How To Organize Calendar, Tasks Manager, Address Book And Notes Modules The Easy Way

March 10th, 2010
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Smashing Apps

For the person who wants to use his/her computer as an interactive personal diary, there are many options available. There exist countless applications for each of the following tasks: organizing your calendar events, scheduling your tasks, recording your contacts, and taking down notes. Freeware programs available on the internet specialize… read more

Round-up of awesome eroded & grunge style fonts

March 10th, 2010
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Round-up of awesome eroded & grunge style fonts

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Re-Create a Logo in Illustrator Based on a Photo

March 10th, 2010
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Layers Magazine

Have you ever worked on a layout that required a specific logo but all you had was a photograph of that logo, and no matter how hard you tried you couldn’t find a nice high-res or vector version to use? In this tutorial, we’ll take you through one example of… read more

WordPress vs. ExpressionEngine: Apples and Oranges?

March 10th, 2010
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Web Designer Depot

This post has been a long time coming. Whether on Twitter or in the blogosphere, the question often arises, and I have been asked numerous times for my opinion on the ExpressionEngine vs. WordPress debate, and why one would choose one content management system (CMS) over the… read more

Create Your Own @font-face Kits

March 10th, 2010
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CSS @font-face generator by @fontsquirrel could play a huge role in spreading webfonts love. – via @zeldman

Read more at www.fontsquirrel.com →

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FileMaker 11 now available with charting, reporting improvements

March 9th, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Launch

Right off the bat, the introduction screen is new (after the splash screen “wobbles” into view). It’s wider with more options, like a link to the online resource center. There you’ll find video tutorials, starter solutions (more on that later) and access to consultants. They’re all extremely useful… 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

Best of the Week #109

March 6th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

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

20 Clean And Modern Free Fonts

March 5th, 2010
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20 Clean And Modern Free Fonts

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Friday Fresh Free Fonts #38

March 5th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it’s awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#38 and make sure to comeback… read more

10 Free Beautiful Calligraphic Fonts

March 5th, 2010
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Noupe

By Paul Viluda

The word “calligraphy” is derived from two Greek words, denoting “beautiful writing”. Calligraphy or the art of writing has thousands of years in its history and development, and indeed calligraphy fonts, which we often use these days on our PCs to create a postcard or a wedding invitation… read more

22 Fresh High-Quality Fonts for Your Designs

March 4th, 2010
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Web Design Ledger

Whether it’s textures, Photoshop brushes, or icons, we love finding top notch free files and sharing them with our readers. We try to post at least one collection of freebies every week. We do the searching so you don’t have to. This saves you time and helps you focus on… read more

50 Freebies: Download Free Grunge Fonts

March 3rd, 2010
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YouTheDesigner

A dirty, distressed and grungy font is what tops off a superb grunge design. On the contrary, using the wrong font can really kill the grunge theme you were aiming for. Don’t get stuck without the resources your creativity needs. Download all 50 of these dead sexy grunge… read more

Top Articles On The Web Design Billboard In February’10

March 3rd, 2010
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InstantShift

A perfect layout, A Good Design and Nice Resource can produce a creative output. Layout, textures, typography and patterns are used more often than one may think but the outcome of different combination can result verity of excellent designs. Professionalism is built upon knowledge and experience. However, When it comes… read more

Printing Pages with Print What You Like

March 2nd, 2010
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Web App Storm

Generally web developers are supposed to create a print friendly stylesheet for their website(s) in case visitors actually want or need to print something out. Unfortunately, this is often skipped by developers leaving a large majority of websites in a very sad state when printed. Of course, the content of… 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

Creative Bookmarks: Best of February 2010

March 1st, 2010
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Tutorial9

February was a great month full of awesome tutorials, interesting articles and interviews, and stunning showcases for inspiration.

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Photoshop TutorialsIllustrator TutorialsWeb/Blogging TutorialsFreebies, Inspiration, & ResourcesPhotoshop TutorialsSuper Easy Typographic Portrait in Photoshop

This tutorial, from Abduzeedo, will show you how to use the Displace filter and some Blend Modes to a great… read more

Logo Design Inspiration: 65+ Brilliant Fresh Designs

March 1st, 2010
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InstantShift

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

The Future Of CSS Typography

March 1st, 2010
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Smashing Magazine

There has been an increasing and sincere interest in typography on the web over the last few years. Most websites rely on text to convey their messages, so it’s not a surprise that text is treated with utmost care. In this article, we’ll look at some useful techniques and clever… read more

6 Free Android Apps That Will Make You Drop Your iPhone

February 28th, 2010
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Mashable

The Android Market may still lag behind the iPhone App Store in terms of variety and quality, but there is something to be said for the Android operating system’s extremely tight integration with existing Google products, and the wide choice of devices and carriers.

There’s no question that the… read more

Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Feb 21-Feb 28, 2010

February 27th, 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

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

Friday Fresh Free Fonts #37

February 26th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it’s awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#37 and make sure to comeback… read more

How To Make Your Own Postcards: Cheap!

February 26th, 2010
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Digital Photography School

I’m Benjamin and am a hitchhiking photographer. In my travels I quickly realized a need to make my own postcards for my friends and family.  

I wanted unique and personal postcards at a cheap price. Here is the result of that quest. This is a post for those whom aren’t familiar… read more

Finding Inspiration in Uncommon Sources: 12 Places to Look

February 26th, 2010
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Smashing Magazine

Inspiration can be a fickle thing. Most designers, when lacking ideas, turn to design galleries to find ideas. But there are a few problems with that approach. The most obvious is that when taking inspiration from similar mediums, there’s a fine line between “inspired by” and “copied”. To some extent,… read more

How to try fonts online

February 24th, 2010
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How to try fonts online

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Top 20 Free Fonts for Distinctive Headlines and Titles

February 24th, 2010
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Specky Boy

Whether you are reading a printed magazine or a web article it is very rarely the content that draws you in at first, the hook is always the title or the headline. A well written and thought out title or headline are fundamental, it has to not only describe with… read more

7 free grunge fonts that rock

February 23rd, 2010
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7 free grunge fonts that rock

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15 great examples of monogram logos

February 23rd, 2010
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Francesco Mugnai

According to Wikipedia a monogram is “a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol.”
Imho one of the best monogram ever is the Formula1 logo. Unfortunately i read from logodesignlove.com that we can’t publish it for copyright problems so…check… 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

How To: Font Replacement

February 23rd, 2010
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Typography in web design is an important aspect, having aesthetic fonts can be appealing and increase user experience….

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13 Useful Google Chrome Extensions for Web Developers

February 22nd, 2010
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Web Design Ledger

Google Chrome, like Firefox, has the ability to increase its functionality and capabilities through the use of extensions. If you’re a web developer, Google Chrome comes with a nice set of developer tools built in that will make your life easier. But there are also a number of extensions… read more

Happy Cog’s Redesign of VisitPhilly.com: An Exemplary Modern Website

February 22nd, 2010
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Web Designer Depot

In January, Jason Santa Maria sent out a tweet announcing that visitphilly.com had been redesigned by world-renowned design studio Happy Cog. My interest was piqued, and I couldn’t help but take a peek.

I can honestly say that I’ve never been more impressed with a website redesign than… read more

25 jQuery Tutorials for Creating and Working with Forms

February 21st, 2010
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DesignM.ag

A few weeks ago we published a collection of jQuery plugins for working with forms. While those plugins can be very useful, there may be times where you would rather learn how to code the solution yourself rather than simply using a plugin. There are a number of quality tutorials… read more

20 Fonts made popular by or inspired by Movies and Brands

February 20th, 2010
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If you’re a movie fan I am sure you’ll enjoy this collection of 20 beautiful movie/brand fonts. All these are free and I think they should be part of any designer’s font library.

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20 Eye Catchy Free 3D Fonts For Your Next Designs

February 20th, 2010
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In this article you will find 20 Eye Catchy Free 3D Fonts For Your Next Designs that can improve user experience. If you are designing a poster and you would like to add a some depth to it, maybe adding a nice 3D font could do that without too much… read more

Friday Fresh Free Fonts #36

February 19th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it’s awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#36 and make sure to comeback… read more

Free Grunge Styles and Resources

February 19th, 2010
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Noupe

Today we are glad to release five grunge styles for Adobe Photoshop. These styles were designed by the german Photoshop artist Dirk Metzmacher and released especially for Noupe and its readers, including resources for textures, fonts and brushes.

You can load styles with the style palette. In case this window isn’t… read more

150 Free Rust Brushes for Photoshop

February 18th, 2010
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DesignM.ag

Most designers love Photoshop brushes because they can make it quick and easy to create impressive results. In the past we have posted numerous collections of various types of Photoshop brushes, and today we’ll continue with rust brushes.

The use of rust and texture in design is very popular right now,… 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

Daily Inspiration #434

February 16th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

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

Resources: fonts, tutorials, icons, textures and templates for a fantastic grunge style

February 16th, 2010
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Resources: fonts, tutorials, icons, textures and templates for a fantastic grunge style

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How to Design a Blue Marketing Company Layout in Photoshop

February 16th, 2010
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DesignM.ag

Today we’ll be going through the process of designing a website for a fictitious marketing company, step-by-step. The design uses a blue color scheme and is intended to put the emphasis on services offered and what the company can do for its clients. Our friends at SnobbySlice… read more

17 Google Chrome Extensions for Web Designers and Developers

February 15th, 2010
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DesignM.ag

Firefox is the browser of choice for most designers and developers in part because of the vast selection of add ons that are available. While Chrome does not offer anywhere close to as many extensions (yet), there are still a number that can be very handy for designers and developers…. read more

35 Latest High-Quality Free Fonts for Professional Designers

February 15th, 2010
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InstantShift

It’s essential for Designers to have a good understanding of typography and selection as the importance of typography in design can’t be neglected. The proper selection of typography can convert your normal design into attractive piece of art.

Among other things, effective typography manages to achieve three necessary objectives of web… read more

Super Easy Typographic Portrait in Photoshop

February 15th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

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

5 Fresh and Extreme Useful Fonts for Logos

February 14th, 2010
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Woork

Fonts for Designers is a series of posts that proposes a selection of the best free fonts for web designers. Each new issue presents five interesting fonts you can use on your web projects. Here is a collection of five fresh and extreme useful fonts particularly adapted to design logos…. read more

Macworld 2010: TypeDNA

February 13th, 2010
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The Unofficial Apple Weblog

<pn the last day of Macworld, I caught up with the guys from TypeDNA to take a look at what I soon realized was going to be a revolutionary bit of software magic for designers of any ilk. TypeDNA is a series of plugins for Adobe CS4 applications (Photoshop, InDesign,… read more

20 Fonts Ideal For The iPhone And Other Mobile Screens

February 13th, 2010
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20 Fonts Ideal For The iPhone And Other Mobile Screens

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Friday Fresh Free Fonts #35

February 12th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it’s awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#35 and make sure to comeback… read more

20 High Quality Free Fonts for Designers

February 11th, 2010
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Web Design Ledger

You may have noticed that we love finding awesome free fonts and sharing them with you. So don’t spend any of your valuable time searching the internet for more fonts. We’ve got you covered.

Here are 20 high quality free fonts for you to use in your designs. In this… read more

5 Ways to Avoid Sabotaging Your Personal Brand Online

February 11th, 2010
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Mashable

Dan Schawbel is the bestselling author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success, an award winning blogger at Personal Branding Blog, a national speaker and consultant on branding and a BusinessWeek columnist.

There have been countless incidents in which professionals have lost their jobs, been evicted, or… read more

Daily Inspiration #428

February 9th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

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

Extensis Universal Type Server 2.1

February 9th, 2010
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Layers Magazine

FONT MANAGEMENT GETS BETTER, STRONGER, AND FASTER

A year ago this past June, Extensis released version 1 of Universal Type Server (UTS)—and now version 2 is hot on its heels with some nice new features that are going to be of special interest to larger companies with many users. While… read more

This Weeks Twitter Design News Roundup N.23

February 9th, 2010
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Specky Boy

This is our weekly Twitter Design News Round-Up, a collection of fresh design related resources that we have shared via Twitter in the past week.
Just in case you are not one of our Twitter followers, click here: twitter.com/speckyboy.
As always, if you have any cool links that you would… read more

Revealing The Secrets – Fonts Of Famous Logos

February 8th, 2010
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If you ever wonder what font is used in Google or IBM or Ferrari logo you come to the right place. You’ve seen these fonts so many times and now it’s time get to know their names and their authors.

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How to Drastically Improve Your Designs

February 8th, 2010
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Design Informer

Design is everywhere. We see it in on billboards as we drive down the street. When we go to a restaurant and look at the menus, we see it. When we sit down on our couch and watch television, it’s visible on the commercials, advertisements, and even the movies and… read more

Typography Art: 30 wonderful handmade fonts

February 7th, 2010
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Francesco Mugnai

A-Z Experiment typography from urk on Vimeo.

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10 Best @font-face Fonts

February 7th, 2010
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10 Best @font-face Fonts

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Hell of a Tutorial in Pixelmator

February 7th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

In this tutorial I will show you how to create a really cool effect. First, we will use basic filters to create a 3D text effect; then, we will blend some stock photos and textures to produce one hell of a wallpaper.
Step 1

Open Pixelmator and create a new document. I’m… read more

25 Beautiful Free Valentine Fonts

February 6th, 2010
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You can’t go wrong with using these when designing personal Valentines for your friends. In this collection you’ll find 25 beautiful free Valentine fonts for your works. Enjoy!

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Beautiful Motion Graphics Created With Programming: Showcase, Tools and Tutorials

February 6th, 2010
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Smashing Magazine

When you hear the word “creative”, what type of profession comes to mind? Maybe a graphic designer, painter, sculptor, illustrator, or writer? It’s unlikely that you would consider a “programmer” when thinking of creative fields of work. But programmers have the potential to be creative and come up with ideas… read more

Best of the Week #105

February 6th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

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

The 30 Most Creative and Unusual Fonts

February 5th, 2010
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The 30 Most Creative and Unusual Fonts

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Friday Fresh Free Fonts #34

February 5th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it’s awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#34 and make sure to comeback… read more

12 Mind-blowing Collections of Free Fonts

February 4th, 2010
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12 Mind-blowing Collections of Free Fonts

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The Art And Science Of The Email Signature

February 4th, 2010
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Smashing Magazine

Email signatures are so easy to do well, that it’s really a shame how often they’re done poorly. Many people want their signature to reflect their personality, provide pertinent information and more, but they can easily go overboard. Why are email signatures important? They may be boring and the last item on… read more

Flash Decompiler Trillix v4

February 3rd, 2010
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Layers Magazine

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

The Principle of Contrast in Web Design

February 3rd, 2010
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Web Design Ledger

A web design is made of many different elements, each having varying levels of importance and some demanding prominence over others. Some elements share a relationship, while others are not related at all. The tricky part is being able to communicate this visually and effectively. This is where the principle… read more

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

February 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

Create, Schedule and Send Real Greeting Cards Via the Web With enGreet

February 1st, 2010
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Mashable

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: enGreet

Quick Pitch: enGreet allows you to find, personalize… read more

How to Design A Corporate Website in Photoshop

February 1st, 2010
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DesignM.ag

Today we’re going to walk through the process of designing an example corporate website in Photoshop.

Here is a look at the end result of what we will be creating (click on the image to see it in full size).

Create a New File

In Photoshop, open a new file (File… read more

Creative Bookmarks: Best of January 2010

February 1st, 2010
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Tutorial9

Happy belated new year Creative Bookmarkers! We’re well on our way into twenty-ten, and have a handful of outstanding resources to share from January.

Quick Nav:

Photoshop TutorialsIllustrator TutorialsWeb/Blogging TutorialsFreebies, Inspiration, & ResourcesPhotoshop TutorialsCreate a Clean Blue Portfolio Design in Photoshop

There are a couple of nice photoshop layout tutorials from around the… read more

Top Articles On The Web Design Billboard In January’10

February 1st, 2010
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InstantShift

A perfect layout, A Good Design and Nice Resource can produce a creative output. Layout, textures, typography and patterns are used more often than one may think but the outcome of different combination can result verity of excellent designs. Professionalism is built upon knowledge and experience. However, When it comes… read more

The Making of GUI Design Icons Font

January 30th, 2010
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Vector Tuts

Icons are inseparable part of a GUI (graphical user interfaces) design. I was downloading, buying and creating icons for ages, then one day I decided to make my own usable icon set. Something to help other GUI designers make work faster and better. This article explains in detail the process… read more

10 Tips for Better Print Style Sheets

January 29th, 2010
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Web Designer Depot

Print style sheets have been somewhat forgotten, and yet they remain important all the same. Many people print out articles to read while traveling or when they have no access to the Internet.

Print style sheets have definite benefits. For example, reading on paper is less tiring on the eyes than… read more

Friday Fresh Free Fonts #33

January 29th, 2010
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Abduzeedo

I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it’s awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#33 and make sure to comeback… read more

HOW TO: Build a More Beautiful Blog

January 28th, 2010
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Mashable

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 blogging for business or pleasure, now is the time to take your little corner of the web… read more

Easier Web Browsing with this Selection of Powerful Bookmarklets

January 28th, 2010
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Specky Boy

A bookmarklet is a tiny JavaScript application contained within a URL, designed to add a one-click functionalty to a web page that will allow you to alter not just your own web page but any page that you choose.
The functions that they can perform vary – you could do… read more

Free and Commercial Script Fonts

January 28th, 2010
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Noupe

By Callum Chapman

Searching for new fonts, whether they be serif, sans-serif or script fonts can take a ridiculously long time – time that should probably be spent working. This round-up showcases a great selection of script fonts to use in your latest design projects. Most of the fonts are premium… read more

Plugin’ in to the Creative Suite

January 27th, 2010
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Layers Magazine

Since the beginning of time (or at least since the beginning of Adobe Systems Incorporated), photographers and designers have always wanted their applications to do more with less. Thus, the demand for plug-ins was created. Developers identify a need, create a solution, and then through the power of marketing, convince… read more

20 Fonts Ideal for Big and Powerful Headings

January 27th, 2010
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Web Design Ledger

Headings play a major role in the way users digest content. Through size and style, they help establish a hierarchy and make text easy to scan. Headings also help establish the mood created by a design. So it’s important to choose the right font to compliment the website’s style.

For this… read more

Design Makeover: Dental Clinic for Pets

January 25th, 2010
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Layers Magazine

Client:
All Pets Dental Clinic www.dentalvet.com

The brochure has to convince the prospective client that All Pets offers great medicine and phenomenal customer service.

The All Pets Dental Clinic was founded about ten years ag ao by Dr. Jan Bellows, one of only about a hundred board-certified veterinary dentists in the… read more

Win 5 Free Copies of Fluid Web Typography

January 25th, 2010
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Web Designer Depot

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

22 Free Calligraphic Fonts

January 25th, 2010
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Calligraphy is a type of visual art. We may define it as the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner. Calligraphic fonts are each designer’s must-have. We handpicked a selection of top free caligraphic fonts which shouldn’t be missing in your collection.

Resource:
http://www.fonts2u.com

Fonts2u… read more

A Roundup of 45 Industrial Free Fonts

January 23rd, 2010
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A Roundup of 45 Industrial Free Fonts

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Beautiful Curvy Brush Fonts for Design

January 22nd, 2010
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Web Designer Depot

Brush fonts are hotter than ever and we are seeing them more often on professionally designed websites.

Thick, bold and beautiful… their relaxed, casual feeling and sexy curves make them a perfect fit for designers who want to break the mold and steer away from the typical serif and sans serif… read more

45 Creative Examples of Typography in the Wild

January 22nd, 2010
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Specky Boy

For many ‘designers’ today, the ‘art of typography’ consists of picking a typeface – and, maybe if the audience is lucky, experimenting with leading, tracking, and kerning.
That’s not to say that there aren’t many extremely talented designers working with type today. Typography is, of course, an intricate art-form.

As computers… read more

Friday Fresh Free Fonts #32

January 22nd, 2010
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Abduzeedo

I will be posting some fresh free fonts every Friday, yes I know it’s awesome. I will look forward to bring a lot of great fonts that will sure help you improve your typography work. Check out what I selected for you on the FFFF#32 and make sure to comeback… read more

8 (More) Desktop Applications That Designers May Want To Know

January 21st, 2010
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Smashing Apps

This is one of the very best list of its kind where you can find the simplest desktop applications that may be very helpful for you as well when you want to get your work done or just for fun. I hope web designers will like this list, but you… read more

The Simplicity of Helvetica

January 20th, 2010
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Web Designer Depot

Helvetica is one of the most popular typefaces in the world.

Technically speaking, it’s a sans serif Grotesque typeface, inspired by and based on the Akzidenz-Grotesk typeface created by Berthold around 1898.

In practical terms, though, it’s used by designers at independent firms, big corporations, and everything in between, from all over… read more

25 Tutorials and Resources for Learning jQuery UI

January 20th, 2010
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Specky Boy

There are many many tutorials and plugins for the jQuery core, but not so many that focus on jQuery UI. jQuery UI has been criticized in the past for its lack of documentation and support, but times have changed. Accompanied by its content rich website, in-depth docs and, especially, support… read more

30 of the Best Fonts Designers Should Use for Print

January 19th, 2010
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30 of the Best Fonts Designers Should Use for Print

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This Weeks Twitter Design News Roundup N.20

January 19th, 2010
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Specky Boy

This is our weekly Twitter Design News Round-Up, a collection of fresh design related resources that we have shared via Twitter in the past week.
Just in case you are not one of our Twitter followers, click here: twitter.com/speckyboy.
As always, if you have any cool links that you would… read more

Design And Build Email Newsletters Without Losing Your Mind (and Soul)

January 19th, 2010
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Smashing Magazine

“We really love this new website you’ve built! Now we’d like to send out an email to all of our customers, friends and anyone, and it should look exactly like the website except with a spinning mailbox at the bottom, and have my photo, and my cat’s photo…” Ever had… read more

Font Update: Billy Argel

January 18th, 2010
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Bittbox

Granted, some of these aren’t entirely that recent, but I haven’t posted about fonts in a while. All three of these fonts are from one of my favorite font designers, Billy Argel. All of them have somewhat of a western feel to them, which I enjoy. They can be downloaded… read more

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Typography Eye Candy

January 18th, 2010
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Design Informer

The other day, while I was sorting out and organizing my bookmarks, I ran across this site called Letterhead Fonts. I had completely forgotten about this site and the moment I saw it, I knew I had to feature them here on Design Informer. If you like typography, then this… read more

How to Design a Portfolio Site in Photoshop, Plus Free WordPress Theme

January 18th, 2010
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DesignM.ag

I’m happy to release a free WordPress portfolio theme called Modest Folio. It’s a simple design and layout that will allow your work to take center stage. It features a tabbed featured area on the front page to show the different services that you offer. Modest Folio… read more

8 free Fonts For Your Upcoming Designs

January 18th, 2010
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8 free Fonts For Your Upcoming Designs

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40 Valuable Tools and Resources For Web Designers

January 18th, 2010
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Noupe

Web development can be tricky and time-consuming. To be more effective and productive, we, designers and developers, can integrate useful tools in our daily routine. Also, handy resources can be very valuable as they can help us enhance communication with clients and other developers as well as improve the quality… read more