RIM Backtracks After Twitter Users Hijack Hashtag

January 31st, 2012
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Like McDonald’s before it, RIM has found there’s a reason open-ended Twitter campaigns are called “bashtags.”

The trouble started on New Year’s Eve, when the brand sponsored Dick Clark’s show and ran a billboard in New York’s Times Square: “Let’s #BeBold in 2012.” RIM claims it received more than 35,000… read more

Best of the Vector Web – January 2012

January 31st, 2012
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Each month, we search the web for the best vector-related content and showcase it here for you all to enjoy. This month, we showcase high quality tutorials on mixing vector techniques with photography, we learn how to create vintage style lettering that has a grainy retro style, dive deeper into… read more

Should You Really Use a DSLR for Video?

January 29th, 2012
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In the last few years, there has been a plethora of DSLR’s being sold with video capabilities. As well as being photographers, my wife and I also produce short travel films so in 2010 after shooting for several years on a Sony FX1 camcorder, we decided to try out shooting… read more

Map of 10,000 Tweets Shows New York City at Work

January 27th, 2012
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Mashable

What does where we tweet say about how we live and work? That’s one of the questions Oakland-based programmer Eric Fischer hoped to answer with his latest mapping project.

Fischer, a mapping fanatic and artist, is used to displaying vast amounts of information in visually compelling ways. In his latest… read more

The Rule of Thirds: Weekly Photography Challenge

January 27th, 2012
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Digital Photography School

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

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

Create a Stylized Performance Car in Illustrator CS5 – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

January 27th, 2012
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Vector Tuts

In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, learn how to create a stylized performance car from a reference image using many gradients, custom art brushes, patterns, clipping masks and not a single gradient mesh or blur in sight! If you are looking to take your skills to the next level then Log… read more

Quick Tip: Quickly Create Recycled Paper Textures with Adobe Illustrator

January 26th, 2012
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Vector Tuts

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

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

January 21st, 2012
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Digital Photography School

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

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

Best of the Week #206

January 21st, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

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

January 20th, 2012
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Mashable

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

Panama Joe’s image featured an… read more

Patterns: Weekly Photography Challenge

January 20th, 2012
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This week we published a popular post titled – 33 Inspirational Images that Feature Patterns and Repetition which got some great feedback.

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

What’s Next for Digital Coupons?

January 19th, 2012
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Mashable

Jeff Hudson is co-founder of Grocery Coupon Network, one of the leading coupon communities on the web. By aggregating the best digital grocery coupons and special offers from local and national brands, the company provides a reliable source for those looking to save money and time.

Couponing had seen unprecedented growth… read more

Internet Users to Congress: We Hate SOPA

January 19th, 2012
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Mashable

With major websites such as Wikipedia and Reddit down Wednesday in protest of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act), millions of social media users took to the Internet to express their own opinion on the two bills. And they don’t like them one bit.

In a tweet… read more

33 Inspirational Images that Feature Patterns and Repetition

January 18th, 2012
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Digital Photography School

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

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

Designing The Well-Tempered Web

January 17th, 2012
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Smashing Magazine

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

Given… read more

Create a Designer Gift Bag Using Adobe Illustrator

January 17th, 2012
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Vector Tuts

In this tutorial you will learn how to draw a designer gift bag using basic shapes and various patterns, which are made available in Illustrator. You will also learn to add your own customized details to the design.

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Create an 800px by 800px RGB document. Let’s start by creating the… read more

Resolution Independence With SVG

January 16th, 2012
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Smashing Magazine

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

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

Create a Skateboard Illustration with Mixed Medias

January 16th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

Best of the Week #205

January 14th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

Creative Use of Typography in Print Ads

January 13th, 2012
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Specky Boy

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When it comes to advertising, what’s being said can be a bit less important than how it’s said. In no case is this more true than in the case of typography based advertisements, which are common in print advertising and gaining popularity even in television… read more

Inclusive Design

January 12th, 2012
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Smashing Magazine

We’ve come a long way since the days of the first Macintosh and the introduction of graphical user interfaces, going from monochrome colors to millions, from estranged mice to intuitive touchscreens, from scroll bars to pinch, zoom, flick and pan. But while hardware, software and the people who use technology… read more

350+ Free Graphics: Vector Arrow Symbols and Shapes

January 12th, 2012
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Vector Tuts

If you’re looking for arrow graphics, with various styles, such as flat silhouettes that curve, hand drawn elements, or sharp edged classic designs, then you’ve found a compilation worth downloading. We’ve collected an assortment of arrow symbols, shapes, and icons, all available for free download.

Grab a multitude of arrow vector… read more

Quick Tip: How to Create a Quick and Easy Diagonal Pattern

January 11th, 2012
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Vector Tuts

In this tutorial you will learn how to easily create a diagonal pattern in Adobe Illustrator. Creating seamless patterns is a challenge in itself, but it is even harder if the pattern is supposed to be at an angle. But there is an easy trick to do so by creating… read more

WDL Premium: Seamless Floral Patterns Vector Pack

January 11th, 2012
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Web Design Ledger

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Here’s a new set of vectors for our WDL Premium Members. This pack from Designious contains 6 high quality vector patterns with floral motifs that will give your nature related designs an organic and beautiful touch.

Be sure to check out Designious for more design resources.

Here’s… read more

50+ New and Free Photoshop Brush Packs

January 11th, 2012
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Noupe

Nearly every designer loves freshly-made, free Photoshop brushes that can be used in your designs as it is one of the most widely used graphics programs on the market. It is what some would call an incontrovertible truth. This is the reason why designers are constantly browsing the web in… read more

Why Targeted Ads Must Account for Changing Consumer Context

January 11th, 2012
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Mashable

Tom Wentworth is chief marketing officer at Ektron Inc., a provider of web content management and marketing optimization solutions.

Millions of parents have bought Hannah Montana albums online for their young daughters and nieces. Marketers seized the opportunity to launch ads for Hannah lunchboxes and accessories — which unfortunately appear on… read more

Fuji Release the Fujifilm X-Pro1

January 10th, 2012
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Digital Photography School

One of the fastest growing segments of the digital camera market is the smaller bodied interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras that have been released by many manufacturers in the last 12 or so months. Filling the gap between DSLRs and compact point and shoots – these cameras give the flexibility of… read more

55 High Quality And Fresh Pattern Sets

January 9th, 2012
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Smashing Apps

Let us unearth 55 most useful and fresh pattern sets that you can use in your design work making them more attractive and appealing. You can download these pattern sets for free and you can use wherever you like. Browse this collection to the end and you will definitely find… read more

Best of the Week #204

January 7th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

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

How To Create Custom Taxonomies In WordPress

January 4th, 2012
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Design Informer

WordPress 3 introduced custom taxonomies as a core feature. The following release of 3.1 included many features to enhance support of custom taxonomies. Better import and export handling, advanced queries with tax_query, hierarchical support, body classes and a bunch of wonderful functions to play with were all part of the… read more

Coolest Apps From 2011 You Would Never Want To Miss In 2012

January 4th, 2012
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Smashing Apps

The year 2011 has ended. We have explored and reviewed so many useful tools and resources for you all the year. Today, we are going to take a look on few of the web apps we have featured that we think you would like bookmark for 2012. I hope designers,… read more

Create a Colorful, Glass Text Effect in Illustrator

January 4th, 2012
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Vector Tuts

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a colorful, glass text effect in Illustrator. Learn each step to construct this shiny, vector text effect. We’ll use patterns, transform effects, multiple gradient fills, and more to construct this beautiful lettering.

Step 1

Create a 700 by 300px, RGB document. Grab… read more

The Lazy Freelancer’s Guide to Market Research

January 3rd, 2012
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Freelanceswitch

Do freelancers really need market research? After all, some freelancers – and even some businesses – manage to get paying customers without putting a bit of thought into how to acquire those customers. Maybe you could be as lucky as they are, your inbox always full of messages from… read more

BugHerd: Beautiful Bug Tracking

January 2nd, 2012
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Web App Storm

Bugs happen everywhere on the web, and it’s really annoying when one presents itself. Therefore, bug tracking systems exist in order to squash out problems by tracking a bug’s progress from being found to being fixed. If you’re making a website or web app, you sure don’t want your users… read more

21 Examples of Subtle Textures and Patterns in Web Design

January 2nd, 2012
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Web Design Ledger

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First of all, we would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! To kick things off for 2012, we’ve gathered some amazing examples of subtle textures and patterns in web design. The web sites in this collection demonstrate that you don’t always have to over… read more

Rob Forbes on Ways of Seeing, Video

December 31st, 2011
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Freelanceswitch

View engaging conference lectures, interesting how to discussions, and high quality freelance advice via video here on FreelanceSwitch.

This week we look at Ways of Seeing by Rob Forbes. This weekend we’re sharing an interesting talk by, Rob Forbes, who shares a gallery of snapshots that inform his way of… read more

Best of the Week #203

December 31st, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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

8 Ways Digital Will Improve B2B Sales in 2012

December 30th, 2011
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Mashable

Guy Nirpaz is the CEO and co-founder of Totango, which analyzes user actions on SaaS applications, providing sales teams invaluable information in qualifying prospects and prioritizing people to contact who are most likely to buy or renew.

How B2B products and services are purchased and sold is rapidly changing. Some call… read more

Speed Dial 2: Upgrade Your New Tab Page in Chrome

December 29th, 2011
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Web App Storm

Tablets and smartphones have homescreens filled with apps, while more traditional computers have start menus or docs or search tools to find the apps you need. With web apps, though, it seems the best way for most of us to find apps is with random links in our bookmarks or… read more

Amazon Goes Social Shopping: What Quorus Hires Mean

December 28th, 2011
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Mashable

Amazon is poised to make a major leap into social shopping thanks to a rash of recent hires from Quorus (formerly Fridge Door), a company whose chief product was software that added a social experience to online retailing.

When we wrote about what 2012 may hold for the world’s largest online… read more

The Myth Of The Sophisticated User

December 28th, 2011
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Smashing Magazine

As I sat in my local co-working space, shoulder-deep in a design problem on my MacBook Air, I could hear him. He was on the phone, offering screen-by-screen design recommendations to his client for the project they were working on. When this acquaintance of mine arrived at the subject of… read more

Dribbble On Your Desktop with Play by Play

December 28th, 2011
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Mac App Storm

Dribbble is a delightful little online community specifically created for designers to share bite-sized previews of what they’re working on. Each “shot” is a 400px by 300px image that a user has chosen to share with the Dribbble community, often for the purpose of feedback (and a little showing off… read more

Create a Vector, Daily Flip Calendar

December 28th, 2011
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Vector Tuts

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a daily flip calendar. Learn to use vector shape building techniques, multiple Illustrator tools, and a bit of artistic ingenuity to illustrate this daily flip calendar icon. Let’s get started.

Step 1

Create a 700 by 300px, RGB document. First, turn on… read more

15+ Illustrator Tutorials on Retro Text Effects and Vintage Lettering

December 27th, 2011
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Vector Tuts

If you’re looking to improve your skills in Illustrator, specifically learn to create retro text effects, beautiful vintage lettering, and work with classic type, then we have the collection of Illustrator tutorials you’re looking for. Learn to draw fluid, retro lettering, compose vintage designs with classic fonts, and transform your… read more

10 Fresh Free Patterns for Your Design

December 26th, 2011
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10 Fresh Free Patterns for Your Design

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53 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

December 24th, 2011
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Mashable

With the holidays in full swing, that means the new year is just around the corner. Here at Mashable, we’ve been reflecting on the changes 2011 has brought for technology and social media and what those changes mean for the future.

If you’ve been busy decking the halls and getting… read more

Is Gamification Right for Your Business? 7 Things to Consider

December 24th, 2011
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Mashable

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

This year has lent itself to a slew of new buzzwords, and gamification is easily one of the most buzzed about in the marketing industry.

Businesses clamored… read more

Best Of 2011: 45 Photoshop Web Design Layout Tutorials

December 23rd, 2011
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Smashing Apps

Photoshop is a well-liked web design instrument. With it, you can generate web design mock-ups that can later on be transformed to a practical and efficient HTML / CSS template. In today’s collection of tutorials, we are featuring some top-notch techniques on how to generate your own web design layouts… read more

Christmas & New Year Special Giveaway: Prizes Worth Over $20,000

December 22nd, 2011
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InstantShift

The end of this year is almost coming and Christmas is already on our doorsteps. It’s never too late to hang your stockings, keep milk and cookies and wait for Santa to drop in at your home with lots of gifts and Christmas cheer. It’s time for Santa’s gifts, for… read more

50 Fantastic Premium Business WordPress Themes From 2011

December 22nd, 2011
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Noupe

Whilst Joomla and Drupal are popular amongst website designers, WordPress is by far the number 1 used CMS in the world. Which is one of the reasons that WordPress themes are seen as such a hot commodity these days in the design world.

It’s popularity amongst design firms could explain the… read more

New Patterns Vector Packs, T-shirt Designs, Freebie & Drawing Video

December 20th, 2011
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New Patterns Vector Packs, T-shirt Designs, Freebie & Drawing Video

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Best Of 2011: 70 Beautiful And High Quality Free Textures

December 20th, 2011
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Smashing Apps

For the designing fraternity, premium quality texture, backgrounds and patterns are the most necessitated freebies on the internet. Use of texture in web designs is tremendously frequent. As a result every designer is in search of good quality textures, although they do not get all at one place. Therefore, in… read more

75 Outstanding Tutorials, Quick Tips, Articles and Interviews from Vectortuts+ in 2011

December 20th, 2011
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Vector Tuts

As the year comes to an end and we pack up our vector tools for some well deserved rest and relaxation, let’s take a look back at some of the best and most inspiring Vectortuts+ articles and tutorials for 2011.

The following collection is just a fraction of the fantastic content… read more

200+ Free Vectors: Tribal Graphics & Tattoo Designs

December 20th, 2011
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Vector Tuts

If you’re looking for tribal graphics, inspired by ancient tattooed warriors, woven wings, fire-breathing dragons, swirling ornamental body art, and more, then you’ve landed on the right article. We’ve collected a truckload of tribal vector artwork, all available for free download.

These free vector tribal graphics are great for adding a… read more

Create a 3D Grungy Text Effect in Illustrator

December 19th, 2011
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Vector Tuts

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a grungy, 3D text effect. Learn how to draw highlights and shadows on your text to give it that 3D punch. Then design grunge effects using blending modes and other Illustrator tools. This grungy text effect is relatively simple to… read more

How to Make Your Website More Accessible

December 19th, 2011
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Constant improvement is imperative to a world of progress, including the web world. Designing an effective website requires a lot of techniques, skills and testing. Testing determines the usability of the website, which ties into accessibility. Thus, one of the most important things to consider when creating a website is… read more

15 Useful Seamless Patterns

December 16th, 2011
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15 Useful Seamless Patterns

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Categories: Web Design

Daytime Fireworks Are More Beautiful Than You’d Expect [VIDEO]

December 16th, 2011
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Mashable

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

Everyone loves watching fireworks illuminate dark skies, but did you ever wonder what they would look like during the day?

Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang put on this enormous daytime explosion event at the Arab Museum of… read more

U.S. Teen Mobile Data Usage Triples [STUDY]

December 15th, 2011
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Mashable

We already knew that teens out-text the rest of us, but this year their mobile data consumption accelerated at an unprecedented rate as well.

Teens ages 13 to 17 used 256% more mobile data in the third quarter of 2011 than in the same time period of 2010. Teens took… read more

Our 50 Favorite Web Developers Resources and Tools from 2011

December 15th, 2011
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Specky Boy

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As a developer, anything that can save you just a little bit of time is well worth its weight in gold. If you agree with that statement, you will love this. What we have for you is our selection of the best, the most useful… read more

50 Useful and Free Seamless Pattern Sets

December 14th, 2011
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Noupe

Employing seamless patterns are an extraordinary way to give your design some additional depth and personality. Either by delicately highlighting important areas or for producing a background that will elevate your layout design to top notch status.

In this post you will unearth all types of assorted patterns; for example fabrics,… read more

Web Design Trends in 2012

December 13th, 2011
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Web Design Ledger

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It’s that time of year again, where we look into our crystal ball to see what will be the hot trends in web design for the upcoming year. It’s no secret that trends come and go, with some hanging around longer than they should. (Yes, splash… read more

Gift Guide 2011: Books

December 13th, 2011
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The holiday season is here and it’s time to get together with our family and friends, celebrate and get ready for the new year that is about to start. As we see sites with gift guides all over the web we decided to post the Abduzeedo 2011 Gift Guide because… read more

Best of the Week #200

December 10th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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

PlayStation Finds Its Groove with 2 Innovative Music Games

December 9th, 2011
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Mashable

Two new PlayStation games are blurring the line between music software and video games. Sound Shapes, for the soon-to-be-released PlayStation Vita is like a Super Mario — if all of your actions in the classic game painted its unique soundtrack. PixelJunk 4am, for PlayStation 3, uses the gesture-based Move controller… read more

Clear Indications That It’s Time To Redesign

December 8th, 2011
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Smashing Magazine

Redesign. The word itself can send shudders down the spines of any Web designer and developer. For many designers and website owners, the imminent onslaught of endless review cycles, coupled with an infinite number of “stakeholders” and their inevitable “opinions,” would drive them to shave their heads with a cheese… read more

20 Amazing Implementations of HTML5 Canvas

December 8th, 2011
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Specky Boy

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In this article, we explore some of the most awe-inspiring implementations of HTML5′s canvas element so far. From all of the new HTML5 tags, canvas is likely to be the most powerful.
In a nutshell, the canvas element is a drawable region defined in… read more

10 Excellent Resources for Free Textures and Patterns

December 8th, 2011
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10 Excellent Resources for Free Textures and Patterns

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Five Online Graphic Makers To Create Simple Design Elements

December 7th, 2011
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Smashing Apps

There are many websites out there for generation and creation of graphical elements, but getting by free and good ones is not that easy. That is why I am sharing Five Online Graphic Makers To Create Simple Design Elements. Read each entry in the list and see which one suits… read more

Holidays Around The World: Smashing Photo Contest

December 7th, 2011
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Smashing Magazine

2012 is around the corner and the year is (already!) coming to an end. We’d like to know how upcoming holidays are celebrated in your city. Just send us a photo of your kind of Christmas or New Year’s Eve and with some luck you may be the winner of… read more

Create a Detailed Toilet Plunger Illustration

December 7th, 2011
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Vector Tuts

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a toilet plunger illustration. You’ll use basic shape building techniques, along with advanced Illustrator tools, to compose the best plunger artwork you’ve ever made. You can use these techniques you’ll learn to create numerous household tools as well.

Step 1

Create a… read more

Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: Creating a Realistic Curtain

December 7th, 2011
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Noupe

Adobe Illustrator has an amazing feature that allows us create many realistic illustrations. Today we will have the opportunity to practice with the Mesh Tool once again. We will use it to create an interesting damask curtain. The Mesh Tool will help us to create the illusion of the silk look… read more

Future Tech: 8 Ways We Could Recycle Our Wasted Heat

December 7th, 2011
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Mashable

Julian Taub is a freelance science writer and performance poet in the East Village of NYC. He writes a nanotechnology blog called Julian’s TechSplurge, and runs Late Nite Labs’ science blog. You can follow him on Twitter: @JulianTaub.

Every electrical appliance — from a humble light bulb to a MacBook Pro… read more

Mostly Mobile: How the Internet Is Consumed in India [INFOGRAPHIC]

December 6th, 2011
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Mashable

India Stats

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As India becomes more connected, technology is disseminating in different patterns… read more

How to Draw a Vector, Music Folder Icon

December 6th, 2011
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Vector Tuts

Read this tutorial and learn how to draw a music folder icon in Illustrator. We’ll use the 3D Revolve tool and Extrude & Bevel effects. They are put into use throughout the entire workflow, starting from shaping a 3D folder using a single path and finishing with all the colorful… read more

Minimalist Futurism Posters

December 5th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

Futurism – An Odyssey in Continuity is a poster series designed by the British designer Simon C. Page. Each poster is amazing on a certain way, they all have really great patterns that show continuity to represent the future and are very well styled by great color patterns. Check them… read more

Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Web Button Set Using the Appearance Panel

December 5th, 2011
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Vector Tuts

In the following tutorial you will learn how to create your own web buttons set. First, using the Rectangle Tool along with some Pathfinder and Offset options plus a Rounded Corners effect you will create the three starting shapes. Next, a linear gradient plus some Film Grain and Drop Shadow… read more

My Kickstarter Christmas Wish List – 5 Great Photo & Video Products

December 5th, 2011
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Digital Photography School

What is Kickstarter?

For those of you that haven’t heard of Kickstarter.com, I am writing this article to introduce you to what is becoming a great website for photographers and creative peeps. Kickstarter is a platform that allows entrepreneurs to develop a product, pitch their idea, and have their project be… read more

Going Viral Visualized [INFOGRAPHIC]

December 3rd, 2011
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Mashable

The baby who laughs at ripping paper. The overdramatic chipmunk. Nyan Cat. These characters are forever immortalized in the world of viral Internet content. But what is it about these vastly different pieces of content that make them so ubiquitous and sharable? According to research by ProBlogger.com, whatever makes a… read more

40 Striking Christmas Photoshop Patterns Supportive to Boost Creativity

December 2nd, 2011
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40 Striking Christmas Photoshop Patterns Supportive to Boost Creativity

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10 Gorgeous Patterns That You Should Know About

December 1st, 2011
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10 Gorgeous Patterns That You Should Know About

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Categories: Web Design

Get a Hold of Creativity With 300+ Christmas Photoshop Patterns

December 1st, 2011
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Get a Hold of Creativity With 300+ Christmas Photoshop Patterns

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Inky Deals Bundle Giveaway

November 30th, 2011
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Web Design Ledger

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Today we are happy to announce a giveaway from InkyDeals, a place where creative professionals can find some really nice deals. InkyDeals is offering our readers 5 bundles of their Inky Deals Bundle: the biggest graphic design bundle ever. And yes, the bundle is enormous, check… read more

Abstract Decorative Seamless Vector Patterns

November 30th, 2011
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Abstract Decorative Seamless Vector Patterns

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The Perfect Paragraph

November 29th, 2011
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Smashing Magazine

In this article, I’d like to reacquaint you with the humble workhorse of communication that is the paragraph. Paragraphs are everywhere. In fact, at the high risk of stating the obvious, you are reading one now. Despite their ubiquity, we frequently neglect their presentation. This is a mistake. Here, we’ll… read more

10 Useful Leather Patterns for Photoshop Users

November 29th, 2011
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10 Useful Leather Patterns for Photoshop Users

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Should You Watermark Your Art?

November 28th, 2011
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Vector Tuts

In Today’s article we look at watermarking your artwork. We’ll consider the opinions of those who use them in their work. Should you watermark your work to prevent misuse? Let’s read on to find out.

Watermarking Your Artwork Online

In a perfect world, we could post our artwork online without people misusing… read more

Best of the Week #198

November 26th, 2011
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Abduzeedo

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

How To Create Web Animations With Paper.js

November 23rd, 2011
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Smashing Magazine

The Web is just starting to use animation well. For years, animated GIFs and Flash ruled. Text moved and flashed, but it was never seamless. Animations had boxes around them like YouTube videos. HTML5 canvas changes everything about Web animation.

The canvas element makes it possible to integrate drawings and animations… read more

Branding and the importance of consistent design

November 23rd, 2011
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Web Designer Depot

When you start working with clients you have to understand that the work you produce is not just about how good or bad a design is. It has a lot to do with the way the design fits into the wider spectrum of things.

Does this design fall in line with… read more

How 5 Top Brands Crafted Their Social Media Voices

November 21st, 2011
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Mashable

The Digital Marketing Series is supported by HubSpot, an inbound marketing software company based in Cambridge, MA, that makes a full platform of marketing software, including tools for better B2B lead nurturing.

Social networks are platforms for personal connection and dialogue, a reality that has proved challenging for many companies that… read more