Why We Shouldn’t Make Separate Mobile Websites

There has been a long-running war going on over the mobile Web: it can be summarized with the following question: “Is there a mobile Web?” That is, is the mobile device so fundamentally different that you should make different websites for it, or is there only one Web that we… read more

Black & White Photos of Shanghai

This photo series was taken back in 2010 by the Polish photographer Marvin Stavars. Shanghai is the largest city of China by population. A complete concrete jungle that you are able to experience by these photos, and get a feeling of how massive everything is. Enjoy!

For more from Martin Stavars… read more

3 Insights You Can Learn About Your Freelance Business from Google Analytics

As a solo freelancer, you probably don’t have the budget to conduct big market research studies like the big guys to learn how to improve your business – things like how to improve your sales process, or where your customers are coming from, or a million other market research… read more

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How to Utilize Social Media Sharing Badges in your Blog

Internet marketing is the best way to slowly ramp up a crowd for your website. Repeat visitors are the attraction to help your brand sink into all areas of the web. And social media has provided just another tool for marketers everywhere to achieve this task.

If you run a blog… read more

Free WordPress Coming-Soon Page Theme: LauchTime

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

“LauchTime”, as the name implies, is a Coming-soon Style WordPress Theme that has all the features of a typical Coming-soon… read more

Announcement: Winners of Impressionist UI Packs Giveaway

A weeks ago, we created a contest at instantShift called Impressionist UI Packs Giveaway had announced the four winners of Impressionist UI Pack by DesignModo to InstantShift readers.

We’ve got more than 60 response comments. After voiding spam and non-legit comments we have left with 52 valid comments. It’s really good… read more

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You! Be Inspired! #0001

Working and hanging out with creatives for at least five days a week definitely doesn’t mean that we’re sitting hunchbacked at our workstations, typing, designing, programming, or researching all day! Whenever one of us stumbles on something really interesting, we share it with everyone else through conference chat, and we… read more

12 Free Tumblr Themes to Class Up Your Blog

1. Watercolor

Splash some color over your header with this modern design. The hint of paper texture will do… read more

Can Twitter Tell Us What We’re Feeling? [VIDEO]

Twitter’s 140 character limit can be perfect for sending out short bursts of information, but is it also perfect for helping us gauge the public mood?

Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. conducted a study to test this hypothesis. From July 2009 to January 2012, they analyzed… read more

Awesome Photoshop Custom Cars by Richard Andersen

I really enjoy seeing people doing cool photoshop works in photographs, doing all kinds of crazy stuff, like customizing real-life cars. That’s exactly what Richard Andersen does, and it’s pretty awesome.

Richard is a South African graphic designer. For more of his custom cars, you must check his portfolio. Do so,… read more

Lover.ly Makes Wedding Planning Simple

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.

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Quick Pitch: Wedding planning made easy

Genius Idea: Lover.ly partners with bridal blogs and other editorial content… read more

Appcelerator’s Developer Platform: Now with Cloud-Based Tools

Mobile platform company Appcelerator launched the latest version of its popular Titanium platform Tuesday, with cloud-based tools to help developers build more dynamic apps for Android and iPhone devices.

Titanium 2.0, which includes support for HTML5 mobile web apps, aims to help brands create apps quickly and efficiently for their businesses…. read more

How to Stay Focused in a World of Distractions

Soren Gordhamer is the organizer of the Wisdom 2.0 Conferences, which bring together staff from Google, Facebook, Twitter and Zynga along with Zen teachers and others to explore living with awareness and wisdom in our modern age. You can follow him at @SorenG.

In our connected world, it is easy to… read more

Tell Twitter or Facebook Why You Love Books, Get an All-Star MP3 [VIDEO]

Pinocchio, Madeline, the Three Blind Mice, Little Red Riding Hood and a dozen other beloved storybook characters star in Reading Is Fundamental’s (RIF) latest PSA, which the organization released online Tuesday to kick off its “Book People Unite” campaign.

RIF is calling all story lovers to declare themselves “book people”… read more

Women: Calculate How to Achieve Your Target Salary Online

April 17 is Equal Pay Day — and for women in the workforce, it’s a stark reminder of the glass ceiling that still prevails in most industries. Full-time working women earned only 77% of what their male counterparts did in 2010.

That’s why the women of the Levo League, an online… read more

How to Come Up With Ideas for Your Own Photography Projects

In this modern world, where nearly everyone has a camera of some sort, it can be difficult for a photographer to stand out in the crowd. Coming up with photography project ideas that are both creative and unique can be a daunting enterprise. If coming up with a project of… read more

21% of Brad and Angelina Tweets Asked: Weren’t They Already Married?

Wedding bells are on the horizon for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, after a seven-year relationship. But if you thought the Hollywood power couple were married already, you weren’t alone.

Some 21% of people who tweeted about the couple’s engagement after it was announced on Friday thought the duo were already… read more

Verizon’s 4G LTE Network Coming To 27 New Markets This Week

America’s largest 4G network is getting a little larger this Thursday. Verizon has announced it will bring its 4G LTE network into 27 new markets this week, and will be expanding the service in 44 of its existing markets.

The expansion makes Verizon’s 4G LTE network available in a total of… read more

Is Twitter Trying to End the Tech Patent War?

Twitter announced an internal patent agreement on Tuesday that it says will empower designers and engineers — as well as hopefully begin a movement to quell the tech world’s rash of patent infringement lawsuits.

Publicly revealed in a blog post and dubbed the Innovator’s Patent Agreement (IPA), the policy pledges… read more

Meme Management: Meet the Man Who Reps Internet Stars

Ben Lashes is a meme manager — and as far as we know, he is the first and only of his kind.

Consider him an agent for the stars of the Internet. Lashes represents memes and their creators such as Keyboard Cat, Nyan Cat and Scumbag Steve, to name a few…. read more

Google Bike Isn’t What You’d Expect

The New GBike

Here’s the design of the new Google bike for the company’s Mountain View, California campus, which… read more

Chicago Police Use Social Media to Find Food Trucks Breaking The Law [VIDEO]

Chicago police are monitoring food trucks on social media, and it’s not because they want a juicy burger.

Instead, police are asking the trucks to pack it up and are issuing citations if they don’t, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. In the Windy City, by law, food trucks are… read more

Why You Could Be Prosecuted for Posting Olympics Photos to Facebook

For an event being hyped by organizers as the world’s “first social media Olympics,” the summer 2012 games in London have some pretty antisocial policies.

Athletes will not be allowed to tweet photos of themselves with products that aren’t official Olympics sponsors or share photos or videos from inside the… read more

Finally, a Rap Song About Being 24 and Awkward [VIDEO]

When a young man in a purple button-down shirt and khakis creates a rap song to tell you what it’s like to be 24 years old, gosh darnit, you listen.

In my case, you relate. As a 24-year-old myself, I can testify that, I too shop at Trader Joe’s because… read more

Daily Inspiration #1111

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, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

Facebook Meets Instagram: What It Means for Your Brand

Joshua Teixeira heads up the strategy discipline at Big Spaceship, helping shape engagements for active projects and prospective clients alike. Recent projects include work with clients like Crayola, Chobani, Google, Wrigley, General Electric, Urban Daddy, and Gilt Groupe.

When it comes to Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram, details are still… read more

Prototype Apple Macintosh Computer Selling for $100,000 on eBay [PICS]

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What just might be the oldest Mac computer in the world is up for bids… read more

Startup Turns Research Databases Into Searchable Notecards

Citelighter, a browser extension for collecting notes online, is teaming up with Cengage Learning to turn paid research databases such as Questia into a stack of free virtual note cards.

With Citelighter’s first product, students can highlight any text on any web page and click a “capture” button to save it… read more

Facebook: Auto Fans Have More Friends

Fans of auto brands have three times the average amount of friends than the average user, according to a new study by Facebook.

The social networking giant, eager to make its case to marketers, conducted a study of 15,938 Facebook users between December and March. The report found that the average… read more

Is Ikea’s New Home Entertainment System an iPod for the Living Room?

Ikea has offered a glimpse into its latest foray into consumer electronics, an all-in-one TV called Uppleva.

The system, which will go on sale in five European cities this summer, attempts to solve the problem of unsightly wires bulging from behind the HDTV and stray remotes strewn throughout the… read more

5 Ways to Use Pinterest for Recruiting

Sal Loukos is a sourcing manager at Seven Step RPO, where she builds and manages talent sourcing strategies for a variety of Fortune 100 clients. You can follow her @Sal_Loukos, or on Pinterest at sal_loukos.

Winning the talent war is a priority for every organization. Now, more than ever, it’s crucial… read more

Gfail! What the World Says When Gmail Goes Down

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Some went retro.

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To the list of essential utilities we can’t live without… read more

Insane Typography Works by YLLV

Typography it’s a really interesting field, it goes from rigorous and academic typeface creation to graffiti letters formation. Anyway, a message with nice typography arrangement will be always more notable, YLLV it’s the live proof of this, just check it.

You can see more of this awesomeness at his Behance Profile.

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Makers of ‘Deus Ex’ Present Dark Assassin Game, ‘Dishonored’ [VIDEO]

Bethesda released the first trailer for Dishonored Tuesday, a game being developed by minds behind Deus Ex and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic.

The trailer shows the first glimpses into a world that features both industrial-age factories, giant walking robots, insatiable hordes of rats and magical elements. Think of… read more

8 Fresh Twitter Apps for 2012

Perhaps no other app category changes as fast and as much as the Twitter client one. They seem to merge, disappear, lose support and come up with new ones more than in any other app category. If you are into Twitter as much as we are, you probably already know… read more

Pinterest: The Social Network You Didn’t Know You Needed

You’ve likely already listed your favorite movies, music, and more on Facebook. You tweet and like new sites you come across online, and if anyone kept up with your online ramblings at all, surely they’d know your preferences in everything from software to soap.

Then comes Pinterest, the latest social network… read more

55 Latest Free Fonts for Professional Designers

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 design… read more

How to Give It Away and Get It Back

Time is money for freelancers, but sometimes giving it away can benefit you in the long run. Providing free advice through social media channels, offering a free eBook, giving away a free newsletter, or offering free consultations, are all excellent strategies used to build upon your client list.

That is… read more

Ecards: a great marketing tool!

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Street Photography: Taking Inspiration from Strangers

When I started photography 4 years ago, I had a basic point-and-shoot camera that I brought everywhere. I took photos of trees, interesting cloud formations, even cats that are lounging on small patches of sunshine. I was also fascinated with buildings that have intricately-patterned arches, carved doors, and high ceilings…. read more

Extending the Web: Useful Google Chrome Extensions

At the end of 2011 Chrome surpassed Firefox as the second most popular browser in the world. One of the reasons it has grown in popularity could be because of its expansive Chrome Web Store. The store has thousands of applications that help extend the functionality of Chrome and make… read more

Announcing the Winner of Our Newsletter Launch’s Wireless Wacom Tablet Giveaway!

Thank you to everyone who signed up for our very first newsletter! We will be launching the first issue around the end of this month. We got well over the 1k subscribers mark, though there are still some people who haven’t confirmed their subscription yet. Don’t worry though, we included… read more

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.128)

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

2013 Ford Escape Can Park Itself, Unlock, Open the Hatch

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I used to think hands-free driving meant you keep… read more

Tracky: The Most Useful Online Tool You’ll Use At Work Today

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: Tracky

Quick Pitch: Tracky is an application that boosts productivity by cutting Internet clutter. The web and… read more

Ridiculously Photogenic Guy Answers Questions on Reddit

Zeddie Little knew how Reddit worked, and liked memes.

He just never thought he would become one.

Little, more commonly known of late as Ridiculously Photogenic Guy, found out four hours after he became a viral sensation that everyone suddenly knew his face.

In response to Redditors who asked for a Q-and-A… read more

Google Spends More On One Day of Lunch Than It Will On FCC Fine

The FCC is fining Google $25,000 for impeding an investigation into personal e-mails and other data collected via the company’s Street View cars.

But that’s far from a punitive fine for the search giant. In fact, it is less than the company spends on one day of lunch for its… read more

‘Terminator,’ ‘Rocky’ and More MGM Movies Unleashed on YouTube

YouTube is infusing its 15-month-old movie rental service with more than 600 MGM titles including Rain Man, Robocop, West Side Story, The Terminator and Rocky.

Media company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer — better known as MGM to film lovers — is now one of five major studios that allow people to rent flicks on… read more

How to Use Facebook Timeline Without Reworking Your Brand Strategy

Joe Chernov is the vice president of content marketing for Eloqua. He is responsible for creating, distributing, and measuring content that increases awareness and drives demand.

Within days of Facebook’s official launch of Timeline for brands, social strategists and brand marketers turned their Facebook strategies upside down and came up… read more

Pulitzer Prizes Highlight Social Media’s Penetration Into the Newsroom

The 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners reflect the rising role of social media and the Internet in today’s news coverage.

Online news sites The Huffington Post and Politico were recognized for their editorial content. Traditional news outlets integrated social media into their reporting of breaking news in real time.

“Social media appeared… read more

Which Social Network Should You Use — and When? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Want to make the most of the social web? It’s more complicated than just posting status updates at random and seeing what sticks.

When is Facebook most effective? When are you better off using Twitter, or LinkedIn? And what exactly is Google+ good for, anyway?

The business consultant network Zintro… read more

Capturing Motion Blur in Camera Explained

Part of being a great photographer is learning how to accomplish all those effects we tend to rely on Photoshop for, in-camera. Take motion blur for example – it’s fairly easy to apply this effect in Photoshop, but takes a lot of practice to get right in-camera. But, don’t let… read more

Millennial Consumers: Engaged, Optimistic, Charitable [STUDY]

A study comparing Millennials with non-Millennials sheds light on some of the key behaviors and attitudes of the generation.

Currently numbered at 79 million — and growing in influence — Millennials are expected to outnumber the Baby Boomer population 78 million to 56 million by 2030.

The Boston Consulting Group recently… read more

Hilarious ESPN Ad Shows Why it Sucks to be Michael Jordan [VIDEO]

Seriously, how much would it suck to be Michael Jordan? No, not that Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time. We’re talking about the balding, bespectacled, middle-aged white guy Michael Jordan, the one who’s met with crestfallen looks from the delivery men, receptionists and limo drivers matching face… read more

Are Online Tools the Future of Disaster Relief?

When disaster hits, many people break the news on Twitter or Facebook, often to inform loved ones that they’re okay. During a crisis, social media users take on the responsibility of communicating news, especially when they are at the scene of an emergency.

But how are these online sites —… read more

Holographic Storage: Coming Soon to a Cloud Service Near You? [VIDEO]

Holographic storage, once a pipe dream, may be headed to the market soon. A company called HVault has plans to turn the high-tech concept into reality this year.

In most cases, holographic storage is a write once, read many times data archival technique. Unlike other types of storage, holographic storage… read more

Industry Events: 6 Ways to Make a Big Impact On a Small Budget

Ted Iannuzzi is the CEO of DIDMO. He is the co-creator of the company’s flagship product, the mobile content creation platform Magmito.

Conferences, large and small, remain great opportunities to meet prospective clients and partners. In fact, according to one study, more than half of business travelers say that between 5%… read more

Turn Your Friends Into Memes With This App

Have you ever wanted to turn someone into a meme? Do you know someone who would look perfect with a rage comic for a face?

The Memefier App might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

The app uses facial recognition to superimpose a rage comic over a person’s face. The… read more

Daily Inspiration #1110

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, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

Make Your Gloves Touchscreen-Friendly With TapCaps [VIDEO]

A new Kickstarter project aims to bring touchscreen-friendly control to your favorite gloves.

If you’ve ever tried to use the touchscreen of your phone or tablet wearing gloves, chances are you had a little trouble. Designed to respond to your fingers not your clothing, touchscreen devices can’t tell you’re touching… read more

The Perfect Office #135

We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we’ll assemble a perfect office, and we’d like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have?

Not only gadgets and equipment, but also furniture,… read more

Huffington Post Wins Its First Pulitzer Prize

The Huffington Post won its first Pulitzer Prize Monday — becoming the first online-only daily news website to do so.

The prize, in the national reporting category, was awarded to veteran reporter David Wood. His 10-part series, “Beyond the Battlefield,” explored the lives of several veterans who were severely injured… read more

Last Chance to Get Your Tickets to Mashable Connect

This week is your last chance to get a pass to Mashable’s biggest conference of the year, Mashable Connect.

This three-day conference is a must-attend event for leaders of the Connected Generation. There, industry experts will discuss the ideas and trends that will impact the space in the coming years…. read more

Musk: Tesla Is a Success, on Some Levels [VIDEO]

By its own measure, Telsa Motors has sold around 2,100 of its electric motor Telsa Roadsters. At $100,000 a pop, that’s probably a pretty decent haul.

But is Tesla an automotive success? As cofounder and current CEO Elon Musk sees it, the answer is yes — on some levels.

Musk,… read more

Dating Site Finds You a Mate Based on Your Klout Score

Matchmaking service Tawkify now considers users’ Klout scores when pairing them with each other for phone dates.

Tawkify rolled out in January to set up singles, but on Monday, the service added a new twist to its matchmaking methods: connecting people with similar Klout scores.

Tawkify co-creator E. Jean Carroll, a… read more

Women at Work: Can Startups Level the Playing Field? [INFOGRAPHIC]

A woman’s place in the modern workforce is a hotly debated issue these days. Most likely that’s because the figures surrounding female pay rate, education and business experience don’t parallel male statistics.

The infographic below, based on compiled research from the University of North Carolina’s online MBA program, details where… read more

Little Icons Big Inspiration

I’ve always veen really inspired by the tinniest icon designs, and the amount of work that goes into designing every little detail is simply amazing. Today I selected some really cool icons to inspire you, so take a look and enjoy!

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Hello Bar: Promote Anything on Your Site, Stylishly

If you manage websites, you know how important it is to keep your content fresh and up-to-date. It’s also crucial to guide your users towards your new content, without marring the site design and experience you’ve spent a lot of time and effort creating. Pop-ups and banners are distracting and… read more

An introduction to Modernizr for designers

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20 New and Free Minimal WordPress Themes

All of the minimal themes we have for you below are free and will work perfectly well straight-out-of-the-box (albeit with a few option panel tweaks), also the vast majority of them being responsive. But, putting the minimal styling aside, the real beauty of these themes, for designers and… read more

Brands on Pinterest: To $ or Not to $? [STUDY]

Brands should be wary of attaching price tags to the products they pin on Pinterest, a new study from analytics startup Pinreach and Joshua Yang, a MBA candidate at Harvard Business School, indicates.

The two parties discovered that pins with price tags are just as likely to be shared as pins… read more

Daily Inspiration #1109

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, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

10 Indie Games Worth the Cash

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5 User-Friendly Tools for Building Your Online Portfolio

Heather R. Huhman is the founder and president of Come Recommended, a content marketing and digital PR consultancy for organizations with products that target job seekers and/or employers. You can connect with Heather and Come Recommended on Twitter and Facebook.

In today’s digital world, your job search has to be as… read more

Cruises Then and Now: The Tech Behind Titanic [VIDEO]

The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank 100 years ago today, ending up in a watery grave 12,600 feet below the surface of the sea. But that was 100 years ago. Could that happen today?

Let’s take a look at the tech behind the Titanic, explore the innovations made since… read more

Mobile Mistrust: Are Texters Cheaters? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Do mobile phones make you suspicious? Do texters have something to hide?

That’s what a couple of recent studies suggest. College students trust text messages less than phone calls, video chats and face-to-face conversation when communicating with their peers. And it may be a case of guilty consciences — 35%… read more

Baseball Home Openers: Social Media’s Best Shots [PICS]

1. A head of the game

The New York Mets tweeted this photo of a fan with a Shea… read more

L’involuzione del Web: come Google e Facebook stanno cambiando la rete e le nostre abitudini

Corsi e ricorsi storici. Succedono inspiegabilmente in ogni contesto umano. Sarà perché non abbiamo le idee molto chiare o forse perché, per quanto le cose cambino, ci avvitiamo in una specie di spirale in cui tutto muta in superficie ma la sostanza, alla fine, resta la stessa.

Intorno alla fine degli… read more

5 Retro Games Brought Back From the Dead By Kickstarter

Who can forget their first computer game? It wasn’t just kind of awesome, it’s what took up most evenings and every weekend. If you’re the type to have spent far too many hours playing these games in the 1980s and ’90s, you might want to clear your schedule now.

Some… read more

Where and When Do Most People Lose Their Phones? [INFOGRAPHIC]

If you’ve never lost a cellphone, you’re either very lucky or a big ol’ liar. With $30 billion worth of phones lost in the U.S. every year, we bet your phone has contributed to the heap at one time or another.

I can count on 47 hands the times I’ve seen… read more

J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore Site Is Now Open to the Public

With the books and movies all finished, are you suffering from Harry Potter withdrawal?

Maybe it’s time to head over to Pottermore, an online hub developed by J.K. Rowling for fans of the boy wizard. The free site is now open for all to join.

Users will be treated to… read more

Working Remotely: Is It Right For You?

Sara Ferraioli is a Manager in the Human Resources Contracts division at Winter, Wyman, the largest and one of the most recognized staffing organizations in the Northeast. Find out more on the Winter, Wyman blog or follow on Twitter .

More than 34 million Americans work at home at least occasionally,… read more

8 Hilarious ‘Titanic’ Parodies to Lift Your Sinking Spirits

1. Titanic Super 3D

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Linkswitch #99, Freelance Marketing, Creative Mind, Weak Ties

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 getting started as a freelance marketing, building your creative mind, the power of weak… read more

Our favorite tweets of the week Apr 9 – Apr 15, 2012

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Why and How to Write Better Graphic Design Tutorials

For every single quality graphic design tutorial out there, another 50 just plain suck. They’re poorly written, use bad graphics, are about bad graphics, or just altogether skip important steps. It’s a shame, but bad tutorials also create an opportunity for those who are willing to take the… read more

Wallpaper of the Week 199 by James White

The wallpaper of this week is an image created by the mighty James White for FITC Toronto 2012. It’s another amazing work coming from James for this amazing event that FITC is.

The game has changed and FITC is on it! Featuring over 70 renowned digital creators from around the globe,… read more

IndieGoGo’s Co-Founder Wants Kids to Launch 10 Startups in 10 Years

Slava Rubin, co-founder and CEO of crowdfunding website IndieGoGo, has an ambitious plan to plant the seeds of entrepreneurship in the minds of students: He wants them to launch a new startup every year for ten years in middle school through college.

“The best way for students to become entrepreneurs is… read more

Uranus Auroras Spotted by Hubble Telescope Scientists [VIDEO]

Conditions are bizarre on the peculiar seventh planet in our solar system, Uranus. Much is different from our planet, including auroras, which were spotted by the Hubble telescope last November.

The space telescope, Earth’s workhorse of observational power, snagged images of a couple of auroras on the surface of Uranus… read more

Is a Yacht Philippe Starck’s ‘Revolutionary’ Apple Project? [RUMOR]

World-famous French designer Philippe Starck told a French radio station on Friday that he’s working on a “revolutionary” secret Apple project that will surface in eight months. The designer said that he couldn’t reveal more details because of Apple’s “religious cult of secrecy.”

Apple flatly denied Starck’s involvement with… read more

Google Doodle Pays Homage to Street Photographer Robert Doisneau

Today’s Google Doodle features photographs from the famed French photographer Robert Doisneau on his 100th birthday.

Born April 14, 1912, Doisneau was one of the original street photographers — he wandered the streets of Paris snapping away with his Leica camera decades before thousands of Brooklyn’s hipsters would do the same… read more

4 Ways to Outdo Your Competitors

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

Do you ever feel like there’s a competitor around every corner? Budding entrepreneurs often hesitate to follow their business dreams because they believe their target market is… read more

Best of the Week #218

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

Sound Design: Wabi Sabi Sound

This time the Wabi Sabi Sound opens the door and they show us some of the ridiculous monster sound effects they’re able to make using just their voices (and some studio magic).

Wabi Sabi Sound is big time audio with quirky style – http://www.wabisabisound.com

“We’re an independent audio post house whose clients… read more

72% of Adults Are Local News Enthusiasts [STUDY]

Social media connectivity and the digitization of news have not squashed American fervor for local news, a Pew study says. Nearly three quarters of adults are consistently plugged into local news — so much so that 32% of survey participants say the loss of local outlets would majorly impact their… read more

These Contact Lenses Give You Superhuman Vision

Contact lens wearers can get a new perspective on their environment with the latest vision technology — contact lenses that let the wearer focus on two fields of view at once. Wearers can keep an eye on a projected image while their surrounding scenery can also be looked at… read more

5 Things That Waste Your Time at Work [INFOGRAPHIC]

Aside from the time you purposefully waste at work — checking Facebook or playing Draw Something, as the kids do — there’s a lot of other stuff that can slow you down at the office. The productivity of a “knowledge worker” (read: non-farmer) hinges on communication and the ability to… read more

How a Sports Fanatic Turned His Blog Hobby Into a Career [VIDEO]

Back in 2003, when blogs were just catching on with the mainstream, college student Matthew Cerrone started a GeoCities site called MetsBlog.com to track his favorite baseball team. Fast-forward nine years and he’s turned the hobby into a full-time job.

Cerrone’s story offers a window into how sports fans today… read more