph is a visual representation of data, in which “the data are represented by symbols, such as bars, lines, or slices”. These symbols can represent tabular numeric data, functions or some kinds of qualitative structures. For one reason or another, a lot of freelancers use Charts… read more

Motion Graphics And 2-D Animation: 10 Tips For A Clean Workflow

March 9th, 2010
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Noupe

By Melinda Rainsberger

More and more, designers, illustrators and coders are being asked to animate. Animation adds energy to a brand and heightens a customer’s emotional response. The software to do it is reasonably priced, and Internet connections can now deliver high-quality video. For these two reasons, animation-based advertising is booming… read more

Top 8 Dreaded Favors Asked of Web Designers

March 9th, 2010
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Web Design Ledger

Long before you officially take the profession of graphic or web designer, your friends and family will support your ambitions by developing your talent. At first, your loved ones inspect your work and if they like what they see, you’ll get flooded with their requests for one page flyers, t-shirt… read more

HP Slate Demo Shows Off Flash Support [VIDEO]

March 8th, 2010
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Mashable

One of many upcoming tablet alternatives to the Apple iPad, HP’s forthcoming Slate device was teased briefly by Steve Ballmer at Microsoft’s CES keynote earlier this year. HP and Adobe teamed up to offer a couple of video demos of the HP Slate (embedded below), with an emphasis on… read more

Why Designers Shouldn’t Settle

March 8th, 2010
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Web Designer Depot

Ugly designs abound on the web, and behind each and every one of them is a “designer”.

In many of these cases the designers behind the sites are simply incompetent.

They’re often amateur designers or those who have little or no design training or people who design their own… read more

Leica S2 – First Impression Review

March 7th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

This Review of the Leica S2 is a guest Post by Justin de Deney from Camera Advice.

Invitation to Leica

A Lamborghini speeds by as I cross Berkley Square, on my way to the Leica showroom in the heart of Mayfair, central London. I have received an invite to view the new… read more

Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Feb 28-Mar 6, 2010

March 7th, 2010
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Web Designer Depot

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick… read more

Xbox LIVE Beats PlayStation Network in Reader Vote

March 5th, 2010
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Mashable

We had a very hotly contested matchup this week in our long-running Faceoff series, with Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE going up against Sony’s PlayStation Network for favorite online console gaming service. After an astounding 35,055 votes we’re ready to declare the winner…

… and Xbox LIVE takes the win! They’ll obviously… read more

Print Magazines for Web Designers, Digital Artists, and Photographers

March 5th, 2010
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Smashing Magazine

Although much valuable information for all sorts of web and print professionals can be found online, it is often difficult to weed through all the noise and find good quality content. I believe it’s vital that professionals in different creative fields supplement their online learning and research through well-edited and… read more

Shooting for Stock Photography Sites

March 4th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

Love them or hate them image libraries are a great way of generating an extra revenue stream, and because the websites don’t discriminate against people who aren’t classed as ‘professional photographers’, advanced enthusiasts and amateurs have just as much chance of selling as the pros. But as with all areas… read more

Adobe Demos Flash 10.1 for Android on the Nexus One [VIDEO]

March 3rd, 2010
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Mashable

Yesterday, we brought you an exclusive interview with Aaron Filner, group product manager of Flash, in which we discussed the fuss around Apple, HTML5 and Adobe’s multimedia platform. We learned that Adobe’s belief that HTML5 is at odds with Flash is a misperception, and we learned what to… read more

Need Interactive Charts For Your Personal Website? Try Highcharts

March 3rd, 2010
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Smashing Apps

If you have a non-commercial website and you need to add charting capabilities in your website, Highcharts may suit your needs.  Highcharts is a free charting control developed purely with Javascript so that you can show interactive charts on your website.  Since its purely developed with Javascript, you don’t need… read more

The Top 10 Apps for Music Streaming

March 3rd, 2010
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Web App Storm

Whether you’re at home, work or on the road, music surrounds us. In the age of the internet though, we’re no longer limited to the radio you hear in the elevator, in your car or maybe while you’re at your desk working. Not only are we no longer limited by… read more

Quick Tips for When to Use Your Flash and How to Avoid It

March 3rd, 2010
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Quick Tips for When to Use Your Flash and How to Avoid It

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25 Mega Menus for Your Design Inspiration

March 3rd, 2010
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DesignM.ag

Navigation is a critical element to any website. Mega menus are a current trend that take drop down menus a step further in attempt to make it easier for visitors to navigate through a large site.

In this post we’ll showcase 25 examples of mega menus in use. For more, see… read more

Web Tools – Support Details

March 3rd, 2010
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Francesco Mugnai

Hey guys, it has been a while…I’ve been doing a lot of cool stuff lately. Stuff that I will soon post about but for now I just wanted to post something that I came across while browsing the internet. It’s called Support Details, it’s an awesome web application that gives… read more

Virgin America dumps Flash over lack of iPhone support

March 3rd, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

As the smack down between Apple and Adobe continues, Virgin America has dumped Flash from its website because of the lack of iPhone support. Virgin’s new website, which launched Monday, replaces Flash with HTML to give users the ability to check in via their iPhones in the future. Virgin plans… read more

Tales of an Ex-designer

March 3rd, 2010
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Fuel Your Creativity

Tired of clients? Sick of toeing the line between artist and “mad man” (without the added bonus of the martini lunches)? Want to get paid? Want to get paid on time?

Me too.

photo by yushimoto

I was sitting on the plane from New York to Los Angeles racing to finish a project… read more

Virgin America Ditches Adobe Flash for New Site

March 2nd, 2010
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Mashable

As the battle between HTML5 and Adobe Flash continues to heat up, Virgin America has chosen a side: their brand new web site design ditches Flash in favor of HTML.

The reason? The startup airline plans a big push into mobile this year and wants to be sure iPhone users… read more

Dear Aunt TUAW: How do I use my Apple TV in the car?

March 2nd, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

I’m planning a road trip for the summer. We’ll be driving for 3-4 days, then spending a couple of months in a rental house before heading back. Thinking about keeping the family sane, especially during the drive, I thought, “Why not hook up the Apple TV to the Composite inputs… read more

Animate Paint in After Effects

March 2nd, 2010
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Franklin McMahon experiments with the paint tool in After Effects and demonstrates how to paint on top of a video using overlay with a color mode.

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Browser security: “The main thing is not to install Flash!”

March 2nd, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Flash lovers usually talk about how many games are only available using Flash. Flash haters usually talk about performance issues, especially on the Mac. Adobe tries to make the argument that not including Flash is bad for users’ freedom of choice.

When it comes to browser security, Charlie Miller… read more

Adobe Opens Up About Apple, HTML5 and Flash [VIDEO]

March 2nd, 2010
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Mashable

Adobe Flash has been in the spotlight recently, and not for the right reasons. Now the company has opened up on the the iPad, iPhone and HTML5 debate in an exclusive interview with Mashable.

Fewer than two months ago, Apple revealed the iPad to the world. And while… read more

80+ Incredible Collection Of Inspirations, Tutorials And Resources For Designers To Discover The Best Of The Web In February

March 2nd, 2010
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Smashing Apps

We are always in search of great free resources, tips, tricks, etc. for our readers. Every day we work hard to find new resources and inspiration for designers like you. Today, we have another great post, “Discover the Best of the Web” on SmashingApps. In this, we made a list… read more

Ask the Expert – Speaking About Startups with Collis Ta’eed of Envato

March 2nd, 2010
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Design Informer

Speaking About StartupsEnvato has emerged as one of the most exciting companies in the creative world. Can you please give us a brief history of your startup?

Envato started out about four years ago initially to build a marketplace for Adobe Flash files. Back then we were… read more

12 Alternative Web Browsers You Should Try

March 2nd, 2010
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Web Design Ledger

Chances are you’re viewing this page in one of the following web browsers: Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Chrome. I can make this assumption because these three browsers combine for about 90% of the market share. Then again, you might be one of the few people that have adopted an alternative… read more

Online Gaming Faceoff: Xbox LIVE vs. PlayStation Network

March 1st, 2010
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Mashable

It’s time once again to pit two contestants against each other in an all-out battle for the hearts and minds of Mashable readers. In this week’s Web Faceoff, we wanted to get a sense of which online console gaming service Mashable readers prefer: Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE, or Sony’s PlayStation… read more

Thank You Our Valued Sponsors For Being With Us In The Month Of February

March 1st, 2010
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Smashing Apps

This is a post in which we want to say a big Thank You to the SmashingApps’ fastest growing community for regularly visiting our blog. Do you want to be the first one to know the latest happenings at SmashingApps.com just subscribe to our rss feed and be the one… read more

The Search for Better Music Streaming: Grooveshark

March 1st, 2010
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Web App Storm

Music streaming apps have advanced significantly in recent years, but perhaps not to the extent they should have. However, among the many available such as Pandora, Last.fm and Slacker, you’re bound to find something that suites your needs and fits your taste.

Grooveshark is a little different from the above listed… read more

My experience with a micro-4/3rds camera – (Panasonic GF1 Review)

March 1st, 2010
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Digital Photography School

If  you’ve been able to get your hands on one of these, consider yourself lucky.  After driving to most every electronic store I knew of and still not being able to get a hands-on feel for this new camera, I decided to take the plunge and make my order on… read more

How jQuery is Killing Flash + jQuery Tutorials & Plugins to Beat Up Flash Animations

March 1st, 2010
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In most cases, jQuery can do better than Flash. We’ll round up some tutorials and jQuery plugins that are simply awesome. Each of these teaches how to get a desired Flash effect, but with jQuery instead. read more

55 Colorful Web Designs to Inspire You

February 28th, 2010
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Web Design Ledger

We’ve already presented here a showcase of clean white web designs and we also showed you a collection of inspiring dark web designs. Now it’s time for a selection of colorful websites. By “colorful”, I mean a website “full of color” – a site with many colorful elements or even… read more

60 Interactive, 3D And Astonishing Webdesigns Created In Flash

February 27th, 2010
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60 Interactive, 3D And Astonishing Webdesigns Created In Flash

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This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (21-27 Feb ‘10)

February 27th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

Weekly Assignment

We finished another food photography assignment this week, and the subject was Main Dishes. We wanted you to show us how tasty the food that your meal is based around is. Our winners seemed to have a bit of a seafood theme going this week, but there were some… read more

Photofont WebReady: A Revolutionary Font Converter

February 27th, 2010
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Smashing Apps

Photofont WebReady is a revolutionary technology for website typography. Fontlab’s Photofont WebReady can be called a font converter meant for Windows and Mac OS X systems, which can help you customize the fonts on a web page. Since the main technology lies in the conversion of texts into Flash objects,… read more

HTML5 Knocks Out Adobe Flash in Reader Vote

February 26th, 2010
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Mashable

A few weeks ago, tensions between Adobe and Apple rose to all-time highs after Apple prominently left Flash off of the iPad. A lashing by Steve Jobs, calling Adobe lazy and Flash buggy didn’t help matters at all.

The problem: Apple believes that Flash shouldn’t be part of the… read more

Interview with Dan Noe of Noe Design Studios

February 26th, 2010
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DesignM.ag

I recently had the opportunity to interview multi-media designer Dan Noe. Many DesignM.ag readers have probably seen Dan’s portfolio site for Noe Design Studio showcased at various design galleries or blogs. Dan works at Screenscape Studios in Des Moines, Iowa. I hope you’ll find Dan’s insight and experience to be… read more

Usability Review of Charity Websites Taking the Lead

February 26th, 2010
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Smashing Magazine

Over the years designers have pushed themselves to create unique and inspiring designs. Companies have yearned to have websites which are innovative and make them stand out against their competitors. Yet charity websites have not progressed along with trends and expectations — they seem to have been designed for launch… read more

A Review of Consistent Designs on the Web

February 26th, 2010
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Web Designer Depot

The visual language of a website impresses a visitor far beyond their first glimpse.

In fact, in observing the best websites, you notice that the small details speak to you subconsciously and that consistency improves your experience of the website and as a result makes you more likely… read more

Palm webOS 1.4 Update Comes Today, Brings Video Capture, Flash 10 Support

February 26th, 2010
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Mashable

The folks at Engadget have managed to dig up a full changelog of the upcoming Palm Pre and Pixi webOS update, version 1.4, and it’s definitely an interesting one.

Besides bringing a couple of bug fixes, it’s also quite loaded with new feature, some of which long-awaited, such as video… read more

The Future of the Non-Profit Internet

February 25th, 2010
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Mashable

Geoff Livingston co-founded Zoetica to focus on cause-related work, and released an award-winning book on new media Now is Gone in 2007.

Earlier this month, Pew Internet released its annual Future of the Internet report. The survey of 900 leaders forecasts the future direction of online media. In turn… read more

Boxee back on Apple TV

February 25th, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

That’s some very impressive and quick work by a bunch of people who aren’t obligated to do this at all (there are a few XBMC devs on the team as well, and the patchstick will allow you to install XBMC also, if you’d like).

TUAWBoxee back on… read more

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5 Fantastic Facebook Fan Page Ideas to Learn From

February 25th, 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.

So your business is on Facebook, and brand engagement is up thanks to some savvy social media strategy. You may even be interested in further… read more

Boxee Returns to Apple TV

February 25th, 2010
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Mashable

Apple TV owners can once again easily access Boxee content on their home cinema hardware. That’s right, the block that October’s 3.0 Apple TV firmware update implemented for those wanting to go down the simple USB install route has been lifted.

“You can now, once more, pwn your… read more

Poser: Achieve Perfect Portrait Expression

February 25th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

We’ve all heard it from clients before. “I don’t like formally posed pictures of myself. I always look so stiff. Can we get pictures without being formally set up?”

Fortunately for our clients – and for us – the world of formal portrait and people photography is now coming to… read more

CodeOrgan Translates Web Sites Into Music

February 25th, 2010
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Mashable

File under “strange and delightful” — CodeOrgan is a Flash app that turns any web page into music.

It analyses the text in the body of the supplied URL and follows an algorithm to render that site into a musical composition. It chooses a drum pattern, synth style and key… read more

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36 Minutes of Creative Genius

February 24th, 2010
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Fuel Your Creativity

We all need a small spark to get going sometimes… What makes it easier to get going than some creative videography, editing & animation? Not much. Here are some creative videos some with mind blowing CG landscapes or an amazing look at what goes into a Macworld cover and some… read more

Eliminate the blue outer glow in Exposé

February 24th, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Unfortunately, the blue glow that Apple’s designers have chosen to overcome this gap is somewhat garish and just plain lacking in style. In response, creativebits has posted a tip for changing that glow into something a little more eye-catching and a little less flashy.

The process is fairly simple… read more

Layers TV: Episode 126

February 24th, 2010
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Layers Magazine

RC has a tutorial about how to create a simple flash banner using Flash CS4 templates and Action Script 2.0. Corey shows viewers how to create a star field in Illustrator using the flare tool and a color dodge.

You can download each episode by subscribing to the podcast on… read more

Why Flash Doesn’t Suck

February 24th, 2010
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Why Flash Doesn’t Suck

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Type on a Path in Adobe Illustrator

February 24th, 2010
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Layers Magazine

Jeff Witchel demonstrates the options available in Illustrator when placing text onto a path.

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New SDK Hints at iPhone/iPad Front Facing Camera, Video Calls

February 24th, 2010
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Mashable

While we all know that some tidbits of information in the iPhone/iPad SDK don’t necessarily mean we’ll see these features soon (or ever) on the devices, they can be a good pointer as to what to expect from their future iterations.

The folks at 9to5Mac and MacRumors have done some… read more

Web Faceoff: Adobe Flash vs. HTML5

February 23rd, 2010
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Mashable

Every week, we pit two web apps or companies against each other in our web faceoff series. In the past, we’ve put Android vs. iPhone, Digg vs. Reddit, and Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard order to see which one was truly the people’s choice.

This week, we’re tweaking the… read more

Shalom! Showcase Of Web Design In Israel

February 23rd, 2010
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Smashing Magazine

Israel is a young country with an old heart. It has been quickly built up over the last 60 years as an independent democratic Jewish state and is shockingly cutting edge for a country so new.

It is a tiny surreal sliver of land smack dab in the middle of the… read more

Faster Rendering in After Effects

February 22nd, 2010
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Layers Magazine

Franklin McMahon shares some hints for flight check and tips for increasing the rendering speed.

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Mashable’s Weekly Social Media Conference Guide

February 22nd, 2010
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Mashable

It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section.

Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month before your event and let’s… read more

The Seven Deadly Sins Of JavaScript Implementation

February 22nd, 2010
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Using JavaScript has become increasingly easy over the last few years. Whereas back in the day we needed to know the quirks of every browser, now many libraries such as jQuery, YUI, Dojo and MooTools allow someone who doesn’t even know JavaScript to spruce up boring HTML documents with impressive… read more

55 Examples of Huge Typography in Web Design

February 22nd, 2010
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Web Design Ledger

Choosing the correct typography for your website is a very important part of the design process. And as a website is also a communication tool – a very powerful one – you can use the typography to help you on exposing your ideas! Using HUGE typography, for example, you will… read more

Secret Showcase – Portfolio Update by Rik Oostenbroek

February 21st, 2010
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Abduzeedo

Rik Oostenbroek, one of Abduzeedo’s favourite artists, has just updated his portfolio. His website is now fully in flash and focuses very much on his work. If you follow Riks designs you will recognize plenty new artworks, from client work for Mazda til personal work for the latest DepthCore exhibition…. read more

7 Mind-Blowing Free Android Apps

February 21st, 2010
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Mashable

Smartphones can do some amazing things these days, and the Android Market has quickly become a sandbox for some clever developers, as well as Google Inc. itself.

We’ve already touched on some popular Android apps for Twitter, some for news, and some great multiplayer games, but not all apps have… read more

10 Tips for Creating a Photography Kit on a Budget

February 21st, 2010
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Digital Photography School

As we continue to wait out the aftermath of one of history’s worst economic disasters, it can be prudent to continue to cut spending where possible. The digital medium does mean shooting costs are substantially lowered, but equipment and accessory costs can be still high. We’ve compiled a few simple… read more

Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Feb 14-Feb 20, 2010

February 21st, 2010
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Web Designer Depot

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick… read more

60 Excellent CSS3 Tutorials and Techniques You Should Know

February 20th, 2010
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60 Excellent CSS3 Tutorials and Techniques You Should Know

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35 Creative and inspiring flash sites

February 20th, 2010
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35 Creative and inspiring flash sites

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Nikon D3000 DSLR Review

February 20th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

If you’ve always hungered for a DSLR and more importantly, a Nikon DSLR, but never had ‘the ready’ to fill your ambition … The Nikon D3000 DSLRcould be your opportunity.

It’s hard to quantify the allure of the breed but undeniable is the bloodline, the technical excellence and innovative achievements of… read more

Australian Broadcasting Corporation wants to be on the iPad

February 19th, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Why? They’re convinced the iPad is a whole new outlet for content consumption. They aim to use the iPad to “bring about a very different relationship with our readers than other platforms,” and their head of strategic development says the iPad could create a whole new category of mobile content…. read more

Hulu Could be Coming to the iPad… For a Price [RUMOR]

February 19th, 2010
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Mashable

When the iPad was announced a few weeks ago, the lack of support for Adobe Flash prompted outcries from would-be users — largely because of what impact that would have on streaming video services. Today, AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka is reporting that Hulu for the iPad is indeed likely, but… read more

Steve Jobs visits Wall Street Journal, trashes Flash again

February 19th, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Click the “read more” link to see some more tidbits from the meeting and some analysis of the remarks.

It bears noting once again that none of these quotes are confirmed, direct quotes from Jobs, but rather hearsay from others purportedly present at the meeting. That having been… read more

5 Tips to Add Hours to Your Day

February 19th, 2010
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Freelanceswitch

For freelancers, there’s a direct correlation between how many hours you work and how much money you make. Increasing your income can be tough because there are only 24 hours in any given day and most of us have to do things like sleep and spend time with our family… read more

NAND flash memory supplies constrained (again)

February 18th, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

iSuppli predicts Apple will ship in excess of 33 million iPhones this year with an average capacity of 35.2 GB of NAND flash memory — consistent with a doubling of capacities across the line. 2010 sales estimates for the iPad range from 4 million units and up, and the iPod… read more

4 Digital Photography Tips for the Year Ahead

February 18th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

Once in awhile, we all need to step back and take stock of where we are and where we’re going.  As readers of DPS, you probably do this periodically in pursuit of better photographic skills.  Photography should be a fun, creative outlet and way to express yourself.  Unfortunately it’s easy… read more

35 Useful jQuery Plugins for Slideshows, Graphs and Text Effects

February 18th, 2010
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Noupe

By Angel Wardriver

jQuery can empower a developer with the tools required to create a rich user experience. The way in which we display images, text, charts and graphs can enhance functionality for the wide range of users. Let’s take a look at 35 powerful and effective jQuery plugins and techniques… read more

Acrobat, Adobe Reader & Flash updated for critical security fixes

February 17th, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

The first flaw is related to a Flash Player issue that was revealed last week; if you have not updated Flash to the latest version (10.0.45.2 as of this moment, see your version & current versions here) & you aren’t blocking Flash, you should go get the latest build right… read more

Macworld 2010: Get an education with the DriveSavers Hard Drive Disk-aster Simulator

February 17th, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

It seems that their heart is in the right place; although seemingly not great for their business, they created the wonderful free DriveSavers Hard Drive Disk-aster Simulator app for the iPhone or iPod touch. The app teaches, in interactive fashion, how a hard disk works, and all the things that… read more

Most Creative Ads Series: Hands

February 17th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

As chief organs for physically manipulating the environment, hands are vital for all of us. Because of hands, we can smoothly deal with both gross motor skills and fine motor skills. We can properly have our work, study and our life. Besides, hands are necessary for advertisers too. They use… read more

Group Interview: Expert Advice For Students and Young Web Designers

February 17th, 2010
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Smashing Magazine

Our readers have requested that Smashing Magazine conduct an interview with industry leaders on issues that are relevant to students and those just starting off in their design career. With the help of our panel of 16 designers, we’ll dispense advice that should help new designers get their career off to… read more

Puma Phone: Great For Running in the Sun

February 17th, 2010
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Mashable

Among the many stands here at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona one non-IT company stands out: Puma. They weren’t here without a good reason, though, as they’ve partnered with Sagem to create their own phone, the Puma Phone.

The phone distinguishes itself from the pack with several features: it… read more

Wired Magazine Demos its iPad App [VIDEO]

February 16th, 2010
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Mashable

Most of us weren’t able to experience the firsthand look at Wired magazine on the iPad at TED last week. Video of the application (which is expected to launch this summer) in action has now hit the web, offering an inside look at Wired’s vision for the future of… read more

Desire: HTC’s Answer to Nexus One

February 16th, 2010
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Mashable

As expected, HTC has unleashed a slew of Android smartphones here at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and I have to admit they’re looking really good.

While not exactly groundbreaking, HTC Desire is the top notch phone that competes primarily with Google’s Nexus One, as it has similar looks… read more

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You Can Use CSS3 Right Now

February 16th, 2010
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Design Informer

CSS3 makes a designer’s work easier because they’re able to spend less time hacking their CSS and HTML code to work in IE and more time crafting their design. It is the future of web design and can be used today.

This article will hopefully show you to care a little… read more

Interview: Ricardo Gimenes the man “Behind the Websites”

February 15th, 2010
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Francesco Mugnai

I’m a big fan of Ricardo Gimenes. He’s a talented illustrator with a great sense of humor.
His portfolio is amazing and his blog is a fantastic collection of funny illustrations based on the stories behind the coolest websites.
I really had a great time talking with Ricardo about various… read more

Review: Zooloretto game app turns your iPhone into a cute little zoo, with brains

February 15th, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

The Zooloretto iPhone and iPod touch app (US $4.99) includes just one of those expansions – the polar bear – but it’s a great introduction to the series. Serious board gamers who think that Zooloretto is a too-fancy version of Coloretto might find the app winning them over, because the… read more

How To Control Multiple Flashes Wirelessly With A Canon 7D

February 15th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

Among the features listed on our recent review of the new powerhouse Canon EOS 7D is wireless flash control. Sought after by many photographers, this version 1.0 feature has some useful capabilities thanks to the addition of a popup flash to Canons X D line. Controlling flash ratios, as well… read more

Mashable’s Weekly Social Media & Marketing Event Guide

February 15th, 2010
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It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section.

Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month before your event and let’s establish… read more

The Top 8 Free Online Image Editors

February 15th, 2010
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Web App Storm

Taking photos or making beautiful digital artwork is activities most people enjoy doing. Most people have heard of, and might be familiar with, Adobe Photoshop. It’s arguably the most popular image manipulation app around, especially for professionals. However, most people’s image editing needs would be met by apps available right… read more

Macworld 2010: Violet Blue

February 15th, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

A couple of years ago Violet Blue attempted to make nice with Steve Jobs (or just shake his hand, really) and was rather infamously rebuked by the persnickety CEO. Despite this, she’s maintained a love affair with Apple before and after, citing the style, design and attention to detail and… read more

Super Easy Typographic Portrait in Photoshop

February 15th, 2010
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Last year we posted on Abduzeedo a very cool post about typographic portraits, the 45 Amazing Type Faces – Typographic Portraits became one of the most popular posts on Abduzeedo, and a lot of people asked me how to create that effect in Photoshop.

We have also posted a little tutorial… read more

Adobe Flash and AIR Coming Soon to Android [VIDEOS]

February 15th, 2010
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Flash games and AIR apps are making the jump to mobile, starting with Google’s Android platform. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Adobe has unveiled AIR and Flash 10.1 for Android, both of which should arrive in the first half of 2010.

Adobe didn’t reveal all that much about the… read more

Happy 5th Birthday, YouTube!

February 14th, 2010
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It’s hard to believe that YouTube, which serves more than 1 billion videos per day, is a mere five years old today. The domain name YouTube.com was registered on February 14, 2005.

YouTube wasn’t the clear leader in 2005: it competed with a range of services from Veoh to Vimeo… read more

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A Closer Look at FlashComponents.net

February 14th, 2010
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Web Design Ledger

Here at WDL, we greatly appreciate our sponsors. They help make it possible for us to do what we do, and we feel that all of our sponsors offer services and products that can be very useful to web designers, developers, and online creatives. In order to let you know… read more

How To Shoot Lava With Photographer Bryan Lowry

February 14th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

During a recent trip to Hawai’i’s Big Island I was treated to a wonderful volcano tour thanks to KapohoKine Adventures.  We toured around a number of sites and had the great fortune to watch fresh lava from Kilauea pour into the sea.  The majesty of watching an island be built… read more

Macworld 2010: Hands-on with Algoriddim’s djay 3

February 13th, 2010
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<poftware tends to be hit or miss — the ability to make a music player match beats on songs, even with different tempos, has been around for a while. For most software designed to allow you to mix and play music, the interface is the important part. What you want… read more

Nikon D700 Review

February 13th, 2010
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In this post Kim Brebach from Get the Picture shares his review of the Nikon D700.

Full Frame becomes affordable

Makers of Digital SLR cameras long ago settled on the APS-C sensor, named after a small film format that came in the late nineties and disappeared soon after. APS-C sensors have an… read more

Macworld 2010: Visiting with Verbatim

February 13th, 2010
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The company is also offering several portable hard drive models, including the SureFire with Firewire 800 connectivity for best Mac performance. The warranty on most newly-purchased Verbatim drives has been extended to 7 years — by then, a 500 GB drive will undoubtedly seem very small.

Catch the video… read more

Best of the Week #106

February 13th, 2010
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It’s time for our best news of this week, the first one of 2010. 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… read more

We Are the World 25 For Haiti Debuts on YouTube [VIDEO]

February 12th, 2010
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Following up on the success of the star studded TV and Internet streamed “Hope for Haiti Now” event last month, a new version of “We Are the World” has premiered on YouTube, featuring more than 75 artists.

The video was directed by Paul Haggis, produced by Quincy Jones, and features a… read more

Glitch: Flickr’s Stewart Butterfield Explains His Ambitious Online Game

February 12th, 2010
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Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield and five other former Flickr employees are joined by one Digg alum, one games expert and several freelancers in Tiny Speck, a company that’s working on an online game that has a shot at rebooting the stagnating massively multiplayer online game genre.

The 2D game — called… read more