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Giants Website Prematurely Reveals Super Bowl Winner [PIC]

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:22:21 +0000

The New York Giants official website accidentally announced the winner of Super Bowl XLVI more than 24 hours before Sunday’s big game even started, by the look of images floating around the web.

The error was immortalized Saturday in this TwitPic screenshot (above), which Jeff Frias posted to Twitter. No signs… read more

15 of the Most Popular Pictures on Pinterest

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:48:33 +0000

1. Hands

Pinterest via Edris Kim.

Click here to view this gallery.

If you’re like us, you’re obsessed with Pinterest. You… read more

The Work of Tony Aubé

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:00:55 +0000

When compositing photos in Photoshop, sometimes the story you tell can be just as important as how well you combine the images. Frequent Psdtuts author Tony Aubé is not only good at combining the images he uses, but he is also great at combining them in an emotional way. Let’s… read more

How I Shot And Edited It – Nepal Zoomable Panorama

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000

Have I mentioned how much I love photography and technology. Here’s a good case for mixing them together.

As you say previous on the Q&A with Uncornered Market, creating panorama’s can create some amazing images. I took their methodologies and applied them to some of my own panoramas, which do not… read more

35+ Captivating Images of Beautiful Portrait Photography

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:05:19 +0000

35+ Captivating Images of Beautiful Portrait Photography

Comics of the week #115

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:38:24 +0000

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Hype: A Worthy Flash Alternative?

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:00:04 +0000

Hype, by developers Tumult, seems to have a rather appropriate title. There has been a great deal of talk about this web animation app since its release some months ago, and that can hardly be a surprise, given that it claims to allow the user to create “beautiful HTML5 web… read more

4 Ways to Tweet as a Visual Brand

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:06:00 +0000

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

Companies that rely on a visual or photographic web presence often find it difficult to convey their media on Twitter. Take, for instance, apparel brands that need… read more

10 Hot Web Startups Changing the Face of Retail

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:07:24 +0000

Macala Wright is the publisher of FashionablyMarketing.Me, one of the leading fashion and retail industry business websites. She is a retail consultant and business strategist who specializes in marketing consulting for fashion, luxury and lifestyle brands. You can follower her on Twitter at @InsideFMM or @Macala.

In 2010, branded content was… read more

Daily Inspiration #1048

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:56:08 +0000

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

How to Deliver a Killer Business Presentation

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:18:25 +0000

Meaghan Edelstein has gained national media attention through her blog, I Kicked Cancer’s Ass, which she started to document her battle with end stage cancer. She is an attorney, the founder of the non-profit organization Spirit Jump, and works for the Global Strategic Management Institute.

Working with hundreds of speakers as… read more

MadeFreshly: Instant Ecommerce

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:00:56 +0000

Gone are the days when you needed a truckload of money to start an eCommerce venture. I’m not saying that you don’t need a huge amount of capital to start your own shop online. It all depends on the nature and volume of goods you deal with. But one variable… read more

Anonymous Strikes Again, Releases Massacre Marine’s Emails

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:24 +0000

Anonymous released sensitive documents Friday from the law firm that represented the U.S. Marine who led the 2005 Haditha massacre, which left 24 unarmed Iraqis dead.

The law firm’s website, Puckettfaraj.com, was vandalized in the same style as an earlier attack on the Boston Police Department.

The attack coincided with… read more

How To Do Levitation Photography: Amazing Tutorials And Images

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:45:19 +0000

How To Do Levitation Photography: Amazing Tutorials And Images

7 Tips for Planning a Wedding on Pinterest

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:59:36 +0000

1. Join

If you haven’t already, sign up for a Pinterest account. There’s a waiting list to join now… read more

Manage Your Money to Avoid Freelancing Failures

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:59:22 +0000

Business is always about monetizing one component from among a host of other important things. The reason behind every business is to make money or generate revenues. Given the inherent focus on revenues, when launching a business or a site, it is critical to understand how to manage finances, which… read more

Mastering Panning – Photographing Moving Subjects

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:05:51 +0000

Photo by Delineated

Previously we’ve covered the topic of shutter speed and looked at how increasing and decreasing it can have a significant impact upon the images we take – particularly if the subjects in those images are moving.

Today I’d like to take a brief look at a related topic –… read more

Publish Magazines and eBooks Quickly with Calaméo

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

From Amazon’s runaway success with the Kindle platform to Apple’s new iBooks Author tool to help writers create interactive eBooks for their iPad iBooks store, eBooks are the story of the day for digital media. If you’ve ever considered writing a book or creating a new magazine, you’ll want to… read more

Ask Freelance Switch: Building an Agency and Freelancing Internationally

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:55 +0000

In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, we look at growing into an agency and freelancing internationally. Ask FreelanceSwitch is a regular column here that allows us to help beginners get a grip on freelancing. If you have a question about freelancing that you want answered, send an email to… read more

Free download: Infographic Vector Kit

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:13:40 +0000

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Gentlemint: Pinterest For Men

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:33 +0000

I have to admit, when Pintrest first came out, I thought to myself, there is no way that this thing has any use and will disappear soon. Boy, did I eat my words and then some. It has grown to one of the most popular websites in its very short… read more

73 Links and Photos That Will Make Your Photography-Loving Head Explode

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:59:51 +0000

It’s been a truly wonderful week online in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy collecting the best set of links to tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone. This is a really great list highlighting wonderful work by some of the best… read more

Daily Inspiration #1047

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:11:01 +0000

What to Do When Your Website Gets Hacked

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:54:55 +0000

Dallas Lawrence is the chief global digital strategist for Burson-Marsteller, one of the world’s leading public relations and communications firms. He is a Mashable contributor on emerging media trends, online reputation management and digital issue advocacy. You can connect with him on Twitter @dallaslawrence.

If an individual or activist group broke… read more

Start Your Own Email Newsletter the Easy Way with TinyLetter

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:00:04 +0000

Most of us have sent emails to multiple people at once, whether a holiday email to family or a marketing newsletter to fans and customers. Many of us have gotten emails with dozens of addresses at the top where the sender sent the email to their whole list by just… read more

How To Create A Set Of PS Brushes From A Single Texture Photo

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:35:49 +0000

Creating Photoshop brushes is rather easy. But, I often find that brush sets lack consistency and are often created form various textures or sources. I like consistency.

I think a great set of brushes isn’t just a matter of throwing a bunch of brushes that kinda look similar together in a… read more

Email Guidelines

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:21:44 +0000

Email Guidelines is a post from: Free Email Templates

Email Guidelines

Granted, the social media hit the World like a Big Bang. Anyone who is anyone is now a chronic blogger, and anyone who is not in it looks like a dead man walking. This may very well be, but one… read more

How to make your type more appealing on the web

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:25:01 +0000

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Fashion Forward: Showcase of Fashion and Editorial Photography

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:38 +0000

As we have undoubtedly heard our entire lives, a picture speaks a thousand words. And while that may be true of most, there are those who seek to tell a bit of a story with their works. Editorial photography, and perhaps some would say to a lesser degree fashion photography,… read more

Instagram Users Snap Spectacular Shots at Sailing’s Toughest Event [PICS]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:32:41 +0000

An AbuDhabi highway shot by Liam Goslett, a 19-year-old photographer from Toronto whose Tumblr blog is called Liam… read more

Facebook IPO: The Illustrated View

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:19:03 +0000

Top Facebook Stats

Facebook kicks off its IPO document with key stats, touting its astonishing number of active users,… read more

Easily Create a Website with Moonfruit

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:26 +0000

Many tools and packages exist online to help people create websites with minimal effort and involvement. Of course, each one has their own strengths and weaknesses. Some are more aimed at creating blogs, while others are better for single-page info sites.

Moonfruit is another competitor in this market. It looks stylish,… read more

How to Make Photoshop Actions [TIME SAVER]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:52:42 +0000

I am sure, like me, many of you spend hours and hours sitting at Photoshop carrying out the same repetitive tasks on countless photographs, be it resizing, converting formats or applying the same color tweaks to a large batch. Well you may or may not have heard of Photoshop Actions,… read more

Pinterest Drives More Traffic Than Google+, YouTube and LinkedIn Combined [STUDY]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:03:04 +0000

Pinterest is social media’s rising star — and now has the traffic stats to prove it.

The darling network of brides-to-be, fashionistas and budding bakers now beats YouTube, Reddit, Google+, LinkedIn and MySpace for percentage of total referral traffic in January, according to a Shareaholic study.

Pinterest accounted for 3.6%… read more

Daily Inspiration #1046

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:59:04 +0000

Sony Alpha SLT-A65 Review

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:07:13 +0000

Since my review of the Sony SLT-A77 hit the screens of many Digital Photography School visitors it’s obvious the company has pressed the right buttons for people wanting to lift their photo game.

Now we have ‘son of’ … a model similar in many respects, at a lower price, but with… read more

Sparking Ideas

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:55:53 +0000

Just wanted to show the saying “Sparking Ideas” with a artwork.

Typography Mania #117

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:01:18 +0000

Typography Mania is a weekly post series that comes around every Wednesday with the best of Typography design works on the web, from type videos to images everything is full of great design and typography inspiration. Users can submit their typography designs.

Click here to check out all the previous Typography… read more

How To Shoot 360 Degree Panoramas While On The Road – With Audrey Scott And Daniel Noll Of Uncornered Market

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:18:00 +0000

It’s worth your while to click on the image above to be taken to the full sized 360 view of the Shah-é-Chéragh Mosque taken by Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll of Uncornered Market.com. As DPS evolves, we’ll be adding in the ability to see these immersion style Shockwave files on… read more

Best of Tuts+ in January 2012

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:55 +0000

Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would like to start learning something completely new, this is the best place to start!

Psdtuts+ — Photoshop Tutorials

Create… read more

What’s So Great about Digital Photography?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:19:07 +0000

Before digital cameras, the only way to get a digital image was to take a picture with a film camera, get the film developed, then have the photographic print or slide digitized using a scanner.

Digital cameras eliminate the time needed for developing and scanning. When you own a digital camera,… read more

Win 250 die cut business cards from UPrinting

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:10:34 +0000

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Project Unbreakable Gives Sexual Abuse Victims a Voice in Pictures

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:05:01 +0000

Pictures can capture a moment, express a feeling or, with Project Unbreakable, help sexual abuse victims take control over the violence done to them.

Project Unbreakable was created in October of 2011 by Grace Brown, a 19-year-old studying at New York’s School of Visual Arts, as a way to address sexual… read more

Men Must be Graduates of Elite Universities to Join New Invite-Only Dating Site

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:46:28 +0000

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.

Name: Sparkology

Quick Pitch: Sparkology is an invite-only luxury dating site for young professionals.

Genius Idea: Sparkology members… read more

Monkey Business: How to Photograph Monkeys

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:05:42 +0000

Monkeys are a hugely fun subject to photograph and can be the subject of some great shots for you. They do, however, present a few challenges for the photographer like any other wild animal (and possibly a few challenges unique to themselves). Lets look at what you will have to… read more

40+ Tips to Get the Most Out of Web Apps

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:00:01 +0000

There’s so many things you can do from your browser, you could get by quite nicely without any other native apps. The internet is full of amazing web apps, ranging from powerful tools for enterprises to little tools that do one thing great.

While the web apps and sites we love… read more

Daily Inspiration #1045

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:33:52 +0000

Chris Sanders – Photographer Spotlight

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:47:56 +0000

This commercial photographer spotlight features Chris Sanders. Sander’s lifestyle and travel work developed out of a film background. His client list includes publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Esquire and Conde Nast Traveler as well as companies such as Bank of America, Microsoft, Reebok and Starwood Hotels. He lives and works from… read more

Silhouette Photography Technique

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:50:05 +0000

A great photograph is no different than any other work of art, in that it should elicit emotion and engage viewers. One of my favorite ways to engage the viewer of a photograph and encourage them to interpret the image is by utilizing silhouettes.

Silhouettes Engage Viewers

The reason silhouettes are so… read more

Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: February 2012

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:48:55 +0000

We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one — desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the… read more

Best of the Vector Web – January 2012

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:10 +0000

Each month, we search the web for the best vector-related content and showcase it here for you all to enjoy. This month, we showcase high quality tutorials on mixing vector techniques with photography, we learn how to create vintage style lettering that has a grainy retro style, dive deeper into… read more

Ten Things To Think About When Designing Your iPad App

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:03:02 +0000

Like most well-designed things, the magic of an iPad app comes from a union of usefulness, usability and meaning. Games aside, the app must be useful by solving a problem that people actually have through the right set of functionality at the right time. It must be easy to use… read more

Web designers, what to look for in a CMS

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:05:18 +0000

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Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.118)

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:48:40 +0000

This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy :)
If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the… read more

Prey: A Powerful Recovery Tool For Your Missing Laptop

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:44 +0000

Our laptops are valuable devices. They connect us. Inform and entertain us. And yes, sometimes distract us. Dealing with a lost or stolen laptop is not typically a thought we ponder in our busy lives. The good news, there are some powerful tools out there to assist us in the… read more

Composition: When to Landscape a Portrait and Vice Versa

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:22:17 +0000

This is a guest post by Phil Hill, a travel photographer from the UK based in Australia. You can see more of Phil’s great work at his travel photography blog or follow him on Facebook or Twitter.

At first glance many will probably have tongue firmly in cheek and I might… read more

Daily Inspiration #1044

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:48:13 +0000

Download and Test Lightroom 4 for Free

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:28:11 +0000

Over the last week, with the launch of our brand new Guide to Post Processing eBook, there’s been a lot of discussion around dPS around post processing – particularly about software and tools.

One of the common threads of conversation that I’ve been hearing is around the expense of some of… read more

5 Ways for Photographers to use an iPad to Jumpstart their Business

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:15:12 +0000

1. Editing On-the-Go

The iPad is never going to replace a desktop computer for photo editing. However, it does come in handy when you are looking to quickly edit a few pictures. I recently traveled home for the holidays. My parents wanted a picture for their Christmas card. I was able to… read more

How to Illustrate a Microscope in Illustrator

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:00:14 +0000

The microscopes is a symbol of our civilization. Throughout this tutorial on how to illustrate a vector microscope you’ll take advantage of numerous Illustrator tools. You will learn how to use blends, art brushes and 3D rendering in Adobe Illustrator. Let’s get started!

Step 1

First, create a horseshoe shaped path, filled… read more

The Psychology Of Color In Design

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:12:15 +0000

Have you ever wondered why you seem to be getting hungrier while waiting to place your order at a fast food place or why you eat faster than any human should ingest that poison? Have you ever heard of a “power tie” in business?

There are things that excite the human… read more

New developer tools in Firefox 10 and 11

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:26:51 +0000

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45 Latest Photo Manipulation Tutorials for Photoshop

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:09:53 +0000

When we talk about image editing or photo enhancement, Adobe Photoshop is the first thing that comes to our minds. The software itself is hard to learn and harder to master though. Thanks to the many tutorials available though, even novices can learn the tricky tecniques used by… read more

30 Examples of Impressive Concept Art

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:08 +0000

For both video games and comic books, concept artists are necessary to create the aesthetically-pleasing visuals that enhance the storyline’s action and drama. From simple pencil sketches to 3D models, detailed character turnarounds to costumes, fantastic vehicles to intricate weapon design, the possibilities are endless.

These are some examples of impressive… read more

DashExpander vs. xType: Which Free Snippet Expander is Better?

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:26 +0000

As a writer, one utility that I simply can’t live without is some sort of text expansion app. These tools are simply invaluable to my workflow and save me hours of typing every month. I personally am a huge fan of TextExpander. It’s my go to text expansion app and… read more

Daily Inspiration #1043

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:25:56 +0000

Pinterest Becomes Top Traffic Driver for Retailers [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:22:14 +0000

Pinterest, a two-year-old social bookmarking site that lets users collect and share things they like on the web, is driving increasingly significant amounts of traffic to retailers’ websites.

The service enables users to create online bulletin boards, or “pinboards,” for popular categories such as home decor, food and wedding inspiration. Members… read more

How I Stumbled Across an Amazing Way to Slow Down My Shooting Process

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:46:42 +0000

A guest post by John Davenport

I, like many new photographers, would walk around shooting everything I saw without consciously thinking about the way it was framed or the settings on my camera. If you browse through the archives of my blog you’ll see a clear pattern of growth and learning… read more

Our favorite tweets of the week Jan 23-Jan 29, 2012

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:36:51 +0000

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Take More Photos – Keep Less

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:26:10 +0000

A guest post by Sam Levy, founder of citifari, New York Photo Tours.

In today’s environment, with the development and increased mobility of digital cameras, it has become easy and inexpensive to take a large volume of photos. Compared to the early days of photography when it took a couple of… read more

Comics of the week #114

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:13:19 +0000

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Ex-Palm Chief Says Goodbye to HP, WebOS

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:09:41 +0000

Jon Rubinstein, the former CEO of Palm and co-developer of the Apple iPod, has left Hewlett-Packard, the company confirmed to Mashable. Rubinstein came to HP after the company acquired Palm in 2012.

The departure, which had been planned for some time, is symbolic of the trajectory of webOS, the mobile OS… read more

Daily Inspiration #1042

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:24:49 +0000

Freebie Friday: 6 Abstract Lines Brushes

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:10:16 +0000

Happy Friday everyone! Today I’m releasing this set of unique and tough to define brushes. The source for these was a microscopic piece of pollen. Up close the strands looked like barbed wire. After photographic it, I brought the images into Illustrator and Live Traced each one, so the edges… read more

The Rule of Thirds: Weekly Photography Challenge

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:25:59 +0000

This week your photography challenge is to utilise the most common photographic composition rule – the Rule of Thirds.

While I’m not big on ‘rules’ – there’s definitely some good reasons to know this one and to be able to pull it off (and of course there are times to break… read more

Snaps on Maps: Google Wants to Send Photographers Inside Your Business

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:51:41 +0000

Google wants to get all up in your business — but in a good way.

The search giant just unveiled an expansion to its Business Photos program, which aims to put indoor images of businesses on Google Maps and Google Places profiles. The program now has a clear way to hook… read more

Community: Peer Review 06

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:00:57 +0000

Vectortuts+ is all about helping people turbo charge their skills, and today we have another special community post that will help our readers take their images to the next level. The best thing is, you can be part of it too! Find out more at the jump.

Peer Review, 5

If you… read more

A “Happy Snap” Lightroom Workflow

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:42:47 +0000

At Halloween last year I was asked to photograph some kids I’ve shot from time to time since they were born. Basically their mum likes to have some up to date photos of the kids and Halloween seemed like as good a time as any to get some shots.

When… read more

Create A Jeans Vector in Illustrator

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:32:36 +0000

Adobe Illustrator can be a little tricky to get your hands around, particularly after getting used to the workflow of applications like Photoshop. The differences between layer use and the creation of objects and shapes can be really strange at first hand.

In the following steps you will learn how to… read more

15 useful plugins for multi-author blogs

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:32:48 +0000

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Useful CSS Snippets for Your Coding Arsenal

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:17 +0000

CSS is a beautiful language but it can also be frustrating at times. Certain CSS solutions don’t work on certain browsers (cough Internet Explorer cough) and much of your time can be spent debugging code.

Thankfully there are lots of great CSS snippets available online that fix common problems and design… read more

Beautiful Houses: Weteringschans Apartment in Amsterdam

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:42:37 +0000

The idea in this series is to show beautiful and inspiring houses. Houses that are remarkable for its design, elegance, elements, concept or simply because they are beautiful. So if you like architecture, interior design and beautifully designed houses, you are at the right spot. Check out this week beautiful… read more

Collaborate On Multimedia Slideshows With Tumblecloud

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:25:33 +0000

Name: Tumblecloud

Quick Pitch: Tumblecloud is a collaborative space for creating multimedia slideshows.

Genius Idea: Drag-and-drop collaboration.

The audio, video… read more

How You Can Turn 19th Century Photos Into Animated GIFs

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:34:02 +0000

GIF made with the NYPL Labs Stereogranimator

The New York Public Library wants you to turn its archive of 40,000 historic stereographs into 3D images and animated GIF files.

The NYPL launched a feature Thursday called the Stereogranimator, which allows users creative access to its collection of stereographs, a popular photo… read more

15 Best jQuery Images Galleries Sliders and Template Tutorials

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:05:19 +0000

15 Best jQuery Images Galleries Sliders and Template Tutorials

Daily Inspiration #1041

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:02:38 +0000

Google Earth 6.2 Is a Massive Improvement, Shows Smooth Blue Planet [PICS]

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:42:04 +0000

You’ll be amazed at what Google has just done with Google Earth. Overnight, the earth-mapping application was upgraded to Google Earth 6.2, with vastly improved imagery that changes the choppy patchwork quilt of past versions into a smooth globe that rivals the most detailed satellite shots.

Beyond the realistic-looking… read more

15 Best Magento Themes For eCommerce Websites

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:30:43 +0000

Magento is the best platform for any e-commerce store or website because it comes with large numbers of terrific features that make it the preferred choice of many e-commerce website owners. On the other hand, finding out elegant or helpful Magento resources is rather difficult. Nearly all Magento extension and… read more

What Makes a Great Web App

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:00:38 +0000

If you’ve hung around Web.AppStorm long enough, you’ve surely come across a few web apps you’ve thought looked nice. Hopefully you found some you kept using, but odds are, you quit using most of them right after you tried them out.

There’s the web apps we use all the time, like… read more

How One Entrepreneur Is Connecting Celebrities With Their Fans [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:50:54 +0000

After graduating from the famed Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Steve Ellis spent the next decade trying to make it in the music business, while tending bar on the side. According to Ellis, he was one of the… read more

10 Sources for Stock Photos

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:08:04 +0000

More often than not I find myself meeting with a prospective client and telling them one of the biggest keys to designing a stunning website are the images that you use. You can have the most elaborate interface, with parallax scrolling, fluid and responsive resizing capabilities, and the best color… read more

Quick Tip: Quickly Create Recycled Paper Textures with Adobe Illustrator

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:38 +0000

In this tutorial you will learn how to quickly create a series of recycled paper textures. You can use these to apply the effect of old paper over illustrations. The goal of this tutorial is to show you some shortcuts for aligning objects on the Artboard by using the Align… read more

7 mistakes developers make

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:26:08 +0000

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Creative Uses for QR Codes

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:29:17 +0000

Nowadays we look around and all over the places see QR codes embedded into the ads, buildings, billboards, newspapers, cups, clothes and even into the roads.

The usage of QR (Quick Response) codes in promotional marketing is a great idea and just one more awesome way to engage people… read more

iBooks Author: Multi-Touch Book Creation With a Big Catch

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:14 +0000

While it’s no secret that iBooks hasn’t been a runaway success as Apple had hoped, the company is trying their hand at revolutionizing the book industry once more -but this time they’ve shifted their efforts towards the education market. Along with the new iBooks 2, Apple introduced iBooks Author, their… read more

Macworld Enters 3rd Year Post-Apple; Is it Still Relevant?

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:38:44 +0000

The annual Macworld exposition begins on Thursday in San Francisco, and for the twenty-eighth consecutive year will bring together Apple fans, users and developers. But this installment adds a new twist — and a new name.

It’s now billed as Macworld | iWorld, which better captures “the essence of what… read more

Daily Inspiration #1040

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:32:31 +0000

55 Fresh And Free Texture Packs To Spice Up Your Designs

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:21:12 +0000

Textures are very popular and well accepted in the designing community. Beginners who have just started in the graphic design industry may not be familiar with how to use textures. Every skilled designer knows the importance of using the appropriate textures in designs and this is the reason why designers… read more

Perfect Portrait 1

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:14:10 +0000

Better Portraits in Less Time

Perfect Portrait 1 is a huge timesaver for portrait photographers. It automatically identifies faces and features, and with a press of a button, eyes become whiter and clearer, teeth become whiter, lips have greater definition, wrinkles are softened, and shine and blemishes are reduced. In… read more

Give Your Viewers Some Place To Go

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:46:52 +0000

In photos, as in life, we like to have some place to go. Not having a direction in a photo is one of the reasons for people becoming bored of viewing photos or lackluster responses on internet sites. People can’t always put their finger on why your photo leaves them… read more

13 Important Resources for Learning How to Design Typefaces and Full Fonts

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:00:51 +0000

If you’re serious about creating a typeface design, then you’ll need some solid resources to get started. Learn effective typeface design workflows, how to take an initial spark of an idea from sketch, through Illustrator, into Fontlab, and then work your creation into a complete and custom font design. Here… read more

60+ Latest Logo Designs for Logo Design Inspiration

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:21:30 +0000

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

High quality WordPress templates from TemplateMonster.com

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Flashes in the Dark: Low light Photography

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:59:52 +0000

Photographers put a lot of focus and emphasis on the lighting for their pictures. After all, lighting is a powerful instrument in setting the overall tone and feel of the piece. Even when there is very little light to work with. In fact, it is in these situations that the… read more

12 Apps That Should Be in the Apps Starter Kit

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:31 +0000

If you are searching for good apps at the Mac App Store, chances are you’d take a look at the featured app categories on display.

I’m talking about the “Apps for Writers,” “Get Stuff Done,” “Better Together,” and “Great Free Apps” categories where apps similar to one another are grouped together… read more

Shooting at Shadows: The Secrets to Great Silhouettes

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:46:54 +0000

This is a guest post by Phil Hill, a travel photographer from the UK based in Australia. You can see more of Phil’s great work at his travel photography blog or follow him on Facebook or Twitter.

I was going through my archive the other day, organizing some latest images for… read more

Apple Reveals Its Q1 Results In Earnings Call

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:51:40 +0000

Apple today has announced its Q1 earnings for the fiscal year 2012 – and the results are certainly not to be sniffed at. Q1 has been Apple’s best quarter ever with a reported $46.33 billion in revenue posted. The data, which is available for download from Apple’s corporate website, breaks… read more

Live From the White House: The State of the Union, Tweeted

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:03:50 +0000

Tonight, President Obama will be addressing the nation in the annual State of the Union address. Mashable has been invited by the White House to attend a State of the Union tweetup.

The event (using hash tags #sotu #whtweetup) will be held at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C,… read more

Daily Inspiration #1039

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:36:31 +0000

15 Useful And Free High Quality Folder Icon Sets

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:47:52 +0000

Are you looking for some high quality folder icon sets that you can use for free? If yes, then you have landed on the right page as here we present a beautiful and useful compilation of some of the best and high quality folder icon sets for you that you… read more

Judge: Order to Decrypt Laptop Does Not Violate Fifth Amendment [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:22:00 +0000

A Colorado judge has denied a defendant’s argument that the Fifth Amendment protects her from decrypting her computer upon authorities’ request.

The decision came during a criminal trial in which the defendant is accused of bank fraud. She argues that allowing… read more

A Guide to Post Processing Your Images: Photo Nuts and Post

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:45:40 +0000

I’m extremely excited today to be able to announce the launch of a much anticipated eBook – Photo Nuts and POST by Neil Creek.

In January 2010 we released the first eBook in this series – Photo Nuts and BOLTS which is all about understanding how your camera works and… read more

20 Fun & Lively Character Design Tutorials from Vectortuts+

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:00:22 +0000

Mastering the art of character design is something that takes both a lively imagination and a good understanding of drawing techniques. Today we have have bundled together a collection fun and lively character design tutorials from the Vectortuts+ archives. Covering a variety of subjects from sketching to rendering there’s plenty… read more

How to make your own icon webfont

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:24:25 +0000

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Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.117)

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:01:29 +0000

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This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy :)
If you would like to receive our daily updates and kepp up to date with the latest and greatest articles and… read more

20 Must Have Alfred Extensions

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:53 +0000

One of the first few apps I downloaded was the popular Alfred launcher. Being able to launch apps, open files, shutdown and restart my laptop with just a few taps on the keyboard intrigued me, so I decided to give it a shot. And hey, who can resist that adorable… read more

How to Use a Variable Neutral Density Filter for Better Portrait Photography

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:16 +0000

This is a guest post by Doug Pruden – a portrait photographer from Calgary. Check out his great photography blog for more tips.

The filter that I have come to appreciate more as time passes is the neutral density filter, or, more specifically, the variable neutral density filter. This puppy can… read more

Academy Awards Launches Digital ‘Celebrate the Movies’ Campaign

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:03:40 +0000

Just in time for the 84th Academy Award nominations, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is rolling out a digital campaign, entitled “Celebrate the Movies.”

Starting Monday, iconic moments from 84 films in Oscar history will be showcased online and on digital billboards in New York and Los Angeles…. read more

Daily Inspiration #1038

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:48:34 +0000

Helicon Focus Pro X64

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Create Sharp Focus Throughout Your Images

Ansel Adams was part of a group of San Francisco realistic landscape photographers who called themselves Group f/64. The name came from their desire to achieve maximum depth of field (DOF). However, attaining maximum DOF can be challenging, especially in macro photography. Stopping a… read more

9 Best Practices for Social Networking in the Workplace

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:18:27 +0000

Maria Ogneva is the head of community at Yammer, where she is in charge of social media, community programs, internal education and engagement. You can follow her on Twitter, her blog, and via Yammer’s Twitter account and company blog.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably witnessed (or maybe even been… read more

The Ultimate, Expandable Expedition Camera Backpack: f-stop Satori [REVIEW]

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:34:49 +0000

My history of cameras and backpacks goes back a couple of decades to my first year out of high school. It was then that I fell in love with hiking and camping outdoors and the obvious choice to bring along a camera to capture some of that beauty on film…. read more

Hopper: Simple Copy and Paste to the Web

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:00:13 +0000

Sometimes I come across an app and think to myself, “Why didn’t I think of this before?” Usually these apps are simple, easy to use, and take no time to learn at all. They are ones that I use all the time to do everyday tasks.

Hopper is one of those… read more

How Post-Processing Helped Me Become a Better Photographer

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:49:05 +0000

The following post is from author of the Photo Nuts DPS ebook series Neil Creek. The third book in the series Photo Nuts & Post – A Guide to Post-Processing will be launched here tomorrow! If you have any post-processing questions for Neil, he would be happy to answer… read more

Introduction To Linux Commands

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:02:28 +0000

At the heart of every modern Mac and Linux computer is the “terminal.” The terminal evolved from the text-based computer terminals of the 1960s and ’70s, which themselves replaced punch cards as the main way to interact with a computer. It’s also known as the command shell, or simply “shell.”… read more

Augmented Reality: the future of digital media

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:36:01 +0000

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50 Wonderful Black & White Photos with Partial Color Effects

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:15:17 +0000

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Taking a black and white photograph and adding partial color to certain key points of the shot is one of the most popular techniques amongst professional photographers. You can understand its popularity when you look at the examples we have for you below. This technique… read more

SpriteRight: Create CSS Image Sprites the Easy Way

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:13 +0000

If you’re a web developer, then you know that manually creating image sprites is a pain. Even worse is the process of trying to position those sprites just right within your CSS. It’s a necessary evil, but don’t you wish you could skip it?

Today we’re going to take a… read more

Developing a Responsive Website: Background Images

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:45:19 +0000

Developing a Responsive Website: Background Images

Daily Inspiration #1037

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:17:02 +0000

iPhotography Calendar: 12 Months Captured in 12 Stunning Snapshots [PICS]

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:44:52 +0000

JANUARY: City Winter by Elinor Zach

Perfect timing sees just yellow cabs on the icy roads. This splash of… read more

11 Ways to get Free Marketing for Your Photography

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:29:03 +0000

One of the challenges of charging for your photography is figuring out how to get clients. You’ve got the technical know-how, but what about the business and marketing side? Strapped for cash and looking for ways to generate buzz about your photography? No problem. Marketing doesn’t have to cost much… read more

Our favorite tweets of the week Jan 16-Jan 22, 2012

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How Profile Photos Can Affect the User Experience

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:00:46 +0000

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Social networks have grown into the norm in today’s sophisticated Internet. Modern web pages have become very personalized over the past decade including a number of user interface features. One such example is the user profile picture often accompanied by each username.

Web designers don’t often… read more

Sigma 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC HSM Circular Fisheye [REVIEW]

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:09:42 +0000

While full frame sensor camera have enjoyed the use of fisheye lenses for a century, the newly created APS-C sensor cameras have remained lacking. Use of traditional fisheye would work, but the entire circular area would be cropped.

Enter the Sigma 4.5mm fisheye. This lens is built for cropped sensors, giving… read more

Comics of the week #113

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:43:21 +0000

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How to Quickly Find Raster Images and Effects in Vector Files Using Adobe Illustrator

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:25:19 +0000

How to Quickly Find Raster Images and Effects in Vector Files Using Adobe Illustrator

Google Pulls the Plug on Picnik, Sky Map and More

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:55:41 +0000

Google just rained all over Picnik’s picnic. The photo editing site got the ax on Friday and will shut down in April.

Picnik — which said via its site that its last day will be April 19 — will be moving to Google+ in the future. Google also announced that it… read more

Daily Inspiration #1036

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:16:43 +0000

Why 2012 Is the Year of Mobile Advertising

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:27:16 +0000

Ernie Cormier is the CEO and president of Nexage, the leading mobile advertising exchange. You can follow Nexage on Twitter @Nexage and read Nexage’s blog here.

Mobile advertising is coming of age. In many ways, it has been driven by the sheer force of the consumer’s insatiable appetite for all… read more

The Pixel Renaissance: Pixel Art’s Place in 21st Century Expression

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:47:18 +0000

My first experience with pixels occurred in second grade. During the rainy months, our teacher allowed us to stay inside, where we replaced recess with video game tournaments. Huddled over old Apple II monitors, we maneuvered game hero Panama Joe through endless levels of Montezuma’s Revenge.

Panama Joe’s image featured an… read more

Patterns: Weekly Photography Challenge

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:50:33 +0000

Image by antifluor

This week we published a popular post titled – 33 Inspirational Images that Feature Patterns and Repetition which got some great feedback.

So I thought it might be fun to make that the topic of this weeks challenge. So over the next few days of travels with your camera… read more

How to Create Hand Drawn Frames in Photoshop

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:20:58 +0000

One technique I’ve seen used a lot lately on blogs, websites and even email newsletters is a hand drawn frame effect.

In this post, I’ll show you how to create an effect like this and save and use it for your images.

Step 1

Start with a new image in Photoshop. A… read more

How to Take Good Sports Photographs

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:12:13 +0000

Shooting sports pictures can be very exciting and fulfilling experience, provided you have patience and necessary skills. A fundamental knowledge of the game definitely helps in sports photography.

Browse a lot of sports magazines or photography websites to get an idea and feel of the game.

Things Which are Important
Camera

Camera can be… read more

It’s here… Say hello to ZeroBundle!

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:34:43 +0000

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Making Feedback Make Sense with Influence

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:53:31 +0000

No matter what you’re designing, you won’t get it right the first time. Odds are, you won’t get it right the 20th time either. Design is an iterative process. You’ll have to come up with your basic idea, then you’ll have to pick the best way to approach it. Then,… read more

Keep Your Digital Inspiration Organized with Sparkbox

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:29 +0000

A big part of design is inspiration. Graphic and web designers don’t work in a vacuum, they browse around to see what’s come before, and use other designs as references and starting points. Collecting these little pieces of inspiration and reference can quickly crowd your browser’s bookmark folder or your… read more

Google Maps & World Bank Join Forces, So Why Isn’t Everyone Smiling?

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:17:28 +0000

Google is now working with the World Bank to make Google Map Maker more accessible to government organizations, but some experts are questioning the terms of the arrangement.

The World Bank is an international money-lending and development assistance organization, which grew out of the need to rebuild Europe after World War… read more

Pinterest for Brands: 5 Hot Tips

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:40:36 +0000

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

We’ve all been hearing a lot about Pinterest lately, so you’re probably wondering whether you should take the plunge and create a profile for your company. We… read more

Weekly Photo Link Roundup: The Coolest Of This Week

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:35:00 +0000

The freezing cold fingers of winter have arrived in the Toads part of the world, but this hasn’t kept him from searching the internet for the best tutorials, photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone. He was slightly limited due in part to the storm, but is still very… read more

Why the iPad Won’t Transform Education — Yet

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:34:50 +0000

Apple’s announcement on Thursday that it would be introducing a new iPad textbook experience and iBooks authoring tool presents huge opportunities for technology in classrooms.

The company is selling textbooks from McGraw-Hill, Pearson and Houghton Mifflin at a price comparable to print versions, and it’s presented an unprecedented opportunity for… read more

A Retina Mac: Hurdles Between the Dream and Reality

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:00:25 +0000

Ever since the release of the iPhone 4 and its beautiful 326ppi screen, we’ve been dreaming about Apple expanding its use of this impressive technology.

Are Ive and the Apple engineering team on the same page as consumers? Will we begin to see retina displays in other devices and perhaps even… read more

Hands On: Apple’s iBooks Author App

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:59:41 +0000

Apple is hoping its new iBooks Author app will turn educators into authors, the same way iMovie and Garageband turned amateurs into audio and video editors.

Apple launched the app at its education event in New York City in conjunction with the revamped iTunes U and partnerships with various textbook publishers…. read more

Anonymous Attacks Justice Dept as FBI Shuts Down File-Sharing Site

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:54:46 +0000

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted seven people and two companies which ran the file uploading site Megaupload.com. The site, which billed itself as “the leading online storage and file delivery service,” is now offline.

In the indictment, Megaupload and a company associated with it are accused of making $175… read more

Daily Inspiration #1035

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:15:20 +0000

Teach What You Know: How to Make a Living on Skillshare

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:43:03 +0000

Nate Cooper is an independent academic and co-organizer of Reboot Workshop, an un-conference for nontraditional workers.

Skillshare is a platform for instructor-led, in-person classes. You can search for classes to take or propose to teach a class topic.

As the name implies, Skillshare is a community of experts and entrepreneurs; therefore,… read more

Apple Announces iBooks 2, iBooks Author And iTunes U App

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:54:50 +0000

In what could be described as an extremely fitting venue for an education announcement, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Apple announced today a range of tools designed to help people in education with their studies, namely an updated version of iBooks, iBooks 2, which is designed to integrate more… read more

Win $1,000 in PSD to HTML services!

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:25:33 +0000

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Pixel Perfection: Showcase of Inspired Pixel Art

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:01:11 +0000

For many designers, and artists alike, using the numerous tools that are available to them in whichever graphics program is their app of choice is the only way they can get their work to shine. But then there are those who operate in the complete opposite manner, shying away from… read more

What else does HTML5 need to defeat flash? (Part 1)

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:21:40 +0000

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Nowadays, HTML5 is like a shining star in the webs sky. However, is HTML5 ready to take the overall crown? From 2 aspects, we are going to discuss what else HTML5 needs to defeat Flash.

Technically:

First of all, I’d like to emphasize that HTML5 and Flash… read more

Tips for Keeping Focused on Freelance Deadlines

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:30:49 +0000

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It can be a bummer when you’re stuck in a freelancing rut. Anybody who has worked this field will understand the grief of struggling to finish project deadlines in time. Often the work quality will suffer along with the accompanied mental fatigue. Rushing to the finish… read more

Rockstar Games Delays Max Payne 3 Release Until May

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:12:41 +0000

Eager gamers will have to wait until May before getting their hands on the new dark and gritty third-shooter game Max Payne 3. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game will hit U.S. shelves on May 15 and May 18 in Europe. Fans will have to wait even longer for… read more

The Sweet Spot Lens Setting That Will Give You Sharper Photographs

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:51:20 +0000

In many photographic situations, you are going to want to either open your aperture right up (to minimise depth of field) or close it right down (to maximise depth of field). And while the effects of doing this can be great, the great irony of lens construction is that sharper… read more

10 Breathtaking Typographic Images of Martin Luther King Jr.

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:05:19 +0000

10 Breathtaking Typographic Images of Martin Luther King Jr.

SOPA and PIPA Protest Takes It to the Streets in NYC [VIDEO]

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:57:15 +0000

On the same day that major websites such as Wikipedia and Reddit went dark, the NY tech community gathered on a cold January afternoon to protest SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act).

The two bills aim to… read more

Is There a SOPA Alternative Both Sides Can Live With?

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:26:25 +0000

The Internet giants have weighed in and the message is clear: SOPA is bad. Yet so is Internet piracy. Is there a SOPA alternative that could reconcile the two?

There are a variety of ways, including new or updated laws and technological solutions to address the issue. None may be… read more

Daily Inspiration #1034 – STOP SOPA

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:06:16 +0000

Want to Avoid Getting Banned on Social Media? Learn the Rules

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:36:17 +0000

What’s Considered Spam?

Google Plus
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Quora

Unsolicited Emails?
You are not allowed to engage in "unwanted or mass solicitation."
Not mentioned
"What constitutes ‘spamming’ will evolve as we respond to new tricks and tactics by spammers."
Not allowed: "Unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, ‘junk mail,’ ‘spam,’ ‘chain letters,’ ‘pyramid schemes,’ or any other form of… read more

Will Lightroom 4 Be Worth The Upgrade Cost?

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:11:49 +0000

It’s here! The latest version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Currently in beta release, meaning it’s not finished but ready for real world testing, I eagerly downloaded a copy of Lightroom 4 Beta and have been playing with it for a week now. I’m a constant Lightroom upgrader, starting with version… read more

Quick Tip: How to Create Typographic Snowflakes

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:00:44 +0000

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a series of different snowflakes from letters. To achieve this effect you will use the Transform Effect on a single letter. You will easily be able to create a series of individual snowflakes, taking advantage of editable type and the variety… read more

33 Inspirational Images that Feature Patterns and Repetition

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:09:25 +0000

Our world is filled with patterns. They’re everywhere when you start looking for them and they can be a powerful element to think about when out and about with your camera.

Below are 33 images that feature patterns of different kinds. Some are found in architecture and some in nature. Some… read more

Stop American Censorship — a campaign from Fight for the Future

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:21:59 +0000

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Printed Web: Print Design Inspired Websites

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:05:44 +0000

It seems things are changing for website design. The minimalist style adopted by many websites is slowly being evolved into something a little more engaging. One of the main sources of inspiration for this change in the way website content is displayed has been print design, particularly newspapers and magazines…. read more

Super Easy Vintage Look to Photos in Pixelmator

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:49:47 +0000

Vintage looking photography is super trendy especially with so many apps for Android and iPhone, apps like Instagram, Hipstmatic and so on. The vintage look is cool and easy to create in Pixelmator especially light leaks. That’s why I decided to give it a try.

In this tutorial I will show… read more

SnapNDrag Pro: Screenshots Made Simple

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:00:12 +0000

In the world of screenshot utilities, SnapNDrag Pro stands out as a lightweight, yet versatile and powerful tool for grabbing screen images. Its simple user-interface and flexible method for taking screenshots earns it high marks for getting the job done quickly and easily.

Join us as we take a closer look… read more

New Facebook Cover Designer App Takes Photos With Your Profile in Mind

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:12:36 +0000

Most standard photos don’t fit Facebook Timeline’s cover photo slot, but a new app that launched on Tuesday creates images sized specifically for that purpose.

Dropico’s free Facebook Cover Designer provides a landscape viewfinder for composing shots with Facebook in mind. Users can also pull photos from their camera roll, Facebook,… read more

Daily Inspiration #1034

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:28:04 +0000

Designing The Well-Tempered Web

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:02:06 +0000

As technology evolves, so does the art and craft of Web design. New technology creates new challenges, which require new solutions. Often we’re working in uncharted territory, where the solutions demanded really are new. Other times, we’re faced with problems of a more universal nature, problems that have a history.

Given… read more

Meet the Developer: Avichal Garg of Spool

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:00:45 +0000

The very first review that I wrote for Web.AppStorm was of Spool, an up-and-coming service now in public beta that allows you to save articles, videos, photo galleries, and just about anything else, so you can look at them when you have the time to properly enjoy it. I was… read more

Should designers do personal projects?

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:23:45 +0000

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Dragon Airways

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:25:32 +0000

This is a personal piece, created from photos I took in various airports on the trip back from Germany while waiting for long transfers.

The Audio Android

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:12:59 +0000

This is an Album cover for Texas based hiphop duo CBC Musick.

A few old cassettes and headphones were harmed in the creation of this piece – namely for the magnetic tape and cushions, respectively. Photos of old microphones, turntables, headphones and speakers were… read more

Vector Images and Raster Images Difference

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:45:19 +0000

Vector Images and Raster Images Difference

CES 2012 Recap: Everything You May Have Missed [PICS]

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:37:37 +0000

1. Sony Crystal LED TVs

Sony announced its new Crystal LED TVs, which boast some of the brightest, crispest… read more

NYC to Open Its First Software Engineering High School

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:25:52 +0000

New York City is taking another step toward becoming Silicon Alley — the East Coast’s own tech hub — with the grand opening of the city’s first software engineering-specialized high school.

Class at Software Engineering Academy will be in session for 400 to 500 ninth graders this September.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced… read more

Daily Inspiration #1033

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:37:13 +0000

GoDox Lighting Kit, Just the ticket! [Review]

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:54:42 +0000

I’ve got a little secret… I’m pretty rubbish at ‘off camera flash’ but you know the best thing, it’s easy to suck at something and not worry so much if you have the desire to learn how to get better.

Flash Lighting and Accessories by GoDox from Elemental

With digital photography, it’s… read more

5 Useful iPad Apps for Doctors, Patients and Med Students

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:22:24 +0000

The days are gone when a doctor walked into a patient’s room and grabbed the paper chart at the end of his bed to check his medical history. iPads and tablet computing have revolutionized the way many companies do business, and the medical field is no different. The sharp, intuitive… read more

4 Steps to Becoming a Freelance Copywriter

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:00:44 +0000

If you are reading this, chances are, you’ve already made up your mind that you want to be a copywriter.

However I do have to warn you, it isn’t easy!

Most potential copywriters wish to take up the vocation because they love writing. When you have to write… read more

New Lightroom 4 Presets – The HDR “Look”

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:19:08 +0000

I’ve mentioned before that coming up with new preset ideas has been pretty difficult these days. I feel like I’ve run through just about every preset combination possible in Lightroom. I mean, there’s only so many ways you can move a few sliders right It doesn’t take long… read more

Apple Sheds (Some) Light On Suppliers and Their Working Conditions

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:31:47 +0000

In a surprise turn of events, Apple has revealed its list of 156 suppliers along with its annual 2012 Supplier Responsibility report, an annual report compiled from internal audits of all of Apple’s suppliers. Alongside Foxconn, which manufacturers products such as the iPhone, iPad and Mac-range of computers under contract,… read more

289 “Best Photos of 2011″ Blog Posts

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:53:25 +0000

At the conclusion of every year I’ve adopted the tradition of reviewing my year in photos, picking my 10 best photos and evaluating those that were near misses. This exercise is something I’ve written about on DPS in How to Top Your Best 2008 Photos and Year In Review: 6 More Ways… read more

Resolution Independence With SVG

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:35:00 +0000

In this article, we’ll look at Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), one of the most underused technologies in website development today.

Before diving into an example, let’s consider the state of the Web at present and where it is going. Website design has found new vigor in recent years, with the evolving technique… read more

Create a Picture Gallery in Illustrator

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:00:06 +0000

This work is a common project created together with Iaroslav Lazunov and Alexander Egupov. We have used 3D rendering, Blends, Opacity masks, making this three-dimensional stage with vanishing points. Learn every step in how to create this picture gallery work.

Step 1

First of all, take the Rectangle Tool (M) and draw… read more

What’s new for designers – January 2012

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:27:44 +0000

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20 Things You Didn’t Know About Pop Art & Graphic Design

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:10:09 +0000

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The advent of the Pop Art movement in the 50′s didn’t just impress the wealthy, it changed the culture. So iconic and profound were the inspirations and meanings behind this movement that it’s art is still featured, studied and produced to this day.

In this article,… read more

Create a Skateboard Illustration with Mixed Medias

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:02:14 +0000

As most kids born in the 90s I was very influenced by skateboarding and was a “skater” myself. I always loved skateboard art and I remember going with my friends to skate shops to see the shapes from brands like Santa Cruz, Flip, Powell Peralta and others. I must admit… read more

How Klout Found Success by Focusing on Users

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:21:58 +0000

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

There’s no set formula for startup success. Some companies focus on design, mastering industry research or one-upping competitors to make it to the top. In the case… read more