The day’s best and most important design- and design business-focused articles, tutorials, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.
- August 2nd is National Coloring Book Day : download something for everyone to relax, color and enjoy
Here we are in the heat of the summer, and August 2nd is National Coloring Day! No matter where you are or what you’re doing, it’s a refreshing treat to dig into those crayons, colored pencils, markers or your favorite media and do some art. When you …
- Pinterest hires former Apple designer Susan Kare
- 75 Secrets of Success from the World’s Most Successful People
These principles of very successful business leaders have enabled them to achieve their highest career goals. Implement these into your life and you will see an improvement in your career.Tags: Entrepreneur Leadership Brassballs
- The Easiest Languages for Native English Speakers to Learn
Depending on your circumstances, some languages can be harder to grasp than others. If English is your first language, these languages are widely considered to be the easiest to learn how to speak, read, and write.
- The Easiest Languages for Native English Speakers to Learn
Depending on your circumstances, some languages can be harder to grasp than others. If English is your first language, these languages are widely considered to be the easiest to learn how to speak, read, and write.
- Boston’s WTF/LOL Problem
It’s not just the Olympics that the city can’t retain, it’s people too. Young people in particular want to be where the action is, and they perceive that the action is not here (they’re mostly right). Look at Aileen Lee’s latest update to her unicorn list, and you will quickly grasp why every graduating college student in the Boston region is trying to vacate the premises like Paul Revere screaming “the Brits are” …. dammit history, get out of here!
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- Fair Use in Blogging: Can Bloggers Use Copyrighted Images?
Bloggers should follow the fair use doctrine in order to avoid infringement issues on copyrighted images.
With an abundance of photos available on the internet, the urge to simply Google a photo and use it on your website is hard to resist. And while it may seem like everyone’s doing it, that doesn’t make it okay: Those are copyrighted images, and the owner of the copyright can have several different avenues for recourse in order to be compensated for your use of the image.
- Fair Use in Blogging: Can Bloggers Use Copyrighted Images?
Bloggers should follow the fair use doctrine in order to avoid infringement issues on copyrighted images.
With an abundance of photos available on the internet, the urge to simply Google a photo and use it on your website is hard to resist. And while it may seem like everyone’s doing it, that doesn’t make it okay: Those are copyrighted images, and the owner of the copyright can have several different avenues for recourse in order to be compensated for your use of the image.
- 15 WordPress Plugins to Supercharge Search Function
One important element of any website is the search feature. With this, people can find for what they’re really looking for through your site, instead of justTags: WordPress
- ‘Angry’ music makes you happy say experts
Music with angry lyrics can help calm listeners down and make them feel happier, a study has suggested.
- How to Customize Your Resume to Get the Job
Here’s the short answer: You use your applicable skills and relevant experience to prove it.
For the full explanation of how to actually do this, read on.
- How Fast Fashion Retailers Built Billion-Dollar Businesses by Stealing Designs
How do fast fashion retailers steal fashion designs without being sued for copyright infringement?
It’s a business model that’s been adopted by fast fashion retailers seeking to capture a certain consumer at a certain price point: she’s young, fashion conscious, and has dispensable income. Brands like Zara, H&M, and Forever 21 have cornered the market on selling billions of dollars worth of copycat designs, but what are the legal ramifications for these companies? How are they getting away with it?
- Check out the new book Type Porn by Nigel French & Alex Hoggarth
A collection of the ubiquitous, yet often unseen, signs and lettering of our urban landscapes.�
Type Porn celebrates the beauty of the undervalued, the skill of the craftsmanship, and the mash up of overlapping styles made more beautiful by the passage of time.�Tags: typography. design
- No sh*t, Sherlock: Sarcasm makes you smarter and more creative
A shock to absolutely no one, being sarcastic is totally good for you. Go ahead and be as sarcastic as you’d like. A new study from researchers from several business schools including Harvard and Columbia suggests that both delivering and rec…
- Brand Manual and Identity Template Free Download
- Convert your portfolio into a lead generating machine with these 50 long-tail keywords
50 long-tail keywords to add to your online portfolio | Web design | Creative BloqTags: design marketing freelance
- Pocket starts recommending articles and videos in a new public beta
“The idea is that they’ll help you cut through the noise and make sure you don’t miss stories you’d actually want to come back to,” says Nate Weiner, the company’s founder.