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Session One Wrap-Up

kylesteed — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:33:34 +0000

We did it. From thought to action, the first session was a huge success.

25 Must-Read Books For Designers, Typography Lovers And Freelancers

jonphillips — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:30:21 +0000

There’s a lot of books about design, usability, typography, CSS, freelancing and a boat load of other related topics out there. All these books can help make you a better designer and business owner. Here's a list of some of my favorites.

Google Finally Adds Creative Commons To Image Search

morgan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:16:24 +0000

As a blogger, I search Flickr and other photo sites for Creative Commons commercial licensed content on a daily basis. I like Google’s image search feature but the ability to search Creative Commons and other licensed content was a missing. Today, Google is launching the ability to create and advanced search for images that you can use for free and that have been tagged with licenses like Creative Commons.

Question of the Week #8 Personal Projects

nebrow — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:59:56 +0000

Its time for question of the week #8! I’m going to post a short little audio clip asking you a question. Feel free to chime in and let me know what you think! I’d love to get a discussion going on in the comments!

50+ Tools to Make You a Better, Faster, & More Collective Designer

arturkim — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:16:48 +0000

Many of these tools will indeed allow you to become a much better designer with the aid of tools that will help you code faster and become a bit more organized. This will allow you to actually save a great deal of time while also practicing good organizational skills all in one.

StumbleUpon FAQ, Guides, Tools, Addons And Scripts

dainix — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:16:17 +0000

Comprehensive list with many tips, tools, addons and scripts to help you drive better traffic to your website and use StumbleUpon social network more efficiently!

33 Promising Web Development And Social Network Firefox 3.5 Plugins

dainix — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:53:08 +0000

List article with new, yet not so well known Firefox extensions, you should use daily, because of their great features and power! Scroll through to get the best out of it!

How To Increase Site Performance Through A/B Split Testing

mkammerer — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:57:41 +0000

Ever had the desire to change something on your website, but you were afraid the change might have a negative impact on performance? Welcome to A/B Split testing, the practice of testing multiple variations of the same site to see which works better.

250+ RSS Feeds For Every Graphic, Web Designers And Bloggers To Subscribe At

dainix — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:41:08 +0000

The biggest design RSS feed list ever!

Topics of these blogs cover graphic-design, SEO tricks, coding, programming, twittering, social marketing, podcasts, few self-improvement related blogs and more.

Review: Artlandia Introduces SymmetryWorks Version 5

colorburned — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:13:35 +0000

Artlandia releases SymmetryWorks Version 5 a fantastic Illustrator plug-in for creating seamless patterns.

Best Monitor for Designing On

PsLuva — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:37:50 +0000

Comprehensive of great monitors suited for design professionals

MyInkTrail: Best of the Design Community, June 2009

houleness — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:09:56 +0000

A roundup of the best articles, tutorials, compilations, freebies and sites as offered up by the design community from the month of June.

Friday Vidcast 7-3-09

aaroni268 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:31:29 +0000

In this weeks vidcast we talk about mediocrity in our approach to product launches, as well as using wisdom in our timing when pursing our passions.

50 Beautifully Delicious Coffee Designs

Mental23 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:52:49 +0000

Coffee or Latte art consists of the pouring of steamed milk into a shot of espresso generating a pattern or design on the surface.

7 Tips for Working in Hot Weather

freelanceapple — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:25:48 +0000

Have you been lagging behind on work because of hot weather? Read on to find out how to continue working when it is boiling...

80+ Must-Read Design Blogs to Enhance your Creativity and your Career

CreativeOpera — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:01:57 +0000

There are hundreds of design blogs online. I have thoughtfully chosen over 80 of my absolute favorites for this must-read list and have categorized them for easy navigation. Which do you like best?

55 Incredible Product Advertisements You Haven't Seen

Brukhar — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:52:46 +0000

Today, we have 55 incredible product advertisements from deviantART that you haven’t seen, but are extraordinary examples of how creative and meaningful advertising should be done.

6 ways to overcome creative blocks

Studio66 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:40:48 +0000

Blocks: be it for writers, designers, or drivers, they are never fun, and they sometimes hurt (your brain, that is). And if you’re impatient and antsy like me, they are quite hard to get through.

Luckily I’ve found ways to get me around or over the block...

Zach Krasner Times: Digital Daily Newspaper of Design & Development - June 28, 2009 Issue

sticktacular — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:20:16 +0000

Zack Krasner (ZK) Times is a daily source of web design and development articles, resources, and inspiration. It is updated twenty-four seven bringing you the latest in top-quality articles to further your mastery in the art of website production. Here is the issue for June 28, 2009

13 Free CMS's other than Wordpress

kiwidia — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:01:44 +0000

Believe it or not, Wordpress is not the only free Content Management System (CMS) avaliable. Don’t get me wrong though, Wordpress is a great blog orentated CMS but for some people Wordpress isn’t a good option so I decided to make a list of some free Content Management Systems. Don’t get me wrong though, we run the entire Kiwidia network with Wordpress and we love it, we just think options = awesome!!