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July 29, 2011

Reasons Why Designers Should Try Google+

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Just recently, another social network site surprised and amazed millions of users. Google’s release of the new service named Google+ had its limited field test for early adopters and geeks. Many have tried using it and even some wondered if it can beat the recent record of Facebook. Google+ is initially available by invitation only. But as time passes, Google+ is increasing its number of users as part of the field test.

Many may wonder what certain features Google+ has that other social networking sites doesn’t have. With the many years of observing what has been lacking, Google+ has developed something that everyone would love, even for designers. I saw lots of graphic and web designers who have created their own accounts in Google+ and were happy about it. For those who haven’t tried using Google+, here are some of the reasons why you should try it:

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July 28, 2011

33+ High Quality Peeling Paint Textures for Your Designs

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Textures as said has been widely used for most Web and Graphic Designs. It is well-known for its flexibility and its exceptional effects to a desired output. Projects would always come and ideas doesn’t stop from reviving and so it helps when you have just a good collection of textures stored. For today, we feature Peeling Paint Textures which may also be considered part of Grunge Textures. The artistic ways these photos are taken are just merely perfect for your projects you may freely use.

It is an artist’s gift to be able to choose what’s best among all the other textures that could bring an appealing effect to a design. So here goes 34 Free and High Quality Peeling Paint Textures you might make use. Click through and Enjoy!

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July 27, 2011

30+ Heavy Yet Beautiful Storm Photos to Alleviate Inspiration

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With the weather conditions that the earth is experiencing, there would something that catches the eyes of Photographers and one of those would be when it’s Stormy. Storm depicts the disturbance of the atmosphere’s astronomical body. It darkens the whole sky and would eventually imply a strong weather condition. Signs of it may either be thunderstorm, very dark sky, strong wind, hail, dust or snowstorm or even heavy precipitation. It creates a sight pleasing to the eyes of photography even when it means destruction sometimes.

To alleviate your Photographic Inspiration, here you go with these Beautiful Storm Photos Collection from really brave photographers from all around the globe… Check them out and enjoy the view!

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July 26, 2011

A Collection of Free Dingbat Fonts

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In today’s post, we are bringing to you another type of font that you can download for free. Dingbat is a character used in typesetting. It is sometimes more formally known as a “printer’s ornament” or “printer’s character”. In the computer industry, dingbats are described as fonts that have symbols and shapes in the positions designated for alphabetical or numeric characters. The name sounds fancy, so as its font. It looks scruffy but it is versatile due to its many uses. It can be applied to designing a logo, icon, and symbols in a newsletter or other types of publications, digital scrapbooking papers, embellishments, trims, borders and frames.

Here’s a Collection of Free Dingbat Fonts for you to use on your designs. This type of font is exceptional and can be used anywhere. Choosing this font means you got a unique taste when dealing with font styles. Check this out!

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July 25, 2011

Photography Inspiration: Cute Baby Turtle Photos to Uplift Your Spirit

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Everytime we hear the word Turtle, what comes first into our minds is how slow they move when they are on land… how slow put they become when trying to carry their body towards their destination. That’s because their territory is in waters. They swim fast, they glide fast. Turtles are actually reptiles with its special shell that keeps them safe being their shield. They may look grumpy but try to take a closer look at their babies…

For this post, we would like to inspire you with these 45+ Baby Turtle Photos we have collected from all over the web. Not to slow you down but to keep you inspired with being able to nicely take the best out of the best pictures of amazing creatures and to always struggle to reach your goal no matter how time moves so fast and no matter how the demand slows you down…

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July 23, 2011

Mouth-Watering Food Art Collection to Stir Up Your Appetite

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With Art being one of the most popular field has touched people and things from all around the globe. Who would have thought that even in Food there would be enormous works of art? Eventually, there are plenty and to stir up your appetite today, also to make you crave for both food and art, we have rummaged the kitchens of the Web just to share with you beautiful and enticing food creations. From the combination of fruits, fruit carvings, food structures and even food landscapes. Just name it and you’ll have it!

This Mouth-Watering Food Art Collection aims add beauty and diversion to the usual food preparation that we have. Just a proof that Creativity runs best once you have that power for art… then you’ll surely get full after browsing through this!

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July 22, 2011

What Designers Need to Know About Typography

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As a designer, you would always use type in your works. Hence, it is important for you to know the basics of typography. Typography is a central component of design and one of the primary ways of communication. This has been passed from generations and has undergone various improvements. To date, there are thousands of typefaces and fonts that can be found in the internet. Its usage has evolved and is one of the important things in design, business and marketing.

Typography is the arrangement of type for different uses. It could relay different messages aside the words itself. The mere choice of typefaces and its arrangement can greatly affect an entire design. The first step to use typography effectively is to know the basics. You wouldn’t be able to use it well if you are not fully equipped with the basic knowledge of typography. So, before we post other articles on typography, let us deal with the basics first. Here are some things that you need to know about typography:

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