Most Creative Ads Series: Hands

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

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

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]

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

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

You Can Use CSS3 Right Now

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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!

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

A Closer Look at FlashComponents.net

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

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

<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

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

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

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]

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

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

Use your iPhone your iPod touch as a flash drive

You can create, delete and rename folders on your iPhone. If your iPhone is jailbroken, you can access the real root and then recover things like your address book, emails and SMS messages.

if you want to do this over a wireless network there is Discover and Air Sharing…. read more

Deconstructing a One Shot HDR Image

RC breaks down the one-shot HDR image that has inspired the one-shot HDR contest featured on his blog.

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Sites of the Week #89

For this Sites of the Week we have selected some great sites such as Kodu and Glitch. Also we’re featuring the new site for the Future of Web Design, by Carsonified and much, much more! As usual we would love to hear from you, keep sending your suggestions to us… read more

5 Fantastic Free Tools to Showcase Your Portfolio

This series is supported by Webdesigner Depot, a popular web design blog covering tutorials, design trends, blogging and inspirational posts. You can visit WDD at webdesignerdepot.com and follow WDD on Twitter @designerdepot.

Whether you’re an artist, designer, or photographer, your web portfolio is your calling card and your showroom. While… read more

Top 10 Free E-Card Sites for Valentines

Valentine’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14th. People exchange tokens of love and affection with beloved fellows. Though people have mixed feelings when Valentine’s Day arrives. Some argue that it has become too commercialized while others believe that it should not be celebrated at all. Those… read more

Task Squid: Task Management Meets Activity Streams [INVITES]

This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.

Name: Task Squid

Quick Pitch: Collaboration focused on completing the… read more

An ode to iPhone tethering

I’ve been using iPhone tethering since it became available in iPhone OS 3.0, and it’s saved my geek bacon many times. On a recent monthlong vacation where my wife, my mother-in-law, and I hopped all over both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, using my iPhone’s data connection… read more

Hulu coming to the iPad?

All that could be about to change. According to TechCrunch, an “industry insider” has revealed that Hulu is already working on an iPad version of its site which should be ready to launch by the time the iPad is released in March. Whether this will take the form of a… read more

Make your iPhone hands-free for less than the price of a ticket

<post states it's illegal to drive while holding an iPhone to your ear, with the average price of a ticket coming in at at least $100. Personally, I'm lucky since my Lexus 400h, like many cars, allows me to make and take calls through my car stereo. My interaction is… read more

InDesign Front and Back Pages Face to Face

Jeff Witchel explains a work around for situations where the front and back page of your document need to bleed across into one another.

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Layers TV: Episode 124

Corey reminds viewers about the Layers Backpage Design contest and shares the first part of a tutorial on designing a contest entry using Photoshop layer styles, masks, and 3D tools. RC picks up where he left off last week and continues exploring the new Flash Catalyst application. This week RC… read more

7 million iPhone and iPod touch users tried to download Flash, and left sad

Despite the widespread disdain for Adobe Flash, it remains a ubiquitous platform delivering streaming media to millions of browser windows — except for mobile Safari. Adobe claims that its site received more than 7 million download requests for Flash in the month of December, originating from iPhone and iPod touch… read more

BoonSpace: Sending Gifts the Easy Way

Valentine’s day is nearly upon us and, like many, you may be short on ideas for gifts for that special someone; or maybe that special someone lives far away and shipping a physical item won’t arrive in time. You could send an e-card, or maybe send some money through Paypal,… read more

40 Aggressive Examples of Waves Photography

By Nousheen Aquil

This post is dedicated to Waves and Surfing Waves Photography. Waves booming against the seashore can be a very soothing experience for anyone. Almost everyone loves the beauty of sea and ocean waves are the most attractive and appealing thing for everyone. However, waves do not have to… read more

Developing Sites With AJAX: Design Challenges and Common Issues

Almost every movie has a scene in which a character pull the protagonist aside and says, “There’s something you should know about [insert another character's name here].” Most of the time, we find out some dark secret about a supposed friend of the protagonist or that the main ally is… read more

Layers TV: Episode 124 – Bonus Video

In this bonus video to Episode 124, RC goes start to finish through the steps of designing a basic image gallery using new Flash Catalyst AIR application.

You can download each episode by subscribing to the podcast on iTunes.

Thank you so much to iStockphoto for providing us… read more

21 Free Music Players For Your Website and Blogs

For one reason or another, a lot of designers use Music Players on their website. An online Music player needs no more introductions for web developers or simple users. Online Music players offer you flexibility and creativity in building your own Jukebox on your Web spaces the way you want…. read more

Google Buzz: Will You Use It? [POLL]

You can also join the discussion on our official Google Buzz account.

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Google Buzz has arrived. We’re all still chatting about and analyzing Google’s biggest move into social media yet — it’s a top trending topic on Twitter and the big subject in the blogosphere.

While we think a lot… read more

Gearing up for Macworld: My 5 apps & packing list

The good news is, of course, that a few well-chosen apps can substitute for destination guides and navigational help. The bad news… there’s still a lot of stuff to bring along. Here are five-plus apps I loaded specifically for this trip, and a few hardware items that I couldn’t do… read more

9 Architectural Photography Tips

Classical or contemporary; architectural photography can be as challenging as it is rewarding. Here are some pointers to help you get started…

Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center – by Stuck in Customs

1. Be sensitive to the direction of light as this can increase contrast, shadows, textures and reflections. High levels of… read more

Sigma DP1s Digital Camera Review

A guest Review of the Sigma DP1s by Patrick Dean from NeutralDay.com.

The idea is simple really. Put a large sensor inside a small compact body and you’ve got a camera that enthusiasts can carry around easily and still secure the same level of quality from their captures as they would… read more

Mobile Web Design: Tips and Best Practices

Last year, more than 63 million people in the United States accessed the Internet from a mobile device. It’s forecast that by 2013 there will be more than 1.7 billion mobile Internet users worldwide. With those kinds of numbers, it’s imperative that web designers and developers learn optimal development and… read more

Canon EOS 550D Announced

The Canon EOS 500D has been replaced with the Canon EOS 550D today, and by the looks of it, replaced with style.

Canon EOS 550D

18MP

1080p HD Movies

ISO 6400

United Kingdom / Republic of Ireland, 8th February 2010 – Canon today announces a groundbreaking new addition to its expanding, world-famous EOS range… read more

Modeling the Human Face in Illustrator

With a simple and direct methods described in this tutorial, you can create a female portrait easily. This process will have you creating anatomically correct human faces in no time.

Final Image Preview

Below is the final image we will be working towards. Want access to the full Vector Source files and… read more

60 Excellent Gadget Photoshop and Illustrator Tutorials

Designing your own (or redesigning existing) gadgets such as MP3 Players, Game Consoles and Computers is an incredible way to improve your general skills in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator (or any other design-related software package for that matter). You’re bound to pick up new skills every time, even if you’re… read more

16 month-old bug continues to crash Flash

16 months later.

If you’d like to test it for yourself, make sure there’s nothing important open in your browser window and head to http://flashcrash.dempsky.org/.

In Safari and Google Chrome, this crashes the plugin but not the browser. It took Firefox 3.6 down entirely.

Why would Matthew… read more

10 Things Clients Look For In a Design Portfolio

By Thursday Bram

There’s no formula for a perfect portfolio. There’s no format that’s guaranteed to land you clients, as long as you follow it. However, there are certain questions that a prospective client has in mind when he’s looking for a web designer. If your portfolio can supply the answers… read more

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (31 Jan – 6 Feb ‘10)

Weekly Assignment

We finished up a weekly assignment that took us back to the basics and looked at how different compositions can create an entirely different feel to a photo. We focused on photos with Centered Compositions. Having a centered composition can be dangerous because it can make your subject look… read more

Sites of the Week #88

For this Sites of the Week we have selected some great sites such as Jilion and Philadelphia Official Visitor Site. Also we’re featuring the new Aiga Design Archives, and much, much more! As usual we would love to hear from you, keep sending your suggestions to us and we will… read more

The Flash saga continues: Adobe responds to charges of “laziness”

Lynch acknowledges the rise of HTML5 video in his post, but he notes that he sees the two technologies as co-existing rather than “one replacing the other.” He also claims that since no standard implementation of HTML5 video exists, widespread adoption of HTML5 in place of Flash would lead us… read more

Hire the Best of Web Designers, By Design – Guest Post

Usually I am sitting on the designers side of the fence, where the web design processes are clear and defined. And maybe sometimes I do sneer at the client who has never even heard of what HTML or CSS is, never mind what good design is. So, when the opportunity… read more

The Amazon vs. Macmillan War Isn’t Over Yet

We thought that the Amazon vs. Macmillan saga was done last weekend. We were definitely wrong.

Last Friday, Amazon yanked Macmillan books off its digital shelves. The move was a response to Macmillan’s demands for an increase in e-book prices and an agency pricing model where the revenue would… read more

Custom Art Brush in Illustrator

Take a paper drawing of a stroke. Scan the paper and import the image into Illustrator. Turn that image into a custom brush.

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Apple’s iPad: Will it Improve the Web?

Apple and Adobe are battling this week over Flash support on the iPad — or rather the lack of it.

With many video sites and online games likely to be inaccessible to iPad users, the decision could confuse web users and dent Flash’s popularity.

But is Steve Jobs doing us a favor… read more

Beach Webcam Helps Save Tourist’s Life

A woman watching the sunset off the coast of St Peter-Ording — a popular tourist destination in Germany — via a beach webcam became an unlikely hero. She spotted a disoriented man walking on the frozen ice who was using his camera flash to signal for help, and directed police… read more

Layers TV: Episode 123

RC talks about the beta version of Flash Catalyst and demonstrates how to use this new software to design an interactive scroll window comp. Corey gives his review of the new Wacom Intuos 4 Wireless tablet.

You can download each episode by subscribing to the podcast on iTunes.

… read more

10 reasons to pass on the iPad? TUAW fact check

1. There’s no physical keyboard

Debra’s correct that the iPad has no physical keyboard. But what she fails to account for is that not only will Apple sell a keyboard dock for the iPad, the device can also be paired with any existing Bluetooth keyboard. Apple’s reasoning for not… read more

Photographing Tots and Toddlers

They say never work with animals or children but who can resist those cherub like faces? Here are a handful of hopefully helpful pointers that one can try when it comes to framing tots and toddlers:

Most children will have the patience of a fly so start by netting the ‘safe… read more

Joomla, WordPress and Drupal – Should you look outside the big 3?

Todays post is a guest opinion article from Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos, he shares his thoughts on how to choose the best CMS and to not be limited to only, as he calls them, The Big Three (WordPress, Joomla and Drupal). What are your thoughts on CMS selection? Which is the… read more

Mac Pro users reporting performance hit linked to audio use

The issues are also causing internal temperatures to skyrocket. One forum user showed how playing a 4-minute track in iTunes caused the internal temperature of his Mac Pro to increase by 11 degrees.

Several users have shown that booting into Windows 7 on the Mac Pro resolves these issues,… read more

Mashable’s Guide to Social Media Job Openings

If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable’s Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to see our articles on How to Leverage… read more

Flash Decompiler Trillix v4

HANDY TOOL FOR CONVERTING SWF TO FLA

Flash Decompiler Trillix v4 by Eltima is an inexpensive tool for converting SWF files into editable Flash files or extracting elements such as images, sounds, videos, and fonts. Additionally, Flash Decompiler converts SWF files created in Flex back to their source code.

When you… read more

Share and Store Photos with Picasa Web Albums

Among the many ways to share and store photos, Picasa is one of my favorites. Along with great desktop software for management, Picasa’s web interface has a great selection of features and options. If you’re looking for a smart, simple and easy way to share and store your photos with… read more

That $499 iPad only costs Apple $270; Wall Street analyst is elated

For the 16GB Wi-Fi iPad (US$499), Marshall found that the total BOM cost was $270.50. Manufacturing adds $10 to the cost, and warranty service costs add up to $20. In case you’re wondering, the flash memory and the aluminum case both cost about $25, and the Apple A4 processor adds… read more

Together: Store, Search and Organize Your Digital Stuff

The quest for the perfect information store is unending. Many of us long for a single place where we can put everything so that it’s easy to find and work with. Of course you could use various folders in a complex directory structure – I did that for… read more

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

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

iPad popular on Twitter, biggest complaint is no Flash

Out of the 27% of the twitterverse that disliked or even hated the iPad, what was their biggest complaint? Unsurprisingly, 41% of iPad haters cited its lack of Flash support as their number one gripe.

Of course, Twitter is a self-selecting group as well (I’ve seen spambots, geeks, and… read more

Two Sides to Every Story: Behind the Scenes of a Photo Shoot

In this post we’re featuring a full set of 59 image from a photo shot by the team at Crudo Visual along with some commentary giving some behind the scenes information on the concept and how it was achieved (below the images). I hope you enjoy this type of… read more

85+ Excellent Resources And Tutorials Especially For Designers To Discover The Best Of The Web In January

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

Interview with Allrounder Alex Cornell

Alex Cornell is a San Francisco based, musician, designer & blogger for the famous design blog ISO50. He has a very clean and simple, but powerful, style which often reminds me of posters from the 80′s. In this interview he will tell us a lot about how he became a… read more

Why Apple Could Have Etched “iPad” Into Some Rocks and Sold Millions

The Social Analyst is a weekly column by Mashable Co-Editor Ben Parr, where he digs into social media trends and how they are affecting companies in the space.

It’s been five days since Apple introduced the iPad to the world, and everybody is still reacting to the announcement. Adobe is… read more

Increase Your Google Visibility in Under 5 Minutes

Google now holds a 70% market share of the search engine game and increasing your visibility in Google Search is key to gaining new clients. In addition, you may have noticed that Google now displays 7 local listings and a map when you search for a local business or service…. read more

An Explosion of Adobe Fireworks Resources

An often overlooked member of the Adobe Creative Suite is Adobe Fireworks. This application software can be used to create vectors, design application interfaces, digital artwork, and create rapid prototypes of websites. Adobe Fireworks can also generate PDF’s, export CSS based layouts, and a variety of other features. However,… read more

Steve Jobs Is Not Happy With Google, Adobe

What a time we’re living in. You can’t even make fun of your competitors at your own company meeting without your words leaking out to the internet.

Apparently, this has happened to Steve Jobs, who lashed out at Google and Adobe at Apple’s Town Hall company meeting held at their One… read more

Why the Idea of the Apple Tablet May Be Better Than the Reality

As a rumor, the Apple tablet can be anything to anyone. We’ve all latched on to the idea that it’s a symbol of hope for the struggling print media industry. We’ve also taken the lack of substantiation as free reign to imagine a device capable of the impossible. We can… read more

TUAW predicts tomorrow’s event

Sang Tang

9.6 inch LED-backlit display
Wireless HDMI support (to output to TV)
Front facing camera

Erica Sadun

Tomorrow, we expect to see Apple finally launch the long awaited tablet. It will likely feature a 10.5-inch diagonal capacitive touch display and look and function much like a… read more

Review: Dark Horse Comics’ “The Goon: Chinatown and The Mystery of Mr. Wicker”

<ped to collect comics pretty religiously when I was a kid (after all, there was a comic book store right across the street from the church my parents always took me to), and lately I've been thinking of getting back into the hobby — there's something really magical about sequential… read more

Obama’s State of the Union Address: Where to Watch Online

U.S. President Barack Obama’s first official State of the Union address will be delivered tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. EST.

While you’ll be able to catch it on the TV networks, you might prefer to watch on your computer or your mobile device and take advantage of all the social media… read more

10 Fun and Free Browser-Based Games

Sometimes it’s necessary to take a break from work and do something a little more enjoyable — like play games! Of course your employer probably won’t allow you to install a desktop game on your computer but fret not, there are plenty of browser-based games to keep you entertained.

We’ve pulled… read more

Showcase Of Web Design In Germany

Germany, which is situated in the heart of Europe and neighbors nine other countries, is not only the motherland of eminent philosophers, poets, composers, world-famous automobiles and great beer, but also a place where some of the most talented and highly ranked Web designers live.

German design is certainly worthy of… read more

20 Indispensable Browser Based Apps

There’s nothing better than a good browser based app. Browser based apps require no downloading and no installation, so you can start using them whenever and wherever you like. What’s more, each one of these apps is accessible from any computer in the world, provided that it’s connected to the… read more

13 Easy And Powerful Website Building Tools To Create Your Free Site

This is one of the very best list of its kind where you can find about some best online website building tools available to create your free website. These free website building tools can help a lot to beginners who do not have technical knowledge but have interest in web… read more

Win 5 Free Copies of Fluid Web Typography

Typography on the Web has remained unchanged for over a decade, but we’re now in the midst of a type revolution.

In a great effort to bring light to typography on the web and how to use it properly, one of our respected authors, Jason Cranford Teague, in association with Peachpit… read more

The 25 best premium WordPress themes for photographers

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One Week Remaining for Free Job Board Postings

Throughout the month of January we have been offering free job postings and have been working to increase the usefullness of the job board for job seekers and for those who are looking to hire designers and developers. We’re happy to have more than 40 opportunities currently… read more

What the Web of Tomorrow Will Look Like: 4 Big Trends to Watch

The Social Analyst is a weekly column by Mashable Co-Editor Ben Parr, where he digs into social media trends and how they are affecting companies in the space.

Did you know that it’s been nearly twenty years since the first website was placed online? Have you ever thought about how… read more

Diamond Plating Effect using Illustrator and Photoshop

Create this effect starting with a pattern and Illustrator and adding layer effects in Photoshop.

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35 Beautiful and Effective E-Commerce Websites

Despite any financial recession and economic stress, online purchasing continues to grow. Expansion of the market and evolving technology that simplifies our daily lives help to set the pace of e-commerce design. Customers want the shopping process to be quick and easy, and merchants want to increase sales by making… read more

Sites of the Week #86

For this Sites of the Week we have selected some great sites such as the Digital Podge and IGN. Also we’re featuring a amazing flash site for Alice in Wonderland, and much, much more! As usual we would love to hear from you, keep sending your suggestions to us and… read more

Useful Tools for Testing Cross Browser Compatibility

A few weeks back I gave you some tips for cross-compatibility, but in this article we are going to focus more specifically on cross-browser compatibility. Building websites to work properly and look good in multiple browsers is a fact of life that web designers must deal with. It is probably… read more

Vimeo Joins the HTML5 Party With New Player

Hot on the heels of YouTube’s announcement of support for HTML5 with a new player, Vimeo has launched its own player supporting the new web standard.

Like we wrote about this morning, one of the many advantages is that removing Flash as the video middleman can increase performance and reduce the… read more

YouTube videos now available in HTML5: Good riddance, Flash

Dream no longer, because the first step toward realizing a Flash-free internet is here. YouTube has introduced an HTML5 beta. The formerly Flash-laden site, whose popularity most likely led to the profusion of Flash on the internet within the past few years, can now be viewed without using Flash… read more

Touchscreen BlackBerry Sighted, And It’s Not the Storm [PICS]

These images of a touchscreen BlackBerry with a physical QWERTY keyboard but no trackpad or trackball showed up on Twitter courtesy of Cell Guru. We’ve got bigger pics below.

Research in Motion has already employed touchscreen technology with its BlackBerry Storm line, but those phones use resistive touch technology as opposed… read more

Star Wars Opening Scene Rendered Entirely in HTML [VIDEO]

What you are about to see is not done in Flash or Quicktime or any other video technology. It’s the iconic Star Wars opening scene — where the backstory text scrolls by and recedes away from you — rendered entirely using the HTML and CSS standards that are used to… read more

WDL Premium: Wix Unlimited Package Discount

Wix has been kind enough to give our premium members a 40% off coupon code for an Unlimited package. If you’re unfamiliar with Wix, it’s a site that makes it super easy to create your own Flash websites that are highly customizable and search engine friendly. Their easy to use… read more

Pull Yourself Together with Threadsy

Do you ever feel like your digital life has become rather… bloated? Between social media networks, instant messaging and email, it’s not uncommon for people to have 5-7 (or more) different services to check on a daily basis. In an ever increasing web-centric world, don’t expect this count to drop… read more

Box.net Makes Viewing Files Online Easier

Storage and collaboration service Box.net is serious about integrating file management and collaboration tools with the cloud. To that end, the company is launching an integrated file viewer into its platform, which goes a long way toward creating what it is dubbing as a Cloud Content Management solution.

Here… read more