73 Links and Photos That Will Make Your Photography-Loving Head Explode

It’s been a truly wonderful week online in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy collecting the best set of links to tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone.  This is a really great list highlighting wonderful work by some of the best… read more

Facebook: la più grande IPO o la più grande speculazione finanziaria di sempre?

Secondo il Wall Street Journal Facebook starebbe per sbarcare in borsa già questa settimana: con questa operazione riuscirebbe a raggiungere il valore di mercato di 100 miliardi di dollari diventando la più grande IPO di tutti i tempi… o forse è solo la più grande speculazione finanziaria di sempre?

Non è… read more

Download and Test Lightroom 4 for Free

Over the last week, with the launch of our brand new Guide to Post Processing eBook, there’s been a lot of discussion around dPS around post processing – particularly about software and tools.

One of the common threads of conversation that I’ve been hearing is around the expense of some of… read more

Daily Inspiration #1040

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

15 Useful And Free High Quality Folder Icon Sets

Are you looking for some high quality folder icon sets that you can use for free? If yes, then you have landed on the right page as here we present a beautiful and useful compilation of some of the best and high quality folder icon sets for you that you… read more

The Perfect Office #123

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

Lightroom 4 and Windows XP

I’ve seen quite a few comments about the fact that Lightroom 4 Beta doesn’t work with Windows XP (and you can probably guess that the full version isn’t going to work with it either). Last week Tom Hogarty (Lightroom Product Manager) wrote about the reasons behind that decision on his… read more

What else does HTML5 need to defeat flash? (Part 2)

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In part 1 of this article, we analyzed the technical problems facing HTML5. In part 2, we’re going to discuss the problems facing HTML5 commercially.

Unity:

Microsoft, Google and Apple are clearky the 3 giants of the industry at the moment, and it’s really hard to unify… read more

Beautifully Designed Free Tumblr Themes

At times it appears that Tumblr is most frequently ignored blogging platform out there. The reason behind this ignorance is that many people are unaware of what they can make of it from. This is because Tumblr is not a regular blogging platform like Blogger or WordPress and it is… read more

Best of AppStorm in December

We’ve collected the top four reviews, roundups and how-to articles from across the AppStorm network in February. Whether you’re interested in Mac, iPhone, Web, or Android apps, there’s bound to be something you didn’t spot over the course of the month. Now would be a good time to explore a… read more

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

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

User Interface Design in Modern Search Engines

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The search engine is our best tool for sifting through all of today’s websites. There are billions of domains online and many of them haven’t even been crawled by search engines! Google is certainly the pioneer of this industry. But over the years we have… read more

Daily Inspiration #1010

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

Google+ Brand Pages Begin Showing Up in Primary Search Results

In a move that could raise some charges of anti-competitive behavior, Google has begun integrating Google+ brand page information in primary search results.

The inclusion, noted by researcher BrightEdge, appears only for some brands at the moment. BrightEdge, which has tracked Google+ brand pages since they went live on Nov. 7,… read more

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Photography Links You May Have Missed This Week

It’s been another great week in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy compiling this list of tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone.  The Toad is pleased to present this comprehensive list of really great links showcasing the work of some truly… read more

30 Offbeat Albums’ Artistic Covers and Transcendent Sounds

If you’re tired of seeing the same glitterati faces on the record store racks day after day, looking for a bit more art or something more interesting to listen to, this post is for you! Grab a mug of your favorite poison and check out these 30 offbeat albums and… read more

Future Tech: 8 Ways We Could Recycle Our Wasted Heat

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

52 Superb Free Icon Sets For Mac

If you own a Mac, you probably know that the software on these machines is often stunningly well designed, and in particular Mac icons are renowned for being gorgeous, or even ‘lickable’ to borrow the words of Jobs.

These beautiful icons are made not only by Apple designers, but by designers from around the… read more

“Skyward Sword” Launches The Legend of Zelda to Astounding New Heights [HANDS-ON]

Twenty-five years ago, a little golden cartridge changed video games. The Nintendo Entertainment System, at first the bastion of platformers and racers that echoed their arcade forerunners, suddenly became a gateway to sprawling adventure. The Legend of Zelda was cryptic, hard as hell, and hooked players for months at a… read more

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Goes to War … With Modern Warfare 3 Sales

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the latest game in Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls franchise, has been released, adding to the general excitement and mayhem of a blockbuster Autumn for the video game industry.

The big fight taking place right now is between the world’s top-selling first-person shooters, EA’s Battlefield 3 and Activision’s… read more

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Demolishes Sales Records

Modern Warfare 3, Activision’s latest first-person shooter, hit store shelves like a runaway train. The game, part of the Call of Duty franchise, was predicted to be the top-selling video game despite healthy competition from EA’s Battlefield 3 released in October.

Those predictions are not just coming true, they’re being demolished…. read more

Instagram annuncia l’imminente arrivo dei video sulla piattaforma di photo sharing

Dopo aver rivoluzionato il mondo del photo sharing, Kevin Systrom, CEO di Instagram, in un’intervista a TechCrunch ha confermato che l’introduzione dei video è in cima alla lista delle priorità dello sviluppo della popolare applicazione di photo sharing per iPhone che, in poco più di un anno, ha raggiunto la… read more

Best of the Week #195

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

50 (NEW) High Quality And Free Icon Sets

Icons are the most adored component for any web design and keeping them simple yet attractive surely is the vision of every designer. Attractive and stylish icon sets are the plus point of any good web design. Innovative use of icon sets can simply make or break the entire look… read more

Designer Spotlight: Interview with MoGraph & Branding Designer Fraser Davidson

Today we have a new designer spotlight, where we interview and feature a member of the design and development community. In this installment, we shine that light on talented motion graphic designer and sports branding specialist Fraser Davidson. If you are not familiar with his work, then you are in… read more

8 (More) Free iPhone Games To Kill Your Boredom

Having a smartphone in your pocket has somewhat become a style statement, but apart from its appearance and style appeal, it allows you to enjoy your boring time by playing games. This is the main reason of smartphone popularity.

For the gaming fraternity, there are plentiful iPhone gaming apps accessible on… read more

Apple’s iCloud: Fine on Mobile, Dead on the Desktop [REVIEW]

Along with iOS 5, Apple officially released iCloud Wednesday. The successor to the much-maligned MobileMe, iCloud is Apple’s first major attempt at unifying its product lines with online storage.

Unlike MobileMe, iCloud is free to anyone with an iOS 5 device. It’s also available for OS X Lion — and yes,… read more

74 (More) Links for Photography Junkies

This has been a very active week online in the field of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy finding and creating a list of this weeks best links for tutorial, great photography and interesting blogs to share.  We sincerely hope you enjoy going through this list of incredible… read more

Amazing Tribute Artwork: Remembering Steve Jobs 1955-2011

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Steven Paul Jobs had officially passed away on October 5, 2011. We all know about the amazing quality of products put out by Apple and Pixar. But Steve was truly a guiding force in the lives of many even outside of business. His innovations have influenced… read more

Facebook’s New Advertising Strategy Is Brilliant and Unexpected

Facebook and Google get compared a lot these days, but with its new advertising strategy, Facebook is adapting Google’s ad strategy to its social media.

Improving advertising on the popular social network is not a new or particularly innovative idea. Still the transition from advertising as a message-delivering medium to… read more

Cooliris: Web Browsing For The 22nd Century

The possibilities of browsing Internet content nowadays is pretty much endless. There is such a range of web browsers out there that it gives you a headache deciding between them all. Given the recent explosion of smartphones and tablets such as Apple’s iPad in recent years, web browsing has been… read more

Epson Stylus Photo R3000 Pigment Inkjet Printer Review

I’ve owned an Epson 1290 A3 printer for some years now and have loved it like a brother!

The 1290 weighs 8.4 kgs with overall dimensions of 609x414x766mm (WHD). Colour: basic beige.

The R3000 is quite a different beast: heavy as lead at 15kg and measuring 616x228x369mm, it’s styled in black. Not… read more

Amazing Photography Links, Tuts and Images You May Have Missed

It has been a very active week online in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been interacting with photographers and combing for links to the very best content to share with everyone here.  This weeks list contains a great series of tutorials, photography and blogs to enjoy… read more

The 21 Greatest SEO Myths of the Modern World

They say that ignorance is bliss and knowledge is power but somewhere between these clichés there’s a spot reserved for individuals who possess a little too much knowledge to be blissful but still only enough knowledge to be dangerous.

SEO, as an industry, is known unfortunately for the mass of rumours,… read more

Daily Inspiration #930

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

Google rende disponibili le API di Google+ agli sviluppatori

A distanza di poco più di due mesi dal lancio di Google+, Google ha oggi reso disponibile agli sviluppatori il primo set di API per lo sviluppo di applicazioni di terze parti che sfruttano come piattaforma il social network di Mountain View.

Questo primo rilascio è focalizzato esclusivamente sulle funzionalità che… read more

Mexican Blog Wars: Couple Hanged for Denouncing Cartel Online [REPORT]

A man and a woman in their 20s were tortured and hanged from a pedestrian bridge in a border town for denouncing a drug cartel on Internet forums and blogs, CNN reported Wednesday.

The incident took place in Nuevo Laredo, a city of 400,000 just across the Rio Grande from Laredo,… read more

Financing Freelance Writing – It Can Be Costlier Than You Think

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Compared to other businesses, freelance writing seems a lot less costly. It’s relatively much easier and considerably less expensive than opening a brick-and-mortar store, or running a restaurant.

After all, you basically need your laptop and a fast internet connection (stuff you probably had anyway), and… read more

Google’s App Killing Spree: Toolbar, Labs, Aaardvark & More

The goal of all Internet startups is so very predictable. Most of them want to be the next Google. And the rest of them want to gain some quick traction, so that they can be acquired by Google. And in turn, Google doesn’t disappoint them either.

As soon as there is… read more

I domini .XXX in vendita da oggi per l’industria del porno

Dopo l’approvazione da parte dell’ICANN, avvenuta a marzo di quest’anno, da oggi sarà possibile acquistare i nuovi domini .XXX specificatamente destinati all’industria dell’adult entertainment online.

Prima dell’apertura pubblica delle vendite, prevista per dicembre, l’acquisto dei nuovi domini sarà inizialmente scaglionato in due periodi noti come Sunrise A e Sunrise B che… read more

How to Photograph Museums and Galleries

Behind the often stolid walls of our galleries and museums lies objects of often indescribable beauty. Art, archaeology, artifacts taken out of their context and displayed for us to admire, comprehend, understand and where we often feel the inadequacy of our own capacity to duplicate, replicate, imitate or emulate.

Photo by… read more

Amazon entra nel mercato dei tablet con il nuovo Kindle

Amazon si prepara ad entrare nel mercato dei tablet con un proprio dispositivo che sarà lanciato entro la fine dell’anno e che farà concorrenza all’iPad della Apple. La notizia circolata qualche settimana fa è stata confermata ieri.

Jeff Bezos, fondatore e CEO di Amazon, ha specificato che il nuovo tablet non… read more

Reliable Cross-Browser Testing, Part 1: Internet Explorer

In a perfect world, cross-browser testing would be straightforward. We would download a legacy version of a browser, run it, and be able to instantly test our pages and scripts without a single care in the world. The reality of cross-browser testing, though, is very different. Issues such as runtime… read more

The Most Remarkable Photography Links, Articles, Tutorials and Photos of the Week

The internet provides a wonderful opportunity for people to network, and Toad Hollow Photography follows many sources during the week to find the best tutorials, photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone.   This weeks list features a series of incredible posts and pictures that we truly hope everyone enjoys!

Check… read more

Perché Steve Jobs ha scelto il momento migliore per lasciare Apple

Steve Jobs non è più CEO di Apple. Ha passato ieri la guida di Apple a Time Cook, Chief Operating Officier, con una breve lettera inviata al board di Apple dopo la chiusura dei mercati per evitare un tonfo del titolo in borsa. La flessione c’è comunque stata. Una perdita… read more

23 Random and Free Photoshop Filters, Brushes and Plugins

Most of us use it and love it. Here are 30 bits and pieces that will make Photoshop even cooler. Also don’t forget to check out our other list of free Photoshop plugins.

Water Ripples creator is a freeware Adobe Photoshop compatible plug-in filter to create a realistic water ripples effect.

Jama… read more

Designing with Your Client in Mind: 6 Questions to Ask Before You Start a New Project

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I have been a designer for about thirteen years, and most of my business during the past two years has come from new clients. Many have been new up-start businesses, not-for-profit groups and educational networks. When you are embarking on a new project, you need to… read more

Olympus SZ-30MR REVIEW

They keep gettin’ longer and longer: compact maxi zoom digicams, that is.

No-one else has touched Canon with its 35x zoom in the SX30 IS model but this one maxes out Olympus’ lineup with a 24x optical zoom.

That means you can zoom from a 35 SLR equivalent of 25mm wide out… read more

Perché vi sbagliate sull’iPad

Dopo il mio recente post sul clamoroso flop dei tablet concorrenti dell’iPad ho ricevuto numerosi commenti, sia su questo blog che sui vari social network, ai quali voglio rispondere con questo video post, rivolgendomi in particolare a coloro che ritengono il tablet di Apple inutile e senza senso sulla base… read more

The Windows App Store: Serious Threat or Business As Usual?

Windows 8 will be chock full of shiny new features, among which is of course a centralized app store. Let’s put aside our feigned shock and awe at this announcement and discuss whether or not this represents a potential threat to OS X or if it’s merely the technology industry… read more

40+ High Quality Free Icon Sets in PSD Format

It goes without saying that high-quality PSD files are some of the most precious resources for a designer. This is the reason why even the most skilled and experienced designers are constantly on the look out for new PSD files to add to their toolboxes so they are armed and… read more

Il clamoroso flop dei tablet concorrenti dell’iPad

A distanza di due anni dal lancio del tablet di Apple e a poco più di un mese da quella che si mormora essere la data ufficiale di presentazione del nuovo iPad 3, il mercato dei tablet continua ad essere saldamente dominato dal tablet di Cupertino.

I prodotti concorrenti dell’iPad, lanciati… read more

Personal Computers: A History of the Hardware That Changed the World

On this day in 1981, IBM launched the “Personal Computer.” Revealed at a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, the 21-pound PC cost $1,565, boasted 16K of memory, and had the ability to connect to a TV set, play games and word process.

While IBM wasn’t the… read more

L’Alba del Pianeta delle Scimmie: un successo al botteghino e sui social network

London Junket – Il 7-8 agosto sono stato invitato a Londra dalla 20th Century Fox per partecipare ad un Junket del nuovo film The Rise of The Planet of The Apes. Ecco com’è andata.

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Londra — Sono seduto in una suite del… read more

REVIEW: “Andes” by Andrew Gibson

The talented Andrew Gibson has recently released another invaluable photography ebook, this time covering the topic of traveling to South America. In the simply-titled “Andes”, Andrew discusses his journey through South America and reveals the hows and whys to some of the most impressive photos I’ve seen.

Andrew starts… read more

Facebook svela il nuovo Facebook Messenger

Facebook continua a sfornare nuovi prodotti ad un ritmo frenetico e dopo l’introduzione delle videochiamate e del nuovo sistema di commenti, nonché dopo i rumors di un rinnovo del News Feed, del tasto like e dell’interfaccia del sito, si butta a capofitto nelle applicazioni mobile.

Proprio oggi infatti il colosso di… read more

Showcase of Web Design In Argentina Pt.2

Last week we brought you the first installment of an inspiring look at the state of the web design industry in the country of Argentina. This week we cap off the look with more insightful interviews, site showcases, recommendations and more. Let’s dive right in.

Excerpt from Part One

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What’s new for designers – Aug 2011

The August edition of what’s new out there for web designers and developers includes a number of new web apps, JavaScript plugins, tools for creating smartphone apps, and browser tools, along with fifteen great new fonts.

Most of the resources below are free or very low cost, and are sure to… read more

Review Of Cross-Browser Testing Tools

At some point in the future, the way that all major browsers render Web code will likely be standardized, which will make testing across multiple browsers no longer necessary as long as the website is coded according to Web standards. But because that day is still a way off (if… read more

Congratulations To The Winners Of Fanurio (Time Tracking And Billing Software For Freelancers) Giveaway

Thanks to all of the participants of contest in which Fanurio (Time Tracking And Billing Software For Freelancers) were givingaway. We ran the MySQL random query and selected these comments to give them Fanurio time tracking and billing software.

Winners of Fanurio (Time Tracking And Billing Software 

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Tutti i rumors da conoscere sul nuovo iPhone 5

A distanza di circa due mesi da quella che potrebbe essere la data presunta di presentazione del nuovo iPhone 5, i rumors e gli avvistamenti di presunti prototipi dello smartphone più chiacchierato della rete continuano a moltiplicarsi.

Stando ad alcune immagini circolate nei giorni scorsi sul web, il nuovo smartphone di… read more

21 Majestic and Inspiring Panoramas

Panoramamic photos which elongate the field of view of an image can be a great way to create drama and effect, especially in landscapes. We think these panoramas do just that. Use them as inspiration.

Panoramic Photography Tutorials

There are a lot of great online resources for folks who… read more

70+ Awesome Tumblr themes

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Google lancia Think Quarterly ed entra nel mercato dei magazine online

Google si butta nel mercato dei magazine on-line e, come annunciato ieri nel blog ufficiale della compagnia da Susan Wojcicki (Senior Vice President of Advertising), lancia un esperimento editoriale chiamato Think Quarterly.

Il magazine è nato con l’intento di fornire ai partner della società di Mountain View, e più in… read more

Google+ Tips & Tricks: 10 Hints for New Users

Already using Google+? Follow Mashable’s Pete Cashmore for the latest about the platform’s new features, tips and tricks as well as social media and technology updates.

Do you still consider yourself a noob when it comes to Google’s social platform? If so, we’ve got some handy hints to help you out.

From… read more

Global Web Design Trends: South America

We live in a global world that has an overflow of information. The Internet has given us access to very different cultures and allowed us to share much more information than ever before. But do different regions have their own specific Web design trends?

Design usually has to do with creating… read more

Amazon sfida Apple con un proprio tablet previsto per ottobre

Amazon entra nel mercato dei tablet con una nuova device che, stando a quanto riportato oggi dal Wall Street Journal, potrebbe essere lanciata dal colosso di Seattle entro fine settembre.

Sono poche al momento le informazioni sulle caratteristiche tecniche del prodotto a parte qualche indiscrezione riguardante l’adozione del sistema operativo Android… read more

The Rise and Evolution of Remote Desktop Software

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Providing effective “on-demand” technical assistance and support often involves not only one’s personal IT knowledge and experience, but also a reliable set of technical products that help get the job done.

The rise and evolution of remote desktop software has enabled IT businesses… read more

Fanurio (Time Tracking And Billing Software For Freelancers) Giveaway

Fanurio is running a contest, where 10 winners will get the single user license (Worth $59 each) of Fanurio Time Tracking Software. Well, you guys know what they are offering? Lets say it once again for n00bs.

Fanurio is a time tracking and billing software application, highly appreciated by freelancers for… read more

Daily Inspiration #865

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

6 Winning Ways to Work Wide

Today Joe Decker shares some tips on wide angle photography.

One of the first lens purchases aspiring landscape photographers typically made is a wide or super-wide lens, anything (in full-frame 35mm terms) from 24mm on down, and with good reason, wides offer photographers the ability to capture the sweeping vistas of… read more

Perché il Chromebook di Google sarà un fallimento

Da alcuni giorni è possibile acquistare on-line l’attesissimo Chromebook di Google che, nonostante le attese dei mesi passati, sta già suscitando qualche perplessità sul suo possibile successo commerciale.

Innanzi tutto per il prezzo. La strategia sulla scelta dei prezzi, da parte dei partner di Google che commercializzano i modelli attualmente… read more

Perché Google non deve temere Facebook

In una recente intervista Eric Schmidt, executive chairman di Google, riferendosi all’incapacità di Google di far fronte al dilagante successo di Facebook nell’ambito dei social network, ha dichiarato “I clearly knew that I had to do something and I failed to do it”.

Quella di Schmidt è stata una totale… read more

Worldwide Photography #23: Mexico City

Worldwide Photography is a series of posts where every week we’re going to show a city or location around the globe bringing the coolest photography samples of it. The photographs authors are all credited right above their pictures. Today feature: Mexico City, Mexico.

For the next week we’re going to feature… read more

Top 3 Gaming Trends From E3 2011

Technology expert Scott Steinberg is the CEO of high-tech consulting firm TechSavvy Global and a frequent tech analyst and gaming expert for ABC, CBS and CNN. He’s covered the field for more than 400 outlets from NPR to Rolling Stone, is the founder of GameExec Magazine and hosts the video series Game Theory,… read more

How to Photograph a Rainbow

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A Rainbow is something that has the power to stop you in your tracks when it unexpectedly appears when you’re least expecting to see one. They’re beautiful – but how do you photograph a rainbow?

Following are a few Rainbow Photography Tips that come to mind – feel free… read more

40 Amazing Tools To Enhance Your Flickr Experience

Flickr is a platform that lets you upload and share your photos with the world including your friends, colleagues, relatives, fans and etc. People cannot only rate the shared photos but can also leave their comments on the photos they like. This is not only boosts the self confidence of… read more

Poll Results: What Type of Computer do you use for Design?

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Some of you may remember that a few weeks ago we asked the question, "What type of Computer do you use?". The results are in and it looks like a tie between Mac OS and Windows. See the breakdown and read some of the reader responses after the jump.

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Editorial Travel Photography – Telling the Story of a Location

If you’re ever given a travel assignment by a magazine – or hope to get one – you need to learn how to tell the story of a location. Flip through the pages of any of your favorite travel magazines and you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about. It’s all… read more

7 Excellent Windows-Based Tools To Help You Manage Your Routine Activities

There are many Windows-based tools out there for us, but getting by good ones and free is not that easy. That is why I am sharing Seven Excellent Windows-Based Tools To Help You Manage Your Routine Activities. … read more

Best of the Week #173

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

70 Free PSD Web UI Elements For Designers

Nothing can beat the freebies as they not only save your time but also give quality results. These free to download PSD files are priceless and worth mentioning. Every designer and web developer is always looking for free downloadable PSD files that can make their design process easier.

Check this free… read more

15 Great New Safari Extensions

Even though they’ve been late to the game, Safari’s extension support has spread like wildfire. People who are passionate about Safari are also passionate about making it the best in can possibly be. A robust community has formed here. And it’s my pleasure to bring to you, dear reader, a… read more

50 Free and High-Quality Icon Sets

A beautiful and elegant icon set is an asset to any good web design. Creative use of an icon set can help make or break the overall look of the design. Freebie design components, especially beautiful icon sets can be found in nearly every designer’s toolbox, or if not already… read more

TUTORIAL: What’s your time of day? (Part 2) Shooting at Second Light

This is a guest post by Tom Dinning who, besides being a professional photographer, teacher and mini-celebrity in the Light Stalking community, has also shared some very popular tutorials in the forums and in other posts.

If you have recovered from my recent post on shooting at first light,… read more

Puppets Tell The Story of Love Gone Wrong in Henry Wolfe Tune [VIDEO]

Each Monday, Mashable highlights an exclusive new video or song. Check out all our Music Monday picks.

When Henry Wolfe penned the songs on his first full-length disc, Linda Vista, he tried to create a tracklist that everyone could relate to. Now, the singer is premiering his new… read more

50+ Fresh And Useful Adobe Illustrator Icon Design Tutorials

Designing an icon set may sound like an easy thing to do but in actuality it is much easier said than done. Many designers end up with a disaster, while some more matured and experienced designers successfully meet the expectations and deliver.

Generally speaking, a designer needs to learn the basic… read more

50 High Quality Free PSD Icon Sets You Probably Never Want To Miss

We have previously shared many collection of free icon sets with our readers and upon huge request and demand, here we have compiled yet another  collection of Free Icon Sets which you probably never want to miss. These icon sets are available in editable PSD format so that you can… read more

Internet Explorer 9: Is Microsoft Back in the Browser Game?

For years, it seemed that Internet Explorer was the only browser most computer users would touch. The big E logo became the universal symbol of the internet, and the average computer seemed to have 13 browser toolbars and enough adware to make anyone hate using the internet. We tried in… read more

Using CSS3: Older Browsers And Common Considerations

With the arrival of IE9, Microsoft has signalled its intent to work more with standards-based technologies. With IE still the single most popular browser and in many ways the browser for the uninitiated, this is hopefully the long awaited start of us Web craftsmen embracing the idea of using CSS3… read more

Discussion: What Type of Computer do you use for Design?

Mac ‘vs’ PC, ‘vs’ Linux, ‘vs’ Mobile Device… Is the competition really worth it? In the past, "Computer A is better than Computer B" may have been a fair argument, but with multi platform graphics applications and more power in a mobile phone than a room full of vintage computers,… read more

DuckDuckGo – The Next Major Search Engine?

Back in the day, we all used AltaVista or Yahoo! to find everything we needed on the Internet. It was slow and often didn’t find what we were looking for, but hey, it was all we had. Then Google came along, and blew us away at how much faster and… read more

Useful Photoshop Tutorials for Designing Abstract Backgrounds

An attractive and compelling background adds depth to your graphics, banners or ads; and for this reason is of great importance. Sure there are some people who might not notice backgrounds, but the role they play in making the entire artwork look more interesting and visually alluring is paramount. They… read more

Nature in Time-Lapse: 10 Awe-Inspiring Videos

Time-lapse photography uncovers an unseen world, showing us scenes we’d never be able to perceive in real time. We’ve shown you great design-related time-lapse videos before, but this time we go back to nature.

These 10 terrific time-lapse creations from the wonderful world of nature will amaze and inspire you. From… read more

50 High Quality Web Layout PSD Templates Available For Free

PSD web templates are always come in handy for a web designer but it is extremely difficult to find out high quality freebie PSD web templates. Although there are some resources that you can use for the premium membership in order to get some high quality and creative PSD web… read more

50+ Beautifully Designed Free Themes and Widgets to Enhance your Tumblr Experience

Tumblr is getting popular day after day because of its flexibility, power and simplicity. Tumblr is a blogging platform through which you can share your content, images and videos with the world even when you are on the go. This is because it empowers bloggers to post and customize their… read more

Typography and Vistas equals beautiful Landtrust for Tennessee

Advertising for beautiful places usually boils down to an advertising magical equation: 1 part scenic photos + 1 part good typography + minimal copy + a good shake = a great advertisement! Whether or not Bohan who created these beautiful ads for Landtrust for Tennessee followed that exact forumla or not… read more

Best of the Week #165

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

Daily Inspiration #777

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