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Free For All: The Best Things In Life
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on June 29, 2009
What do you feel like? Textures? Illustrator brushes? A Photoshop brush viewer? Free faxes? Or how about a utility that never forgets? Why not take 'em all -- they're free!
How to Take Inspired Photographs
Features: Written by Chris Orwig on June 24, 2009
Do you want your photographs to be like visual poetry? Then follow this advice from Chris Orwig, the popular workshop speaker and Brooks Institute faculty member.
Free For All: 103 Free Fonts!
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on June 15, 2009
Script fonts, modern fonts, grunge fonts, funky fonts -- what's your pleasure? We have them all, and they're all free!
A Love Letter to Letters
Features: Written by Patrick Devine on June 1, 2009
In which a type nerd visiting a museum with his two kids is struck dumb by exceptional signage. What do you think the alluring mystery typeface will turn out to be?
The Colorful Art Of Camera Tossing
Features: Written by David Sommers on May 28, 2009
You have to be brave to try the art of camera tossing, but as long as you’re a good catch, the unusual photos that result are worth it. Here’s how to play along.
Free For All: Put Away Your Wallet
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on May 14, 2009
Convert files, change your wallpaper, get things done, restore missing Photoshop features, and try fonts. As always, they're all free.
Spec Work and Crowdsourcing: Gambles that Don't Pay Off
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on April 27, 2009
The economy's in the toilet and you're hungry for jobs, so you're working on spec or posting designs to sites like CrowdSpring. It's understandable. The problem is, spec and crowdsourcing can lower your value and hourly rates so far that minimum wage looks like a fat paycheck. Here's what to do instead.
InDesign Magazine: Tip of the Week Archive
Features: Written on April 24, 2009
This is a compilation of all pastInDesign Magazine Tip-of-the-Weeks.
iPhone Apps for Photographers
Features: Written by Jennifer Wills on April 20, 2009
Lots of iPhone apps center on the photos you take with your iPhone. But did you know that many others are useful when you shoot with your DSLR? From exposure calculators to GPS taggers, these apps will make the iPhone your best photo assistant ever.
Free For All: This Stuff's Worth Paying For, But You Don't Have To!
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on April 13, 2009
There's something for everyone this month: designers of iPhone Web sites or iApps; type lovers; business owners; and people who just want to compress the heck out of online images.
It's Play Time!
Features: Written by Colleen Wainwright on April 2, 2009
While it's sometimes necessary to put your nose to the grindstone, the magic happens when you just let go. Here's how one workaholic does it.
How to Choose Colors Everyone Likes
Features: Written by Igor Asselbergs on March 30, 2009
A time-tested formula may not determine the difference between good or bad taste, but it does predict common taste. And that makes the formula quite useful when you're choosing colors.
Creativeprose: Wacky Web Site of the Week Archive
Features: Written on March 23, 2009
June 30, 2009 Take a bunch of junk, pile it up, and shine a light on it. The results, though perhaps smelly, are astounding. http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/incredible-shadow-art-created-from-junk/12265 June 23, 2009 Make a Lava Lite out of a few common household materials. You know you want to.
Free For All: I Can't Believe They Give This Away!
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on March 18, 2009
Are you looking for a fast, free way to resize a bunch of images? How about free templates for CDs and DVDs? Or free vector art? Could you use a designer-friendly diagramming and flowcharting application? Then this, my friend, is the article for you.
10 Tax Deductions Freelancers Can Make
Features: Written by Thursday Bram on February 18, 2009
Despite paying estimated taxes, many freelancers still have to come up with money for April 15. Whittle down that amount with these deductions.
Free For All: Great Gratis Goodies
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on February 16, 2009
In this month's roundup of online bargains, we highlight Photoshop brushes, back-up software, an hourly rate estimator, a Photoshop plug-in to create favicons, and a seven-font type family. And of course, they're all free!
iPhone Apps for Designers
Features: Written by Jeff Carlson on January 28, 2009
Yes, iPhones are good for phone calls, text messages, email, and of course, games. But many iApps are truly useful additions to a designer's toolbox. Here are a few of the better apps, which range in price from free to $9.99.
Twenty Stunningly Colorful Commercial Designers
Features: Written by David Sommers on January 22, 2009
Get inspired with this global roster of designers who go far, far beyond simple illustrations and three-color logos.
Free For All: And So It Begins
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on January 19, 2009
Take your pick of Photoshop brushes and fonts you'll love, t-shirt design templates, and a portable password manager. They're all free!
A Macintosh By Any Other Name Is Still as Sweet
Features: Written by Gene Gable on January 9, 2009
On the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh computer, it seems fitting to re-visit some of the other Macs we've come to know and love.