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- Why WordPress Themes are Derivative of WordPress « Mark on WordPressPublished: July 30, 2010Source: markjaquith.wordpress.com
- Google Makes Custom Web Typography Ridiculously EasyPublished: July 28, 2010Source: Mashable!Google has once again given an excellent new tool to designers and developers (and even CSS-savvy “common folk”) who long for better, more diverse typefaces on the web: a cool Font Previewer that makes adding a new font to your site as simple as copy/pasting a few lines of code.Back in May, Google rolled out its Font Directory and the Google Fonts API. The idea was that these tools would make it simpler for designers and devs to embed a wider...
- GameStop dives into casual online games with Kongregate acquisitionPublished: July 27, 2010Source: VentureBeatVideo game retail giant GameStop is opening 400 stores a year, but it knows that the shift to digital game distribution is coming. That’s why it bought the indie game portal Kongregate today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The site will remain under the management of founders Jim and Emily Greer following the closing on Aug. 1. GameStop chief executive J. Paul Raines said, “Kongregate advances GameStop’s digital strategy by providing...
- Awesome Resource: User Interface Design FrameworkPublished: July 27, 2010Source: Design ReviverToday’s news focuses on only one single design resource… and what a FREE resource it is! It is The User Interface Design Framework from webalys.com, which is basically a huge design framework that consists of a complete GUI library, a set of of 260 minimal vector icons and a massive Illustrator style library. This is a must have resource for any professional designer. License: The framework has been released as a complete web designer kit fo...
- Greylock’s Henry McCance on Why the Firm Moved Its HQ to Silicon Valley and How Boston Must Find Its Google | XconomyPublished: July 26, 2010Source: www.xconomy.comGreylock Partners is one of the world's premier venture firms and a hallmark here in New England, so it was no small news in May 2009 when the storied firm
- Greylock Partners on Why You Shouldn't Start a Company in... Boston | Fast CompanyPublished: July 26, 2010Source: www.fastcompany.com
- 50 Most Creative Character Illustration TutorialsPublished: July 26, 2010Drawn characters are usually cute and they can make us laugh. Nowadays, designers can turn their pencil sketches into beautiful digital art with lot of beautiful effects. You can use striking vector character as a mascot for your business or website. This article contains 50 best Photoshop and Illustrator character designing tutorials. Most of these tutorials require a hand drawn sketch, so don’t forget about your pencil and paper. 1. Create...
- bostondave's posterous - All the online videos and presentations fit to digitize!Published: July 26, 2010Source: bostondave.posterous.com
- Google quietly invests more than $100M in Zynga and prepares Google Games launch (confirmed) | VentureBeatPublished: July 25, 2010Source: games.venturebeat.comGoogle has reportedly secretly invested $100- $200 million in social gaming firm Zynga, according to a report by Techcrunch. We ...
- YouTube expands its embrace of HTML5 with new embedding stylePublished: July 23, 2010Source: VentureBeatGoogle’s video supersite YouTube has been ramping up support for HTML5 this year, most recently with the launch of a mobile website powered by the new Web format. YouTube’s latest move is a new code style for embedded videos that allows them to be viewed in HTML5. That’s important because embedding is how videos get distributed beyond the YouTube website itself — that’s how we can share YouTube videos in our VentureBeat articles, for ex...
- Earn Money In Internet:30 Different Design MarketplacesPublished: July 25, 2010Everybody of us would love to earn extra money on internet and here you will find several ways how to do exactly that and where to find some work to be done. While writing this article I managed to learn few new money-making methods on internet. The thing is, you don’t even need to be experienced designer or artist to start selling your work. On few sites you can even sell your leftover work so you get best out of it. While browsing I found tha...
- 5 Awesome Apple iPad Mods [VIDEOS]Published: July 25, 2010Source: Mashable!There seems to be something about Apple’s iPad that brings out a user’s inventive side. In its short life it has already seen some amazing uses.Here we bring you five more cool iPad creations that take the tablet device and mod it into something bigger, better or just more fun. Enjoy! 1. My Kitchen iPad While hacking a great big hole in your expensive kitchen cabinetry is not something we'd normally recommend, in this instance it's more tha...
- 20+ Demos Showing Advanced jQuery EffectsPublished: July 22, 2010Source: Webdesigner DepotJust a short while ago, Flash was one of the primary technologies used by web designers to add interactivity to a website. Since the introduction of the iPad, with its lack of the Flash Player, there’s an acceleration in the web development world to use alternative technologies to Flash, such as jQuery, Ajax and others. Although Flash is still a very powerful and useful tool, which works great on many cases, several of the effects that web des...
- How To Find A Qualified Designer for your next ProjectPublished: July 23, 2010Whether you are just starting out as an internet marketer, a seasoned business person or just a mom-and-pop shop you will eventually need a designer to create a whole plethora of designs for you. You may even be a veteran designer yourself, but there comes a time when out sourcing some designs is the only answer. But how do you find a quality freelance designer who knows his, or her, stuff and won’t screw you over? Read on to find out how to ge...
- Games VW and MapsPublished: July 22, 2010Games VW and Maps Dusan Writers Metaverse Develop Features Gamasutra Columns IndieGames.com - The Weblog Inside Social Games Serious Games Source News Develop Blog Develop Gamasutra Feature Articles Gamasutra News GamesIndustry.biz - News *Virtual Worlds* News: New Release of Microsoft *Virtual* Earth Brings *...* Preview this bundle
- Web 2.0 BlogsPublished: July 22, 2010Web 2.0 Blogs Tech Blogs Mashable! TechCrunch TED | TEDBlog VentureBeat Read/WriteWeb alarm:clock Preview this bundle
- Web Design SitesPublished: July 22, 2010Web Design Sites Here is a collection of the web design sites that I have in MY RSS reader Ajaxian » Front Page The Venture Skills Blog BuddyPress Forums Topic: Updates on BuddyPress Release Status Desizn Tech hongkiat.com FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog Psdtuts+ Graphic and Web Design Blog - Inspiration, Resources and Tools CSS Beauty Gallery Entries Design Reviver Line25 Minervity Outlaw Design Blog Six Revisions Web Designer Wall - Desig...
- Web Design SitesPublished: July 22, 2010Web Design Sites Here is a collection of the web design sites that I have in MY RSS reader Ajaxian » Front Page The Venture Skills Blog BuddyPress Forums Topic: Updates on BuddyPress Release Status Desizn Tech hongkiat.com FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog Psdtuts+ Graphic and Web Design Blog - Inspiration, Resources and Tools CSS Beauty Gallery Entries Design Reviver Line25 Minervity Outlaw Design Blog Six Revisions Web Designer Wall - Desig...
- I Finally Have an iPad App! Photo Recipes Live is here!Published: July 15, 2010My bestselling Book/DVD combo: Photo Recipes Live: Behind the Scenes Lighting Techniques, is now available as both an iPad and iPhone App from the iTunes Store. The cool thing is: the App is only $9.95, and includes all the same videos and content. One of the reviewers on iTunes wrote this about the App: “His technique of showing the shot, and then breaking it down how he did it, is very productive. The narrative is fun, not dry. $10 for pro...
- Amazing Tron Legacy Promo DesignsPublished: July 20, 2010The days are passing really fast, and I know that when we realize, it will be December, and Tron will be moments away from its release. That said, I guess it's time for us to warm up for that, because I just know that this movie will be fantastic. First a set of billboards, then a set of promo images... I find these really amazing. The design line they chose is just breathtaking. But I wonder how do you like it. What are your expectations for thi...
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