The day’s best and most important design- and design business-focused articles, tutorials, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.
- 25% Market Share for WordPress Won’t Buy the Credibility We Want
Our community has helped move market share for WordPress to 25% – and while it’s great, it won’t buy the credibility we want when it comes to enterprises.
- 11 Alternatives to OmniFocus You Can Use To Get Things Done on Android and Windows
If you are an OmniFocus nerd but need a tool that can be used cross-platform, check out these 11 alternatives to OmniFocus.Tags: productivity todo gtd
- Create a Cool Text Portrait in Photoshop
Photoshop Tutorial showing how to design and create a powerful text portrait poster in a few easy and comprehensive steps.Tags: Photoshop
- Architecture Presentation Board Tips for Designers and Architects
Before you start creating your presentation boards, take a moment to organise your work. What are you trying to convey? What drawings / images to you have to show as part of your criteria? What are your key elements in design that you would like to po…
- Fixing PDF Errors in Illustrator
Whether you’re encountering issues opening, editing, or compiling a PDF in Adobe Illustrator, you’ll want some quick solutions to overcome the frustration of error messages. In this article we’ll explore a handful of quick tips to resolve or avoid err…
- Q&A on Design Entrepreneurship
Building a startup today is easier than ever thanks to readily available and affordable technology resources. But with so many products fighting for the end user’s attention, both in the consumer and enterprise space, how does one startup stand out from the next? Enter the designer/entrepreneur.
Tags: design entrepreneur leadership
- “Minimercials” for Millennials. Is This the Future of Online Shopping?
By combining mobile video with online shopping, MikMak is changing the way millennials buy, one funny “minimercial” at a time.
- 30% of Republicans Want to Bomb Agrabah, the Fictional City in Disney’s ‘Aladdin’
Nearly one in every three Republican primary voters who responded to a recent poll said they wanted to bomb the fictional city.
- How to Proudly Design 3D Book Images for Free
Want to design 3D book images for free? Here’s the simple, comprehensive, step-by-step guide to making your own FREE professional 3D book book image design!Tags: Writing AmWriting selfpub epub
- The right way to end an email to a client
Robert Williams shares the line freelancers should avoid writing in emails to clients—and what they should write instead.
Tags: Freelancer entrepreneur
- The Reason Every Meme Uses That One Font
Why do all memes look so similar? There are a few very good reasons.Tags: Typography fonts design Impact
- 40 Must Learn Text Effect Tutorials in Illustrator
We gathered 40 Must Learn Text Effect Tutorials in Illustrator so you can be inspired to venture into typography. If one of these works for you, please don’t forget to share your work with the rest of the world right in the comments below.
Tags: Vector Illustrator
- Mcdonald’s Changes in the Past Year
McDonald’s has been making huge changes to turn business around and improve its public image, from raising wages to starting all-day breakfast.
- Taylor Swift Used Stolen Artwork for Her Album and the Artist Is Pissed
However, Swift and team did reach out to the artist, only they agreed to pay the artist under the condition she donate all the money to charity. Not cool, Tay and team.
- 7 Simple Ways to Write a List Post That Gets Read
Let’s not have that happen. Here are a few tried-and-true list-post tips that keep readers on the page and ready to read more from you.
Tags: Writing AmWriting copywriting
- The 10 Most Expensive Countries for Tourists to Visit
Vacations are expensive, and some destinations can be pricier than others. Here are the most expensive countries around the world for tourists, according to the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2015.
- 40+ Best Premium Portfolio WordPress Themes & Templates
Making use of the WordPress portfolio theme is one of the best ways to showcase your photography, artwork or anything that you visually want to show off. These portfolio themes have everything, including immersive slideshows, front page sliders as wel…
- 30 Useful Adobe InDesign Tutorials
Though this looks like a robot-written listicle from two years ago, the tutorials linked to from this post are still useful for neophyte and veteran InDesign users.Tags: InDesign
- The future of the CMS
A recap of our webinar with Four Kitchens on rethinking the purpose of a CMS, the connection between a site’s backend and frontend, and how we manage and consume content.
- How to Write Better Short Stories
Is it possible to incorporate all these elements into a short story? O. Henry, Munro Leaf, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Allan Poe, and dozens of other authors prove that it is. Can you meet the challenge? If you follow these tips, you may significa…
- The Power of Visual Content (Infographics and Data Visualization)
Creatives are often taught, “show don’t tell.” However, the process of engaging audiences is about more than just pairing a beautiful image with a few witty words. Visuals are faster and easier for the brain to process, and can help drive better business results and more eyeballs to your page. Thanks to the epic success of Pinterest and Instagram, the visual web has become a powerful and necessary tool for content marketers.
Tags: Design infographics