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Ten Free Online Tools Every Designer Should Know
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on November 10, 2008
These free resources help you manage your business, store files, find stock images that aren't copyrighted, explore color, and more.
Give a Social Web Site an Authentic Voice
Features: Written by Joshua Porter on August 11, 2008
Successful social Web sites include authentic conversations between the people who use the site and the people who build and run it.
Translate Your Print-Based Design Skills to the Web
Features: Written by Wesley Grubbs on June 11, 2008
When you move from static design to Web design, it's like tennis players trying racquetball. The problem isn’t that they don’t know how to handle the racquet; it’s that they don’t know all the rules and techniques. Read this article and you'll come out swinging.
The Lowdown on RIAs
Features: Written by Matthew Flaming on March 14, 2008
What is a Rich Internet Application, and how do you build one?
The Fine Art of Linking In
Features: Written by Dave Awl on January 18, 2008
When you know how to work it, LinkedIn can be a great resource for new assignments. Here are seven tips for getting the most out of it.
Organize Your Business with an Intranet
Features: Written by Kevin Arthur Ryan Thomas on November 30, 2007
Do you lose opportunities or duplicate the efforts of your coworkers because you don't have a central place to track activities or store contacts? How easily can you judge performance and perform costs analyses? An intranet may be the answer.
Cut through Advertising Clutter with Archetypes
Features: Written by Shaun Crowley on November 14, 2007
Advertising has changed a lot over the decades. What started as "Here's the product, now buy it!" ads in the 1950s have turned into "Here's a feeling, now feel it!" ads, in which products appear as personalities, metaphors, and emotions. Psychological theory can help you tap into archetypes that appeal to people at these deeper levels.
TypeTalk: Do's and Don'ts
Features: Written by Ilene Strizver on October 24, 2007
This month's column covers spaces, faces, traces, and more!
Become a Brand Sponge
Features: Written by Kevin Arthur on October 22, 2007
What is the key to successful design -- design that doesn't just look good, but speaks for the brand itself? Three case studies from the interactive firm Firstborn hold the answer.
Online Marketing Tools for Creative Pros
Features: Written by Ilise Benun on October 5, 2007
Social networking, blogs, email campaigns, portfolio sites -- it's all so confusing. Which of the new options is right for your business?
Four Paths to Mobile Web Design and Deployment
Features: Written by Cameron Moll on September 19, 2007
Just when you thought you had designing for the Internet figured out, mobile devices have come along and are clamoring to be catered to. Here's how to handle those pesky things.
Pantone 2.0: After 45 Years, the Sequel to PMS
Features: Written by Gene Gable on September 5, 2007
The new Pantone Goe spot-color matching system has a lot going for it compared to the venerable Pantone Matching System: It nearly doubles the number of unique colors, adopts a logical naming scheme, and comes with innovative color-palette software. But will Goe replace your current PMS swatch book? Only your wallet knows for sure.
Year-Round School
Features: Written by Terri Stone on August 27, 2007
Thanks to the Internet, back-to-school time isn't limited to the fall anymore. These online resources can help you improve your skills and invigorate your creativity.
Web Design Best Practices: Home Page Goals
Features: Written by Derek Powazek on August 8, 2007
To be successful at answering the needs of both first-time and repeat visitors, every website home page should meet four goals. Do yours make the grade?
Apple Computer, the Little Engine that Could
Features: Written by Eric J. Adams on June 29, 2007
Every company should study the Apple model to learn how Steve Jobs' company is innovating its way to success.
Working with Color
Features: Written by Bruce Heavin on June 27, 2007
There is no such thing as a good color -- there are only good color relationships. Here's how to start with a palette of colors that aren't harmonious and make them work together.
Contrast and Meaning in Web Design
Features: Written by Andy Rutledge on May 30, 2007
Issues of style and popular convention can distract us from the design essential of contrast. Here's how to come back to basics.
You Can't Live Without...
Features: Written by Terri Stone on May 29, 2007
The other day, creativepro.com site director Cindy Samco told me that she couldn't live without iClip, a clipboard/scrapbook application.
Creative Suite Pricing Varies Throughout World
Features: Written by Terri Stone on May 7, 2007
Adobe responds to customer protests against perceived unfair pricing.
Software and Services that Are Free -- and Not Scams
Features: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on April 9, 2007
From file transfers to audio editors, conference calls to color explorations, here are free services and programs you won't regret trying. And no, we're not getting kickbacks from these companies -- we just think this stuff is cool.