Category: Tools/Tutorials

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Want to Improve your Design Skills but Can’t Afford Classes?

Are you looking to learn the newest version of Adobe CS? Were you trained as a print designer but would like to expand your skill-set to include web design? Or perhaps you just can’t “get” PHP by surfing the web tutorials. Lynda might be the answer to all of your problems.

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Veer: Now Offering Images as Low as $1

Veer — one of my favorite places to find stock photography, illustration, and fonts — is now offering prices similar to iStock and StockExpert.

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Color Inspired: Meet Kuler

Have you ever come up with the perfect design, but just can’t seem to get the color right? Or maybe you have a client whose corporate color just doesn’t seem to work with any color scheme (mauve anyone?). Give Kuler a try, and you’ll never be at a loss for color again.

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Common Symbol Keyboard Shortcuts

Designers use symbols every day. And, there are many websites that offer comprehensive lists of every symbol imaginable. Instead, I have created a one-page list with what I believe to be the most commonly used symbols for Mac, PC and html.

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Stock Photography: Where to Find It

In our dreams, we have the money to hire artists or photographers to create one-of-a-kind imagery for us. In reality, we have limited budgets, and have to do what we can with what we have. Welcome to the world of stock photography. So, where can you find it?

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Search Engine Optimization

Once you’ve created a website, how do you get the search engines to notice it among the billions of other websites out there? There are many things you can do — without spending a penny — to help your site climb the search engine ranks.

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