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6 Creative Ways to Use Delicious Bookmarks

Jacob Cass — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:57:41 +0000

This is a guest article contributed by Rebecca*.

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Delicious is a popular social bookmarking site which you can use for saving your favorite website links. The process is termed as bookmarking. This will enable you to share your bookmarks among others as well as allow you to browse bookmarks of other users’. Tagging and search tools help you in browsing as well as organizing topics of interest. It enables you to both create multiple tags and tag sites with manifold keywords.

Every tag produces a page with all website links associated to it. You can share each of these ...

ZeroBundle – Free Bundle for Designers

Adrian — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:28:19 +0000

Have you ever heard about ZeroBundle? If not, than this might be a good startup for you to get to know this great website that offers hidden gems for web designers or simply curious researchers. It is a recently released sister site of WebDesignerDepot and MightyDeals and its scope is to offer fantastic deals for [...]

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David Allen’s “Getting Things Done”: Is It Relevant to Freelancers?

Lexirodrigo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:56:08 +0000

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SPD 47: Brandon Kavulla’s Favorite Magazine

Grids — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0000

Brandon Kavulla, Creative Director, Wired
Favorite Magazine: Fantastic Man

I realize this is not the most original selection, but man I just always love it.

There really is this dry windsor-knotted sense of humor throughout the book that comes across in the writing, headlines, design, photography and especially the mix of stories.

In taking itself so formally, it ends up being intentionally self deprecating and really freaking funny and entertaining. (everyone written about is "MR.")

I am also a massive fan of center axis anything; text, headlines, page structure....and pretty much all of Fantastic Man is center ...

2012-02-06 | Pinterest

Jacob Cass — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:43 +0000

Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.

Credits: Michael Deal and Juan Carlos Pagan.

Related Logos: 2012-01-25 | Paul Hampton (13) 2012-01-17 | Palmetto Opera (2) 2012-01-09 | Blip (2)

How freelancers can compete with design marketplace sites

Preston D Lee — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:06:37 +0000

The last few posts I’ve written here have all come from excellent reader suggestions on this post. Today’s is no different.

Joe Malleck writes:

One topic that I’m interested in is what a designer’s future role in the marketplace is. With the uprising of theme marketplaces and the awareness that you can essentially purchase design as a commodity, where do we as designers fit into this new landscape? How can we leverage our skills and insight to make fortunes, without selling out the profession?

What an excellent question!

Joe brings up a great point. Allow me to simplify it just ...

What’s That Web Font?

Fonts — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:04:40 +0000

WhatFont is a free tool that works with your Web browser to identify webfonts.

Lulu Dee Valentines

Courtney — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:36 +0000

Check out Lulu Dee’s new Valentines—four, two-color designs in her signature playful style. They’re available for purchase as a complete set or individually.

TYPO to San Francisco

David Sudweeks — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:28 +0000

A story’s been quietly developing out of our San Francisco office over the past few months. Meghan Arnold and Michael Pieracci, our respective communications director and logistics man have steadily laid the groundwork and made way for the arrival of TYPO, Europe’s premier design conference, to our city. As April approaches and we enter the next phase of publicity and preparations, the two continue to work steadily at creating time and space for meaningful personal connections and the coming together of a community.

Michael and Meghan’s planning began with a few central ideas and questions. How to translate a conference ...

Amazing Film Photography by zuzana mitošinková

AbbieMay — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:35:18 +0000

Zuzana Mitošinková is a Photographer from Bratislava, Slovakia, I love her style, composition, depth of fieldand each overall image is spot on. If you like her work as much as i do, check out her online store. Some of Zuzana’s publications include: CARNE Magazine (issue 11), booooooom.com and more. [...]

Poetic terrorism: escalera-escalera by Escif

Inspire me, now! — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:20:05 +0000

Poetic terrorism: escalera-escalera by Escif

The Hungry Workshop: The Rabbit Hole Promo

Courtney — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:36 +0000

Here is yet another amazing project from The Hungry Workshop, a promotional piece for The Rabbit Hole Ideation Cafe, “a place to meet, work, share and create.” The piece features lots of fun production details, including fluorescent and metallic inks and custom die cuts. So much fun!

Cover of the Day: Monday Edition

Grids — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:00 +0000

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Signage of the new Berlin Airport

Ralf Herrmann — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:26:45 +0000

A while ago I posted a video about the design of the signage system of the new Berlin Airport. I was instantly flooded with emails, stating that the video was filled with wrong claims about who design which part of this complex design system. So I finally took it down at the same day. But [...]

Illustrations by Gaks Designs

AbbieMay — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:21:28 +0000

Gerrel Saunders is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator from Trinidad and Tobago. If you are interested in buying any of his work check out his online Store, he also has a dribbble account that is worth a look.

Freelance Freedom #244: Bad Trip

FreelanceSwitch.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:36 +0000

Once a week, we feature a fantastic freelance-themed comic from the talented N.C. Winters. Why not also take a look at our comic archive?

Monday Quick Links

Courtney — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:04 +0000

Designers & looks like it could be a great resource for designers to connect with both printers and developers.

I love these great illustrations about working solo by Lizzy Stewart.

Emily Oberman, of Number 17, is Pentagram’s newest partner.

Eight Hour Day was named one of GD USA’s People to Watch in 2012. Congrats!

A group of designers from Pennsylvania went to so far as to change their license plates as part of an invitation for Jessica Hishce to come speak there: Inviting Hische.

Kern and Burn’s 100 Days is a new publication focusing on design entrepreneurs and their projects.

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Reading already read emails again?

Ilise Benun — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:13:13 +0000

More from one of my favorite blogging freelancers, Neil Renicker, of Renicker Studio, based in Tipp City, Ohio, on the topic of productivity! When you’re driving in the dark, in the pouring rain, and traffic in the other lane is … Continue reading →

25 Websites with Awesome Backgrounds

Vandelay Website Design — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:08:17 +0000

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In recent years the use of large background photos and illustrations has become increasingly common in web design. In some cases the background image is the most distinct feature of the design.

There are all kinds of different backgrounds that can be used, like nature photos, nature illustrations, and abstract designs. In this post we’ll showcase 25 websites with impressive backgrounds that really make the sites stand out. If you’re looking to make a website or a design memorable, a large background may be ...

Diego Fellay

SHIFT — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:06:21 +0000

is a graphic designer born in Switzerland who works between Paris and his own country. I met him when he was staying in the Swiss House in the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (...…

45 Beautiful Examples of Animal Photography

Igor Ovsyannykov — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:41 +0000

Taking photos of animals can be very challenging. First and foremost, you will need tons of patience. Just like landscape photographers wait hours at a time to get the perfect sunlight, animal photography requires lots of tolerance. Studying the animal prior to shooting, will help you understand it’s behavior and predict their actions. The photographs we will present to you today, demonstrate great use of color, exposure, blur settings, shutter speed, and focusing techniques.

I cannot come up with a single word to express my feelings about these photos. After seeing these photographs, you will definitely be fascinated by the experienced and skill ...

Enter to Win Our $100 Sticker Mule Giveaway!

Adrian — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:17:20 +0000

Sticker Mule is back with another awesome giveaway for DesignModo readers. This time, we’re giving away $100 worth of die cut stickers to 1 lucky winner. Our last Sticker Mule giveaway was so successful we insisted Sticker Mule do it again and they happily complied. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience Sticker Mule’s awesome sticker [...]

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Daily Inspiration #644

Bruno Ricardo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:16 +0000

Our daily inspirations are work that we find might give our graphic designers some daily input on different perspectives in this design industry. Related posts: Daily Inspiration #499 Daily Inspiration #406 Daily Inspiration #369

Will Student Loans chief face an IR35 investigation?

Jon Norris — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

IR35 is a perennial pain in the rear-end for the freelancers and contractors of the UK - not least because it is so opaque. We recently covered all the IR35 twists and turns in 2011, and now we bring you news of 2012's first IR35 malfeasance.

Products that help you survive office life

Speider Schneider — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:26:52 +0000

At one of my first jobs, my lunch constantly disappeared from the community refrigerator. There were no clues and, being New York, “nobody saw nuttin!”

I tried marking my lunch. I tried notes pleading with people to not take my lunch. I tried hiding my lunch behind cans, etc. Nothing worked. One day, after my lunch disappeared, I shut the refrigerator door and laughed maniacally. Someone asked me what was so funny.

“Today is the day I find out who has been stealing my lunch,” I replied. “I put rat poison on my sandwich! We’ll find the thief in ...

Create Picture Frames in Photoshop: Part 2

Editor in Chief — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:19:56 +0000

In Part 1 of this tutorial, I showed you how to turn a plain gray box into a realistic-looking photo frame in silver, gold, or wood. You also learned how to place a photo into the frame and play with perspective so that the framed image looks like it's skewed to the right or the left.

125 Colors

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:05:22 +0000

Boutique Velo

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:38 +0000

Christmas Gift for Ulyana

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:55:29 +0000

Getting Started Building iPhone Apps in Xcode 4.2

Jake Rocheleau — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:53:42 +0000

The newest version of Xcode comes packaged with a few noticeable interface changes. For beginners and intermediate users it can be difficult figuring out even the most basic functionality. And although Apple’s online documentation is well-written, it’s certainly not friendly for the average user.

So in this guide I’d like to put together some basic steps for building any iOS app. I’ll be focusing exclusively on iPhone & iPod Touch devices since iPad opens up a whole new chapter of research. You aren’t required to understand Objective-C or MVC programming to get started with this Xcode guide. But any dedicated ...

For Life

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:50:28 +0000

Austin Eastciders

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:45:26 +0000

Philip Meissner Design

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:40:52 +0000

Creaam Business Card

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:35:32 +0000

Yellow Identity Cards

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:30:56 +0000

Unlikely ….

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:25:45 +0000

Instagram. Hirofumix

we love typography — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:23:57 +0000

iCan’t

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:20:38 +0000

Kiss & Sell

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:15:06 +0000

Every Act

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:10:39 +0000

Pattern 624

The Design Inspiration — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:05:53 +0000

Nixie Clock by Nixieclock Net

Inspire me, now! — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:40:05 +0000

Nixie Clock by Nixieclock Net

Logos In The News

LogoLounge — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The Carolina Panthers have modernized their logo by making subtle changes to the icon and some not so subtle changes to the logotype. This is the team's first redesign since entering the NFL in 1995.

Two of the largest accounting firms, Clifton Gunderson and LarsonAllen, have combined to become CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), the newest top-ten firm in the United States. The new logo bridging the two previous identities reveals an entirely new direction for the firm�s visual identity.

The Teenage Cancer trust, dedicated to helping 13- to 24-year-olds with cancer, will launch a new visual identity developed by The Cernis Collective ...

Injured Angry Birds

Yasmine Zalek — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:44:00 +0000

DeviantArt user Scooterek created some paintings of the famous birds dealing with the aftermath of their mission to rescue their eggs from the mean green pigs by being launched in a slingshot!

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Facebook Post-Its

Yasmine Zalek — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:42:00 +0000

Like?!
Buy them here.

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A Slightly Different Kind of Teddy Bear

Yasmine Zalek — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:41:00 +0000

Aaaw...sweet!

Different bear versions available.
Check them out.

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Snack Memos!

Yasmine Zalek — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:39:00 +0000

Nom Nom Nom!!!
Get them here.

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Outlet Stickers

Yasmine Zalek — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:37:00 +0000

Whimsical stickers to give your outlets somewhat electric personalities!
Get them here.

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Best Free Icon Search Engines and Libraries

Adrian — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:36:03 +0000

In any web designing project or application, the icons play a major role since it is used for multiple purposes. With the help of the icon editors, we can edit and create numerous icons and of course, there are also several high quality and creative icons available in the internet. The icon search engines make [...]

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Marketing to Global Small Businesses

Ilise Benun — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:58:26 +0000

Freelance marketing consultant and lecturer in the Czech Republic, Magdalena (Madla) Cevelova, how she markets to Czech small business owners. Continue reading →