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Getting Started with iPhone and iPad Development
Introduction The introduction of the iPhone by Apple a few years back caused a lot of excitement among both consumers and developers.The iPhone was arguably the first mobile device that made both mobile computing and web surfing practical.The iPad (which runs on iPhone OS) has been met with skepticism in some quarters.But so far it […]
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Fundamentals of Graphic Design Typography: Part 2
Greetings and Salutations budding graphic designers! In the second part of our discussion on typography, we will be looking at the secrets of contrasting type effectively. In our last article, we saw the different categories of typefaces and examined their historical origins. With that knowledge in hand, it’s time to apply it to our work. […]
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Fundamentals of Graphic Design – Typography Part 1
Greetings and Salutations budding graphic designers! This article is the first of many addressing a pressing need within the Web Design community. Many beginners learn how to work with HTML and CSS but never seem to be able to recreate some of the fantastic looking websites professionals build for their clients. The main reason can […]
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Fundamentals of Graphic Design – Part 2: Contrast and Focal Point
Greetings once more budding graphic designers! In our continuing series on the fundamentals of graphic design, we will examine the basic principles that will help your website design look more professional. In our previous articles, we looked at typography and the many ways it is used successfully in the design world. We also looked at […]
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Fundamentals of Graphic Design – Part 1: Alignment
Greetings and Salutations pixel twisters and graphic designers! In our continuing series on the fundamentals of graphic design, we will examine the basic principles that will help your website design look more professional. In our previous articles, we looked at typography and the many ways it is used successfully in the design world. We now […]
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From Header To Footer: Designing a Layout with Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial, you’ll learn to properly plan and design a website using Adobe Illustrator. After that, we’ll convert your Illustrator layout into HTML and CSS. PREPARATION: Site Map Creation and Content Gathering Your website shouldn’t be complicated and tedious for users, and it won’t be if you take the time to plan it out […]
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The Dubious Advantages of a Web Design Degree
I got a call last week from someone who was considering a three year college program in web design. The whole thing was going to cost him tens of thousands of dollars … and that’s just what you have to pay the school! He called to ask about my video tutorial courses; he saw that […]
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Smart Web Designers Play to their Strengths
One of the biggest mistakes people make, is trying to develop skills in areas that they suck in. For example, you maybe good at writing HTML and CSS code but in the end, your pages don’t look all that great. … Let’s face it, some people just don’t have that artistic/designers eye. Play to your Strengths
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Pixarra TwistedBrush Review
Pixarra rebranded its digital drawing Sketchbook program into the new TwistedBrush application and I don’t like it. The program claims that it is “one of the most versatile and powerful brush engines in existence packaged in into an easy to use program”. TwistedBrush has over 5,000 brush styles, with all the customization choices, but I […]
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Professional Web Designer’s Roadmap
The skills of a professional web designer are constantly changing because the Web is constantly changing. This fast-paced nature of the Web is considered good by some (because it opens up opportunity) while others hate it because you have to be ready to learn new web design skills regularly. … Personally, I see it as […]
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Corel Painter 11 Review
Corel’s Painter software, especially since the release of version X, gained quite a following from serious digital artists. Now, Corel Painter 11, a refined, more customizable version of an already great program, lets you carry an entire artist’s studio on your laptop. Painter is a bit steep – at $429 (box) or $399 (download), with […]