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• Burnout

  Monday, June 1st, 2009

  Web professionals are often expected to be “always on”—always working, absorbing information, and honing new skills. Unless our work and personal lives are carefully balanced, however, the physical and mental effects of an "always on" life can be debilitating.

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• Straight from Google: What You Need to Know

  Monday, June 1st, 2009

  I just gave a talk at WordCamp San Francisco 2009. Thanks to Matt Mullenweg and the Automattic folks for a great time! I think there will be a video up soon, but if you want to browse the slides in the mean time, here they are:

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• Design Inspiration: Tips and Secrets from 11 Famous Digital Artists

  Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

  We have been posting articles featuring incredible digital artists and their amazing pieces, very creative and full of details. Now, have you ever wondered or asked yourself about how the hell do they come up with those ideas? Because of that we decided to ask some of these guys what they do or where they go to find inspiration.

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• Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline

  Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

  http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/inspiration/teach-yourself-graphic-design-a-self-study-course-outline/

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• Web Design Industry Jargon: Glossary and Resources

  Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

  There are specialized terms referring to all sorts of aspects of web design. For someone just getting started in web design, or someone looking to have a site designed, all the technical jargon can be overwhelming. Especially the acronyms.

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• 8 Layout Solutions To Improve Your Designs

  Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

  In this article, we’ll discuss 8 useful layout solutions and techniques that will help you create a clean and organized content layout. The 8 techniques include sliders, tabs, progressive layouts, structured grids, modal windows, rollover elements, accordions and mega drop-down-menus.

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• A 20 Minute Intro to Typography Basics

  Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

  Typography plays a big role in graphic design and can be one of the hardest things to get right. My aim here is to introduce some of the basics and the most common areas of typography that will be important in your design work.

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• What Freelancers Must Know About Ergonomics

  Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

  Some professions can be dangerous to your health. These include fire fighters, oil riggers, those serving in the armed forces, and even electricians. These professionals don’t take the danger for granted. They use special equipment and procedures to minimize the risk.

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• Communicating with Typography

  Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

  Type is always communicative, even if it wasn't designed with that goal in mind, but there are some great ways to really make it shout. In this tutorial, we'll explore some basic as well as some more clever ways to use type to communicate a feeling, message or idea.

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• 9 Tips For Brand Building With Web Design

  Monday, May 18th, 2009

  First of all, what is a brand? A brand is a symbol. Symbols are designs which represent something else, and a brand is meant to package all of the associations, experiences and characteristics into an abstract construct.

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• Visual Hierarchy in Web Design

  Monday, May 18th, 2009

  On a daily basis I view all sorts of websites and all kinds of designs. One thing in common with successful templates on ThemeForest or with websites around the web is strong visual hierarchy. Often times I see templates that have a great concept going but has poor visual hierarchy. I’ll cover what visual hierarchy is and some great examples in this article.

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