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Jul 22, 2010
No CommentsDesigning an Effective Company Newsletter
There are only two kinds of company newsletters: those that get read and those that get deleted. Communication is a key element of good management, and a company newsletter is a cost-effective, productive way to communicate. Surveys show that company newsletters are an ideal way to enhance your firm’s image with the public, your customers...
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Jun 11, 2010
No CommentsGoogle Works to Improve Web Typography
Typography is the most valuable asset of your blog. It doesn’t matter if you have a colorful blog design, an awesome online publication or a plain simple blog. The main focus always stays on the content and the readability of your text. That is where the importance of good typography comes. Google Font API is a new...
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May 21, 2010
1 CommentMac vs. PC Controversy Moves to the Mr. Big Screen
PC in the City? It’s an iconic scene: Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker’s character in Sex and the City, sitting at her Mac computer and typing away her daily insights. Well, guess what? That Mac got ‘Carrie’d’ away and is now a PC. In fact, HP has an entire site dedicated to its Sex and...
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Apr 30, 2010
No CommentsHTML5 & Adobe – Part Deux
Last week we did a post on HTML5 and the affect it’s going to have on Adobe. Well this seemed to stir the pot in the office amongst the flash developers and the front end developers. The argument last week was pointing the finger at Adobe for not being standard compliant and fighting a lost...
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Apr 19, 2010
3 CommentsHTML5 and Adobe
After the iPad launch and the introduction of iPhone OS4, it is quite clear that Apple is not going to be supporting Adobe Flash Design but rather trying to crush it into oblivion by using HTML5. Other companies are starting to follow suit, such as Google’sYouTube. The New York Times has also designed their site to...
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Feb 03, 2010
No CommentsiPad iRony
The Great iPad Debate Steve Jobs recently announced Apple’s new toy, the iPad, with words like “extraordinary”, “phenomenal” and “unbelievably great”. But to many, this sleek touch tablet PC came off as nothing more than a supersized iPhone with a high price tag ($499 base-price), and minus the ability to make calls or take photos. Though...
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Nov 06, 2009
No CommentsGraphic Design Handbook from Basel, Switzerland
Graphic Design Handbook The Graphic Design Student handbook from Basel, Switzerland came in the mail recently. It was designed by Emil Ruder, and written by Armin Hofmann for the Basel School of Design in 1967, the hayday of the Swiss design movement. Each page is written in French, German, and English. Similar to Josef Brockmann’s...
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Sep 11, 2009
No CommentsIE 6 Padding Issues
Take a Second before you Begin Writing Hacks When designing for cross-browser compatibility you sometimes may run into some padding issues while testing in IE6. We know there are some CSS hacks to get around these issues but you may need your CSS to still validate. One of the biggest issues in IE6 seems to...
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Apr 29, 2009
No CommentsNew Images Marketplace
Veer has just added an awesome new addition, the Veer Marketplace. It offers over 100,000 microstock images with great prices starting as low as $1! The Veer Marketplace is stocked with images that are contributed and produced by the Veer community. Veer continues to offer their higher-end professional stock as well but now customers will...
