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20 Sep
Our Favorite Tweets of the Week
Sep 13-Sep 19, 2009
Best Of, Compilation, Twitter
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Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.
The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.
Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.
To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @DesignerDepot
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17 Sep
300+ Resources to Help You Become a WordPress Expert
Plugins, Tutorials, WordPress
123

WordPress is one of the most popular blogging platforms available today. And for good reason.
It’s powerful enough to be a complete CMS, has every feature or function a blogger could dream of (either built in or available via plugins or custom functions), and it’s free and open source.
While WordPress is incredibly powerful and easy to use on its most basic levels, it can also get pretty complicated, pretty quickly.
Below are more than 300 resources to help you master WordPress no matter what your skill level is.
Everything from premium and free themes to plugins to WP hacks and everything in between is included. If it’s possible with WordPress, it’s likely you’ll find it below. Read more
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15 Sep
The Evolution of Apple Ads
Apple, Branding, Marketing
114

Apple first started advertising its products in the late 1970s.
The 80s showed a wide variety of ads, some of which served to convince consumers that they should purchase a computer, and specifically an Apple.
These ads were text-heavy and light on images, as were many computer and technology ads from that era.
Apple ads really came into their heyday during the 1990s, with the “Think Different” campaign, which became very popular as they featured a number of famous people.
Here’s a stunning compilation of some of Apple’s most notable advertisements from the 70s until the present day, including a few videos ads. Read more
14 Sep
How to Display Your Content on a Blog’s Front Page
Blogging, How to, Web Design
40

The front page of a blog is obviously of great importance to the overall design.
Up until a few years ago, most blogs simply showed posts in order of publication, the most recent at the top.
Then excerpts became popular, and later magazine-style front pages.
The purpose of the front page will, of course, vary a bit from one type to another; for example, a personal blog will be different from a professional multi-author blog.
In this post, we will take a look at the options that bloggers and designers have for showing content on the front page, and some reasons for choosing each. Read more
13 Sep
Our Favorite Tweets of the Week
Sep 6-Sep 12, 2009
Best Of, Compilation, Twitter
14

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.
The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the best tweets that we sent out this past week.
Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that we tweeted about, so don’t miss out.
To keep up to date with all the cool links, simply follow us @DesignerDepot
Read more
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30 Typography Posters That You’ve Probably Never Seen Before
Compilation, Inspiration, Typography
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Typography is the art of arranging, designing and modifying type.
Creating a well designed typography poster is no easy task, and takes time and patience.
When a poster focuses only on typography as its main element, the designer has to carefully craft his design to make sure that the type is both legible and artistic at the same time.
In this amazing compilation, you will see typography posters created by designers from all over the world.
Here are 30 Amazing Typography Posters that you have probably never seen before. Read more
10 Sep
How to Use the FAT-P System to Streamline Your Workflow
Creativity, Design, Productivity
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Often, when faced with a looming project, we forget the simple things. The size and depth of the project overwhelms leading to creative block.
Once blocked, the frustration builds leading to even more block, procrastination, missed deadlines and a wealth of other problems.
If you’re in any creative field, chances are, you’ve been there.
As a former high school writing teacher, I found that just the prospect of writing was enough to leave students floundering.
This became an even bigger problem when students were faced with the timed writing of state required tests. Enter the FAT-P.
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