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Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Nov 15-Nov 21, 2009
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tw …
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The Ultimate Toolbox for iPhone Development
iPhone development can be intimidating, especially to someone whos unfamiliar with Macs, or the way iPhone apps work.But with currently more than 100,000 apps officially available from the App Store, its kind of hard for a developer to ignore the potential market the iPhone provides.And there are ap …
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Mind Blowing Hyperrealistic Sculptures
Artists that produce photorealistic sculptures, for the most part, aim to show us our bodies and life as it really is.Technically, artists who strive for a high resolution level of detail in painting or sculpture are called hyperrealists, although all hyperrealists are also considered to be photorea …
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The wait is over! And the prizes go to…
Thanks to everyone that participated in our massive first birthday giveaway.Your response of over 1,200 comments was absolutely unbelievable and made me realize how influential the blog has been to so many people out there.The comments were great! Funny, artistic, original and charged with positive …
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WDD Launches Mobile Version with Mobify
Today were pleased to announce the official launch of the mobile version of Webdesigner Depot.Thanks to the awesome team and service of Mobify, we were able to easily deploy a mobile version for WDD, which loads extremely quickly and makes it easy to browse our content when youre on the go on your m …
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Understanding Your Brain for Better Design: Left vs. Right
The concept of the left and right brain only lately popped up in the late 1960s, but since has become a well-known part of human psychology.While we all use both sides of the brain, each of us has a dominant side, and this dominant side makes up for a huge part of our personalities.Each individual t …
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Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Nov 8-Nov 14, 2009
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tw …
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CNN��s New Website Design Deconstructed
On Monday, October 26, CNN.com introduced a new website design, making a number of major changes to their information-heavy layout.The new design is beautiful, clean, organized and well-structured. It invites the eye to scan and find something interesting with the goal of clicking through to another …
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Coding a Web Design for Speed and Quality
The beauty of being a web designer is creating a detailed, creative, and original web design in Photoshop, without having to (for the most part) think about how it will be coded.During the design phase, its all about the look, and either the coding can be taken care of later, or be outsourced to a d …
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Webdesigner Depot Turns One Year Old! (surprises included)
Its been one year already and today we celebrate WDDs first birthday!Its been an incredible journey so far and Ive enjoyed it immensely, and still am.I started WDD out of my curiosity for blogging and my passion for design. I wanted to put my mark out there by pouring my design vision into the world …
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40 Seriously Funny Print Ads
Print adverts need to get a message across with a single image and without the recourse of interactivity that we find today on the Internet.As interactive media expands, attention spans are getting shorter and shorter every day.For any company trying to get their product or service out in print form …
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A Guide to Creating Email Newsletters
Email newsletters are hotter than ever.They’re a great extension to your business’ communication toolkit and offer you and your clients an excellent channel by which you can reach potential and existing customers.In this article, well explore common design patterns of email newsletters and learn whi …
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Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Nov 1-Nov 7, 2009
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tw …
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Pure Design Awesomeness by Niark
Today were featuring the awesome talent of Niark, a wondrous 34 year old French freelance graphic designer and witty illustrator living in Paris.Niark takes his inspiration from street art, music and graphics.He works in a broad scope of areas such as advertising agencies, music labels, art toys, st …
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Best Practices for 6 Common User Interface Elements
The appearance and usability of certain interface elements and functionality are crucial to the success any websites in todays market.Studies have demonstrated that even a split-second delay in thinking on the users part will weaken their perception and interest in a website and ultimately lower the …
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The Unbelievable and Impossible Photos of Li Wei
Li Wei, a contemporary artist from Beijing China, has been taking self portraits to new heights… literally!His gravity defying photos have been mesmerizing the world, capturing impossible looking moments of apparent extreme danger.Youll find Wei hanging on in dangerous situations, or crashing head o …
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CNN’s New Website Design Deconstructed
On Monday, October 26, CNN.com introduced a new website design, making a number of major changes to their information-heavy layout.The new design is beautiful, clean, organized and well-structured. It invites the eye to scan and find something interesting with the goal of clicking through to another …
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Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Oct 25-Oct 31, 2009
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tw …
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Blog Headers: 20 Great Examples and Best Practices
The header is likely the first thing a new visitor sees on a blog, so it is the first impression — but why is a blog header so much more important, or at least different, than the header of a basic website?Blog headers need more functionality. Other web designs may differ in terms of their use and t …
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The Dazzling Digital Art of Archan Nair
Archan Nair (alias archanN on the web) is an exceptional 26 year old designer, illustrator and digital artist.He is currently based in New Delhi, India. As you scroll through his art, keep in mind his goal of creating works was inspired by various phases or moments of life.Archan comes from a differ …
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