Sticker Style Icons Premium Vector Pack

It is the time today for a new exclusive vector pack, our today’s pack includes number of useful and commonly used sticker style icons that you can use in you website, UI, printing projects and more.

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The Stocker Style Icons premium pack includes 11 vector icons in both color and wireframe themes. When you download the vector file, you will have these icons in vector format that you can easily edit using any vector-based application, such as Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw.

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30 Incredible Icescape Examples

| May 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

Icescapes create a unique impression on us. There’s something about the beauty – and danger – of the cold. Whether seen in person, on the web, in a design for postcard printing, or even in a news article, icy landscapes can be a unique source of inspiration, which is why the following collection focuses on various styles of icescapes. For those of you who are just entering the warm season, maybe these icescapes will help you cool down and better focus in the sweltering heat. For those of you on the other side of the equator, maybe this collection will bring you the inspiration you need as you move into cold weather projects.

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No matter your location, though, this collection includes enough variety to really get your creative juices flowing. Some of these are fantasy/CG graphics, others are HDR, and still others are snapshots of moments taken by scientists while wandering the most desolate places on the planet. Each of these graphics are just small versions of the original and only capture a small part of the actual concept. So take the time to check out the complete piece at the source page. Many of these images are far more stunning in their uncropped state.

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Adobe Photoshop Certification Exam Practice 6

It is the time for our Photoshop exam practice this week.  Although the new Adobe Photoshop CS6 has been officially released, we will continue to provide the exam questions based on Photoshop CS5 because the current available Photoshop certification exam covers the CS5 version.

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The practice questions below follow the same methodology as the real exam, but with different questions. You can answer the questions by choosing any of the available choices under each question and click the Show Results button to display the correct answers to compare it with your answers.

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Fabulous Street Photography Examples

| May 18, 2012 | 3 Comments

Street Photography is defined as the photographs that cover the street activities and taken in public places. This type of photography includes taking photos of people, buildings, general elements and actions that takes place in the streets and squares.

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In Street Photography, the most remarkable features that you can identify in all of the photographs are sharing the same amount of motion and it is live, which are inspired from the real life in the streets we see every day.

The photographers try to focus on different subjects in the street. Some photographers focus on the people walking or setting in the street; other artists like to focus on the cars and how they move fast creating amazing blur effects in the middle of the photo; and other photographers are more concern with the street elements such as the buildings, fountains, chairs and sidewalk areas.

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Tips for Building Professional Web Portfolios

| May 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

There is no doubt that looking for a design job or clients is like selling your services to these clients. When clients need a design job, they will first review your resume and web portfolio or samples DVD for more information about your creativity and experience.

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Therefore, your portfolio is the most important part of your identity, because it is the fastest way to offer a real look into your skills for a client or a company. There are countless cases of designers getting their applications rejected due to some tiny mistakes in their portfolios, such as hard navigation that makes it difficult for clients to reach the designers’ work samples.

So it may be a good idea to consider the following tips in this article when building your portfolio. We are not trying to MIT your creativity, instead, we are going to give you guidelines that you should keep in mind while brainstorming the ideas for your personal portfolio.

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10 Flickr Groups for Challenge-Thirsty Photographers

| May 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

Everyone likes a good challenge now and again. Sometimes those challenges are against ourselves, working to accomplish a goal. Sometimes they are against a situation that seems insurmountable. Or they might be against others, trying to make it to the very top.

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In photography, it is always a good idea to occasionally challenge yourself in order to push your creativity and skills to a new level. Not to mention, it can be a lot of fun. So if you are looking for a good photography prompt or two, and some like-minded, friendly people to do it with, check out these 10 Flickr groups.

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Useful iPad Apps for Taking Notes and Brainstorming

Recently, many designers have started to rely on the iPad as a fast and easy tool to manage tasks, such as checking emails, reviewing files and taking notes and drafts from clients. iPad apps are an essential part of any designer’s iPad apps library for taking notes. These apps allow designers to save time while they are with clients or take drafts of their ideas instead of losing or forgetting them.

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There are many iPad apps for note-taking and brainstorming in the App store, the important issue is to get the app that really meets your needs. For example, some iPad apps support audio and video recording, while some other iPad apps support sharing notes as PDFs. In this post, I would like to provide suggested examples of the commonly used iPad apps for taking notes and brainstorming. Some of these applications are free and some are paid. After checking these apps, share your experience with us if you had the chance to use any of them.

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20 Stunning Typography Examples

Typography artworks rely  on one of the most important elements of our visual experience, which is type and fonts. This form of art uses the arrangement of font glyphs and letters to build a new visual experience. Digital typography artworks extends this experience by adding effects and photo manipulation tricks to letter glyphs.

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Many of these typography artworks are used in printing, advertising campaigns and digital design.  In this post, I would like to showcase some stunning typography examples from different artists. If you have enjoyedthis post, do not forget to comment about your favorite design and your ideas about typography art.

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Adobe Photoshop Certification Exam Practice 5

It’s been a long time since we posted our last Adobe Photoshop exam practice questions. Now, we are here again and would be glad to continue this series due to the many requests that came to the site over the last months.

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In this new series, we will provide practice exams that will help you to test your knowledge and prepare yourself for the Adobe certification exams. We will cover one product in each practice post, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and more.

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Creative Graffiti Artwork Examples

Graffiti artwork is one of the art forms that you can see on the streets and on walls everywhere around. Graffiti artists express their ideas and passion for colors by drawing on walls, old buildings and almost every object you can imagine on the streets.

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Graffiti artwork odes not only help these artists to express their talent, but also turns old and dull street walls into a large exhibition for amazing artworks. Today, we will showcase Creative Graffiti Artwork Examples from different countries. If you enjoy these examples, do not forget to comment with your favorite ideas that you think are the most creative.

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How to Pick the Right Color for Your Brand

| May 12, 2012 | 3 Comments

Building a brand takes a lot of years before it is establish and is not a simple process as many think. You will not only have to consider a bunch of variables, but you should also know how to make good and rational changes to your brand only when needed.

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If you manage to build a powerful brand, whether on the internet or not, your business will be part of the suite providing good services to happy customers. You can sell cars, be a freelancer, sell cups or repair watches, etc.  Having a powerful brand can’t harm you; instead, it will always increase your chances of success a lot.

When designing a brand, you will have to take a lot of things into consideration. One of this is the color. You can have a monochromatic logo, a double-colored one or even have more colors on it (look at Windows or the former Apple logo). Each color says something about the respective brand. Subconsciously, it transmits different kind of messages. We will now take a look at the basic colors and give examples of powerful brands using that choice.

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