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Astounding underwater photography

These incredibly beautiful images by artist Christy Lee Rogers are created without the aid of Photoshop, with carefully…

The awesomeness of beige

Are you underestimating this deceptively "neutral" color? Either it's considered cheap (because it reminds us of putty…

Google gets flattened

It seems like there's been a flurry of logo redesigns lately and Google is the latest to throw its hat into the…

Deal of the Week: Melany Lane Font Family

You can't have too many good script typefaces; each one brings personality and a distinct character to a brand. Case in…

YouTube indecisive over rebrand

When Google acquired YouTube back in 2006, most people expected to see a rebrand to pull the video sharing site closer…

Adobe revolutionizes Photoshop with Generator

This morning 500,000 premium Creative Cloud subscribers will be waking up to an update alert for Adobe Photoshop.…

25 inspiring not-for-profit ads

In one form or another, public service announcements (or advertisements) have been with us for well over a hundred…

Deal of the Week: Bundled Set of Web Services Contracts

Freelancing is a minefield, and if you don't traverse it properly you can find yourself in real trouble, fast. Just…

Conference review: Reasons to be Creative 2013

One of the more ambitious conferences on the circuit, Reasons to be Creative was held this year on September the 2nd,…

Yahoo!'s branding disaster

Marissa Mayer is many things. A brand designer she is not. After 30 days of change and countless dollars thrown at…

How to invoice clients the right way

Congratulations! You won a job, worked hard to produce a great site, and the client is thrilled with the results. Now,…

Things to check before printing online

Print's a tricky business. Just because the dimensions are set in stone, we tend to think that everything will come out…

Sell your domains with Namebox

Namebox is a simple service created by designer Drew Wilson to help you sell your unwanted and/or unused web domains.…

Facebook and Shutterstock giving advertisers more options

Advertisers on Facebook will shortly be getting some new options for sprucing up their ads with high-quality stock…

Deal of the week: Bundle Storm

When it comes to stock elements, you can't have to many. Sure, it's possible that you'll collect more than you can use…

Adobe release Dreamweaver CC updates

Dreamweaver has long been a curious beast, loved and loathed in equal measure. For many it is the very best WYSIWYG…

50 years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's dream

Fifty years ago today, one of the greatest orators of modern times delivered his most impassioned plea. At the march on…

How to style <select>s using DropKick

When it comes to styling webpages, nothing's as tricky as forms. And when it comes to styling forms — almost —…