Design competition, web optimization and tips

Friday, February 20, 2009

How many software companies that develop for Windows, choose to brand their websites to look like Vista? Well here are 22 websites that were designed to look like Apple.

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Design a Futuristic Athlete Graphic

Learn how to create a futuristic athlete graphic using a combination of layer masks, brushes, the pen tool and various blending options.

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50 Sure-fire Web Design Tips

Though one of them says, "Optimize your page to be viewed best at 800×600 (the most popular resolution at the time of this writing)." Which I don't believe is true.

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The SDC global design competition is in full swing around the world. This year, the grand final will coincide with the SDC international conference on 25-26 June in Goa, India and, to tie with the theme of the conference, the brief also incorporates an aspect of sustainable thinking within the original design and/or final design application. The main criteria for entries, as previously, will be to demonstrate the creative, imaginative and original use of color in either fashion or textiles; a full set of rules are available to download fro their site.

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And I'd like to introduce you all to "Design {for} Baby" which is a site I stumbled upon earlier this morning. It looks to be a review site where different writers discuss items they have received. They also host a number of giveaways.

All of the items they blog about are for babies and/or families. Their current giveaway is for a personalized wooden block from a company called Woodgroove.

I can tell you I'll definitely be subscribing to their feed and bookmarking the site.

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