The day’s best and most important design- and design business-focused articles, tutorials, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.
- The Uberpreneur: How An Uber Driver Makes $252,000 A Year – Forbes
It hit me: I’m not in Gavin’s car. I’m in his mobile showroom. He’s not just an Uber driver. Nor is he just an entrepreneur. He’s an Uberpreneur, using the ridesharing app to promote his jewelry business.
Tags: Entrepreneur
- Classic paintings recreated using Pantone color chips
British artist Nick Smith recreates classic paintings from Vincent Van Gogh, Warhol, or Rene Magritte, using Pantone color chips. If you look at it up close—clicking on the expand button— you will only see the color chips, but if you step back—or zoom out—you’ll see a pixel-art version of the original paintings.
Tags: Pantone inspiration
- 10 Freelance Writing Money Traps and How to Avoid Them
In this post, I share ten common freelance writing money traps and explain how freelance writers can avoid them.Tags: Amwriting
- Time To Die: Let’s Resolve To Get Rid Of Adobe Flash Already
Adobe Flash, the standard that animated the early Web, is going the way of the dinosaurs—even YouTube has now transitioned to HTML 5. And its already battered reputation has taken further hits this year thanks to three serious security vulnerabilities that have emerged in just the past two weeks.
Enough is enough. It’s time for Web users to wean themselves of their lingering attachment to this buggy, outdated software … and uninstall Flash.
Tags: Flash
- Time To Die: Let’s Resolve To Get Rid Of Adobe Flash Already
Adobe Flash, the standard that animated the early Web, is going the way of the dinosaurs—even YouTube has now transitioned to HTML 5. And its already battered reputation has taken further hits this year thanks to three serious security vulnerabilities that have emerged in just the past two weeks.
Enough is enough. It’s time for Web users to wean themselves of their lingering attachment to this buggy, outdated software … and uninstall Flash.
Tags: Flash
- Time To Die: Let’s Resolve To Get Rid Of Adobe Flash Already
Adobe Flash, the standard that animated the early Web, is going the way of the dinosaurs—even YouTube has now transitioned to HTML 5. And its already battered reputation has taken further hits this year thanks to three serious security vulnerabilities that have emerged in just the past two weeks.
Enough is enough. It’s time for Web users to wean themselves of their lingering attachment to this buggy, outdated software … and uninstall Flash.
Tags: Flash
- The Philosophy of a Hashtag Strategy
Do you have a hashtag strategy? While there’s nothing wrong with casually using a hashtag, having a solid strategy behind your hashtag can bring real results for you and your brand. Let’s look at the how’s and why’s behind using hashtags in your social media and how you can start benefitting from them with your social marketing!
- 10 Things to Do Before You Go to Bed for a Productive, Successful, Healthy Day
Go to bed! See how to use the power of evening routines to be more productive, successful, healthy and kickstart each day.
- Create a Drip-Effect Portrait Using Illustrator’s Pen Tool and Object Layering Techniques
In this tutorial I’ll walk you through how to create an unusual multi-layered, drip-effect portrait. We’ll cover the basics of the Pen tool, using a limited colour palette and effective layering techniques to create an original portrait. Once you’ve got the basics nailed, you can apply them to create complex, in-depth and individual-looking imagery.
Tags: Vector Illustrator