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Monday 16 March 23:01:31 UTC 2015

Hi, Before I started in the freelancing world I had ideas about earning £50 an hour and the work rolling in? Does anyone actually find this is true and do some days you worry about your future as a freelancer? Do you think you would have been better in a full time job? Some days when I search through freelancing sites … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office – Truffol Charger Hub, Apple 12-inch Macbook and Office Ideas

Monday 16 March 16:14:14 UTC 2015

We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we'll assemble a perfect office, and we'd like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have? We've picked some super nice items for you guys these week, like these fun, witty outlet stickers. There's … [Link]

PSD: Photoshop Disasters » Zivame: Disaster In The Rear View

Monday 16 March 15:44:55 UTC 2015

When thigh gaps go too far you can wind up with a butt gap, and nobody wants a butt gap. Nobody. What’s wrong with this bottom?! Spotted here. Thanks for sending this in, Linda! The post Zivame: Disaster In The Rear View appeared first on PSD : Photoshop Disasters . [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Concept Design for IMDb

Monday 16 March 15:38:41 UTC 2015

Brazilian Designer JP Teixeira put together an amazing concept design for a new IMDb website. Very modern look build off high quality photos on a solid grid which makes it really interesting way to navigate the site. Take a look! For more from JP Teixeira visit behance.net/joaopaulots. This is just a non-functional prototype built in webflow.com without concern for real content, … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » 20 Stylish Bags and Backpacks for Creatives

Monday 16 March 15:22:11 UTC 2015

Designers carry a lot of stuff around in their bags. All the creatives need a plenty of things while go out, so their bags should be both roomy and stylish. If you ever were wondering what designers have inside their bags, Mijlo, a Dutch-based collective, has a backpack project which shows the essentials creative people usually carry with them. The project … [Link]

DesignM.ag – Web Design & Development » Introduction to Grid-Based Typography in Web Design

Monday 16 March 15:01:58 UTC 2015

Advertise here with BSAWhat do math teachers and city planners have in common aside from indispensable yet low-compensating jobs? A love for grids, of course! This is one of those special topics that seems really important because it is really important but still doesn’t get enough attention. It’s on par with balancing a checkbook and learning to properly mimic funny … [Link]

BittBox » How To Level the Horizon Line using Photoshop

Monday 16 March 13:26:17 UTC 2015

Advertise here with BSAGreat photography is hard to locate and even harder to capture yourself. So whenever you can obtain a beautiful photo it’s often better to fix problems with the shot digitally instead of trying to capture another one. A common problem with landscape photography is a slanted horizon line. Landscapes can be useful for any number of projects like … [Link]

WebDesignDev » 20 Super-Fresh Free WordPress Themes with Great Designs

Monday 16 March 12:18:30 UTC 2015

Thinking about changing your current website design, but you don’t know to spend a lot of money? Free WordPress themes may be the best choice for you! Check out these 20 super-fresh free WordPress themes with great designs. These themes are very easy to customize, even by someone who doesn’t have any special coding skills. Also, they’re FREE! So you … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » 65 best free fonts, Spring 2015

Monday 16 March 12:15:33 UTC 2015

So far, 2015 has been a bumper year for fonts, with dozens of new designs going live. There are a couple of dominant trends, both carried over from last year. The first is the ongoing influence of lettering that gives us great typefaces like Gallow Tree. The other is a love of expressive geometric sans, in designs like Ohmega Sans. … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » Showcase of Stylish Single Weight Line Art Illustrations

Monday 16 March 8:30:52 UTC 2015

I love the abstract style of line art illustrations. It’s amazing how just a single stroke weight can be used to create intricate patterns and recognisable drawings with basic geometric shapes. In today’s showcase I present a range of stylish illustrations made from just stroked paths, see how these designers use simple lines to produce detailed vector art. Fancy giving … [Link]

Line25.com » 25 Free Resume/CV Templates to Help You Get the Job!

Monday 16 March 8:30:01 UTC 2015

Are you in need of a slick design for your resume or CV? If so, this roundup of free templates is just what you need! We’re not talking about Microsoft Word documents here, these are layouts for professional designers that use industry standard software such as Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign. With structured layouts and neat graphics these templates will definitely … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Nike. New Look & Concept

Monday 16 March 6:31:06 UTC 2015

This weekend I started working on a simple prototype for the Abduzeedo Android App and will likely be able to share something with you next week. Meanwhile, I would like to share a reference that proved useful as I set out to design my app, it's the mobile app concept for the Nike+ app by Maximin Erionov. Some of the elements … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Interview with Anders Lassen from Fuse

Monday 16 March 6:02:35 UTC 2015

The process behind designing a product is all about understanding the goals, the audience and what it's intended to do. It doesn't matter if it's a chair or a mobile app, the process is very similar, what changes are the tools and materials. For mobile apps, one of the most difficult parts of the process is to prototype with a high … [Link]

example » 12 Excellent Font Identifier Tools To Speed Up Your WorkFlow

Monday 16 March 5:31:45 UTC 2015

Designers have a need for relevant fonts in all creative mediums. Both print and digital design follow a similar track when choosing and composing typography. But there's always the nuance of… Click through to read the rest of the story on the Vandelay Design Blog. [Link]