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BOOK REVIEW: Friends With Benefits: A Social Media Marketing Handbook
I really enjoyed reading Friends With Benefits: the book has solid insights backed with research and some great case studies.
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BOOK REVIEW: Designing With Web Standards, 3rd Ed.
Zeldman's writing is sharp and clear as always, and the third edition is an essential read for those new to web design or web standards.
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BOOK REVIEW: High Performance Web Sites
I don't give out perfect ratings very often, but I did for Even Faster Web Sites and I will do the same for High Performance Web Sites.
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99 Free Valentine’s Day Fonts
Designorati romanced every free font resource, sampled every heart-shaped box of chocolatey, type treats, and arranged this bouquet of 99 ways to type "I love you."
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REVIEW: Maya Entertainment Creation Suite 2010 Is A Wonderful Package
The Autodesk Maya Entertainment Creation Suite, which bundles Autodesk Maya 2010 with Autodesk Mudbox 2010 and Autodesk MotionBuilder 2010 software, is a beautiful product combination from Autodesk—and one of its first.
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3D Projection on Buildings. New Art? New Advertising?
Is ultra-realistic, high-powered 3D projection of animations and messages the future of advertising?
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Photoshop/Premiere Elements 8: New technologies, same ease of use
Photoshop Elements 8 and Premiere Elements 8 are interesting upgrades because some cutting-edge technology from the professional-grade Creative Suite 4 (CS4) has migrated to the Elements consumer lineup.
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Dom Sagolla’s 140 Characters: Fragmented Writing Creates A Difficult Book
The author's pedigree and the subject matter excited me about this book, but I was disappointed by the writing.
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Adobe MAX Sneak Peeks—Video!
Video from the Sneak Peeks event at Adobe MAX in Los Angeles. Cutting-edge new technology from Adobe, perhaps coming to the next Creative Suite.
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In addition to all the wonderful things in our lives to be thankful for this season—loved ones, health, happiness, and Designorati—we thought you might also like to give thanks for some free* Thansgiving fonts. (...)
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REVIEW: Sibelius 6 Is Close To Perfect
The new Sibelius 6 is a beautiful application in both form and function—it makes me want to compose again.
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Enters Public Beta
I was able to attend a demo of the version 3 beta by Tom Hogarty (Lightroom Senior Product Manager) and also gained some insight in their approach to this public beta process.
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Adobe MAX: Notes From The Press Party
I was able to have some good discussion with three important Adobe insiders at the Adobe MAX press party.
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Royalty-Free, Guarantee-Free: The Case For Warrantied Images
Designers take care to use legal stock photography, but what if it's not legal before it even reaches your hands? Vivozoom, a new UK-based provider, thinks they have the answer.
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Adobe MAX, Day One
Day one of Adobe MAX is nearing the end of sessions and the beginning of networking and fun—pizza and beer with the software product teams, and an afterparty for the press hounds. (...)
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Impressions on Adobe MAX Keynote
I’m here at the keynote, listening to Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch talk about the Flash Innovation Timeline. (...)
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Adobe Announcements At Adobe MAX 2009
I’m here at the Adobe MAX press room, and there’s already several press releases and announcements that will interest designers. (...)
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BOOK REVIEW: The New Community Rules
The New Community Rules is a thorough survey of the underpinnings of online social media.
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Pantone Turns iPhone into Color Studio on the Go
The myPANTONE iPhone application puts the power of the entire PANTONE color library in your pocket.
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Welcome, Photoshop Elements 8 and Premiere Elements 8
Adobe looks to improve ease of use and create more "wow" moments—and Mac users get a special treat.
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Cederholm’s “Handcrafted CSS” Is An Enjoyable Read
Dan Cederholm made his name with Bulletproof Web Design; in Handcrafted CSS he dives deeper into the craftsmanship of web design.
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Tutorial: Use Stitcher Unlimited 2009 To Build Interactive Panoramas
Learn how Autodesk's Stitcher application can combine photographs into a panorama.
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300+ Free Halloween Fonts
In honor of this year’s annual fright night, Designorati scoured the globe, peeking into every dark corner, every creepy closet, and under the bed for free Halloween fonts–living or dead. (...)
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Pantone: “Move Forward, Give Back, Chip In”
Pantone announced a new program offering rebates for new color gear while donating funds and supplies to art education.
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BOOK REVIEW: Even Faster Web Sites
The optimization tricks in this book aren't well-known, which makes it a great read for novices and experts alike.
