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50 Best Green Websites, Tutorials and Color Pallets For Your Inspiration

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by bmackler.

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Green is a truly versatile color because there are so many vibrant hues that bring out various emotions and psychological reactions. With both a warming and cooling effect, the color green portrays balance, stability and harmony. Inherently, it is a color that people are attracted towards since it signifies many positive things in our [...]

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50 Awesome Examples and Tutorials of Illustrations in Web Design For Your Inspiration

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by bmackler.

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As we discussed before, the use of illustrations in website design is a very popular tool and will continue well into 2010. When using illustrations, there are an endless amount of possibilities and techniques that can be help make your designs more eye catching and beautiful, all the while working together with your content. This [...]

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250+ Of The Best Seamless Patterns, Resources and Tutorials For Web Design

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by bmackler.

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Using a seamless pattern in your web design is a great way to instantly add impact, style and depth – simply and quickly. Whether you are using a pattern as background or to add texture to a specific area, it can take a design from good to great.
Lets take a look at this collection of [...]

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45 Awesome Colorful Logo Designs and Tutorials For Your Inspiration

Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by bmackler.

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There are those times when starting a new project that we ask “what colors do you want me to design with?”, and we get the answer we always thought we wanted to hear…there are no specific colors and we can use our imagination. The opportunities are endless, and that is sometimes a problem. With this [...]

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Keeping Your Client From Making The Wrong Design Choices

Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by bmackler.

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Dealing with a clients wishes and helping them come to a well thought out and feasible decision for their project is part of the job description of every freelance designer. Whether its for a website, print project or a logo, this is one of the many hats a designer frequently wears. While it is important [...]

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35 Super Crisp and Clean Free Fonts To Help Make Your Designs Great

Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by bmackler.

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The difference between a good design and a great design sometimes comes down to the fonts you are using. There are so many different styles, faces, themes and looks to choose from it is sometimes very hard to find just the right one. While there are countless wonderful and affordable fonts to buy, most of [...]

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50 Amazing and Inspirational Typography Examples and Tutorials

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by bmackler.

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More and more we are seeing the use of strong and vivid typography all around us; on the web, in print and in film. Many graphic/web designers are opting for the written word over images in their designs. The results are sometimes a bit crazy, artsy and many times downright beautiful. Strong typography allows 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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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 [...]

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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 [...]