[App of the Week] Google Translate

24.02.2011, 8:50

Translations to go

Today’s app is a must-have. Google translate does exactly what the name suggests: it translates texts and spoken phrases between more than 50 languages. Only available on the Android market for quite some time it has recently been released for iOS, making it available on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

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Open PSD files for Photoshop maniacs

22.02.2011, 10:21

To learn and get inspired

When creatives make their psd-files available for free on the internet we get the chance to reconstruct the creation process of another artist layer by layer. There’s a lot to learn when photoshop professionals allow a look behind the scenes.

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Best of advertising posters

17.02.2011, 9:42

Great visual design from the world of advertising

Today we once again present a neat collection to get your creative juice flowing. For you we dived into the area of poster advertising and searched for outstanding examples from current campaigns and marvelous poster design studies.

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30 texture packs for instant use

15.02.2011, 9:54

For your flyers, web designs or graphic compositions

Textures are very handy to easily create natural looking structures. Photoshop tends to be too “clean” to create these from scratch in the same time. Through different filter combinations it would, of course, be possible. However, the time and effort invested stand in no reasonable relation to the outcome. Here we collected some of the most beautiful ones for you.

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Thank you for 1000 followers! [Coupon]

11.02.2011, 12:49

We celebrate our millenium with a give-away!

This week we breached the magical 1000 followers and would like to show our appreciation for your loyalte with some free print credit. Thanks everybody!

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[App of the Week] Smartr

10.02.2011, 9:02

Handy news reader for Twitter

If you use Twitter on a regular basis you will have noticed that finding relevant news isn’t exactly easy. Your timeline tends to be populated by wise-crack quotes, thought bubbles and check-in updates. Searching worthwhile tweets with relevant links easily approaches the limits of his patience. A solution for this problem is now provided with the free app Smartr by Factyle, Inc.

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33 fresh Illustrator tutorials worth checking out

08.02.2011, 8:57

A collection of the newest workshops and tutorials

Should you wish to upgrade your illustration skills this collection of tutorials for Adobe Illustrator might be your perfect starting point. More than 30 step-by-step instructions guide you towards formidable results. The spectrum ranges from cool text effects, cartoon characters and handy patterns to icon design and logo drafts or complete graphic artworks

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24 design resources for Valentine’s Day

03.02.2011, 10:21

Everything you need for a beautiful Valentine’s design

Valentine’s day is less than 2 weeks ahead. February 14 is probably the most romantic day of the year. You wish to give your loved one a beautiful present but don’t have a good idea about the styling? We gladly help you out and scanned the web for useful resources to create a beautiful Valentines design for your gift and put them in this collection of brushes, textures and tutorials.

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Portfolio Power

01.02.2011, 8:53

Showcase for design professionals

A portfolio is a collection of objects of a certain type. A photographer showcases his shots, a graphic designer his compositions and a web designer presents screens of his web projects. This collection showcases 30 of the most recent and beautiful portfolios to fuel your creativity.

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