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The Future of Web Design (FOWD) is returning to New York City on 16th & 17th of November! If you haven’t heard of FOWD, it’s a conference which brings together the web industry’s leading designers and delivers two days of workshops and talks from the likes of Dan Cederholm, Jason Santa Maria, Molly Holzschlag, Joshua Davis, Vimeo and lots more. I have one conference pass to giveaway. Enter a comment in this post before November 3rd, 2009 for your chance to win a ticket.
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There is one thing web designers are always in need of and that is good high quality inspiration. In today’s news we have collected the best recent articles with amazing, and sometimes exciting, inspirational web designs. One of the new trends in web design is the “one-page-contact-portfolio” web design style, a style that is gaining more and more popularity, and is featured prominently in this post.
30 Impressive vCard Web Designs
A vCard is an electronic business card that uses a standard format. Some individuals have taken to creating simple, typically one-page, sites that center around their vCard. These sites contain minimal content, usually just basic information about the individual (i.e. job title) ...
In order to become a well rounded Graphic Designer, there are a variety of skills that are essential to handling a clients or employers tasks proficiently. Below you’ll find some of the most essential skills that a Graphic Designer will need to have as he/she advances in their career and reaches new height.
In several cases a designer may have excellent artistic abilities and many years of experience, however what separates the “must re-hire” from the rest is the following acquired skills. The following skills will not only make you a more valuable member of a team, but they will also make you much more feasible hire, ergo allowing you to raise your rates in exchange for quality.
Style can be acknowledged as a designer’s signature. ...
Finally, I’ve joined Twitter (follow me @nickla). At the moment, I don’t really have any tweets yet. The main reason why I’ve started Twitter because I’m redesigning N.Design Studio and I want to be able to post updates and in-progress images for readers. Also, if you have a moment, please let me know what kind of tweets best interest you.
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Every day, it seems, there are scores of new must have iPhone apps. Which ones to you choose, you couldn’t possibly download them all. In this news edition we have collected the best resources to help you find and download the best apps for your iPhone. There is a mix bags of apps available, from business and finance to gaming and productivity to even a collection of, soon to be here, Halloween apps.
50+ Free Iphone App
After the release of iPhone 3GS there are so many apps avialable on the net, some are paid ones and some are free. In this post, the author, has compiled a list of their favorite Free iPhone 3G/3GS Applications.
10 of the Most ...As web designers we may be perceived as a serious and sombre bunch, but from time to time we do like a good laugh, especially at ourselves. This collection of flowcharts does just that, it pokes fun at web designers, perhaps in ways that only web designers could understand.
Can You Be a Web Designer?
By Paul Andrew (Speckyboy and ...
It has been a while since the last time I’ve done any illustration work. Recently I’ve created a new awesome piece that I would like to share with you. It is a koi fish illustration inspired by my tattoo. Read this post to find out more about my tattoo and see how I created the koi fish illustration based on my tattoo. (more…)
Any web designer of any level, professional or beginner, uses and needs the type of web apps and services that we have in the below post. For any possible problem or test you need to perform on a new site, there are specifically developed apps that help you iron out and resolve any issues or potential issue.
69 Free (or low cost) Tools to Improve Your Website
This post is choc-full of those little tools and apps that will give help give your website that little bit extra. Most of these tools I had never heard of, but I am planning in setting some time aside to explore each one. Tools range from website graders to optimizers, from usability testing to your Google ...
No doubt, you would have heard about all the hype, this week, surrounding Google Wave. Just what is it Google Wave though? “Google Wave is a real-time communication platform. It combines aspects of email, instant messaging, wikis, web chat, social networking, and project management to build one elegant, in-browser communication client“(quote from Mashable). Does that make sense?
In this news edition we have some useful resources to help you understand Google Wave and what exactly it is and does.
Google Wave Homepage
Went Walkabout. Brought back Google Wave.
If you’re struggling to understand what all the fuss about Google Wave is, then this quick video offers an excellent explanation of just one use for how Wave can outshine email as a cool collaboration tool.
Google Wave: A ...Taking on the responsibility of designing a logo, is an important aspect of an entities ability to stand out. This skill shouldn’t be taken lightly, especially if the logo will define a company’s representation. Conceiving a logo design calls for great amounts of practice and hard earned experience. Once you find out how to bring your concept to life, everything will fall into place.
Along with much needed practice, there are a few crucial rules to take into account when aiming towards a design that will effectively portray your clients identity while structuring their brand(s). Below you’ll find yourself glaring at a few crucial rules to follow when designing an effective logo that will set your client’s business apart from the rest.
Artistic Side of Things...
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