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15 Great Content Management Systems for Designers

Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by bmackler.

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// One of the first questions a client will ask you when you are tasked to develop a website is “how can I maintain it myself”. It used to be a very daunting prospect to build in functionality allowing a novice to update their own website. Today, the only difficult part is deciding which CMS [...]

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Top 17 Safari Plugins to Enhance Your Browsing Experience

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by bmackler.

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Each browser comes with its own set of advantages and features. Some as we know, more than others. Until now one of the greatest benefits of browser leader Firefox has been the ability to fully customize it through the use of plugins and add-ons. This has helped it set itself apart from the competition. While [...]

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Amazingly Powerful and Beautiful Nature Photography – Water

Posted on 12. May, 2010 by bmackler.

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Most designs, whether for print or the web need strong imagery. The right picture that tells the story better than the best copywriters around. Sometimes that image can be abstract and man made and other times elements from the world around us capture the power and beauty we are looking for. There are times that [...]

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40 + Awesome and Essential CSS3 Tutorials, Techniques and Resources to Learn

Posted on 22. Apr, 2010 by bmackler.

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Though usable only with the most current web browsers, CSS3 is one of the more exciting and versatile developments for the web in some time. There are many exciting new features already being used and many more that will be implemented and added over time. Developers will have greater flexibility and have a much easier [...]

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Winner of Fanurio Time Tracking Software

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by bmackler.

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Last week we ran a contest to win a license for the Fanurio Time Tracking Software package. Thank you everyone for participating and leaving wonderful comments. It brightened up my day reading what everyone had to say and I look forward to running more contests in the future. Without further ado, the winner of the [...]

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30 of the Best Photo Manipulation Tutorials

Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by bmackler.

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As we saw last week, Photographic manipulations can blend reality with slices of the surreal and bizarre. Photo manipulation is an image editing technique that alters the original image/photo by adding certain external elements into it giving it a completely new look and direction.. After the positive reaction received over those awesome examples, today lets [...]

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40 Amazing and Fascinating Photographic Manipulations

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by bmackler.

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Today we are taking a look at a unique Photoshop design inspiration. Photographic manipulations will blend reality with slices of the surreal and bizarre. Photo manipulation is an image editing technique that alters the original image/photo by adding certain external elements into it giving it a completely new look and direction. There is alot to [...]

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Win a Free Copy of Fanurio Time Tracking Software

Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by bmackler.

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Fanurio is a time tracking and billing software application, highly recommended and used by freelancers due to its intuitive interface, flexible/ easy to use tracking methods and overall ability to produce detailed invoices quickly and easily. If you are looking for a software package that will let you round time, work with multiple currencies or [...]

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20+ of The Best Designed Tourism Sites For Your Inspiration

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by bmackler.

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As we are gearing up for summer time and starting to plan vacations I wanted to take a look at an area that can help us in our travel plans and perhaps give us some great design ideas at the same time. Today lets take a look at 20+ of the best tourism sites from [...]

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25 Great Non Profit Websites and Tips For Your Inspiration

Posted on 22. Mar, 2010 by bmackler.

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Generally speaking, Non Profits have smaller budgets for their marketing and the first thing out the window is a well thought out and well designed website. All too often organizations do not realize that they should be doing the opposite and dedicating more of their resources to developing a successful and memorable website as a [...]