Monitor Calibration For Printing

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Knowing how to calibrate your monitor is critical for any photographer or graphic designer who wants accurate and predictable prints. If your monitor is not correctly reproducing shades and colors, then all the time spent on image editing and post-processing could actually be counter-productive. This tutorial covers basic calibration for the casual photographer/graphic designer, in addition to using calibration and …

20 Steps to Better Wireframing

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Possibly the biggest mistake in any development project is failure to plan. Recently, the owner of a prospective start-up told us that planning was unnecessary and a good developer could just start coding. This, I promise you, will end in tears. Wireframing is one of the first steps in your planning process and arguably it’s one of the most important …

What is graphic design, and why is it important?

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Do you want to announce or sell something, amuse or persuade someone, explain a complicated system or demonstrate a process? I am sure that you have heard the term “graphic design” before, but what does it really mean for you and your business – and even for your daily existence?  Everyday we are bombarded with messages. Messages to buy this, …

How Codecademy Will Make Money

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Codecademy is a service that lets people take free online coding classes, and has received $12.5M in institutional capital. It’s an awesome idea, but how will it make money if it’s billed as free (emphasis added)? Learn to code interactively, for free. We became fascinated with code long long ago. Part of just about any coders journey takes them to …

5 Great Tips to Improve your Cell Phone Photography

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You’ve probably got a cell phone with a camera on it. Here are 5 great tips to improve your cell phone photography! I’ve recently moved country (bear with me!), and that meant my cameras have spent far too much time packed away in various boxes. So, ever the snapper, I’ve been taking far more cell phone photos than usual. Which …

10 of the Best Ways to Improve your CSS Code

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It’s really easy to find yourself wondering how your CSS got to be such a mess. Sometimes it’s the result of sloppy coding from the start, sometimes it’s because of multiple hacks and changes over time. Whatever the cause, it doesn’t have to be that way. Writing clean, super-manageable CSS is simple when you start off on the right foot …