The day’s best and most important design- and design business-focused articles, tutorials, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.
- 40 Creative “Transparent Screen” Trick Photos for Your Inspiration
Here’s an easy optical illusion you can do to make your laptop or computer screen look see-through. The optical illusion of transparent screen is a simple yet effective illusion. These Illusions are created by taking a digital photo of your surroundings then place it as the desktop background of your monitor or screen. That way, they appear to have a fully transparent display.
- Dynamics of the Children’s Digital Book Market — 2014 Digital Publishing Summit Report
The children’s book market is fast becoming one of the most dynamic in the digital space. That’s the conclusion of the Digital Publishing Summit organized by Aquafadas just before the 2014 Frankfurt Book Fair, where four publishers from four different parts of the world shared their experiences. Even in a difficult market such as Russia’s, where piracy is a huge brake on the digital economy, children’s books represent the most interesting segment for tablets, smartphones and e‑reader distribution. They all use Aquafadas technology to create their digital books, and each shared their experiences in the digital publishing market.
- 10 Simple, Customisable Invoice Templates Every Freelancer Should Use
Let’s look at the last one. Billing. If you’re anything like me, you spend hours each month creating new invoices from scratch. You don’t bother with a template, just out of sheer laziness, or simply not having found one that meets your needs. Thanksfully, Vertex42 has a stunning array of invoice templates that both look great, and will get you paid.
- Connect Any External Microphone to your iPhone with a Powered USB Hub
If you want good quality audio in an interview recorded on an iPhone or need to add a voiceover for the video you’re editing on your iPad, it’s best to connect an external microphone. Here’s how to do it.
- How to raise your rates without ticking off your clients
But I’d like to dig a bit deeper in this article and go back to the “why” of changing prices, because it frames the whole thing differently depending on your answer.