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Oct

A great place to find design inspiration is in brochures, flyers and leaflets. Companies have been using these marketing tools for 100’s of years now. With the advances in printing the designs are limitless. The results of this creative marketing can be stunning.

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Oct

15 Websites with Slick Dropdown Navigation

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In one of my recent web projects I was asked to include dropdown style navigation to the site. I found it quite exhausting just how many articles, techniques and services are out there are on topic. However, what I didn’t find was a compilation of some really slick examples. And, while I’m not always the biggest advocate on using this sort of navigation, I must admit sometimes if can be done quite well. Here are some examples of sites that I think did a great job with it.

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Oct

A DeSign of the Times

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It’s in our nature, as we move through time to note the trends that shape said times. And furthermore, one might say, it’s in our nature to cycle through these timely trends from time to time. We see it in so many aspects of our culture. Fashion, entertainment, design. Each one sharing this retro-revisiting that brings back popular past elements to recapture something from our formers.

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Oct

Big Typography Poster: Contest Winners!

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First off, thanks to everyone who submitted a poster design. You made this contest awesome, and really difficult to judge I know both Liam of Function and Adelle of Fuel Your Creativity agreed, it was really tough to narrow it down! But we did our best, and here are the results:

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Oct

Using Layer Comps For Design In Photoshop

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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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Oct

Less Then A Week To Go: Contest Update

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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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Oct

Photoshop Adjustment Layer & Retouching Tutorial

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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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Oct

MyInkBlog Flickr Group Showcase 2

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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!