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Wednesday 23 July 18:28:04 UTC 2014

Are the Pantone swatches worth it? As there's lots of variations and there not cheap! And secondly who has there monitor and software calibrated with there printer? I'm just wondering if its worth spending the money on these things for the business. [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » iPhone Templates and UI Kits Freebies

Wednesday 23 July 18:02:12 UTC 2014

Designers often need a good source of templates for their projects. There are plenty out there and I thought it would be a good idea to select some top-notch items to facilitate the search for you. Here you'll find a brief selection of some iPhone templates, both illustrated and photographed. There's also some super awesome UI Kits for developing iOS apps. … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Weekly Apps: Fortune, Drawnimal, Climatology and more

Wednesday 23 July 16:50:27 UTC 2014

We’re featuring today apps you must have on your device, such as the official Google Analytics, LinkedIn Connected and Fortune. Also if you have kids, give a try to Drawnimal, it's really funny! Hope you guys like these apps and all the whole selection, and stay tuned for the next week! You can keep sending me your suggestions via Twitter twitter.com/FabianoMe … [Link]

WebDesignDev » How to Place an Image Inside Text Using Clipping Mask

Wednesday 23 July 15:41:49 UTC 2014

With a clipping mask, it’s much easier to place an image inside text. Follow the steps provided in this tutorial to place an image inside text. Please note that this tutorial only works up to Adobe Photoshop CS 6. Steps to place an image inside text using clipping mask 1. First of all, open Adobe Photoshop. We are using Adobe … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Unhand That Big Check

Wednesday 23 July 14:42:52 UTC 2014

Now that they’re millionaires, maybe he can have something done about that hand. Either his left arm is a mile long, or that hand is upside down. Thanks, Matt! This image was found in an advertising mailer. The post Unhand That Big Check appeared first on PSD : Photoshop Disasters . [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Typography Mania #246

Wednesday 23 July 14:20:09 UTC 2014

Typography Mania is a weekly post series that comes around once a week with the best of Typography design submitted by our users at typography-mania.com, from type videos to images everything is full of great design and typography inspiration. Submit your typography designs too and be part of this post. Click here to check out all the previous Typography Mania Submit … [Link]

You The Designer » 10 Types of Designers You Want to Avoid

Wednesday 23 July 14:00:08 UTC 2014

We are all aware of many client horror stories. In fact, there is even a website called “Clients From Hell” dedicated for it. A place where designers alike share their outrageous client experiences such as font substitution (“Use Comic Sans.”), page layout (“Fill ALL white space! I want my money’s worth.“), and logo enlargement (“Make the logo bigger!“). Those are … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Illustrator CC triangles/paths help!

Wednesday 23 July 13:43:03 UTC 2014

Hi guys… I'd love some help if anyone has a second. I've got the basics down in Illustrator, but I cannot engage my brain to figure out the solution to this! It must be very simple! I am updating my personal branding, and part of my logo is as such: ScreenShot2014-07-23at124116.jpg I need all the individual triangles to be their own … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » Every Kind of Vector Element you Could Ever Want!

Wednesday 23 July 13:00:29 UTC 2014

I’m sure we’ve all done a bit of window shopping on stock resources websites, seen some cool items and thought “They’re cool, I’d quite fancy them”, but if you want a lot of resources it soon ends up out of your budget. The value of the latest bundle from Design Cuts is a big enough reason alone to check this … [Link]

Web Design – WebFX Blog » 6 Myths Preventing Developers from Using Git

Wednesday 23 July 10:00:05 UTC 2014

Nowadays, you’ll have a hard time finding a professional developer who doesn’t use a version control system (VCS) such as Git. But, there are still a few among us who choose not to use a VCS due to preconceived notions they might have about version control. Here are some myths and excuses that dissuade developers from integrating Git — and … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » How to make whitespace work on the Web

Wednesday 23 July 8:15:30 UTC 2014

The term white space is sometimes used interchangeably with negative space, and the concept is the same. Though the term refers to “white” space in particular, the area in question does not have to be white at all. It’s just the empty space around the elements of a webpage layout. Space like this can come in many different forms, such as … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Low Polygon Artworks

Wednesday 23 July 6:36:08 UTC 2014

Low Polygon artworks have become a trend and for a simple reason, the breadth of character as compared to super photo-realist 3D images. There are different styles and ways to achieve the effect, we have even featured a really cool case study from Breno Bitencourt titled Low Poly Illustrations in Photoshop. So today we feature some inspiring low poly artworks for … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #1819

Wednesday 23 July 2:08:55 UTC 2014

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don't forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo AoiroStudio … [Link]

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