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I’ve seen the Future – It’s in my Browser [HTML5 Infographic]

Mortimer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:35:46 +0000

HTML5 fans all over the world keep struggling for better future of the web by developing more and more HMTL5 goodies. Today we are glad to present you a short but informative infographic about the current situation with HTML5 markup language. Find out more about browsers’ support, market share, audio and video formats etc. If you have anything to share concerning that HTML5 development please, feel free to drop a comment and will discuss it for sure.

Also we to say thanks to folks from Direct Sight for providing us with useful information for this inforgraphic.

Can Web Designers Deal with Criticism

Mortimer — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:59:25 +0000

The web development industry which is pretty creative in nature can bring in a wide range of criticism for you. In order to survive in this world, you need to handle critics and disproval of people. Criticism can tend to put a situation of restlessness, agitation and even test your nature and character. Criticism can act like a destructive force to you provided you take it in a negative way; however, the same can act like a driving force if taken positively. The way you handle the criticism coming to you will decide your stature and success in the web development market. The following are the ways of handling criticism:

Retain the positivity in you

When someone criticizes on designing part, they can be considered to be subjective. Every person has his or her own way of seeing things and designing is a vast field. So even you find things improper, you can’t think of ignoring the criticism virtually. You cannot expect others to see things in your perspective, so disagreement or criticism is part of the game. When you see people criticizing your work, make sure you do not take things on your personality and therefore no need to take things personally. Go with your positive attitude and respond in a calm way.

Be careful in your first reaction

You first reaction towards criticism is generally always defensive. You shouldn’t be ending with things which you might regret later. Hence it’s better to take a pause for a while and think before saying or uttering anything. The moment you are free from your anger, you can conclude with an appropriate response.
Making out the difference between useless and useful criticism: You can get whole lot of criticism on your web development work, but it is vital to discriminate between a useless and useful kind of criticism. The feedback or criticism which is worthy enough to get the attention is generally clear and logical. The baseless feedback gives no sense; a classic example can be people who claim that they disliked the color of your design. Any useful criticism can be the one which is explained by the person in a logical way and would like to see you improving in your designing skills.

Try to learn from the criticism

Everything you see in this world has some purpose. So if you find someone posing any criticism on you consider its purpose by dealing it in an effective way rather than reacting on it. You cannot neglect people’s feedback or views when you are working for them. With the help of criticism you can identify your week and strong points in your designing skills. Always remember one thing that you can never be always right, while others too can give better suggestions. Hence never lose the opportunity to learn from these comments or criticism and improve on your skills.

The right way to deal with criticism is to understand one fact that they are not any kind of personal attack on you. So while handling comments, remember there can be both good and bad ones. Make sure you do not get affected by the negative comments and try to learn positive out of it. Always try to accept healthy criticism and take them as opportunities to improve and grow. The tips and tricks discussed above can help you in handling them in a right way.

About the author: Claudia is a blogger by profession. She loves writing on technology and luxury. Beside
this she is fond of gadgets. Recently an article on music stands attracted her attention. These days she is
busy in writing an article on wireless security system.

Image Enhancing Grunge Photoshop Actions

Lilian — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:00:44 +0000

You never know when you’ll come across that perfect grunge Photoshop action. Well, there we go showing you the best image enhancing PS actions for your grunge designs. You will find a variety of different effects that will all help you give your work a rough and a bit destroyed rustic look. So if you don’t want to apply these effects manually (that proves to be a daunting task), we offer you these great time-savers. Check out, the links to the download sources are in the action titles and image screenshots.

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Vintage Grunge Effect – Photoshop Action

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Grunge in Photoshop

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10 Free PS Actions You Can’t Live Without

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Grunge Text Effect in Photoshop Action – Part 1

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Grunge Text Effect in Photoshop Action – Part 2

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Grunge Text Effect in Photoshop Action – Part 3

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Photoshop Action: Diabolic

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Art Effects

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Grunge Effect

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Photoshop Dream Blur Action

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Grunge HDR Action

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Computer Store Zen Cart Templates

Katarina — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:40:47 +0000

Premium professional solutions have always been in a great demand. The high-grade pre-made themes can give the desired effectiveness to the design of your project and make it noticeable. Computer Store Zen Cart Templates with effective design elements implemented in them and professional execution can be the themes you are looking for. Their quality standards are rather high and correspond the latest trends of web design. It is not extremely difficult to catch the attention of your visitors, especially when you use Computer Store Zen Cart Themes for this purpose.

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Be Ready to Get 1,000 Business Cards

Katarina — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:58:19 +0000

Have you heard great news? 1,000 Business Cards are waiting for you just for free. This is a top-notch offer from 1800Postcards.com, the national commercial printing services company for business cards, postcards, brochures, and more. Don’t miss this cool chance to get the variety of high-grade business cards!

All of you have heard about Circle Press, a high-end commercial printing firm with such clients as Dior, Tiffany, Disney, American Express, Broadway Shows and much more world’s leading brands. Being the retail branch of Circle Press, 1800Postcards.com features the same production quality. They offer brochures, business cards, flyers, posters, banners, stickers, postcard printing and other creative custom works. Its products feature the same highest standards as long as the process of production that meets the strict set of rules. It means that the whole process includes the careful pre-press arrangement, color proofs, color adjustments of the printed materials, the meticulous testing of the results. Good facilities, professional production stuff and high quality standards are the most important characteristic features of all printing goods from 1800Postcards.com.

And now let’s see how you can get this ultimate bunch of 1,000 high-grade professional business cards. If you want to get this cool freebie, leave your comment to this post and persuade us that it is exactly you who need it. Just explain it in the clear and convincing way, and you will certainly get it. Your comments are accepted until February 7 and the winners will be announced February 8.

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The Simpsons Fever – Cult Posters

Mortimer — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:43:21 +0000

The Simpsons animation series is truly unique TV-show that has conquered millions of fans all over the world. What is awesome about The Simpsons is their “spicy” humor and original representation of the “American dream”. Being a great source of inspiration The Simpsons characters often migrate from their usual background into some original plots. Today you’ll see a set of different movie posters that mix up famous motion pictures with your favorite characters from The Simpsons. Also there are few propaganda posters that would decorate any election campaign.

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Wiggum For Mayor

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Handbag Zen Cart Templates

Katarina — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:32:35 +0000

Today we are glad to deliver you the must-have bundle of cool and professional designs Handbag Zen Cart Templates for your online projects that deal with fashion business. All of these premium solutions are available at a reasonable price. Such themes work perfectly with any projects of the mentioned above type you may want to transfer to the online sphere. Handbag Zen Cart Themes from this collection feature maximum effectiveness of the layout and the professional execution. Feel free to check them out and start your own project on their basis!

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Catastrophically Bad Photoshop Disasters [Revealed]

Lilian — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:00:10 +0000

Mistakes make the man more creative, especially those with senseless coping and clumsy retouching. Well if you want to have some super-fun, now we are going to arrange that for you. Further goes a list of silly Photoshop mistakes, and it was a lot of fun pulling them together. On the whole, that is ridiculously absurd: how could reputable companies, magazines or websites issue such poorly crafted dumb things? Even more, they distribute them with all seriousness. Classic Photoshop fails. If you have ever spotted out something similar, share your examples in the comments area.

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Flower Shop Zen Cart Templates

Katarina — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:38:58 +0000

Hey our dear readers! We are here today to present you the fresh portion of premium themes for you to create professional designs on their basis. So, here is the compilation of Flower Shop Zen Cart Templates – the ultimate solution for your eCommerce business. Such characteristics as professional coding, excellent design and superior quality make these themes perfect for starting the successful online project for selling whatever flowers you want. Have a look at this collection of Flower Shop Zen Cart Themes and choose the templates that fit your business ideas in the best way!

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Illustrations by Katie Rose Clausen. The Graphic Art

Katarina — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:36:56 +0000

Just pencil can create real masterpieces when it happens to be in the hands of a professional. The pencil sketches present the world in black and white colors, but with all the vibrancy and intensity of emotions. Looking at the illustrations by the New Zealand artist and photographer Katie Rose Clausen, you admire their delightful mood and the ability to present everything in the ever wonderful way. They possess the gorgeous tone and you can enjoy it just in this compilation of amazing pieces of art created by this talented artist.

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