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In web design, it can be tricky to decide how to present your layout to a client. There are some designers who believe you should skip Photoshop and go straight to coding. I disagree. At the very least you should sketch out your ideas with a pencil and pad before ever opening up a text editor. For me, my workflow is: sketch / Photoshop / code.
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There is less then 1 week left to enter your design into the Big Typography Poster Contest. The results of this case study have been very impressive. I highlighted many of the awesome designs in my last update. Here are a some new submissions that I found visually stunning and creative.
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Mel over at Acuity Designs was kind enough to lend some time and write this guest tutorial here. It covers the basics of how to utilize Photoshop adjustment layers. This is a non-destructive, flexible way of making adjustments to your photography.
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As promised, although a little late 
here is my newest Flickr group showcase! I am still planning to feature the best work every 50 new members. Please consider joining the group and submitting your own designs, I’d love to feature them in my next showcase. As for now, enjoy these inspirational designs!
This month has been a complete whirlwind for me. I started my new job yesterday, I’ve relocated 6 hours away, and most of my stuff is still in boxes! Despite all that craziness, here’s my attempt to find the best of what was the month of September. The… Continue Reading >>
I just got interviewed by Angie and Robert Bowen over at Arbenting. I’m stoked they asked me, it was so cool. Hopefully, I came up with some interesting answers :). You can view the interview in it’s entirety here.
Last week, Angie and Robert were kind… Continue Reading >>
Designing a logo can be a very difficult challenge whether it be for yourself or for a client. There are quite a few guidelines that you have to stay within to ensure that your design captures the brand’s identity. Some of the more obvious parameters include theme, tone, message, colors, size, etc. And since… Continue Reading >>
Wow! I’m thoroughly amazed, at the quality and quantity of work that has been submitted for the Big Typography Contest thus far.
Below, (in no particular order) I’ve compiled a bunch of entries that have caught my attention. If yours’ is not showcased, no worries, I couldn’t fit… Continue Reading >>
With the web every day becoming more and more robust and websites becoming more advanced users and designers can benefit from these changes, I can feel that it wont be long until every one will initially start to ignore IE6 and start enjoying what more advanced browsers… Continue Reading >>
So I was thinking today (which admittedly tends to not go over well), and I struck upon an idea that seemed ludicrous at first, but as I digested it, it seemed to make more sense. In every field there is a set of standards that folks follow which grant a certain uniformity to the group… Continue Reading >>
Unfortunately most of what people know about Warhol is “Oh he’s the Campbell soup guy”. Well, yes that is true, but Warhol is so much more than that, I think as a professional designers, we can learn a lot from him.
Roundup of 25 beautiful typographic business cards. Pure inspiration
The final installment of the Arbenting Typography series, Part 3 - The Kerning Curve, Free Fonts, and other resources.
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Philip Straub. Art Director, Illustrator, Concept Art Teacher and Writer.Read the exclusive interview with him!
Emre Durmuş is a turkish design artist which impresses with his photomanipulations. Besides the prints he also gets into identity and branding, website creation and a little bit of photography. He’s not offering tutorials on how to make that kind of illustrations but he’s offering in exchange a good photomanipulation gallery.
Arbenting looks at social media networking as a powerful tool for establishing and building your blog’s readership.
20 inspirational well designed logos showing off their creator’s skills in front of your amazed or admirative look.
These Starter Themes provide a simple canvas on which you can create your custom themes.
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