May 30, 2012 · 270,319 awesome subscribers
ISSUE #18

Send a telegram on Facebook or Twitter

The Web Telegram lets you send a message in Morse Code via Facebook or Twitter. Just enter your name and then your message, and it will do the conversion for you. The app was created in honor of Samuel F. B. Morse, the creator of Morse Code. The UI has a super cool antique feel to it!

Must have: Website monitoring 24/7 (for free!)

Is your website alive and kicking? Monitor Scout is a web-based monitoring system that lets you know when your website or applications are having trouble. If there's trouble, it will send you an SMS or email notification. This will help you resolve any issues before your visitors or customers notice. Get it now! (it's free while in beta!)

Original, unique crayon art

These crayon sculptures from Diem Chau are a fantastic example of what an original artist can create when they think outside the box. Her fantastic little sculptures feature animals, people, and plant life. Some even include more than one color. Abduzeedo has compiled this great roundup of some of her work.

The extinction of social media buttons?

Sweep the Sleaze, from iA, is a great editorial piece on why it may be time to ditch the Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ share buttons from blog posts and websites. While many designers consider social media share buttons to be a must-have on every site they create, there are some solid reasons for ditching these buttons, including actually getting more social media traffic without them.

A ginormous bundle of 1,500 vector icons!

Useful for website navigation, user interfaces or various other applications, pictograms are a pretty important necessity for a designer's toolbox. This amazing bundle contains 1,500 amazing vector icons in all sorts of topics, all provided in 3 sizes (totalling 4,500 icons!). They're optimized for use in iPhone, iPad & Android Apps. See the previews

Style tiles for responsive designs

Style Tiles are a great new tool for creating a visual language for the design of a website that can be shared with your clients. They're a good solution when a mood board would be too broad but a prototype is too literal, and it saves designers from having to spend a ton of time creating multiple design mockups for a responsive project.

Need some presentation inspiration?

Note & Point is a gallery of fantastic Keynote and Powerpoint presentations (plus PDFs and SlideRocket slideshows) from a variety of companies and speakers. In addition to providing inspiration for your next slideshow, it can also provide you with a lot of valuable information on design and other topics.

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