Filter Foundry - Pat Brads

Architectural Aspects
Stellar Sky
Filter the Mood
Passion Photos
Floral trip

Patrick founded a top creative digital agency, Zentropy, right out of school. As President at Zentropy, he was responsible for overseeing the agency's creative talent, new business development, sales and oversight of all major client accounts including but not limited to: Universal Music Group, MGM Studios, Fox Studios, General Motors, and Coca Cola. Mr. Bradley earned a Clio award for KennethCole.com.

Mr. Bradley executive produced two award-winning independent feature films, the most recent entitled “Pittsburgh” stars Jeff Goldblum, and a star studded ensemble cast. The film was selected to premiere as the “Spotlight Feature Award” on opening night at annual Tribeca Film Festival; it achieved critical acclaim and gained wide distribution.

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Creative Fields: Creative Direction, Concept Art, Traditional Painting, Web Design, 3D Modeling

City: Los Angeles	Personal Site: www.filterfoundry.com/pads
Location: USA	Work URL: www.filterplatforms.com
Experience: 16 years, 6 months	Facebook: www.facebook.com/filterfoundry
Employer: Filter Platforms Inc.	Twitter: www.twitter.com/filterfoundry
Title: Visual Photographic Artist	LinkedIN:
Status: Taking a break	Other:

Project Comments

Andre

Very cool. Epcot.. That would make a nice background for your PAD btw. If you can get it to tile right

Amy

these pics are beautiful Pat!

Andrezza

I really love pictures of the sky. The various possibilities for taking wonderful pictures of nature. Wonderful.

Pat

thanks bros

Astro

Those are some nice pink flowers!!

Andre

Great shot of LA. .WOW!!

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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d9XN1QctSf1YunNTTdtOrFAkKWg/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d9XN1QctSf1YunNTTdtOrFAkKWg/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d9XN1QctSf1YunNTTdtOrFAkKWg/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d9XN1QctSf1YunNTTdtOrFAkKWg/1/di" /></a></p><h3>This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it, also use "Daily Inspiration" in the subject, and don't forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo</h3> <p>If possible use the HTML code: <strong><p class="imgC"><a href="Link to the page you found the image"><img src="Link to the Image" /></a></p></strong></p> <h3>Do you want to see all images from all Daily Inspirations? 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src="http://vectroave.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Brad-Lou-Tennant-Photography-Inspiration-7-600x400.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vectroave.com/2011/07/brad-lou-tennant-photography/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://vectroave.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Brad-Lou-Tennant-Photography-Inspiration-12-600x400.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>alex tass</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://ego-alterego.com/2011/07/surrealist-figurative-paintings-by-lori-earley/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://ego-alterego.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/[email protected]" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://ego-alterego.com/2011/07/surrealist-figurative-paintings-by-lori-earley/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://ego-alterego.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/slike15.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Ariela Bueno</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href=" <h3>Best Bookmarks</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://bestbookmarks.net/art/sage-vaughn-paintings"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WQAtXBmXHv4/TgaiymOEvaI/AAAAAAAAHKU/qby7-ZbGNKo/s640/catsfg.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://bestbookmarks.net/photography/andrew-mace-spectacular-new-york-city-views"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5208/5314450667_f6a43e9fe2_b.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://bestbookmarks.net/photography/art-by-c215-photography-by-romanywg"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/4843388034_c7b83f846d_b.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>blackandwhite</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://designspiration.net/image/3402/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://designspiration.net/data/assets/122010-054627PM_4993556670_ff6378a430_z.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Cuded</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cuded.com/2011/03/paintings-by-sandra-kuck/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://www.cuded.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/20110304_ae9e2e78e598t600_543.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cuded.com/2011/03/faces-digital-paintings-by-alberto-russo/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://www.cuded.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/20110304_2fae932453330126f79d59131fad9525.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cuded.com/2011/03/illustrations-by-fernando-vicente/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://www.cuded.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/20110226_e32766c9bd4f07b28d772597ae8b0b1d600_578.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>E Inspiration</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.emailinspiration.com/2011/07/04/the-boxer-torso-vertical/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lngix6qFHs1qf1cbco1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.emailinspiration.com/2011/07/04/the-boxer-torso-vertical/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnd33sVnQS1qf1cbco1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>fabian de lange</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/TypeCon2011-Graduation-Project/1658622"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://superbruut.nl/wall/tcsurge_wallpaper_3.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Fabiano</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://picturize.deviantart.com/art/Savages-138450646"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs50/f/2009/277/0/8/Savages_by_picturize.jpg" width="450" 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src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles21/403267/projects/1239645/b82eb3b2e7a2f7de70a50d103017e07f.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://dailyinspiration.nl/digital-art-by-mark-gmehling"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles5/128400/projects/1706019/ad02f735fe16b27a290b58642e0e00b9.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://dailyinspiration.nl/digital-art-by-mark-gmehling"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles5/128400/projects/345681/1284001259849113.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>John</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://crackpixels.com/case-studies/character-illustrations-and-logo-design-for-the-boomrock-saints/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://crackpixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/boomrock-saints-character-illustrations-07.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> 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href="http://shadowness.com/AtixVector/love-typography"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/96338/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/RaneZ/winter-cloud-makers"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/93961/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Newyorkiz</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://photodonuts.com/andre-de-freitas"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://photodonuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Andre-De-Freitas3.jpeg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>reizvolle</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href=" <p class="imgC"><a href=" <h3>RocoCosta</h3> <p class="imgC"></p> <h3>Shadowness</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/kolaboy/all-souls-day"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/95331/image_t6.jpg" 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href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/the-creator/1393051"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles4/136961/projects/1393051/3767789798f82e7b6469f9a0f5301096.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>thaeger</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.thaeger.com/2011/07/04/team-audi-shanghai/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://blog.thaeger.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/audi-shanghai-autoshow-2011-nerd.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.thaeger.com/2011/07/05/into-the-blumarine/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://blog.thaeger.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/adriana-lima-blumarine-fall-2011-campaign-6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Visions Paradox</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vpmag.neossance.com/art/art-of-anthony-tudisco/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://vpmag.neossance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Antoni-Tudisco-Art7.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vpmag.neossance.com/art/art-of-jeffrey-flores/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://vpmag.neossance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Fashion-Illustration-by-Jeffrey-Flores-2.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>ZAC</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://zac-fashion.com/adriana-lima-for-blumarine-fall-2011-campaign"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://zac-fashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Adriana-Lima-for-Blumarine6.jpeg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://zac-fashion.com/jessica-stam-by-nelson-simoneau-for-dress-to-kill-summer-2011"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://zac-fashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Jessica-Stam-by-Nelson-Simoneau1.jpeg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://zac-fashion.com/randall-slavin-for-lovecat-magazine-1"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://zac-fashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Randall-Slavin-for-LoveCat3.jpeg" width="450" /></a></p> <h2>Via Twitter</h2> <p>Send your suggestions via Twitter to <a href="http://twitter.com/abduzeedo" title="http://twitter.com/abduzeedo">http://twitter.com/abduzeedo</a> using #abdz in the end of the tweet.</p> <h3>@daniel_nelson</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.fromupnorth.com/2011/07/illustration-inspiration-290/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://www.pikted.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ball-point-full.png" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.fromupnorth.com/2011/07/illustration-inspiration-290/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #866" src="http://imgspark.com/icache/0135/5938e058ae44165e37ad51e94af694b7_l.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> 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Book Giveaway - Book #Three by Radim Malinic

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pMDjR8DKtvMc_Z5wXMqo-1yS1qc/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pMDjR8DKtvMc_Z5wXMqo-1yS1qc/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pMDjR8DKtvMc_Z5wXMqo-1yS1qc/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pMDjR8DKtvMc_Z5wXMqo-1yS1qc/1/di" /></a></p><h3>A few weeks ago, we made an interview with Radim Malinic, an illustrator and graphic designer based in London, England. Now he's back this week with a Book Giveaway for his Book #Three, a collection of commercial and experimental work done by Radim during the last couple years. </h3> <p>The interview with Radim Malinic / Brand Nu can be viewed via this link <a href="http://abduzeedo.com/interview-radim-malinic-aka-brand-nu">http://abduzeedo.com/interview-radim-malinic-aka-brand-nu</a>.</p> <p>We have 5 "Book #Three" to giveaway. To participate is very simple, just leave a comment in the comment box below with a valid email so we can contact you.</p> <p>Winners will be announced next week</p> <p>To get more information about the Book Three, you can click on this link <a href="http://brandnu.co.uk/book-buy.htm"> Brandnu.co.uk/Book-Buy </a>.</p> <blockquote><p>Several self-initiated experiments, unpublished elsewhere, which show the passion and excitement that Brand Nu applies to seeking new techniques to add to his ever expanding creative arsenal.<cite>About the Book Three</cite></p></blockquote> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://brandnu.co.uk/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/brandnu/radimgiveaway_1.jpg" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://brandnu.co.uk/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/brandnu/radimgiveaway_2.jpg" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://brandnu.co.uk/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/brandnu/radimgiveaway_3.jpg" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://brandnu.co.uk/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/brandnu/radimgiveaway_4.jpg" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://brandnu.co.uk/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/brandnu/radimgiveaway_5.jpg" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://brandnu.co.uk/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/brandnu/radimgiveaway_6.jpg" /></a></p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/12112472">Book #THREE by Brand Nu</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3913033">Brand Nu</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <h3>About Radim Malinic </h3> <p> Radim Malinic / Brand Nu is an award winning art director, illustrator and graphic designer based in London, England. Under the name of Brand Nu he works with leading household brands as well as upcoming business, playing a crucial part in the formation of brand language, product advertising, print illustrations and web solutions. <br /><br /> Radim Malinic has firmly established himself over the last few years as one of the most successful and prolific commercial illustrators working today. His award winning work is renowned worldwide for its innovation, passion and attention to intricate detail.</p> <p>For more information on Radim Malinic, check out his website<a href="http://www.brandnu.co.uk"> BrandNu.co.uk</a> or follow him on Twitter<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/brand_nu"> @brand_nu</a>.</p> <p>You can also check out his personal website at<a href="http://radimmalinic.co.uk/"> RadimMalinic.co.uk</a> and the website of this studio Black Sands at<a href="http://www.black-sands.co.uk/"> Black-Sands.co.uk</a>.</p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>My name's François Hoang and my alias's Aoiro Studio. I am a self-taught freelance graphic designer from Montreal, Canada. I've been designing for the last 4 years and really have a huge passion for creative work that makes a difference in our world. If you wanna requests some posts; I can be found on <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AoiroStudio">Twitter</a> or feel free to<a href="mailto:[email protected]"> contact me.</a></p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"> </div></div> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=9XTUItfJ-7M:zUGFwdHdCQ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=9XTUItfJ-7M:zUGFwdHdCQ8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=9XTUItfJ-7M:zUGFwdHdCQ8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=9XTUItfJ-7M:zUGFwdHdCQ8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=9XTUItfJ-7M:zUGFwdHdCQ8:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=9XTUItfJ-7M:zUGFwdHdCQ8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=9XTUItfJ-7M:zUGFwdHdCQ8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=9XTUItfJ-7M:zUGFwdHdCQ8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/9XTUItfJ-7M" width="1" />

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Tuesday Total Textures 78

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bRhTTghrVCTOhy4hnfmW62m1cck/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bRhTTghrVCTOhy4hnfmW62m1cck/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bRhTTghrVCTOhy4hnfmW62m1cck/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bRhTTghrVCTOhy4hnfmW62m1cck/1/di" /></a></p><h3>Tuesday Total Textures is post series that will bring a new life to your Tuesdays. Every week I'll be posting some free hi resolution textures that you can download to use in your projects. Check out this week's free textures, download the ones you like and start making your texture collection.</h3> <p></p> <p>For more texture visit <a href="http://abduzeedo.com/tags/ttt" title="http://abduzeedo.com/tags/ttt">http://abduzeedo.com/tags/ttt</a></p> <h2>Suggestions</h2> <p>What type of textures would you like to see next week?</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1334845" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Free Textures for Download" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/ttt/78/ttt-00.jpg" /></a><br />Brown Wood</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1336517" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Free Textures for Download" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/ttt/78/ttt-01.jpg" /></a><br />Plank Fence</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1340685" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Free Textures for Download" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/ttt/78/ttt-02.jpg" /></a><br />Bokeh</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1342882" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Free Textures for Download" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/ttt/78/ttt-03.jpg" /></a><br />Light Grunge</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1343011" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Free Textures for Download" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/ttt/78/ttt-04.jpg" /></a><br />Watercolour</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1343968" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Free Textures for Download" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/ttt/78/ttt-05.jpg" /></a><br />Sub Lime</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1347977" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Free Textures for Download" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/ttt/78/ttt-06.jpg" /></a><br />Cement</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1348005" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Free Textures for Download" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/ttt/78/ttt-07.jpg" /></a><br />Yellow Drips</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1352291" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Free Textures for Download" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/ttt/78/ttt-08.jpg" /></a><br />Crack</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1353259" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Free Textures for Download" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/ttt/78/ttt-09.jpg" /></a><br />Stones</p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>Hi there! I'm Paulo Canabarro, 25 years old, Brazilian web designer based in Providence RI, USA. I'm truly passionate about design of all kinds. Finding and sharing inspiration has become part of my life. If you have any suggestions or requests just get @ me - <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> For some cool stuff make sure to <a href="http://twitter.com/paul0v2" title="Follow me on twitter!">Follow me on twitter!</a></p> <p>, <a href="http://dribbble.com/paul0v2" title="Check out my work on Dribbble"></a></p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"><p class="imgC"><a href="http://mediamilitia.com/?ref=abdz2" rel="" title="Media Militia Free Design Resources"><img alt="Advertising banner by Media Militia Free Design Resources" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/mmilitia/media-militia.jpg" /></a></p></div></div> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=5dkTBSdBWzI:PUQ8qZgOgr8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=5dkTBSdBWzI:PUQ8qZgOgr8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=5dkTBSdBWzI:PUQ8qZgOgr8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=5dkTBSdBWzI:PUQ8qZgOgr8:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=5dkTBSdBWzI:PUQ8qZgOgr8:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=5dkTBSdBWzI:PUQ8qZgOgr8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=5dkTBSdBWzI:PUQ8qZgOgr8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=5dkTBSdBWzI:PUQ8qZgOgr8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/5dkTBSdBWzI" width="1" />

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Architect Day: 4a Architekten

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vLnnfgq2NhE8IJdP02mtxfqehEg/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vLnnfgq2NhE8IJdP02mtxfqehEg/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vLnnfgq2NhE8IJdP02mtxfqehEg/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vLnnfgq2NhE8IJdP02mtxfqehEg/1/di" /></a></p><h3>German office was founded in 1990 and led by architects Matthias Burkart, Alexander Von Salmuth and Ernst Ulrich Tillmanns. With studios in Stuttgart and Leninski in Russia, have a characteristic architecture by using colors and materials.</h3> <p></p> <p> <a href="http://www.4a-architekten.de"> 4a-architekten.de </a></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/4a.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p>Formed in 1990 by four architects, Matthias Burkart, Pritzer Eberhard, a partner until 2001, and Alexander Von Salmuth and Ernst Ulrich Tillmanns. After graduation they had all worked as project architect in the office Behnisch und Partner in Stuttgart. Alexander is a graduate of Technical University Darmstadt in 1987, Ernst in Frankfurt Technical College in 1986 at Karlsruhe University and Matthias in the same year. </p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/con.jpg" /><br /><cite> Conversion and renovation of the "Lapaz" residential house, Stuttgart, Germany. photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/con2.jpg" /><br /><cite> Conversion and renovation of the "Lapaz" residential house, Stuttgart, Germany. photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/con3.jpg" /><br /><cite> Conversion and renovation of the "Lapaz" residential house, Stuttgart, Germany. photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p>Today rely on a wide variety of projects in Germany and also in Russia, where they opened their second office. His works present a different use of colors and materials, giving an identity to the project, working also with wisdom on the internal spaces, both with the use of colors and textures with cleaner spaces. His projects include residential and commercial construction, even sports complexes.</p> <h3> Spectator hall of the open air theatre, Reutlingen, Germany </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/spe.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/spe2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/spe3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <h3> Primary School, Riedberg, Germany </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/pri.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/pri2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <h3> Balingen Civic Hall, Germany </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/bal.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/bal2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/bal3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <h3> Garden Restaurant, Kiev, Ukraine </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/rest.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/rest2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <h3> Wellness park ELSE-Club, Moscow, Russia </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/well.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/well2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/well3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <h3> TuWass recreational and thermal baths, Tuttlingen, Germany </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/tw.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/tw2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/tw3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <h3> Indoor swimming pool, Biberach, Germany </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/bibe.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/bibe2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/bibe3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <h3> Lake Constance Thermal Baths, Germany </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/lake.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/lake2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/lake3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/lake4.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/lake5.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/lake6.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <h3> Therme Wien-Oberlaa, Germany </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/the.JPG" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/the2.JPG" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/the3.JPG" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <h3> C.N.I. Syndall Schwemm, Niederanven, Luxembourg </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/cni.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/cni2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: 4a Architekten " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/4a/cni3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ 4a-architekten.de </cite></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>My name is Marcelo Seferin, I'm an architect from Porto Alegre, Brazil and I'm the chief architect at Seferin Arquitetura, an office that works with architecture, interior design and sustainability projects. You can check our work at <a href="http://www.seferin.com.br" title="http://www.seferin.com.br">http://www.seferin.com.br</a> and you can follow me at twiiter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mseferin" title="http://www.twitter.com/mseferin">http://www.twitter.com/mseferin</a>.</p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"> </div></div> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=JeiwcD9Y_Zw:ywFFa_u49AA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=JeiwcD9Y_Zw:ywFFa_u49AA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=JeiwcD9Y_Zw:ywFFa_u49AA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=JeiwcD9Y_Zw:ywFFa_u49AA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=JeiwcD9Y_Zw:ywFFa_u49AA:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=JeiwcD9Y_Zw:ywFFa_u49AA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=JeiwcD9Y_Zw:ywFFa_u49AA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=JeiwcD9Y_Zw:ywFFa_u49AA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/JeiwcD9Y_Zw" width="1" />

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Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pCbaYwkoPx73ODniRpJ-QpT4UZA/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pCbaYwkoPx73ODniRpJ-QpT4UZA/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pCbaYwkoPx73ODniRpJ-QpT4UZA/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pCbaYwkoPx73ODniRpJ-QpT4UZA/1/di" /></a></p><h3>Following our weekly addiction to great illustrations, I've found some great pieces by Puerto Rican illustrator Ericka Lugo. Gotta love her color schemes!</h3> <p></p> <p>I guess that most illustrator wake up after some weird dreams and start sketching... that's gotta be the reason for seeing so much creative illustrations so often. The work of Ericka is no different. These are some beautiful pieces indeed. For more of her work, you may visit her <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/">portfolio</a> at DeviantART. I hope you enjoy these! Cheers. ;)</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Skyscrapers-142009280?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=17" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/ab44c727e6148964922f19aca86a0ec2.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Untold-story-137947615?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=18" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/Untold_story_by_erilu.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/She-won-t-let-go-126654486?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=23" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/She_won__t_let_go_by_erilu.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/generation-128522437?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=22" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/generation_by_erilu.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/fall-into-the-rythm-131174841?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=21" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/fall_into_the_rythm_by_erilu.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Vanity-Fair-literally-133542378?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=20" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/Vanity_Fair__literally__by_erilu.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Water-Lillies-121255386?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=25" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/Water_Lillies_by_erilu.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/The-Handless-Maiden-216616706?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=0" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/the_handless_maiden_by_erilu-d3kyuiq.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Plan-B-4-192453255?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=2" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/plan_b_4_by_erilu-d36kxvr.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Collab-185405665?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=3" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/collab_by_erilu-d32dvxd.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Plan-B-Cover-183175706?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=4" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/plan_b_cover_by_erilu-d3123a2.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Pianist-178949563?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=6" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/pianist_by_erilu-d2yjid7.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Thank-you-for-the-souvenir-176447493?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=7" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/Thank_you_for_the_souvenir_by_erilu.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Violinist-166618915?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=8" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/8c067ffbd3197765e20288e5fb8ca932.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/doodledeedoo-166234320?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=9" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/f3b7f91d66a05edd70f10726cc42ca3f.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Days-155311414?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=13" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/Days_by_erilu.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Fools-149481767?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=14" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/037692daf89b06bdbab08b9305699a8f-d2gzwvb.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://erilu.deviantart.com/art/Twenty-something-145185176?q=gallery%3Aerilu%2F2408462&qo=16" title="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo"><br /> <img alt="Beautiful Illustrations by Ericka Lugo" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/beautiful-illustrations-ericka-lugo/e1ee4f451e8c68e314b414c32ccf0cf4.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>Hello, everyone! I'm Paulo Gabriel, a 26 year old designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil. I have worked as a webdesigner since 2006, but websites and blogs have been a hobby for me since 1999. Here in Abduzeedo, I try to bring only the hot stuff for you... and hope that all of you enjoy my posts! For more cool stuff, you may also <u>follow me</u> on <a href="http://twitter.com/paulogabriel">Twitter</a>.</p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"> </div></div> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=vOzFkvG950Y:FNkZ7mr0BYU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=vOzFkvG950Y:FNkZ7mr0BYU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=vOzFkvG950Y:FNkZ7mr0BYU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=vOzFkvG950Y:FNkZ7mr0BYU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=vOzFkvG950Y:FNkZ7mr0BYU:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=vOzFkvG950Y:FNkZ7mr0BYU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=vOzFkvG950Y:FNkZ7mr0BYU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=vOzFkvG950Y:FNkZ7mr0BYU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/vOzFkvG950Y" width="1" />

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Daily Inspiration #865

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QxU3KB7LFUFtnYsA44t3pl0kHW0/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QxU3KB7LFUFtnYsA44t3pl0kHW0/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QxU3KB7LFUFtnYsA44t3pl0kHW0/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QxU3KB7LFUFtnYsA44t3pl0kHW0/1/di" /></a></p><h3>This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it, also use "Daily Inspiration" in the subject, and don't forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo.</h3> <p></p> <p>If possible use the HTML code: <strong><p class="imgC"><a href="Link to the page you found the image"><img src="Link to the Image" /></a></p></strong></p> <h3>Do you want to see all images from all Daily Inspirations? Check out <a href="http://daily.abduzeedo.com">http://daily.abduzeedo.com</a></h3> <h3>Adam</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.pikted.com/inspiration/absolut-geneva/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.pikted.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/absolut-full.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.pikted.com/inspiration/zombie-squirrel/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.pikted.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/squirrel.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.pikted.com/inspiration/mario/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.pikted.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/wordy-mario-poster-full.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.pikted.com/inspiration/make-good-typography/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.pikted.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/25.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>admin_tutorialstorage</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://tutorialstorage.com/2011/07/04/inspiration-gallery-073/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://tutorialstorage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4584.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://tutorialstorage.com/2011/07/04/inspiration-gallery-073/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://tutorialstorage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4596.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://tutorialstorage.com/2011/07/04/inspiration-gallery-073/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://tutorialstorage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4646.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://tutorialstorage.com/2011/07/04/inspiration-gallery-073/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://tutorialstorage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4686.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>agun422</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://agun422.deviantart.com/#/d3jed2n"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2011/171/5/f/shark_rider_by_agun422-d3jed2n.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>al b sure</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vectroave.com/2011/07/silke-werzinger-illustrations/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://vectroave.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Silke-Werzinger-Illustrations-33.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vectroave.com/2011/07/silke-werzinger-illustrations/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://vectroave.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Silke-Werzinger-Illustrations-6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vectroave.com/2011/07/silke-werzinger-illustrations/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://vectroave.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Silke-Werzinger-Illustrations-32.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>alex tass</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://ego-alterego.com/2011/07/unexpected-sci-channel-logo-design/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://ego-alterego.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sci-2.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://ego-alterego.com/2011/07/unexpected-sci-channel-logo-design/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://ego-alterego.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/science_followup_render.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://ego-alterego.com/2011/07/innovative-facebook-campaign-infinity-batelco/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://ego-alterego.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/31.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://ego-alterego.com/2011/07/innovative-facebook-campaign-infinity-batelco/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://ego-alterego.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Untitled.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Arthur Presser</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://koningstuff.tumblr.com/post/7225204874/typeworks-49"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnt4ptpx0X1qbqxup.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://koningstuff.tumblr.com/post/7225204874/typeworks-49"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnt4vkfkQU1qbbx6jo1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://koningstuff.tumblr.com/post/7225204874/typeworks-49"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnt4koLK2k1qbqxup.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://koningstuff.tumblr.com/post/7225204874/typeworks-49"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnt4m1wsKr1qbqxup.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Best Bookmarks</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://bestbookmarks.net/photography/rice-terraces-stunning-photography"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5672000334_edd773a0ae_b.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://bestbookmarks.net/photography/amazing-moats-around-the-world"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://twistedsifter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Frederiksborg-Castle-Hillerod-Denmark-moat-surrounded-by-water.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://bestbookmarks.net/art/minh-dam-paintings-part-2"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://i1.2photo.ru/m/4/395446.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://bestbookmarks.net/art/jason-de-caires-taylor-volkswagen-beetle"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/5858466392_e63b1a31ce_z.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>blackandwhite</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.wanken.com/9550/tso-norwegian-timelapse-photography/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://blog.wanken.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tso-timelapse-photography.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://designspiration.net/image/26421/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://designspiration.net/data/assets/031711-105709AM_86696b6c8f4a57451a3ad726df74bc69.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.wanken.com/9533/iphone-5-concept-rumor/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://blog.wanken.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/iphone5_concept-on-wanken-shelby-white-530x397.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Carlos A. Chong</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://designchong.tumblr.com/post/6993732618/colaboracion-8-revista-capiusa"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnh5tffxbl1qlgzp7o1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://designchong.tumblr.com/post/6993551445/colaboracion-3-revista-capiusa"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnh5l7WwkF1qlgzp7o1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Chris3290</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://chris3290.deviantart.com/#/d3kw164"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://th00.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2011/184/9/0/beautiful_mountiain_by_chris3290-d3kw164.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://chris3290.deviantart.com/#/d3kvzgu"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/184/f/6/design_poster_blue_by_chris3290-d3kvzgu.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Christopher Raymond </h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vimeo.com/25701184"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6097909/christopheraymond.net/Wallpapers/DP/header.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Edward McGowan</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href=" <h3>Fabiano</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vi.sualize.us/view/c5b634d73033ee7c25ba748350fc86cc/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs/c5/b6/art,creative,design,digital,art,illustration,inspiration-c5b634d73033ee7c25ba748350fc86cc_h.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vi.sualize.us/view/9e196b469952883e7cf40ce6037e7943/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs/9e/19/design,illustration,art,city,male,color-9e196b469952883e7cf40ce6037e7943_h.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Fabio</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://ninyanernel.deviantart.com/art/Moving-Out-195553151"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/030/6/4/6412e3bb59b693514b8f85ef4cd52533-d38fdrz.png" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://marcoribbe-de.deviantart.com/art/Piccadilly-Circus-213853501"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/170/d/4/piccadilly_circus_by_marcoribbe_de-d3jbmf1.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>fantasyinspiration</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://fantasyinspiration.com/concept-art/character-armour-design-featuring-hrvoje-beslic/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://fantasyinspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/HBDesign-4.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://fantasyinspiration.com/concept-art/character-armour-design-featuring-hrvoje-beslic/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://fantasyinspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/HBDesign-5.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://fantasyinspiration.com/concept-art/character-armour-design-featuring-hrvoje-beslic/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://fantasyinspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/HBDesign-6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://fantasyinspiration.com/concept-art/character-armour-design-featuring-hrvoje-beslic/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://fantasyinspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/HBDesign-14.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Feature Me</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.featureme.co.uk/?p=218"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.martinaflor.com/projects/ilustrationsystem/DSC01813.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.featureme.co.uk/?p=218"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.martinaflor.com/projects/ilustrationsystem/DSC01832.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.featureme.co.uk/?p=218"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.martinaflor.com/projects/ilustrationsystem/DSC01834.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>fksd</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cromoart.de/wordpress/2011/07/external-design-inspiration-artistic-works-by-nuestra/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://cromoart.de/wordpress/wp-content/uploads//2011/06/Nuestra_01.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cromoart.de/wordpress/2011/07/external-design-inspiration-artistic-works-by-nuestra/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://cromoart.de/wordpress/wp-content/uploads//2011/06/Nuestra_11.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Gisele</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vi.sualize.us/view/6fb36d2a518aa0bd087ca772def12ebb/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs/6f/b3/design,typography,color,layout,vintage-6fb36d2a518aa0bd087ca772def12ebb_h.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://myambeon.deviantart.com/art/My-Repose-176055209"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/185/d/5/my_repose_by_myambeon-d2wth2h.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Gustavo Pastorino</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href=" <p class="imgC"><a href=" <h3>HdK</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://dailyinspiration.nl/beautiful-movie-posters-62"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://img.dailyinspiration.nl/201107031/2.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://dailyinspiration.nl/beautiful-movie-posters-62"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://img.dailyinspiration.nl/201107031/8.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://dailyinspiration.nl/digital-art-by-petros-afshar"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles4/159413/projects/461611/9db64245a25066cf72747286897e5ee5.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://dailyinspiration.nl/digital-art-by-petros-afshar"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles4/159413/projects/1710259/aa0c5668e06236f529acf7dd63870ac3.png" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Jurgen Doe</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/SOLERAM/grim-reaper"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/93958/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/phatpuppy/for-dali"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/94809/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/DesignerKratos/hunting-time"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/94564/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/aneen-alrooh/i-still-breathe"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/94985/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>leaflette</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://leaflette.org/2011/07/50-stylish-minimalism-web-design/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://leaflette.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/minimalist-web-design-19.png" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://leaflette.org/2011/07/50-stylish-minimalism-web-design/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://leaflette.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/minimalist-web-design-46.png" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>MadDyn</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/Dynnnad/harmony"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item3/63196/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/Oer-Wout/sometimes-2"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/90998/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/viancent/warm"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/91179/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/bennybrand/lines"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/85162/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Maiquei Prote</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href=" <p class="imgC"><a href=" <p class="imgC"><a href=" <h3>Meng To</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/DesignerKratos/i-hate-school-2"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/95440/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/Kristy/amelie--s-world"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/95595/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/Abstrcat/untitled"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/92627/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://shadowness.com/hellocloud88/coig"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://shadowness.com/file/item4/95231/image_t6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>m e s k a l A R T</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/IMPULSE/1729073"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles3/135915/projects/1729073/553a9eacfd8d2d9663ec9a9f85749546.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/ARCHITECH/1729119"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles3/135915/projects/1729119/54512d44fab9eb03957b7d8737e5fe8f.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>nenuno</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/photography/underwater-photography-by-terras/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/LUZINA-II.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/photography/underwater-photography-by-terras/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/fish-are-jumping.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/photography/underwater-photography-by-terras/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jumping-fishes....jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/photography/underwater-photography-by-terras/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/damaris.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>nerdyNerd</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://itphotography.deviantart.com/art/iujol-216231475"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/183/7/4/iujol____by_itphotography-d3kql9v.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Newyorkiz</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://photodonuts.com/nancy-reyes"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://photodonuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Nancy-Reyes.jpeg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://photodonuts.com/cristian-di-stefano"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://photodonuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Cristian-Di-Stefano3.jpeg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://photodonuts.com/javier-diez"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://photodonuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Javier-D%C3%ADez.jpeg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://photodonuts.tumblr.com/post/7224012771/kirk-smith"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnt0orAU1V1qezkk9o1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Oliver13</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.inspirefirst.com/2011/07/04/amazing-3d-artworks-pedro-conti/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.inspirefirst.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/pc3e.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cruzine.com/2011/07/04/daily-inspirations-203/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.cruzine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/006-daily-inspirations-203.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.inspirefirst.com/2011/07/04/john-kearney-illustrations/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.inspirefirst.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jk3f.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cruzine.com/2011/07/04/daily-inspirations-203/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.cruzine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/011-daily-inspirations-203.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>rad</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Lolipop/1725999"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles3/226739/projects/1725999/1e9e177e823cf1e6c8ad750e36fc4532.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Lolipop/1725999"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles3/226739/projects/1725999/d703e5393e20869f91ba38c1502f6d88.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Lolipop/1725999"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles3/226739/projects/1725999/fa398fc582f0e7e4f6accfb08e751d14.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>SuperBruut</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.superbruut.com"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnmnzpqKLP1qb4xuro1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.superbruut.com"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnmo1xYzbF1qb4xuro1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.superbruut.com"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnmnyvO12E1qb4xuro1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.superbruut.com"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lntcusYB5c1qb4xuro1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Tara Uppal</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://taranuppal.com/publication/publication.htm"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://taranuppal.com/publication/images/publication_r21_c5.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://taranuppal.com/publication/publication.htm"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://taranuppal.com/publication/images/publication_r19_c5.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>thaeger</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.thaeger.com/2011/07/04/meet-the-beatles-everywhere/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://blog.thaeger.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/beatles-photoshop-contest-13.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.thaeger.com/2011/07/04/meet-the-beatles-everywhere/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://blog.thaeger.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Beatles-Photoshop-Contest-Worth-1.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.thaeger.com/2011/07/04/projected-fashion/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://blog.thaeger.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mert-marcus-gucci-pre-fall-campaign-2011.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.thaeger.com/2011/04/14/yoga-kittens/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://blog.thaeger.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/yogacats0.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Visions Paradox</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vpmag.neossance.com/inspiration/photography-inspiration-6/cx"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmesiywnbw1qci1keo1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vpmag.neossance.com/inspiration/photography-inspiration-6/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://vpmag.neossance.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ai962.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vpmag.neossance.com/inspiration/photography-inspiration-6/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eTTDQfmf0Wo/TflNCO4e1rI/AAAAAAAACqg/65wJXBPEn6w/s1600/14.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>ZAC</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://zac-fashion.com/irina-shayk-by-jm-ferrater-for-harpers-bazaar-mexico-july-2011"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://zac-fashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Irina-Shayk-by-JM-Ferrater.jpeg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://zac-fashion.com/camille-rowe-by-mason-poole-for-lofficiel-ukraine-june-2011"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://zac-fashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Camille-Rowe-by-Mason-Poole7.jpeg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://zac-fashion.com/andressa-fontana-by-amanda-pratt-for-karen-magazine-12"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://zac-fashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Andressa-Fontana-by-Amanda-Pratt.jpeg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://zac-fashion.com/alex-sanders-by-richard-bernardin-for-grazia-june-2011"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://zac-fashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Alex-Sanders-by-Richard-Bernardin.jpeg" width="450" /></a></p> <h2>Via Twitter</h2> <p>Send your suggestions via Twitter to <a href="http://twitter.com/abduzeedo" title="http://twitter.com/abduzeedo">http://twitter.com/abduzeedo</a> using #abdz in the end of the tweet.</p> <h3>@letmebeinspired </h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.letmebeinspired.com/?p=4163"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.letmebeinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image000042.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.letmebeinspired.com/?p=4163"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://www.letmebeinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Image000062.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>@tutorialstorage</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://tutorialstorage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/7af8b771de0204b494d1afe1b323065a.jpg"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #865" src="http://tutorialstorage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/7af8b771de0204b494d1afe1b323065a.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>I'm from Brazil, co-founder of <a href="http://zee.com.br">Zee</a> with Fabio. Nowadays I like to play with Fireworks, Photoshop and improve my skills in CSS. If you wanna request some posts, please feel free to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">contact me</a> or follow on <a href="http://twitter.com/FabianoMe">Twitter</a>.</p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"> </div></div> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=pKmf3_Qnj_Y:iD13O1GEH44:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=pKmf3_Qnj_Y:iD13O1GEH44:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=pKmf3_Qnj_Y:iD13O1GEH44:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=pKmf3_Qnj_Y:iD13O1GEH44:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=pKmf3_Qnj_Y:iD13O1GEH44:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=pKmf3_Qnj_Y:iD13O1GEH44:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=pKmf3_Qnj_Y:iD13O1GEH44:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=pKmf3_Qnj_Y:iD13O1GEH44:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/pKmf3_Qnj_Y" width="1" />

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Independence Day Fireworks

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BRgq3gKwZSQjB1JAvvG3vNYy_Ps/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BRgq3gKwZSQjB1JAvvG3vNYy_Ps/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BRgq3gKwZSQjB1JAvvG3vNYy_Ps/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BRgq3gKwZSQjB1JAvvG3vNYy_Ps/1/di" /></a></p><h3>Happy 4th July to all our readers, today is independence day here in America and I selected some awesome 4th July firework photos from past years so you can enjoy and get ready for tonight!</h3> <p></p> <p>If you have some firework photography from the past years, share with us on the comment area.</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/01.jpg" /><br /> by Rick Elkins</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/02.jpg" /><br /> by Bob Jagendorf</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/03.jpg" /><br /> by TXphotoblog</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/04.jpg" /><br /> by music2fish2 (eric lanning)</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/05.jpg" /><br /> by Elliotphotos</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/06.jpg" /><br /> by Tony Shi</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/07.jpg" /><br /> by David Gn Photography</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/08.jpg" /><br /> by Tony Shi</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/09.jpg" /><br /> by MikeJonesPhoto</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/10.jpg" /><br /> by Cory.Lum</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/00.jpg" /><br /> by Timothy K Hamilton</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/12.jpg" /><br /> by 1D-Photography</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/13.jpg" /><br /> by Tony Shi</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/14.jpg" /><br /> by 'Toshio'</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/15.jpg" /><br /> by Cynthia.Lou</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/16.jpg" /><br /> by TVGuy</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/17.jpg" /><br /> by kevinh_photos</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/18.jpg" /><br /> by Winfried Neessen</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href=" <img alt="Independence Day Fireworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/4th-july/19.jpg" /><br /> by poopoorama</a></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>Hi there! I'm Paulo Canabarro, 25 years old, Brazilian web designer based in Providence RI, USA. I'm truly passionate about design of all kinds. Finding and sharing inspiration has become part of my life. If you have any suggestions or requests just get @ me - <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> For some cool stuff make sure to <a href="http://twitter.com/paul0v2" title="Follow me on twitter!">Follow me on twitter!</a></p> <p>, <a href="http://dribbble.com/paul0v2" title="Check out my work on Dribbble"></a></p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"><p class="imgC"><a href="http://mediamilitia.com/?ref=abdz2" rel="" title="Media Militia Free Design Resources"><img alt="Advertising banner by Media Militia Free Design Resources" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/mmilitia/media-militia.jpg" /></a></p></div></div> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=QOA7lnD86y0:J0DuKXF0nHs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=QOA7lnD86y0:J0DuKXF0nHs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=QOA7lnD86y0:J0DuKXF0nHs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=QOA7lnD86y0:J0DuKXF0nHs:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=QOA7lnD86y0:J0DuKXF0nHs:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=QOA7lnD86y0:J0DuKXF0nHs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=QOA7lnD86y0:J0DuKXF0nHs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=QOA7lnD86y0:J0DuKXF0nHs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/QOA7lnD86y0" width="1" />

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Interview with Graphic Designer Destill/Mike Harrison

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yO_E-rqNCOVrxbBWcaj6bbl97D4/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yO_E-rqNCOVrxbBWcaj6bbl97D4/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yO_E-rqNCOVrxbBWcaj6bbl97D4/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yO_E-rqNCOVrxbBWcaj6bbl97D4/1/di" /></a></p><h3>A few weeks ago, I met Mike Harrison at the OFFF festival in Barcelona. We had a little chat and I decided to interview him for abdz. Read all you have to know about the graphic designer & illustrator from England</h3> <p></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/mike.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <h3>First of all we would like to thank you for taking the time to provide abduzeedo.com with this interview. Please tell us more about your art and design background and what made you become an artist and designer?</h3> <p>No problem! My background in art started over 10 years ago when I opened my first Adobe application, Flash. My memory is foggy as to how I found out about it in the first place but I started playing around and making some (quite bad) animations and really enjoyed it. I think it was just a phase as I stopped using it after a few weeks as I needed to focus on school.</p> <p>It was many years later that my older brother showed me some images that he’d been making and I was intrigued how he’d created them. He then told me about Photoshop and so I got myself a copy and started playing around and experimenting myself. A year or so later when I started university I had the time to use the program more and more and use it to create some of the work for my course. Then pretty much throughout the next 4 years of my university life I self taught myself Photoshop as well as a number of other programs in the Adobe family as I wanted to be disciplined in as many fields as possible. After university I was proud to start a fulltime job as a designer, using the skills I’d taught myself over all those years.</p> <p>Almost 2 years later I quit that job to do some travelling in South East Asia and Argentina, then when I got back I decided to jump into the world of freelance, and that’s where I am now, living and working in London!</p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/01.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/07.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <h3>How did you come up with your style, what made you explore more this style and what in your opinion is the main characteristic of it?</h3> <p>I would say that I like to cover a range of styles; I would also say that I have a favourite style that I like to work in which is mixing the digital with traditional. Over the years I tried out an assortment of different styles and techniques and the one that I enjoyed the most was using a combination of stock imagery, watercolour and paint textures and hand drawn sketches. I felt that it gave me a more unique look to my work and could be recognised as my own.</p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/02.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <h3>How would you break down your workflow in steps?</h3> <p>I almost always start with a really basic sketch, just to test out the idea in its most basic form to see if I have a basis for a new illustration. From there I decide what medium(s) and programs I will be using and prepare anything I will need such as a sheet of sketches to be scanned in later on. From there it’s straight into creation. I always like to keep an element of ‘freestyle’ during this process, by that I mean not locking myself down to a finished look early on as I like the idea of a piece evolving naturally and the unexpected turns it could take to possibly become something a lot different from what you first imagined. Once I feel it is complete I will sleep on it for a few days and keep on coming back to see what I could change or add.</p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/03.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <h3>What's the importance of the computer in the creative process?</h3> <p>Of course it plays a very important part, but if I’m working with a largely hand drawn illustration then I might spend only 25% of my time on the computer composing or testing out some ideas. It all depends on the nature of the work.</p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/04.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <h3>Apart from the profits, what type of satisfaction do you get from your work?</h3> <p>Even since the very beginning of my adventure in design I still get the same feeling of excitement from creating something new. I always look forward to releasing a new piece of work and showing it around to get feedback from my peers, it helps push you forward. I also get satisfaction from thinking about how lucky I am to be doing this as a career as it started as a hobby and a lot of the time does still feel like that!</p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/05.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/08.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <h3>What are your favourite 5 websites, and why?</h3> <p>Well I really enjoy the social networks Facebook and twitter; I guess you could count them as one. They are a great tool for keeping in touch with friends, connecting with other designers, promoting work and finding cool stuff online. I’m a big fan of motion graphics so I love going through <a href="http://www.motionographer.com">Motionographer</a> and seeing some of the latest amazing animation people are making. Karan Singh’s <a href="http://www.pigbimpin.com">Pig Bimpin</a> is always good as he is a great writer and there’s some great reads on there, different from your usual design blog. I really enjoy music so another site I use regularly is <a href="http://soundcloud.com">SoundCloud</a>, a lot of my favourite producers and dj’s are on there sharing their music and releasing exclusive songs now and again. Last but not least <a href="http://www.Abduzeedo.com">Abduzeedo</a>, always loved browsing this as it’s updated all the time and packed with interesting things to read and look at!</p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/06.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <h3>Any advice for those who are starting out their career? What kind of references are important for those who want to work with this kind of style?</h3> <p>I always say to those starting out to practice, practice, and practice. Experiment with styles and techniques, use trial and error and just have fun. Sooner or later you are going to find out what you are good at or what you enjoy the most. Stick with it, don’t give up and you’ll soon start getting recognition for what you’re doing. You will no doubt meet other like- minded people along the way who you can collaborate with and receive critique from. Passion, dedication and hard work are 3 key factors on becoming successful!</p> <h3>Where to find him on the web</h3> <p><a href="http://www.destill.net/">Destill.net</a> - Portfolio<br /> <a href="http://destilled.tumblr.com/">Destilled.tumblr.com/</a> - Blog</p> <h3>More work of this artist</h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/09.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/10.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/11.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/13.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/14.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Artworks by Destill/Mike Harrison" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/aloa/mikeharrison/15.jpeg" width="600" /></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>Aloa is the moniker of the german/greek graphic designer/filmmaker & musician Alexis Papageorgiou. Im glad to share great artistic work with the readers on Abduzeedo. Contact me on <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or follow my <a href="http://twitter.com/obstgemuese">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Aloa/138085942896496?ref=ts">Facebook</a> page</p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"> </div></div> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=AL6lYaBJEBQ:75z4DS1PSus:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=AL6lYaBJEBQ:75z4DS1PSus:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=AL6lYaBJEBQ:75z4DS1PSus:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=AL6lYaBJEBQ:75z4DS1PSus:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=AL6lYaBJEBQ:75z4DS1PSus:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=AL6lYaBJEBQ:75z4DS1PSus:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=AL6lYaBJEBQ:75z4DS1PSus:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=AL6lYaBJEBQ:75z4DS1PSus:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/AL6lYaBJEBQ" width="1" />

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Custom Chalk Lettering by Dana Tanamachi

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wW7_dXc1Bjnxk6Qm4p3PCL_zD3Y/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wW7_dXc1Bjnxk6Qm4p3PCL_zD3Y/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wW7_dXc1Bjnxk6Qm4p3PCL_zD3Y/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wW7_dXc1Bjnxk6Qm4p3PCL_zD3Y/1/di" /></a></p><h3>I'm certain that most of you have seen Dana's work floating around the internet somewhere, be it ffffound, tumblr, or wherever. Every time I come across her work, even if it's the 10th time I've seen it, I'm always completely blown away by the level of detail that each piece possesses. Can you believe that no stencils or projectors are used? I've included a few time-lapse videos of the projects being created for your viewing pleasure so be sure to check those out!</h3> <blockquote><p>DANA TANAMACHI is a graphic designer and custom chalk letterer who hails from the Lone Star State, but currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys crafting, reading, walking, and especially listening to Country music from the 1990s. After hours, Dana moonlights as a custom chalk letterer, creating large-scale chalk installations in New York City. She also applies her chalk lettering to a wide variety of uses for publications, packaging, and apparel.</p></blockquote> <p>Swing on over to Dana's <a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/">portfolio</a> for more and let me know what you think via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/amlight">twitter</a>!</p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/bk_2.jpeg" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/bk_large.jpeg" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/lucille full.jpeg" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/Tanamachi_FWO.jpeg" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-02875" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-03470" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-13016" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-15153" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-16813" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-25571" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-53618" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-56564" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-66008" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-70664" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-80452" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-85255" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-87576" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.danatanamachi.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/amanda/danatanamachi/uploaded-file-88576" width="500" /></a></p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/23186260">Ace Hotel Room 1021</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/dtanamachi">Dana Tanamachi</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/11799139">Desiron, Soho</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/dtanamachi">Dana Tanamachi</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/25436331">Nagging Doubt "The Pull"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/dtanamachi">Dana Tanamachi</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/25310566">Nagging Doubt Viognier</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/dtanamachi">Dana Tanamachi</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>Amanda Macedo is a designer and blogger by passion and profession. Living and working out of her backpack, she can now be found in San Francisco, CA, biking, writing, dancing, and <a href="http://twitter.com/amlight">tweeting</a> .</p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"> </div></div> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=daF3DNp49c0:cNkVVY_xOsE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=daF3DNp49c0:cNkVVY_xOsE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=daF3DNp49c0:cNkVVY_xOsE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=daF3DNp49c0:cNkVVY_xOsE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=daF3DNp49c0:cNkVVY_xOsE:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=daF3DNp49c0:cNkVVY_xOsE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=daF3DNp49c0:cNkVVY_xOsE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=daF3DNp49c0:cNkVVY_xOsE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/daF3DNp49c0" width="1" />

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Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/To-LPNqJv97Y4ccYFkW8cobF0_Y/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/To-LPNqJv97Y4ccYFkW8cobF0_Y/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/To-LPNqJv97Y4ccYFkW8cobF0_Y/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/To-LPNqJv97Y4ccYFkW8cobF0_Y/1/di" /></a></p><h3>A few weeks ago a friend of mine wanted to know how to create a sort of 3D globe effect using Photoshop. I didn't know how to do that but I got really intrigued with that, so I decided to give it a try. I knew that the Spherize would work in this case but didn't know how.</h3> <p>So in this tutorial I will show you how to create a nice 3D globe in Photoshop using basic tools and the Spherize filter. This whole tutorial won't take more than 30 minutes but the technique is really useful especially for icons and logos.</p> <h3>Step 1</h3> <p>Open Photoshop and then with the <strong>Rectangle Tool (U) </strong>create a rectangle, then start duplicating it until you get 7 columns. Use the <strong>Distribute Horizontal Centers </strong>to make the distances the same. After that duplicate those 7 rectangles and rotate them to create a grid.</p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="460" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Step_1.jpg" width="680" /> </p> <h3>Step 2</h3> <p>With the <strong>Elliptical Marquee Tool (M) </strong>create a circle selection like the one I did in the image below.</p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="460" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Step_2.jpg" width="680" /> </p> <h3>Step 3</h3> <p>Go to <strong>Filter>Distort>Spherize</strong>. Use <strong>100% for the Amount and Normal for the Mode.</strong></p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="397" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Step_3.jpg" width="433" /> </p> <h3>Step 4</h3> <p>Cut the selection and paste it in order to get the front face of the globe.</p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="460" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Step_4.jpg" width="680" /> </p> <h3>Step 5</h3> <p>Go to<strong> Layer>Layer Styles>Gradient Overlay.</strong> Apply a gradient from dark red to light blue in linear mode. You can try with Radial as well.</p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="460" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Step_5.jpg" width="680" /> </p> <h3>Step 6</h3> <p>Duplicate the layer and rotate it 45º Also change the gradient colors to light red on top and dark blue at the bottom. This will create a really nice 3D effect and it's super simple.</p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="460" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Step_6.jpg" width="680" /> </p> <h3>Step 7</h3> <p>Select the background layer and go to<strong> Layer>Layer Styles>Gradient Overlay</strong>. Use <strong>(#aa616b) and (#2c354d)</strong> for the colors, <strong>Radial for the Style and 140% for the Scale. Position the center of the gradient a little bit on top of the center of the globe. </strong>To do that just click and hold to move the gradient position while you are in the Gradient Overlay properties.</p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="473" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Step_7.jpg" width="598" /> </p> <h3>Step 8</h3> <p>Select the two globe layers and duplicate them. After that go to <strong>Layer>Merge Layers.</strong> You will have one layer with the globe. Go to <strong>Layer>Layer Styles>Color Overlay</strong>. Use black for the color. After that go to <strong>Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur</strong>. Use <strong>15 for the radius.</strong> Then just resize it and <strong>change the opacity to 20%. to create a nice shadow effect.</strong></p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="423" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Step_8.jpg" width="680" /> </p> <h3>Step 9</h3> <p>Select the front face of the globe and edit the Layer Styles. Click then on <strong>Inner Shadow</strong> and use white for the color, <strong>Color Dodge</strong> for the <strong>Blend Mode</strong> at <strong>60% Opacity</strong>. Also change the <strong>Angle to 100%, Distance to 3 pixesl and Size to 7 pixels.</strong></p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="473" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Step_9.jpg" width="598" /> </p> <h3>Step 10</h3> <p>After the <strong>Inner Shadow</strong> you will get a nice light effect in your globe.</p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="423" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Step_10.jpg" width="680" /> </p> <h3>Step 11</h3> <p>Select all layers and duplicate them. After that go to <strong>Layer>Merge Layers </strong>to have one layer with all the image merged. Go to <strong>Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur</strong>. Use <strong>20 pixels for the Radius.</strong></p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="423" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Step_11.jpg" width="680" /> </p> <h3>Step 12</h3> <p>Change the<strong> Blend Mode to Overlay</strong> and you will get a really nice light effect.</p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="423" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Step_12.jpg" width="680" /> </p> <h3>Conclusion</h3> <p>Now just add the text you want and also you can apply a texture on top. I am using a scanline pattern I created. The whole idea of this tutorial was showing how to create a nice 3D globe using only Photoshop, it's a nice technique for logos and icons and it's super simple to achieve. </p> <p class="imgC"> <img alt="Easy 3D Globe in Photoshop" height="381" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Conclusion.jpg" width="680" /> </p> <h3>Download the Photoshop File</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/tutorials/Easy_3D_Globe_Icon_in_Photoshop/Sample.psd.zip">Click here to download the Photoshop file used for this tutorial</a></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>Abduzeedo is a blog about design. There are all sorts of articles for those who want to look for inspiration. Also you will find very useful tutorials for the most used applications out there, with a special selection of Photoshop Tutorials and Illustrator Tutorials. You can get in follow us via Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/abduzeedo">@abduzeedo</a> </p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"> </div></div> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=H5ykq02tDZE:fcJ7kkiQNRg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=H5ykq02tDZE:fcJ7kkiQNRg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=H5ykq02tDZE:fcJ7kkiQNRg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=H5ykq02tDZE:fcJ7kkiQNRg:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=H5ykq02tDZE:fcJ7kkiQNRg:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=H5ykq02tDZE:fcJ7kkiQNRg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=H5ykq02tDZE:fcJ7kkiQNRg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=H5ykq02tDZE:fcJ7kkiQNRg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/H5ykq02tDZE" width="1" />

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Top Stories: Tuesday July 5, 2011 [Total Recap]

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;">  <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5818338/top-stories-tuesday-july-5-2011" title="Click here to read Top Stories: Tuesday July 5, 2011"> <img alt="Click here to read Top Stories: Tuesday July 5, 2011" height="120" src="http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/07/small_xlarge_eeeaatttt.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read Top Stories: Tuesday July 5, 2011" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> <p style="font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;"><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5818258/act-now-to-keep-gorging-yourself-with-unlimited-data-forever-well-close-enough">All You Can Eat</a> | <em>Unlimited data plans are living on borrowed time at Verizon.</em></p> <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5818338/top-stories-tuesday-july-5-2011" title="Click here to read more about Top Stories: Tuesday July 5, 2011 [Total Recap]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f028a844e88d042870d3e1b1d375e2dd&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=f028a844e88d042870d3e1b1d375e2dd&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=XfQ_1FXBSzE:jyHa4gkce88:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=XfQ_1FXBSzE:jyHa4gkce88:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=XfQ_1FXBSzE:jyHa4gkce88:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=XfQ_1FXBSzE:jyHa4gkce88:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=XfQ_1FXBSzE:jyHa4gkce88:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=XfQ_1FXBSzE:jyHa4gkce88:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/XfQ_1FXBSzE" width="1" />

UPDATED: 6 DAYS, 13 HOURS

Google Is Going To Nuke Private Profiles Starting August 1st [Google]

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;">  <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5818364/google-is-going-to-nuke-private-profiles-starting-august-1st" title="Click here to read Google Is Going To Nuke Private Profiles Starting August 1st"> <img alt="Click here to read Google Is Going To Nuke Private Profiles Starting August 1st" height="120" src="http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/07/small_googleprofiles75.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read Google Is Going To Nuke Private Profiles Starting August 1st" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> Call it the Google+ effect. After July 31st, Google is going to delete all private profiles. There's no way to opt-out. If you want to keep your profile, you have to make at least your name and gender public. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5818364/google-is-going-to-nuke-private-profiles-starting-august-1st" title="Click here to read more about Google Is Going To Nuke Private Profiles Starting August 1st [Google]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bc8a664b0ef82d2878077f5b98a972cf&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=bc8a664b0ef82d2878077f5b98a972cf&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=NN_wBZfSrsE:1Te_m6HB5y8:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=NN_wBZfSrsE:1Te_m6HB5y8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=NN_wBZfSrsE:1Te_m6HB5y8:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=NN_wBZfSrsE:1Te_m6HB5y8:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=NN_wBZfSrsE:1Te_m6HB5y8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=NN_wBZfSrsE:1Te_m6HB5y8:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/NN_wBZfSrsE" width="1" />

UPDATED: 6 DAYS, 13 HOURS

How the Kindle Ruins Your Dating Game [Geek Love]

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;">  <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gawker.com/5818281/how-the-kindle-ruins-your-dating-game" title="Click here to read How the Kindle Ruins Your Dating Game"> <img alt="Click here to read How the Kindle Ruins Your Dating Game" height="120" src="http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/7/2011/07/small_0705_kindle.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read How the Kindle Ruins Your Dating Game" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> That cute one you've had your eye on <a href="http://gawker.com/news/point/guys-quit-acting-all-shifty-on-the-subway-and-ask-us-out-already-323741.php">in the subway</a>? She/he totally might have chatted you up, if you'd been reading a real book instead of a goddamned Kindle. <a href="http://gawker.com/5818281/how-the-kindle-ruins-your-dating-game" title="Click here to read more about How the Kindle Ruins Your Dating Game [Geek Love]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=02790c2c3950b9ca5c75fadb625ed316&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=02790c2c3950b9ca5c75fadb625ed316&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=MFzRuBCuKTU:zOfwpp6_K4c:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=MFzRuBCuKTU:zOfwpp6_K4c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=MFzRuBCuKTU:zOfwpp6_K4c:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=MFzRuBCuKTU:zOfwpp6_K4c:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=MFzRuBCuKTU:zOfwpp6_K4c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=MFzRuBCuKTU:zOfwpp6_K4c:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/MFzRuBCuKTU" width="1" />

UPDATED: 6 DAYS, 13 HOURS

Maybe Al Gore Should Play a Video Game [With Friends Like These...]

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;">  <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://kotaku.com/5818315/maybe-al-gore-should-play-a-video-game" title="Click here to read Maybe Al Gore Should Play a Video Game"> <img alt="Click here to read Maybe Al Gore Should Play a Video Game" height="120" src="http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/07/small_algoreplash.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read Maybe Al Gore Should Play a Video Game" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> I have not confirmed this, but I believe that you would not be allowed to keynote a climate change conference if you hadn't sweated in the past 25 years. <a href="http://kotaku.com/5818315/maybe-al-gore-should-play-a-video-game" title="Click here to read more about Maybe Al Gore Should Play a Video Game [With Friends Like These...]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=12937f538e60997fdbe50cfa7fd12a7e&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=12937f538e60997fdbe50cfa7fd12a7e&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=yxlI8Lcv2zY:YsA2PAXm85s:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=yxlI8Lcv2zY:YsA2PAXm85s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=yxlI8Lcv2zY:YsA2PAXm85s:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=yxlI8Lcv2zY:YsA2PAXm85s:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=yxlI8Lcv2zY:YsA2PAXm85s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=yxlI8Lcv2zY:YsA2PAXm85s:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/yxlI8Lcv2zY" width="1" />

UPDATED: 6 DAYS, 13 HOURS

The Most Beautiful Pics General Electric Ever Instagram'd [Image Cache]

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;">  <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5818275/the-most-beautiful-pics-from-general-electric-ever-instagramd/gallery/" title="Click here to read The Most Beautiful Pics General Electric Ever Instagram'd"> <img alt="Click here to read The Most Beautiful Pics General Electric Ever Instagram'd" height="120" src="http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/07/small_general8.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read The Most Beautiful Pics General Electric Ever Instagram'd" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> It looks like GE has taken to both <a href="http://generalelectric.tumblr.com/">Tumblr and Instagram</a> with this new series. It's a look back on 130 years of innovation, of course using all the old-timey filters at their disposal. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5818275/the-most-beautiful-pics-from-general-electric-ever-instagramd/gallery/" title="Click here to read more about The Most Beautiful Pics General Electric Ever Instagram'd [Image Cache]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4058df7953000d11fd49d1a6498bc81b&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=4058df7953000d11fd49d1a6498bc81b&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=14zL69TBca8:IyLAWWDm6_o:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=14zL69TBca8:IyLAWWDm6_o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=14zL69TBca8:IyLAWWDm6_o:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=14zL69TBca8:IyLAWWDm6_o:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=14zL69TBca8:IyLAWWDm6_o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=14zL69TBca8:IyLAWWDm6_o:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/14zL69TBca8" width="1" />

UPDATED: 6 DAYS, 14 HOURS

WordPress for WebOS Is Another Good Looking App for the TouchPad [Apps]

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;">  <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5818152/wordpress-for-webos-is-another-good-looking-app-for-the-touchpad" title="Click here to read WordPress for WebOS Is Another Good Looking App for the TouchPad"> <img alt="Click here to read WordPress for WebOS Is Another Good Looking App for the TouchPad" height="120" src="http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/07/small_hpwordpresstouchpad.png" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read WordPress for WebOS Is Another Good Looking App for the TouchPad" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> The TouchPad, though a little undercooked, has a few impressive apps on their platform already. WordPress for webOS, for example, uses the sliding panels motif to create a highly flexible blogging interface. It's everything you'd want in a WordPress app. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5818152/wordpress-for-webos-is-another-good-looking-app-for-the-touchpad" title="Click here to read more about WordPress for WebOS Is Another Good Looking App for the TouchPad [Apps]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=fcdf9c994f327de436603c3f7d3a392b&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=fcdf9c994f327de436603c3f7d3a392b&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=hDVj2yCMIRA:Lp6WSdeKB18:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=hDVj2yCMIRA:Lp6WSdeKB18:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=hDVj2yCMIRA:Lp6WSdeKB18:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=hDVj2yCMIRA:Lp6WSdeKB18:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=hDVj2yCMIRA:Lp6WSdeKB18:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=hDVj2yCMIRA:Lp6WSdeKB18:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/hDVj2yCMIRA" width="1" />

UPDATED: 6 DAYS, 14 HOURS

LoveBots for iPad: Design Your Own Robot [App Of The Day]

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;">  <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5818325/lovebots-for-ipad-design-your-own-robot" title="Click here to read LoveBots for iPad: Design Your Own Robot"> <img alt="Click here to read LoveBots for iPad: Design Your Own Robot" height="120" src="http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/07/small_robotobottoappoday.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read LoveBots for iPad: Design Your Own Robot" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> There's something about the nuts, bolts, screws, metal, and clanks of robots that fascinate everybody. With LoveBots you can go wonky and wild designing your own bot anyway you want. Manbot? Sexbot? Classicbot? Crazybot? You betcha.  <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5818325/lovebots-for-ipad-design-your-own-robot" title="Click here to read more about LoveBots for iPad: Design Your Own Robot [App Of The Day]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ecf24341b772106dee7807c98af533fe&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ecf24341b772106dee7807c98af533fe&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=XMWM1t8adn0:U_n9xcaK0pM:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=XMWM1t8adn0:U_n9xcaK0pM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=XMWM1t8adn0:U_n9xcaK0pM:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=XMWM1t8adn0:U_n9xcaK0pM:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=XMWM1t8adn0:U_n9xcaK0pM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=XMWM1t8adn0:U_n9xcaK0pM:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/XMWM1t8adn0" width="1" />

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Is Password Sharing the New Joint Checking Account? [Qotd]

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;"> </div> I'm not an especially depraved individual, but there are definitely things on my hard drive that I wouldn't want my girlfriend catching wind of. Most of us are like that, I assume. So I was kind of amazed listening to Slate discuss an <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2298433/">emerging standard of password sharing</a> among couples. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5818277/is-password-sharing-the-new-joint-checking-account" title="Click here to read more about Is Password Sharing the New Joint Checking Account? [Qotd]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b03fb6a055e8285ea833cb890920f985&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b03fb6a055e8285ea833cb890920f985&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=E9-SuaRt_-k:-E9bZ_uBflQ:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=E9-SuaRt_-k:-E9bZ_uBflQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=E9-SuaRt_-k:-E9bZ_uBflQ:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=E9-SuaRt_-k:-E9bZ_uBflQ:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=E9-SuaRt_-k:-E9bZ_uBflQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=E9-SuaRt_-k:-E9bZ_uBflQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/E9-SuaRt_-k" width="1" />

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It's Official: There Are More iPhones Than BlackBerrys (But Android Still Dominates) [Apple]

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;">  <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5818321/its-official-there-are-more-iphones-than-blackberries" title="Click here to read It's Official: There Are More iPhones Than BlackBerrys (But Android Still Dominates)"> <img alt="Click here to read It's Official: There Are More iPhones Than BlackBerrys (But Android Still Dominates)" height="120" src="http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/07/small_iphone4review_13.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read It's Official: There Are More iPhones Than BlackBerrys (But Android Still Dominates)" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5817082/everbodys-getting-smartphones">Smartphones are finally outselling dumbphones</a>, but not everyone's a winner. <a href="http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/7/comScore_Reports_May_2011_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share">ComScore's latest numbers</a> show that <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5812832/ten-reasons-why-blackberry-is-screwed">still aren't looking good for RIM</a>. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5818321/its-official-there-are-more-iphones-than-blackberries" title="Click here to read more about It's Official: There Are More iPhones Than BlackBerrys (But Android Still Dominates) [Apple]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f8e109a0c2640d1779ea34a4c2d4e194&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=f8e109a0c2640d1779ea34a4c2d4e194&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=tv8-lVK19u4:rdykTEOXtP8:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=tv8-lVK19u4:rdykTEOXtP8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=tv8-lVK19u4:rdykTEOXtP8:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=tv8-lVK19u4:rdykTEOXtP8:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=tv8-lVK19u4:rdykTEOXtP8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=tv8-lVK19u4:rdykTEOXtP8:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/tv8-lVK19u4" width="1" />

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THE GNOMON WORKSHOP

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The Making of ‘Dirge’

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ADWEEK

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Dell Breaks Sid Lee's First Work

<p> Dell launched its first work from new agency Sid Lee today, using the tag “More you” to position the PC giant as a lifestyle brand.</p> <p> While Dell's ads have historically emphasized product features and price, last November it launched a campaign, “You can tell it’s Dell,” from Wunderman N.Y., that addressed both product and consumers. The message behind “More You” takes that even further, focusing on creating an emotional bond with consumers. </p> <p> “We are talking about people and how technology empowers them rather than technology for technology’s sake," Paul-Henri Ferrand, Dell’s CMO for its consumer and small/medium business segments, told Adweek. </p> <p> The new Dell ads show how consumers use their laptops, desktops, tablets, and smartphones. In one spot, for instance, "Sarah" is a young Dell Inspiron R user who explains how technology allows her to indulge her passion for Justin Bieber; another commercial has "Betty," a grandmother, talking about her Streak 5 Android tablet phone, which helps her stay in touch with her grandchildren. A key visual across the campaign is changing Dell’s logo to the name of the person featured in the ad. </p> <p> Dell is using traditional media like broadcast and print, as well as digital and social to target four main consumer targets: families with children; Generation Y young adults and teens; professionals; and gamers. That is in line with Dell’s more streamlined brand strategy, which is focused on three consumer brands—Inspiron, XPS and Alienware—as opposed to as many as eight sub-brands in the past.</p> <p> While 80 percent of Dell’s business is focused on enterprise users, 20 percent comes from the consumer segment, which is growing particularly well in emerging markets and is now a $13 billion business at Dell, which last year reported $52 billion in revenue. Dell is the No. 2 PC company, in terms of shipments, behind Hewlett Packard.</p> <p> In February, <a href="http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/dell-picks-shops-consumer-business-efforts-126338" target="_blank">Dell awarded its consumer ad business </a>to Montreal-based independent Sid Lee and its small/medium business assignment to Havas’s Arnold, Boston, unit. In January, <a href="http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/barrie-drozario-murphy-wins-dell-public-biz-126279" target="_blank">independent Barrie D’Rozario Murphy, Minneapolis</a>, won the company’s advertising targeting public institutions like schools and governments. Those agencies work alongside WPP Group companies like Young & Rubicam, which inherited Dell business after the holding company’s dedicated agency known as Enfatico was devolved last year.</p> <p> </p>

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Swallow Your Pride (and Free Food) on Cow Appreciation Day

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Ad of the Day: Xfinity

<p> Comcast’s attempt last year to spruce up its image by rebranding its high-speed services under the somewhat dubious name Xfinity was met, as one might expect, <a href="http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1960553,00.html" target="_blank">with ridicule</a>. But now, the company has opted against completely throwing out the baby with the bathwater, so to speak—reprising Comcast’s old, popular spokes-turtles, the Slowskys, after a long hiatus. In fact, agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners has added offspring to the mix. Karolyn and Bill, formerly a pair, use two new spots to introduce their son, Stanley—or Bill Jr.—depending on which parent you ask. Naturally, they blame their miscommunication over the name on a slow DSL connection.</p> <p> While Comcast first introduced the Slowskys in 2006, it last debuted a commercial featuring the couple during Super Bowl 2009, when Bill found Karolyn entirely unreceptive to the down-tempo thrills of wagon riding. Given their penchant for marital spats and dedication to maintaining a leisurely pace in all affairs, it’s no surprise the Slowskys took a couple of years to procreate. But Xfinity also appears to have been busy with other ads of late, putting out a series of anthem commercials (not produced by Goodby) that <a href="http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/comcast-xfinity-jingle-isnt-quite-fun-all-126946" target="_blank">centered around obnoxious jingles</a>. Creating those, not to mention other, less-compelling spots, likely distracted the brand from churning out more humorously sluggish animatronic reptiles.<br /> <br /> </p> <div style="display: none;"> Video detail</div> <p> </p> <br /> <br /> <p> </p> <div style="display: none;"> Video detail</div> <p> </p> <br /> <br /> <p> <img alt="" src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/files/uploads/--SPACER-652.gif" style="width: 550px; height: 4px;" /><br /> <u><strong>Credits</strong></u><br /> Client: Xfinity<br /> Spots: “Name Game,” “Good Things”<br /> Agency: Goodby, Silverstein & Partners<br /> Executive Creative Director: Jamie Barrett<br /> Art Director: Javier Torok<br /> Copywriter: John Lightstone<br /> Producer: Jake Grand<br /> Business Affairs: Michael Graves<br /> Account Director: Ashley Weber<br /> Account Operations Manager: Jason Pelton<br /> Director: Scott Vincent<br /> Production Company: Hungry Man<br /> Director of Photography: Jonathan Sela<br /> Line Producer: Caleb Dewart<br /> Executive Producer: Cindy Becker<br /> <br /> Music: Elias<br /> Sound Design: 740 Sound Design<br /> Executive Producer: Scott Ganary<br /> <br /> Editorial Company: HutchCo<br /> Editor: Jim Hutchins<br /> Assistant Editor: Joaquin Machado<br /> Executive Producer: Jane Hutchins<br /> <br /> Motion Graphics: Life Long Friendship Society<br /> <br /> Mixed by: Rohan Young @ Lime Studios<br /> <br /> Final Post: Brickyard VXF</p>

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Air Force Ad Stretches the Definition of 'Not Science Fiction'

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Beck's Launches Virtual Art Galleries

<p> Beck’s beer fancies itself a patron of the arts.</p> <p> Eager to associate itself with what it sees as the cool crowd—or in the words of the import brand, “independent thinkers”—Beck’s has launched the “Green Box Project,” an ongoing campaign that has commissioned works from designers, musicians, and other creative professionals, and will showcase them in seven cities across the U.S. and Europe. The twist: Rather than hanging the pieces in traditional galleries, Beck’s is presenting them in augmented reality installations—a series of 30 glowing 6.5-foot cubes that viewers must unlock with smartphones in order to “reveal” the work that’s hidden inside. Like the brewer’s bottle, each box is green.</p> <p> The heavy lifting falls to the campaign’s iPhone and iPad apps (Android to come), which are designed to determine a user’s proximity to an installation by pinpointing a phone’s GPS location, then display the work and related content (such as interviews with the creators) on their screens.</p> <p> Case in point: The first installation. Belgian conceptual sculptor Arne Quinze kicked off the campaign by designing a new, giant, and completely virtual flame for the torch held by the Statute of Liberty. Strangely though, Quinze's piece doesn't actually use one of the Green Box Project's namesake green boxes. Instead, it's viewable by anyone with the app who's located close enough to the statue in New York City.</p> <p> The campaign, produced with creative shop Mother London, also includes boxes scattered in Los Angeles; Miami; London and Manchester, England; and Rome and Milan, Italy. Joining Quinze on the long roster of hired artistic guns are fashion photographer Nick Knight; DJ and producer Sam Spiegel, who also scored the soundtrack for Mother New York’s award-winning transformation of the Standard Hotel into a building-sized light show for retailer Target; and self-styled “jellymongers” Bompass and Parr, the irreverent confectioners who build oversized, attention-grabbing sculptures out of sweets.</p> <p> Beck’s has also issued an open call for submissions, promising to bankroll and feature a total of 1,000 pieces over the next three years. Knight and Spiegel will curate the competition, choosing which submissions will make the cut.</p>

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BlackBerry’s Blues Continue as Platform Falls to Third Place

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Top 10 TrueHDR iPhone Photos

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Top 10 TrueHDR iPhone Photos

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What Are You Listening to on Turntable.fm? [VIDEOS]

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Community Mktg Specialist(Freelance)

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Designing Pricing Plans for Subscription-Based Web Apps

<a href="http://rss.buysellads.com/click.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5642&c=1845638379" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rss.buysellads.com/img.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5642&c=1845638379" /></a><p><a href="http://buysellads.com/buy/sitedetails/pubkey/6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991/zone/1259902" target="_blank">Advertise here with BSA</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web-applications/designing-pricing-plans-for-subscription-based-web-apps/"><img alt="Designing Pricing Plans for Subscription-Based Web Apps" height="200" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0163-01_designing_pricing_plans.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <p>When your business model revolves around reoccurring subscriptions — which is a popular model for software as a service (SaaS) products like Basecamp, FreshBooks and CampaignMonitor — the most difficult part of generating revenue becomes <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/usabilityaccessibility/getting-users-to-sign-up-factors-in-design-and-content/" title="Getting Users to Sign Up: Factors in Design and Content">getting users to sign up</a>.</p> <p>That’s where pricing plans — different subscription options with variations in price and features — play a pivotal role.</p> <p><span id="more-5642"></span></p> <p>In this article, I will discuss a few tips and best practices for creating and testing pricing plans for web-based subscription services and apps.</p> <h3>Background</h3> <p>I had a great discussion on techniques and best practices for selling SaaS with DeskAway’s founder (and a very smart guy) <a href="http://www.sahilparikh.com/" target="_blank">Sahil Parikh</a>.</p> <p>The interesting thing I got from our conversation is something we already know is happening. IT — and thus, the Internet startup business model — is moving toward a reoccurring subscription-based economy.</p> <p>Thus, designing an effective pricing plan for users has become of paramount importance more than ever.</p> <h3>Testing the Pricing Plan</h3> <p>I believe it’s extremely important to test your work and gather data for designing and improving on a product. Testing should be a primary priority in the creation of a web-based app or service, especially because improvements can be made at any time.</p> <p>In the context of designing a pricing plan, it’s essential to check whether it works well for the target user base and to ensure that it generates your company the most optimal revenue.</p> <p>How do you test the efficacy of a pricing plan? You can use <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/an-introduction-to-website-split-testing/" title="An Introduction to Website Split Testing">A/B testing</a> to discover differences in the number of sign-ups when you change a certain aspect of the pricing plan.</p> <p>Google’s <a href="http://www.google.com/websiteoptimizer" target="_blank">Website Optimizer</a> is a free and very popular tool for A/B testing, and that’s what we use at my company to test pricing plans.</p> <h3>What to Test</h3> <p>You can test several components of your pricing plan. Let’s go through a couple of things we can test.</p> <h4>Price</h4> <p>What are the effects of increasing or decreasing the price of your software?</p> <p>Caution is needed here, since varying your prices for the same product can get you in hot water, as in the case of <a href="http://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-245631.html">Amazon.com when they tested pricing back in 2000</a>.</p> <p>Test the validity of pricing ideas such as whether increasing your price leads to more sign-ups or if having the price end in a <em>9</em> (such as $49 or $19.99) increases, decreases or has no effect on revenue generation.</p> <p>As a starting point for your price testing, you can read this <a href="http://downloads.businessofsoftware.org/dontjustrollthedice.pdf" target="_blank">short PDF guide on software pricing</a> for inspiration.</p> <h4>Number of Subscription Plans</h4> <p>There are ways in which you can create smart pricing plans that help your end-users choose an appropriate plan.</p> <p>One of the ideas we tested was to have a mid-range plan that could lead more users to purchase our more expensive subscription plan.</p> <p>This idea was inspired by professor of psychology and behavioral economics <a href="http://danariely.com/the-books/excerpted-from-chapter-1-%E2%80%93-the-truth-about-relativity-2/" target="_blank" title="The Truth About Relativity">Dan Ariely’s observation</a> that "most people don’t know what they want unless they see it in context."</p> <p>"Like an airplane pilot landing in the dark, we want runway lights on either side of us, guiding us to the place where we can touch down our wheels," explained Ariely.</p> <p>When people see different options, they start comparing them with each other. The hypothesis we tested was that people choose things relative to their neighboring options, and not in absolute terms.</p> <p><img height="411" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0163-02_price_plan_a.png" width="535" /></p> <p><img height="316" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0163-03_price_plan_b.jpg" width="550" /></p> <p>Our idea was that the $69 plan would lead to more sign-ups for the $79 plan.</p> <p>When we tested these two versions in Google Website Optimizer, this is what we found out:</p> <ul> <li>With version B, we got about <strong>9% more sign-ups</strong> for the $79 plan</li> <li>Nobody bought the $69 plan</li> </ul> <p>The interpretation of the results: When we provided the $69 option, potential buyers compared it with the $79 plan and found that it was more valuable.</p> <p>What could have gone on in the user’s mind as he was choosing a plan to purchase? "For just $10, I’ll get another 2GB and social media branding/bookmarking."</p> <h3>Some Tips for Free Plans</h3> <p>We have largely talked about paid plans, so let us briefly discuss the topic of providing free plans along with paid subscriptions: the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemium">freemium</a> business model.</p> <p>The objective of the free plan is simple: to grow your number of users. The theory is this: when a company is just starting out, their needs aren’t the same as bigger companies and, almost certainly, their budgets are more restricted.</p> <p>The freemium model reduces the risk to try and use your software. It eliminates a barrier of use (i.e., cost) for companies starting out and those that would like to field-test the software without monetary commitment.</p> <p>Then, as they grow, and as their needs expand, they will upgrade their plan to one of your paid plans to match their needs. This is similar to how retail stores often offer reduced prices on certain items (called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_leader" target="_blank">loss leaders</a>) in the hopes of getting you in the store to purchase one of the regularly priced items.</p> <p>The <a href="http://mailchimp.com/pricing/" target="_blank">Forever Free Plan</a> from MailChimp is a great example of using free plans to get sign-ups that can later on be converted to revenue through subscription upgrades.</p> <p><img height="414" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0163-04_mailchimp_pricing_plan.png" width="550" /></p> <p>How do you differentiate between free and paid plans? Through resource throttling. For example, MailChimp is free for up to 2,000 email recipients. If you have more email subscribers than that, you will have to upgrade your subscription plan.</p> <p>An effective free plan lets users use all (or most) of the features of the app. For example, the popular file-syncing tool, DropBox, gives you every feature of the paid subscription plan, however, your resource is limited to 2GB of files instead of 50GB of files.</p> <p><img height="376" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0163-05_dropbox_pricing.png" width="550" /></p> <p>In addition, use the <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-art-of-distinction-in-web-design/">art of distinction</a> to highlight the subscription plan that provides the user with the most bang for their buck. Give it a different visual treatment.</p> <p><img height="190" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0163-06_highlight_pricing_plan.jpg" width="480" /></p> <p>Similarly, if you find that you need to, you can deemphasize the availability of the free plan without discontinuing it. For example, the free plan of Basecamp, now a wildly successful web app, has reduced the visibility of their free plan.</p> <p><img height="306" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0163-07_basecamp_pricing.png" width="550" /></p> <h3>Related Content</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/design-showcase-inspiration/70-examples-of-product-comparison-tables-in-web-design/">70+ Examples of Product Comparison Tables in Web Design</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/6-popular-content-presentation-design-patterns/">6 Popular Content Presentation Design Patterns</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/designing-effective-faq-pages/">Designing Effective FAQ Pages</a></li> <li><em>Related categories</em>: <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/web-applications/">Web Applications</a> and <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/user-interface/">User Interface</a></li> </ul> <h3>About the Author</h3> <p class="about-author"><img alt="" height="80" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/authors/ravi_pathak_small.jpg" width="80" /><span class="author-bio-text"><strong>Ravi Pathak</strong> is the co-founder of <a href="http://www.tatvic.com/" target="_blank">Tatvic</a>. He manages conversion rate optimization and is involved in developing products like <a href="http://www.liftsuggest.com/">Liftsuggest</a>. He is based out of Ahmedabad, India. Connect with him on Twitter @<a href="http://www.twitter.com/ravipathak">ravipathak</a> and <a href="http://in.linkedin.com/in/ravipathak">LinkedIn</a>.</span></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=vbsf-chthN4:cE9U8TgboB4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?i=vbsf-chthN4:cE9U8TgboB4:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=vbsf-chthN4:cE9U8TgboB4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=vbsf-chthN4:cE9U8TgboB4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=vbsf-chthN4:cE9U8TgboB4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?i=vbsf-chthN4:cE9U8TgboB4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=vbsf-chthN4:cE9U8TgboB4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SixRevisions/~4/vbsf-chthN4" width="1" />

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How Focusing on Today’s Work is Costing You Tomorrow’s

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I call it <em>short-term freelancing</em>, and I’m sure others have a similar name of their own for this type of project-by-project focus to design. Its epidemic amongst most of today’s designers and the blogs they follow, and it’s something that, over time, hurts your career.</p> <p>I’ve put together a checklist below that should help you see what I’m talking about. This type of short-term focus is very common amongst designers. In fact, it’s a major part of freelancing in any type of industry.</p> <p>The biggest characteristics of a short-term freelancer tend to be:</p> <ol> <li>A weekly income goal or a similar short-term metric for determining your work’s value</li> <li>An immense focus on getting work done now, even if it’s boring, poorly paid busy-work</li> <li>A limited or non-existent focus on the longer term, whether in design or another career</li> </ol> <p>There are major job boards out there for designers, along with a sea of Freelancer.com-style sites that offer instant jobs for instant pay. It seems like a world where it’s impossible not to succeed in as a web designer, particularly if you’ve got the skills for the job. But spending all day on these boards, along with completing work for them, is really a long-term career killer.</p> <p>Why? Because the work is often poorly paid and, many times, outsourced to you by someone that’s already been commissioned to complete it on their own. This means that you’re unable to use it as part of a resume, unable to claim it’s truly yours for clients in the future, and unable to make the most of your own labor.</p> <p>In short, it’s an immensely short-term type of design career.</p> <p>I know some designers that have spent years completing this kind of work, paying attention only to their weekly income than to their long-term prospects. The skills that we have as designers aren’t all that scarce, and using them in this way isn’t going to work in the long term.</p> <p>Why? Because job boards and freelance websites are becoming increasingly filled up with designers willing to work for a fraction of a typical living wage in a developed country.</p> <p>I can’t criticize these designers; for the most part, their work is almost at par with the more expensive designer competing with them. In some cases, it could be better than many others.</p> <p>The problem is that by competing for the clients that these designers shoot for, you’re only shooting yourself in the foot in the long-term. Instead of spending every waking moment completing another unrewarding job from a freelance marketplace, <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/earn-more-web-designer/" title="10 Ways Designers Can Earn More from Projects">invest your time in something that brings you better returns later</a>. It’s a short-term trade-off, but it’s one that really succeeds for the designers that do it themselves.</p> <p>This could be spending some of your money on advertising in order to secure more valuable, more lucrative, and more rewarding clients. There’s an aversion to spending money amongst designers that’s quite tough for some to shake. However, once you dedicate some of your income to <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-find-awesome-clients/" title="How to Find Awesome Clients">finding new clients</a> through advertising, you’ll quickly see how rewarding it can become.</p> <p>It could be creating <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/resources/50-beautiful-free-wordpress-themes/" title="50 Beautiful Free WordPress Themes">WordPress themes</a> that are branded with your company’s name, <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/why-branding-yourself-is-important/" title="Why Branding Yourself is Important">building brand recognition</a> and putting yourself first in line for more lucrative projects further down the line. Even a modest investment in getting your name out there — and out there beyond the freelance sites — is a way to improve your career and move you out of the project-by-project grind.</p> <p>For many designers, it could be creating your own product — whether virtual or physical, since some web designers also possess amazing offline design skills — and using it to create a business based on your design abilities. It could be producing paid-for templates and reselling them. For many others, it could be designing your own websites as an affiliate for someone else’s products or services.</p> <p>Whichever path is most compatible with you, it’s important that you take one. I can’t even begin to count the number of great web designers that are still stuck in the day-by-day grind of unrewarding freelance work for poor clients. I can, however, count fairly well the number of designers that have used their skills and experience to build a long-term business that’s vastly more rewarding.</p> <p>These include blogs, WordPress frameworks, applications, marketplaces, and even products built to appeal to would-be designers looking to improve their careers. All of them share one thing in common: they’re sources of passive income, or at least income that isn’t dependent on jumping from one project to another and sending out invoices.</p> <p>As much as we, as a community, may not like to admit it, the value of design skills alone isn’t what it once was. The popularity of websites like 99designs, which paid out a measly million dollars to the thousands of people that work there last month, is proof. <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/the-crowdsourcing-quagmire/" title="The Crowdsourcing Quagmire">Spec work</a> and unrewarding projects aren’t the exception to the rule anymore — they’re quickly becoming the rule.</p> <p>The solution? Well, it’s to exist in a different ecosystem.</p> <p>When you hear of local governments that spend <a href="http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=13858">$4 million on a website</a> and multinationals offering six-figure contracts for reworking a tiny banner ad, you know that there’s still real potential in Design.</p> <p>However, these opportunities can’t be found where most freelancers are looking.</p> <p>Over the next five years, the most successful freelance designers won’t necessarily be those that can produce great <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/negative-space-in-webpage-layouts-a-guide/">web page layouts</a> or design the ultimate UIs — they’ll be those that invested their off-hours into <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/social-networking-strategies-for-finding-more-work/" title="Social Networking Strategies for Finding More Work">networking</a>, business development, and long-term projects. Whether products or connections, to succeed in Design isn’t simply just to improve yourself as a designer anymore.</p> <p>It’s very tempting to fall into the day-in, day-out act of bidding for freelance projects. It’s even more tempting when you see the income trickling into your bank account.</p> <p>However, next time you’re just finishing up a project, take a look at the variance in pay rates for design work 10 years ago versus today. It’s enough to kick you into gear, and make you start thinking about long-term strategies for your business.</p> <h3>Related Content</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/productivity/10-reasons-you-shouldnt-be-a-designer/">10 Reasons You Shouldn’t Be a Designer</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/productivity/10-practical-ways-to-bust-through-web-designers-block/">10 Practical Ways to Bust Through Web Designer’s Block</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/productivity/tips-productive-efficient-work/">Offbeat Tips for Being More Productive and Efficient at Work</a></li> <li><em>Related categories</em>: <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/project-management/">Project Management</a> and <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/productivity/">Web Design</a></li> </ul> <h3>About the Author</h3> <p class="about-author"><img alt="" height="80" src="http://images.sixrevisions.com/authors/mathew_carpenter_small.jpg" width="80" /><span class="author-bio-text"><strong>Mathew Carpenter</strong> is an 18-year-old-business owner and entrepreneur from Sydney, Australia. Mathew is currently working on <a href="http://www.sofamoolah.com/">Sofa Moolah</a>, a website that teaches you how to make money online. Follow Mathew on Twitter: @<a href="http://twitter.com/matcarpenter">matcarpenter</a>. Follow Sofa Moolah on Twitter: @<a href="http://twitter.com/SofaMoolah">SofaMoolah</a>.</span></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=8GSZ05odWAU:9zL5ZIcX9ls:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?i=8GSZ05odWAU:9zL5ZIcX9ls:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=8GSZ05odWAU:9zL5ZIcX9ls:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=8GSZ05odWAU:9zL5ZIcX9ls:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=8GSZ05odWAU:9zL5ZIcX9ls:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?i=8GSZ05odWAU:9zL5ZIcX9ls:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=8GSZ05odWAU:9zL5ZIcX9ls:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SixRevisions/~4/8GSZ05odWAU" width="1" />

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9 Tips for Emailing Important People

<a href="http://rss.buysellads.com/click.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5634&c=974327932" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rss.buysellads.com/img.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5634&c=974327932" /></a><p><a href="http://buysellads.com/buy/sitedetails/pubkey/6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991/zone/1259902" target="_blank">Advertise here with BSA</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/tips-emailing-important-people/"><img alt="" height="200" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0162-01_emailing_important_people_thumbnail.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <p><em>Editor’s note: This is an exclusive excerpt from the course, <a href="http://passivepanda.com/email">How To Email Important People</a>.</em></p> <p>As web professionals, we spend a significant amount of time communicating through email. In many cases, getting a fast response to our emails can mean the difference between enjoying our job and stressing about deadlines.</p> <p>Here are 9 top-notch tips for writing emails that make it as easy as possible for the recipient to send you a response.</p> <p><span id="more-5634"></span></p> <h3>1. Write Shorter Emails</h3> <p>Shorter emails increase your response rate for one reason: it is easy to write a short reply to a short email.</p> <p>While many people you email want to send a short answer, they often feel that a quick, one sentence response will come across as terse and unfriendly. The result is that they simply put the email off until they have more time to write a longer response — which is usually never.</p> <p>Short emails remove this fear because it is appropriate to reply immediately with a brief response.</p> <h3>2. Reduce the Opportunity for Procrastination</h3> <p>When long or unclear emails enter someone’s inbox they get placed in the to-do pile because they take time to figure out and respond to. Sadly, the to-do pile usually ends up being the <em>never-do</em> pile.</p> <p>However, when a short, one question email comes in, it gets a response much faster.</p> <p>Make it hard for the reader to procrastinate sending you a reply.</p> <h3>3. Promotion vs. Prevention</h3> <p>In her book <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Succeed-How-Can-Reach-Goals/dp/1594630739">Succeed</a></em>, Heidi Grant Halvorson discusses how some people respond to promotion (touting the benefits of taking a certain action) while others respond to prevention (highlighting what there is to lose from not taking a certain action).</p> <p>If you aren’t getting a response, then you may find success from reversing the way you phrase your request.</p> <p>For example, let’s say your job is to find new businesses that can partner with your company. You might not get a response if your boss is the type of person that responds to prevention statements, but you send an email saying, "This is a great opportunity. I think we should partner with company X because of A, B, and C."</p> <p>However, you might find immediate success if you flip the statement towards a prevention tone such as, "This is a great opportunity. We have a lot to lose here if we don’t move quickly. Company X’s new product line offers a growth opportunity that we don’t want to miss out on."</p> <p>Determine whether the person you’re emailing wants to prevent downfalls or discover new opportunities, and then adjust your message accordingly.</p> <h3>4. Always Have a Purpose</h3> <p>If you want a response, then your email should have a clear purpose. This applies in all situations, but it’s especially helpful when reaching out to someone for the first time.</p> <p>For example, if you send an email asking to meet an author for networking or just to chat, you will have much less success than if you asked something specific such as talking about Chapter 7 of your book at lunch.</p> <p>Important people are busy and they value their time, so you should always have a clear purpose for the meeting. Not only does having an event or goal help drive the conversation, it also makes the meeting feel more productive. Both parties feel a small sense of accomplishment for completing the task that was laid out at the beginning.</p> <h3>5. Do the Work for Them</h3> <p>When you send an unclear email, you’re essentially saying to the recipient, "It’s not important enough for me to figure out what the main idea of this email is, so I’m going to make you do it for me."</p> <p>The main question or offer should be stated clearly and early within your email. If it’s not within the first few sentences, then start over.</p> <h3>6. Don’t Take "No" Personally</h3> <p>Everyone is busy. For most people, it’s simply a matter of timing. If you catch them on a good day, then they will happily respond to you.</p> <p>If they’re swamped, however, then a simple "No" might be all that you get.</p> <p>Don’t take it to heart. In most cases, it’s not a reflection of what you said.</p> <h3>7. Make It a Point to Follow Up</h3> <p>What if they don’t respond to your email? Wait a few days and then follow up. You don’t want to pester anyone, but if you give them some time and don’t get a response, then there is nothing wrong with being persistent.</p> <p>I usually wait anywhere from 3 days to a week before reaching out again. (The more busy the person is, the longer I wait.)</p> <h3>8. Send Your Message to One Person Only</h3> <p>Are too many people receiving your emails? When multiple people receive the same message, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_responsibility" target="_blank">diffusion of responsibility</a> phenomenon begins to set in. Everyone knows what needs to be done and they all assume that someone else will do it.</p> <p>If you value a response to your emails, then send them to individuals instead of groups.</p> <h3>9. Don’t Hide Behind Email</h3> <p>Pressing <em>Send</em> isn’t the same as doing your job. The ability to collaborate and interact through the Web doesn’t remove your responsibilities in the real world.</p> <p>Sometimes you need to pick up the phone and get an immediate answer. Sometimes you need to meet face-to-face instead of sending an email and claiming that you "did your part."</p> <p>If you’re interested in more email strategies that can help you generate more business, build better relationships, and communicate more effectively, then check out <a href="http://passivepanda.com/email">How To Email Important People</a>.</p> <h3>Related Content</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/creating-html-emails/">Creating HTML Emails : An Overview for Web Designers</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/10-definitive-tips-for-writing-captivating-emails/">10 Definitive Tips for Writing Captivating Emails</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/10-tips-for-optimizing-web-form-submission-usability/">10 Tips for Optimizing Web Form Submission Usability</a></li> <li><em>Related categories</em>: <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/project-management/">Project Management</a> and <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/productivity/">Productivity</a></li> </ul> <h3>About the Author</h3> <p class="about-author"><img alt="" height="80" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/authors/james_clear_small.jpg" width="80" /><strong>James Clear</strong> is the founder of <a href="http://passivepanda.com/">Passive Panda</a>, a site about earning more money, more time, and more freedom. Join Passive Panda’s <a href="http://passivepanda.com/resources/newsletter">Free Newsletter on Earning More</a> to receive the 7-part Freelancing 101 Course and proven tips for earning more. 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Things Worth Paying For as a Freelancer

<a href="http://rss.buysellads.com/click.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5630&c=424831211" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rss.buysellads.com/img.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5630&c=424831211" /></a><p><a href="http://buysellads.com/buy/sitedetails/pubkey/6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991/zone/1259902" target="_blank">Advertise here with BSA</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/things-worth-paying-for-as-a-freelancer/"><img alt="Things Worth Paying For as a Freelancer" height="200" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0161-01_things_payingfor_freelancer_thumbnail.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <p>A freelancer, like a baker, needs a few essential tools with which they create their products and use in order to offer their services.</p> <p>Instead of pots, mixing bowls, spoons and an oven, a freelancer needs software.</p> <p><span id="more-5630"></span></p> <p>Be aware that these thing can cost either time or money, and in some cases, it may be both. This is an important issue that many seem to deem as unimportant, but will help any freelancer be more efficient and produce high-quality outputs.</p> <p>We are going to look at some of the basic things that all freelancers will need; things that, even if you have to pay for, are worth the cost.</p> <h3>Time Management</h3> <p>One of the biggest priorities of working freelance is the allocation and management of time. This includes personal time (your life outside your work) and business time (billable hours).</p> <p>You may have heard this before, but it’s worth repeating here: It’s important to keep your work life and your personal life separated, especially if you work in an environment such as your home where it’s difficult to establish clear boundaries.</p> <p>An unbalanced life can cause friction between loved ones, not to mention reduce your motivation to work.</p> <p>One way to help you manage your work time is to use a time-tracking tool. This is also very important in order to keep track of billable hours for invoicing purposes.</p> <p>In addition, if you’re an analyst, you can mine this data later on to gain insights into your work processes. You can, for example, identify things that take up too much time or determine more accurately how much to charge for a certain job based on the average time it takes you to complete similar jobs.</p> <h4>Old School: Pencil and Notebook</h4> <p>You could use what I call the <em>old school</em> method, which has worked brilliantly for me in the past. Quite simply, you write down your tasks in a notebook and manually keep track of how much you spend on them.</p> <p>This is a handy method, relatively cheap, and gives you a simple overview of how much time you are spending on a project and what to charge a client.</p> <p>On the other hand, it is not as efficient as computer-based programs or web apps, it is quite repetitive and it also means you need to do a few calculations manually.</p> <p>And then, what if you lose your notebook? All that data, gone in an instant.</p> <p>Time-tracking software is reasonably priced. Even if it saves you a few hours a month and improves your workflow the tiniest bit, it would have already paid for itself in spades.</p> <h4>Tools for Time-Tracking</h4> <p>You should consider some desktop-based solutions such as <a href="http://app.chrometa.com/">Chrometa</a> or <a href="http://quickbooks.intuit.com/">QuickBooks</a> (QuickBooks requires an additional add on for time-tracking since its primarily an accounting app). They range from free to a relatively low cost alternative.</p> <p><img height="323" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0161-02_chrometa_screenshot.jpg" width="550" /></p> <p>A web-based solution to time management is a very good idea. My personal favorite is <a href="http://www.freshbooks.com/">FreshBooks</a>, though there are many others that are just as capable and may work better for you. FreshBooks supports things such as customized reports, email integration, shared notes, invoicing, and an interactive timeline display.</p> <p>There is <a href="http://1daylater.com/">1DayLater</a>, an efficient and friendly program with an easy-to-use UI that also includes expense management for things like stationary or mileage logs.</p> <p>Another good web-based solution is <a href="http://www.5pmweb.com/">5PM</a>, self-described as "an intuitive web based project management tool."</p> <h3>Accounting</h3> <p>It doesn’t matter what your profession is, everyone needs a good way to process his or her accounting needs, especially when tax time comes around!</p> <p>You can use software or web-based solutions in conjunction with your accountant, or you can DIY by simply using basic accounting and software to do your own taxes. The former is by far the easier solution and the most cost- and time-effective.</p> <h4>Tools for Accounting</h4> <p><a href="http://quickbooks.intuit.com/">QuickBooks</a> is a premium and extremely popular accounting solution with a vast array of features that are powerful and simple to use. There is also a <a href="http://quickbooksonline.intuit.com/">web-based version</a> that can work in conjunction with the desktop version or standalone. Either way, you still get the best of the system’s features.</p> <p><img height="294" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0161-03_quickbooks_screenshot.jpg" width="549" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.freeagentcentral.com/">FreeAgent</a> is an amazing web solution for accounting. Used by thousands of freelancers and small businesses, it provides a stress-free way to manage books and invoicing. This software allows you to send estimates, track time, invoice clients, bank online, do your accounts and even perform tax reports.</p> <p><img height="293" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0161-04_freeagent_screenshot.jpg" width="550" /></p> <h3>Industry-Specific Software</h3> <p>The type of software that you will need is dependent on your chosen career. For example, a freelance writer most probably wouldn’t need Adobe After Effects.</p> <p>In any event, look at your professional field and identify industry-standard tools that are critical for your success.</p> <h4>Industry-Specific Tools for Designers</h4> <p><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite.html">Adobe Creative Suite</a> (CS) is a software package that includes Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, and more.</p> <p><img height="291" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0161-05_photoshop_screenshot.png" width="550" /> </p> <h4>Industry-Specific Tools for Developers</h4> <p>When coding, it is important to pick a code editor that suits your needs. </p> <p>It’s impossible to identify industry-standard tools in this profession for several reasons. First, there is a wide array of languages. Secondly, developers are builders by nature, and so this has led to a wide selection of tools available at your disposal.</p> <p>So I suggest participating in online communities to gain insights on tools that might work for you. For example, many Rails developers using Mac OS have traditionally preferred <a href="http://macromates.com/">TextMate</a>, but, still, you might find Rails developers that choose another text editor or go with an integrated development environment (IDE) instead.</p> <p>Below are a couple of my personal suggestions.</p> <p>For an IDE that’s robust in features, <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver.html">Adobe Dreamweaver</a> is a powerful code editor. It features templates, FTP and code snippets, perfect for coding websites using HTML, CSS, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, etc. Unfortunately, there isn’t a Linux installation available for it out of the box, though there are <a href="http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-install-dreamweaver-cs3-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/06/20">workarounds for this</a>.</p> <p>For front-end development, <a href="http://www.panic.com/coda/">Coda</a> is another option. It’s a one-window web development software.</p> <p><img height="273" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0161-06_coda_screenshot.png" width="550" /></p> <p>If you’re in search of code editors, check out the following lists:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/tools/12-excellent-free-text-editors-for-coders/">12 Excellent Free Text Editors for Coders</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/the-15-most-popular-text-editors-for-developers/">The 15 Most Popular Text Editors for Developers</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/css/10-top-notch-css-editors/">10 Top-Notch CSS Editors</a></li> </ul> <h3>General Purpose Software</h3> <p>There are other essential apps that you should have access to; they’re useful and, in many instances, a requirement for interfacing with clients and other freelancers.</p> <h4>Office Suite</h4> <p>An office suite is a collection of productivity applications. Basic components of an office suite include word-processing, spreadsheet and presentation software, and often, an email client.</p> <p><a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/">Microsoft Office</a> has traditionally been the most popular, and it comes with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.</p> <p><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/">Open Office</a> is an open source office suite that has software similar to Microsoft Office.</p> <p>For a web-based solution, <a href="http://docs.google.com/">Google Docs</a> is an excellent option. It’s especially good for collaboration since your documents are regularly synced.</p> <h4>Backup and Storage</h4> <p>As a freelancer, your computer files and documents are your primary business assets. Just as a brick-and-mortar store might takes care to protect their physical properties with insurance, security guards, surveillance cameras, etc., so should you with your digital properties.</p> <p>There are many backup and storage options out there. Picking one that’s web-enabled gives you the ability to use multiple computers with ease and with little fear of your backup device failing.</p> <p>One of the storage solutions you’ll often hear being mentioned is <a href="http://www.dropbox.com/">Dropbox</a>. It’s free up to 2GB, and upgrading to 50GB (25 times the storage capacity of the free version) will cost you less than $200 a year. What’s great about it is that it’s seamless. Once you install it and save your files in your Dropbox, it automatically syncs and backs up your files so you don’t have to think about it much.</p> <h4>Email Marketing Software</h4> <p>As a freelancer, emailing is important. Whether it’s for sending a monthly newsletter to your clients, reaching out to blogs with press releases or offering email marketing as a service to your clients, it’s not a bad idea to have access to an email marketing tool.</p> <p><a href="http://www.campaignmonitor.com/">Campaign Monitor</a> is used by many to send newsletters and email campaigns. <a href="http://mailchimp.com/">MailChimp</a> is also a popular option, along with <a href="http://www.verticalresponse.com/">VerticalResponse</a>, <a href="http://www.constantcontact.com/">Constant Contact</a>, and many more.</p> <h3>Reading Materials</h3> <p>There are a number of books available out there that can give you a head start in your freelance career. I’ll suggest a few of my favorites.</p> <p><em><a href="http://rockablepress.com/books/rockstar-freelancer/">How To Be A Rockstar Freelancer</a></em>. Written by the inspiring duo, Cyan and Collis Ta’eed, it provides practical advice on difficult situations. They teach you not to make the same mistakes they made in the past and the book includes a section on how to manage your budget.</p> <p><em><a href="http://rockablepress.com/books/freelance-confidential/">Freelance Confidential</a></em>. Yet another magnificent piece of published art from those wonderful people over at Rockable Press. The author Amanda Hackwith has compiled what is considered the secrets of the freelance trade all in one book. Through the use of surveys, statistics and interviews, we get an overall insight into the world of freelancing, showing all of its ups and downs.</p> <p><img height="292" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0161-07_freelance_confidential.jpg" width="550" /></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.principlesofsuccessfulfreelancing.com/">The Principles of Successful Freelancing</a></em>. A book from SitePoint that walks you through the transition from being an employee to becoming a fully-fledged freelancer, it also offers an education outline on the business of freelancing and also covers the emotional aspects. It’s packed with advice and tips to help you get started.</p> <h3>Conclusion</h3> <p>Every freelancer must consider investing their time or money to become successful in the profession. A lot of software and advice out there are free, so search Google, read blogs, and most importantly, learn from your own (and from other’s) mistakes.</p> <p>This way, you will be able to avoid what has plagued other freelancers in the past, giving you a leg up into the world of working for yourself and always keeping you on the right track.</p> <p>One thing that you must keep in mind when freelancing is that you must be ready to invest some of your income into your own career.</p> <p>The concept of investing your hard-earned income is a scary thought, but at the same time, you’re investing it in yourself and your business.</p> <h3>Related Content</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/tools/20-invoicing-tools-web-designers/">20 Invoicing Tools for Web Designers</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/resources/40-great-resources-for-a-complete-roadmap-to-freelancing/">40 Great Resources for a Complete Roadmap to Freelancing</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-start-a-freelance-company/">How to Start a Freelance Company</a></li> <li><em>Related categories</em>: <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/project-management/">Project Management</a> and <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/tools/">Tools</a></li> </ul> <h3>About the Author</h3> <p class="about-author"><img alt="" height="80" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/authors/james_parsons_small.jpg" width="80" /><span class="author-bio-text"><strong>James Parsons</strong> is an avid web designer from England and is also the Creative Director of <a href="http://www.startdesignstudios.com">Start Design Studios</a>. He blogs regularly at <a href="http://www.web-a-zine.com">Web<A>Zine</a>. 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How Being a Coder Can Make You a Better Blogger

<a href="http://rss.buysellads.com/click.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5622&c=306391900" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rss.buysellads.com/img.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5622&c=306391900" /></a><p><a href="http://buysellads.com/buy/sitedetails/pubkey/6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991/zone/1259902" target="_blank">Advertise here with BSA</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/how-being-a-coder-can-make-you-a-better-blogger/"><img alt="How Being a Coder Can Make You a Better Blogger" height="200" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0160-01_coder_better_blogger_thumbnail.png" width="550" /></a></p> <p>One of the neatest things I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing by combining my love for software development and professional blogging is to see how closely tied they are in art, form and function. The marriage couldn’t be more copasetic, and I’ve discovered that they complement each other and I can learn more about each respectively and dependently.</p> <p><span id="more-5622"></span></p> <p>Taking it one step further, I’ve had the pleasure to be a part of a <a href="http://8bit.io/">startup</a> that leverages one of the top blogging platforms out there, <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/wordpress/" title="WordPress - Six Revisions">WordPress</a>, and I’ve spent ample time in the weeds developing both WordPress themes and plugins for the system.</p> <p>Naturally, I’ve learned a lot and, just like how an auto mechanic knows a car better than the average driver, I’ve been blessed with an insider look into how the blogging system itself talks to the end-user.</p> <p>Here’s what I’ve discovered: You can become a seriously better blogger if you code even a little bit. Below are a few ways development is similar to blogging.</p> <h3>An Affinity to Order</h3> <p>When you first start out, developing software is like swimming in a pool of ideas that somehow coalesce into something workable, pliable and functional.</p> <p>As you mature, you find that you’re able to quickly increase your pace of development by systemizing your processes, taking advantage of existing structures, syntax, systems and frameworks to speed things up. That is, you produce order out of chaos.</p> <p>The more order you bring to a system, the more manageable it will become.</p> <p>As a blogger, your goal is create order in what you write so that your readers can reasonably understand what you’re saying. It harkens me back to my elementary school years where my teacher required me to create all those outlines before I actually started to write anything. You remember, don’t you?</p> <p>Practically, this means that your blog posts need to be orderly, written in a pattern, rhythm and cadence that’s acceptable to the audience and the context you’re covering. The more you can lock into the acceptable pattern and order, the better and quicker your writing becomes.</p> <h3>Balance and Tension</h3> <p>Coding requires poise, nerves of steel, and a bit of luck to get it off the ground. Do it once and you’re hooked. It’s like a drug that satisfies but never completely satiates.</p> <p>As you build more and more complexity into your system, the balance begins to wear and the tension begins to grow. Of course, all of this is to produce an excellent product that the end-user will enjoy, so you continue to muddle through the code to completion!</p> <p>And like any good blogger, your content needs to strike the right balance and tension as it presents the information to the reader. Go out too light, and the reader finds it boring and not deep enough. They might even find you a tad bit boring as well.</p> <p>Create too much irresolvable tension, and you won’t capture anyone long-term.</p> <p>In literary terms, this is called the narrative, the overarching movement of the story, a beginning, middle, and end.</p> <p>Code does that aplenty, and if you spent a little time walking through some code, then you’d come away with a fresh perspective that few bloggers have: an appreciation for the art and science of software narrative.</p> <p>In time, this develops into even more mature thinking as you build out your blog posts. For example, you might even start thinking about blog series and putting more than one or two blog posts together. You might even string them out for over 50 posts at some point!</p> <h3>Just Ship It!</h3> <p>At the end of the day, the most important thing that any software developer needs to do is ship the darn thing. That is, they need to finalize the last semi-colon, make sure it works, and then give it to the public for use.</p> <p>The never-ending battle within the soul of the developer is that he knows that his work is not completely finished nor is it absolutely the best thing since sliced bread — but they ship and launch anyways.</p> <p>And bloggers can learn a thing or two here: I encounter tons of people that have the potential to become amazing bloggers if only they’d ship more. In other words, they need to let go of the fear of making a mistake and the pointless drive to perfection, and just simply publish their posts, even if they’re imperfect.</p> <p>Many writers simply feel like they can’t publish anything that isn’t completely perfect. This is insanity in a box. A post will never be perfect.</p> <p>On the other hand, a developer knows that the moment she ships it, she’s already fixing it.</p> <p>You will become a better blogger if you learn to publish despite the voices in your head telling you that it’s not perfect, that it’s not quite there yet, and that it’s not your opus.</p> <p>Then, you’ll find the next time to be easier, and then the next even easier, and heck, you might even wake up one day as a professional blogger.</p> <h3>Related Content</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/resources/how-to-write-an-amazing-article/">How to Write an Amazing Article</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/content-strategy/components-of-high-quality-blog-posts/">Components of High-Quality Blog Posts</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/creating-a-user-interface-that-speaks-your-users-language/">Creating a User Interface That Speaks Your Users’ Language</a></li> <li><em>Related categories</em>: <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/web-development/">Web Development</a> and <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/project-management/">Project Management</a></li> </ul> <h3>About the Author</h3> <p class="about-author"><img alt="" height="80" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/authors/john_saddington_small.jpg" width="80" /><span class="author-bio-text"><strong>John Saddington</strong> is a software developer at <a href="http://8bit.io">8BIT</a> and a <a href="http://tentblogger.com/full-time-blogger/">professional blogger</a> who loves sharing his blogging tips, tricks, tools, and practical teaching covering <a href="http://tentblogger.com/seo/">SEO</a>, <a href="http://tentblogger.com/wordpress/">WordPress</a> and <a href="http://tentblogger.com/make-money-blogging/">making money</a> through your blog. 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25 Excellent Photoshop Web Design Layout Tutorials

<a href="http://rss.buysellads.com/click.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5618&c=709022096" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rss.buysellads.com/img.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5618&c=709022096" /></a><p><a href="http://buysellads.com/buy/sitedetails/pubkey/6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991/zone/1259902" target="_blank">Advertise here with BSA</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/photoshop/25-web-design-layout-tutorials/"><img alt="25 Excellent Photoshop Web Design Layout Tutorials" height="200" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-01_webdesign_layout_tutorials_thumbnail.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/photoshop/" title="Photoshop category - Six Revisions">Photoshop</a> is a popular web design tool. With it, you can create web design mock-ups that can later on be converted to a functional HTML/CSS template.</p> <p>This collection of tutorials features top-notch techniques on how to create web design layouts using Photoshop.</p> <p><span id="more-5618"></span></p> <h3>1. <a href="http://www.photoshop-plus.co.uk/2011/05/31/learn-to-create-a-clean-style-portfolio-layout/">Clean Style Portfolio Layout</a></h3> <p>A step-by-step Photoshop web design layout tutorial using basic techniques.</p> <p><a href="http://www.photoshop-plus.co.uk/2011/05/31/learn-to-create-a-clean-style-portfolio-layout/"><img alt="Clean Style Portfolio Layout" height="570" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-02_clean_style_portfolio_layout.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>2. <a href="http://www.webdevtuts.net/photoshop-2/create-a-nice-clean-blog-layout-in-photoshop/">Clean Blog Layout in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>Learn how to make a dark-themed blog design layout in this Photoshop tutorial.</p> <p><a href="http://www.webdevtuts.net/photoshop-2/create-a-nice-clean-blog-layout-in-photoshop/"><img alt="Clean Blog Layout in Photoshop" height="488" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-03_clean_blog_layout_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>3. <a href="http://webdesignfan.com/create-a-portfolio-web-layout-in-photoshop/">Create a Portfolio Web Layout in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>Discover how to use patterns in website layouts through this Photoshop tutorial.</p> <p><a href="http://webdesignfan.com/create-a-portfolio-web-layout-in-photoshop/"><img alt="Create a Portfolio Web Layout in Photoshop" height="1100" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-04_portfolio_web_layout_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>4. <a href="http://designinstruct.com/web-design/how-to-make-a-vibrant-portfolio-web-design-in-photoshop/">How to Make a Vibrant Portfolio Web Design in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>This Photoshop tutorial uses <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-960-grid-system-made-easy/" title="The 960 Grid System Made Easy">960 Grid System</a> for laying out the web page.</p> <p><a href="http://designinstruct.com/web-design/how-to-make-a-vibrant-portfolio-web-design-in-photoshop/"><img alt="How to Make a Vibrant Portfolio Web Design in Photoshop" height="1035" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-05_vibrant_portfolio_webdesign_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>5. <a href="http://designinstruct.com/web-design/create-an-elegant-photography-web-layout-in-photoshop/">Create an Elegant Photography Web Layout in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>This simple tutorial shows you how to apply background textures in your web designs.</p> <p><a href="http://designinstruct.com/web-design/create-an-elegant-photography-web-layout-in-photoshop/"><img alt="Create an Elegant Photography Web Layout in Photoshop" height="417" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-06_elegant_photography_weblayout_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>6. <a href="http://devisefunction.com/2010/01/25/photo-gallery-website-layout-in-photoshop/">Photo Gallery Website Layout in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>Learn to make a dark-themed photo gallery via this excellent Photoshop tutorial.</p> <p><a href="http://devisefunction.com/2010/01/25/photo-gallery-website-layout-in-photoshop/"><img alt="Photo Gallery Website Layout in Photoshop" height="647" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-07_photo_gallery_website_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>7. <a href="http://www.ultimatedesignertoolkit.com/tutorials/create-a-movie-video-streaming-website/">Create a Movie Video Streaming Website</a></h3> <p>In this Photoshop tutorial, you’ll use layer styles to create great web design elements.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ultimatedesignertoolkit.com/tutorials/create-a-movie-video-streaming-website/"><img alt="Create a Movie Video Streaming Website" height="600" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-08_movie_video_website_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>8. <a href="http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-build-a-stylish-portfolio-web-design-concept">How to Build a Stylish Portfolio Web Design Concept</a></h3> <p>Learn techniques for creating elegant web designs in Photoshop through this tutorial.</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-build-a-stylish-portfolio-web-design-concept"><img alt="How to Build a Stylish Portfolio Web Design Concept" height="421" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-09_stylish_portfolio_webdesign.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>9. <a href="http://designinstruct.com/web-design/create-a-modern-lab-theme-web-design-in-photoshop/">Create a Modern Lab Theme Web Design in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>This tutorial will show you design techniques for making slick web layouts.</p> <p><a href="http://designinstruct.com/web-design/create-a-modern-lab-theme-web-design-in-photoshop/"><img alt="Create a Modern Lab Theme Web Design in Photoshop" height="746" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-10_lab_theme_webdesign_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>10. <a href="http://designinstruct.com/web-design/create-an-extremely-simple-dark-web-design-in-photoshop/">Create an Extremely Simple Dark Web Design in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>In this tutorial, you’ll learn plenty of techniques such as how to make a web button.</p> <p><a href="http://designinstruct.com/web-design/create-an-extremely-simple-dark-web-design-in-photoshop/"><img alt="" height="533" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-11_simple_dark_webdesign_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>11. <a href="http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-a-sleek-grid-based-website-design">How to Create a Sleek Grid Based Website Design</a></h3> <p>From paper to Photoshop, learn how to lay out a web design on a <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/a-brief-look-at-grid-based-layouts-in-web-design/" title="A Brief Look at Grid-Based Layouts in Web Design">grid</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-create-a-sleek-grid-based-website-design"><img alt="How to Create a Sleek Grid Based Website Design" height="444" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-12_sleek_gridbased_website_design_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>12. <a href="http://psd-files.com/blog/how-to-create-a-vintage-photoshop-file/">How to Create a Vintage Photoshop Website Layout</a></h3> <p>Make a stylish vintage-themed design by reading this awesome Photoshop tutorial.</p> <p><a href="http://psd-files.com/blog/how-to-create-a-vintage-photoshop-file/"><img alt="How to Create a Vintage Photoshop Website Layout" height="787" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-13_vintage_photoshop_website_layout.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>13. <a href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/portfolio-layout-photoshop/">Create a Simple Clean Portfolio Layout in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>This Photoshop layout tutorial is perfect for portfolio sites as well as web app sites.</p> <p><a href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/portfolio-layout-photoshop/"><img alt="Create a Simple Clean Portfolio Layout in Photoshop" height="550" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-14_clean_portfolio_layout_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>14. <a href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/create-amazing-3d-portfolio-dark-layout-in-photoshop/">3D Portfolio Dark Layout in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>You’ll use Photoshop guides, layer styles and more in this web design tutorial.</p> <p><a href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/tutorials/create-amazing-3d-portfolio-dark-layout-in-photoshop/"><img alt="3D Portfolio Dark Layout in Photoshop" height="550" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-15_3d_portfolio_dark_layout_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>15. <a href="http://bloomwebdesign.net/myblog/2011/04/27/design-clean-colorful-ecommerce-layout/">Design a Clean and Colorful Ecommerce Layout in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>This tutorial will walk you through the creation of an <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/product-page-design/" title="Anatomy of an Effective Product Page Design">e-store product page design</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://bloomwebdesign.net/myblog/2011/04/27/design-clean-colorful-ecommerce-layout/"><img alt="Design a Clean and Colorful Ecommerce Layout in Photoshop" height="644" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-16_colorful_ecommerce_layout_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>16. <a href="http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/complete-websites/design-an-innovative-portfolio-site-using-alternative-uiux/">Design an Innovative Portfolio Site Using Alternative UI/UX</a></h3> <p>This tutorial shows you the creation of a web page that has a unique user interface.</p> <p><a href="http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/complete-websites/design-an-innovative-portfolio-site-using-alternative-uiux/"><img alt="Design an Innovative Portfolio Site Using Alternative UI/UX" height="374" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-17_innovative_portfolio_site_uxui_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>17. <a href="http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/complete-websites/design-a-sleek-dark-mobile-app-website/">Design a Sleek Mobile App Website</a></h3> <p>Create a simple dark-themed web design layout using basic Photoshop techniques.</p> <p><a href="http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/complete-websites/design-a-sleek-dark-mobile-app-website/"><img alt="Design a Sleek Mobile App Website" height="465" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-18_design_mobileapp_website_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>18. <a href="http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/design-a-warm-cheerful-website-interface-in-adobe-photoshop/">Design a Warm, Cheerful Website Interface in Adobe Photoshop</a></h3> <p>This superb web layout tutorial has a <a href="http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/site-builds/convert-a-warm-cheerful-web-design-to-html-and-css/" title="How to Convert a PSD Web Design to HTML and CSS">PSD to HTML conversion follow-up</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/design-a-warm-cheerful-website-interface-in-adobe-photoshop/"><img alt="Design a Warm, Cheerful Website Interface in Adobe Photoshop" height="980" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-19_warmcheerful_website_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>19. <a href="http://www.webdevtuts.net/photoshop-2/create-an-impressive-videographer-website-portfolio-layout-in-photoshop/">Impressive Videographer Website Portfolio Layout in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>In this tutorial, you’ll use the Custom Shape Tool to make a background pattern.</p> <p><a href="http://www.webdevtuts.net/photoshop-2/create-an-impressive-videographer-website-portfolio-layout-in-photoshop/"><img alt="Impressive Videographer Website Portfolio Layout in Photoshop" height="324" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-20_videographer_website_portfolio_layout_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>20. <a href="http://trendytuts.com/web-layout-tutorials/how-to-create-a-wordpress-theme-in-photoshop.html">How to Create a WordPress Theme in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>Learn to make a simple blog layout using Photoshop.</p> <p><a href="http://trendytuts.com/web-layout-tutorials/how-to-create-a-wordpress-theme-in-photoshop.html"><img alt="How to Create a WordPress Theme in Photoshop" height="785" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-21_wordpress_theme_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>21. <a href="http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/design-a-bold-and-vibrant-portfolio/">Design a Bold and Vibrant Portfolio</a></h3> <p>This web layout tutorial walks you through the creation of a colorful portfolio site.</p> <p><a href="http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/design-a-bold-and-vibrant-portfolio/"><img alt="Design a Bold and Vibrant Portfolio" height="550" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-22_bold_vibrant_portfolio_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>22. <a href="http://designinstruct.com/web-design/create-an-elegant-patterned-web-design-in-photoshop/">Create an Elegant Patterned Web Design in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>Among the things you’ll learn in this tutorial is the creation of Photoshop patterns.</p> <p><a href="http://designinstruct.com/web-design/create-an-elegant-patterned-web-design-in-photoshop/"><img alt="Create an Elegant Patterned Web Design in Photoshop" height="523" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-23_elegant_patterned_web_design_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a> </p> <h3>23. <a href="http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/design-a-clean-corporate-website-layout/">Design a Clean Corporate Website Layout</a></h3> <p>Learn how to incorporate stock photos in your website layout’s header in this tutorial.</p> <p><a href="http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/design-a-clean-corporate-website-layout/"><img alt="Design a Clean Corporate Website Layout" height="550" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-24_clean_corporate_website_layout.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>24. <a href="http://www.ultimatedesignertoolkit.com/tutorials/create-colorful-business-web-layout/">How to Create a Colorful Business Web Layout</a></h3> <p>This Photoshop tutorial will demonstrate how to incorporate icons in your web designs.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ultimatedesignertoolkit.com/tutorials/create-colorful-business-web-layout/"><img alt="" height="537" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-25_colorful_business_weblayout_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>25. <a href="http://designinstruct.com/web-design/design-a-textured-coming-soon-web-page-in-photoshop/">Design a Textured "Coming Soon" Web Page in Photoshop</a></h3> <p>Learn to make a simple web design with beautiful textures in this Photoshop tutorial.</p> <p><a href="http://designinstruct.com/web-design/design-a-textured-coming-soon-web-page-in-photoshop/"><img alt="Design a Textured "Coming Soon" Web Page in Photoshop" height="458" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0159-26_textured_comingsoon_webpage_photoshop.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <h3>Related Content</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/photoshop/70-excellent-photoshop-resources/">70 Excellent Photoshop Resources</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/10-excellent-open-source-and-free-alternatives-to-photoshop/">10 Excellent Open Source and Free Alternatives to Photoshop</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/photoshop_text_effect_tutorials/">30 Beautiful Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials</a></li> <li><em>Related categories</em>: <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/photoshop/">Photoshop</a> and <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/web_design/">Web Design</a></li> </ul> <h3>About the Author</h3> <p class="about-author"><img alt="" height="80" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/authors/marcell_purham_small.jpg" width="80" /><span class="author-bio-text"><strong>Marcell Purham</strong> is the founder of <a href="http://www.webdevtuts.com" title="Webdevtuts">Webdevtuts</a>, where he writes tutorials. He is also a freelance web developer and designer, check out his <a href="http://www.marcellpurham.me" title="Marcell Purham">portfolio</a>. If you would like to keep in touch with Marcell, follow him on Twitter: @<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/marcellpurham">marcellpurham</a>.</span></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=lmio-qn3H48:j-HCXAM2h6Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?i=lmio-qn3H48:j-HCXAM2h6Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=lmio-qn3H48:j-HCXAM2h6Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=lmio-qn3H48:j-HCXAM2h6Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=lmio-qn3H48:j-HCXAM2h6Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?i=lmio-qn3H48:j-HCXAM2h6Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=lmio-qn3H48:j-HCXAM2h6Y:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SixRevisions/~4/lmio-qn3H48" width="1" />

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Is It Time to Rethink Website Navigation?

<a href="http://rss.buysellads.com/click.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5614&c=2077968581" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rss.buysellads.com/img.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5614&c=2077968581" /></a><p><a href="http://buysellads.com/buy/sitedetails/pubkey/6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991/zone/1259902" target="_blank">Advertise here with BSA</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/is-it-time-to-rethink-website-navigation/"><img height="200" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0158-01_rethink_website_navigation_thumbnail.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <p>The <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/designing-hyperlinks-tips-and-best-practices/" title="Designing Hyperlinks: Tips and Best Practices">hyperlink</a> has been a staple of the Internet since it began. The Web simply wouldn’t be a web at all if we didn’t link from one web page to another. Links make the Web work.</p> <p>So it would make sense to put a lot of time and effort into how we design our links and navigation systems.</p> <p><span id="more-5614"></span></p> <p>But, this isn’t always the case. Oftentimes, we shortchange the <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/usabilityaccessibility/information-architecture-101-techniques-and-best-practices/" title="Information Architecture 101: Techniques and Best Practices">information architecture</a> phase of a site build and fall back to one of the few tried-and-true <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/navigation-design-patterns/" title="Guide to Website Navigation Design Patterns">design patterns</a> — a canned template — for designing site navigation.</p> <h3>The Status Quo of Site Navigation</h3> <p>One of the many beautiful things about Web Design is the near-limitless options available to us. Yet, still, our navigation systems seem stuck into the existing preformed solutions.</p> <p>For small, personal sites, a simple top horizontal navigation bar is the typical option.</p> <p><a href="http://www.cheesemongerinvitational.com/"><img height="265" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0158-02_horizontal_navigation_bar.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <p>For larger sites with more pages to link to, we default to a stacked vertical navigation bar to give us the ability to include more links.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><img height="350" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0158-03_vertical_navigation_bar.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <p>In other situations, we find that drop-down menus or fly-out menus are used to keep the navigation menu compact.</p> <p><a href="http://www.google.com/"><img height="342" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0158-04_dropdown_menu.png" width="550" /></a><span class="figure-caption">Drop-down menu on <a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a> home page.</span></p> <p>It’s easy to see why we have these options. To some degree, we have been forced to conform to them because of the early limits in web design.</p> <p>As time went on, our users got used to the status quo. As a result, we’ve been hesitant to rethink the way navigation systems are designed.</p> <p>And even if we didn’t put our users first, why spend time creating something new when the hackneyed solutions work? (At least we think they do, anyways.)</p> <p>But are these conventional forms of navigation still the best solutions?</p> <h3>Natural Evolution</h3> <p>Since its inception, <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/the-evolution-of-web-design/" title="The Evolution of Web Design">Web Design continues to evolve</a> at a rapid pace. Our designs are getting easier to use, they’re more pleasing to experience, they have become richer in features, and are better optimized for speed.</p> <p>Through the changes, our conventions for navigation have stayed the same, perhaps with the exception of the short surge we saw of entirely Flash-based websites that introduced some pretty unique navigation system designs.</p> <p><a href="http://www.clairetnet.com/serre-a-voeux/index.php?lang=en"><img height="270" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0158-05_flash_site_navigation.jpg" width="550" /></a><span class="figure-caption">This Flash site forgoes the common navigation design patterns we see in most websites.</span></p> <p>While there are plenty of reasons to avoid going back to the days of entirely Flash website builds — whether your reasons are related to performance, SEO, web accessibility, independence from a proprietary technology, etc. — for most of our projects, we may still be able to gain some inspiration from what Flash sites showed us, especially in the rethinking of how website navigation can look and function.</p> <p>As web browsers become broader in features and as web design specifications continue to advance — most recently with <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/css/20-useful-resources-for-learning-about-css3/">CSS3</a> and <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/html/the-only-html5-resources-you-need-for-getting-up-to-speed/" title="The Only HTML5 Resources You Need for Getting Up to Speed">HTML5</a> — our design opportunities broaden.</p> <p>Website navigation should be at the forefront of our minds as we take advantage of these new technologies for the betterment of the user experience.</p> <p>We have already seen <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/css/examples-of-css3-in-the-wild/" title="Examples of CSS3 in the Wild">CSS3 in action</a> to some degree, most notably on<a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/understanding-the-elements-of-responsive-web-design/" title="Understanding the Elements of Responsive Web Design"> responsive web designs</a> that transform the navigation menu’s layout on-the-fly depending on the size of the user’s display (with the help of media queries).</p> <p><a href="http://forgottenpresidents.com/index.html"><img height="300" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0158-06_responsive_navigation.jpg" width="550" /></a><span class="figure-caption">On the <a href="http://forgottenpresidents.com/index.html">Forgotten Presidents</a> site, navigation layout changes from horizontal to vertical depending on display size.</span></p> <h3>Change with Purpose</h3> <p>Of course, changing something just for the sake of change is a poor excuse. We shouldn’t be changing the design and layout of navigation systems just because we have the tools to do so.</p> <p>Instead, we should approach the situation by looking at existing issues with navigation design, and how we may address them with the new techniques available to us.</p> <p>Some of the bigger questions touch on things such as where the navigation should be located, how expansive it should be, what shapes it consists of and what kind of feedback it will provide users. All of these lead to huge decisions that play a pivotal role in how usable, flexible and practical your design is.</p> <p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/"><img height="230" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0158-07_newegg_nav.jpg" width="550" /></a><span class="figure-caption"><a href="http://www.newegg.com/">Newegg</a> provides the ability to navigate its immense inventory of products with multiple navigation solutions.</span></p> <h3>The New Face of Navigation</h3> <p>CSS can do some downright exciting things these days and it’s in the nature of many designers to <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/css/css3-demos-experiments/" title="10 Interesting CSS3 Experiments and Demos">experiment and push the boundaries of innovation</a>.</p> <p>For example, blogger and web developer Chris Coyier shows that we can draw <a href="http://css-tricks.com/examples/ShapesOfCSS/" target="_blank">adaptive shapes</a> that can transcend the scalability limitations of images.</p> <p><img height="300" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0158-08_shapesofcss.jpg" width="550" /></p> <p>Graphic designer/web developer Alex Girón shows us that we can create pretty impressive animation effects and transformations with his <a href="http://neography.com/experiment/circles/solarsystem/" target="_blank" title="Our Solar System — An experiment with CSS3 border-radius, transforms & animations.">experiment involving the solar system’s orbit</a>.</p> <p>This sampling of possibilities demonstrates some pretty impressive capabilities. It doesn’t take long to see that these experiments can be adapted practically to solve design problems.</p> <p>With shapes, and the ability to animate them, we have the building blocks to create flexible and imaginative interfaces.</p> <h3>Offline Inspiration?</h3> <p>We don’t have to go far to see new twists on navigation. Our computers, stereos, appliances, vehicles, and even our keyboards all use a wide array of shapes, sizes and colors to build interaction.</p> <p>The spacebar on your keyboard is not larger than the other keys because it contains more characters. It’s used the most, so it’s the largest — an application of <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/usabilityaccessibility/improving-usability-with-fitts-law/">Fitt’s Law</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KB_United_States_Dvorak.svg"><img height="185" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0158-09_keyboard.jpg" width="550" /></a><span class="figure-caption">Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KB_United_States_Dvorak.svg">Wikipedia</a></span></p> <p>Compare the size of your spacebar to your Y key, for example. In your web design, could the <em>Home</em> link (or any other frequently used navigation link) also benefit from the same boost in size over a less important link?</p> <p>The interfaces on our sound system receivers, remote control, and car dashboards all house a wide variety of size, shape and color to denote differences in importance and function.</p> <p><img height="220" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0158-10_receiver.jpg" width="550" /></p> <p>We hold the ability to craft these solutions in our web interfaces without sacrificing flexibility or accessibility, the traditional reasons we’ve stayed away from them, using <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/progressive-enhancement/" title="Progressive Enhancement 101: Overview and Best Practices">progressive enhancement</a> and other best practices.</p> <p>To illustrate my point, I put together a <a href="http://jasonagross.com/demos/sandbox/navigation/">quick example</a> of an early-generation-iPod-inspired navigation using just HTML and CSS.</p> <p><a href="http://jasonagross.com/demos/sandbox/navigation/"><img height="378" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0158-11_circlenav.jpg" width="550" /></a><span class="figure-caption">iPod illustration by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IPod_family.png">Matthieu Riegler, Wikimedia Commons</a></span></p> <p>In reality, a circle can often provide a much more convenient use of space when compared to rectangular shapes.</p> <p>Also with all of the active areas of our navigation naturally placed at equal distance from each other, this type of navigation is consistent with <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/usabilityaccessibility/improving-usability-with-fitts-law/">Fitts’ Law</a>. </p> <p>Of course, this may or may not be the best solution for any single situation, but that is the beauty of our profession. Designers should be taking the time and consideration to explore all of the constraints each project comes with and working out individualized and ideal solutions.</p> <h3>Take Advantage of New Opportunities</h3> <p>Now, more than ever, we have the opportunity to use our creativity to solve complex issues with our navigation systems. The rapid adoption of CSS3 unlocks a huge amount of design potential. We can start to think outside of the limited array of design patterns we have for site navigation.</p> <h3>Related Content</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/design-showcase-inspiration/50-stylish-navigation-menus-for-design-inspiration/">50 Stylish Navigation Menus for Design Inspiration</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/css/30-exceptional-css-navigation-techniques/">30 Exceptional CSS Navigation Techniques</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/design-showcase-inspiration/50-examples-of-drop-down-navigation-menus-in-web-designs/">50 Examples of Drop-Down Navigation Menus in Web Designs</a></li> <li><em>Related categories</em>: <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/user-interface/">User Interface</a> and <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/web_design/">Web Design</a></li> </ul> <h3>About the Author</h3> <p class="about-author"><img alt="" height="80" src="http://images.sixrevisions.com/authors/jason_gross_small.jpg" width="80" /><strong>Jason Gross</strong> is a freelance web designer focused on creating clean and user friendly websites. Jason currently lives in Indiana and can be found on Twitter as @<a href="http://twitter.com/JasonAGross">JasonAGross</a> or on the web at <a href="http://jasonagross.com/">his personal blog</a> and portfolio.</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=jIw9xQpyCwo:tPa3AM7byfA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?i=jIw9xQpyCwo:tPa3AM7byfA:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=jIw9xQpyCwo:tPa3AM7byfA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=jIw9xQpyCwo:tPa3AM7byfA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=jIw9xQpyCwo:tPa3AM7byfA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?i=jIw9xQpyCwo:tPa3AM7byfA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=jIw9xQpyCwo:tPa3AM7byfA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SixRevisions/~4/jIw9xQpyCwo" width="1" />

UPDATED: 2 WEEKS

Announcement: Winners of TN3 Gallery Licenses

<a href="http://rss.buysellads.com/click.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5606&c=517951987" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rss.buysellads.com/img.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5606&c=517951987" /></a><p><a href="http://buysellads.com/buy/sitedetails/pubkey/6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991/zone/1259902" target="_blank">Advertise here with BSA</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/contests/announcement-winners-of-tn3-gallery-licenses/"><img alt="" height="200" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0156-01_winners_tn3gallery_june2011_thumbnail.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <p>We recently held a <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/contests/giveaway-5-tn3-gallery-image-gallery-and-slideshow-licenses/">giveaway</a> for the excellent <a href="http://www.tn3gallery.com/" target="_blank" title="TN3 Gallery, jQuery Image Gallery - tn3gallery.com">jQuery image gallery</a>, TN3 Gallery. In this post, we announce the 5 lucky Six Revisions readers that won a <a href="http://www.tn3gallery.com/pricing/" target="_blank">Pro license</a> to TN3 Gallery (value of $37).</p> <p><span id="more-5606"></span></p> <h3>The Winners</h3> <p>Here’s the list of winners of TN3 Gallery Pro licenses.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/contests/giveaway-5-tn3-gallery-image-gallery-and-slideshow-licenses/#comment-106011">Joshua Chase</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/contests/giveaway-5-tn3-gallery-image-gallery-and-slideshow-licenses/#comment-106014">Abdelhadi Touil</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/contests/giveaway-5-tn3-gallery-image-gallery-and-slideshow-licenses/#comment-106345">Peter Steven</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/contests/giveaway-5-tn3-gallery-image-gallery-and-slideshow-licenses/#comment-106006">Jeff</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/contests/giveaway-5-tn3-gallery-image-gallery-and-slideshow-licenses/#comment-105988">Rachel Shillcock</a></li> </ul> <p>Congratulations to all the winners! You should’ve already received an email from me with information pertaining to your prize.</p> <p><img height="353" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0156-02_winners_tn3gallery_june2011_sql.png" width="550" /><span class="figure-caption">Result of the SQL query that selected 5 comments randomly.</span></p> <h3>About TN3 Gallery</h3> <p>TN3 Gallery is a powerful and customizable <a href="http://www.tn3gallery.com/">jQuery image gallery</a> and slideshow.</p> <p>TN3 Gallery comes with a Lite version. The Lite version has a pretty robust feature set. Use TN3 Gallery for free by <a href="http://www.tn3gallery.com/download-free/">downloading the Lite version</a>.</p> <p>Follow TN3 Gallery on Twitter @<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/tn3gallery">tn3gallery</a> and join them on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/tn3gallery">Facebook</a>.</p> <h3>Related Content</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/creating-focal-points/">Creating Focal Points in Your Web Design</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/usabilityaccessibility/getting-users-to-sign-up-factors-in-design-and-content/">Getting Users to Sign Up: Factors in Design and Content</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/5-little-known-web-files-that-can-enhance-your-website/">5 Little-Known Web Files That Can Enhance Your Website</a></li> <li><em>Related categories</em>: <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/web_design/">Web Design</a> and <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/web-development/">Web Development</a></li> </ul> <h3>About the Author</h3> <p class="about-author"><img alt="" height="80" src="http://images.sixrevisions.com/authors/jacob_gube_small.jpg" width="80" /><span class="author-bio-text"><strong>Jacob Gube</strong> is the Founder and Chief Editor of <strong><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/">Six Revisions</a></strong>. He’s also a web developer/designer who specializes in front-end development (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and also a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1847194583?ie=UTF8&tag=sixrevi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1847194583"><strong>book author</strong></a>. If you’d like to connect with him, head on over to the <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/contact/"><strong>contact page</strong></a> and follow him on Twitter: <strong>@<a href="http://twitter.com/sixrevisions">sixrevisions</a></strong>.</span></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=0epFk5NE39Y:frw5ja-T-7I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?i=0epFk5NE39Y:frw5ja-T-7I:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=0epFk5NE39Y:frw5ja-T-7I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=0epFk5NE39Y:frw5ja-T-7I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=0epFk5NE39Y:frw5ja-T-7I:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?i=0epFk5NE39Y:frw5ja-T-7I:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=0epFk5NE39Y:frw5ja-T-7I:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SixRevisions/~4/0epFk5NE39Y" width="1" />

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5 Steps for Taking on Something New

<a href="http://rss.buysellads.com/click.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5598&c=1815083386" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rss.buysellads.com/img.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5598&c=1815083386" /></a><p><a href="http://buysellads.com/buy/sitedetails/pubkey/6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991/zone/1259902" target="_blank">Advertise here with BSA</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/steps-something-new/"><img alt="" height="200" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0155-01_something_new_thumbnail.png" width="550" /></a></p> <p>It’s a scenario most solo web professionals find themselves in now and then: You have the opportunity to work on a project that includes something you haven’t done before, and that <em>something</em> is pretty big. Maybe it’s editing video for the web, conducting user-testing, or creating a <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/mobile-web-design-best-practices/" title="Mobile Web Design: Best Practices">mobile web design</a>.</p> <p>Whatever it is, it seems to be a capability worth adding to your repertoire.</p> <p><span id="more-5598"></span></p> <p>But how do you know if it’s the right move? And what should you tell your client about your lack of experience?</p> <p>It’s happened to me, both as an independent consultant and as the owner of a small design and development firm (<a href="http://www.poccuo.com/" target="_blank" title="Poccuo">Poccuo</a>).</p> <p>After countless conversations about "investing in learning" and "the ethics of competency," I figured I’d share five steps that I fall back on when the opportunity to add a new capability pops up.</p> <h3>1. Do Your Homework</h3> <p>If you’re considering taking on a task you haven’t tackled before, it’s key to understand what’s involved before you commit to the project.</p> <p>Take some time to check out blogs, books, tutorials, and tech docs on the subject. Don’t worry about the details just yet, just the big picture: Are you confident that you can tackle the task? How much time will it take to learn the ins-and-outs? Will you need new hardware/software?</p> <p><img alt="" height="300" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0155-02_brain_diagram.jpg" width="550" /></p> <p>Once you’ve taken a good look at what’s involved, you can make an informed judgment about how doable it really is.</p> <p>Feeling iffy, unclear, or like you could easily get in over your head? Then it’s probably not a good fit, or at least not something that you want to try to learn in the context of client work.</p> <h3>2. Decide If It’s a Good Fit</h3> <p>Just because you can, doesn’t mean that you should, right? Deciding on taking on something new and investing your time in learning a new capability isn’t just about the project at hand, but also about where you want to go after that project.</p> <p>I usually try to avoid business clichés like "think about your long-term strategy," but in this case, it applies completely.</p> <p>Learning usually involves a significant investment of time and effort, whether in the form of formal training or trial and error. Additionally, a new skill is like a car — it needs constant maintenance and regular refueling, both of which take time and resources.</p> <p>In the context of client work, it’s inherently more stressful and risky to decide to take on something new than sticking to your tried-and-true skills.</p> <p>Below are some questions to ask yourself to help you decide if taking on something new is an investment worth making.</p> <p><strong>Will this new skill extend your capabilities in a way that makes sense?</strong> If the service is in demand and will help you land future projects — for example designing/developing mobile sites is currently a lucrative and relatively new space — then it’s probably a good investment because you’ll achieve an ongoing return.</p> <p>But if the project requires you to learn an outdated programming language that no one is likely to ask for down the road, it may not be the best way to use your resources. Sure, you’ll be able to tackle the project at hand, but then what? If the skill doesn’t <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/why-branding-yourself-is-important/" title="Why Branding Yourself is Important">make you more marketable</a>, it often makes more sense to subcontract the work or skip the project so you can focus on new capabilities that have more reach.</p> <p><strong>Do you have room in your schedule for learning?</strong> Learning takes focus and time, and when you learn a new capability, you want to make sure to build a full understanding of it.</p> <p>If the new skill you’re tackling is <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/creating-html-emails/" title="Creating HTML Emails : An Overview for Web Designers">coding HTML email templates</a>, for example, hacking at a template until it "works" may get you through the project, but it won’t help much the next go-round.</p> <p>When you’re adding a skill, try to learn the fundamental "how and why" so you can extend the new capability to a broader range of future projects. What’s this have to do with your schedule? When you’re rushed, you tend to focus on learning just enough to get it done and, a lot of the time, that isn’t enough to resell later.</p> <p><strong>Will you like where it takes you?</strong> Your goals should dictate the services you offer, not vice versa. If your goal is to focus more on <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/usabilityaccessibility/information-architecture-101-techniques-and-best-practices/" title="Information Architecture 101: Techniques and Best Practices">information architecture</a> and less on programming, <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/javascript/getting-started-with-jquery/" title="Getting Started with jQuery">learning jQuery</a> won’t help you get there.</p> <p>Consider if the new skill moves you in a direction you want to go, and don’t be afraid to turn a project down when the new capability involved doesn’t. In my experience, the "Jack of all trades, master of none" approach doesn’t map very well to web design and development.</p> <h3>3. Consider Finding Help</h3> <p>If the task you’re trying to take on is hefty, the project has a tight timeline, or you’re just not sure where to start, then it may be a good idea to find someone who can help.</p> <p>My suggestion: track down a freelancer who has the experience you’re missing and ask them to provide consultation to help you get started on the right foot. Then if you get stuck, you’ll have someone you can ping for advice. It may be a bit of an investment (possibly one that the client won’t care to pay for), but in my experience, the stress it eliminates is well worth it.</p> <h3>4. Be Up Front</h3> <p>When a potential client asks you to do something you haven’t done before, you don’t have to decline, but you should be up front about your lack of experience.</p> <p>Being direct shows that you’re looking out for the client’s best interests, and that you’re confident in your ability to tackle the new task. The worst case: they’ll tell you they need someone with previous experience, but you’ll at least have left them with the impression that you’re honest.</p> <blockquote><p>"There is no litmus test to say one firm can do the job and the other can’t, or that a firm without a certain kind of experience can’t learn."<span class="blockquote-citation">- AIGA. <a href="http://chapters.aiga.org/resources/content/3/5/9/6/documents/aiga_ethics09_1_clients_guide.pdf">"A Client’s Guide to Design: How to Get the Most Out of the Process"</a></span> </p></blockquote> <p>Whatever you do, avoid creating the impression that you have experience that you don’t actually have. Misrepresenting your capabilities is a lot like lying on your resume: unethical and, sometimes, actionable.</p> <p>If you feel the client is getting the wrong impression about the services you provide or experience you have, don’t shrug it off — address it immediately. Otherwise, if things don’t go smoothly, the client will probably feel misled and, if the circumstances are serious enough, may even try to go after you legally.</p> <p>And from a legal standpoint, if something untrue is presented as a fact, or if a critical fact is concealed or left out of the conversation, it’s misrepresentation. It isn’t necessary that misrepresentation be intentionally deceptive (when it’s not, it’s called <em>innocent misrepresentation</em>). If your client entered into the contract based on misrepresentation, a court may rule that the contract is voidable. Depending on the state and scenario, the client could try to collect damages.</p> <p>So, be honest, clear, and careful.</p> <h3>5. Make a Strong Case</h3> <p>Put yourself in the client’s shoes. What will they be worried about when you let them know you want to take on the project, even though it’s something you haven’t done before?</p> <p>Usually, two things: If it will get done <em>right</em>, and if it will get done on <em>time</em>. Make it your mission to show them it will.</p> <p>When you talk to your client, share your research (and test runs) and explain how any experience or knowledge from past projects will help you tackle their request. I often find myself saying things like, "While I’ve never worked with <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/site-news/mootools-1-2-beginners-guide-book/" title="MooTools 1.2 Beginner's Guide Book">MooTools</a>, I’ve done plenty with JS and jQuery, so I won’t be starting from scratch." It can also help to reference a few projects that exemplify your ability to capture a new skill on the fly.</p> <p>In my experience, clients tend to evaluate designers and developers based on personality and portfolio. If you have those two covered — and can show a track record for successfully taking on new tasks — then I think you’ll find that clients will give you a shot at the project.</p> <h3>Final Thoughts</h3> <p><img height="130" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0155-03_5_tips_summary.jpg" width="550" /></p> <p>Learning a new skill can be tricky, particularly when it’s being done in the context of client work.</p> <p>And while it’s never black-and-white, I hope these tips will prove to be a helpful starting point the next time the opportunity presents itself for you to add, or to not add, a capability.</p> <h3>Related Content</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/drawing-the-line-6-things-you-shouldnt-tolerate-in-projects/">Drawing the Line: 6 Things You Shouldn’t Tolerate in Projects</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/earn-more-web-designer/">10 Ways Designers Can Earn More from Projects</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/7-common-project-management-problems-and-how-to-solve-them/">7 Common Project Management Problems (And How to Solve Them)</a></li> <li><em>Related categories</em>: <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/project-management/">Project Management</a> and <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/web_design/">Web Design</a></li> </ul> <h3>About the Author</h3> <p class="about-author"><img alt="" height="80" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/authors/phillip_zelnar_small.jpg" width="80" /><span class="author-bio-text"><strong>Phillip Zelnar</strong> loves design and building websites. Phil’s a principal at <a href="http://www.poccuo.com">Poccuo</a>, a boutique design studio in Washington, DC that he founded in 2007. He also runs <a href="http://www.notologist.com">Notologist</a> and occasionally teaches a class or two. Find Phil on Twitter at @<a href="http://www.twitter.com/pzelnar">pzelnar</a>.</span></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=rGVRv8WF63s:c3eupzz3ia8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?i=rGVRv8WF63s:c3eupzz3ia8:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=rGVRv8WF63s:c3eupzz3ia8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=rGVRv8WF63s:c3eupzz3ia8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=rGVRv8WF63s:c3eupzz3ia8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?i=rGVRv8WF63s:c3eupzz3ia8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?a=rGVRv8WF63s:c3eupzz3ia8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SixRevisions?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SixRevisions/~4/rGVRv8WF63s" width="1" />

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Agile Web Development That Works

<a href="http://rss.buysellads.com/click.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5583&c=139968187" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rss.buysellads.com/img.php?z=1259902&k=6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991&a=5583&c=139968187" /></a><p><a href="http://buysellads.com/buy/sitedetails/pubkey/6989dd4b5220d0b14530453de7387991/zone/1259902" target="_blank">Advertise here with BSA</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/agile/"><img src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0153-01_agile_website_development_thumbnail.png" /></a></p> <p>Agile web development is not a specific process, action, or a daylong exercise. Agile is a mindset, an attitude with which a project is undertaken.</p> <p>It means streamlining the project, taking away time-sucks, performing frequent sanity checks, and making sure that you’re not spending excessive time on things that don’t add value to the project.</p> <p><span id="more-5583"></span></p> <p>It’s about spending quality time on actions that add value to the website and make it better, and taking away time and energy from parts of the process that cause headaches.</p> <p>Your team will reach the same goals and milestones, but in half the time or less.</p> <p>In this article, I’ll show you how the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_management" target="_blank" title="Agile management - en.wikipedia.org">agile project management method</a> can be applied to developing websites.</p> <h3>Traditional Web Development Process</h3> <p><img height="145" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0153-02_traditional_web_development.png" width="550" /><span class="figure-caption">Typical web development process circa 2000-2007. </span></p> <p>Around the turn of the century, a bunch of us web geeks were working hard on figuring out how to design websites effectively. We started with the tools and processes used in print, video and radio, and modified them for the internet.</p> <p>We embraced paper prototypes, <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/user-interface/website-wireframing/" title="Ultimate Guide to Website Wireframing">wireframes</a>, user personas and use-case planning, as well as <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/usabilityaccessibility/information-architecture-101-techniques-and-best-practices/" title="Information Architecture 101: Techniques and Best Practices">information architecture</a> planning with site maps and flow charts.</p> <p>When <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_James_Garrett" target="_blank">Jesse James Garrett</a> and <a href="http://www.sensible.com/" target="_blank">Steve Krug</a> came out with their usability/user-centered-design books, we heaved a sigh of relief, not because what they were saying was new, but because they articulated the subject in a way that even the most technology-phobic print designer could understand.</p> <h3>The Turning Point</h3> <p>We got an <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/7-tips-for-giving-effective-design-project-quotes/" title="7 Tips for Giving Effective Design Project Quotes">RFP</a> recently from a college that is redesigning their website and wanted to hire us for design and planning. It’s a great school and it sounded like a great project, the likes of which we’ve done dozens of times before.</p> <p>But when we sat down to write the proposal, we found ourselves scratching our heads about how to approach it.</p> <p>After a while, we realized why. The RFP was looking for a web developer from 2005.</p> <p>Wireframes, site maps, use-case scenarios and focus groups — the traditional web development process — have served us well for almost 10 years, and we developed effective websites using them, but in a high-paced industry like ours, speed and efficiency are very important.</p> <p>Now we see that they were tools of the Wild West. They still have their places in the new world, but they’ve been reduced to a niche player, and are only used on the trickiest of web projects.</p> <h3>What’s Changed?</h3> <p>There have been three major changes in the past 5 years that have fundamentally altered how we design websites.</p> <p>First, everyone uses the Internet. I mean everyone. Ten years when we met with marketing directors or CEOs, most of them had secretaries who printed out their email to be replied to. Now, every CEO has a Blackberry or iPhone.</p> <p>Secondly, we have gained a better understanding of how people use sites. Five years ago, we had <em>best guesses</em> to start from, now we have <em>best practices</em>. For example, every user who goes to a college website knows to look for the link that says "Admissions", and likewise every college knows to have a link called "Admissions". It’s hard to imagine, but these were big questions 10 years ago that merited days of discussion and testing.</p> <p>Third, and possibly most importantly, are the vast strides in <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/how-to-evaluate-what-cms-to-use/" title="How to Evaluate What CMS to Use">content management systems</a> (CMS) technologies over the past 5 years. Any reasonably talented usability consultant (a profession that also didn’t exist 10 years ago) can work with a developer to customize any number of inexpensive or freely available, open-sourced CMSs, so that even my grandparents can edit a website.</p> <p>Now we’re at a point where the work that used to take up 80% of a web development project is unnecessary.</p> <p>It’s time to put aside the processes that supported that work, and graduate to the next level.</p> <h3>Agile Web Development Process</h3> <p><img src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0153-03_agile_web_development.jpg" /><span class="figure-caption">Modern (agile) web development process.</span></p> <p>In the process shown above, editors are interacting with content and navigation on day one. Navigation is fluid, and we’re getting in front of users faster and making 100 minor corrections to our course, instead of waiting a few weeks and making major adjustments.</p> <h4>Flexible Processes for a Flexible Web</h4> <p>Get your team off of email and hold the phone. Stop the endless back-and-forth, internal meetings, and rehashing of the same issues each week.</p> <p>Get everyone in the office and lock them in (figuratively). Bring the decision makers, the content entry folks, and your IT specialists, and you have a recipe for success.</p> <p>While every part of an agile web development process runs more smoothly with rapid iterations, it’s the reduction of time spent on overhead — scheduling, recapping, hunting someone down for feedback, mood swings, staff reorganizations, training, etc. — that really gives you your biggest time-savings. Instead of your key stakeholders having to attend 4 meetings over 5 months, they need to attend 3 hours of meetings over 3 days.</p> <p><img height="305" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0153-04_agile_time_investment.png" width="549" /></p> <p>With agile development, your team will be immersed in building the website within a couple of weeks of starting the project, and you’ll be getting real-time feedback from real website users within a month.</p> <p>Your internal team will be empowered to make these changes and will be trained in asking the key questions, which are:</p> <ul> <li>Does this change help us reach our goals?</li> <li>Do these images and words support our brand?</li> <li>Is this solution better than what’s there now?</li> <li>What’s the worst that could happen if we tried this for a week?</li> <li>Once the week is done, how should we decide if we leave it or change it back?</li> </ul> <p>Now is a very exciting time for technology, and this new method of web development is a tool that gets right to the heart of the matter, and avoids wasting time on the noise and minutia that slows us down.</p> <h3>A Case Study of Agile Web Development</h3> <p>We worked with <a href="http://www.tcicollege.edu/">Technical Career Institutes</a> in Manhattan to re-launch their 100-page college website in 1 month.</p> <p><a href="http://www.tcicollege.edu/"><img alt="" height="361" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/0153-05_agile_case.jpg" width="550" /></a></p> <p>They wanted a slick, modern, engaging design to reflect their brand. They want it to be easy to edit, and easy for them to maintain.</p> <p>Within 2.5 months of signing a contract with us, their inquiries had increased by 100% — a wonderful outcome of the re-design. (We’re continuing to work with them to understand where they lose people in the application process, and will continue to improve these numbers.)</p> <p>In three days, despite not having a clear brand statement, we took all the photos, designed the new website look, got sign-off (and excitement) from over a dozen key stakeholders, programmed the themes and tested them on all priority browsers, finalized navigation and created about half the pages on the website.</p> <p>What follows is a breakdown of our 1-month timeline.</p> <h4>Week 1: Setup</h4> <p>Initial server setup by our team. We chose <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/getting-started-with-drupal-a-comprehensive-hands-on-guide/" title="Getting Started with Drupal: A Comprehensive Hands-On Guide">Drupal</a> because it’s powerful and can be configured and customized to be very easy for end-users to use. Using the <a href="http://acquia.com/products-services/acquia-drupal" target="_blank" title="Acquia Drupal - acquia.com">Acquia Drupal</a> install, security updates become easy. (We have a standard module list that, if you ask about in the comments, I’ll discuss in another article.)</p> <h4>Week 2: Onsite Training</h4> <p>Over the course of this week, we worked with TCI to understand their brand, create the visual design of the website, take hundreds of photos, define the navigation, and train 15 TCI staff members on content management. This allowed them to completely rewrite 15 pages and migrate 25 more from the old site to the new site, set up multiple web forms and calendar integration, and connect all the hooks to their existing admissions systems.</p> <h4>Weeks 3-4: Cleanup and Go Live</h4> <p>We spent the last two weeks tidying up and preparing to go into production. TCI continued to add and tweak content while we refined the design and the code, cropped pictures for them, and helped them with navigation problems. We made the site more search-engine-friendly and generally kept things moving forward to deployment.</p> <h4>Post-Launch</h4> <p>Both our team and their team have made dozens of tweaks to the website after the site was launched. We continue to <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/tools/tools_monitoring_website_popularity/" title="15 Tools for Monitoring a Website's Popularity">monitor website traffic</a> to optimize the website for search engine traffic.</p> <h3>Conclusion</h3> <p>Using agile project management reduces traditional website development processes significantly. What could have taken 4-8 months under a traditional process, we reduced to 1 month. Cutting down the build process to its bare essentials reduces bottlenecks and project overhead, making it as efficient and results-driven as possible.</p> <h3>Related Content</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/4-steps-to-building-a-portfolio-website-using-drupal/">4 Steps to Building a Portfolio Website Using Drupal</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/why-making-web-apps-with-rails-is-awesome/">Why Making Web Apps with Rails Is Awesome</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/ideas-for-expanding-your-web-design-business/">Ideas for Expanding Your Web Design Business</a></li> <li><em>Related categories</em>: <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/web-development/">Web Development</a> and <a href="http://sixrevisions.com/category/project-management/">Project Management</a></li> </ul> <h3>About the Author</h3> <p class="about-author"><img alt="" height="80" src="http://cdn.sixrevisions.com/authors/jason_mark_small.jpg" width="80" /><span class="author-bio-text"><strong>Jason Mark</strong> is an educator, business owner, and author. 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