Web Templates Blog 9 Free Resources for Learning Photoshop This post originally appeared on My Life Scoop, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about using social media and technology for a more connected life. If, like most people, you haven’t “layered” since last winter and only “merge” at speeds of 60 mph and over, getting accustomed to the lingo and layout of Photoshop can be daunting. These nine free resources are good places to learn how to lasso, dodge, burn, paint, filter or do whatever else you need to in order to accomplish your desired photo editing task. If we didn't mention your favorite Photoshop tutorial, add it in the comments below and let us know how it helped you in your design endeavors. 1. For a thorough introduction to the basics of Photoshop, starting at the source might be your best bet. 2. 3. If there’s a Photoshop feat you’re hoping to conquer, chances are there is a YouTube video that can help you. 4. 5. Learning the keyboard shortcuts for the most frequent operations will save your time and your wrists. 6. 7.
How Blogging Makes You A Better Designer As a visual designer the central problem you attempt to solve is one of communication. In writing a blog post the central problem you attempt to solve is one of communication. See the connection? Some might see visual design and blogging as having two different skill sets. Fundamentally though, each is the same thing. Both designing and blogging are attempts to communicate using language. graphic (adj.)Of or relating to written representationOf or relating to pictorial representation I thought it would be interesting to take a look at writing as it connects to design. Multi-Tasking is Not What You Think it is I’ve always thought that multi-tasking as most people think of it is an illusion. On the other hand you really can’t text and walk down the street at the same time. Here’s what happens when some people try to do both at the same time. Multi-tasking as we think of it is really moving back and forth between multiple tasks. The Connection Between Blogging and Design Writing Practice
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State of the Mobile Web, August 2010 Blogging | 1stwebdesigner - Graphic and Web Design Blog Where is the boundary between doing your work and the tasks you love? Are you doing what you always wanted to do? Do you want to do more, become more? When should you learn to become more productive and implement routines in your life? And when should you simply quit your existing job and do something else that makes you happier? I invite you to participate and share your experiences, in fact, I will give away two books Play It Away and Power of Habit to the most genuine sharing in the comments. Read More Do you want to learn how you can live your own dream lifestyle? This article will mix life lessons with action. Most people (including myself, sometimes) set their goals, but after a month, motivation goes somewhere. If you are excited to hear how the year went for 1stWebDesigner, what are some interesting insights happening in design industry and get yourself motivated to do more, read on! Read More There is a great debate on whether the web designer should learn coding. Read More Ready?
Le blog groupe Reflect New York City Wants More BigApps, Please New York City is opening up its government data to hackers in the hopes that they will create some apps to help the people who live there. Today, it officially opened its BigApps 2.0 challenge (hosted by ChallengePost). Developers will have access to more than 350 data sets from more than 40 different government agencies. This is the second year New York City is conducting a BigApps challenge. This year, though, the city is opening up some new data to the competition, including the police department’s CompStat crime data, buildings complaints, and real-time traffic information.
12 Blogs That Can Expand Your Web Design Repertoire | Web Design Ledger Web design, much like any technology related field, requires those who make their living in it to stay on top of it’s ever evolving nature. To maintain a high level of work, a web designer must always be looking for ways to expand his or her repertoire. This can involve learning new techniques, finding new software to increase productivity, or staying up to date on the latest design trends. Here are some of the best out there that are loaded with things you can add to your web design repertoire. Web Designer Wall Web Designer Wall is a great place to find in depth tutorials and articles about modern design trends. Noupe Noupe covers everything from css to flex. Astheria Astheria isn’t your average web design blog. Smashing Magazine Smashing Magazine is easily the most popular web design blog. Six Revisions Six Revisions has a perfect blend of web design and development articles, which makes it a great place for designers to expand their skills beyond Photoshop. Blog.SpoonGraphics Abduzeedo
27 Must-Have Starter Kits For Web Designers Starter kits are great timesavers for web designers and they are particularly useful for those who often create mock-ups for project pitching on daily basis. If you are a designer-cum-programmer think of it as your code snippets So what’s in a starter kit? We think it varies – depending on what each designer routinely worked with. For GUI designers, keeping a copy of form elements (buttons, checkboxes, tab, drop down menus, etc) helps speed up the process of creating screens and layouts; on the other hand, browser (IE, Firefox Safari) templates with web safe area keep web designers reminded how/where they should prioritize their contents. In today’s article, we attempt to show you some of the best design starter kit we’ve come to know. GUI, Form Elements and Web Components From form elements like checkboxes, input fields, textareas to web design components like buttons, arrows, icons, badges and more. Yahoo’s Design Stencil Kit Probably one of the most complete kit for designers. Cursors
AppBistro Wants To Give Every Service With An API Its Own App Store These days, it seems that every startup worth its salt (or at least, a lot of them) are offering some sort of API — an interface that allows third-party developers to interact with the startup’s data. The benefits to offering an API are clear: a developer community can build cool stuff on top of your service faster than your company can, and you can hopefully build a greater userbase as a result. Once you have a community building on your API it’s obviously a good idea to showcase the apps they’ve built to users, but this can get tricky — it’s not trivial to manage a directory of apps. TechCrunch Disrupt finalist AppBistro wants to make this easier, and tonight it’s previewing a product called AppBistro AppStores at I/O Ventures Demo Day that may be one solution. CEO Ryan Merket says that companies often consider creating a directory of applications that are tapping into their API, but give up when they realize how much legwork is involved. So what exactly does this technology entail?
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