Facebook Photos is now officially great! | weekly comment

01.10.2010, 15:47

Facebook Photos is now officially great!

Today Facebook officially announced a significant improvement of its photo handling. With more than 15 billion (!!!) pictures online Facebook already is the largest photo sharing platform by far. It dwarves other services like flickr by far and continues to grow at an almost obscene rate of millions a week.

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40 lovely text effects for Photoshop

23.09.2010, 9:00

High quality text effects

High quality text effects are a rare breed. Photoshop also isn’t the perfect tool for first-class lettering. This collection is intended to show you that nevertheless there are some really helpful and usable resources on this topic available on the internet. A current trend are 3D letters, often created in conjunction with software such as Cinema 4D.

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Designers increasingly rely on stock images | weekly comment

17.09.2010, 10:05

Designers increasingly rely on stock images

The design magazine Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) recently released a survey of their readership. One of the most interesting findings of the study is that designers increasingly rely on stock images.

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25 Adobe Illustrator tutorials

16.09.2010, 10:38

25 Adobe Illustrator tutorials

Vector graphics for a variety of output formats can be created with Adobe Illustrator. As the software can be as demanding as Photoshop the learning curve you have to go through may be quite steep. Tutorials and workshops are therefore quite welcome to improve skills. They are a good way to learn the basics and get valuable tips and tricks. Also, you can follow and apply them at your own pace while enjoying the creature comforts of your home.

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Rent your textbook

03.09.2010, 14:02

Rent your textbook

Yes, you got that right! Recently we saw a rise of online platforms offering you the possibility to save dollars by renting a textbook, instead of buying it.

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It’s Blog Day!

31.08.2010, 14:06

A short collection of our favourite blogs

Today, the International Blog Day is celebrating its 5th anniversary. Purpose of this day is to discover new blogs you probably haven’t heard about before and to spread the word. It aims to give the many talented bloggers out there an opportunity to extend their readership and reach a wider audience. That’s why we would like to share with you five of the great blogs we follow on a regular basis.

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The future of printed newspapers? – Augmented Reality

23.08.2010, 15:34

Augmented Reality as extension of reality on your smartphone

The Sueddeutsche Zeitung Magazin (Issue 33, available since Friday, 20/08/2010) presents its readers a media-experience never seen before.

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Concurso Copa del Mundo: ¡El resultado!

18.05.2010, 16:22

The Winning Team

Estas dos personas estarám durante 5 días en un hotel de 5 estrellas, entre otros van a visitar Soweto, la más conocida población del país, van a ir a un emocionante safari en la reserva natural de Kwalata y para terminar verán la final de la Copa Mundial, ¡en vivo en el estadio! Si lo desean, su informe de viaje se publicará con prontitud en nuestro blog.

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Jeu Concours pour la Coupe du Monde : Les Résultats

18.05.2010, 16:22

The Winning Team

Les deux participants séjourneront dans un hôtel 5 étoiles, ils visiteront le township de Soweto, effectueront un safari dans le parc naturel Kwalata et assisteront à la finale de la Coupe du Monde en direct dans le stade ! S’ils le souhaitent, ils vous raconteront leur séjour sur notre blog.

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World Cup competition: The result!

12.05.2010, 12:50

The Winning Team

These two will stay for 5 days in a 5 star hotel, among others they will visit Soweto, the best known Township of the country, they will go on an exciting safari in Kwalata nature preserve and as crowning conclusion they will watch the World Cup final, live in the stadium! If they like to, their travel report will be published promptly on our blog.

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