Monday, February 28, 2011

A useful assessment to pricing, accounting and client selection

Designer and Illustrator Frank Chimero discusses a technique he uses called Whiteboard Accounting: A guide to deciding which jobs to accept or skip.

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Tips on Visual Alignment in Typography

Here’s a nice quick read on visual�alignment�and line consistency in typography.

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Twitter Marketing: Why You Don?t Need to Mass Follow Users

A few days ago Twitter�announced on their status blog�that all Twitter users are only allowed to follow a maximum of 1000�people a day.�This�rule was designed to cut�down on ‘follow spam’, the act of following many Twitter users in order to get them to follow you back or click on your links.
When combined with�the already [...]



Twitter Marketing: Why You Don’t Need to Mass Follow Users

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lynda.com Tutorial | Photoshop CS5: Creative Compositing?Combining multiple frames

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Useful Typography Tips For Adobe Illustrator

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How to Achieve Your Goals by Changing the Way You Surf the Web

Everyone has their favorite way of using the internet. Many of us search to find�what we want, click in to�a specific website, read what’s available and click out. That’s not necessarily a bad thing because it’s efficient. We learn to tune out things we don’t need and go straight for what’s essential.
This goal-oriented way [...]



How to Achieve Your Goals by Changing the Way You Surf the Web

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Forrst Invite Giveaway

Forrst is a place for designers and developers to share inspiring code, screenshots, and links with their peers.

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Music playlists by designers for designers

Designers.MX is a neat concept that combines music and design…well kind of. Designers can create music playlist for other designers to enjoy while working.

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

lynda.com Tutorial | Photoshop CS5: Creative Effects--Using the PhotoFrame plugin, part 1

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lynda.com Tutorial | Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced?Introducing the Curves command

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30 Creative and Effective Advertising Designs

There are many ways to promote a product or service but not all of them can be productive. Advertising turned out to be the best way to do it. Nowadays, advertising is a part of our life. To be successful, an ad has to reach the target audience in order to sell the product or [...]


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Graphic Design Examples Worldwide: How Nationality Reflects In Artworks

Graphic design is a lot like languages. It’s an identity; beautiful and enigmatic. Graphic design varies from culture to culture, influenced by a country’s culture, history and way of life. Just like art and music, graphic design aesthetics differ from culture to culture. There may be common elements found in a culture’s graphic design, not [...]

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Raising the (Social Tool) Bar

I?m sure at some point you?ve all noticed a toolbar located at the bottom of a website.� Sometimes I don?t like how they look, but I?ve personally used Wibiya on my own site, TheWebBlend.com because they do offer some great features that can dramatically increase your number of visitors and page views.  Installing one of [...]

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lynda.com Tutorial | Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced?Introducing Puppet Warp

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Photoshop Tutorial ? Making a Chrome Text

In this tutorial we’ll create a chrome text effect: 1. Start by making a new file with the Width=1024 and Height= 768 and a white background. 2. Fill your background layer with a black to dark blue gradient. 3. Reset … Continue reading

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Photoshop Tutorial ? Making a Web 2.0 Text

In this tutorial we’ll create a Web 2.0 text effect: 1. Start by making a new file with the Width=1024 and Height= 768. 2. Select a font, I used Cooper Std with a size of 460 and write your text, … Continue reading

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

3000+ Ultimate Free RSS Icons For Your Next Design

After seeing awesome response to 500+ Free Download High Quality Photoshop PSD Files For Designers. We are here with RSS (Really Simple Syndication) icons. Following are awesome 3000+ Free RSS icons which you can use for your projects (* You might have to visit the designer site and read about licenses for usage)

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How to Use Any Font on the Web

As a designer, typography is a very important aspect to my work. Now as far as print design, implementing any form of type isn't a problem, but when it comes to the web then there's only a certain amount of fonts you can use, right? WRONG.

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Interview with artist: Tom Deininger

I feel like I always knew that I wanted to make things. I did not enjoy playing with toys as a kid but instead used them as a catalyst for a creative endeavor like building jumps for cars and motorcycles, forts for GI Joe figures and stuff like that.

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Top Freelance Jobs from Job Board ? Week 3, February

Looking for a new client? The FreelanceSwitch job board is a great resource of freelance gigs and opportunities. These opportunities are in various fields, from development to writing to design, and come from a wide range of potential clients. The job board is hand-moderated by dedicated staff and volunteers from the freelance community.

Each week, we’ll feature a selection of the best job opportunities posted for the week. This week, we’re featuring jobs in web design, WordPress blogging, Illustration, and more!

To apply for any of these jobs, simply pick up a FreelanceSwitch membership for an affordable $7 a month. See something you like? Join now!

Passionate, Energetic, Junior Web Designer/Developer

We are seeking a passionate, energetic, intelligent, and socially-sound junior web designer and developer to join our team and help with ongoing work. The work involved will require knowledge in: HTML, CSS, PhotoShop, and WordPress. You don’t need to be an expert, but a passion for learning is a must!

Work will be part time, paid hourly on a contract basis. When applying, please tell us more about yourself, include a resume, and please provide a link to your portfolio, or examples of some of your work.

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WordPress Blogger

I am looking to assemble a team of writers (up to 5) each offering their own unique take and having a nice blend of voices, opinions etc. The main sections of the site are Themes, Plugins and Tutorials but I would also like to look into adding a news section on the site.

You will need a strong grasp of the English language and I would prefer if we could get a gravatar and author bio of you live on the site so that we can start to create a community of writers and fans rather than a series of ad-hoc freelancers.

I am looking to keep up the same standard so some graphic/post formatting skills will be required. This is more than just SEO copywriting, I am looking for superb feature length blog posts and I am prepared to pay a fair rate in order to achieve this.

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Word Press Front End Designer

We need a front ?end web designer for Wordpress Blog and Non Blog applications. You should have experience in corporate website designing using Wordpress. Experienced art direction is a plus and recommend.

  • Skill Requirements: XHtml/CSS, Php/MySQL, JQuery, MooTools, WordPress, PSD to WP, Flash, Action Script, Java, OS Commerce.

I am inclined to most per hour rates. If you can please provide work samples. I can offer a 6 month contract and steady work with quick monthly payments. I also use Pay Pal, Western Union, and in some cases Bank Transfer. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Series of Illustrations of Historical Weapons

We are seeking an illustrator to complete a series of 55 full-color drawings of weapons from different time periods and geographic locations – from the Stone Age through the Modern Era. The drawings should be at a high resolution and suitable for printing.

The chosen illustrator will need to not only be a skilled artist and be able to render accurate models, but be a competent researcher able to discover pictures of the chosen weapons for reference material.

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Professional Designer w/ Social Networking, Social Utilities, and Social Media Design Experience

Independent agent would like to hire a professional designer to help in the launch of a new social networking website. I would like someone with skills in social media, both marketing and social networking design. Experience in User Interface is a major requirement. The understanding of user?s needs, profiles, and information flow is another strong requirement. Understanding the difference between social utilities and social networking is important. Strong visual design is important, elements like icons, and image creation will also be apart the project. Experience in front-end programming with skills in Java, Flash , JQuery etc. Please provide resume, information on experience ,samples or links to your work, and rates per hour would be more suitable for this project.

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Photoshop Tutorial ? Bloody Veins Text

In this tutorial we’ll create a Bloody Veins Text Effect: 1. Start by making a new file with the Width=1024 and Height= 768. 2. Go to Filter->Render->Clouds. 3. Using the type tool with Arial Black bold font and a size … Continue reading

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