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15 Free Online Image Editors

September 2nd, 2007 10 Comments

When it comes to image editing, there are times when it can be a really entertaining activity for some. But what happens when you need to modify a picture and you’re not at your place with your fancy computer and much loved editing software?
Well, I’ve never been in the situation but my wondering about it [...]

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40 Best Open Source Graphic Programs

August 21st, 2007 24 Comments

Following the great success of the 45 Best Freeware Design Programs and attending requests of more open source apps, here is a new extensive list of Open Source Graphic Programs that you may take into consideration for production use. There is a lot of technicalities when we talk about The Open Source movement, and [...]

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12 Gems of Freeware Design Programs

August 3rd, 2007 4 Comments

“45 Best Freeware Design Programs” was a handpicked selection of the best the web has to offer in freeware design programs. Some of them were true gems and some came with unpleasant virus surprises (a.k.a. Alch Icon Suite). Also, some Mac users were a little unhappy because of the lack of Mac software (promise to [...]

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45 Best Freeware Design Programs

July 20th, 2007 204 Comments

In a previous post I gave you a list of 85+ Free Killer Resources Every Designer Should Know, which had a great response. Now, in the same line, I have smashed 45 Freeware Design Programs among literally thousands and thousands. It was a great quest, and it was worth it.
No, it won’t replace your fancy [...]

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Hunting inspiration? What about provocation?

June 29th, 2007 2 Comments

Inspiration Inspiration INSPIRATION! It can be elusive, sometimes mean and many times just blocked! And you start to wonder: where are those infamous muses? And you spend hours trying to catch them, watching with puppy eyes other guy’s work.
And then two feelings fill your heart: despair and the can’t-keep-your-mouth-closed (or jaw [...]

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5 Ways to Burst Your Creativity You Might Not Have Tried.

June 18th, 2007 5 Comments

Every one of us would like to have Leonardo Da Vinci’s creative mind and come up with fancy innovations with a snap of a finger.
Creativity (or creativeness) is a mental process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations between existing ideas or concepts.

From a scientific point of view, the products of [...]

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85+ Free Killer Resources Every Designer Should Know

June 6th, 2007 139 Comments

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/design/85_Free_Killer_Resources_Every_Designer_Should_Know’;What makes a web-designer a great web-designer?
Guts and information - and bit of talent.
All designers have to defeat the same monsters.

Inspiration blocks;
Lack of material, like and unvectorized logo;
Poor quality images or their non-existence;
Low or no budget;
Unhelpful clients;

May I continue?
Well the good news is that you just need courage to persist and the [...]

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