Designing Web Apps for the iPad

August 12th, 2010 by Stephen Vescio | 31 Comments

What’s stopping you from creating a functional app/website for the iPad? My answer was the Objective-C coding language, time constraints and having to deal with the infamous Apple App Store.

But if you’re a web designer, like me, and you think that designing for the iPad is outside the realm of possibility — think again.

Love it or hate it, the iPad is an incredible medium. There is no denying that the touch form factor will have an incredible impact on how designers approach user interaction. So get ahead of the game and start experimenting with iPad web apps now.

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Win a Custom Logo Design from Inkd

August 11th, 2010 by Jacob Gube | 335 Comments

Win a Custom Logo Design from Inkd

Inkd, the world’s first online marketplace for creative businesses, is giving away a standard custom logo design package, worth $299 to one lucky Six Revisions winner. Does your new company need an identity? Want to revamp your current brand with a modernized logo? Inkd is here to help!

Two professional designers from Inkd’s headquarters in Seattle, WA will work on your logo to produce 4 initial concepts, and then you will have up to 5 revision rounds to fine-tune and perfect your design. Get that unique and defining mark your business needs today with a custom logo from Inkd!

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The Art of Distinction in Web Design

August 10th, 2010 by Alexander Dawson | 22 Comments

The Art of Distinction in Web Design

One of the hardest tasks we undertake in the user experience field is trying to gain and hold a visitor’s attention in the right way. Distinctive design and the ability to focus eyes where they are needed in our web designs is a tricky task, but is something that we should have a firm grasp of.

Understanding the artistic traits of influence and distinction allow us to balance important details over our regular content and thus gives us the opportunity to have a great impact and influence on our consumers.

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9 Productivity Techniques for Freelancers

August 9th, 2010 by Mathew Carpenter | 23 Comments

9 Productivity Techniques for Freelancers

Few freelancers work according to the standard eight-hour daily schedule. With remote working opportunities available to almost every designer and home-based offices now a common occurrence, it’s even more difficult to find a designer working to the traditional work schedule than it is to find one enjoying a work style that’s based on nothing more than their own preferences.

Experts call it the blurring of work and life, claiming that technology is responsible for integrating work so firmly in our time.

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Bundle Hunt: Premium Resource Pack for Creatives

August 9th, 2010 by Jacob Gube | 8 Comments

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You may have heard the buzz surrounding Bundle Hunt, a premium resource pack aimed at creatives, offering $1,400+ worth of outstanding apps, templates, icons, eBooks, hosting plans and premium memberships, all for $49.

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Spying On Competition Using Social Media

August 8th, 2010 by Mario Zelaya | 15 Comments

Spying On Competition Using Social Media

When we use social media tools, whether it be updating our status or checking-in to a location, the last thing we ever think about is the repercussions of our actions on social networks.

Little do you know that you’re divulging information that could impact your business life a lot more than you think.

Disclaimer: What I discuss in this article was merely an experiment and I hope that no one employs these tactics with malicious intentions. This is a story about the dangers of exposing too much information on social networks.

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Free Icon Pack: Vector 3D Social Icons

August 7th, 2010 by Iconshock | 18 Comments

Free Icon Pack: Vector 3D Social Icons

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