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Eight Helpful Rules for Logo Designers

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:15:15 +0000

A logo is a simple representative graphic that allows people to remember with ease who you or your company is – That is its purpose. It should never be underestimated, it does create that memorable first impression, and even if this may not be fair, most people are pretty fickle… read more

The New York Times Is Preparing Social News Service Dubbed News.me

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:11:15 +0000

The New York Times is developing a personalized, social news service, News.me.

The venerable newspaper is partnering with pseudo-incubator Betaworks to bring the product to market. The site is currently nothing more than an inscrutable honeycomb logo, but Betaworks CEO John Borthwick told the newspaper that News.me has already been in… read more

Logo Design: Farming

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:00:03 +0000

The Logo Design series is up and running! We’re thinking ahead and we want to find new ways to sort these listings. Last week we had a post on logos with boats… today it’s all about farming logos!

As usual, we’ll search for logos in these galleries: Logopond, Logo Faves, Logo… read more

30+ Beautiful Logo Designs Inspired by Bees

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:00:12 +0000

30+ Beautiful Logo Designs Inspired by Bees

HOW TO: Be a Hybrid Designer/Developer

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:49:09 +0000

This series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here.

Good designers and developers rule the web — they’re the ones who build it, after all. And some of the most interesting and useful players in creating the modern Internet are hybrids… read more

Google Instant Search Preview Goes Live

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:37:27 +0000

The day has finally arrived; Google is set to make several major announcements related to making Google’s search engine faster and more dynamic.

Google has been hinting about today’s big announcements for days now, primarily through some interesting logo changes. We expect Google to announce the ability to search as… read more

Google Instant Search Goes Live

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:37:27 +0000

The day has finally arrived; Google is set to make several major announcements related to making Google’s search engine faster and more dynamic.

Google has been hinting about today’s big announcements for days now, primarily through some interesting logo changes. We expect Google to announce the ability to search as… read more

Morning Brief: Amazon Acquisition, Google Search Event, Samsung Fascinate On Sale

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:22:20 +0000

Morning Brief: Amazon Acquires Music Service, Google to Unveil Search Products, Samsung Fascinate Now Available

This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, America’s first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The “First to Know” series keeps you in the know on what’s happening now in the world of social… read more

Designing and Producing Creative Business Cards: Techniques and Details

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:34:17 +0000

Plenty of creative business card showcases are available out there. Many of these are beautifully done and well thought out, and they serve as inspiration for those who would like their business card to be more than the standard rectangular piece of paper. Yet little explanation accompanies these examples, and… read more

Editing Opacity With Layer Masks

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:30:36 +0000

On screen, the colors of pixels are a mix of red, green and blue values. A fourth value, opacity, controls how pixels blend with pixels laid over them.

In image-editing programs such as Photoshop, changing the opacity of a layer is easy but not always precise.

Setting a layer to 50% opacity … read more

Google’s Color-Changing Logo and What the Company Is About to Announce

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:42:57 +0000

The Google homepage is sporting a new logo that changes color as you type, and it’s likely a big hint as to what the company will announce at its “can’t miss” search event on Wednesday.

When you arrive on the search giant homepage today, you’ll be greeted with a gray Google… read more

The Next 5 Years in Social Media

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:13:01 +0000

In honor of Mashable’s five-year anniversary, this series is supported by IDG. Matt York, President of IDG’s Strategic Marketing Services explains why now is the time for marketers to conduct social experiments. Read more here.

Over the last five years, social media has evolved from a handful of communities that existed… read more

10 Free WordPress Themes for Small Businesses

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:09:20 +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 are a lot of WordPress themes out there. Whether you’re looking for a souped up, paid premium template or a free alternative, it seems everyone and… read more

Announcing the 4th Annual Mashable Awards [Help Shape the Categories]

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:00:26 +0000

Mashable is proud to present the fourth annual Mashable Awards (formerly known as Open Web Awards). The Mashable Awards celebrate major innovations and achievements in the digital and social media landscape by companies, people and projects via an open, multilingual, international, community-nominated voting platform. Millions of votes will be cast… read more

The Future of Ad Agencies and Social Media

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:40:02 +0000

This series is supported by Gist. Gist provides a full view of the contacts in your professional network by creating a rich business profile for each one that includes the most news, status updates, and work details. See how it works here.

To keep up with ever-changing advertising and marketing… read more

Showcase of Interesting Navigation Designs

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:12:22 +0000

Everyone is always looking for interesting and effective ways to organize their website and allow users to move about and find things. But there’s a fine line between unexpected and unusable. Three points to consider in any navigation scheme are consistency, user expectations and contextual clues.

If page is long and… read more

Google Logo Turns into Animated Particles

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:03:48 +0000

We’ve seen a great number of cool Google logos throughout the years, but today’s doodle, available on the U.S. version of Google’s search engine, is one of the most intriguing yet.

The logo is animated, and reacts to the pointer of your mouse: move it closer to the logo, and the… read more

40 Inspiring Portfolio Designs

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:15:05 +0000

Portfolio designs can be a great source of inspiration. After all, a portfolio is not only a place to showcase one’s work, but is also a designer’s home on the web. It’s a portfolio piece in itself that represents what the designer is all about. For this reason, you’ll… read more

Best of AppStorm in August

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:00:21 +0000

We’ve collected the top five reviews, roundups and how-to articles from across the AppStorm network in April. Whether you’re interested in Mac, iPhone, or Web apps, there’s bound to be something you didn’t spot over the course of the month.

Now would be a good time to explore a part of… read more

36+ Photo Manipulation Tutorials in Photoshop

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:00:36 +0000

36+ Photo Manipulation Tutorials in Photoshop

HOW TO: Run Your Business Online with $10 and a Google Account

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:05:22 +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.

Online infrastructure for your small business doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. By leveraging many of the free and inexpensive products offered by Google, you can… read more

Designing Typography for the Modern Web

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:33:31 +0000

As web designers it is our job to grow with the trends of the Internet. As new technology emerges it’s our position to jump on board and see where it can take us. This includes trends all over the web, typography being a major player.

Many designers don’t consider type as… read more

How to Make an A5 Print Ready Leaflet InDesign CS5

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:00:40 +0000

In this tutorial you will learn how to design a A5 four page leaflet, which can also be saved as a template for future designs. Using some of the new type setting features in InDesign CS5, you will make an appealing design that’s perfect for print.

Introduction

Note: The Premium Download for… read more

The Ultimate Round-Up of iPad Wallpapers

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:51:11 +0000

By Aquil Akhter

Everybody is talking about the iPad. We see more creative applications designed for the iPad, and we see more magazines and publishers experimenting with the new medium. Also, we see more users interacting with the tablet, and integrating it in their daily routine. And because you may be… read more

Modern UI and Layout Tutorials for Photoshop

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:20:54 +0000

It would be very hard to find a situation where Photoshop does not have the perfect solution for any web (or print) design problem. With Photoshop you can pretty much design a web page just as you envisaged mentally, with virtually no creative restrictions and with a pixel-perfect result.

Web design… read more

35+ Adobe Illustrator 3D Effect Tutorials

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:00:57 +0000

35+ Adobe Illustrator 3D Effect Tutorials

10 Great Watches for Gadget Lovers [PICS]

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:44:03 +0000

Everybody loves a good watch, and the best thing about watches is that they actually serve a practical purpose. These handy, portable gadgets are more than just decoration, which means you can usually justify spending money on a decent one.

However, being geeks, we want more from our timepiece than the… read more

7 Awesome Rules for Designing a Perfect Logo

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:41 +0000

7 Awesome Rules for Designing a Perfect Logo

Daily Inspiration #606

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:14:54 +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

New Accounting Requirements for American Photographers

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:36:15 +0000

Professional and semi-professional American photographers might soon face a new set of administrative and accounting requirements that could bury them in tax paperwork – unless they act now. As part of the new healthcare reform legislation approved by the U.S. Congress this year, business owners must now report to the… read more

Best of the Week #135

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:58:31 +0000

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s… read more

Google Settles Buzz Privacy Lawsuit for $8.5 Million

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:07:59 +0000

Google has agreed to pay a hefty sum to make a class action lawsuit concerning Google Buzz disappear — $8.5 million, to be exact.

The lawsuit dates back to February, when lawyers filed a class action complaint against Google on behalf of Eva Hibnick, a 24-year-old Florida resident and Harvard Law… read more

FAQs of Logo Designing – a Designer’s Perspective

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:00:19 +0000

FAQs of Logo Designing – a Designer’s Perspective

NVIDIA Updates Mobile Lineup with GeForce 400M Series GPUs

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:45:49 +0000

Today, NVIDIA announced the GeForce 400M Series, a major addition to its lineup of mobile graphics processing units (GPUs).

The 400M series features seven new processors, including the GTX 470M and GTX 460M monsters aimed at “enthusiast users,” as well as the GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M and… read more

Inspired By Creativity – Logos & Logotypes

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:00:24 +0000

Inspired By Creativity – Logos & Logotypes

The Top 10 Most Watched Web Series, July 2010

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:22:43 +0000

*The Visible Measures Top 10 Webisodes Chart focuses on digital studio-driven Web series that appear on Internet video-sharing destinations and publisher microsites. Each Web series is measured on a True Reach™ basis, which includes viewership of both studio-syndicated video clips and viewer-driven social video placements. The data are compiled using… read more

Morning Brief: Ubuntu 10.10 Beta, Plex Partners with LG, Verizon Prepaid Plans

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:36:08 +0000

This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, America’s first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The “First to Know” series keeps you in the know on what’s happening now in the world of social media and technology.

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in… read more

40 Awesome Works of Art Made From Paper

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:29:45 +0000

By Tim Mercer

Paper is a humble medium. It’s often cheap and you probably have some within 20 feet of you right now. Most of us just use it for jotting down ideas, writing notes or doodling but some resourceful artists out there use it to create stunning works of art.

Often… read more

Google Wave to Rise Again on Its Own

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:17:55 +0000

Google Wave was once one of Google’s hottest projects, promising a new way of communication that might even replace email. Alas, it was not to be, and Google shut it down soon after public launch due to lack of user adoption – but not completely.

Wave still draws interest from users,… read more

Flickr Groups for Logo and Web Design Inspiration

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:00:48 +0000

Flickr Groups for Logo and Web Design Inspiration

The World Collabs #4 – with Nik Ainley

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:26:12 +0000

Abduzeedo takes pride in being one of the worlds leading design blogs. Having interviewed a bulk of the most infamous creative geniuses, we want to use our potential to introduce a new star on the Abduzeedo stage …YOU.

This is our fifth contest for The World Collabs. Our new cutting… read more

The World Collabs #5 – with Nik Ainley

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:26:12 +0000

This is our fifth contest for The World Collabs. Our new cutting… read more

Twitter Mobile Usage Skyrocketed With “Official” Apps [STATS]

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:10:10 +0000

Since Twitter acquired Tweetie and rolled out an official iPhone client, the company has focused more and more on improving the mobile experience across all smartphone platforms.

Twitter CEO Ev Williams wrote just now on the company blog that mobile usage of the site is up 62% since in just over… read more

Facebook Beefs Up Security with Remote Logout Feature

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:20:27 +0000

Facebook is bolstering the security of user accounts through the launch of a new feature that gives users the ability to see their overall account activity and remotely log out of active sessions.

Have you ever logged into your Facebook at a public computer, but forgot to log out when you… read more

Daily Inspiration #604

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:05:21 +0000

40+ Creative Logo Designs Using Punctuation Marks

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:00:57 +0000

40+ Creative Logo Designs Using Punctuation Marks

Announcing MashBash BlogWorld: Win a Free Pass [CONTEST]

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:44:28 +0000

Mashable is excited to announce MashBash BlogWorld, the opening party for this year’s BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas on October 15-16. To kick off the Expo, we’ll be hosting the first night’s official party at Haze at Aria Hotel.

We would love for you to join us, so… read more

Google to Power AOL Search for the Next 5 Years

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:56:48 +0000

Google and AOL have signed a deal that extends the search and advertising partnership between the two companies for another five years. The agreement also includes mobile search and adds a content sharing partnership with YouTube.

In a statement, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong said that, “After nearly a… read more

Showcase Of Appetizing Restaurant Websites

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:54:23 +0000

They say the first bite is taken with the eye. If so, these appetizing restaurant websites succeed in whetting our appetites, inviting us to a savoury next bite. In these designs, color scheme and introductory copy show vastly different aspects of the restaurant experience. Moody warm tones create atmosphere, vibrant… read more

Competition Responds to Apple TV and Ping

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:29:33 +0000

Apple made a lot of announcements today, from the new Apple TV to the Ping social network for music built into iTunes 10.

Because Apple is entering some new market segments (or, in the case of Ping, some new markets, period) Apple is now a direct competitor to a number of… read more

HOW TO: Get Started with HTML5 Boilerplate

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:08:14 +0000

This series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here.

This is not your father’s world wide web. Thanks to soaring smartphone sales, new tablet devices like the iPad, and the burgeoning trend of connected devices, individuals are accessing and experiencing the… read more

Logo Design: Boats

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:51:53 +0000

The Logo Design series is up and running! We’re thinking ahead and we want to find new ways to sort these listings. Last week we had a post on 3D logos… today it’s all about logos with boats!

As usual, we’ll search for logos in these galleries: Logopond, Logo Faves, Logo… read more

Apple Introduces “Ping” Music Social Network and iTunes 10

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:00:23 +0000

Steve Jobs has revealed iTunes 10, the newest version of iTunes complete with a new logo, new features and its very own social network for music called “Ping” that he described as Facebook meets Twitter for music.

Ping allows users to follow others, just like Twitter. You can follow artists… read more

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

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:03:34 +0000

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

Creative Bookmarks: Best of August 2010

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:45:50 +0000

August was another awesome month with great tutorials and articles oozing from everywhere. Here’s Creative Bookmarks August!

Quick Nav:

Photoshop TutorialsIllustrator TutorialsWeb/Blogging TutorialsFreebies, Inspiration, & ResourcesPhotoshop TutorialsHow To Create The Expendables Winged Skull Poster Art

In this tutorial, by Chris Spooner, you’ll learn how to re-create the sinister and gun-crazy poster for the… read more

How to Create a Dynamic 3D Puzzle Effect in Adobe Illustrator

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:03 +0000

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a nice looking puzzle effect. Using 3D Extrude, Bevel and Map Art options you will learn how to hand craft the individual pieces of the puzzle and arrange it into a dynamic layout.

Step 1

Create a 1000 by 1100px document. First,… read more

A Visual Explanation of 20 Logo Design Processes

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:14 +0000

A Visual Explanation of 20 Logo Design Processes

How to Properly Format and Deliver a Logo

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:00:42 +0000

How to Properly Format and Deliver a Logo

Announcing the UN Week Digital Media Lounge

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:19:05 +0000

In conjunction with the Mashable & 92Y Social Good Summit, we are proud to be working with the United Nations Foundation and 92nd Street Y to host the first ever UN Week Digital Media Lounge.

The conversation about the world’s biggest challenges no longer belongs to a small set of… read more

Going Green With 75 Amazing Nature Friendly Logos

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:00:02 +0000

Going Green With 75 Amazing Nature Friendly Logos

40 Tutorials and Techniques for Creating Business Logos

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:00:09 +0000

A logo alludes to its company’s identity in its appearance and visual impact; that’s how it starts branding. Seeing how important it is, we designers must not underestimate the potential of this simple graphic, and instead hone our skills as much as possible in creating and polishing logos,… read more

Win a Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen or a PrintedPiece Premium Account!

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:04:54 +0000

PrintedPiece is doing a huge giveaway of 10 Premium Accounts and 1 Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen!

Company Proile

Printed Piece is a website where you can find print design inspiration from everything from corporate identity, collateral, apparel, posters, banners, logos, brochures, postcards, mugs, mouse pads, stickers, and much, much more!… read more

70 Latest and Creative Logo Designs for Design Inspiration

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:53:27 +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

Facebook Down for Many Users

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:08:53 +0000

In the last couple of hours, Facebook has been unstable for many users (including us), according to numerous tweets from those affected. In the last 15 minutes or so, Facebook seems to be completely inaccessible.

While downtime happens far more rarely to Facebook than, say, Twitter, world’s largest social network has… read more

Google Wave is Not Dead (Yet)

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:29:43 +0000

Google’s Wave was a project that garnered a huge amount of interest, only to see the buzz completely die within a year of the launch, even after Wave stopped being invite-only and opened to the public.

This prompted Google to shut the service down in August, making some parts of Wave… read more

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.53)

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:26:55 +0000

This is our weekly column in which we share our favorites posts, articles and resources with our readers all from the previous week.

If you would like to be kept up to date with loads of fresh design news and resources, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebook or even… read more

Adding Credibility Signs To Have A Profitable eCommerce Website

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:57:35 +0000

With the incredible competition in the online marketplace, it has become obvious that more importance should be put on site’s credibility. Generating more leads becomes possible when customers feel comfortable and secure while shopping online with your web store. So it is highly recommended to apply the proven basics of… read more

How CEOs Will Use Social Media in the Future

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:36:54 +0000

Today’s CEO is not social. So says Forrester… read more

HOW TO: Respond when Social Media Attacks Your Brand

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:49 +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.

For all the praise that brand advertisers have for social media, they must be aware that it’s very much a double-edged sword. And for all the free… read more

Writing and Web Design: Editorial Calendars and Style Guides

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:38:04 +0000

A few years ago, you might not have pointed out during a meeting with a potential client that you maintained a blog. Over time, though, blogs have evolved from the being a personal hobby to a serious work tool. In fact, today, web designers are supposed to know much more… read more

Promoting Yourself To… GASP!… Live People!

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:11:46 +0000

By Speider Schneider

A friend of mine started an organization named “Creative Connect,” a twice a month get-together for anyone in the creative field. He said it was to, “get people away from their computers and to get them talking at least twice a month.” Mostly designers, programmers, illustrators and photographers… read more

How to Make a Flesh Ripping Zombie Type Treatment

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:09:21 +0000

When Horror Site Freddy in Space recently ran "Romero Week" they asked Nik Holmes to provide a type treatment to tie the articles together. Could you possibly think of a better Vector Artist for the job? Among one of the best illustrators of this genre, Nik will take you… read more

Academica: Free WordPress 3.0+ Theme For Educational Websites

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:04:01 +0000

In this post we release a yet another freebie: Academica WordPress Theme, a free WordPress theme designed specifically for educational websites such as universities, schools etc. It’s a flexible and versatile free theme that can be easily customized and branded for any university, academy or non-profit organization. The theme is… read more

27 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:45:26 +0000

A new Digg, a new school year, and a new weekly roundup of essential resources. In case you were too busy buying pencils and calculators for yourself or a young ‘un, we’ve pulled together our top posts from the past week or so.

Check out our updates on Digg, or our… read more

Best of the Week #134

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:18:06 +0000

Minimalism in Logo Design: Positively Perfect Negative Spaces

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:00:18 +0000

Minimalism in Logo Design: Positively Perfect Negative Spaces

International Freelancers Day: A Free Online Conference for Freelancers

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:30:56 +0000

There’s a very exciting online event happening in a few weeks. It’s the first-ever International Freelancers Day, to be held on September 24 and 25.

This two-day virtual event is the biggest-ever FREE online-video conference exclusively for solo professionals. It’s part of a global initiative to celebrate independent workers everywhere and… read more

Profile: Getting into Character with Cartoonist George Coghill

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:00:49 +0000

From bad jokes to sultry devil girls, Cartoon Character Designer George Coghill knows how to inject some fun into life. He set aside some time to talk with us about everything from the importance of knowing how to run a business to what it’s like to see his characters come… read more

Daily Inspiration #599

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:57:22 +0000

Quality Athletic Websites

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:07:26 +0000

There are not many aspects in life that can bridge gaps between religion, race, and nationality. Although, one that has proven time and time again is sport. There is not a city across the world that you can visit without seeing a team jersey or logo somewhere! … read more

Logo Inspiration: Comic Characters

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:52:56 +0000

Everyone likes superheroes and other comic book characters. There is a plethora of stories and with subjects ranging from humor to the morbid. Comic books are deeply rooted in global culture, so that today we have several film adaptations of great box office.

Something that is very interesting is when we… read more

Is a color just a color?

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:59:27 +0000

For centuries color has been used to provide distinction between classes, businesses, kings, courts and everything else in between. So what exactly is in a color? Does it matter that purple has been used in connotations with royalty? Does it matter that most fast food places logos are red to… read more

Facebook Looks to Develop More Social Startups

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:12:18 +0000

Y Combinator, an investment firm for early stage startups, will be upgrading its relationship status with Facebook today, as Facebook has just announced a partnership with the venture company.

The Facebook-Y Combinator partnership is designed to be mutually beneficial for both companies.

Y Combinator has a reputation for producing top notch startups… read more

10 Good and 10 Bad Things About Adobe’s Dreamweaver

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:25:10 +0000

Dreamweaver is a tool for making web sites. Learning Dreamweaver can be a bit of an uphill struggle if you are new to either web design, html or the program itself. When you first open it, even the welcome screen can look daunting, there seems to be 1000 tools you… read more

14 Resources for Free Fonts and Premium Fonts

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:30:38 +0000

You can’t deny that typography is important in design. You could have the most beautiful illustrations in the world, but if you use a font like Jokerman, your entire design will look iffy.

Now if you really want to blow your client away with an awesome design, you have to find… read more

Wix Competition: Win One of Three $150 Premium Unlimited Plans

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:04:45 +0000

Today we have great pleasure in offering our readers the chance to win one of three Premium Unlimited Plans, worth $150 each, from our friends Wix.
We do have a lot of love for Wix, they were our first long term sponsor and do hope that our readers will show… read more

6 New Mac Apps for Designers and Developers

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:21:41 +0000

This series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here.

Mac OS X is a popular platform for developers and designers of all stripes. Apple has always had strength in the graphic design market, but even before Apple’s shift to Intel processors… read more

Logo Design: 3D

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:00:55 +0000

The Logo Design series is up and running! We’re thinking ahead and we want to find new ways to sort these listings. Last week we had a post on logos with cars, trucks and vans… today it’s all about 3D logos!

As usual, we’ll search for logos in these galleries: Logopond,… read more

Announcing Mashlanta 2.0: Mashable Returns to Atlanta

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:35:53 +0000

Ask and you shall receive. Mashable is excited to announce Mashlanta 2.0 in partnership with Regator. After an amazing event last year, we’ve gone bigger (200 to 300 more tickets), longer (an extra hour) and we’ve added a venue with ample parking.

This year, myself, Adam Ostrow, Vadim Lavrusik, Brett Petersel… read more

Stop Being Rude and Put Away Your Phone, the Digi-World Can Wait

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:19:03 +0000

Remember the good ol’ days, circa mid-naughts, when most people’s phones just alerted them of incoming calls and the occasional text message?

After a two-second peek, you knew that you were not in desperate demand, and you were free to slip your cell back into your pocket or purse (or cellphone… read more

Change the Way You Store and Stream Media Files with Put.io

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:14:19 +0000

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

Name: Put.io

Quick Pitch: Put.io is a storage service that fetches… read more

Daily Inspiration #597

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:07:20 +0000

Facebook Trademark Lawsuit Aims to Limit Use of “Book” by Others

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:04:20 +0000

Facebook has filed suit against Teachbook.com, an online community for teachers. The lawsuit accuses Teachbook of “misappropriating the distinctive BOOK portion of Facebook’s trademark.”

The lawsuit argues that Teachbook’s use of “book” dilutes the Facebook brand name, impairs Facebook’s ability to remain unique and creates the facade of a false relationship… read more

How To Create The Perfect Logo Project Brief

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:00:48 +0000

How To Create The Perfect Logo Project Brief

Corporate Website Design: Creative and Beautiful Solutions

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:51:16 +0000

What do corporate websites have in common with other people’s children? Three things: they have their charm, like finger-paintings on the refrigerator; they can be useful, if infrequently; they are usually admired only by the people who created them.

While designers know that a user’s experience on a website has a… read more

Top 5 Ways Big Brands are Using Foursquare

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:46:49 +0000

This series is supported by The Awareness Social Marketing Hub, a leading enterprise-grade application for marketers struggling with the social media chaos of managing multiple social channels. Click here to learn more.

Unlike other more mainstream social networks, the business potential of Foursquare may not be immediately apparent. At present,… read more

Annie Lennox & Judy McGrath to Speak at Mashable & 92Y Social Good Summit

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:38:53 +0000

Musician Annie Lennox and MTV CEO Judy McGrath have joined the lineup to speak at the Mashable & 92Y Social Good Summit on September 20 in NYC.

Lennox and McGrath join CNN founder Ted Turner, (RED) CEO Susan Smith Ellis, and a host of thought leaders for a groundbreaking conference at… read more

The Unwritten Rules of Texting [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:24:55 +0000

This series is brought to you by the new BlackBerry Torch, the touch screen BlackBerry complete with social feeds, improved internet browsing, and much more.

From cave painting to printing press, we’ve always sought to convey our innermost thoughts to audiences far and wide. Fast forward to 2010 to find… read more

Annie Lennox to Speak at Mashable & 92Y Social Good Summit

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:38:53 +0000

Musician Annie Lennox has joined the lineup to speak at the Mashable & 92Y Social Good Summit on September 20 in NYC.

Lennox joins CNN founder Ted Turner, (RED) CEO Susan Smith Ellis, and a host of thought leaders for a groundbreaking conference at the intersection of digital media and philanthropy.

The… read more

88 Brilliant Examples of Forced Perspective Photography

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:27:18 +0000

Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. It is used primarily in photography, filmmaking and architecture. It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and… read more

27 Amazingly Realistic CSS Icons and Logos

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:48:34 +0000

In this article, we have handpicked some awesome css3 experiments so far which will make you say wow.

A Showcase of Single Page Websites

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:30:48 +0000

When designing a website with a minimal number of pages and not a ton of content, a single-page design can be an innovative way to set the site apart.

Single-page websites often utilize JavaScript and Flash, along with HTML and CSS to fit more content on a page without substantially… read more

50 Green and Eco Logos

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:00:47 +0000

50 Green and Eco Logos

Facebook To Start Rolling Out New Page Width

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:31:07 +0000

Caution, Facebook Page administrators: this week, Facebook is slated to start rolling out the new width – 520 pixels, compared to earlier width of 760 pixels – of Page tabs.

The change has been announced back in October 2009, but was delayed, presumably to let administrators prepare for the reduced tab… read more

15 Logos With Hidden Messages

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:45:59 +0000

Designing logos can be very difficult. When designing a logo you want it to stand out from the crowd yet still be really simple. Sometimes the designer is really clever and makes the logo very simple yet includes a hidden message within the logo that has deeper meaning. In this… read more

Whose Fault When Camera Gear Gets Stolen When Travelling?

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:45:22 +0000

Travel and photography go hand in hand. Who doesn’t dream of taking incredible shots to wow your friends and colleagues with when you return from some exotic destination? Unfortunately, there are a few down sides to travel photography that you probably need to be aware of before… read more

Making a Photoshop Brush Part II: Texture Brushes

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:02:13 +0000

A long, long time ago I wrote a detailed tutorial on how to make a Photoshop brush. Today, I want to show how to make a texture brush. It’s one of my favorite ways to add texture to a design, without the need to mess with merging images and blending… read more

100+ Upcoming Social Media & Tech Conferences and Events

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:10:43 +0000

Every week, Mashable puts together a calendar of upcoming social media and web events, parties and conferences. Would you like to have your conference or event listed here? If so, please contact us at least one month before your event to establish a media partnership. For more upcoming listings, check… read more

4 Things to Consider When Creating a Business Logo

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:59:04 +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.

With all the noise on the web today, good branding is more important than ever. Even if your business is not a cutting edge tech startup, the… read more

40 New And Useful Adobe Illustrator Tutorials

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:27:24 +0000

The Internet is bursting with knowledge. Whatever you want is available at your fingertips, and learning new techniques is so easy with the load of useful tutorials that guide you step by step. Adobe Illustrator is powerful indeed, but when used right, it can perform feats that humans will marvel… read more

A Design Is Only As Deep As It Is Usable

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:55:33 +0000

There are well-known proverbs that imply (or state outright) that beauty is superficial and limited in what it can accomplish. “It’s what’s inside that counts” and “Beauty is only skin deep” are a few simple examples. Because the Web design industry is now flooded with a lot of raw talent,… read more

30 Modern Corporate Logo Designs

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:00:49 +0000

30 Modern Corporate Logo Designs

Daily Inspiration #594

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:58:11 +0000

Fruity Designs – Showcase of Cool Fruit Logos

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:00:20 +0000

Fruity Designs – Showcase of Cool Fruit Logos

Best of the Week #133

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:55:38 +0000

Online Event Registration Made Easy With GuestListApp

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:48:32 +0000

On the internet you will find many ways to create events and invite people to them. The standard procedure is to name your event, add a description, and specify the date plus time. Then you share the event’s URL with your friends directly or over your online social networking accounts;… read more

Interview with Ricardo Gimenes

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:00:03 +0000

You may already know about the blog, Behind the Websites. In today’s interview we’re going to meet Ricardo Gimenes, illustrator and founder of the site. Ricardo is a São Paulo based Brazilian designer and illustrator who has worked with variety of clients around the world. He says he has… read more

HOW TO: Change the Google Logo to Your Favorite Google Doodle

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:14:33 +0000

We all love Google’s Doodles, in which the classic homepage design is changed to mark a special anniversary or event. But if you’re anything like us, you probably wish that the Google logo was a little more fun every day of the year.

Fortunately, there’s a clever little and unofficial Greasemonkey… read more

36 Creative 3D Typography Designs

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:23:26 +0000

3D Typography is an art of collecting and arranging text in three dimension view. So in this showcase we’ve collected 36 creative 3D typography designs

TYPE

FWA – Milk

Requiem

Life’s a journey

Rebuild

PYRAMID EXPERIMENTS

Text Shatter

Outsmoked

Going the wrong way

REJECTED PROJECT

Print Juice

Spirit

Helvetica

Milk Sucks

Boxstyle

Various … read more

Global News: A Free Wordpress News Theme – Updated!

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:56:49 +0000

Many of you may know that last week we released a multi-functional free wordpress news theme named “Global News” and due to some technical reasons we had to remove it from our servers. And now, after scanning all files as we promised, we are again making it available to our… read more

Designing Microsites: Factors To Consider

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:30:06 +0000

When creating a website, so many things need to be planned and considered before even beginning the design — content, audience, goals, usability, color schemes, and so much more.

The design of a microsite, on the other hand, would seem to be an easier task to execute. But… read more

Gmail Voice and Video Chat Comes to Linux

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:54:41 +0000

Google has released a highly-requested Gmail feature for Linux users: video and voice chat.

Ubuntu and other Debian-based Linux distributions are supported, with RPM support coming soon. To try it out, download the required plugin at gmail.com/videochat.

The release may be good news, but it leaves a sour taste for many Linux… read more

How To: Fix Adobe InDesign to PDF Character Conversion Problem

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:00:10 +0000

How To: Fix Adobe InDesign to PDF Character Conversion Problem

12 Beginner Tutorials for Getting Started with Adobe Illustrator

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:31:40 +0000

This series is supported by Ben & Jerry’s Joe, Ben & Jerry’s new line-up of Fair Trade and frozen iced coffee drinks. Learn more about it here.

Adobe Illustrator, the industry-standard vector graphics application, is the tool you use when you need flexible, scalable vector graphics such as logos and artwork… read more

Design Makeover: S Virginia Higher Ed Center

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:14:52 +0000

A Smarter Logo

Client:
Southern Virginia Higher Education Center www.svhed.org

BEFORE

The Southern Virginia Higher Education Center’s logo is based on an abstract representation of the building itself, which stands on a hill overlooking a river.

The Southern Virginia Higher Education Center calls itself an “educational connector,” in the words of Communications Manager… read more

30 Creative and Inspiring Golf Logos

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:30:48 +0000

Sport logos are fantastic to work with – some of the world’s greatest brands are sport-related (think Nike, Adidas, ESPN and Everlast). Golf is a popular sport with wealthy and successful people – as such, golf businesses (such as golf clubs, golf courses and golf websites) can be extremely… read more

100 Free High Quality WordPress Themes: 2010 Edition

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:14:30 +0000

It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since our last WordPress theme collection, but there you have it — the time has come again. Once a year we feature the most useful and interesting WordPress-themes that we are collecting over months and present them in a nice quick… read more

GridIron Flow: A Visual File Workflow for Designers

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:00:42 +0000

In my last software review, I covered Blast, an application that shows you the recent files you’ve open or modified. In a similar spirit – but with more of a creative, professional spin – I’d like to introduce you to GridIron Software’s Flow.

Flow’s main goal is to help… read more

What to Do When a Client Kills a Project

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:30:37 +0000

So, there you are, working away on a project, and oh, is it a good one. You’re having fun, the client’s loving your work, and then…

…the whole thing comes to a screeching halt.

A quick glance through my Projectus Interruptus file shows the following:

A university department’s website redesign gets scuttled because… read more

Logo Design: Cars, trucks and vans

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:00:42 +0000

The Logo Design series is up and running! We’re thinking ahead and we want to find new ways to sort these listings. Last week we had a post on logos with hearts… today it’s all about cars, trucks and vans!

As usual, we’ll search for logos in these galleries: Logopond, Logo… read more

10 Fabulous Online Sports Games

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:20:32 +0000

Still missing the World Cup South Africa 2010? Is the PGA Tour Season over? We’ve rounded up 10 of the funnest and best web-based sports games to help take your mind off your favorite sporting events until next season.

1. Hattrick

Hattrick.org

Hattrick is a web based online soccer manager game where you… read more

Head Up in the Clouds: Web Design that Uses Sky Elements

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:21:52 +0000

It is always amazing to designer incorporating different element of nature in their designs. This time the inspiration is cloud, sky and blue palette colors. In this post we are featuring some really beautiful website that used sky, cloud images and illustrations in their design.
Some of this website used… read more

HOW TO: Make Your Mobile Websites Act More Like Native Apps

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:03:40 +0000

This series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here.

As smartphone sales continue to soar, more and more developers are focusing their efforts on building applications for mobile devices. Whether it is a native application or a mobile-optimized website, mobile innovation… read more

A Sneak Peek at Premium for Non-members

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:57:26 +0000

Vector Premium launched in late September 2008. Since then we’ve added over 60 Premium tutorials for Premium members and hundreds of Illustrator and InDesign source files. Over 10,000 members have formed our unique Premium community. Learn more about the material and resources available to Premium members to Join Premium today.

Join… read more

50 Remarkable Free Icon Sets Released In 2010

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:41:50 +0000

Today we present a refreshing collection of free icon sets. In the past, we posted a huge collection of icon sets and due to the increasing users’ demand, we decided to showcase a yet another collection. Everyone knows that a suitable icon can help users with nice metaphors (if used… read more

35 Fresh High-Quality Free Fonts for Professional Designers

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:40:05 +0000

Typography is the art and techniques of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs. Display typography is a potent element in graphic design, where there is less concern for readability and more potential for using type in an artistic manner.

The proper selection of typography can convert your normal… read more

The Stories and Facts Behind 7 Large Brands and Logos

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:00:11 +0000

The Stories and Facts Behind 7 Large Brands and Logos

Logo Design: 80+ Stunning Examples

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:28:45 +0000

It has been almost four months since my last post on logo design. Since then I have assembled an amazing collection of fresh new creative logos for you to be inspired by. I am confident that these new logo designs will get your creative juices flowing. So with no further… read more

Useful and Free Pictogram Dingbat Fonts

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:16:37 +0000

Pictograms are essentially a graphical idea, sign or simple instruction that has been stripped down to its bare and basic details, yet is still recognizable as the original idea. There versatility and simplicity offers an universally easy to understand language that can be seen in anything from road signs and… read more

Color Stream: a Free iPhone App For Web Designers

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:35:08 +0000

Today we are glad to release Color Stream, a free iPhone App, created by Sahil Lavingia (@slavingia on Twitter) and released for Smashing Magazine and its readers. Color stream lets you create and store color palettes that are either created from scratch or generated from a photo, or even generated… read more

7 Services to Find and Reserve Your Name Across the Web

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:11:40 +0000

This series is supported by Gillette. Learn more about Gillette and its products at Gillette.com.

If you choose a different username for every site you’re on, it can be hard to create a consistent identity across the web. The problem, however — as Twitter-spoofed Megan Fox, BP, and even… read more

Recession Survival Tips For Online Businesses

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:31:15 +0000

In a recession, companies go one of two ways: either they become the cautious cat, adopting a wait-and-see attitude, spending carefully on their marketing and less overall, cutting back, or they become the ferocious lion, bold, taking advantage of their competitors’ caution to seize opportunities in the tough market.

Whatever your… read more

The Rise of Text Messaging [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:39:27 +0000

This series is brought to you by the new BlackBerry Torch, the touch screen BlackBerry complete with social feeds, improved internet browsing, and much more.

Text messaging is one of the most popular communication methods in the world. The cost of a cell phone and SMS plan compared to that of… read more

40 Free Headline Typefaces

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:00:20 +0000

Using strong typography will increase the quality and visual appearance of your work, after all strong typographic skills are one of the many keys to great design! This round-up presents 40 beautiful fonts suitable for typographic illustrations, headlines and sub-headers.

Don’t get me wrong, typography isn’t easy. Having a good font… read more

Daily Inspiration #589

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:43:12 +0000

The Future of Public Relations and Social Media

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:15:24 +0000

Public relations specialists were some of the first… read more

DesignChat Guest – SamataMason

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:26:24 +0000

This week on DesignChat we’re speaking to 2 of the partners from SamataMason, a heavily decorated design firm in West Dundee Illinois. If that name sounds familiar, its because I say it every week on the show. SamataMason is where I broadcast from, and they have been great supporters of… read more

Design a Coffee Shop Menu Layout from Scratch with Photoshop and InDesign – Part 2

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:00:10 +0000

This is the second part of this tutorial series about creating a ready to print booklet menu for an imaginary coffee shop named "Violet Coffee." In this final part of the two part series, you’ll learn to create a ready to print booklet on InDesign, work with master pages, text,… read more

Facebook Acquires Web Publishing Startup Chai Labs

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:28:03 +0000

Facebook has acquired yet another small company. This time it’s Chai Labs, a startup that helps other companies build search-friendly websites focused on specific topics.

The All Things Digital blog BoomTown heard about the acquisition from “several sources” but wasn’t able to confirm how much Facebook spent, so a… read more

25 Useful Videos and Presentations for Designers

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:40:35 +0000

With the huge number of design-related conferences and events around the world, the Web gives those of us who cannot attend them a great opportunity to listen and benefit from their great and talented speakers. To aid in this, here we present some of the best videos, interviews and presentations… read more

Best of the Week #132

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:52:15 +0000

One Man Will Try to Tweet the Bible Over Three Years

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:04:45 +0000

File this under “people with good intentions, a whole lot of commitment and an Internet connection.” A UK worship director has planned to tweet the Christian Bible — or summaries of each chapter, at least — from Genesis to Revelation, one chapter each day.

The project started just a few days… read more

Facebook Refreshes Notes Application

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:00:47 +0000

Until now, Facebook Notes has only supported text formatting through HTML, making formatting a challenging task for the majority of the site’s 500 million members. Today the social network has rolled out a refreshed version of Notes to remedy the problem.

The Facebook Notes application has been overhauled with a new… read more

Mashable Hosts #SummerMash in Chicago [PHOTOS]

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:53:03 +0000

The 2010 Mashable U.S. Summer Tour came to a triumphant close Wednesday at the Crystal Ballroom of Chicago’s Hyatt Regency hotel. Hundreds of guests from all over the Midwest joined us in the Windy City to cut loose, have a few drinks and put the “Chic” in Chicago. Mashable’s NYC… read more

The World Collabs #3 – Winner

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:43:48 +0000

We recently started “World Collabs” our new cutting edge design contest. We struggled hard because most of the entries were really good. Here are the four winning designs.

I am very excited to introduce you the four winners of the designing contest.

Starting Image: Featured Design by James White

http://www.signalnoise.com

Prize

1. $ 200… read more

30 New Free High-Quality Fonts

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:34:33 +0000

Every now and then we look around, select fresh high-quality free fonts and present them to you in a brief overview. The choice is enormous, so the time you need to find them is usually time you should be investing in your current projects. We search for them and find… read more

Facebook Adds the Open Graph to iOS Developer Toolkit

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:53:38 +0000

Facebook is continuing its push to spread Open Graph to every corner of the web (including mobile) with a new version of the Facebook SDK for iOS.

The new SDK (software development kit) gives iPhone, iPad and iPod touch developers easier access to Facebook’s massively ambitious Open Graph API. Launched… read more

12 Beginner Tutorials for Getting Started With Photoshop

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:50:49 +0000

This series is supported by Ben & Jerry’s Joe, Ben & Jerry’s new line-up of Fair Trade and frozen iced coffee drinks. Learn more about it here.

Adobe Photoshop, the ubiquitous and industry standard graphics software for photographers, designers, digital artists, as well as casual enthusiasts, can be a baffling application… read more

5 Free to Use Freelance Design Contract Templates

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:47:37 +0000

The most important and essential document a freelance designer should have is a rock solid and reliable contract. The worst thing is though, freelance web designers or graphic designers, especially when they are just starting out, can ill afford the expense of paying a lawyer to draw up a decent… read more

How Mobile is Affecting the Way We E-mail

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:22:19 +0000

This series is brought to you by the new BlackBerry Torch, the touch screen BlackBerry complete with social feeds, improved internet browsing, and much more.

As smartphone and mobile web usage continues to soar, users are spending more and more time on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. But how is… read more

Photoshop Web Design Layout Tutorials from 2010

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:11:04 +0000

Web layouts are crucial for every web design. Whether it is a simple design or an advanced one, Photoshop can often come handy in creating such layouts. We have collected some really creative and helpful recent tutorials that display the process behind creating web layouts in Photoshop.

Photoshop Web Design Layouts

How… read more

7 Reasons Why I Choose Fireworks Over Photoshop

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:27:42 +0000

My name is Russell McGovern and I use Fireworks to design websites. There, I said it. I could be wrong, but it feels like I’m in a small minority; among web designers, the application of choice seems to be Photoshop.

Agencies send me PSD files at work and… read more

30 Effective Logo Examples Featuring Animals

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:46:40 +0000

Animals have appeared in art throughout history. Some are revered as gods in some cultures while others have been long associated with particular traits and attributes. Animals are a great symbolic tool that designers can use for inspiration. The perception of animals in regard to business identity are no longer… read more

Logo Design: Hearts

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:09:28 +0000

The Logo Design series is up and running! We’re thinking ahead and we want to find new ways to sort these listings. Last week we had a post on logos with cutlery… today it’s all about logos with hearts!

As usual, we’ll search for logos in these galleries: Logopond, Logo Faves,… read more

Logo Designer Interviews: Jacob Cass

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:00:15 +0000

Logo Designer Interviews: Jacob Cass

A Beginner’s Guide to Website Feedback

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:56:51 +0000

The term “feedback” is coming close to finding itself in clichéd business word category (along with personal favorites “synergy” and “paradigm”). Even if for you the word itself isn’t necessarily something that you expect to see in a Dilbert cartoon, the thought of what feedback entails can be unpleasant. For… read more

Watch #SummerMash Interviews From Chicago [LIVE]

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:50:11 +0000

The Mashable team is hosting its final stop on the U.S. Summer Tour in Chicago tonight. In case you can’t make it, you can still participate in the event via our live video and chat stream. We’ll be joined by Rachel Sklar, who will be interviewing attendees on our Watchitoo… read more

5 Cross-Platform Mobile Development Tools You Should Try

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:48:06 +0000

This series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace’s hosting solutions here.

As mobile OSes — especially iPhone and Android — wax and wane, the pressing question remains: How do you choose which mobile devices to develop for and which devices to omit from… read more

Desuade Partigen 2

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:23:18 +0000

POWERFUL PARTICLE EFFECTS ENGINE

When I need particles, I reach for Partigen 2. Though it only works inside Flash, I export its animations for After Effects and Premiere Pro projects. Why am I gaga over Partigen? Because it gives me total control over every facet of particle creation, emission, and lifespan…. read more

HOW TO: Pick the Right Social Media Engagement Style

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:39:12 +0000

Matthew Latkiewicz works at Zendesk.com, customer support software. He writes for and edits Zengage, Zendesk’s blog about customer engagement. He also writes about wine for McSweeney’s and imagines stuff at his own website, youwillnotbelieve.us.

What’s your customer engagement style? It’s a question reminiscent of those light-hearted quizzes that… read more

Quick Tip: How to Create Mixed Ink Swatches with InDesign

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:00:27 +0000

Today’s financial situation has led to more clients asking for better value for money when setting budgets for design and print. A common request for a designer is to cut the number of inks from four down to two. Although this does cut print costs, it also cuts the designer’s… read more

Mashable & 92Y Social Good Summit Call for Sponsors

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:24:47 +0000

Every September the world’s leaders come together in New York City for high-level discussions at the United Nations. This year, Mashable, 92Y and the UN Foundation have come together to broaden the conversation to include YOU.

On Monday, September 20, the Social Good Summit will be one of the only major… read more

Need A Logo Designed For A New Business? Don’t Rush Into It

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:00:09 +0000

Need A Logo Designed For A New Business? Don’t Rush Into It

CodeSnipp.it: Micro-Sharing and Q&A for Developers

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:37:54 +0000

Name: Codesnippit

Quick Pitch: Codesnippit is a social site for developers… read more

30+ Creative and Inspiring Poster Designs

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:03:25 +0000

Poster design gives a fantastic canvas for creativity. Like web designs, posters offer great scope for creativity and innovative graphic design. Posters are often created for DJs, events, nightclubs and other interesting subjects that lend themselves well to creative design work. This article is aimed to provide… read more

Mashable Hosts #SummerMash in New York City [PHOTOS]

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:33:33 +0000

The Mashable team hosted its New York City stop on its 2010 U.S. Summer Tour Monday night. The event brought hundreds from the local community together for networking and prizes at the 92Y Tribeca. The Mashable NYC team was joined by Rachel Sklar, who interviewed event attendees and readers… read more

How News Consumption is Shifting to the Personalized Social News Stream

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:19:58 +0000

In honor of Mashable’s five-year anniversary, this series is supported by IDG. Join social conversations to market your brand with IDG’s social advertising platform, IDG Amplify. Learn more about how it works here.

The social network of a reader is quickly becoming their personalized news wire. That’s because in the last… read more

Easy Event Registration with DoAttend

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:02:05 +0000

Events and parties are fun to attend but are such a chore to organize. There are simply too many variables in the equation which could make an event a dud if not executed carefully. Automating as many of those variables as possible can ensure peace of mind to the event… read more

Showcase Of Delicious Coffee Websites

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:58:24 +0000

For designers approaching a deadline, coffee is a delicious necessity. Lucky for us, having a coffee break is not really difficult. But it’s more than just a 3am fix. With every late-night run to the local coffee house, we contribute to a populous network of coffee trading, sales and experience.

And… read more

Global News: A Free WordPress News Theme

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:09:19 +0000

To continue our grateful attitude to our readers and community in general, we are glad to release one more free WordPress theme – “Global News”. It’s our latest high-quality freebies addition in Christmas week.

“Global News”, as the name implies, is a Newspaper Style WordPress Theme that has all the features… read more

Designing for the Mind

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:07:54 +0000

Design Informer

Designing for the Mind

Written by: Francisco Inchauste

Do you know what makes a design good?

Is it merely an opinion, or is there something more to it? Breaking design down seems like such an abstract thing. Even the designers who are able to… read more

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.49)

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:22:15 +0000

This is our weekly column in which we share our favorites posts, articles and resources with our readers all from the previous week.

If you would like to be kept up to date with loads of fresh design news and resources, you can follow us on Twitter, on Facebook or even… read more

I Have My Logo – Now What?

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:00:23 +0000

I Have My Logo – Now What?

Watch #SummerMash Interviews From New York City [LIVE]

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:32:06 +0000

The Mashable team is hosting its sold out U.S. Summer Tour event in New York City tonight. In case you can’t make it, you can still participate in the event via our live video and chat stream. We’ll be joined by Rachel Sklar, who will be interviewing attendees on our… read more

HOW TO: Avoid a Social Media Disaster

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:21:40 +0000

Clay McDaniel is the principal and co-founder of social media marketing agency Spring Creek Group. Find him via @springcreekgrp on Twitter.

If there’s one thing that keeps social media marketers up at night, it’s the ever-present threat of a PR disaster. By now, every marketer is well-aware of how quickly dissatisfied… read more

Mashable Hosts #SummerMash in Washington, D.C. [PHOTOS]

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:16:41 +0000

We hosted the third stop on our U.S. Summer Tour in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. The event brought hundreds from the local community together for networking and prizes at the USA Today headquarters, where we also announced a syndication partnership with the publication. The Mashable NYC team was joined by… read more

How Freelancers Might Use Social Media In The Future

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:16:53 +0000

This series is supported by Gist, an online service that helps you build stronger relationships. By connecting your inbox to the web, you get business-critical information about key people and companies. See how it works here.

For freelancers, social media has been a real game changer, and brings networking to a… read more

Creative Bookmarks: Best of July 2010

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0000

We’re a week late due to some server trouble last week. Now that we’re back to smooth sailing, we’re bringing you a new edition of Creative Bookmarks. Enjoy!

Quick Nav:

Photoshop TutorialsIllustrator TutorialsWeb/Blogging TutorialsFreebies, Inspiration, & ResourcesPhotoshop TutorialsCreate Beautiful Abstract Female Art in Photoshop

In this tutorial, from PSDTuts+, you’ll learn how to… read more

Business Card Design Starter Kit: Showcase, Tutorials, Templates

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:11:29 +0000

Professionals in any field should always keep business cards on them because you never know when you’ll meet a potential client, partner or like-minded person. Despite their small size, business cards are one of the most powerful and handiest marketing tools. Not only do they create a link between you… read more

[RFP] Interview with Featured Freelancer: Mike Vardy

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:30:24 +0000

Like I’ve mentioned a few times, I’m still a bit new to freelancing. One of the things that I love about FreelanceSwitch is the interaction and feedback from you, the readers. No matter what the article, the comments are positive, encouraging, and for the most part – useful! I probably… read more

The Pros and Cons of Giving Away Your Graphic Design

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:05:53 +0000

Tons of businesses and organizations are suffering in this economy, whether it’s graphic designers being laid off or nonprofits struggling to get funding. A number of my acquaintances who found themselves with extra time on their hands have turned to volunteering – some of them walk dogs at the local… read more

Essential Logo and Identity Design Resources on Twitter

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:00:40 +0000

Essential Logo and Identity Design Resources on Twitter

38 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:12:58 +0000

Capping off a busy week at Mashable HQ we bring you a massive list of social media resources you may have missed. We’ve got 38 of the most interesting features and tools published over the last week or so in case you were, you know, outside during the summer.

Have a… read more

25 Inspirational Logos You Wish You Had Thought Of Yourself

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:59:10 +0000

25 Inspirational Logos You Wish You Had Thought Of Yourself

Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Aug 1-Aug 7, 2010

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 11:30:58 +0000

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

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

23 Of The Best Logo Redesigns In 2010

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:00:36 +0000

23 Of The Best Logo Redesigns In 2010

10 Entertaining eBay Facts You Might Not Know

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:09:29 +0000

As the world’s largest marketplace, eBay has hundreds of millions of listings live at any given moment. Since its founding in 1995, the company has grown from just one curious computer programmer to over 15,000 employees. Over the past 15 years, eBay has become one of the largest companies in… read more

Best of the Week #131

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:56:52 +0000

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

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:47:14 +0000

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Eight Helpful Rules for Logo Designers

The New York Times Is Preparing Social News Service Dubbed News.me

Logo Design: Farming

30+ Beautiful Logo Designs Inspired by Bees

HOW TO: Be a Hybrid Designer/Developer

Google Instant Search Preview Goes Live

Google Instant Search Goes Live

Morning Brief: Amazon Acquisition, Google Search Event, Samsung Fascinate On Sale

Designing and Producing Creative Business Cards: Techniques and Details

Editing Opacity With Layer Masks

Google’s Color-Changing Logo and What the Company Is About to Announce

The Next 5 Years in Social Media

10 Free WordPress Themes for Small Businesses

Announcing the 4th Annual Mashable Awards [Help Shape the Categories]

The Future of Ad Agencies and Social Media

Showcase of Interesting Navigation Designs

Google Logo Turns into Animated Particles

40 Inspiring Portfolio Designs

Best of AppStorm in August

36+ Photo Manipulation Tutorials in Photoshop

HOW TO: Run Your Business Online with $10 and a Google Account

Designing Typography for the Modern Web

How to Make an A5 Print Ready Leaflet InDesign CS5

The Ultimate Round-Up of iPad Wallpapers

Modern UI and Layout Tutorials for Photoshop

35+ Adobe Illustrator 3D Effect Tutorials

10 Great Watches for Gadget Lovers [PICS]

7 Awesome Rules for Designing a Perfect Logo

Daily Inspiration #606

New Accounting Requirements for American Photographers

Best of the Week #135

Google Settles Buzz Privacy Lawsuit for $8.5 Million

FAQs of Logo Designing – a Designer’s Perspective

NVIDIA Updates Mobile Lineup with GeForce 400M Series GPUs

Inspired By Creativity – Logos & Logotypes

The Top 10 Most Watched Web Series, July 2010

Morning Brief: Ubuntu 10.10 Beta, Plex Partners with LG, Verizon Prepaid Plans

40 Awesome Works of Art Made From Paper

Google Wave to Rise Again on Its Own

Flickr Groups for Logo and Web Design Inspiration

The World Collabs #4 – with Nik Ainley

The World Collabs #5 – with Nik Ainley

Twitter Mobile Usage Skyrocketed With “Official” Apps [STATS]

Facebook Beefs Up Security with Remote Logout Feature

Daily Inspiration #604

40+ Creative Logo Designs Using Punctuation Marks

Announcing MashBash BlogWorld: Win a Free Pass [CONTEST]

Google to Power AOL Search for the Next 5 Years

Showcase Of Appetizing Restaurant Websites

Competition Responds to Apple TV and Ping

HOW TO: Get Started with HTML5 Boilerplate

Logo Design: Boats

Apple Introduces “Ping” Music Social Network and iTunes 10

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

Creative Bookmarks: Best of August 2010

How to Create a Dynamic 3D Puzzle Effect in Adobe Illustrator

Top Articles On The Web Design Billboard In August’10

A Visual Explanation of 20 Logo Design Processes

How to Properly Format and Deliver a Logo

Announcing the UN Week Digital Media Lounge

Going Green With 75 Amazing Nature Friendly Logos

40 Tutorials and Techniques for Creating Business Logos

Win a Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen or a PrintedPiece Premium Account!

70 Latest and Creative Logo Designs for Design Inspiration

Facebook Down for Many Users

Google Wave is Not Dead (Yet)

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.53)

Adding Credibility Signs To Have A Profitable eCommerce Website

How CEOs Will Use Social Media in the Future

HOW TO: Respond when Social Media Attacks Your Brand

Writing and Web Design: Editorial Calendars and Style Guides

Promoting Yourself To… GASP!… Live People!

How to Make a Flesh Ripping Zombie Type Treatment

Academica: Free WordPress 3.0+ Theme For Educational Websites

27 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed

Best of the Week #134

Minimalism in Logo Design: Positively Perfect Negative Spaces

International Freelancers Day: A Free Online Conference for Freelancers

Profile: Getting into Character with Cartoonist George Coghill

36 Creative 3D Typography Designs