What better way to conceive a beautiful design influenced by one of the oldest forms of inspiration, nature. Utilizing aspects of natural resources all around us, designers have created outstanding examples of vector based illustrations solely inspired by nature.
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In todays news post we have three great and useful resources we would like to share with our readers. The first is an essential checklist of often forgotten aspects of blog design, the second is a look behind the scenes of some cool photography techniques and, finally, there is 7 great tips to help you integrate your Google Apps.
Working with slices in Photoshop can sometimes be a pain. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use the slice tool and show you some easy methods of slicing up your designs.
jQuery has been flying the flag for Javascript for quite a while now, and rightly so, it is amazing. And, with its huge popularity, the volume of free plugins and tutorials has not only greatly increased, but also the quality and power of each plugin are continually pushing jQuery to its limits. Does it even have limits?
Are you a MAC or a PC? It doesn’t really matter, it is entirely up to you. We could argue about the differences between the two until we are blue in the face. There is one clear and defined difference between the two though, and I am sure that there will not be many that would disagree: MAC computers are sleek and stylish and look really, really cool.
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As far as CMSs go, WordPress is a phenomenon. And rightly so. It is a very powerful blogging and CMS tool that can be used to create almost any possible type of web site that you could possibly dream of. Still as with everything involved with web design and development, you need to learn and understand WP to fully unleash its power.
In this news edition we have collected the best WP tutorials, tips and themes, to help you with WordPress development.
Out of the several photographing techniques that exist, High Dynamic Range-technique (HDR) can produce astonishing images that blind our sense of reality with a dash of creativity. HDR photography is a technique that uses greater dynamic range between light and dark areas of an image compared to the usual basic digital imagery.
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There are more web design inspiration galleries web sites than you can shake a stick at. Some old stuff in most sites, what if you want something different? What if you are looking for something new, fresh and delivered in a unique way? It can be difficult to find. Hopefully this news edition can help, we have collected the best inspirational web design posts that truelly worth a look at.
Starting out as a freelancer can be quite tough, especially in these rough economic times. If you are going to take your chance anyway, you should take a look at the following advice.
You are not going to convince anyone to work with you if your prospects can’t see what you are capable of. Of course if you are starting out right after design school you may not have so much real-life work to show, in that case don’t be afraid to put your school and personal projects in the portfolio. Also don’t forget that the portfolio design itself can be what convinces the client to work with you.
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For todays news we have collected from the blogosphere the best design and technology related image collections. You will find a mix back of galleries, some are inspirational, some nostalgic, some are innovative and, of course, there are some images with humor. The best has to be Microsoft’s blunder, they really need to invest in a decent graphic editor.. or just buy Adobe!
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In the early days of the Internet, web sites looked awful, really really awful! Back then there was a great excuse for the poor and blind standards, nobody knew any better. So, to find web sites as poorly designed as the ones showcased in today’s news, I was shocked and to be honest, there is no excuse for them. In some cases I had to wear sunglasses, in others I was far too scared to even open my eyes. Be brave, and look for yourselves.
On the flip side, we also have a selection of trendy web interfaces from Deviantart, something to sooth your eyes.
Learn how to create an interactive photo stack in Flash with no keyframes and just a few lines of ActionScript.
A huge resource of grunge style design elements.
A quick and easy technique for creating light streaks in photoshop.
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