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Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Sep 20-Sep 26, 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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BIG THANKS to All Our Sponsors, Sep. 09
Today wed like to thank all our advertisers for their continued support of WDD.Its both thanks to them and to our audience that WDD continues to thrive month after month.We realize that many of you may not click on adverts as you may feel that they may not be relevant to you, or your business.Why n …
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35 Futuristic Illustrations of Robot Art
Robots have been appearing for decades in sci-fi movies and on TV and are finally making their way into the real world.Although it will probably take several years for robots to become part of our every day lives, that day now seems to be closer than ever.In this post, we feature robot concepts desi …
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How to Create an Organic Web Design (and Showcase)
Organic design is commonly applied to products such as chairs, electronic equipment, books and home décor.Following the same principles, organic web design has recently emerged as a trend.Professional designers and companies have taken a more natural approach to creating their websites, logos and pa …
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The Most Controversial Magazine Covers of All Time
Weve put together a collection of magazine covers that have stirred up controversy through the years.These covers can serve as object lessons for what to do and what not to do both with design and editorial.While some controversial covers have worked and sold more magazines, or won awards for the ed …
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The Difference Between Art and Design
The subject of what separates art and design is convoluted and has been debated for a long time.Artists and designers both create visual compositions using a shared knowledge base, but their reasons for doing so are entirely different.Some designers consider themselves artists, but few artists consi …
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Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Sep 13-Sep 19, 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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300+ Resources to Help You Become a WordPress Expert
WordPress is one of the most popular blogging platforms available today. And for good reason.Its powerful enough to be a complete CMS, has every feature or function a blogger could dream of (either built in or available via plugins or custom functions), and its free and open source.While WordPress i …
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The Evolution of Apple Ads
Apple first started advertising their products in the late 1970s.The 80s showed a wide variety of ads, some of which served to convince consumers that they should purchase a computer, and specifically an Apple.These ads were text-heavy and light on images, as were many computer and technology ads fr …
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How to Display Your Content on a Blog’s Front Page
The front page of a blog is obviously of great importance to the overall design. Up until a few years ago, most blogs simply showed posts in order of publication, the most recent at the top. Then excerpts became popular, and later magazine-style front pages. The purpose of the front page will, of co …
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Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Sep 6-Sep 12, 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 t …
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30 Typography Posters That You’ve Probably Never Seen Before
Typography is the art of arranging, designing and modifying type. Creating a well designed typography poster is no easy task, and takes time and patience. When a poster focuses only on typography as its main element, the designer has to carefully craft his design to make sure that the type is both l …
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How to Use the FAT-P System to Streamline Your Workflow
Often, when faced with a looming project, we forget the simple things. The size and depth of the project overwhelms leading to creative block. Once blocked, the frustration builds leading to even more block, procrastination, missed deadlines and a wealth of other problems. If youre in any creative f …
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Welcome to Skwak’s “Maniac World”
Skwak is an awesome French illustrator living in the North of France. He created a graphic world that he calls the Maniac World where everything is exaggerated. His works revisit childrens fairy tales and universal myths. The adventures of his characters – the Maniacs – are inspired by situations fr …
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35 Inspirational Fashion Website Designs
Appearance is crucial for obvious reasons in the fashion industry. With that in mind, many fashion e-commerce sites can be an excellent source of design inspiration. Attractive design and photography can make the products more appealing to visitors and increase sales. There are a lot of different de …
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Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Aug 30-Sep 5, 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 t …
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Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Aug 30-Sep 5, 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 t …
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100 Examples of Japanese Municipal Flags
In this post, we focus on Japanese design by taking a closer look at the design of Japanese municipal flags. These flags feature highly stylized bicolor geometric symbols, often incorporating Japanese or Latin characters, making them especially interesting from a designers perspective. The symbols t …
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25 Examples of Web 2.0 and Traditional Design Rules Coming Together
In the large scope of the design world, the term Web 2.0 is relatively a new one. With it, comes its own set of standards, some strong, others not so strong, since Web 2.0 in itself is a very fickle, ever-evolving definition of design standards. Countless examples of Web 2.0 sites have broken the ru …
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5 Tips on How to Write a Killer Slogan (with Interactive Examples)
Slogans are memorable phrases often used in conjunction with company logos and in advertising campaigns. They are claimed to be the most effective means of drawing attention to one or more aspects of a product or brand. But how often do you see serving you since 1982 or a similarly canned slogan und …
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