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In this documentary, the founders of Adobe Photoshop - John...

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:15:55 -0500

In this documentary, the founders of Adobe Photoshop - John Knoll, Thomas Knoll, Russell Brown, and Steve Guttman - tell the story of how an amazing coincidence of circumstances, that came together at just the right time 20 years ago, spawned a cultural paradigm shift unparalleled in our lifetime.

Jessica Hische shares a catalog of her evolving taste in...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:14:52 -0500

Jessica Hische shares a catalog of her evolving taste in typography.

What Personality Traits Do Designers Share? 65 designers take...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:09:00 -0500

What Personality Traits Do Designers Share?

65 designers take the Myers-Briggs personality test, offering a window into the way designers actually think—and the meaning of “design thinking.”

Designers love to debate about what personality type makes for the best designer. So Michael Roller took the extra step of getting a bunch of designers to take the Myers Briggs personality test, and published the results in a chart:

via Fast Company

5 Good Reasons Why Designers Should Code

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:06:23 -0500

5 Good Reasons Why Designers Should Code:

Earlier today Elliot Jay Stocks commented on Twitter

I’m shocked that in 2010 I’m still coming across ‘web designers’ who can’t code their own designs.

His comment created a great little debate on Twitter.

Personally, I agree with Elliot. I think it’s odd that some Web Designers can’t code their own designs, but only three years ago I was one of those designers. I had been a Graphic Designer for ten years before I ever typed a line of code. Finally learning HTML and CSS in order to code my own designs was the best decision I ever made. Here are five good reasons why I think designers should code.

10 Hand-Picked Tutorials for Beginning Web Designers

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:22:56 -0500

10 Hand-Picked Tutorials for Beginning Web Designers:

So you’re starting to show interest in web design, but are having trouble figuring out where to start? Want to create awesome websites, learn how to code HTML/CSS, and learn about web standards and the user experience? If so, we have a list of hand-picked Envato tutorials that should get you started.

Fabio Sasso is a graphic, web designer and enthusiast from Porto...

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:25:45 -0500

Fabio Sasso is a graphic, web designer and enthusiast from Porto Alegre, very south of Brazil. He is the co-founder of a design studio called Zee and runs a blog called Abduzeedo where he shares his thoughts, cool sites, and tutorials.

One of the major takeaways from the presentation was the fact that Brazilian designers have a completely different learning process from American designers. English is not a major language in Brazil and many of the design resources that we cherish have not been translated to Portugese. This results in Brazilian designers needing to intensely study images and their associations in order to figure out ways to create them.

CSS Techniques I Wish I Knew When I Started Designing Websites

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:22:10 -0500

CSS Techniques I Wish I Knew When I Started Designing Websites:

CSS is the best thing to happen to the web since Tim Berners-Lee. It’s simple, powerful, and easy to use. But even with all its simplicity, it hides some important capabilities. Ask any designer, and they’ll tell you that the majority of their code headaches are caused and ultimately solved by CSS.

All designers at some point in their career go through the process of encountering a weird display issue, searching for a resolution, and discovering a trick, technique, or hack could have saved them hours of frustration—if they had only known when they started.

We’ve put together a list of the most frustrating and time-consuming CSS headaches and, more importantly, their solutions (along with examples and further resources).

One of my favorite type of discoveries is to learn why and how a...

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:27:00 -0500

One of my favorite type of discoveries is to learn why and how a designer came up with an idea. So I’d like to share a peek behind the scenes at a great inspiration that I collaborate with on a daily basis: W magazine’s Design Director Edward Leida and his twenty+ years of experience setting the design tone for the magazine.
This week, Wmag.com asked him to talk us through some of his most intriguing layouts for the title and how he keeps it real.

via SPD

BBC tells news staff to embrace social media

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:26:00 -0500

BBC tells news staff to embrace social media:

BBC news journalists have been told to use social media as a primary source of information by Peter Horrocks, the new director of BBC Global News who took over last week. He said it was important for…

Impressive collection of posters with a mixture of classic,...

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:26:00 -0500

Impressive collection of posters with a mixture of classic, modern and cultural styles and amazing handmade typography. Great illustrative and expressive art for a Cultural Jazz music event. Designs by Atelier Martino & Jaña’s. See more more Guimarães JAZZ posters on Behance.

Jay Rosen and Clay Shirky discuss what’s happening in...

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:43:00 -0500

Jay Rosen and Clay Shirky discuss what’s happening in journalism after its disruption by technology. Rosen, a student of the press, is associate professor of journalism at NYU and the author of What Are Journalists For? Shirky, a student of the Internet, is an adjunct professor in NYU’s graduate Interactive Telecommunications Program and the author of Here Comes Everybody.