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Running a design business either as a freelancer or a small agency is a big challenge Getting the most efficiency out of your time is essential but it’s also very difficult for those who wear many different hats like freelancers One of the most common ways of dealing with this challenge for efficiency is to outsource work to others It could be anything from design work front-end development back-end development marketing to anything else that needs…..

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Twitter provides designers (and other service providers) with the ability to communicate and network in a way that can be really productive for business However spending too much time or not having a specific purpose with social media can become a major drain on your time There are plenty of tools and resources available that can help you to get more out of Twitter in less time In this post we’ll profile 15 of those efficiency…..

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Creating a quality blog design can be a significant challenge because the design should add to the usability of the blog and should not overpower the content Browsing through examples of beautiful blog designs can provide inspiration that can be put to good use in your own design work In this post we’re showcasing 25 outstanding blog designs from various designers for your inspiration
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jQuery sliders slideshows and galleries are extremely common on a variety of different types of websites Portfolio sites blogs e-commerce sites and about any type of site can make use of a jQuery slideshow Fortunately there are a number of great plugins already coded that make it easy to add a slideshow in a matter of minutes Each one offers different features and has it’s own style In this post we’ll showcase 20 jQuery…..

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A few months ago at Vandelay Premier we recently released a set of highlighter brushes for Adobe Illustratorand in this tutorial we’ll show how you can accomplish the same thing on your own We’ll scan some lines made by a highlighter and that will give us a nice brush for using whenever highlighter or marker effects are needed

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Photoshop presets like brushes and patterns get more attention but custom shapes can be equally useful Because custom shapes are vectors they can be scaled to larger sizes with no decrease in quality
In this post we’ll link to some of the best custom shapes sets that can be downloaded for free As always when working with freebies be sure to read the terms of use or license details to make sure that you are…..

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Portfolio websites are a major marketing tool for most designers and design agencies The portfolio site allows you to showcase your work provide information about your services and receive inquiries from those who are interested in your services Portfolio sites are often examples of quality design work as every designer wants to make a positive impression through the design and usability of the portfolio site
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The same scene captured in a photo at night will have a completely different feel than one taken during the day Night photos can be intriguing and amazing but the low levels of light make them a challenge to master
In this post we’ll showcase 25 examples of beautiful nightscape photos taken by various photographers To see any of them in a larger size simply click on the image to be directed to the source…..

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Many blogs get re-designed every couple of years if not more frequently Re-designing a blog brings a number of challenges because more content is being added to the site all the time new types of content may have been introduced since the last design and the priorities and goals of blogs often change or evolve over time This means that when re-designing a blog you’ll need to take some time before jumping into the design work…..

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Open-source content management systems like WordPress and Drupal get a lot of attention on design blogs but they are not the only options when it comes to choosing a CMS There are a number of hosted CMSs available that are popular with designers and their clients
While the features vary form one hosted CMS to another several of the primary benefits are common to all or most of them Things like having the hosting included…..