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The Relevance of the Baseline Grid

August 25th, 2011    No Comments

Hopefully this example demonstrates how important the baseline is: it literally informs the rest of the design, from other type’s size and leading, through to image placement, border height, and even padding between elements.

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Smooth Scribbles Brush Set

August 25th, 2011    No Comments

This brush set contains 10 abstract patterns that I’m calling smooth scribbles. The brushes are amazingly random and will make great backgrounds for your designs.

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Better First Impressions Through Design

August 24th, 2011    No Comments

Time and time again, it’s been shown that better design of banners and landing pages can make or break campaigns. It is imperative that design professionals insist that thoughtful design be applied to the elements of the customer acquisition flow.

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Awesome Freebie: Magic 3D Photoshop Action

August 24th, 2011    No Comments

Today we have a free Photoshop Action for easily creating 3D effects. The action was created by Damian Watracz for the readers of the Vandelay Design blog. With the help of the action you can easily give 3D effects to layers, vector shapes, and text.

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33 Clever Uses of Punctuation in Logo Design

August 23rd, 2011    No Comments

From commas to question marks, check out these punctuation-centric logos!

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How to Turn a Photo Into Vector Artwork

August 23rd, 2011    No Comments

In this Adobe Illustrator tutorial, we’ll create a vector illustration of a high-heeled shoe by tracing a reference photo of it using the Pen Tool.

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100 Sets of Free Photoshop Brushes

August 22nd, 2011    No Comments

There are a lot of brush sets out there but it’s sometimes difficult to find what you’re looking for. We have collected 100 sets of free Photoshop brushes and categorized them according to type.

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38 Brilliant Non-Profit Websites

August 22nd, 2011    No Comments

For non-profit organizations it is difficult to develop a powerful and effective website because many are on a limited budget. In this post we have put together some beautifully developed non-profit websites for inspiration.

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Responsive Web Design Has Created Opportunities Across the Board

August 21st, 2011    No Comments

A very interesting article on how the practice of responsive web design is affecting different areas of the industry.

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10 Productivity Tools Worth Knowing

August 21st, 2011    No Comments

This collection has some interesting selections that I had never seen before. Definitely worth a look!

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