Best of the Vector Web – February 2012

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 photorealistic vector illustrations, drawing with a graphics tablet, designing vector characters, and more. We have loads of tutorials, in addition to… read more

Design before computers ruled the universe

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40 Examples of Brilliant Responsive Website Layouts

Responsive web design become a very popular trend in 2011. It’s likely something we’ll see continuing well into 2012 as designers are beginning to support a myriad of mobile devices. Building layouts for the web can be tough, but inspiration is a huge factor.

In this gallery I’ve collected… read more

20+ Useful URL Shortener Plugins for WordPress

URL shortening services have grown in importance with the expansion of the internet. Oftentimes we need to share URLs but the original address can be a bit too long. Furthermore, with Twitter fever gripping the cyber world, long URLs cannot suffice within the 160 words’ limit and thus, URL shorteners… read more

How Pinterest’s Female Audience Is Changing Social Marketing

Curt Finch is the founder and CEO of Journyx, a company that offers time-tracking and resource management software. Connect with him and Journyx on Facebook and Twitter.

As the new kid in town, Pinterest is poised to make some major waves in the social media scene. Facebook, Twitter and Google+, watch… read more

On Tumblr, The New York Times Opens Its Photo Archive

The New York Times has added a whimsical new tentacle to its digital and social reach with a Tumblr blog dedicated to photographs from the Gray Lady’s storied past.

The Lively Morgue, as the new Tumblr is called, launched Monday with a black and white photo of news images being… read more

Quick Apply in InDesign CS5

Incorporate your keyboard into your InDesign workflow and use it to navigate through menus and styles by using the Quick Apply in InDesign.

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Avoid Translation Mistakes When Designing for Foreign Markets

The process of designing a website can present enough pitfalls at the best of times. A good site presents quality content that informs, engrosses and still delivers SEO, all served up in easily digestible, well ordered chunks. It should be clear and easily navigable, with graphics that catch… read more

Mission Transition

Life and nature are one big transition. The sun slowly rises to mark a new day and then slowly sets to mark the end of the day and the beginning of night. We are created in the womb and from small cells we grow, are born and gradually age until… read more

25+ Professional Resources for Getting Started as a Freelance Editor

Launching into a career as a freelance editor is relatively easy. Unlike our web and graphic design colleagues, editors can start working on their own without too much investment in expensive software or equipment.

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Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.122)

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

This Calendar Fills Itself Based on What You Like

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

Name: UPlanMe

Quick Pitch: UPlanMe is an online notification system that filters upcoming events and specials… read more

Niche Media, Gilt to Launch Shoppable Luxury Magazine

Niche Media, publisher of high-end regional magazines including Gotham, Hamptons and Ocean Drive, is launching yet another luxury lifestyle title, this time in partnership with Gilt Groupe and Hudson News.

Du Jour, scheduled to launch this fall, promises to be multi-platform from the get-go, spanning print, web, mobile, social and email… read more

Focus On: Mobile App Design Trends for 2012

Mobile applications are on the rise as more consumers switch over to smartphones. Between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating system there are plenty of wonderful apps to browse through. The past year has built up a catalog of exceptional design patterns which will continue over into 2012.

In… read more

Is There Ever A Justification For Responsive Text?

Depending on who you follow and what you read, you may have noticed the concept of “responsive text” being discussed in design circles recently. It’s not what you might imagine — resizing and altering the typography to make it easier to read on a range of devices — but rather… read more

Things I Hate about My Clients

In the Things My Clients Hate. What about Yours? article I discussed 5 things my clients hate. Now, let me present the other side of the story – i.e. 5 things I hate about clients. Well, with so much hatred, it might sound like we freelancers and clients… read more

Adobe Primetime Highlights Brings Video into the Digital Publishing Circle

BARCELONA: Here at Mobile World Congress, Adobe has unveiled Primetime Highlights, a powerful new tool for converting video highlights into publishable, ad-supported, fully distributed clips in a matter of minutes.

Primetime Highlights is part of Adobe Digital Publishing Suite (DSP), a set of turnkey hosted services that allow publishers to create… read more

20 HDR Photographers Worth Watching

Do you need a twist on your photographic inspiration? Check out the following HDR photographers. The techniques they use to create surrealistic images combine multiple exposures to capture a wider range of value and color.

Since most HDR photography is used to achieve difficult exposures with wider dynamic ranges,… read more

Flickr vs. Pinterest: Flickr Users Can Now Implement Pinterest Opt-Out

Users on the Yahoo-owned photo social network Flickr can now block Pinterest aficionados from tacking Flickr pictures onto their beloved online image boards.

Flickr users can block pinning by changing a “Yes” to a “No” in user Privacy Settings. Simply state “No” in the area where you “Allow others to share… read more

15 Tips for Low Light Landscape Photography

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Capturing scenes in low light remains one of the most challenging aspects of photography, yet the results when executed well can be truly captivating. Whether it’s an energetic cityscape or ethereal seascape the possibilities are endless. Here are a few essentials points to consider before you begin.

It’s a… read more

Best of the Week #211

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

Weekly Web Design and Development Inspiration – N.127

This is our weekly selection of our favorite web designs from the past week, thanks to everybody for their recommendations. Feel free to comment and let us know what you think.

Have you tried StylesInspiration yet? It is our web design showcase that aims to not only… read more

21 Creative Mobile Websites

21 Creative Mobile Websites

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Tell Location-Based, Multimedia-Rich Stories With Moveable Feast

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Happy Birthday, Steve Jobs: A Look Back at the Man Who Changed Tech

Today would have been the 57th birthday of Apple co-founder and visionary Steve Jobs, who died on Oct. 5, 2011, after a long battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer.

Social media users have been extremely active in wishing the late media mogul a happy birthday, and “Happy Birthday Steve… read more

Pinterest Pins Are on 9% of the Top Online Retail Sites

Consumers aren’t the only ones getting Pinterest fever. About 9% of the top online retailers are offering Pinterest pins on their sites, according to a researcher.

The Find, a vertical search engine, analyzed the top 300 online retail sites and found around 28 had Pinterest pins. Among the list, which… read more

A Fun Approach To Creating More Successful Websites

As Web designers and developers, each project we work with has a unique set of goals and requirements. But one goal we have for all of our projects is that we want them to make an impression on people — we want the websites that we create to be memorable.

A… read more

The Benefits of Using a Digital Flipbook

For the past four years, I have created a digital flipbook for every publication I have worked on—from the once-a-year publications for nonprofit organizations to the monthly publications.

Digital flipbooks are exactly what they sound like—a digital magazine that you can flip through on your computer screen.

As a freelancer, creating… read more

7 Winning Facebook Page Strategies Every Company Should Know

By now you’re probably well aware of social media’s power to grow your business. Odds are you went ahead and tossed up a few social media profiles. Twitter, Google+, and probably a Facebook page.

Once they’re up, how do you make the most of them though? How do you… read more

Impossible Conversions: Avoiding Bad Clients the “Cheap” Way

Let me start off by telling you a story. I love to bake, and I experiment in the kitchen on a pretty regular basis. Not too long ago, I made a semolina cake with oranges and cranberries. I’ve made it before, so I knew what I was doing…. read more

5 Exciting Speakers Join Mashable Connect

Mashable’s largest conference, Mashable Connect, is returning to Orlando, FL from May 3-5, and this year we will explore the future of digital with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re pleased to announce five digital leaders have joined our dynamic list of speakers.

Additional Confirmed Speakers

Duane… read more

We Have 3 Copies of ‘HTML & CSS – Design and Build Websites’ to Giveaway – Comment to Enter

What a giveaway we have for you this week! We have three paperback copies of quite possibly the most beautifully designed web design book ever written (check out the screenshots below). It is called HTML & CSS – Design and Build Websites and has been written by Jon… read more

26 Fresh jQuery & CSS3 Tutorials From 2012

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Web developers create some awesome jQuery & CSS3 tutorials. Today we want to list some of the best from 2012. Enjoy!! If you like these tutorials you might also want to check out our previous posts below.

Animate a Custom Dialog Box with CSS3 and… read more

The Benefits of Working in Short Time Blocks: Part 2

Yesterday I began to discuss ways in which freelancers can tackle projects using a list and short time blocks to reach your goals.

To reiterate, here’s what my example list looks like for a day of work:

Tasks

Transcribe tape from Interview X
Start writing feature story on Y
Edit freelance stories for health… read more

Redefining Hick’s Law

Hick’s Law has always been a popular reference point for designers. You’ll find it cited in the endless lists of basic laws and principles that all designers should be familiar with. Given our assumed comfort level with this design cornerstone, I am surprised to see so many people getting it… read more

Breathtaking NASA Photos

Unless you can afford a ticket to space ($200,000 with Virgin Galactic), the only way we will ever be able to clearly view our planet in its entirety or any distant galaxies is through the photographs released by NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Agency). So, here are… read more

Brox Magazine Free WordPress Theme

Brox Magazine Free WordPress Theme

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Tips for Wireframing a Usable Mobile App Interface

A lot of time and energy is required to build mobile iOS/Android apps. Aside from the coding and UI design you need to plan functionality ahead of time. This way you can start programming immediately and implement key features without a hassle.

The best way to start off a… read more

The Benefits of Working in Short Time Blocks: Part 1

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog post on how freelancers can tackle projects like a software developer using a trend in software development called “Agile”, which calls for compressing development projects into short pieces.

Well I found another article, this time at The 99%, that calls for… read more

Adobe Edge Preview 4: Symbols

A new feature in Adobe Edge Preview 4 is the use of Symbols. Those users coming from Flash will recognize symbols and how they are used. Tom goes over how to convert a graphic to a symbol, edit it in place, animate the symbol using keyframes and the timeline. … read more

25+ Illustrator Tutorials for Creating Vintage Graphics and Retro Illustration

If you’re looking to improve your vector design skills, learn how to use Illustrator on a deeper level, and discover how to create vintage vector graphics, then you’ve landed on the right article. We’ve assembled a collection of tutorials that show you how to create vintage illustrations, and retro graphics… read more

Web-Drawing Throwdown: Paper.js Vs. Processing.js Vs. Raphael

Before drawing anything in a browser, ask yourself three questions:

Do you need to support older browsers?If the answer is yes, then your only choice is Raphaël. It handles browsers all the way back to IE 7 and Firefox 3. Raphaël even has some support for IE 6, although some of… read more

Designing for search engine optimization

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Good Old Static HTML Sites Aren’t Dead Yet. Should They Be?

Static HTML sites look so last century that sometimes you might be wondering if they don’t belong to the past. There is no doubt that dynamic, database-driven sites, offer more and they make static HTML sites look like a poor relative but are static sites to be extinct?

Historically,… read more

Focus: Turn a Good Photo Into an Amazing Photo

In the past two years, we’ve seen a lot of specialized photo manipulation apps enter the scene. Apps like Analog, Flare, and Instagram allow people to apply filters that recolor or add texture to photos. Focus is a photo manipulation app as well, but its specialty lies in creating unique… read more

Ever Wanted to Know How a Pro Gets “That Look” in a Shot?

Recently, we were lucky enough to receive a review copy of Kevin Kubota’s Lighting Notebook from the good folks who work with Kevin. It’s a new addition to Kevin’s already impressive work in education material and we have been going through it quite thoroughly. For those of you who like… read more

‘Babies With iPads’ Blog Implodes From Cuteness [PICS]

Babies With iPads

“Taylor pours one out for Steve Jobs every morning. Mommy’s milk is precious, but you gotta… read more

Weekly Poll: Do You Subscribe to Digital Magazines?

Have you ever subscribed to a digital magazine?

This morning, I awoke to find an email from Distance, a new design-centric magazine I’d recently backed on Kickstarter. The first issue was ready for download, and seconds later I was flipping through the PDF on my iPad. Here’s a new magazine… read more

Introducing Warp – An Open-Source Theme Framework for WordPress & Joomla

Each time you develop a theme you’ll have to deal with the same, repetitive tasks. E.g. you need a certain folder structure to organize your PHP, CSS and JavaScript files or you rely on features like layouts, compression and caching. Because you don’t want to start from scratch,… read more

Learn to Say No

It used to be hard for me to say ‘no’ to people. I think the sheer confusion people have over what freelancers actually do all day makes us an easy target. But just because many of us work from home, doesn’t mean we aren’t working. On the contrary, I’d… read more

Illustrator Symbols, Part 2

In part two of this series, AJ goes over the symbol tools and their tool options. He covers the sprayer, the sizer, the shifter, stainer, and the screener tools.

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Finger-Friendly Design: Ideal Mobile Touchscreen Target Sizes

In darts, hitting the bulls-eye is harder to do than hitting any other part of the dartboard. This is because the bullseye is the smallest target. This same principle can also apply to touch targets on mobile devices.

Smaller touch targets are harder for users to hit than larger ones. When you’re designing… read more

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.121)

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

40+ High Quality And Free Web Templates In PSD

Finding out high quality and premium PSD files is extremely difficult but keeping them in the toolbox is tremendously important for the web designers because such PSD files always come in handy and save loads of time. There are so many resources available on the net you can get freebie… read more

Google Plus First Look Competition Winners Announced

Last week we published a competition giving away three copies of the paperback book Google Plus First Look. The competition has now ended and we will now annouce the winners.

The Winners

Our winners should have by now received their winner emails, if not please get in touch with us… read more

16 Must-Read Tutorials for New HTML5/CSS3 Techniques

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The year 2012 has kicked off with a booming design and web industry. More developers are entering the web than ever before and it’s the perfect time to brush up on your coding. These tutorials I’ve added below are fresh off the presses and will help… read more

How to Slay The Dragons Of Your Freelance Journey

Dragons are dreadful.

And you know they’re there. Lurking in the shadows. They’re just waiting for you to come out in the open, not knowing about their presence.

And when they do show themselves, and if you’re not prepared, they will rip you apart and burn you to a crisp.

So what… read more

Demystifying Twitter: Do’s and Don’ts of Twitter

Simply put, the basic concept behind Twitter can be identified as a modem version of short messaging service (SMS) channel with some added features. Your followers on Twitter are the people, who choose to be updated with the tweets (the post or message displayed on your profile page) you share,… read more

20 Subtle and Soft Textured Photoshop Brush Packs (225 Brushes)

Subtley textured brushes are currently a popular trend at the moment in web design (check out the subtlety on Smashing Magazine’s homepage – awesome). They are really useful for adding character and bringing a little light emphasis to your eitherwise dull designs.

In this post we have 20 subtle… read more

Go VIRAL! The key to great exposure

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How to Build a Custom Login Page Design for WordPress

If you are a heavy WordPress user then it’s likely you’re interested in deep customizations. There are a slew of plug-ins available, but some tasks are just easier to perform yourself. As an example, the login/register forms are often unfitting to match the template of most websites.

But thanks… read more

Whitney Houston Funeral: Online and TV Viewing Guide

The Whitney Houston funeral service takes place Saturday at Noon Eastern Time at the New Hope Baptist Church, her childhood place of worship in Newark, New Jersey. Although the service will be private, there’s a variety of ways for you to watch it on television and… read more

Best of the Week #210

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

Weekly Web Design and Development Inspiration – N.126

This is our weekly selection of our favorite web designs from the past week, thanks to everybody for their recommendations. Feel free to comment and let us know what you think.

Have you tried StylesInspiration yet? It is our web design showcase that aims to not only… read more

Beyond Burberry: How London Fashion Week Is Ramping Up Digital

Burberry might be the hot ticket when it comes to pioneering digital initiatives during London Fashion Week, but that doesn’t mean a wealth of other British brands aren’t giving it a go as well.

Participating fashion and media brands are once again focusing on reaching mass consumer audiences throughout the week…. read more

The Designer’s Candy Store [Infographic]

For graphic designers, the general goal is to create something that people notice in a good way. These designers aspire that their work is recognized as “good,” “great” or even “spectacular”. But in order to create work that is worthy of those accolades, there are a lot of… read more

Stop Writing Project Proposals

After several grueling days I had finally finished the proposal. I sent it off and waited for a response. Nothing. After a few weeks, I discovered that they were “just looking”. Despite the urgency and aggressive timeline for the RFP (Request For Proposal) plus the fact that we had done… read more

Scientific American Publisher Launches $49 Online Textbook

The publisher of Scientific American and Nature is stepping into a new genre with its first digital textbook, the company announced on Thursday.

Principles of Biology, already in use at three California State universities, is a web-based introductory text. At $49, it costs about three times less than its typical paper… read more

Illustrator Symbols, Part 1

In part one of this series, AJ Wood goes through the symbols panel which allows Illustrator users to reuse artwork quickly throughout their Illustrator document. In this video, AJ covers making symbols edits in the isolation editing mode, creating new symbols, using multiple instances of one symbol, and exploring the… read more

A Freelance Lesson From Jeremy Lin of the NY Knicks

Like many of you, I learned about Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks just a few days ago, after his 38-point game against the L.A. Lakers.

Lin’s recent popularity has garnered him 200,000 Twitter followers and over 377,000 Facebook friends. The Chinese-American also has over 800,000 followers on Weibo—a… read more

How To Recruit A UX Designer

The Web has entered an era of user-centricity. If businesses are to attract new customers and retain existing ones, they must create websites and apps that deliver intuitive and tailored experiences. Whether you run an online retailer or a not-for-profit community website, the user experience is mission critical.

As a consequence,… read more

20 WordPress Themes That’ll Give Your Site Suave

WordPress has been the base of many people’s blogs for quite a while now. It offers many great features on a stable platform and is also very easy to operate. The best part is customization: there are thousands of WordPress themes and plugins to enhance your readers’ experience. You can… read more

A Year In Review: 11 Things I Learned From Freelancer to Agency Owner

I’ve spent the last 10+ years freelancing and bouncing back through different agencies. While there were plenty of perks both working for yourself and in an agency atmosphere, It always felt like something was missing. From the first day I opened up Photoshop and built my first website… read more

Daily Inspiration #1058

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 Smashing Book #3: All Good Things Come In Threes

Yes, the brand new Smashing Book #3 is coming. The printing press is warming up, the illustrations are finished, and the chapters are being proofread. This third book is the best printed book we’ve produced so far: it is a valuable, cutting-edge, high-quality printed book that any Web designer should… read more

Moral dilemma: My company steals from other creatives

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Free Fonts to Make a Great First Impression

When you’re designing a website, one of the pillars of great design is typography. Typography is an essential part of good web design, yet it’s amazing how many designers consistently don’t have the proper tools to work with! Talking of course about a quality font library. Even the best designer… read more

How to Build a Stylish CSS3 Search Box

A search box is probably one of the most common UI elements around, and I think there is no need to explain its purpose anymore. Whether it’s about a website or a web application, to increase user experience for it, you may want to add a stylish search… read more

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition: Now More Digital than Ever

Sports Illustrated‘s 49th annual Swimsuit edition isn’t just hitting physical newsstands Tuesday — it’s also making its way onto more digital platforms than ever before.

In addition to the iPad, the issue is also available on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Nook Color, Kindle Fire, Motorola Xoom and Android smartphones for $6.99…. read more

How To Design a Great Magazine Cover – Simply Irresistible Tips

How To Design a Great Magazine Cover – Simply Irresistible Tips

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HP All in One Workstation Announced: Z1

Hey everyone – RC here with some really cool news. I just got word that HP has just announced a new 27” workstation called the HP Z1. A lot of people have come to rely on workstations that pack great power, but a lot of the time it always… read more

Designer Myopia: How To Stop Designing For Ourselves

Have you ever looked at a bizarre building design and wondered, “What were the architects thinking?” Or have you simply felt frustrated by a building that made you uncomfortable, or felt anger when a beautiful old building was razed and replaced with a contemporary eyesore? You might be forgiven for… read more

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.120)

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

Adobe Edge Preview 4: Events Panel

Continue exploring Adobe Edge Preview 4 with this new video about the Events Panel. Whether you write code or use code snippets, Edge’s new scripting features in the Events Panel allow users to add actions to elements, symbols, or to the timeline, simply. Check it out in the video below…. read more

Progressive And Responsive Navigation

Developing for the Web can be a difficult yet rewarding job. Given the number of browsers across the number of platforms, it can sometimes be a bit overwhelming. But if we start coding with a little forethought and apply the principles of progressive enhancement from the beginning and apply some… read more

20 @fontface Icon Sets

The pros for using @fontface for icons far outweigh the cons. First of all, there are the obvious benefits of being infinitely scalable and being able to style them dynamically using any CSS property (color, gradients, shadow…). Secondly, its much easier to manage one single font file as… read more

What’s new for designers, February 2012

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Get Your Kits: Fresh Web and Mobile UI Kits, Wireframe Kits and PSD’s

Today, we have a useful compilation for our readers of fresh web UI kits, mobile UI kits and wireframe kits complete with PSD files that will certainly come in handy when you are designing projects. Some basic user interface elements are always welcome toolbox additions by designers. We need them… read more

Daily Inspiration #1055

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

Linkswitch #95, Agile Method, Guest Post Tactics, Charge More

Every other week we roundup some of the highest quality articles and resources that benefit freelancers from across the web. We present these articles here on various helpful topics. This week we have articles on powerful guest post tactics, agile methods, and how to charge more.

Tackling Freelance Projects… read more

Usability Rules for Content Sites

Content sites, such as blogs, article directories, image galleries, video galleries, etc. are a major category of sites and if you haven’t designed such a site until now, you can be sure that sooner or later you will. Designing a content site is in many aspects easier than… read more

Thinking vs Feeling Photography: Discuss

Today I read an interview with photographer Bruce Gilden (warning, some of Bruces images are confronting) whose photography of his time in Haiti was featured in the January edition of Leica’s LFI magazine.

In the interview Bruce was asked about the how he seems to have a real instinctual energy in… read more

Weekly Web Design and Development Inspiration – N.125

This is our weekly selection of our favorite web designs from the past week, thanks to everybody for their recommendations. Feel free to comment and let us know what you think.

Have you tried StylesInspiration yet? It is our web design showcase that aims to not only… read more

Best of the Week #209

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

Where to Find Mashable at Social Media Week 2012

Social Media Week 2012 begins on Monday, Feb. 13 and extends to 12 cities worldwide. Mashable staff members will once again be taking part in various panels across New York City.

Now in its fourth year, Social Media Week continues to grow, with 60,000 people attending events annually. Just like last year, we here… read more

Upcoming Web Design And Development Conferences For 2012

We’re well into 2012, and many designers and developers around the world are planning their travels for the year, which may include attending one of the many Web design and development conferences that will be held in the upcoming months. To help you out with your plans, we’ve once again… read more

Working with Outline Fonts in Illustrator

What do you do when you want to use a font, but it is only available as an outline font? This tutorial will show you a quick and easy way to make the most of it.

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A Beginner’s Guide To jQuery-Based JSON API Clients

Are you fascinated by dynamic data? Do you go green with envy when you see tweets pulled magically into websites? Trust me, I’ve been there.

The goal of today’s tutorial is to create a simple Web app for grabbing movie posters from TMDb. We’ll use jQuery and the user’s input to… read more

We have two copies of Google Plus First Look (paperback book) to giveaway – Leave a comment to enter

We have another fantastic book giveaway for you this week. Packt have given us two copies of the paperback book Google Plus First Look, written by Ralph Roberts, to giveaway to two lucky readers. All you have to do for a chance of winning one of these books… read more

Longform iPad App Makes Web Content Readable [HANDS ON]

Most people who start this article won’t make it to the end — at least not in a way that they could pass a comprehension test.

Studies have shown that the mere presence of a links in online text and the practice of jumping between digital documents impede understanding. Others have… read more