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Look Out (here we go web 3.0)

In: design

So like it or not web 3.0 is coming faster than any body thought. what happened to web 2.0? Well it hasn’t gone anywhere it is still there but we are adding to it. So what is it? Web 3.0 is from my research (correct me if I am wrong) is basically the integration of [...]

Firefox 3.0 Beta available

In: design

Before you go straight to downloading you need to be aware of something. After I downloaded I found out that a lot of my add ons did not work yet with this version. So if you don’t want to sacrifice your add ons I suggest waiting till the developers have a chance to update them. [...]

Insanely great tees

In: design

Over at insanely great tees I found this really cool t-shirt.  So I had to share it. They have some other really good tees also for all the mac lovers out there. (who isn’t?) Never mind don’t answer that. Check them out they are very simple, but genius. Almost like, why didn’t I think of that. 

2008 trends in the design field

In: design

Out with the old in with the new. I love being a designer. Change is the one thing that remains constant in our field, and because of that it never gets boring. So I did some research looking at new designs that haven’t really got that much attention, but were still very good design. [...]

1st month report card

In: design

Man what a month. It has been very busy trying to learn all the ins and outs of blogging. I still have a lot to learn though so with your help let’s make this next month even better. I have received some very valuable comments from my readers. I want more though, give me anything [...]

Is spec work unethical?

In: design

The past week this subject has come up a handful of times, so I have decided that we should talk about it. I am going to try to keep my opinion out of the mix for many reasons. So for some of you who might not know what spec work is I will tell you. [...]

designer feedback

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As you know this is a new blog and is growing. Well to keep growing I want to hear from the readers and designers. I know there are a lot of different design blogs and they all have a niche. What I want to know is what they are not offering designers so that I [...]

t-shirt design competitions

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Design students are you looking for some extra cash? I was researching t-shirt design and I found that a lot of these websites sell work from everyday designers. That is if they choose your work. There are several ways to be compensated for your design, some give you money and others give you prizes. One of [...]

How To Make Iphone Webclip Icon

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If you have been under a rock this week you might not know about the updates to the iphone. The update that caught my eye was the app that lets you take websites and add an icon of that website to the springboard.  So last night I looked everywhere to try and find out how [...]

I was working in Illustrator CS3 when I came across this new tool called live color. Live color makes it easy to change a very elaborate color scheme into a one or two color design. A task that would be very time consuming is turned into a simple yet effective way to change the colors [...]

About this blog

Hello everyone. This blog is for design students and designers. I will be posting tutorials, free stuff, and other need to know information. With that said I look forward to hearing from you and thanks for visiting. :: pixl p. ::