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Here at Cool Hunting we love a good redesign and typically launch a new one every year or two. This time around (our fifth) took awhile to get out the door, but we're so glad it's here. It also happens to be our seventh anniversary, so what a great way to celebrate.
Welcome to the Redesign on Cool Hunting
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Unless you are a creative agency, most small businesses don’t have the luxury of having an in-house designer. There are literally thousands of freelance designers and design agencies out there that can fill various niches and services, but finding someone in your price range – and if locale is important, in your area – can be difficult. Sortfolio is the latest project from 37Signals, the team behind Basecamp, Campfire and Backpack. Sortfolio is really great for companies or individuals looking for a designer because you can browse by price-range (as in, how much do these designers charge on average per project?)
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What Personality Traits Do Designers Share? | Design & Innovatio
65 designers take the Myers-Briggs personality test, offering a window into the way designers actually think--and the meaning of "design thinking." 219 diggs digg Designers love to debate about what personality type makes for the best designer. So Michael Roller took the extra step of getting a bunch of designers to take the Myers Briggs personality test, and published the results in a chart: Let's ignore all the details (and the hideous, illegible pie chart at the bottom), and zoom in on the two clearest trends: 85% of respondents were "intuiting" types, while 69% were "judging." By itself that's not particularly useful. But those two personality traits offer a good insight into what " design thinking " might actually consist of.This series is supported by Wix.com , an online design tool that enables you to create your own Flash websites, social network layouts, and more, for free. Learn more about Wix here . With so much content competing for users’ attention, it’s important for content creators to have websites or applications that are accessible, clean and interactive. For sites with a social media focus, a solid user experience is even more important because if users can’t easily navigate a site or connect with their existing networks, chances are, those users won’t return.
