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From A List Apart: The Full Feed –Practical SVG:
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A note from the editors: We're pleased to share an excerpt from Chapter 6 of Chris Coyiers's new book, Practical SVG, available now from A Book Apart. You'll probably want to exert some sizing control over any graphic you put on a website. Hey! You! Logo! You should be this size… And so shall it be.
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From Comic Book Movie –David Ayer Says There Are Multiple Cuts Of SUICIDE SQUAD; Confirms Joker/Robin/Batman Fan-Theory:
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Ahead of Empire's podcast with David Ayer, the mag has released some of the intriguing details of their chat. Obviously if you haven't seen the movie yet, massive SPOILERS follow. First off, The Suicide Squad director confirms that there are indeed "six or seven" versions (no R-rated one, however) of what he describes as his “anarchic punk rock art movie”. Apparently the version that made it into theaters is known as the "Dossier Cut" because it dispenses with showing us how the members of Task Force X arrived at Belle Reve, and instead has Amanda Waller presenting the backstories and origins through a series of montages…
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From Graphics – CreativePro.com –Soft-Proofing: Benefits for the Graphic Designer:
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There is a very useful, but often overlooked, feature in Photoshop relating to color reproduction. When used properly with the required process control procedures in place, it is extremely helpful to preview how the color in an image will render as it moves through the digital workflow. The feature I’m referring to is soft-proofing. Let’s discuss what soft-proofing is, and the benefits it offers before getting into the how-to steps within Photoshop. Quite simply, soft-proofing answers the question, “How will this image look when printed?” Or more specifically for a graphic designer, “How will this image look when printed by my print vendor on their press with the paper I selected?”
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From TrendHunter.com – Cool Websites and Internet Culture –Meme-Inspired Skate Decks – These Board Designs Use a Robot from a Popular Internet Meme (TrendHunter.com):
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(TrendHunter.com) A popular Internet meme that portrays a white robot laying down with its mouth slightly agape and the words “Absence of God” on top has circulated the web for some time now, appearing…
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From A List Apart: The Full Feed –Resurrecting Dead Personas:
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Being a user-centered designer means that you deliberately seek out the stories, data, and rationale behind your users' motivations. You endeavor to keep user concerns at the forefront of every design decision, and regularly conduct research and collect data…
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From Tutorialized.com – Latest Tutorial Listings For 2D Graphics –Set the Stage of a Castle Under Siege With Photoshop:
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Here`s a photo-manipulation with a few tricky steps! Array the forces of light and darkness against each other at the gates of this imposing castle in this intermediate tutorial.”
From TrendHunter.com – Marketing Strategy –On-Demand Champagne Deliveries – Moët & Chandon is Launching Summer Champagne Delivery in London (TrendHunter.com):
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(TrendHunter.com) For one month this summer, Moët & Chandon is launching a one-hour chilled champagne delivery service in select regions of London. The service is set to make it incredibly easy for Londoners to…
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From Tutorialzine –20 Awesome PHP Libraries For Summer 2016:
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A handcrafted collection of 20 open-source libraries containing some of the most useful and top-quality PHP resources for 2016.
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From TrendHunter.com – Cool Gadgets and Gifts –Modular Multi-Tools – This Electronic Multi-Tool Can Be Used to Start Fires and Charge Phones (TrendHunter.com):
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(TrendHunter.com) A company by the name of Seattle Sports has developed an all-in-one
From Tutorial Lounge » Tutorial Lounge –How to Create a Portfolio Website that Entices Clients:
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There was a time when designers and artists had to carry a large brown bag to every job interview which was full of big and small papers representing their work. Today, like every other organization has shifted to different online mediums for its publicity and promotion, artists and designers have joined the same bandwagon with […]
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