Today in Design - Top Articles RoundUp 14 April 2015

The day’s best and most impor­tant design- and design business-focused arti­cles, tuto­ri­als, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.

  • OverDrive eread­er app now fea­tures a dyslex­ic font option
    Last week we released the most recent ver­sion of the�OverDrive app�with a num­ber of enhance­ments includ­ing the option to select a dyslex­ic font when read­ing eBooks. Standard Typefaces�are often dif­fi­cult to read for peo­ple with dyslex­ia as the let­ters are hard to dif­fer­en­ti­ate and words tend to jum­ble togeth­er. Dyslexic fonts pro­vide greater con­trast in let­ters which solves this problem.

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  • Positioning your­self as a freelancer

    Labourers com­pete on price, and it’s a race to the bot­tom of the price ladder.

    Leaders are respect­ed for their skills and the unique way that they trans­form client prob­lems into smart solutions.

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  • Positioning your­self as a freelancer

    Labourers com­pete on price, and it’s a race to the bot­tom of the price ladder.

    Leaders are respect­ed for their skills and the unique way that they trans­form client prob­lems into smart solutions.

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  • Should Old Comics Be Recolored? Ever?
    What ruins art­work by Moebius might actu­al­ly help pan­els drawn by Walt Simonson – where do you draw the line?Tags: Comics
  • How to use side light­ing in your films and videos
    Side light­ing helps bring out tex­ture in your film and video. By using side light­ing you’ll enhance the depth of your shot and add a dra­mat­ic look to your video and film footage.Tags: Photography
  • Amazon Has Filed Its First Ever Lawsuit over Fake Reviews
    Luckily, Amazon has said that the fake 4- and 5‑star reviews don’t appear to be wide­spread, so you can trust the major­i­ty of what you read.

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  • 7 Tips For Running A Crowdfunding Campaign
    The idea came when Rick and his busi­ness part­ner were try­ing to fig­ure out how they could help some of their cre­ative friends raise mon­ey. One of those friends was brew­ing his own beer and hav­ing peo­ple pre­pur­chase it. Rick and his busi­ness part­ner th…
  • 7 Tips For Running A Crowdfunding Campaign
    The idea came when Rick and his busi­ness part­ner were try­ing to fig­ure out how they could help some of their cre­ative friends raise mon­ey. One of those friends was brew­ing his own beer and hav­ing peo­ple pre­pur­chase it. Rick and his busi­ness part­ner th…