The Apple iPhone has been such an astounding success story that I think it is really funny to go back and read what analysts thought just five years ago.
Check out what this Bloomberg writer had to say.
I wonder if he still has a job?
Search engine optimization is a relatively recent form of marketing on today’s Internet, but it is taking off very rapidly. All sorts of companies are using SEO as a way for them to improve their ability to attract prospective business from search engines, where millions of online users go to find whatever it is they need. Private label SEO is a specialized form of SEO that is useful for a business that wants to resell SEO but is not experienced …
The growing number of the developers living in USA is the best sign of how web services are popular nowadays. A lot of companies try to get their business outside the plain shops and get the direct access to wide opportunities and the great number of the new potential customers. That is why all of them need perfect sites that will meet the needs of the modern society and match the expectations of the future clients. The wisely created site …
The identification mark or the emblem created to recognize a particular enterprise or an organization is called logo. It may be in form of signature, symbol, sign board, of flag. In all cases it requires an intensive and hardworking mechanism to create. After this the question arises that for what reason logos are used? Thus the best way to answer this question is to mark the words, to recognize, to inspire and to gain superiority. Logos are effective from a …
Your company invests in marketing, business development, and sales—but what about internet reputation management? As a professional, it’s your job to ensure that your company’s brand image is working toward your company’s goals. Leaving your organization’s reputation up to whatever Google’s algorithm chooses to publicize is simply unacceptable. Reputation management services are indispensable for any company that wants to thrive.
And what about your individual goals? You work hard to create a good name for yourself by doing the right thing …
I stumbled across Pugly Pixel while searching for quick and easy Photoshop tutorials. Pugly Pixel is ran by Katrina, who has created a great selection of freebies for download. She also offers services/extras for a very reasonable charge. I’m really impressed by her clear instructions and the short and sweet projects she offers. The “freebies” section of her site include tutorials, downloadable images, and blog layouts. This is such a great resource for those just starting out in Photoshop. Here …
I found out about Code Year a couple days ago. It is a website launched by a Y-combinator company called CodeAcademy. They grabbed quite a lot of attention by signing up 200,000 users in just two days. Recently, I stumbled onto this post by the landing page designer about how he designed the CodeYear landing page. I think the key takeaways here are to focus on simplicity and what you want the visitor to do. Enjoy!
The Denver Post has a gallery up of some of the earliest color photos taken during the early 40s. I thought some of the images were pretty cool. Here is the link.
Here are my favorites:
This is second part of designing a one page portfolio tutorial series. In the first tutorial, we had created a simple and elegant Portfolio PSD mockup. Now, we’ll convert the PSD to a HTML5 and CSS3 with some jQuery goodness. Make sure you have read the first tutorial and make the design in Photoshop, or you can just grab the final PSD mockup from there.
Take a look at our PSD mockup first. Our portfolio design has a simple one column …
In this tutorial, we will learn to design a one page portfolio site in Photoshop. In the process we will use subtle pattern and lots of layer styles to make a simple and interesting design. Let’s get started!
This tutorial is a collaboration with a young and talented web designer from Indonesia, Aris FM.
Preview
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Step 1
Open Photoshop. Click File > New or hit Ctrl + N to make a new file. In …