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To be a designer: a natural talent or the result of hard work?

February 6th, 2009 22 Comments

Photo by: Zach Klein

Before giving start to this discussion, I would like to quote something that Thomas Edison said: “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration”. Taking into account his point of view, would it be possible to say that anyone could become a designer, or art director? Is it just a matter [...]

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Business Cards 101: Everything you need to know about it

January 20th, 2009 24 Comments

Why is it so important to have a business card?
The business card is your/your company’s face for the client, the way that they will (or not) remember you. Besides its main function (provide contact info) the business card should be a quick representation of what you do in a memorable and creative way. It can [...]

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Most interesting new features in Photoshop CS4

January 13th, 2009 5 Comments

The new Photoshop version has a lot of great improvements. Don’t waste time and read some of the many reasons why you must upgrade your version.

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25 Top Design Posts of 2008

January 6th, 2009 8 Comments

We selected this year’s 25 top posts from design related blogs. Each day, more and more, the blogs are becoming great tools for designers as inspiration sources and a new place for learning. Check the list!

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Photoshop 101: Installing, Setting up and Getting it Running

December 26th, 2008 No Comments

This article gathers everything you need to begin using Adobe Photoshop, starting from the installation, set up and then finding and installing resources.
1 – Buying and installing
The first thing to get your Photoshop is, of course, buying it. Let me show you the options you have and the prices. There are Adobe Photoshop and Adobe [...]

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Creating a logo: The process

November 24th, 2008 14 Comments

Creating a logo is not ONLY a matter of “creativity”, it also requires knowledge, discipline and organization. But to make it easier we have some steps to follow. Of course it should not be a rule, but it’s a good way to better understand the needs of your client and effectively offer the solution for [...]

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5 recommendations for designers who want to jump from Photo-Paint to Photoshop

November 10th, 2008 7 Comments

Although Photoshop is largely known as a great image software, there are many designers that use the Corel alternative: Photo-Paint. This article is not intended to say which one is the best, we just want to help those who want to start using Adobe Photoshop instead of Corel Photo-Paint.
The first image editor I saw (except [...]

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Recommended Site: Gadget Advisor

November 7th, 2008 2 Comments

Gadget Advisor is a new growing site with a great angle where quality comes before quantity. Instead of finding endless minor posts you will find the cream of the crop resources for computer hardware, software, gadgets, and tech news. They put together handpicked articles and lists with the best from the tech world.

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Is your website ready for the 5-seconds-attention-span challenge?

October 17th, 2008 6 Comments

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Tons Of Hi Quality and Affordable Web Templates

April 21st, 2008 No Comments

This is a paid review.
Today I’d like to introduce you the www.buytemplates.net, one of the best options around when it comes to templates. It offers both Flash and Joomla templates, and most of them contain five internal pages beyond the homepage – which is excellent, because you can get a complete site in one [...]

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