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35 of the Most Creative and Innovative Advertising Campaigns For Your Inspiration

Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by bmackler.

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As we have discussed here many times, one of the great sources of design inspiration can be found in the world around us. When you step away from the computer and open a magazine, take a walk or go to the book store you can find great ideas for your next project. The world of [...]

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30 Awesome Orange Websites For Your Inspiration

Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by bmackler.

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When you have a project that has a specific color requirement it can sometimes feel like you are creatively limited, that you can’t have fun with your design and you are perhaps boxed in. While this does happen with many colors, one that is not the case with is orange, as I learned recently on a [...]

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Enough is Enough – When A Web Designer Has to Fire A Client

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by bmackler.

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Today, I would like to expand upon a previous post. As I discussed in number 8 of my 2010 New Years Resolutions, it is sometimes essential for a freelance web designer or developer to drop a frustrating client. Even in a tough economy one of the most liberating and refreshing things for a freelancer to [...]

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30 Awesome WordPress Based Websites For Your Inspiration

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by bmackler.

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WordPress has revolutionized the way most of us deal with the web. Some say it is the best content management system around for maintaining your website, and most agree that as time goes on WordPress and all of its plugins is the format of choice when launching your new web project. Though it started as [...]

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50 Extremely Creative and Original Business Cards and Tutorials

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by bmackler.

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// In most areas of business, and particularly in the field of design, a well designed business card can be as important as your online identity. There is no question that a business card very often will create a bond between you and your customers that is long lasting. Leaving behind just the right card [...]

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40 Fabulous 1 or 2 Color Logo Designs and Tutorials for Your Inspiration

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by bmackler.

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Generally speaking, designers are in constant need of inpiration. Regardless of the medium, we need to always look for the best and most interesting eye candy in order to keep the creativity flowing. This is very much the case when the task is to develop a logo. The right logo has the ability to define [...]

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50 Examples and Tutorials of Bokeh in Photography, Textures and Websites

Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by bmackler.

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Bokeh, a style originally from Japan that describes an out of focus area of a image/photograph that is used to draw your eye to the subject of the image. This extremely popular photography technique creates surreal and beautiful images, either naturally or using programs like Photoshop. The light and tonal patterns created are often very [...]

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11 Essential New Years Resolutions For Web Designers In 2010

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by bmackler.

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New Years has just past and now that we are in the first week of 2010, it is the perfect time to make some real resolutions that we can all stick with and achieve. Everyone likes to set really lofty goals each year, but it’s never a good idea to make resolutions that are even [...]

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40 Awesome Websites with Big Backgrounds

Posted on 21. Dec, 2009 by bmackler.

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One sure fire way to make a bold and impressive impact with your website is the use of large backgrounds. As computer monitors transition from 19 and 21 inches to even larger wide screen monitors, it seems like more websites are being designed with over-sized photo or illustrated image as the preferred background. The result [...]

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40 Marvelous Minimalist Websites for Your Design Inspiration

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by bmackler.

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Minimalism has been a very popular website design style for a while now. Some people say it is simply boring and uninteresting because all of the “eye candy” and effects have been removed… I think it is a classy and functional design style that showcases strong typography, good design and layout skills. Simply put, the [...]