Like any designer, no website is without its merits and flaws. It is through critical analysis and thoughtful conversation that we grow as individuals. If we do not talk about our work and the work of others, then we will not grow as creatives.
We have evaluated each website in this… read more
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Google has launched a new version of Google+ for Android, complete… read more
Adobe Photoshop is not only a great tool to manipulate images to produce amazing looking designs but it can also create text effects that make every design epic. There are lots of Photoshop text effects tutorials around the web that will help you in creating stunning text effects. Following these… read more
Visitors to the Hall of Curiosity website will find a mini-model of a T-Rex with an Altoids box for a head, a tarot card called the “Knight of Altoids” and a variety of other strange creations featuring Altoids boxes.
At first blush, the website appears to be a well-designed site for… read more
“The Rough Guide to Digital Photography is designed to help you get to grips with the technology, to work out what you need to know and the kit you really need (rather than what the manufacturers claim you need).” This is the claim made in the opening sentence describing what… read more
1. Renee Pierce Smelley
We just love Renee’s gruesome green profile pic.
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It’s Halloween, so… read more
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
The inaugural print issue of Style.com made its debut Monday, in an unusual move for a web magazine.
The issue, a recap of the spring 2012 runway collections, is an interesting adaptation of the web to print form. Large-format layouts, which are adorned with graphic elements from ’80s-era operating systems, look… read more
We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we’ll assemble a perfect office, and we’d like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have?
Not only gadgets and equipment, but also furniture,… read more
Last week I had two stops on my Lightroom 3 Live seminar tour. We hit Phoenix on Wednesday with nearly 400 people and Indianapolis on Friday with over 300. First, the crowds were great. Everyone was just so psyched about learning Lightroom in a start-to-finish day like we covered. What’s… read more
Today, we woke up to the discomfiting news that there are now 7 billion people inhabiting Earth. Seems like just yesterday there were only six billion. It’s an important milestone for the world and one big enough that, like most other major events and activities, has its own app: National… read more
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
We love the community of readers we have at FreelanceSwitch and your opinion is incredibly valuable. This week, we’re giving you the chance to have your say about the site, and win a few fantastic prizes at the same time! Read on to find out how to get involved… read more
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A duo of pumpkins greeted Google users for the first ever Halloween illustration.
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Today we are going to have an awesome talk with Jacqui Oakley. For those who don’t know her, she is an amazing illustrator from Canada. Jacqui has a very unique style that mixes hand drawings and illustration with a hint of watercolor, and the result is always on point. Check… read more
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 creating layered, limited color, vector style artwork. We also have tutorials on creating self promotional books, using Illustrator’s Brush tool to create… read more
In landscape photography, you can very often take a shot of some immensely large scene (Grand Canyon, Ayer’s Rock etc) and get home to look at your shots only to see that the shot has failed to really convey how big the place was. It can be a little disappointing… read more
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
October was a roller coaster month for the tech world, filled with plenty of brand new products as well as second chances and upgrades, all promising better gadgetry in the months to come.
We got our hands on some of the best new products to roll out during the past month,… read more
1. Twickenham Riverside by Andy Blackwell
Fancy a slow stroll along the river? We don’t either.
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I recently took a trip to the zoo to do a test on a camera that I was reviewing and thought I’d share a few tips that I put into practice along the way.
Zoos are great locations to practice photography as they present us both with a great variety… read more
The wallpaper of this week is the new logo created for RAWZ, if you don’t know what that is, RAWZ is the place where anyone can share their work and inspiration and it’s the place we will select the images from the Daily Inspiration.
For more information visit http://raw.abduzeedo.com
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This week we are celebrating the launch of PhotoDune, Envato’s new stock photography website with a series of photo effect and photo manipulation tutorials that showcase the images from our new marketplace. The 3D tools in Photoshop CS5 Extended make it easy for anyone to add 3D elements to their… read more
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
One of the most popular posts on Abduzeedo is the Daily Inspiration. A daily dose of inspiration to inspire your day and your creativity. And today we wanna introduce a project that we’ve been working for a couple of weeks now. It will be a new way to share… read more
This week your photography challenge is to ‘master a master‘. The idea was suggested by Vanessa Almodóvar on our Facebook page and is a pretty simple concept.
Image by joanneteh_32
Simply find a photo that you love from a favourite photographer and try to emulate it in some way. Hopefully in… read more
This week we are celebrating the launch of PhotoDune, Envato’s new stock photography website with a series of photo effect and photo manipulation tutorials that showcase the images from our new marketplace. Adjustment layers are a powerful feature in Photoshop. They prove their usefulness time and time again. In this… read more
Everyone who is a regular Smashing Magazine reader will know that we have a traditional habit of regularly researching the latest resources, tools and services out there on the Web, as productivity is a crucial asset of professional Web designers and developers. We could, and should, all integrate workflow optimization… read more
Google Earth lets the user explore rich geographical content and find out the places they plan to go. Google Earth provides users with satellite images, maps, landscapes and 3D building view to give them a better understanding of the surroundings.
One can search anything whether it is a building, a road,… read more
We all love our desktop computers. The comfortable keyboard and mouse combination coupled with a large screen display beats out a laptop or tablet every single time. However, the nature of our work takes us to a variety of places with no desktop or a completely different setup than what… read more
The first photos of Motorola’s next big Android 4G LTE release, the Droid4, have surfaced, just one day after the handset manufacturer’s super-thin, super-light, 4G-sporting Motorola Droid Razr went on sale at Verizon.
The biggest difference between the Droid Razr and the Droid4 is the slideout QWERTY keyboard. According to Droid… read more
This week we are celebrating the launch of PhotoDune, Envato’s new stock photography website with a series of photo effect and photo manipulation tutorials that showcase the images from our new marketplace. In this tutorial we will learn how to apply a color effect to a photo. The photo used… read more
What makes a successful icon designer? Is it their skills in digital rendering, the clever ideas they have or is it something else? The truth is, it’s managing to be many things at once and keeping a balance between communicating a concept and crafting great designs. Do you have what… read more
In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, we look at starting a bigger business. 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 askfreelanceswitch@gmail.com.
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I am a… read more
There are probably a good amount of Noupe readers who would think little to nothing of paying money for a high quality WordPress theme if it was exactly what they were looking for. When compared to spending thousands of dollars on a unique design, a $40 investment in a premium… read more
Designer’s block is no joke and it always seems to come around when a project’s deadline is quickly approaching.
You just can’t seem to create anything with enough power or spunk—heck, you may just be staring at your screen or sketchbook for hours straight.
It’s truly no fun at all to feel… read more
Running a marathons is grueling work, but ASCIS is hoping to make the upcoming New York Marathon on November 5 just a little bit easier with RFID chips.
Marathoners who sign up for ASICS’s “Support Your Marathoner” will get an RFID tag they can attach to their shoes. That tag… read more
What a huge week we’ve had here in the wide world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been very busy compiling this very comprehensive list of tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share. You will find some great links here taking you off to see some fabulous works… read more
This week we are celebrating the launch of PhotoDune, Envato’s new stock photography website with a series of photo effect and photo manipulation tutorials that showcase the images from our new marketplace. In this Psd Premium tutorial, author Mark Mayers will walk you through the entire process of creating a… read more
Google has added its perspective — with a search-data-based popularity contest — to the comparisons between Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.
The data rules in favor of Occupy Wall Street. Users searched for the nascent movement more than the Tea Party for the first time in the United States… read more
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
The Tech Innovators Series is supported by Lenovo. Lenovo does not just manufacture technology. They make Do machines — super-powered creation engines designed to help the people who do, do more, do better, do in brand new ways.
I’m from Los Angeles, went to college in Philadelphia, grad school in… read more
Seriously. Something is going on with Google+ right now as six or more Google execs profile pics have turned from friendly to spooky.
It started with Google Senior VP of engineering Vic Gundotra and has now spread to folks like SVP of commerce and local Jeff Huber and chief business… read more
If you want to collect and share web content, and express your opinion in a structured fashion, where would you turn?
Certainly not Facebook or Twitter, says Ramy Adeeb, founder of Snip.it, a startup launching this week in private beta to help you collect web content you want to save… read more
Having a smartphone in your pocket has somewhat become a style statement, but apart from its appearance and style appeal, it allows you to perform all tasks that you would perform with your laptop or computer. This is the main reason of smartphone popularity.
For the iPhone users, there are plentiful… read more
We often use raster images in Adobe Illustrator, for example, for the Live Trace, Mosaic Effect, Halftone Effect, or simply as a reference image. This technique allows us to crop raster images directly in Adobe Illustrator without using Photoshop or any other raster editor. This technique was developed by my… read more
A few times a month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of FreelanceSwitch. This article by Shaun Crowley was first published August 5th, 2007, yet is just as relevant and full of interesting information today.
Your design can only be as good as the… read more
One of the more popular tutorials that has been written and shared in the dPS forums was the following one from one of our members – LeeR on ‘Levels’. While written last year it continues to be popular with readers so I thought I’d reshare it here on the blog.
One… read more
Today, we have another Vector Premium tutorial, which is available exclusively for Premium members. If you’ve thought of becoming an editorial illustrator, then this tutorial is a must read. It reviews the complete editorial illustration with loads of tips inside as well. The process from sketch, through research, communication with… read more
RC here from Layers Magazine, and I’m excited to tell you that Adobe has released a new app that solves a problem for consumers wanting to access their image library across machines. The product is called Adobe Carousel and has a combination of iOS app, Mac app to let… read more
The mobile revolution has inspired major and minor websites alike to have a mobile version. Mobile versions can be created using themes, extensions, and other modifications.
While developing mobile version, you may want to test it on two, three, or even five different mobile handsets. After development, you are not aware… read more
Finding a minimal WordPress theme that delivers a rich media experience can be challenging. You don’t want it to be so vanilla that it gets lost in the crowd, but it shouldn’t be so different that it causes usability issues or appears thrown together. I can’t tell you how many… read more
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Using slideshows or sliders within a web design is an effective method of highlighting your portfolio, projects, ecommerce products or even key site related messages and information. As the current slider trend dictates, they are typically found above the fold on the homepage.
For this article,… read more
For decades the Kinsol Trestle sat deep in the heart of the Cowichan Valley, with the only sound near it being that of the occasional bird, bear or arsonist. As things stand today, it has become one of the iconic places to visit on Vancouver Island and hundreds of people… read more
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
Bill Clark is the CEO of Microventures, a startup fundraising platform that uses crowdfunding to allow investors to invest between $1,000 to $10,000 in startups. He also manages the venture capital firm MicroAngel Capital Partners. You can follow him on Twitter @austinbillc.
If you think you have what it takes to… read more
One task I perform regularly in Photoshop and Lightroom is to assemble multiple images on a single page for printing. I love displaying my photos, for example, as triptychs –which are three side by side images.
I’ve posted before on the process in Lightroom here and here and today… read more
I needed sunglasses, the prescription kind. I hadn’t owned a pair in years, but this past summer I finally became fed up with squinting and wincing while daytime driving. Lo and behold, a few days after I decided to invest in some new shades, a Groupon for a… read more
Quick Look posts are paid submissions offering only a brief overview of an app. Vote in the polls below if you think this app is worth an in-depth AppStorm review!
In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting Cart2Cart. The developer describes Cart2Cart as an online shopping cart migration service, designed for moving… read more
This week we are celebrating the launch of PhotoDune, Envato’s new stock photography website with a series of photo effect and photo manipulation tutorials that showcase the images from our new marketplace. In this tutorial we’ll demonstrate how to create a miniature world using some interesting techniques. Many of the… read more
As images circulate of police firing tear gas at Occupy Oakland protesters, spectators from around the world have descended upon Oakland Mayor Jean Quan’s Facebook page to express their anger.
Hundreds of comments along the lines of “What on Earth were you thinking last night?” “Shame!” and “How can you look… read more
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
It’s Halloween next week and if you are having a party you might need some last minute invites. Today’s tut contains the knowledge of how to design an invitation quickly. We are going to make the most of free online resources, including vectors and fonts.
You may want to print this… read more
We’re all looking to creatively reach out to potential clients and secure new work, grab interesting projects, and expand our network of professional contacts. Designing self promo print materials are a proven way to get attention. The more creative your graphic design self promotion is, the better you will stand… read more
Most of us find ourselves writing at least once a day on a computer. And surely you have found yourself more than once annoyed at having to type out the same phrase over and over again. Or maybe you’d like a way to quickly insert an image, date or signature?
Here’s… read more
We have covered negative space collections before and we have covered monochrome collections before, but when you put them together, for some reason, they become even more effective as images. This collection shows what can be done when they’re in combination.
South Beach 5 by Stephen A. Wolfe, on Flickr
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Editor’s note: This article is the second piece in our new series introducing new, useful and freely available tools and techniques presented and released by active members of the Web design community (the first article covered PrefixFree, a new tool be Lea Verou). ZURB are well-known for their wireframing and… read more
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
Whatever type of website you operate, its success will probably hinge on your interaction with your audience. If executed well, one of the most effective tools can be a simple email.
WordPress users are in luck, since WordPress already has easy-to-use and extendable functions to give you a lot of power… read more
Most of the flash applications on the internet are very rich in content and this makes their file size quite large as compared to other components in a website. If a user visits a webpage with some heavy flash content then it might take some time before the flash components… read more
If you’ve ever needed to build a website on a quick deadline, then you know how difficult it is to make one from scratch. If you’re anything like me and don’t keep your web design skills sharp, or you don’t have a web design background at all, then you’ll… read more
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Ring flashes (or ring lights) provide some awesome light. They are very common with the fashion industry where they are used to create a glamorous look. However if you want to use one the lights they use on high-end fashion shots, be prepared to… read more
This week we are celebrating the launch of PhotoDune, Envato’s new stock photography website with a series of photo effect and photo manipulation tutorials that showcase the images from our new marketplace. In this tutorial we will turn a photo into a digital painting using several techniques to achieve a… read more
Reading is an enjoyable experience irrespective of whether you read a book or an article online. It’s the quality of content that counts and not the mode of consumption. You can always read an article from a magazine at a later time, but it’s hard to do so online. Sure,… read more
This week I’m starting a 5 city tour of the Lightroom 3 Live seminar from Kelby Training. First I head to Phoenix, then on to Indianapolis, Tampa, Arlington and finally Philadelphia. This is an absolute fantastic chance to come out and learn Lightroom from the ground up. I even recorded… read more
Good call to action pages (including landing pages and sales pages) are an important part of any website that either sells or asks visitors to sign up for something.
An effective call to action page can increase conversions and signups by a hundred percent or more (sometimes much… read more
When I’m not writing Appstorm reviews or doing schoolwork, I’m a freelance web developer. A lot of what I know about web development I owe to the in-depth tutorials and screencasts over at Nettuts+, which is, in my opinion, one of the most reliable and richest resources for all levels… read more
The book suggestion of this week is about branding and it’s a recommendation from one of our favorite graphic designers out there, Roger Oddone. The book is called Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team and it covers everything you need to know about branding, from… read more
There are quite a few common questions that any photographer gets asked regularly. As they’re so common, we thought we would cover a few of them!
1) How Do I Get the Background Blurry? – So you have taken a beautiful portrait of your newborn child with beautiful light and a… read more
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
In this tutorial, Natalie Norton shares 10 great tips that will help you survive shooting your first wedding.
Photo Credit: My good friend, wedding photographer Jonathan Canlas the great.
You were asked to shoot your friend’s wedding? Hmm. Already got suckered into it? Tut, tut, tut. Fear not! By maintaining a good… read more
This week we are celebrating the launch of PhotoDune, Envato’s new stock photography website with a series of photo effect and photo manipulation tutorials that showcase the images from our new marketplace. In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a cutout photo using simple selections and advanced transformations…. read more
Digital Photo Lab Maximizes Image Quality
DxO Optics Pro Elite 6.6 is a rich and deep RAW and JPEG image processor/editor. It begins with a unique approach that gives you a big “leg up” on improving the quality of your images. DxO Labs technicians test, measure, and analyze manufacturers’ DSLR… read more
Depositphotos.com, headquartered in Florida, U. S. A is the fastest growing stock photo agency in the world. It provides brilliant quality photos and vector images at a very commercial price – which begins from only 0.5 US $. All images are royalty-free which means you have to pay only once… read more
If content sits at the top of the food chain, why do we spend so much time talking about the finer points of design? Every day we debate, experiment with and discuss topics that easily fall into the category of aesthetics, enhanced functionality and layout; in fact, relatively rarely do… read more
ND filters have been a popular topic lately, so Action Photo School decided to share how we use them and what challenges we face while using them. Using ND filters for action sports sounds like a stupid idea.. doesn’t it? Why would you stop the light from hitting your sensor,… read more
This week we are celebrating the launch of PhotoDune, Envato’s new stock photography website with a series of photo effect and photo manipulation tutorials that showcase the images from our new marketplace. In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a lamb’s coat in Photoshop using several stock photos… read more
Happy Monday Lightroom peeps (that’s hip slang for “people” which I’m not sure even makes sense )
• Before I get to the presets, I’m starting a 5 city tour of the “Lightroom 3 Live” 1-day seminar this week (Phoenix, Indianaplolis, Tampa, Arlington, and Philadelphia). Make sure you’re following… read more
Vexel art has been mentioned on a variety of websites, be it talking about vector art and vexel art, or featuring the wonderful work created by vexel artists. However, do you actually know the answer to “What is vexel art?”
In today’s article I’m going to give an in depth look… read more
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The most popular topic of discussion at the moment is undoubtedly responsive layouts in web design. Without going discussing too much what you will already know, a responsive layout allows you to offer a specific and optimised screen size based on whatever device (mobile, tablet…)… read more
As you may have gathered from my recent posts, I have yet to upgrade to Lion on my personal MacBook Pro. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have my ways of playing with the new operating system (and the apps and utilities that are released for it). And let me… read more
“With iPod, Apple has invented a whole new category of digital music player that lets you put your entire music collection in your pocket and listen to it wherever you go,” said Steve Jobs as the first iPod launched in 2001. “With iPod, listening to music will never be the… read more
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
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook eastern Turkey Sunday at 1:41 p.m. local time. Across the world, we can watch images of the destruction, thanks to YouTube.
While we’ve seen Twitter boast that it’s faster than earthquakes, when it comes to getting news from a population across the world, YouTube uploads… read more
Living in today’s age, we all have used social media to share our minute-by-minute updates with family and friends. Not to mention, pictures by the ton. There’s not a single professional photographer out there who doesn’t have a client who wants to share their little prince / princess’ picture with… read more
Another fabulous week in the world of photography and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy compiling a list of great links to tutorials, photography and interesting blogs to share. We sincerely hope you enjoy viewing these great sites as much at the Toad did in bringing this list to you.
Check… read more
With so many horror flicks coming out every year especially during Halloween season, you’re bound to catch one that will bore you. Let’s face it, majority of these new horror movies follow a plot and formula that you’ve already seen before. There will be times when you’ll be more horrified… read more
Are you looking to improve your post production of images?
Our friends at Topaz Labs are offering dPS readers a special $100 discount off their Plug-In Bundle this weekend only. The offer ends at 11.59pm this Sunday night (23 October).
The bundle includes 10 great tools for amateur and pro photographers… read more