Creating an online photo portfolio can be a very tedious and laborious task. The personal showcase of your art works is the main indicator of your skills and abilities and makes a major impression on your site’s viewers. The importance of the issue may seem frightening, but there are certain principles that will help you create a really impressive and successful photo portfolio. In this article I’d like to concentrate on those principals and some common traps to be wary of while creating your portfolio.

This is the second part of a five part series featuring my favorite free fonts for design. This compilation will focus on ten very useful serif fonts. These fonts are perfect for print copy and large headings. Check them out!

I find it so important as a designer to have an awesome library of fonts at your fingertips. Choosing the correct one can make or break a design. The resources are out there to find some great free fonts, but sometimes the search can be a bit overwhelming. I’ve decided to put together a series of posts that feature my 10 favorite fonts in 5 different major categories.

MyInkBlog’s Flickr Group now consists of over 300 awesome members! At this point, every 100 new members will result in a Flickr group showcase; this is the fifth such showcase. If you missed the prior ones, be sure to check out I, II, III and IV.

Unfortunately there are many designers that have extensive knowledge but don’t share it with others. In this post, I’ll give you five reasons why every designer should be contributing to blogs and how that will help his or her career.

If you’ve been doing design for any amount of time you can probably relate to the feeling of being burned out. Most of the designer’s that I’ve spoke with consistently put in 60+ hour work weeks. It’s no wonder so many of us get so drained. Working that much can bring your productivity and creativity to a screeching halt. But don’t fear, here are some areas that you can focus on to help you avoid getting burned out.

It’s impressive how quick and simple it is to create realistic drawings in Photoshop through the use of textures, layers and gradients. This tutorial explores some of these techniques while designing a realistic chalkboard.

About a month ago I teamed up with uPrinting to offer the awesome readers here a chance to win either 1,000 business cards or 1 canvas print. 61 people left comments in an effort to win this generous giveaway, 2 were chosen. I picked the two winners at random using a the query below.