Jason Csizmadi

Cooper Journal: Stay inspired with Evernote

jcsizmadi — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:54:30 +0000

As long as I can remember, I’ve maintained an library of inspirational imagery. I’m always consuming visually appealing material, so if I find something, I grab it, whether it’s an interesting font, photograph, texture, color palette, icon, or UX pattern. Growing as a visual designer means keeping up with the ever-shifting trends and visual innovations out there in the world, and a library of inspiration can be a place to stockpile the state-of-the-art.

Cooper Journal: Stay inspired with Evernote

Caffeinatedapp Platinum Theme

jcsizmadi — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:03:34 +0000

I’m a big fan of Caffeinatedapp for the mac. I decided to build a theme for it. The theme is very basic, I wanted something easy to read and super clean.

Install Instructions

Drop platinum.cafttheme into this directory:
~/Library/Containers/com.geekygoodness.Caffeinated/Data/Library/Application Support/Caffeinated/Themes

Download Caffeinatedapp Platinum Theme

My Favorite Mac Apps

jcsizmadi — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:27:04 +0000

Alfred

Keyboard driven app launcher

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alfred/id405843582?mt=12

Numi

Natural language calculator

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/numi/id484388250?mt=12

Play By Play

Dribbble client

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/play-by-play/id474543724?mt=12

CopyPath

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/copypath/id418079031?mt=12

Facebook menu

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/menutab-for-facebook/id421358730?mt=12

FormatMatch

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/formatmatch/id445211988?mt=12

Compress

Compress images

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/compress/id405850942?mt=12

Caffeine

Prevent mac from going to sleep or dimming screen.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/caffeine/id411246225?mt=12

Yoink

Makes drag and drop between spaces easier.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yoink/id457622435?mt=12

Skitch!!!

Quickly annotate screenshots.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skitch/id425955336?mt=12

LittleIpsum

Latin text generator

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/littleipsum/id405772121?mt=12

Dropln

Share and monitor files via dropbox

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dropin/id437805289?mt=12

Posterino

create photo collages. great for creating mood-boards quickly

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/posterino/id412411033?mt=12

Pochade

Color palette, selector

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pochade/id416091648?mt=12

Degrees

Weather app

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/degrees/id430173763?mt=12

QuickCal

Natural language calendar event creator

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quickcal/id416581096?mt=12

Reeder

Google Reader app

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reeder/id439845554?mt=12

Fontcase

Font Manager

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fontcase/id403095673?mt=12

Permute

Video converter

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/permute/id416702770?mt=12

ChopShop

Making icons easy

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chopshop/id415832312?mt=12

Espresso 2.0, Released

jcsizmadi — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:44:33 +0000

Espresso my favorite html coding app has just been upgraded to version 2.

Now with CSSEdit 3, Awesome!

You design and develop for the Web? Espresso turbo-charges your workflowwith the perfect blend of features. Speed through day-to-day edits with extensive language support, contextual completions, powerful smart snippets, and Zen actions.

http://macrabbit.com/espresso/

Mobile ★ Boilerplate

jcsizmadi — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:37:34 +0000

Mobile Boilerplate is your trusted template made custom for creating rich and performant mobile web apps. You get cross-browser consistency among A-grade smartphones, and fallback support for legacy Blackberry, Symbian, and IE Mobile. You get an offline caching setup for free, fast button clicks, a media query polyfill, and many common mobile WebKit optimizations waiting for you. Use Mobile Boilerplate to start your mobile webapp quickly and immediately benefit from community best practices.

http://html5boilerplate.com/mobile

LinkedIn and Lovin It, Rockable

jcsizmadi — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:45:55 +0000

Over 120 million professionals use LinkedIn, but how strong is your professional network? LinkedIn veteran and professional writer Susan Johnston teaches you how to build a rock solid LinkedIn network that can be a constant source for recommendations and referrals.

I just picked up my copy. Going to dig into after I hit post!

http://rockablepress.com/books/linkedin-and-lovin-it/

QuickCal 3.0 Released

jcsizmadi — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:08:20 +0000

QuickCal 3.0 Just realeased with a redesigned interface and BusyCal support.

http://quickcalapp.com/

Timeli – Schedule projects and tasks visually, using timelines.

jcsizmadi — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:10:06 +0000

Awesome project planning app for you iPad.

Timelines make project planning easy. A quick glance tells you when you’re working on multiple projects at once, what order they are due in, and what’s coming up next.

Download Via itunes

Need a Freelance job? Here are a few of my favorite freelance job boards.

jcsizmadi — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:43:18 +0000

Tired of watching NCIS reruns on USA network? Why not spend that time working on a freelance gig. Here are a few job boards I’ve found to get you started.

StartUp Jobs from StartUpers

Job Search | one search. all jobs. Indeed.com

Job Pile – Aggregating the Best Job Boards on the Web – Artypapers

DoNanza – Work From Home Freelance Jobs Search

New to Freelancing? Here is a collection of web apps to get you started.

jcsizmadi — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:04:22 +0000

I recently decided to dip my toe into the Freelance waters to see if I liked it. Before I got started I decided to do a search for web apps that would help my transition into the world of freelance design. Here is what I’ve found:

BranchOut – Career Networking on Facebook

Zerply

LinkedIn Ads: Targeted Self-Service Ads

Quote Roller – proposal software that beats office. Create and manage beautiful proposals online

Proofreading and Editing Service – Send Text To An Editor Or Proofreader Now!

FreshBooks – Online Invoicing, Time Tracking & Billing Software

Online Invoicing, Online Estimates, and CRM Software | Ballpark

coolendar

Real Time Search – Social Mention

Website wireframes: Mockingbird

Wirify – The web as wireframes