The day’s best and most important design- and design business-focused articles, tutorials, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.
- 13 Habits of Exceptionally Likable People
Being likable is under your control, and it’s a matter of emotional intelligence.Tags: entrepreneur leadership
- After a year, Pixar sets Renderman software free (as in beer)
Rendering engine used for Hollywood films available for non-commercial use.
- Offscreen’s Publisher on the Magazine Planning Process
Now, Brach is offering insights into how he plans the content for each issue and creating a good reading experience.
It all starts by understanding “the edges of print.”
- How Microsoft Office 365 is suddenly beating Google Apps
All of a sudden, sources all over the tech industry are noticing that Office 365 is everywhere.Tags: Microsoft Office Google
- GEICO Just Changed The YouTube Advertising Game Forever
GEICO’s new YouTube advertising strategy is genius. Well, GEICO has found a genius loophole.
I don’t want to spoil the surprise for you, so just go ahead and watch the video above, which was released last week as a pre-video advertisement on YouTube. I’d say the chances of you making it through the entire thing are pretty high.
Tags: Advertising
- Beauty Retouching with Photoshop Online & In-Person Workshop – March 28 with Kelly McCathran
Take wrinkles or crows feet off in seconds, remove dark circles under the eyes, fix 5 o’clock shadow, remove blemishes and make everyone’s hair bright and shiny (or add hair where needed). This class will show tools that work in all recent versions of Photoshop. Topics covered include:
- Want to be a better freelancer in 2015? Start with these eight habit-forming tips
Freelance and contract workers are a growing segment of the US economy, but the risk of being scattered is high. Keep track of invoices, ask for advice properly – and stop the self-loathing. And remember: no one thinks they’re doing it right
- Phone Etiquette World Wide [Infographic]
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- Phone Etiquette World Wide [Infographic]
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- 11 Resources for Font Pairing& Typography…
Everybody gets stuck and these are my go-to sources for typography and font pairing inspiration. Or maybe you’re just getting started and need to refresh the typographic basics? Either way, starting with the design of the words means you’ll also have to consider what they say, and that always means a better product.
Tags: typography design
- Computer Color is Broken… Even in Photoshop by Default! [Video]
4 minute video.Tags: Photoshop photography RGB
- The Designer Who Humanized Corporate America
A new exhibit celebrates Paul Rand, a pioneer who re-envisioned the look of megacompanies with whimsical, colorful logos and illustrations.Tags: Design
- Smell you Later – New Identity for Givaudan by Interbrand
Established in 1895, Givaudan is the industry leader in creating flavors for everything from chewing gum to ice cream to soft drinks and fragrances for signature lines of perfume as well as for consumer products like hair, household, and oral care products. Headquartered in Vernier, Switzerland, Givaudan employs over 9,000 people across 88 locations and 34 production sites worldwide. Recently, the company introduced a new identity designed byInterbrand.
- The Fastest Way to Become a Writer with Authority, Charge High Fees, and Easily Attract DREAM Clients
If you’re pursuing a paid writing career, the last thing you’d want is to be writing all the time without building a decent income. Yet I’ve seen it happen when writers fall headlong into the trap of taking every project that comes their way and doing it for low fees — much like a factory churns out product at the lowest-cost possible.
- Some Mac Apps Now Come with Bundled Crapware, So Hone Your BS Detector
Much like on Windows, Mac adware typically comes from fake links in search engines and “bundle download” sites like Download.com. One of the worst offenders? Fake versions of VLC. Make a quick search on Bing or Yahoo (Google blocks crapware results) f…
- How To Answer A Freelance Writing Wanted Ad And Get The Gig
Understanding how to Answer A Freelance Writing Wanted Ad will improve your chances of getting one. Anne Wayman tells you how she does it.Tags: Writing AmWriting
- How To Answer A Freelance Writing Wanted Ad And Get The Gig
Understanding how to Answer A Freelance Writing Wanted Ad will improve your chances of getting one. Anne Wayman tells you how she does it.Tags: Writing AmWriting
- Author Platforms and Authority Sites – Writer’s Jargon or Necessity?
There are two terms bandied about in the freelance writing game that are fairly recent and subject to all hype and confusion. They are author platforms and authority sites.
The definition of both author platforms an authority sites is often not clear. Learn why freelance writers may need one or both.
- Win The Business of ePublishing 2015! Contest now open!
- Grammar Rules: Fewer or Less
Fewer or less: Can you use these words interchangeably? The grammar rules might surprise you. Learn more about these and other word pairs at Writing Forward.Tags: Writing AmWriting
- What ‘The Rat Pack’ Can Teach Us About Academic Prose
Not only are they funny and libatious, they can slip in and out of songs in order to dialogue with the audience or another musician. Sometimes it’s just to crack a joke, or other times its to call for a rhythm change or solo. But most importantly, The Rat Pack does so without ever losing rhythm. In a strange way The Rat Pack has made me think about the literary world–particularly academic writing.
- Does Apple Use Green Bubbles to Make You Hate Android Users?
Blue bubbles and green bubbles might seem like a small distinction, but to thousands of Twitter users they aren’t. Let’s look at this phenomenon.Tags: iOS Android Ui UX
- 5 tips on creative Twitter cover photos from 10 brands
In order to better understand best practices for Twitter cover photos, let’s take a look at a few accounts that are leading the pack.
Tags: Twitter
- Delete Embarrassing Tweets and Create Self-Destructing Ones With Xpire
We’ve all been told that we should be careful about what we post on social media. But that doesn’t mean that you should be afraid to use social media.Tags: Twitter
- A simple, free browser plugin killed Joystiq – and is ruining the Internet.
But the real story behind its closure isn’t the 18% drop in traffic in the year that lead up to its closure, although that undoubtedly was a contributing factor to its demise. Nor is it the allegation that the strong editorial stance against Gamergate resulted in it alienating its core readership, as was claimed by Milo Yiannopolouswriting in Breitbart London.
No. This is about how a simple, free browser plugin killed Joystiq, and is ruining the Internet.
- A simple, free browser plugin killed Joystiq – and is ruining the Internet.
But the real story behind its closure isn’t the 18% drop in traffic in the year that lead up to its closure, although that undoubtedly was a contributing factor to its demise. Nor is it the allegation that the strong editorial stance against Gamergate resulted in it alienating its core readership, as was claimed by Milo Yiannopolouswriting in Breitbart London.
No. This is about how a simple, free browser plugin killed Joystiq, and is ruining the Internet.
- New Book – The Business of ePublishing 2015 by Pariah S. Burke
The Business of ePublishing 2015 explains in thorough detail what professional publishers, designers, and traditional, independent, and hybrid authors need to know about the world and business of digital publishing in 2015 and beyond. It goes beyond the rhetoric and paranoid proclamations rampant in social media, blogs, and news outlets to provide provable, unbiased insight into the users, devices, formats, and real world economics of ebooks, fixed-layout ebooks, digital textbooks, digital magazines, and more for all levels of publishing—enterprise, small- to medium-sized publishers, indies, and self-publishers.
Tags: eprdctn selfpub epub indiepub dps writing amwriting
- Is Working Freelance Really Worth It?
Are you tired of working for clients you don’t like? Want control of your time, location, and projects you work on? Then perhaps you should consider freelancing.
However, there is no such thing as perfect – and freelancing is no exception. While the above paragraph might make being a freelancer out to be an ideal gig, it has its drawbacks. And some of these can be deal breakers for you.
So should you freelance? Let’s weight the pros and cons:
- Graphic designer spreads positive vibes with fake MBTA (subway) passes
After all the delays, shutdowns, and overcrowded trains, Alice Donovan decided to bring a bit of positive energy to what has become a fairly grumpy commute for many MBTA passengers.Tags: Design Boston MBTA
- Are humans getting cleverer? What is behind the pattern of rising IQ scores around the world?
IQ is rising in many parts of the world. What’s behind the change and does it really mean people are cleverer than their grandparents?Tags: Sociology