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APR 11

ULTIMATE LIST OF FREE META TAG GENERATORS FOR WEB DESIGNERSSometimes, manually creating a Meta tag can be complicating (especially if you don’t understand HTML language), so this list enumerates all of the instant, free and commercial Meta Tag Generators available for use over the Internet.

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APR 10

ULTIMATE LIST OF FLASH-LIKE ANIMATION SOFTWARE FOR WEB DESIGNERSDo you love Flash but don’t know how you are going to afford it? There are tons of Flash-like animation software that I think you will find is just as effective for creating professional web animation. Take a look below to find a few free / open source Flash alternatives, as well as many lower price Flash alternatives that will surprise you.

APR 05

LIST OF TOOLS TO TURN ANY WEBSITE INTO RSS FEED - HTML TO RSS TOOLSDo you have a static HTML website, but you want to either turn this content into an RSS Feed or add an RSS feed to your web site? Then this is the list that will make you very happy.

APR 04

GRAPHIC DESIGN COLOR THEORY AND HOW TO CHOOSE COLORS WITH REAL EXAMPLESYou want to make sure you are sending the right message about your company with your logo. Here is a step by step look at some important factors to consider when designing a logo.

APR 03

ASP DATABASE TUTORIALS - CONNECTING TO A DATABASE WITH ASP AND SQLWe have researched the Internet and have come up with a great list of ASP Database Tutorials that you might find useful. The next time that you are having a problem with your SQL database when developing an ASP application, come back to this page to solve your problem.

OCT 26

1000 WEB DESIGN TOOLS THAT WEB DESIGNERS CAN'T LIVE WITHOUTThis list took me a few weeks to put together…the reason it took so long is because there are so many sites listed AND because these sites are so great that I couldn’t stop looking at them long enough to get back to work. I would say that these are some of the best web design resources / tools on the net.

SEP 21

LIST OF PLUGINS TO ADD INCOMING LINKS TO A BLOG'S SIDEBARI have gathered a large list of tools and plugins that create a list of incoming links on to your blog’s sidebar or other part of your blog. By adding a list of incoming links and trackbacks on your blog, you are offering webmasters an incentive for linking to your blog or articles and in return increasing incoming links to your blog.

JUN 07

HOW TO CREATE AND SEND HTML EMALS - A GUIDE FOR WEB DESIGNERSI am frequently asked how to create and send HTML email, usually with regard to how to broadcast it to a mailing list. This article presents the various options available to you.

MAR 05

SYMMETRICAL VS ASYMMETRICAL DESIGN - WHICH ONE?Where do you start with a graphic design layout? How do you know when it is done? Are you looking for a balanced symmetrical look or something a little more modern and out there? Does it matter? And better than that, who does it matter to?

MAR 04

PRINCIPLES OF GESTALT THEORY & HOW TO APPLY IT TO REAL WORLD GRAPHIC DESIGN LAYOUTSIn any given graphic design project or piece, several of these principles of Gestalt may come into play, and typically tend to compliment each other. As your expertise in graphics continues to grow, you will notice this more. For now, let's take a look at what these rules are.

FEB 29

SHOULD GRAPHIC DESIGNERS SKETCH? YES, THEY SHOULD!Why do we need to sketch if we are designers? Most of us have no talent as artists, even though we may be top producing in our field. I found out that drawing out the most primitive of sketches is equivalent to creating a road map. Graphic designers will find this article useful for their next design project.

FEB 25

HOW TO DESIGN LOGOS FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS - A GRAPHIC DESIGN TUTORIAL FOR FREELANCERSLogo design is the most creative of all graphic design processes. Besides the technical skills, it is the Graphic Designer's creative process which plays the most important role in creating a high impact, eye catching logo design. This logo design tutorial guides you through the steps to create an attractive and professional logo for your customer.

FEB 17

COOLEST BUSINESS CARD DESIGN PART IIICool business card designs that have really cool cutout shapes including dieline cuts, cool combinations of papers, embossing, cool use of materials, impressions, metals, and inks. This is a great list of inspirational business cards for Graphic Designes to use for reference.

FEB 13

HOW TO MAKE KEYBOARD BULLETS, STARS, HEARTS, FRENCH ACCENTS, COPYRIGHT SYMBOLS, AND MORE WITH THE ALT KEYDo you ever need to type symbols or foreign letters that aren't on your computer keyboard? As a Graphic Designer, I know that you do. This is a guide to using the ALT key to type special symbols.

JAN 30

BEST OF BLACK AND WHITE DESIGNS Yes, black and white designs can be just as effective as four color designs. This is a great list of inspirational black and white layouts for Graphic Designes to use for reference.

JAN 27

LIST OF SITES WITH PHOTOSHOP TENNIS AND GRAPHIC DESIGN COLLABORATION GAMESHere is a list of the sites online that you can find Photoshop tennis and other graphic design collaboration games.

JAN 15

HUGE LIST OF PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL DIRECTORIES, RESOURCES, & SEARCH ENGINES A huge list of Adobe Photoshop tutorial resources as well as Photoshop directories & search engines.

JAN 06

NETWORKING WITH OTHER GRAPHIC DESIGNERS USING FLICKR & FLICKR ALTERNATIVES In this article, I am going to suggest that you use Flickr and other Photoblogging sites to promote your Graphic Design careers. There is also a list of dozens of Flickr alternatives.

DEC 23

HOW GRAPHIC DESIGNERS CAN OVERCOME THEIR CREATIVE BLOCK AND GET INSPIRED You need to jump start your creativity and find the inspiration that seems to be lost. You can't force creativity, so what do you do to get it back? Hopefully, this article will help you find answers to this serious problem that all Graphic Designers and creative professionals deal with.

DEC 16

LIST OF 180+ BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN INSPIRATION SITES Are you looking for a little inspiration for your next Graphic Design project? This list will get you through next million inspiration jams. This is a list that boasts 180+ Graphic Design inspiration sites. If I have missed any inspirational sites, please comment about them below and I will add them to the list if they belong on the list.

DEC 11

NEW DIGG LIKE SITE FOR DESIGNERS We have just launched Design Sites Up - a Digg-like social networking community for designers of all kinds. Please visit the site and become a member and join in on the fun. The way that it works is as follows: Users submit helpful design articles, design news stories, design tutorials, personal portfolio pages, and beautiful design images.

DEC 06

BEST OF BROCHURE DESIGN As a follow up to some of the recent sample design blog articles that we have done, we are now adding this one - The Best of Brochure Design. I researched the internet and found these beautiful brochures. This is a great list of inspirational brochures for Graphic Designes to use for reference.

NOV 28

120 SELF PROMOTIONAL IDEAS FOR GRAPHIC DESIGNERS This is the most comprehensive list of self promotional ideas for Graphic Designers that you will ever find. In fact, if you can't find a good idea in this list, you might be dead. :)

NOV 21

COOL FLYERS, POSTERS, LEAFLETS FOR INSPIRATION Need inspiration for your next flyer design project? Here are some cool designs that I have come across. Some of these flyers have cool textures, shapes, and some are even 3d-like. This is a great list of flyers, posters, and leaflets for Graphic Designes to use for reference.

NOV 19

HUGE LIST OF ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR PLUGINS & FILTERS & TOOLS If you are an Adobe Illustrator user, then this mega-list of Adobe Illustrator Plug-ins is just what you are looking for. Enjoy! Also visit our Mega List of Free Adobe Photoshop Filters and Plug-ins.

NOV 12

COOLEST BUSINESS CARDS PART II This is part 2 of the Coolest Business Cards Part I. These aren't just cool business cards, they are business cards that will blow your mind. This is a great list of inspirational business cards for Graphic Designes to use for reference.

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