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<a href="http://www.dexigner.com/news/23655"><img align="left" alt="Delta: Exclusively at the Future Perfect" height="120" hspace="9" src="http://cdx.dexigner.com/news/i/23655.jpg" vspace="1" width="120" /></a><font size="-1">Designed by Rich Brilliant Willing, Delta is a new lighting series inspired by propulsion systems and rooftop vents. <br /><br />If the name doesn't inspire jet-engine imagery, their cylindrical shapes no doubt will. <br /><br />A series of four pendants, table and floor lamp, Delta lends an industrial edge and intriguing new form to the pendant shade. </font><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.dexigner.com/stats/tim.gif?id=23655" width="1" /><br /><br /> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0eqE3uAoxVi6kNWaaeCeEQJpJcY/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0eqE3uAoxVi6kNWaaeCeEQJpJcY/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0eqE3uAoxVi6kNWaaeCeEQJpJcY/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0eqE3uAoxVi6kNWaaeCeEQJpJcY/1/di" /></a></p>

<a href="http://www.dexigner.com/news/23654"><img align="left" alt="Director Derin Seale Joins Mothership" height="120" hspace="9" src="http://cdx.dexigner.com/news/i/23654.jpg" vspace="1" width="120" /></a><font size="-1">Derin Seale has joined the growing roster of directors at Mothership, the hybrid production company of Digital Domain. <br /><br />Originating from a family of filmmakers, the self-confessed escapist has extensive experience in Hollywood and in directing high profile, international ad campaigns. </font><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.dexigner.com/stats/tim.gif?id=23654" width="1" /><br /><br /> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NMmfVBy5P-zYL2m3DZAXHtFfXm0/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NMmfVBy5P-zYL2m3DZAXHtFfXm0/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NMmfVBy5P-zYL2m3DZAXHtFfXm0/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NMmfVBy5P-zYL2m3DZAXHtFfXm0/1/di" /></a></p>

<a href="http://www.dexigner.com/news/23653"><img align="left" alt="That's a Lot: Charlex Gets Healthy With Subway" height="120" hspace="9" src="http://cdx.dexigner.com/news/i/23653.jpg" vspace="1" width="120" /></a><font size="-1">When the Boston agency, MMB wanted to create three new spots for their new Subway Fresh Fit campaign, they turned to Charlex for all the live-action, design and VFX work. <br /><br />The first spot, That's a Lot, opens with images of greasy burgers frying on a grill. <br /><br />It then switches to a series of seemingly innocent images: kiddie pools, birdbaths and water coolers. </font><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.dexigner.com/stats/tim.gif?id=23653" width="1" /><br /><br /> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/shlhc6FY9HBWopSJObpVOQlrSmM/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/shlhc6FY9HBWopSJObpVOQlrSmM/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/shlhc6FY9HBWopSJObpVOQlrSmM/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/shlhc6FY9HBWopSJObpVOQlrSmM/1/di" /></a></p>

<a href="http://www.dexigner.com/news/23652"><img align="left" alt="Results of the Water is Life Poster Competition" height="120" hspace="9" src="http://cdx.dexigner.com/news/i/23652.jpg" vspace="1" width="120" /></a><font size="-1">In honor of the upcoming World Water Week, when environmental leaders from across the globe will convene in Stockholm, Duravit sponsored the Water is Life poster competition that calls students and young artists to action through artistic interpretation. <br /><br />The posters are now part of a traveling exhibition currently stopped at Duravit's own headquarters in the Black Forest of Germany, where it will remain until September 10th. <br /><br />The competition's results surpassed all expectations: more than 5,000 artists from 83 countries adopted their own creative approaches, using a wide variety of different motifs to present their take on the message "Water is Life." </font><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.dexigner.com/stats/tim.gif?id=23652" width="1" /><br /><br /> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lGbf6-rUyk56Cu5gaBpLBfU4zYg/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lGbf6-rUyk56Cu5gaBpLBfU4zYg/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lGbf6-rUyk56Cu5gaBpLBfU4zYg/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lGbf6-rUyk56Cu5gaBpLBfU4zYg/1/di" /></a></p>

<a href="http://www.dexigner.com/news/23651"><img align="left" alt="Images 36 - Best of British Illustration: Call for Entries" height="120" hspace="9" src="http://cdx.dexigner.com/news/i/23651.jpg" vspace="1" width="120" /></a><font size="-1">Association of Illustrators' Images competition, the most comprehensive and prestigious illustration award in the UK, is now open for entries. <br /><br />Images is the UK's leading illustration competition, annual, awards show, and touring exhibition dedicated to showcasing the very best in new British illustration. </font><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.dexigner.com/stats/tim.gif?id=23651" width="1" /><br /><br /> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PS3FUiPkJmsfyw5aslZ6xyW4q8/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PS3FUiPkJmsfyw5aslZ6xyW4q8/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PS3FUiPkJmsfyw5aslZ6xyW4q8/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2PS3FUiPkJmsfyw5aslZ6xyW4q8/1/di" /></a></p>

<a href="http://www.dexigner.com/news/23650"><img align="left" alt="LINES: An Exhibition of Original Architectural Hand Drawings" height="120" hspace="9" src="http://cdx.dexigner.com/news/i/23650.jpg" vspace="1" width="120" /></a><font size="-1">LINES is an intimate exhibit of exclusively original hand-drawn architectural works. <br /><br />Spanning the course of 20 years in academia and with 20 exhibitors, LINES aims to take a snapshot of past, current and future use of hand drawing within architectural academia.</font><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.dexigner.com/stats/tim.gif?id=23650" width="1" /><br /><br /> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sWCPzz5L8RIBQYRcuVsTMkzsb4s/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sWCPzz5L8RIBQYRcuVsTMkzsb4s/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sWCPzz5L8RIBQYRcuVsTMkzsb4s/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sWCPzz5L8RIBQYRcuVsTMkzsb4s/1/di" /></a></p>

<a href="http://www.dexigner.com/news/23649"><img align="left" alt="HUSH Inks Jodi Terwilliger" height="120" hspace="9" src="http://cdx.dexigner.com/news/i/23649.jpg" vspace="1" width="120" /></a><font size="-1">Following the recent additions of producer Jana Heiss and East Coast sales rep Jake Neske, HUSH is geared up to announce the signing of New York-based designer, director and illustrator Jodi Terwilliger. <br /><br />With this latest addition, HUSH is acquiring an 11-year industry vet who counts JetBlue, VH1, HSBC and music group RFA as former clients. <br /><br />"When you have a solid class of talent in place, the list of eligible new candidates shrinks, because whoever you bring in has to be as good as who you already have," noted HUSH Co-Founder/CD David Schwarz. </font><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.dexigner.com/stats/tim.gif?id=23649" width="1" /><br /><br /> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tS9AAtEz575bI-HaZ2rwng1-6i8/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tS9AAtEz575bI-HaZ2rwng1-6i8/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tS9AAtEz575bI-HaZ2rwng1-6i8/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tS9AAtEz575bI-HaZ2rwng1-6i8/1/di" /></a></p>

<a href="http://www.dexigner.com/news/23648"><img align="left" alt="Clear Magazine Launches iPad App" height="120" hspace="9" src="http://cdx.dexigner.com/news/i/23648.jpg" vspace="1" width="120" /></a><font size="-1">Clear Magazine, the ultimate curator of interesting items, objects and ideas in the world of design, fashion and luxury, launched their first application in 2010 and announced today that their highly interactive magazine app is now available with an updated version for the Apple iPad. <br /><br />The design and functionality of Clear has been so profound that Adobe Systems Incorporated selected the magazine to be the subject of their global campaign launch for Creative Suite 5.5. </font><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.dexigner.com/stats/tim.gif?id=23648" width="1" /><br /><br /> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jh15qmh4lGmITyb8qWHoByGcDhI/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jh15qmh4lGmITyb8qWHoByGcDhI/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jh15qmh4lGmITyb8qWHoByGcDhI/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jh15qmh4lGmITyb8qWHoByGcDhI/1/di" /></a></p>

<a href="http://www.dexigner.com/news/23647"><img align="left" alt="Sustainability by Design: Call for Case Studies" height="120" hspace="9" src="http://cdx.dexigner.com/news/i/23647.jpg" vspace="1" width="120" /></a><font size="-1">The AIA New York Chapter is offering a 5 part workshop series of Continuing Education Programs providing a detailed look at sustainable design in the New York region. <br /><br />The series will commence in September and run through early December, 2011. <br /><br />As a part of each workshop, specific case studies relative to sustainable design in general and focused on the workshop topic in particular will be presented to augment the content of the topic. </font><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.dexigner.com/stats/tim.gif?id=23647" width="1" /><br /><br /> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P7Jm2AtL7yBhH_SaO6bvLM-ekYg/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P7Jm2AtL7yBhH_SaO6bvLM-ekYg/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P7Jm2AtL7yBhH_SaO6bvLM-ekYg/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P7Jm2AtL7yBhH_SaO6bvLM-ekYg/1/di" /></a></p>

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;"> <!-- div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 190px; padding: 1px;"><a title="Click here to read Electric Two-Seater MonoTracer Now Available For That Tron Experience" href="http://gizmodo.com/transport/" style="background-color:#888888; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:12px;text-align:right; display:block; height:14px; padding:1px 2px; text-decoration:none; text-transform:uppercase; width:156px;"><span style="color: white;" class="hash">#</span><span style="color: white;">transport</span></a></div --> <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5832485/electric-two+seater-monotracer-now-available-for-that-tron-experience/gallery/" title="Click here to read Electric Two-Seater MonoTracer Now Available For That Tron Experience"> <img alt="Click here to read Electric Two-Seater MonoTracer Now Available For That Tron Experience" height="120" src="http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2011/08/small_monotracere2.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read Electric Two-Seater MonoTracer Now Available For That Tron Experience" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> Looking more like a Tron Lightcycle than any motorbike you've ever seen before, the Swiss MonoTracer has been electrified for the new MonoTracer-E model, which still fits two people for a comfortable, eco-friendly ride. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5832485/electric-two+seater-monotracer-now-available-for-that-tron-experience/gallery/" title="Click here to read more about Electric Two-Seater MonoTracer Now Available For That Tron Experience [Transport]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0e2cfbb8d80d1d29068b33341b032a02&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=0e2cfbb8d80d1d29068b33341b032a02&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=tLLIOPDVOfk:6pQ-LRpPNTQ:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=tLLIOPDVOfk:6pQ-LRpPNTQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=tLLIOPDVOfk:6pQ-LRpPNTQ:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=tLLIOPDVOfk:6pQ-LRpPNTQ:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=tLLIOPDVOfk:6pQ-LRpPNTQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=tLLIOPDVOfk:6pQ-LRpPNTQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/tLLIOPDVOfk" width="1" />

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;"> <!-- div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 190px; padding: 1px;"><a title="Click here to read Does the World Need a BlackBerry Music-Streaming Service?" href="http://gizmodo.com/unconfirmed/" style="background-color:#888888; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:12px;text-align:right; display:block; height:14px; padding:1px 2px; text-decoration:none; text-transform:uppercase; width:156px;"><span style="color: white;" class="hash">#</span><span style="color: white;">unconfirmed</span></a></div --> <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5832476/does-the-world-need-a-blackberry-music+streaming-service" title="Click here to read Does the World Need a BlackBerry Music-Streaming Service?"> <img alt="Click here to read Does the World Need a BlackBerry Music-Streaming Service?" height="120" src="http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2011/08/small_blackberryslackerapp.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read Does the World Need a BlackBerry Music-Streaming Service?" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> Look, we get it RIM—your BBM service is great. But a music-streaming service that runs in BBM? WTF? <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20094173-261/scoop-rim-in-talks-for-blackberry-music-service/">Cnet</a> heard from sources that they've signed papers with one of the four big music labels already. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5832476/does-the-world-need-a-blackberry-music+streaming-service" title="Click here to read more about Does the World Need a BlackBerry Music-Streaming Service? [Unconfirmed]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1ba0975dc50a4d5e22b5b75935860b30&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=1ba0975dc50a4d5e22b5b75935860b30&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=wYr2unx9YF4:YBu8Nvo05Jw:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=wYr2unx9YF4:YBu8Nvo05Jw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=wYr2unx9YF4:YBu8Nvo05Jw:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=wYr2unx9YF4:YBu8Nvo05Jw:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=wYr2unx9YF4:YBu8Nvo05Jw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=wYr2unx9YF4:YBu8Nvo05Jw:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/wYr2unx9YF4" width="1" />

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;"> <!-- div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 190px; padding: 1px;"><a title="Click here to read Sony's 3D Binoculars Cost Too Much For the Average Bird-Watcher and Petty Crim" href="http://gizmodo.com/binoculars/" style="background-color:#888888; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:12px;text-align:right; display:block; height:14px; padding:1px 2px; text-decoration:none; text-transform:uppercase; width:156px;"><span style="color: white;" class="hash">#</span><span style="color: white;">binoculars</span></a></div --> <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5832466/sonys-3d-binoculars-cost-too-much-for-the-average-bird+watcher-and-petty-crim" title="Click here to read Sony's 3D Binoculars Cost Too Much For the Average Bird-Watcher and Petty Crim"> <img alt="Click here to read Sony's 3D Binoculars Cost Too Much For the Average Bird-Watcher and Petty Crim" height="120" src="http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2011/08/small_dev3two.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read Sony's 3D Binoculars Cost Too Much For the Average Bird-Watcher and Petty Crim" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> Well, maybe crims can afford to whack $1,400 - $2,000 down on a pair of digital binoculars, if they know the pay-offs going to be good. The Dev-3 and Dev-5 models shoot 7.1MP photos and 3D video. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5832466/sonys-3d-binoculars-cost-too-much-for-the-average-bird+watcher-and-petty-crim" title="Click here to read more about Sony's 3D Binoculars Cost Too Much For the Average Bird-Watcher and Petty Crim [Binoculars]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=99b2f49256010ac75e08c58c403a0002&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=99b2f49256010ac75e08c58c403a0002&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=exFBDJPEEug:lAhgZEThkNQ:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=exFBDJPEEug:lAhgZEThkNQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=exFBDJPEEug:lAhgZEThkNQ:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=exFBDJPEEug:lAhgZEThkNQ:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=exFBDJPEEug:lAhgZEThkNQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=exFBDJPEEug:lAhgZEThkNQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/exFBDJPEEug" width="1" />

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;"> <!-- div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 190px; padding: 1px;"><a title="Click here to read There Are One Billion Cars Roaming The Streets" href="http://gizmodo.com/factoid/" style="background-color:#888888; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:12px;text-align:right; display:block; height:14px; padding:1px 2px; text-decoration:none; text-transform:uppercase; width:156px;"><span style="color: white;" class="hash">#</span><span style="color: white;">factoid</span></a></div --> <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5832453/there-are-one-billion-cars-roaming-the-streets" title="Click here to read There Are One Billion Cars Roaming The Streets"> <img alt="Click here to read There Are One Billion Cars Roaming The Streets" height="120" src="http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2011/08/small_billioncars.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read There Are One Billion Cars Roaming The Streets" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> A report from Ward's claims there are over one billion cars on the road worldwide. Not surprisingly, most of the automobiles are found in the US. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5832453/there-are-one-billion-cars-roaming-the-streets" title="Click here to read more about There Are One Billion Cars Roaming The Streets [Factoid]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9797c37fe4713cc508d0b8fea21189fa&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=9797c37fe4713cc508d0b8fea21189fa&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=z603d8Z-ziM:e_2iRlWLjIY:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=z603d8Z-ziM:e_2iRlWLjIY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=z603d8Z-ziM:e_2iRlWLjIY:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=z603d8Z-ziM:e_2iRlWLjIY:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=z603d8Z-ziM:e_2iRlWLjIY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=z603d8Z-ziM:e_2iRlWLjIY:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/z603d8Z-ziM" width="1" />

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;"> <!-- div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 190px; padding: 1px;"><a title="Click here to read Google+ Bar Now Floats On Your Screen" href="http://gizmodo.com/google/" style="background-color:#888888; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:12px;text-align:right; display:block; height:14px; padding:1px 2px; text-decoration:none; text-transform:uppercase; width:156px;"><span style="color: white;" class="hash">#</span><span style="color: white;">google</span></a></div --> <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5832443/google%252B-bar-now-floats-on-your-screen" title="Click here to read Google+ Bar Now Floats On Your Screen"> <img alt="Click here to read Google+ Bar Now Floats On Your Screen" height="120" src="http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2011/08/small_aviq05cwxza.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read Google+ Bar Now Floats On Your Screen" width="190" /> <span class="play_icon"></span> </a></div> </div> <!-- videoId: AviQ05CwXZA --><!-- /videoId: AviQ05CwXZA --> Most people are familiar with the black Google+ bar that appears at the top of the browser window. Starting today, this black bar and the grey navigation bar underneath it now float on your screen. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5832443/google%252B-bar-now-floats-on-your-screen" title="Click here to read more about Google+ Bar Now Floats On Your Screen [Video]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=323944989501af396f1e5dd0ccb2fcbf&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=323944989501af396f1e5dd0ccb2fcbf&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=v5-mU-d-cQA:swgffbo05Hk:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=v5-mU-d-cQA:swgffbo05Hk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=v5-mU-d-cQA:swgffbo05Hk:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=v5-mU-d-cQA:swgffbo05Hk:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=v5-mU-d-cQA:swgffbo05Hk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=v5-mU-d-cQA:swgffbo05Hk:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/v5-mU-d-cQA" width="1" />

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;"> <!-- div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 190px; padding: 1px;"><a title="Click here to read Ten Ways HP Can Get Rid of Unsold TouchPad Tablets" href="http://gizmodo.com/humor/" style="background-color:#888888; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:12px;text-align:right; display:block; height:14px; padding:1px 2px; text-decoration:none; text-transform:uppercase; width:156px;"><span style="color: white;" class="hash">#</span><span style="color: white;">humor</span></a></div --> <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5832460/ten-ways-hp-can-get-rid-of-unsold-touchpad-tablets" title="Click here to read Ten Ways HP Can Get Rid of Unsold TouchPad Tablets"> <img alt="Click here to read Ten Ways HP Can Get Rid of Unsold TouchPad Tablets" height="120" src="http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2011/08/small_touchpad819.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read Ten Ways HP Can Get Rid of Unsold TouchPad Tablets" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> HP killed <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5832291/hp-killing-webos">its webOS hardware division</a> and its TouchPad tablet is dead in the water. It's possible HP <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5832304/so-will-touchpad-buyers-get-full-refunds">may refund</a> retailers like Best Buy for unsold inventory and amass a stockpile of tablets in the process. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5832460/ten-ways-hp-can-get-rid-of-unsold-touchpad-tablets" title="Click here to read more about Ten Ways HP Can Get Rid of Unsold TouchPad Tablets [Humor]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=8e9e28a32c7bcda0b6620fc3cca64ff0&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=8e9e28a32c7bcda0b6620fc3cca64ff0&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=8Z_PswegeVk:A8zlWYWUUx4:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=8Z_PswegeVk:A8zlWYWUUx4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=8Z_PswegeVk:A8zlWYWUUx4:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=8Z_PswegeVk:A8zlWYWUUx4:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=8Z_PswegeVk:A8zlWYWUUx4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=8Z_PswegeVk:A8zlWYWUUx4:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/8Z_PswegeVk" width="1" />

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;"> <!-- div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 190px; padding: 1px;"><a title="Click here to read China Clones the iPhone, Apple Stores and Steve Jobs" href="http://gizmodo.com/apple/" style="background-color:#888888; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:12px;text-align:right; display:block; height:14px; padding:1px 2px; text-decoration:none; text-transform:uppercase; width:156px;"><span style="color: white;" class="hash">#</span><span style="color: white;">apple</span></a></div --> <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5832437/china-clones-the-iphone-apple-stores-and-steve-jobs" title="Click here to read China Clones the iPhone, Apple Stores and Steve Jobs"> <img alt="Click here to read China Clones the iPhone, Apple Stores and Steve Jobs" height="120" src="http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2011/08/small_jobsclone819.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read China Clones the iPhone, Apple Stores and Steve Jobs" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> Earlier this week, Xiaomi's CEO, Lei Jun, held a press conference to announce the company's new smartphone. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5832437/china-clones-the-iphone-apple-stores-and-steve-jobs" title="Click here to read more about China Clones the iPhone, Apple Stores and Steve Jobs [Apple]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=bc122788fc0278e0a1f049480874b2aa&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=bc122788fc0278e0a1f049480874b2aa&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=nlVDJIBiOMY:l7dcfOKmWaI:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=nlVDJIBiOMY:l7dcfOKmWaI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=nlVDJIBiOMY:l7dcfOKmWaI:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=nlVDJIBiOMY:l7dcfOKmWaI:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=nlVDJIBiOMY:l7dcfOKmWaI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=nlVDJIBiOMY:l7dcfOKmWaI:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/nlVDJIBiOMY" width="1" />

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;"> <!-- div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 190px; padding: 1px;"><a title="Click here to read Why Some People Prefer The Round Toggle Buttons of iOS 5" href="http://gizmodo.com/science/" style="background-color:#888888; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:12px;text-align:right; display:block; height:14px; padding:1px 2px; text-decoration:none; text-transform:uppercase; width:156px;"><span style="color: white;" class="hash">#</span><span style="color: white;">science</span></a></div --> <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5832428/why-some-people-prefer-the-round-toggle-buttons-of-ios-5" title="Click here to read Why Some People Prefer The Round Toggle Buttons of iOS 5"> <img alt="Click here to read Why Some People Prefer The Round Toggle Buttons of iOS 5" height="120" src="http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2011/08/small_iosround.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read Why Some People Prefer The Round Toggle Buttons of iOS 5" width="190" /> </a></div> </div> One thing I like about iOS 5 is the rounded toggle button that appears within the settings. I cringe when I look at the rectangular buttons of iOS 4. This seems crazy, but there's a scientific reason for this preference. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5832428/why-some-people-prefer-the-round-toggle-buttons-of-ios-5" title="Click here to read more about Why Some People Prefer The Round Toggle Buttons of iOS 5 [Science]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d4a51d8f1883dbc4247b3ca08cf84471&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=d4a51d8f1883dbc4247b3ca08cf84471&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=wsDLJbV4oho:gzESfUozzBE:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=wsDLJbV4oho:gzESfUozzBE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=wsDLJbV4oho:gzESfUozzBE:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=wsDLJbV4oho:gzESfUozzBE:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=wsDLJbV4oho:gzESfUozzBE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=wsDLJbV4oho:gzESfUozzBE:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/wsDLJbV4oho" width="1" />

<div style="float: left; padding-right: 10px;"> <!-- div style="background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 190px; padding: 1px;"><a title="Click here to read Bike's Round Booty Makes for a Smooth Ride" href="http://gizmodo.com/bicycles/" style="background-color:#888888; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:12px;text-align:right; display:block; height:14px; padding:1px 2px; text-decoration:none; text-transform:uppercase; width:156px;"><span style="color: white;" class="hash">#</span><span style="color: white;">bicycles</span></a></div --> <div><a class="pp_image" href="http://gizmodo.com/5832383/bikes-round-booty-makes-for-a-smooth-ride" title="Click here to read Bike's Round Booty Makes for a Smooth Ride"> <img alt="Click here to read Bike's Round Booty Makes for a Smooth Ride" height="120" src="http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2011/08/small_roundtail640.jpg" style="border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;" title="Click here to read Bike's Round Booty Makes for a Smooth Ride" width="190" /> <span class="play_icon"></span> </a></div> </div> Even without the occasional shot to the squishy bits from potholes, the vibration from riding on rough roads alone will be enough to ruin a ride. The Tortola RoundTail aims to negate road quality with a frame design that reduces vibration 50x. <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5832383/bikes-round-booty-makes-for-a-smooth-ride" title="Click here to read more about Bike's Round Booty Makes for a Smooth Ride [Video]">More »</a> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;" /> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b56bea25c5984f4e129c913ed2d58aef&p=1"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b56bea25c5984f4e129c913ed2d58aef&p=1" style="border: 0;" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.28252.rss.TechCons.5726,cat.TechCons.rss" style="display: none;" width="0" /><img alt="" border="0" height="0" src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adsc/d887846/17/909940/adscout.php" style="display: none;" width="0" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=3W7ZlZuG1nw:KeXT6jPQZAc:H0mrP-F8Qgo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=3W7ZlZuG1nw:KeXT6jPQZAc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=3W7ZlZuG1nw:KeXT6jPQZAc:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=3W7ZlZuG1nw:KeXT6jPQZAc:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?a=3W7ZlZuG1nw:KeXT6jPQZAc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/gizmodo/full?i=3W7ZlZuG1nw:KeXT6jPQZAc:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~4/3W7ZlZuG1nw" width="1" />

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<div> <p><img alt="Vancouver BC" border="0" src="http://media.filterfoundry.com/blog/Masthead_SwissArmy.jpg" /></p> <div> <p>If you are like us, you swear by your smart phone and like the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABwy2nFh1Vo">American Express Card</a>, you never leave the home without it. But just because the phones are smart, doesn't mean the applications available for them are. This week we have compliled a short list of "must have" apps that add extra components to that digital swiss army knife you carry around in your pocket (or purse.)<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.dominus.mobi/Watch/iPhone.html">Dominus Plus</a> </strong>(the plus means you have to pay for it)<br /> The best clock ever created for the iPhone.  This uber-cool time piece harkens back to the late 60’s and 70’s when techno-forecast was for simplicity in design and function. If George Jetson had an iPhone he would be downloading this app. And PS, there is a free one.</p> <p><br /> <strong><a href="http://hipstamatic.com/the_app.html">Hipstamatic</a></strong><br /> Whether you are shopping at the local farmers market and spot the perfect still life or if you are taking a few quick F.P.O.  shots for tomorrow’s presentation, Hipstamatic is the way to go. This Winner of the 2010 App of the Year brings back the unpredictability of vintage cameras and makes you want to keep snapping picture after picture.</p> <p><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.pulse.me">Pulse (RSS)</a><br /> </strong><a href="http://www.pulse.me"></a>Developed by a kid in Stanford as part of an iPad class, Pulse has become the definitive RSS feed reader in the App Store and Android Market. Pulse not only has a colorful graphical interface, but it also lets you share stories via Facebook, Twitter or email with just “tow taps.”  There’s a reason why this one is in the Apple Store Hall of Fame.<strong> </strong></p> <p><strong><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/">Read it later</a></strong><br /> <a href="http://readitlaterlist.com/"></a>Their mantra, One Reading List, Everywhere You Are” is one way of describing this useful bit of tech, another was coined by the New York Times: It’s like a “DVR for the web!”</p> <blockquote> <p>Easily access any page saved in your reading list, even when you are not connected to the internet!</p> <p>Read It Later can download offline copies of each page in your list. You can pick whether you want to download the entire page complete with images or an optimized text-only view.</p> <p>Once Read It Later has downloaded your content, you can read your list at 30,000 ft while in airplane mode, or stories below the ground in the subway on the way to work.</p> </blockquote> <p><br /> <strong><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sketchbook-pro-for-ipad/id364253478?mt=8">Sketchbook</a> (Mobile and Pro)</strong><br /> Sketchbook (with multiple versions available for iPad, iPhone and Android users) has everyone titillated over its design and functionality. Digital artists have embraced it calling it the (sketch) napkin of the future.  Made by Autodesk, SketchBook “offers professional-grade painting and drawing tools in a streamlined and intuitive user interface.”</p> <p><br /> <strong><a href="http://harmoniousapp.com">Harmonious</a></strong><br /> Created from Mr. Doob’s Harmony project, this procedural drawing tool lets you quickly put down your work of art using a few simple lines. When you scan the library you will quickly realize how artists have been using this blend of technology and esthetics. <br /> <br /></p> </div> </div>

<div> <p><img alt="Vancouver BC" border="0" src="http://media.filterfoundry.com/blog/Masthead_top10.jpg" /></p> <div> <p>Fellow blogger <a href="http://ff.fildry.com/r1Ielw%20" target="_blank" title="blog">Jena Ellis</a> recently reached out to us with this very cool compilation of advertisments titled "10 Memorable Ads that Defined a Generation." Take a look and you will agree that these examples are all diamonds. Share with us your favorites and why you think they "defined a generation."</p> <p>Thanks Jena for sharing.<br /> link: <a href="http://ff.fildry.com/r1Ielw%20" target="_blank" title="blog">Jena Ellis Blog</a></p> </div> </div> <div> <p style="text-align: center;">A couple of my personal favorites:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p> </p> </div>

<div> <p><img alt="Vancouver BC" border="0" src="http://media.filterfoundry.com/blog/Masthead_SIGGRAPH.jpg" /></p> <div> <p><strong>CANADA HERE WE COME!</strong></p> <p>Filter Foundry is going to the land of Maple Syrup, Poutine, & Robin Sparkles to rub elbows with some of the best creative and technical minds in the world. Make sure to drop by the Filter Foundry Blog next week for updates of what's going on. <br /><br />In case you have been living under a rock (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCFMDLakxaY">with the guys from Geico</a>,) here's SIGGRAPH in a nutshell:</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">"The SIGGRAPH conference attracts the most respected technical and creative people from all over planet Earth. The SIGGRAPH community includes: people everywhere who are excited by research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education, and the web. SIGGRAPH 2011 is sponsored by The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), an educational and scientific society uniting the world's computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's challenges."</p> <p>Some helpful travel <a href="http://www.siggraph.org/s2011/for_attendees/travel-housing/visas-passports">tips</a> for those of you (like us) who are visiting Canada for this "five-day interdisciplinary educational experience."</p> <p>And here are some of the activities we are looking forward to attending:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.siggraph.org/s2011/for_attendees/computer-animation-festival">Animation Festival</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.siggraph.org/s2011/for_attendees/art-gallery">The Art Gallery</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.siggraph.org/s2011/for_attendees/game-papers">Game Papers</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.siggraph.org/s2011/for_attendees/studio">The Studio</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Hope to hear from you guys before, during and after the show.<br /> <em><strong>Go Canucks!!</strong></em><br /> --</p> <p><strong>Where</strong><br /> Convention & Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada</p> <p><strong>When</strong><br /> Conference: 7 - 11 August (Sunday through Thursday)<br /> Exhibition: 9 - 11 August (Tuesday through Thursday)</p> </div> </div>

<div> <p><a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/15968/elise-morin-clemence-eliard-wastelandscape.html"><img alt="downtown los angeles artwalk anna stump" border="0" src="http://media.filterfoundry.com/blog/Masthead_Recycle.jpg" /></a></p> <div> <p>Created by french artist <a href="http://elise-morin.com/" target="_blank">elise morin</a> and architect clémence eliard, 'wastelandscape' overtakes the 'halle d'aubervilliers' of paris's <a href="http://www.104.fr/#/en/" target="_blank">centquatre</a> with an undulating landscape composed of 65,000 old CDs, sorted and hand-sewn together into a 500-square meter surface. the piece is on exhibition at the centquatre now through september 10th.</p> <ul> in the artists' words:<br /> '<em>made of petroleum, this reflecting slick of CDs forms a still sea of metallic dunes; <br /> the artwork's monumental scale reveals the precious aspect of a small daily object.</em>'<br /> </ul> 'wastelandscape' is planned for exhibition in multiple locations, transforming each time, before eventually being completely recycled into polycarbonate.<strong> <br /> <br /> WATCH THE VIDEO:</strong> <p> </p> </div> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/15968/elise-morin-clemence-eliard-wastelandscape.html">More photos</a> of this impressive installation by <a href="http://elise-morin.com/">Elise Morin</a>.</p> </div>

<div> <p><a href="http://downtownartwalk.com/"><img alt="downtown los angeles artwalk anna stump" border="0" src="http://dw1w97smmfs7p.cloudfront.net/blog_images/Masthead_Artwalk.jpg" /></a></p> <p>The free, self-guided, public art phenomenon known as The Downtown Art Walk  brings together art lovers and community friends to the ever evolving downtown Los Angeles. With exciting and unique offerings around every corner, downtown celebrates the arts each and every month on the 2nd Thursday. Please refer to your calendar for specific dates. Hours vary by gallery, but can typically range from Noon – 9PM.</p> <p>Future Downtown Art Walk dates (the 2nd Thursday of every month) are: June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, November 10 and December 8.</p> <p>Many of The Downtown Art Walk activities take shape in and around the galleries predominantly on Spring and Main streets between 2nd and 9th streets. However, there is a plethora of art related events and openings, activities, and special programming that take place all over downtown.</p> <p>For the true art buyers and fans, arriving early offers a more relaxing stroll through the different galleries and art exhibits. As the evening progresses, more visitors descend on the area to meet up with friends and savor the local experience. Visitors and local downtowners can often be found patronizing the outcropping of local shopping, dining and entertainment establishments that have created the thriving, vibrant community</p> <div><a href="http://downtownartwalk.com/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://dw1w97smmfs7p.cloudfront.net/blog_images/Feature_artwalk.jpg" /></a></div> <p>The Downtown LA Art Walk is a monthly showcase and celebration of the best galleries, artists, photography, restaurants, bars and shops, and businesses located in Downtown Los Angeles. <br /> <br /> <strong>Quick Links:</strong> <a href="http://downtownartwalk.org/directions/">Directions</a> | <a href="http://downtownartwalk.org/galleries/">Galleries</a> | <a href="http://downtownartwalk.org/sponsors/">Sponsors</a> | <a href="http://downtownartwalk.org/safety/">Safety</a> | <a href="http://downtownartwalk.org/map/">Map</a></p> </div>

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Harald Belker himself has unveiled the first images on Filter Foundry. He has commented "In this new book, I introduce the world of PULSE in illustrations and graphic detail. Based on Mag-Lev principles, these newly designed and developed racing machines take the racers to the limit of human endurance."</p> <p>"To advertise the cutting-edge technology and sheer speed of Mag-Lev, events were held with a handful of machines and fearless racers.</p> <p><em>"Within a few years, PULSE Racing Grand Prix were hosted in major metropolitan areas with the funding of the cities."</em></p> <p>This vision is illustrated with elaborate drawings and digital renderings that showcase the possibilities of today different technologies and tools. The 200-pages book has a 10 x 11.5 inches format and will be offered in both paperback and hardcover versions, respectively at $39.95 and $60.00.</p> <p><strong>"PULSE" is available for purchase at Design Studio Press. </strong><a href="http://www.designstudiopress.com/new_site/book_pages/pics_pulse/book_Pulse.html" target="_new">(Click here to order your copy)</a></p> <div class="image1" id="image1"><img alt="" src="http://media.filterfoundry.com/blog/pulse11.jpg" /></div> <h2> </h2> <p><strong>Harald Belker</strong> was born in 1961, Düsseldorf, West Germany.</p> <p>In 1990 he graduated with honors in Transportation Design at the Art Center College of Design. He worked for Porsche in Stuttgart, Germany and then joined the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studio in Orange County, California. After his automotive design experience he started doing design work for the entertainment industry.</p> <p>Among his works are many vehicles and props for movies such as Batman & Robin, Armageddon, Spider-Man, Minority Report, Superman and Knight Rider 2008 TV series.His instructional DVDs, available for purchase at The Gnomon Workshop, provide a detailed look at his design approach, from concept to execution.</p> <p><strong><a href="//hbelker/" target="_self">For more information on PULSE check out Harald's PAD</a></strong></p> </div>

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<p> </p> <p>Trailer for Amon Tobin's all new, highly ambitious, breathtaking 'ISAM' live show. Tobin will be stepping away from previous DJ centric performances, and instead will be providing a large scale live audio/visual experience to select cities around the world. Designed in conjunction with Blasthaus, VSquared Labs, Vita Motus Design, Leviathan and others.</p> <p>It’s hard to believe but this year marks <a href="http://www.spinner.com/tag/AmonTobin/">Amon Tobin</a>‘s debut at Montreal’s MUTEK Festival, now in its 12th year. Even so, Tobin is no stranger to the Canadian city, having lived there while producing several of his albums for the celebrated electronic label Ninja Tune. It’s only fitting then that the renowned Brazilian-born DJ and producer would select his former stomping ground for the world premiere of his new live show.</p> <p><img alt="" height="339" src="http://media.filterfoundry.com/cubes.jpg" style="border: 0;" width="622" /></p> <p>The larger-than-life live show promises to highlight his latest album, ‘ISAM,’ with a full array of visuals displayed on a large multi-dimensional 3-D art installation surrounding Tobin, enveloping both him and the audience in a “beyond 3-D” experience.</p> <p>“With ‘ISAM’ there are very few tracks you could play on a dance floor and get away with it,” Tobin tells Spinner. “They’re all synthesized or multi-sampled instruments [on the album] that have been adapted to make something that is imagined. I even transformed my own voice to make different characters, I’ve got a younger girl for one track and an older lady for another.</p>

<p>ROME has a new album out called "3 Dreams of Black" and deciided to use Chrome for little coding expriment. Check out this great music video made popssible with Google Chrome. <a href="http://www.ro.me/">http://www.ro.me/</a></p> <p>"3 Dreams of Black" is an interactive film by Chris Milk and some friends at Google that showcases the creative potential of WebGL. WebGL is a context of the HTML5 canvas element that enables hardware-accelerated 3D graphics in the web browser without a plug-in. In other words, it enables your browser to show some really beautiful visuals. On this page, you'll find a WebGL model viewer featuring several of the "3 Dreams of Black" creatures. You'll also find 8 demos created by our development team, a link to the code base, and some links to resources on the web that will be useful for getting started in WebGL programming.</p> <p><img alt="" height="268" src="http://dw1w97smmfs7p.cloudfront.net/blog_images/2010/01/10/rome.jpg" width="620" /><br /><br />Read more about the technology here: <a href="http://www.ro.me/tech/">http://www.ro.me/tech/</a></p> <p> </p>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LXW_7m3_ATC5ZSg2lkTZvUMF788/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LXW_7m3_ATC5ZSg2lkTZvUMF788/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LXW_7m3_ATC5ZSg2lkTZvUMF788/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LXW_7m3_ATC5ZSg2lkTZvUMF788/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Europe" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7892" height="304" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Europe.jpg" title="Europe" width="500" /></p> <p><em>This is a guest article contributed by Sam Toman.<br /> </em></p> <p>-</p> <p>In a recent <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/07/13/europes-cities-where-would-hemingway-go-in-2011/london-the-global-city">New York Times piece</a>, the editors asked a panel of talking heads to speculate on where Earnest Hemingway would go if he were alive today. Their answers were predictably boring – Berlin, London and Bruges (!?). The implied criteria were based on a perception of Hemingway’s personality and needs. The panel decided he would need an arts scene, enough urban action to keep him inspired, as well as a certain old-European cultural charm.</p> <p>As the labour marketplace for talented designers becomes more global, and more designers can stay gainfully employed without leaving their living room, a similar question gains relevance. As such, where that living room is becomes important to a designers quality of life. So, what is the best city for a designer to live? Using the New York Times model, let’s stick to Europe. From there we can create a list of criteria that a designer would need to both succeed professionally and be happy in a city.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.citymayors.com/features/cost_survey.html">Cost of Living</a>. </strong>This includes, rent, food, entertainment, transportation.</p> <p><strong>Employment Opportunities.</strong> As much as most jobs can be done with a reliable internet connection, the human connection is truly the key to the best paying jobs. A thriving marketplace for design jobs and an entrepreneurial climate is key.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/02/25/99-graphic-design-resources/" title="Inspiration">Inspiration</a>.</strong> Lots of cities are cheap or have jobs. But how many of them are multi-cultural? How many have a thriving arts scene with galleries, concerts and events? These are the intangibles that, although no designer, Hemingway would have sought.</p> <p>With this in mind, and in no particular order, let’s get started.</p> <h2>Berlin, Germany</h2> <p><strong><img alt="Berlin" height="331" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/berlin.jpg" title="Berlin" width="500" /></strong></p> <p><em>Cost of Living:</em> Berlin has long had the reputation for being the cheapest western-European capital. Though more expensive then they were in the 90s, Berlin still has an abundance of flats for a fraction of the price of most other European cities. Thanks to the proliferation of discount grocery stores, food in Berlin is quite affordable. Ample bike-lanes and a precise public-transportation system make the city a breeze to navigate. And of course… German beer! It is cheap, delicious and can be consumed without reprisal on city streets.</p> <p><em>Employment Opportunities:</em> These same cheap rents and solid infrastructure, combined with an educated and international workforce have transformed Berlin into Europe’s emerging high tech hotspot. Networks like <a href="http://siliconallee.com/">Silicon Allee</a> have emerged to chronicle this rise. With entrepreneurs flooding the city there is a rush on talented and creative people. Graphic Designers and <a href="http://www.twago.com/expert/Web-Designers/Web-Designers">Web Designers</a> are in high demand. Combine this with Berlin’s history of design (from Bauhaus to street art) and you have a fertile climate for exciting employment.</p> <p><em>Inspiration:</em> With a long, and at times tortured, history Berlin is once again finding itself at the forefront of the European stage. It’s mayor once declared that Berlin is, “poor but sexy.” Today, this is only half true. A multicultural meting pot has emerged here that lends itself to experimentation, style and the kind of adventure that more established cities cannot duplicate. And now, thanks to increased job opportunities, people have more money to experiment with.</p> <h2>Lviv, Ukraine</h2> <p><img alt="lviv" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7889" height="354" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lviv.jpg" title="lviv" width="500" /></p> <p><em>Cost of Living:</em> We know what you are thinking… “where?” But hear us out. As the heart of Europe-leaning Western-Ukraine, Lviv is what Krakow and Prague were decades ago. This medieval gem of a city has yet to cash in on its charm like those other two places, but this plays right into the hands of job hunting-designers. Lviv might be the most affordable city of it’s size in Europe (pop. 800,000). The economic crisis devastated the Ukrainian currency and prices here are a quarter of what they would be elsewhere in Europe. Plus, Lviv has all of amenities you would find in a major European city. Time is ticking on Europe’s best kept secret. Lviv will play host to the Euro 2012 football tournament and, by then, the secret will be out.</p> <p><em>Employment:</em> Thanks to it’s position outside of the EU looking in, Lviv has become a hotbed of outsourcing. Companies looking to cut costs have set up shop here to take advantage of affordable and educated labour. These companies need experienced and English-speaking project leaders. The such salaries are comparable to those of the west, but in a cities four times as cheap.</p> <p><em>Inspiration:</em> Much like Krakow and Prague, Lviv was never bombed during WWII. This has left the city with a similar medieval charm. Vibrant squares, magnificent churches and friendly people all conflate to make Lviv a truly wonderful place. This is where Hemingway really would have lived if he were live today.</p> <h2>Tallinn, Estonia</h2> <p><img alt="Town-Hall" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7899" height="333" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Town-Hall.jpg" title="Town-Hall" width="500" /></p> <p><em>Cost of Living:</em> Though it was once a part of the Soviet Union, Estonia’s capital Tallinn is not necessarily a cheap place. But nor is it expensive. Prices are comparable to Berlin, and significantly lower than London or Paris. The small tight-knit city centre is easily accessible from everywhere and acts as a focus of city life. Flats, when you can find them, are affordable and spacious. Food is also quite inexpensive, though nothing spectacular.</p> <p><em>Employment:</em> This is where Tallinn really excels. Known as E-stonia for its easy embrace of technology, Start-up and entrepreneurs have flooded into the Baltic country. Have you heard of Skype and Kazaa? Both began life in Tallinn. But when you talk to Estonians they will tell you that while they have the skills, especially in web design, they sometimes lack the creativity needed for truly memorable projects. This is where you as a designer can excel. Not only that, but Estonians are more comfortable in English and most Western-Europeans. After all, when only 900,000 people speak your language, you tend to learn other ones.</p> <p><em>Inspiration: </em> Much like Lviv, Tallinn has a rich medieval history that is reflected in it’s untouched city centre. Tallinn is like living in a fairytale with it’s castles and churches and city walls. There are touches of German, Baltic, Scandinavian culture in Estonia that come together to make create an atmosphere that can be appreciate even when the sun disappears and the temperature drops in the winter. To top it off, Estonians are curious and friendly when it comes to foreigners. You will find many people receptive to your work.</p> <p><strong>Related Articles:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/08/02/design-agency-job-hunting-tips/" title="Design Agency Job Hunting Tips (Monday, August 2, 2010)">Design Agency Job Hunting Tips</a></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com//2010/06/11/how-to-get-a-job-in-social-media/" title="How To Get A Job In Social Media (Friday, June 11, 2010)">How To Get A Job In Social Media</a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/07/10/salary-negotiation-tips/" title="A Must Know Salary Negotiation Tip (Sunday, July 10, 2011)">A Must Know Salary Negotiation Tip</a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/08/02/2007/12/30/how-to-get-your-first-job/">How To Get Your First Job</a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/08/02/2008/03/27/how-to-get-freelance-design-jobs-for-students/">How and Where To Get Paid Freelance Work As A Student</a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/08/02/2008/10/21/how-to-freelance/" title="How To Freelance">A First Hand Guide On How To Start Freelancing</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>What other design hotspots around the world would you recommend?</strong></p> <p><em>Photo credits: <a href="http://tallinn.fotonet.ee/eng/front/oid-12700/?&offset=25">1</a> | <a href=" </strong></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/06/11/how-to-get-a-job-in-social-media/" title="How To Get A Job In Social Media (Friday, June 11, 2010)">How To Get A Job In Social Media</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/08/02/design-agency-job-hunting-tips/" title="Design Agency Job Hunting Tips (Monday, August 2, 2010)">Design Agency Job Hunting Tips</a> (67)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/07/10/salary-negotiation-tips/" title="A Must Know Salary Negotiation Tip (Sunday, July 10, 2011)">A Must Know Salary Negotiation Tip</a> (17)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=nYBFqPrZvws:hzYOclye0UQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=nYBFqPrZvws:hzYOclye0UQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=nYBFqPrZvws:hzYOclye0UQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=nYBFqPrZvws:hzYOclye0UQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=nYBFqPrZvws:hzYOclye0UQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=nYBFqPrZvws:hzYOclye0UQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=nYBFqPrZvws:hzYOclye0UQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=nYBFqPrZvws:hzYOclye0UQ:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=nYBFqPrZvws:hzYOclye0UQ:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=nYBFqPrZvws:hzYOclye0UQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gvvOt0pBmvyCqe9ZW7Dgjj2vJy0/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gvvOt0pBmvyCqe9ZW7Dgjj2vJy0/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gvvOt0pBmvyCqe9ZW7Dgjj2vJy0/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gvvOt0pBmvyCqe9ZW7Dgjj2vJy0/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Effective Logos" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7876" height="325" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/logos.jpg" title="Effective Logos" width="500" /></p> <p><em>This is a guest article contributed by Pat Malloy*.</em></p> <p>-</p> <p>Social media now affects all facets of business - from marketing to end customer support and everything in between. Social media is where you see product and service feedback. Social media is where you learn what your customers like… and don’t like. And it’s the quickest way to build brand recognition within your target market.</p> <p>So where does your logo fit in to social media marketing? Although small in size, it’s an extremely important element that contributes to the success of any social media campaign. Think about it - your customers (both potential and current) will see it on a daily basis. They’ll form a perception of your company that will stay with them forever… This article helps you make the most of these brand perceptions with the following sections:</p> <ul> <li>5 Design Tips for an Effective ‘Social Media’ Logo</li> <li>7 Ways Your Logo Design Impacts Social Media Marketing</li> </ul> <p>Let’s dive right in!</p> <h2>5 Design Tips for a Social Media Logo</h2> <p>There are several aspects that go into a logo design - colors, fonts, taglines, and more. But, when you’re designing what we like to call a “social media-approved” logo, there are many other variables to consider as well:</p> <ol> <li><strong>Be mindful of your aspect ratio</strong> - A majority of social media sites will require you to convert your logo to a square (or nearly square)-shaped thumbnail. Your logo doesn’t need to be a perfect square, but should have the capability of being easily converted to one. It’s best to make use of all the space you have so your logo won’t have to be compressed or reduced to fit into the small space.</li> <li><strong>Be consistent</strong> - With an effective social media strategy, your logo will be seen on a variety of sites - Facebook, YouTube, and your personal site to name a few. For this reason, it’s best to have one logo you use for every site. This is also helpful in case a site requires you to crop or resize your image - you want a logo that looks the same, regardless of what’s done with it.</li> <li><strong>Use detached text and graphics</strong> - When designing, make sure your text and graphics are separate elements. This will help if it ever needs to be converted to a different size. In fact, some companies use a single graphic or single letter in social media for ease of use.</li> <li><strong>Simplicity matters</strong> - If you have an intricate logo, you run the risk of some of the elements not being recognizable when it’s resized. For this reason, you should avoid long taglines, thin lines, and detailed graphical elements.</li> <li><strong>Limit colors and shades</strong> - A logo that uses 2-3 colors will work better on a “busy” social media sites because it stands out and won’t get lost in the backdrop.</li> </ol> <h2>7 Ways Your Logo Design Impacts Social Media Marketing</h2> <p>Whether you like it or not, social media gets many aspects of your business “out there” and visible to a wide audience. And your business’s logo has a strong impact on how your business is perceived in the market. It lets your customers know what you’re selling and can even help them remain loyal customers for years.</p> <p>Here are some of the top ways your logo impacts social media marketing:</p> <ol> <li><strong>It can help increase followers, friends, and shares</strong> - A professional and attractive-looking logo on a webpage or blog post is more likely to be shared with friends than one that doesn’t look reliable or trustworthy.</li> <li><strong>It increases perception of your business size</strong> - Having an attractive logo and branding will make your business look professional and bigger than what it is - even if you’re a team of two or three that work in your pajamas.</li> <li><strong>It shows professionalism and increases trust</strong> - A well-designed logo shows that your company is professional and more importantly, can be trusted. Customers will get the sense that your company will be around for years to come.</li> <li><strong>It communicates your story</strong> - Your story can be communicated in many ways, from a meaningful picture to your font and color choice.</li> <li><strong>It helps you stand out from competitors</strong> - A logo that’s visually interesting and relates to your clients will help your business materials - from your website to all print materials - stand out from the competition.</li> <li><strong>It drives brand recognition across platforms</strong> - When a logo is used consistently over many platforms, customers will get several impressions of the logo, thus creating more memorability. Since many people are visual learners, they’ll remember your brand better when they see it, rather than hear or read about it.</li> <li><strong>It helps make your customers happy</strong> - An attractive and effective logo will appeal to your customers and make them happy to be associated with you. This includes everything from the logo’s colors and fonts to its overall image. The bottom line is that you want customers to get a good “feeling” from you.</li> </ol> <p>When creating a logo for your social media campaign, keep in mind that a good one won’t necessarily work in every social media platform, but these tips can help you create a logo that gives you an attractive online presence.</p> <h3>Related Social Media Articles</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/07/22/using-social-artistry-for-inspiration/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Using Social Artistry for Inspiration">Using <strong>Dribbble</strong> & Social Artistry for Inspiration</a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/11/24/facebook-marketing/" title="HOW TO: Get more brand exposure, traffic and sales using Facebook">HOW TO: Get more brand exposure, traffic and sales using <strong>Facebook </strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/04/26/jacob-our-top-twit/"><strong>Twitter</strong> Tips</a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/09/15/how-to-use-linkedin/">How To Get Clients Using <strong>LinkedIn</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/11/09/twitter-design-lists/">10 <strong>Twitter</strong> Design Lists Worth Following</a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/" title="Best blog posts">What <strong>blog posts</strong> bring in the most readers?</a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/08/18/funny-inspirational-tweets/" title="View this post, "Your Favourite Favourited Tweets"">Your Favourite Favourited Tweets</a></li> </ul> <p>-</p> <p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br /> *Pat Malloy is a designer and a writer. He believes a good <a href="http://www.freelogoservices.com/" title="Free Logo Services">logo design</a> improves business - and it doesn’t have to be expensive.</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/02/02/the-new-nbcuniversal-logo/" title="The New NBCUniversal Logo - Commentary from Landor Associates (Wednesday, February 2, 2011)">The New NBCUniversal Logo - Commentary from Landor Associates</a> (71)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/09/29/the-girl-scouts-new-look/" title="The Girl Scouts New Look (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)">The Girl Scouts New Look</a> (10)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/01/09/5-vital-tips-for-logo-design/" title="5 Vital Tips For Logo Design (Wednesday, January 9, 2008)">5 Vital Tips For Logo Design</a> (8)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/06/04/winner-of-the-free-professional-logo-competition/" title="Winner Of The Free Professional Logo Competition (Wednesday, June 4, 2008)">Winner Of The Free Professional Logo Competition</a> (18)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=GTmNh2UCevw:NZjwPkmCqvQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=GTmNh2UCevw:NZjwPkmCqvQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=GTmNh2UCevw:NZjwPkmCqvQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=GTmNh2UCevw:NZjwPkmCqvQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=GTmNh2UCevw:NZjwPkmCqvQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=GTmNh2UCevw:NZjwPkmCqvQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=GTmNh2UCevw:NZjwPkmCqvQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=GTmNh2UCevw:NZjwPkmCqvQ:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=GTmNh2UCevw:NZjwPkmCqvQ:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=GTmNh2UCevw:NZjwPkmCqvQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HuwgHi8clMRGMJ61uqVBOVTIFb0/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HuwgHi8clMRGMJ61uqVBOVTIFb0/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HuwgHi8clMRGMJ61uqVBOVTIFb0/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HuwgHi8clMRGMJ61uqVBOVTIFb0/1/di" /></a></p><p>I recently came across this inspiring video by <a href="http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/" title="Matt Cutts">Matt Cutts</a> and thought it was worth sharing here. <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days.html">Why don’t you try something new for 30 days</a>?</p> <p><!--copy and paste--></p> <p>I’ve personally done this and have started long-boarding, playing indoor soccer and going to the gym four days a week. I’ve been doing this for about 2 months now and funnily enough, I now have more time as my <a href="http://www.delicious.com/justcreative/productivity" title="Productivity">productivity</a> has gone through the roof.</p> <p>The new schedule has forced me to become more organised and the exercise has allowed me to stay up longer. I’m no expert in <a href="http://zenhabits.net/">organisation</a> or productivity, but I’ve certainly noticed these areas improve over the past two months. I wish I had done this earlier.</p> <p>I’ve also started reading more and am currently getting into ‘<em><a href="http://www.fourhourbody.com/">4 Hour Body</a></em>‘ by Tim Ferris and ‘<em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Gold-Book-YES-Attitude/dp/0131986473">Yes! Attitude</a></em>‘ by Jeffrey Gitomer. Both great books. Inside <em>4 Hour Body</em>, Ferris asks Richard Branson “What is your number one tip for productivity?”. Branson’s reply: “Work out”.</p> <p>So, try something new for 30 days! <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/06/03/join-me-in-the-100-push-up-challenge/" title="100 Pushups">Work out</a>, play sport, take up a hobby, work on your <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com//2011/04/27/building-a-personal-brand/" title="Building A Personal Brand">personal branding</a>. I dare you.</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/10/18/productivity-tips-for-working-at-home/" title="Productivity tips for working at home (Monday, October 18, 2010)">Productivity tips for working at home</a> (30)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/03/24/what-kind-of-designer-are-you/" title="What kind of designer are you? (Wednesday, March 24, 2010)">What kind of designer are you?</a> (79)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/06/upcoming-talk-at-tedx/" title="Upcoming Talk at TEDx (Sunday, March 6, 2011)">Upcoming Talk at TEDx</a> (12)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/03/05/upcoming-ebook-online-self-promotion-for-creatives/" title="Upcoming eBook: Online Self Promotion for Creatives (Friday, March 5, 2010)">Upcoming eBook: Online Self Promotion for Creatives</a> (4)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=_8dVN177DUA:PeV3_V-KWvw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=_8dVN177DUA:PeV3_V-KWvw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=_8dVN177DUA:PeV3_V-KWvw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=_8dVN177DUA:PeV3_V-KWvw:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=_8dVN177DUA:PeV3_V-KWvw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=_8dVN177DUA:PeV3_V-KWvw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=_8dVN177DUA:PeV3_V-KWvw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=_8dVN177DUA:PeV3_V-KWvw:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=_8dVN177DUA:PeV3_V-KWvw:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=_8dVN177DUA:PeV3_V-KWvw:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-WaRoo6-lJkx7lBtcOZGlZBkjcU/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-WaRoo6-lJkx7lBtcOZGlZBkjcU/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-WaRoo6-lJkx7lBtcOZGlZBkjcU/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-WaRoo6-lJkx7lBtcOZGlZBkjcU/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Dribbble-Shoes" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7840" height="300" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Dribbble-SHoes.jpg" title="Dribbble-Shoes" width="500" /></p> <p><em>This is a guest article contributed by Mariana Ashley*.</em></p> <p>-</p> <p>These days it seems like there’s virtually nowhere to hide from social media. Every couple of clicks, you will see it, or someone will comment about it, or someone will use it to comment, or someone will put a hashtag on something not even close to a tweet. You might even say, this overabundance of social media has become … somewhat annoying?</p> <h3><strong>The Next Best Social Media Thing</strong></h3> <p>I’ll admit, when I heard about a new social media website and network, my first thought was to ignore. But then my eye caught a glimpse of the homepage of <a href="http://dribbble.com/">Dribbble</a>. While it’s not always astoundingly beautiful, it often times is.</p> <p>Dribbble is essentially a visual Twitter; the artist’s Twitter, if you will. In essence, artists post (or “shoot” as the site calls it) their images, their followers see them and comment (and sometimes “rebound” with images of their own that are related), and the entire value of the site is held together by this self-sustaining network of idea-sharing. <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/10/21/how-i-got-a-job-using-dribbble/">It can even get you jobs</a>.</p> <p>The homepage of Dribbble is essentially a repository of their most popular image shots, and boy do they always seem to look good. Could you imagine a <a href="http://www.populartweets.com/">repository for the most popular tweets</a>? I can tell you that it’s not nearly as pretty, and there’s actually an interesting reason why.</p> <h3><strong>Social But Not Equal?</strong></h3> <p>Social Media and equality or freedom or democracy tend to go hand in hand. Anyone can use Twitter to say anything, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1TSNF_enUS427US427&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=people+getting+fired+for+twitter">even if they might get fired for it</a>. Dribbble is not a democracy but more of an aristocracy. While anyone can sign up for an account on Dribbble, you will soon find out that not everyone can post images.</p> <p>When you create your account, you are known as a prospect. You put your website on your profile, find artists you like, and follow them. Try to comment, interact with people, and get noticed because, to become a shooter, you have to be drafted by a member of the site. Dribbble periodically issues invitations to members so that they can draft prospects. This idea of quality control through exclusivity is very new to social media, though it seems to work well for this site, at least in terms of keeping it looking good.</p> <p>But that’s not all; even once you get drafted by a member of the site, you are only recognized as a “<a href="http://dribbble.com/members/rookies">Rookie</a>” while members with multiple shots are called “<a href="http://dribbble.com/members/all-stars">All-Stars</a>.” At first I saw this as a strange tiered structure for a social media site, but I then realized that it’s more of a funny way to recognize and welcome new draftees to the site and give them a little more exposure.</p> <h3><strong>How New Designers Should Use Dribbble</strong></h3> <p>As for budding designers, this drafting system might become a bit of a challenge or even barrier to get into the social aspect of Dribbble. But do remember that the fact that Dribbble has such a unique and semi-exclusive drafting system makes the images on the site more striking and relevant. Artists have to earn their right to post images on the site, so they won’t just throw them away (plus they are only limited to 24 a month).</p> <p>I’ve found that this site works phenomenally as a source of inspiration. You can browse images by project, bucket (which is essentially different types of projects such as branding, typography, and many more), color (which can be extremely useful if you feel confined to a certain dominant color on a current project), and tags which cover virtually anything in an image.</p> <p>Of course, the idea that you can find several artists whose work inspires you, and follow them through one network is indispensible. Just finding five artists to follow can completely change the way you view and perceive graphic art. This will in turn change the way you create graphic art.</p> <p>And while you’re following and admiring the work of the “All-Stars” of Dribbble, be sure to like and comment on what you see. It will increase your chances of being drafted, as will working on your own graphic creations and uploading them to your own site for potential drafters.</p> <h3><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Win A Dribbble Invite</span> Winner announced!<span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><br /> </span></h3> <p>From Jacob: I have a Dribbble invite up for grabs. To go in the draw to win, simply leave a link to your Dribbble profile in the comments below, and <a href="http://dribbble.com/justcreative" title="Dribbble">follow me on Dribbble</a>. I’ll email the winner next week and update on here also. Good luck!</p> <p>Congratulations to <a href="http://dribbble.com/andres" title="Andres">Andres</a>, the winner of the Dribbble invite!</p> <p>-</p> <p>*Mariana Ashley is a freelance writer who particularly enjoys writing about <a href="http://www.onlinecolleges.net/">online colleges</a>. She loves receiving reader feedback, which can be left in the comments below. Dribbble shoe artwork by <a href="http://dribbble.com/shots/56520-Dribbble-Dunks">Joel Glovier</a>.</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/10/21/how-i-got-a-job-using-dribbble/" title="How I got a job using Dribbble (Thursday, October 21, 2010)">How I got a job using Dribbble</a> (25)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/03/12/what-is-the-best-social-media-marketing-website/" title="What is the best social media website? Digg, SU, Delicious, Reddit … or? (Wednesday, March 12, 2008)">What is the best social media website? Digg, SU, Delicious, Reddit … or?</a> (43)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/08/08/what-blog-posts-bring-in-the-most-readers/" title="What blog posts bring in the most readers? (Friday, August 8, 2008)">What blog posts bring in the most readers?</a> (40)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/10/27/the-power-of-being-an-active-twitter-member/" title="The Power Of Being An Active Twitter Member (Monday, October 27, 2008)">The Power Of Being An Active Twitter Member</a> (28)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=25oaMQ5ZV6A:eCm0HbovP-E:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=25oaMQ5ZV6A:eCm0HbovP-E:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=25oaMQ5ZV6A:eCm0HbovP-E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=25oaMQ5ZV6A:eCm0HbovP-E:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=25oaMQ5ZV6A:eCm0HbovP-E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=25oaMQ5ZV6A:eCm0HbovP-E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=25oaMQ5ZV6A:eCm0HbovP-E:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=25oaMQ5ZV6A:eCm0HbovP-E:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=25oaMQ5ZV6A:eCm0HbovP-E:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=25oaMQ5ZV6A:eCm0HbovP-E:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TYvtNb1qQU6xGPYEK6y6HjFQ6SQ/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TYvtNb1qQU6xGPYEK6y6HjFQ6SQ/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TYvtNb1qQU6xGPYEK6y6HjFQ6SQ/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TYvtNb1qQU6xGPYEK6y6HjFQ6SQ/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="New York Post Logo" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7830" height="134" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/NY-Post.jpg" title="NY-Post" width="500" /></p> <p>Last week I was approached by a New York Post journalist, <a href="http://twitter.com/fayepenn" title="Faye Penn">Faye Penn</a>, who found me by Googling ‘<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=graphic+designer+NYC&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a">graphic designer NYC</a>‘, of which I am fortunate enough to have the #1 search position for. Faye wanted to interview me for her next article on the topic of building a web business. I happily accepted and I soon found myself answering a variety of questions on the topics of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/06/09/10-seo-rules-for-designers/">SEO</a>, <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/06/11/how-to-get-a-job-in-social-media/" title="Social Media Jobs">social media</a>, <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/04/27/building-a-personal-brand/" title="Personal Branding">branding</a> and <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/09/09/business-tips-designers/" title="Business Tips">online business</a>.</p> <p>A few days later, I had a photographer around to my apartment in NY and today the article went to print. You can view the article in print below or read it online here: <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/jobs/you_com_d8yihUW2XgMiueKzI371XJ/0" title="Jacob Cass New York Post">You.com: How to create a Web page that will boost business and build your brand</a>.</p> <p>For those playing at home, you can find the article as the cover story for the Work section and can be found on Page 39, of the Monday 18th 2011, New York Post.</p> <p>Below is a short snippet from the article:</p> <blockquote><p>By one measure, Jacob Cass is the top graphic designer in New York City.</p> <p>It’s not because he’s won a million awards or runs a big design firm. Nor does he specialize in food-truck design.</p> <p>What he does possess: a Web site, justcreativedesign.com, that tops the results when you type “freelance graphic designer NYC” and its variations into Google, a feat Cass achieved through back-end fiddling, weekly blogging on design topics and intelligent site architecture.</p> <p>According to a recent study by Optify, the first three organic (nonpaid) results in a Google search get 58.4 percent of clicks, with more than half of those going to the first entry. As a result, Cass never has to look for work; he claims to receive a half-million site visits a month ,and 15 substantial project leads a week.</p> <p>“All of my business comes through my Web site,” says Cass, 23. “I don’t do any advertising at all.”</p></blockquote> <p>You can <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/jobs/you_com_d8yihUW2XgMiueKzI371XJ#ixzz1SUK44utU">read the rest of the article here</a>.</p> <p>Below you can see a scan of the article in print. You can click the images below to view them larger.</p> <p><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/NY-Post1.jpeg"><img alt="New York Post Jacob Cass" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7828" height="399" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/NY-Post1-293x399.jpg" title="NY-Post" width="293" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/NY-Post21.jpeg"><img alt="New York Post Jacob Cass Page 2" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7827" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/NY-Post21-422x400.jpg" title="New York Post Jacob Cass Page 2" width="422" /></a></p> <p>One thing that did catch my eye was the <a href="http://screencast.com/t/HsICDqLyeoa">poorly positioned hyphen</a> in my Twitter username. Got unlucky there, but the link from NY Post sure makes up for it!</p> <p><strong>My other newspaper appearances:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The Newcastle Herald : “<a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/04/26/jacob-our-top-twit/" title="Top Twit">Jacob, Our Top Twit</a>”</li> <li>Sydney Morning Herald: “<a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/06/21/the-future-looks-bright/" title="Future Looks Bright">The Future Looks Bright</a>“</li> </ul> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/06/21/the-future-looks-bright/" title="The Future Looks Bright (Tuesday, June 21, 2011)">The Future Looks Bright</a> (5)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/07/13/your-help-needed-looking-to-find-a-new-full-time-job-in-nyc/" title="Your help needed: Looking to find a new full time job in NYC (Tuesday, July 13, 2010)">Your help needed: Looking to find a new full time job in NYC</a> (71)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/03/20/wolda-logo-design-annual-2008-arrives/" title="Wolda 2008 Annual Arrives (Friday, March 20, 2009)">Wolda 2008 Annual Arrives</a> (25)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/09/08/when-life-gives-you-lemons/" title="When life gives you lemons… (Wednesday, September 8, 2010)">When life gives you lemons…</a> (60)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=DF-wC2zcOgY:9ZjJUkF6emE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=DF-wC2zcOgY:9ZjJUkF6emE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=DF-wC2zcOgY:9ZjJUkF6emE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=DF-wC2zcOgY:9ZjJUkF6emE:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=DF-wC2zcOgY:9ZjJUkF6emE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=DF-wC2zcOgY:9ZjJUkF6emE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=DF-wC2zcOgY:9ZjJUkF6emE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=DF-wC2zcOgY:9ZjJUkF6emE:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=DF-wC2zcOgY:9ZjJUkF6emE:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=DF-wC2zcOgY:9ZjJUkF6emE:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/arb4TYvhcj4qjntNBaj2ozQV3IY/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/arb4TYvhcj4qjntNBaj2ozQV3IY/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/arb4TYvhcj4qjntNBaj2ozQV3IY/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/arb4TYvhcj4qjntNBaj2ozQV3IY/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Copy Paste" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7816" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/copypaste1.jpg" title="copypaste" width="500" /></p> <p>Most of us have written a description about ourselves before, whether it be on <a href="http://twitter.com/justcreative" title="JustCreative">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://facebook.com/justcreativedesign" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://gplus.to/justcreative">Google+</a>, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/justcreativedesign" title="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a> or our CV. It’s not an easy task but it needs to be done, and it should always be evolving. Your bio should sell yourself and your story. It should show your credentials, your passion and expertise. <strong>It should be unique to you and you only</strong>. It should <em>not</em> be copied & handed out at whim.</p> <p>Wouldn’t you agree?</p> <p>Obviously this is not the case for the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=%221.+Passionate+%28I+absolutely+love+what+I+do#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=%221.+Passionate+%28I+absolutely+love+what+I+do%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=99b8e4293821bbbf&biw=1111&bih=684">12+ pages</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=%22I+am+self-employed+as+a+graphic+designer%2C+specialising+in+the+fields+of+corporate+identity+%28logo%29+design%2C+web+design%2C+print+design+and+branding%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=%22I+am+self-employed+as+a+graphic+designer,+specialising+in+the+fields+of+corporate%22&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&ei=YEYeTpT8NsTAgQfu1_WVAw&start=30&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=99b8e4293821bbbf&biw=1111&bih=684">of people</a> that have literally copy pasted my <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/about/" title="About Jacob Cass">entire biography</a> or parts there of, onto their own page. I’m not here to point fingers, as you can easily go through and look yourself, but seriously… think before you act.</p> <p>For those needing help writing their own bio, here are some great resources:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.sitepoint.com/how-to-write-a-professional-bio/" title="How to write a bio">How to write a professional bio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.delicious.com/justcreative/about" title="About Pages">My ‘About Page’ bookmarks (Examples & Best Practices)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/11/24/how-to-write-your-about-me-page/">How to write your ‘About Me’ page</a></li> </ul> <p>Have any other helpful links or advice? Please do share.</p> <h3>My Latest Bio</h3> <p>After many hours work, below you can read my latest bio as it appears on my CV. It still needs work and I’m open to constructive feedback, so please let me know your thoughts. What should be removed, added, changed?</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Profile:</strong><br /> Strategic, multidisciplinary designer & art director with an eye for innovation and pixel perfection. I’ve worked the gamut of clients (Disney, Red Bull, Nike & Star Wars to name a few) and although my skill set is vast, my greatest expertise revolve in the worlds of interactive design, UX, social media, brand identity design, content creation and print collateral. My wish is to combine my knowledge and experience in these areas, to deliver the best creative to my employer’s clients and their audiences. I have a strong personal following of over 42,000 Twitter followers and 30,000 blog subscribers. I also love coffee.</p></blockquote> <p>Let’s see how many people copy this one.</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/02/20/graphic-design-plagiarism-rip-offs/" title="Graphic Design Rips Offs or Inspiration? 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(Wednesday, May 28, 2008)">Blatant Design Rip Offs or Just Inspiration?</a> (48)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=itRcNn2urqg:DoHk47cmhu0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=itRcNn2urqg:DoHk47cmhu0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=itRcNn2urqg:DoHk47cmhu0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=itRcNn2urqg:DoHk47cmhu0:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=itRcNn2urqg:DoHk47cmhu0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=itRcNn2urqg:DoHk47cmhu0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=itRcNn2urqg:DoHk47cmhu0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=itRcNn2urqg:DoHk47cmhu0:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=itRcNn2urqg:DoHk47cmhu0:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=itRcNn2urqg:DoHk47cmhu0:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_dtj06ahbMuZg-M5z9Kpp9QMtfs/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_dtj06ahbMuZg-M5z9Kpp9QMtfs/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_dtj06ahbMuZg-M5z9Kpp9QMtfs/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_dtj06ahbMuZg-M5z9Kpp9QMtfs/1/di" /></a></p><p>I was approached by Dona Collins* to see if I would like an infographic design completed on the topic of my choice. After some consideration, I pointed her to Ogilvy’s ‘<a href="http://brandz.ogilvyeditions.com/top100/2011/">Top 100  Brandz</a>‘ document and after some discussion we decided to focus on the four consumer brand categories; fast food, luxury, soft drinks and retail.</p> <p>Below you can see an infographic comparing the value of the top 10 brands in these categories, and then all of the brands compared together. The infographic also shows how each brand’s value has changed since the previous year.</p> <p>Click on the image below to see the infographic in full.</p> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/topbrands1" title="Top Brands"><img alt="2011 Brands Infographic" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-7633" height="1024" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/BrandzData_RevC-424x1024.jpg" title="Brands" width="424" /></a></p> <p>If you want more infographics, feel free to check out these <a href="http://www.inspiredm.com/2009/10/10/20-essential-infographics-data-visualization-blogs/" title="Infographic Blogs">infographic & visualisation blogs</a>.</p> <p>-</p> <p>*Dona Collins is a financial writer for <a href="http://www.creditloan.com/">CreditLoan.com</a>, a part time blogger and an infographic designer.</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/06/03/videogamer-com-logo-redesign-case-study/" title="VideoGamer.com Logo Redesign Case Study (Friday, June 3, 2011)">VideoGamer.com Logo Redesign Case Study</a> (24)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/09/28/vegemite-isnack20/" title="Vegemite iSnack2.0 (Monday, September 28, 2009)">Vegemite iSnack2.0</a> (29)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/02/02/the-new-nbcuniversal-logo/" title="The New NBCUniversal Logo - Commentary from Landor Associates (Wednesday, February 2, 2011)">The New NBCUniversal Logo - Commentary from Landor Associates</a> (71)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/12/10/design-process-tips-creative-billboard-design/" title="The Design Process Of Creating A Creative Billboard Campaign (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)">The Design Process Of Creating A Creative Billboard Campaign</a> (33)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=PnecVbZg4M8:6wBU3Ay3OeI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=PnecVbZg4M8:6wBU3Ay3OeI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=PnecVbZg4M8:6wBU3Ay3OeI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=PnecVbZg4M8:6wBU3Ay3OeI:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=PnecVbZg4M8:6wBU3Ay3OeI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=PnecVbZg4M8:6wBU3Ay3OeI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=PnecVbZg4M8:6wBU3Ay3OeI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=PnecVbZg4M8:6wBU3Ay3OeI:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=PnecVbZg4M8:6wBU3Ay3OeI:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=PnecVbZg4M8:6wBU3Ay3OeI:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Li6N9B_ieNmtIPWqkuw2X0eLzjU/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Li6N9B_ieNmtIPWqkuw2X0eLzjU/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Li6N9B_ieNmtIPWqkuw2X0eLzjU/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Li6N9B_ieNmtIPWqkuw2X0eLzjU/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Eye" height="333" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/eye1.jpg" title="eye" width="500" /></p> <p>Over the past few weeks I’ve been <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2007/12/30/how-to-get-your-first-job/" title="Job Hunting">job hunting</a> in New York and during this time, I’ve been researching a lot on how to <a href="http://www.theladders.com/career-advice/tag/salary-negotiation" title="Salary Negotiation">negotiate salaries</a>. One of the best tips I picked up, was when you are asked to <a href="http://www.theladders.com/career-advice/salary-negotiation-tips-thou-shalt-not-speak-too-soon" title="State Salary">state your expected compensation</a>, is to state an amount that will make you blush.</p> <blockquote><p>“Your ideal number should make you blush a little - or it’s not high enough.”</p></blockquote> <p>With this said, it should also pass the ‘<a href="http://www.theladders.com/career-advice/salary-negotiation-tips-honor-wealth-prosperity">laughable test</a>‘ meaning that the amount should not make the employer laugh. You need to aim just below this laughable number.</p> <p>It takes a lot of practice, and every market place is different but after a while you will soon <a href="http://www.theladders.com/career-advice/salary-negotiation-tips-know-how-much-money-youre-worth">find out your worth</a>.</p> <p>Have a salary negotiation tip to share? Please do.</p> <p><small><em>Photo by <a href=" <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/08/02/design-agency-job-hunting-tips/" title="Design Agency Job Hunting Tips (Monday, August 2, 2010)">Design Agency Job Hunting Tips</a> (67)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/09/13/photoshop-indesign-tips/" title="Tips For Working with Photoshop & InDesign (Monday, September 13, 2010)">Tips For Working with Photoshop & InDesign</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/10/12/photoshop-illustrator-tips/" title="Tips For Working with Photoshop & Illustrator (Tuesday, October 12, 2010)">Tips For Working with Photoshop & Illustrator</a> (4)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/09/21/photoshop-dreamweaver-tips/" title="Tips For Working with Photoshop & Dreamweaver (Tuesday, September 21, 2010)">Tips For Working with Photoshop & Dreamweaver</a> (7)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FfzjRtpmiGM:nIkcGCchFdE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=FfzjRtpmiGM:nIkcGCchFdE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FfzjRtpmiGM:nIkcGCchFdE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=FfzjRtpmiGM:nIkcGCchFdE:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FfzjRtpmiGM:nIkcGCchFdE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FfzjRtpmiGM:nIkcGCchFdE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FfzjRtpmiGM:nIkcGCchFdE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FfzjRtpmiGM:nIkcGCchFdE:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=FfzjRtpmiGM:nIkcGCchFdE:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FfzjRtpmiGM:nIkcGCchFdE:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0JscevTxyX-PxI3BvTnsblNPBHI/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0JscevTxyX-PxI3BvTnsblNPBHI/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0JscevTxyX-PxI3BvTnsblNPBHI/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0JscevTxyX-PxI3BvTnsblNPBHI/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="SEO Eye" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7781" height="332" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/eye.jpg" title="Eye" width="500" /></p> <p><em>This is a guest article contributed by Jennifer Bailey*.</em></p> <p><em>-<br /> </em></p> <p>If you’re running an online business, you’re not alone. Millions of other online entrepreneurs are out there trying to earn livings. To stay ahead of the competition, you need to get educated about <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/06/09/10-seo-rules-for-designers/" title="SEO Rules">search engine optimization</a> (SEO) and <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/06/11/how-to-get-a-job-in-social-media/" title="Social Media">social media</a>. You also need to know how to design your site to be as conversion-friendly as possible. If terms like “SEO” and “conversion rate” throw you off, take heart: It’s easy to get on track. You can get started right this second by reading through the following tips.</p> <h3>Keep it Simple</h3> <p>Drawing visitors to your site is just the first step in the online sales process. After all, they can just as easily click themselves away from your website. That’s a lot less likely to happen when your site has a clean, stylish design. In keeping with the theme of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/05/21/simplicity-sells/" title="Simplicity">simplicity</a>, you shouldn’t ask too much of your visitors. If they have to jump through a bunch of hoops just to get to the shopping cart, you are doing it wrong. The simpler and <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/06/15/be-creative-but-please-dont-overdo-it/" title="Don't overdo creativity">less cluttered</a> your site is, the more likely someone is to stay and explore; the easier you make that visit, the more likely they are to become customers.</p> <h3>Entice Visitors to Click</h3> <p>The language that you use in <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/11/05/get-more-subscribers/">your site’s copy</a> has a profound effect on how visitors react. Within seconds of landing on your page, visitors need to be enticed into clicking their mouse buttons. Those clicks represent legitimate interest that can be used to gauge the success or failure of your site’s design. You can encourage clicks by using terms like “sign up now,” “learn more here” and “send a comment.” Those words are action-oriented and will spur visitors to click the associated link; from there, it’s much easier to turn them into customers.</p> <p>There are many other ways to improve conversions on your site. Play around with its color scheme to see how color affects its conversion rate - you’re sure to be surprised by what you discover. <a href="http://crazyegg.com/" title="Heatmapping">Heat maps</a> can also give you a feel for how various design changes affect the way in which people interact with your site.</p> <h3>Include Calls to Action</h3> <p>Calls to action are absolutely crucial when it comes to generating online sales. Visitors want to be told what to do - they don’t want to be left in the dark. If your site leaves them scratching their heads, they won’t understand the point. In that case, they will leave without buying anything. Once again, the terminology that you use will have a strong impact on prompting action. Phrases like “buy now” and “add to cart” provide clear instructions. You need to pique a visitor’s interest and get them to close the deal as quickly as possible.</p> <p>The content on your site should always be rounded out by clear calls to action. After explaining a product or service, include something like “click here to place your order now” or “learn more about this service here.” Links within the calls to action will lead people to the next step in the process, which should be simple and streamlined.</p> <h3>Maintain Relevancy</h3> <p>Good SEO relies heavily on relevance. The search engines aren’t going to rank your site too well if it doesn’t use relevant keywords. If the backlinks that connect to your site aren’t relevant, your ranking will suffer, too. At all times, keep the importance of staying relevant in the back of your head. Just because another site is willing to link to yours doesn’t mean that you should take the bait. Every little decision matters, so use common sense. You want to attract people who are looking for what you sell, after all - there’s no use in tricking anyone. Reading websites like <a href="http://www.seomoz.org/">SEOMoz</a>, <a href="http://www.seobook.com/">SEOBook</a> or <a href="http://www.seomoves.org/blog">SEOMoves</a> will make it easier to see how your campaign is faring; for a reasonable annual fee, you can log in to its simple interface to keep track of your site’s statistics and other data.</p> <h3>Prioritize Keywords</h3> <p>Keywords are at the heart of any successful SEO campaign. Once you’ve selected a great batch of keywords and key phrases, make sure to use them properly. Don’t stuff your content too full of keywords, because that will get you in trouble with the major search engines. Instead, use your keywords as naturally and relevantly as you can throughout the content on your site. Don’t forget to use keywords and key phrases in your anchor text, which is the text that makes up a hyperlink. Sprinkle keywords into titles and headers, too, to keep your site well organized and easy to scan.</p> <p>As you become more adept at SEO, you will be able to use it to improve your site’s conversion rate, too. For example, you can play around with a variety of different widgets to attract a more targeted audience. Title tags are also important; like so many aspects of SEO, however, that importance is changing. Instead of stuffing them full of keywords, for instance, more people are using them to bolster their branding to great effect.</p> <h3>Make it Easy to Connect</h3> <p>Social media has dramatically transformed the process of marketing online. If you’re not already plugged into popular sites like Twitter and Facebook, it’s time you got on board. You’ll be amazed by how easy it is to connect with prospective customers; such sites also make it easy to keep existing customers happy. It’s simple enough to add social media buttons to your website; similarly, you should link back to your site from all of your social media profiles. Like anything else, you can easily keep track of how successful or unsuccessful your various social media buttons are, which will help you optimize your site even more effectively.</p> <p>There’s no question about it: Running a successful online business takes a whole lot of work. By being familiar with basic concepts like conversion rates, calls to action and social media, though, you can increase your odds of achieving phenomenal success by a considerable degree. A small amount of extra effort can really pay off, and it is smart to pay attention to emerging trends. There is no finish line when it comes to running an online business; with top-notch SEO best practices, you can stay ahead of the competition.</p> <p>-</p> <p><em>*Jennifer Bailey is Social Media Manager for <a href="http://www.privatejetscharter.net/">http://www.privatejetscharter.net</a> , and realizes the importance of SEO relevance in web design. Photo credit: <a href=" </em></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/28/web-design-mistakes-to-avoid/" title="Eight ways to avoid common website mistakes (Monday, March 28, 2011)">Eight ways to avoid common website mistakes</a> (41)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/01/web-design-tips-advice-from-a-to-z/" title="Web Design Tips & Advice from A to Z (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)">Web Design Tips & Advice from A to Z</a> (30)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/04/02/google-sub-links-anchor-tags/" title="Quick Tip: Google Sub-links Your Anchor Tags (Friday, April 2, 2010)">Quick Tip: Google Sub-links Your Anchor Tags</a> (23)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/06/30/seo-tips/" title="9 SEO Tips You’ve Probably Forgot About (Tuesday, June 30, 2009)">9 SEO Tips You’ve Probably Forgot About</a> (44)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FGMR08QcJIo:mxW2duX0PxQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=FGMR08QcJIo:mxW2duX0PxQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FGMR08QcJIo:mxW2duX0PxQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=FGMR08QcJIo:mxW2duX0PxQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FGMR08QcJIo:mxW2duX0PxQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FGMR08QcJIo:mxW2duX0PxQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FGMR08QcJIo:mxW2duX0PxQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FGMR08QcJIo:mxW2duX0PxQ:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=FGMR08QcJIo:mxW2duX0PxQ:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=FGMR08QcJIo:mxW2duX0PxQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KEBwphr4w9tlFiufqrlnpTN6mjI/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KEBwphr4w9tlFiufqrlnpTN6mjI/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KEBwphr4w9tlFiufqrlnpTN6mjI/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KEBwphr4w9tlFiufqrlnpTN6mjI/1/di" /></a></p><p></p> <p>An Atlanta-based brand, <a href="http://www.malcolmfontier.com/" title="Malcolm Fontier">Malcolm Fontier</a>, who produce “modern carryalls for work and travel” recently shared <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7PjFElLHsE">this video</a> with me; it shows how they came to create their “double rectangle” logo within 30 seconds, poking a stick at the usually drawn out <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/02/01/logo-design-process-of-top-graphic-designers/" title="Logo Design Process">logo design process</a>.</p> <p>I thought the video and claimed true story was an interesting way to promote their brand & products, which seems to be geared towards those with minimalistic sensibilities.</p> <p>I personally like the mark, and think it works quite well in context of the carryalls (see pic below), though the mark does have its fall-backs such as not being able to give voice to the actual brand name, Malcolm Fontier. With this said, I’m glad to see that they went with the logotype on the header of their website.</p> <p><img alt="Malcolm Fontier" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7766" height="360" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/malcom-fontier.png" title="Malcolm Fontier" width="500" /></p> <p>The overall brand identity of Malcolm Fontier has been pulled off quite well, though it does remind me of the approach Fresh Jive <a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/the_logo_formerly_known_as_freshjive.php" title="No Logo">took a few years back</a> (see pic below), when they chose to have no logo at all, just a white rectangle. I think Malcolm Fontiers’ approach is more successful as people can still come to identify & relate to the two rectangle mark, as appose to a blank space.</p> <p><img alt="freshjive-no-logo" height="222" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/freshjive-no-logo-499x222.jpg" title="freshjive-no-logo" width="499" /></p> <p>We’ve discussed ‘<a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/01/31/can-a-logo-ever-be-too-simple/" title="Simple Logos">simple</a>‘ <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/09/10/when-is-a-logo-too-simple/" title="Simple Logo">logos</a> on here before, but I’d like to hear your opinion on this one too.</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/09/10/when-is-a-logo-too-simple/" title="When is a logo too simple? 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<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F18%2Felements-of-a-client-converting-design-portfolio%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F18%2Felements-of-a-client-converting-design-portfolio%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <p>If you’re a designer and don’t have an online portfolio, you’re missing out on some serious potential for business. Online design portfolios are the quickest and most reliable way to convert potential clients into actual paying clients.</p> <p>But having a portfolio online isn’t enough in and of itself. In order to make the most of your design portfolio, you’ll want to include these client-converting elements.</p> <h2>Contact form</h2> <p>The contact form is the single most important element of a client-converting design portfolio. Make it easy to use and quick to fill out. You can get all the information you need from your client later.</p> <p>Make it simple by only asking for Name, Contact Information (email or phone or both), and a brief description of what kind of work they need done.</p> <p> </p> <h2><a href="http://www.technical-schools-guide.com/careerguide/2011/06/5-graphic-design-job-listing-sites/" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/elements-of-a-client-converting-design-portfolio-feat-500x333.jpg" title="elements-of-a-client-converting-design-portfolio-feat" width="500" /></a></h2> <p> </p> <h2>Landing pages</h2> <p>You can have a million forms on your site, but if you don’t give potential clients a reason to fill them out, they won’t do you any good. That’s why you should also create a series of landing pages.</p> <p>Landing pages are pages that encourage conversion (in this case, encourage users to fill out your contact form).</p> <p>In your landing page, include sample work, testimonials, and reasons why site visitors should contact you for hire. Give them multiple reasons to hire you and also offer multiple forms in various places.</p> <h2>Testimonials</h2> <p>In the world of social recommendations in which we live, potential clients want to know what your past clients have to say about your work.</p> <p>Include testimonials and words of praise from clients with whom you have had good experiences. It’s great to have a testimonials page that stands alone but to also have testimonials on your landing pages (see paragraph above).</p> <h2>Social Media Links</h2> <p>If your site visitors feel like they are able to connect with a real person through social media, they will be more likely to contact you, because they feel a human connection behind your work.</p> <h2>Bold work samples</h2> <p>No designer should include every piece or work in their portfolio. Every time I add a new piece of work to my design portfolio, I make a point to delete any old work that isn’t as good as my new work.</p> <p>Use big pictures, bright colors, and bold photography to show off your design work. The more impressive upon first impression, the more likely potential clients will be to click through and fill out your contact form.</p> <h2>Easy to use layout</h2> <p>Nothing is more frustrating for a potential client than not feeling comfortable when browsing a designer’s site. Make sure your layout is easy to understand, easy to use, and doesn’t frustrate users.</p> <p>Use friends and colleagues to test the layout of the site. Watch them browse it, ask for their honest feedback, and make changes accordingly.</p> <h2>Converting site visitors to paying clients</h2> <p>There’s nothing more gratifying that knowing that a potential client found your site, looked around, and decided to hire you for their next project.<br /> With these tips on designing a client-converting design portfolio, you’re bound to see your leads increase significantly. Good luck!</p> <table style="padding: 15px; border: 5px solid #ccc; background-color: #e0e0e0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img alt="preston-lee" class="size-full wp-image-16252 alignright" height="101" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/preston-lee.jpg" title="Preston Lee" width="101" /></p> <h2>About the Author</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px;">Preston D Lee is a designer, internet marketer, and entrepreneur. He founded <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/GraphicDesignBLender.com" target="_blank">GraphicDesignBlender.com</a> where he and other designers blog about the business of design: freelancing tips, client advice, and business strategies for designers. Connect with Preston on twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/prestondlee" target="_blank">@</a><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/prestondlee" target="_blank">prestondlee</a> or Google+.</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F18%2Felements-of-a-client-converting-design-portfolio%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F18%2Felements-of-a-client-converting-design-portfolio%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <img id="post-16715-blankimage" style="display: none;" /><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/N4_aotbpbYw" width="1" />

<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fbeautiful-catalog-design-ideas-to-spark-creativity%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fbeautiful-catalog-design-ideas-to-spark-creativity%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <p>Catalogs are multi-paged printed materials that can either be stitched or wire-bound on the sides. They are popularly used as menus, service and product listings and directories. Like magazines, they can often be kept by customers for future reference or left in stores for daily use. </p> <p>It is only but necessary to design these catalogs well and to only have its <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/color-printing.html">color printing</a> done by a proper print shop. A good design and print makes readers want to read the catalog from cover to cover, and perhaps even want to order more stuff than they initially intended.</p> <p>Here are 30 beautiful examples of <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/catalog-printing.html">catalog printing</a>. We hope you enjoy the following designs.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/brochures/amuse-brochure/52715"><img alt="catalog-design-01" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16674" height="255" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-01-500x255.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 01" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/brochures/amuse-brochure/52715">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/brochures/supercars-asia-2012/65879"><img alt="catalog-design-02" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16675" height="365" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-02.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 02" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/brochures/supercars-asia-2012/65879">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://pentagram.com/en/new/2006/06/awards-print-regional-design-a.php"><img alt="catalog-design-03" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16676" height="604" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-03-500x604.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 03" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://pentagram.com/en/new/2006/06/awards-print-regional-design-a.php">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/brochures/catalogue-booklet/52993"><img alt="catalog-design-04" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16677" height="580" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-04-500x580.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 04" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/brochures/catalogue-booklet/52993">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/brochures/sibos-2010/66177"><img alt="catalog-design-05" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16678" height="258" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-05-500x258.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 05" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/brochures/sibos-2010/66177">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/ISTD-2010/459010?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references"><img alt="catalog-design-06" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16679" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-06.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 06" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/ISTD-2010/459010?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references"><img alt="catalog-design-07" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16680" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-07.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 07" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/ISTD-2010/459010?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Typefaces-Catalog/1036287"><img alt="catalog-design-08" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16681" height="353" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-08-500x353.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 08" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Typefaces-Catalog/1036287">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Sessions-Snow-catalogue-2010/244632"><img alt="catalog-design-09" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16682" height="299" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-09-500x299.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 09" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Sessions-Snow-catalogue-2010/244632">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Trollbeads-Booklet/101663"><img alt="catalog-design-10" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16683" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-10-500x375.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 10" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Trollbeads-Booklet/101663">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/PFC-0809/455859"><img alt="catalog-design-11" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16684" height="326" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-11-500x326.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 11" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/PFC-0809/455859">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/A-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-Graphic-Design-Student/512914?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references"><img alt="catalog-design-12" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16685" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-12.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 12" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/A-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-Graphic-Design-Student/512914?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Mietall-Walus-Magazine--CD-Cover/52156"><img alt="catalog-design-13" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16686" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-13-500x375.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 13" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Mietall-Walus-Magazine--CD-Cover/52156">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/TYPE-CATALOG/1115479"><img alt="catalog-design-14" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16687" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-14-500x375.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 14" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/TYPE-CATALOG/1115479">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Untrashed-Exhibition-Catalog/1461399"><img alt="catalog-design-15" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16688" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-15-500x375.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 15" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Untrashed-Exhibition-Catalog/1461399">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Museale-Forstyrrelser/418266"><img alt="catalog-design-16" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16689" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-16-500x333.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 16" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Museale-Forstyrrelser/418266">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/A-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-Graphic-Design-Student/512914?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references"><img alt="catalog-design-17" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16690" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-17.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 17" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/A-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-Graphic-Design-Student/512914?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references"><img alt="catalog-design-18" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16691" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-18.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 18" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/A-Day-in-the-Life-of-a-Graphic-Design-Student/512914?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/POSE-LINE/296723?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references"><img alt="catalog-design-19" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16692" height="312" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-19.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 19" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/POSE-LINE/296723?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/DRESS-ME-Catalogue/908760"><img alt="catalog-design-20" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16693" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-20-500x333.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 20" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/DRESS-ME-Catalogue/908760">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/BEAUTIFUL-TRASH/195907"><img alt="catalog-design-21" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16694" height="397" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-21-500x397.png" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 21" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/BEAUTIFUL-TRASH/195907">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.lowres.nl/"><img alt="catalog-design-22" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16695" height="405" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-22.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 22" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.lowres.nl/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Effektive-CVPoster-Mailer/107375"><img alt="catalog-design-23" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16696" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-23-500x375.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 23" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Effektive-CVPoster-Mailer/107375">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Type-Specimine-Booklet/318636"><img alt="catalog-design-24" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16697" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-24-500x333.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 24" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Type-Specimine-Booklet/318636"><img alt="catalog-design-25" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16698" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-25-500x333.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 25" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Type-Specimine-Booklet/318636">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/LOADS-At-The-Lighthouse-Exhibition-Series-Guide-02/1005537?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_sidebar&utm_campaign=project_sidebar_references"><img alt="catalog-design-26" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16699" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-26-500x333.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 26" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/LOADS-At-The-Lighthouse-Exhibition-Series-Guide-02/1005537?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_sidebar&utm_campaign=project_sidebar_references">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/TYPOGRAPHIC-CATALOG-_-Fonts-for-Movie-Titles/1506407?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references"><img alt="catalog-design-27" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16700" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-27-500x333.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 27" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/TYPOGRAPHIC-CATALOG-_-Fonts-for-Movie-Titles/1506407?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://ffffound.com/image/d901920b423a55876da9be18717e31c7750f7298"><img alt="catalog-design-28" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16701" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-28.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 28" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://ffffound.com/image/d901920b423a55876da9be18717e31c7750f7298">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.mediafix.net/#524154/Culturel"><img alt="catalog-design-29" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16702" height="332" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-29-500x332.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 29" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.mediafix.net/#524154/Culturel">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://soulellis.com/2007/08/aap_cornell_university/"><img alt="catalog-design-30" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16703" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/catalog-design-30-500x333.jpg" title="Catalog Design Inspiration 30" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://soulellis.com/2007/08/aap_cornell_university/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p>  <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fbeautiful-catalog-design-ideas-to-spark-creativity%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fbeautiful-catalog-design-ideas-to-spark-creativity%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <img id="post-16673-blankimage" style="display: none;" /><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/KnhbNUmLI7o" width="1" />

<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fnaming-your-design-business%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fnaming-your-design-business%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <p>Naming your design business can be tough. After all, once you decide on a name you should probably stick with it. Your business name will affect how potential clients perceive you, how well past clients will remember, and what kind of clients you get.</p> <p>So how can you find a design business name that will bring you more clients? Below, you’ll find a few tips to creating a killer business name.</p> <h2>Consider your clients’ previous schemas</h2> <p>In Made to Stick by the Heath brothers they talk about the importance of considering peoples’ previous schemas when trying to come up with something memorable (like a business name).</p> <p>Schemas are perceptions, attitudes, biases, or feelings about a certain word or thought.</p> <p>Most people (including your potential design clients) already have schemas about certain words and phrases, and you can either use this fact to your advantage or you can kill your chances of being hired.</p> <p>Take the following design business name for example:</p> <h3>Juvenile Design Company</h3> <p>What did you think of when you read the business name above? Perhaps you picture immature or underdeveloped designs – something you certainly don’t want for your business.</p> <p>Maybe you pictured juvenile crime – more negative connotations.</p> <p>But what was this design business trying to convey when naming their company? All they wanted people to know is that their group of designers is young, original, and willing to take risks – admirable qualities in a design agency.</p> <p>Consider the schemas your potential clients may already have and avoid the negative ones while using the positive ones to your advantage.</p> <p><a href="http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/web-analytics-101-definitions-goals-metrics-kpis-dimensions-targets/" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16667" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/naming-your-design-business.jpg" title="naming-your-design-business" width="500" /></a></p> <h2>Make your objectives clear</h2> <p>While this tip can be achieved with a solid tag line for your design business, it may be useful to include your objectives in your design business’ name.</p> <p>Take for example the following business name:</p> <h3>Axle 73</h3> <p>While it may be original and have some sort of creative edge to it, it’s hard for potential clients to know what the business is about. Perhaps the following change would bring this business more clients:</p> <h3>Axle 73: Hand-crafted quality web sites</h3> <p>Now, there’s no doubt in your mind what this company specializes is. They make quality web sites from scratch. If your clients is scouring the internet for web designers, they’re more likely to take a look at you now.</p> <h2>Make your name memorable and easy to spell</h2> <p>Lastly, you need to make your design business name memorable and easy to spell. Why? Because a good majority of your clients should be referrals from previous clients.</p> <p>If your past clients can’t remember or spell your design business’ name, how are they going to recommend you to their colleagues and friends?</p> <h2>The perfect design business name</h2> <p>So what’s the perfect design business name? One that takes advantage of your potential clients’ schemas, one that describes what kind of work you do, and one that’s easy to remember and even spell.</p> <p>What’s your design business’ name? Share your insights and thoughts by leaving a comment on this post.</p> <p> </p> <table style="padding: 15px; border: 5px solid #ccc; background-color: #e0e0e0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img alt="preston-lee" class="size-full wp-image-16252 alignright" height="101" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/preston-lee.jpg" title="Preston Lee" width="101" /></p> <h2>About the Author</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px;">Preston D Lee is a designer, internet marketer, and entrepreneur. He founded <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/GraphicDesignBLender.com" target="_blank">GraphicDesignBlender.com</a> where he and other designers blog about the business of design: freelancing tips, client advice, and business strategies for designers. Connect with Preston on twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/prestondlee" target="_blank">@</a><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/prestondlee" target="_blank">prestondlee</a> or Google+.</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fnaming-your-design-business%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fnaming-your-design-business%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <img id="post-16665-blankimage" style="display: none;" /><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/jYA2v1cNUoI" width="1" />

<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2F37-impressive-and-realistic-3d-portraits%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2F37-impressive-and-realistic-3d-portraits%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <p>Computer graphics has gone a long way. Sometimes, you’ll even doubt if a certain image is real or just computer generated. What’s great about these, though, is that it helps create films, advertisements, games and other animated pieces more easily.</p> <p>In this post we have featured some amazing 3D CG characters and portraits that look very real, real enough to be mistaken as actual photographs. Once you take a look at these 3D CG portraits, you will surely be inspired to create your own. Enjoy!!</p> <h2>Portrait of an Old Man</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=948369&highlight=portrait"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15974" height="527" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=948369&highlight=portrait">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>The Boxer</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=761402&highlight=portrait"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15976" height="666" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/21.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=761402&highlight=portrait">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Nosferatu</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=873782&highlight=portrait"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15977" height="691" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/3.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=873782&highlight=portrait">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>The Portrait</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=885855&highlight=portrait"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15978" height="433" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/4.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=885855&highlight=portrait">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Young Girl</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=713053&highlight=portrait"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15979" height="700" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/5.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=713053&highlight=portrait">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Evil Witch</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=672493&highlight=portrait"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15980" height="694" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=672493&highlight=portrait">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Frankenstein</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/frankensteinafm042011.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15981" height="760" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/7.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/frankensteinafm042011.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Old Man</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/tehgeneelr052011.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15982" height="640" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/8.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/tehgeneelr052011.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2> Pirates Come!- tangzhiheng</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=996657"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15983" height="519" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/9.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=996657">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Stange Old Man</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/oldmanseb022011.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15984" height="403" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/10.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/oldmanseb022011.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Biker</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/bikerdfc052011.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15985" height="768" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/11.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/bikerdfc052011.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Goblin</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/goblinatz042011.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15986" height="437" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/12.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/goblinatz042011.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>John Locke - Lost</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=473076"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15987" height="786" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/13.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=473076">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Lord Voldemort</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/voldemortffs032011.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15988" height="591" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/14.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/voldemortffs032011.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Jimi Hendrix - The Guitar Legend, Marcin Klicki</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=431478&highlight=portrait"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15989" height="508" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/15.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=431478&highlight=portrait">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>The Mad Hatter</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/madhattermyi082010.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15990" height="676" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/16.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/madhattermyi082010.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>The Joker</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=193310&highlight=portrait"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15991" height="427" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/17.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=193310&highlight=portrait">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Street Bully</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/bullyzlh102010.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15992" height="836" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/18.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/bullyzlh102010.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>African Bust</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/africanbustcml082010.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15993" height="592" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/19.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/africanbustcml082010.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Yoda</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/yodaodm082010.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15994" height="493" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/20.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/yodaodm082010.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Ma San Li</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=860016"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15995" height="694" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/211.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=860016">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>The Penguin</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/penguinybj082010.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15996" height="766" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/22.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/penguinybj082010.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Tim Roth</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/timrothnhu082010.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15997" height="625" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/23.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/timrothnhu082010.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Sheikh Zayed</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/sheikhzayeddcj082010.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15998" height="608" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/24.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/sheikhzayeddcj082010.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Young Chimp</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/youngchimpfpx082010.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15999" height="666" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/25.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/youngchimpfpx082010.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Gangsta Game Character</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=431804"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16000" height="483" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/26.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=431804">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Obama</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/obamaegt082010.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16001" height="566" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/27.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/obamaegt082010.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Argol</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/argoljrg082010.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16002" height="606" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/28.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/argoljrg082010.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Logan</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=330341"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16004" height="503" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/291.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=330341">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Driver 4 Character</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=327194"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16005" height="394" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/30.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=327194">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Lebron James</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=696676&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=cgchoice&utm_term=696676"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16006" height="594" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/31.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=696676&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=cgchoice&utm_term=696676">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>A Commander</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=132&t=741582"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16007" height="726" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/32.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=132&t=741582">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Cross of Iron</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=132&t=800962"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16008" height="751" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/33.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=132&t=800962">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Bravery</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=132&t=799622&page=1&pp=15"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16009" height="755" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/34.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=132&t=799622&page=1&pp=15">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Professor</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/professortcz122010.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16010" height="541" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/35.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/professortcz122010.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Allan Kardec</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/allanezw082010.html"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16011" height="646" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/36.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/gallery/3d/details/characters/allanezw082010.html">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>The Final Battle</h2> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=219323"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16012" height="537" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/37-500x537.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=121&t=219323">View Source</a> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2F37-impressive-and-realistic-3d-portraits%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2F37-impressive-and-realistic-3d-portraits%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <img 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<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2F40-new-business-card-designs-released-this-month-of-august%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F15%2F40-new-business-card-designs-released-this-month-of-august%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <p>People change business cards for different reasons. Those who can afford it seek a new design every time their current business card supply gets depleted. Others use their business card to showcase fresh works and therefore find it necessary to change its design every so often. Most people however choose to revamp their business card when they deem that their current marketing tool is rather ineffective. After all, having an effective business card can work wonders for one’s business. It’s a good thing that professional designers are constantly uploading samples of their latest <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/business-cards.html">business cards online</a>  to give us new ideas.</p> <p>Here are 40 fresh standard and<a href="http://www.uprinting.com/custom-business-cards.html"> custom business cards</a> released this month of August. Stay updated on business card design trends and find inspiration in these great works.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Elle-Salon-a-IdentityCollateral/866311"><img alt="New-Business-Card-01" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-01.jpg" title="New Business Card 01" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Corey Smith<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Elle-Salon-a-IdentityCollateral/866311">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Logo-business-card-beauty-studio/1921405"><img alt="New-Business-Card-02" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-02.jpg" title="New Business Card 02" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Lies Ver Berne<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Logo-business-card-beauty-studio/1921405">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Tsaa-Tea-Shop-Business-Cards/1920641"><img alt="New-Business-Card-03" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-03.jpg" title="New Business Card 03" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Jay Dalisay<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Tsaa-Tea-Shop-Business-Cards/1920641">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Brand-Identity-Stationary/1919677"><img alt="New-Business-Card-04" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-05.jpg" title="New Business Card 04" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Brand-Identity-Stationary/1919677"><img alt="New-Business-Card-05" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-06.png" title="New Business Card 05" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Brand-Identity-Stationary/1919677"><img alt="New-Business-Card-06" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-07.jpg" title="New Business Card 06" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Alexander Bass<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Brand-Identity-Stationary/1919677">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/MEGATOMI-Designer-Superhero/1914891"><img alt="New-Business-Card-07" height="313" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-10.jpg" title="New Business Card 07" width="500" /></a></p> <p>MEGATOMI<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/MEGATOMI-Designer-Superhero/1914891">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Paula-Brum-Lawyer/1912739"><img alt="New-Business-Card-08" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-11.jpg" title="New Business Card 08" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Miguel Vera<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Paula-Brum-Lawyer/1912739">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Corporate-ID/1909207"><img alt="New-Business-Card-09" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-13.jpg" title="New Business Card 09" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Kasia Fichner<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Corporate-ID/1909207">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Da-Avere-Shoes-Accessories/1909327"><img alt="New-Business-Card-10" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-14.jpg" title="New Business Card 10" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Jerry Lund<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Da-Avere-Shoes-Accessories/1909327">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/My-last-business-card-(new-one-is-coming)/1906911"><img alt="New-Business-Card-11" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-15.jpg" title="New Business Card 11" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Victor Antonelli<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/My-last-business-card-(new-one-is-coming)/1906911">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Wall-Art-Rockers-Business-Card/1904929"><img alt="New-Business-Card-12" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-16.jpg" title="New Business Card 12" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Wall-Art-Rockers-Business-Card/1904929"><img alt="New-Business-Card-13" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-17.jpg" title="New Business Card 13" width="500" /><br /> </a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Wall-Art-Rockers-Business-Card/1904929"><img alt="New-Business-Card-14" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-18.jpg" title="New Business Card 14" width="500" /></a></p> <p>The World Famous Wall Art Rockers<br /> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/IMAGE SOURCE">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Fusion-One-Ninety-Identity-System/1900579"><img alt="New-Business-Card-15" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-19.gif" title="New Business Card 15" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Julianne Gross<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Fusion-One-Ninety-Identity-System/1900579">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Identity-Batista/1480897"><img alt="New-Business-Card-16" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-20.jpg" title="New Business Card 16" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Tim Praetzel<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Identity-Batista/1480897">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Emma-Inc-Business-Cards/1817325"><img alt="New-Business-Card-17" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-21.jpg" title="New Business Card 17" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Allison Davis<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Emma-Inc-Business-Cards/1817325">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Maira-Ortiz-Logo/1899635"><img alt="New-Business-Card-18" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-22.jpg" title="New Business Card 18" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Topic Creative<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Maira-Ortiz-Logo/1899635">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Dj-Producer-Business-Card/1895623"><img alt="New-Business-Card-19" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-24.jpg" title="New Business Card 19" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Christos Androunicou<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Dj-Producer-Business-Card/1895623">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Subbseven/1825201"><img alt="New-Business-Card-20" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-25.jpg" title="New Business Card 20" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Collin Tossijn<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Subbseven/1825201">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://graphicriver.net/item/doodle-style-business-card-template/410103"><img alt="New-Business-Card-21" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-27.jpg" title="New Business Card 21" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Rafeal John Regidor<br /> <a href="http://graphicriver.net/item/doodle-style-business-card-template/410103">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Blonde-Locks-Business-Cards/1888369"><img alt="New-Business-Card-22" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-28.jpg" title="New Business Card 22" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Jess Magdefrau<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Blonde-Locks-Business-Cards/1888369">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Pets-n-Vets/1879069"><img alt="New-Business-Card-23" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-34.jpg" title="New Business Card 23" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Joerg Agostini<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Pets-n-Vets/1879069">View Source</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Firefly-Branding/1865455"><img alt="New-Business-Card-24" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-35.jpg" title="New Business Card 24" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Lauren Fisher<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Firefly-Branding/1865455">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/business-cards/my-business-cards/65248"><img alt="New-Business-Card-25" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-36.jpg" title="New Business Card 25" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Oliver Pineda<br /> <a href="http://creattica.com/business-cards/my-business-cards/65248">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/business-cards/marc-neidlinger-24pt-custom-business-cards-premiumcards-net/65531"><img alt="New-Business-Card-26" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-37.jpg" title="New Business Card 26" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Marc Neidlinger<br /> <a href="http://creattica.com/business-cards/marc-neidlinger-24pt-custom-business-cards-premiumcards-net/65531">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/business-cards/personal-business-cards/65726"><img alt="New-Business-Card-27" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-38.jpg" title="New Business Card 27" width="500" /></a></p> <p>ENRAPTUR3<br /> <a href="http://creattica.com/business-cards/personal-business-cards/65726">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/business-cards/bm-business-cards/66110"><img alt="New-Business-Card-28" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-39.jpg" title="New Business Card 28" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Kasia Fichtner<br /> <a href="http://creattica.com/business-cards/bm-business-cards/66110">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Lin-Card/1927087"><img alt="New-Business-Card-29" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-40.jpg" title="New Business Card 29" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Su Wang Li<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Lin-Card/1927087">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Personal-Projects/1916433"><img alt="New-Business-Card-30" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-04.png" title="New Business Card 30" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Joanna Meachum<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Personal-Projects/1916433">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Vallance-Construction-Branding-Business-Card/1910941"><img alt="New-Business-Card-31" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-08.jpg" title="New Business Card 31" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Max Black Creative<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Vallance-Construction-Branding-Business-Card/1910941">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Self-Promotion-Business-Cards/1914859"><img alt="New-Business-Card-32" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-09.jpg" title="New Business Card 32" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Joe Kessen<br /> <a href="http://www.behanc<e.net/gallery/Self-Promotion-Business-Cards/1914859">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/SQ-1-Construction-Services/1911745"><img alt="New-Business-Card-33" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-12.jpg" title="New Business Card 33" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Kim Morell<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/SQ-1-Construction-Services/1911745">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/enbienesColombia-Logo/1899485"><img alt="New-Business-Card-34" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-23.jpg" title="New Business Card 34" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Topic Creative<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/enbienesColombia-Logo/1899485">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Custom-Fit/1895465"><img alt="New-Business-Card-35" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-26.jpg" title="New Business Card 35" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Marc Wilson<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Custom-Fit/1895465">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Business-Cards-and-Logo-for-Elizabeths-Canvas/908606"><img alt="New-Business-Card-36" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-29.png" title="New Business Card 36" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Business-Cards-and-Logo-for-Elizabeths-Canvas/908606"><img alt="New-Business-Card-37" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-30.png" title="New Business Card 37" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Gregory Mueller<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Business-Cards-and-Logo-for-Elizabeths-Canvas/908606">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Desnuda-Business-Cards/908533"><img alt="New-Business-Card-38" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-31.png" title="New Business Card 38" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Gregory Mueller<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Desnuda-Business-Cards/908533">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Name-card-of-Sofie-Vanonckelen/1884987"><img alt="New-Business-Card-39" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-32.jpg" title="New Business Card 39" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Broothaers Elke<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Name-card-of-Sofie-Vanonckelen/1884987">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/CVisionLab-Business-Cards/1879299"><img alt="New-Business-Card-40" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/New-Business-Card-33.jpeg" title="New Business Card 40" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Alimsky Sergey<br /> <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/CVisionLab-Business-Cards/1879299">View Source</a></p> <p>  <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a 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<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F12%2Fcreative-sticker-designs-to-inspire-the-kid-in-you%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F12%2Fcreative-sticker-designs-to-inspire-the-kid-in-you%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <p>Stickers used to be those adhesive-backed things you put on your binders, and decorate your lunchboxes and school lockers with. Something a kid or a teen would definitely be an expert on. That’s true of course, until you grow up and realize these sticky items have so much more character and purpose. The cool and fun aspect coupled with an excellent design is sure to make wonders, and has spawned countless groups and clubs dedicated to its collection and trading.</p> <p>From promotional items, bumper stickers, to food and mailing labels, to wall art, and even for guerrilla marketing campaigns, these stickies show up in all sorts of colors and sizes. Gone were the days when <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/sticker-printing.html">personalized stickers</a> used to be just round, squares, rectangles, or triangles. These are now in all sorts of shapes you can imagine. Check out these examples of custom sticker designs that we’ve come across, and here’s hoping it inspires you to try your hand at designing your own.</p> <p>Chalk one up for the kids-at-heart.</p> <p> </p> <h2>Food, Packaging, and Mailing Labels</h2> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Tank-Goodness/334444" target="_blank"><img alt="personalized-stickers-01" height="291" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-01.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 01" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Tank-Goodness/334444" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lovelystationery.com/2011/05/matjaz-cuk/#more-1409" target="_blank"><img alt="personalized-stickers-03" height="254" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-03.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 03" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lovelystationery.com/2011/05/matjaz-cuk/#more-1409" target="_blank"> View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lovelystationery.com/2011/04/hr/#more-1148" target="_blank"><img alt="personalized-stickers-04" height="335" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-04.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 04" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lovelystationery.com/2011/04/hr/#more-1148" target="_blank"> View Source </a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://vi.sualize.us/view/rosieromero/5a2ebede8e40c80f9445bacef25a5080/" target="_blank"><img alt="personalized-stickers-05" height="352" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-05.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 05" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://vi.sualize.us/view/rosieromero/5a2ebede8e40c80f9445bacef25a5080/" target="_blank"> View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://imgspark.com/image/view/all/155368/"><img alt="personalized-stickers- 06" height="290" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-06.png" title="Personalized Stickers 06" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://imgspark.com/image/view/all/155368/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/MARYPAT-PASTRY-SHOP/387641"><img alt="personalized-stickers- 07" height="750" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-07.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 07" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/MARYPAT-PASTRY-SHOP/387641">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Filter017-Fresh-Mail-Sticker/178750"><img alt="personalized-stickers- 08" height="367" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-08.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 08" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Filter017-Fresh-Mail-Sticker/178750">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lovelystationery.com/2011/04/codo/#more-982"><img alt="personalized-stickers- 09" height="356" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-09.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 09" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lovelystationery.com/2011/04/codo/#more-982">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/fpo/archives/2009/08/mi2-dvd.php"><img alt="personalized-stickers- 10" height="396" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-10.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 10" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.underconsideration.com/fpo/archives/2009/08/mi2-dvd.php">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lovelystationery.com/2011/06/seven/"><img alt="personalized-stickers- 11" height="380" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-11.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 11" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lovelystationery.com/2011/06/seven/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lovelystationery.com/2011/03/the-peace-corps-50/"><img alt="personalized-stickers- 12" height="269" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-12.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 12" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lovelystationery.com/2011/03/the-peace-corps-50/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Promotional Stickers</h2> <p><a href="http://imgspark.com/image/view/all/1789598/"><img alt="personalized-stickers-13" height="426" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-13.png" title="Personalized Stickers 13" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://imgspark.com/image/view/all/1789598/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href="http://aaaghr.com/#1674153/"><img alt="personalized-stickers-19" height="332" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-19.jpeg" title="Personalized Stickers 19" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://aaaghr.com/#1674153/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.ivegonegraphic.com/#1124092/Downhill-Stickers"><img alt="personalized-stickers-20" height="330" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-20.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 20" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ivegonegraphic.com/#1124092/Downhill-Stickers">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <h2>Stickers for a Cause</h2> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/HOPE-Street-Project/342320"><img alt="personalized-stickers-24" height="389" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-24.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 24" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/HOPE-Street-Project/342320">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/HOPE-Street-Project/342320"><img alt="personalized-stickers-25" height="380" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-25.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 25" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/HOPE-Street-Project/342320">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href="http://shop.azukiboutique.com/product/pray-for-japan-sticker-pack"><img alt="personalized-stickers-32" height="373" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-32.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 32" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://shop.azukiboutique.com/product/pray-for-japan-sticker-pack">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://bobbivie.com/2011/04/04/cukui-japan-relief-hope-tiki-bumper-sticker/"><img alt="personalized-stickers-33" height="373" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-33.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 33" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://bobbivie.com/2011/04/04/cukui-japan-relief-hope-tiki-bumper-sticker/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://imgspark.com/image/view/all/528913/"><img alt="personalized-stickers-34" height="755" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-34.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 34" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://imgspark.com/image/view/all/528913/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Wall Stickers</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/renover-2008-Paris/100587"><img alt="personalized-stickers-35" height="334" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-35.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 35" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/renover-2008-Paris/100587">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/3d/living-room-with-wall-sticker/53252"><img alt="personalized-stickers-36" height="334" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-36.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 36" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://creattica.com/3d/living-room-with-wall-sticker/53252">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://cargocollective.com/fabienbarral#234000/7-designers-rules-wall-sticker"><img alt="personalized-stickers-37" height="597" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-37.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 37" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://cargocollective.com/fabienbarral#234000/7-designers-rules-wall-sticker">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://cargocollective.com/plasticorosa#186834/wall-stickers"><img alt="personalized-stickers-38" height="764" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-38.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 38" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://cargocollective.com/plasticorosa#186834/wall-stickers">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Wall-sticker-for-FUGU/283757"><img alt="personalized-stickers-39" height="704" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-39.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 39" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Wall-sticker-for-FUGU/283757">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Wall-sticker-for-FUGU/283757"><img alt="personalized-stickers-40" height="704" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-40.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 40" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Wall-sticker-for-FUGU/283757">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Undoboy-Wall-Decals/102350"><img alt="personalized-stickers-41" height="750" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-41.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 41" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Undoboy-Wall-Decals/102350">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://cargocollective.com/degeneve#356906/Fly"><img alt="personalized-stickers-42" height="600" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-42.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 42" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://cargocollective.com/degeneve#356906/Fly">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://8cinco.net/#73919/Wall-Sticker"><img alt="personalized-stickers-43" height="331" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-43.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 43" width="500" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://8cinco.net/#73919/Wall-Sticker">View Source</a><br /> <strong></strong></p> <h2>Character Stickers</h2> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/RAS-DESIGN-STICKER/444106"><img alt="personalized-stickers-49" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-49.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 49" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/RAS-DESIGN-STICKER/444106">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" 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href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href="http://imgspark.com/image/view/all/675868/"><img alt="personalized-stickers-64" height="393" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-64.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 64" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://imgspark.com/image/view/all/675868/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://cargocollective.com/pangram#1642868/Hello-Stickers"><img alt="personalized-stickers-65" height="475" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-65.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 65" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://cargocollective.com/pangram#1642868/Hello-Stickers">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href="http://imgspark.com/image/view/all/677305/"><img alt="personalized-stickers-68" height="750" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/custom-stickers-67.jpg" title="Personalized Stickers 68" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://imgspark.com/image/view/all/677305/">View Source</a> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F12%2Fcreative-sticker-designs-to-inspire-the-kid-in-you%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F12%2Fcreative-sticker-designs-to-inspire-the-kid-in-you%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <img id="post-15172-blankimage" style="display: none;" /><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/eM0b1UYdphQ" width="1" />

<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F11%2Fhow-to-use-a-design-blog-to-find-new-clients%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F11%2Fhow-to-use-a-design-blog-to-find-new-clients%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <p>I recently had an interesting conversation in a freelance design forum about whether it’s worth it to blog as a designer.</p> <p>While this is an argument that has raged in the design community for longer than I can remember, I was surprised by the very unique response I got this time around.</p> <p>Disgusted with the state of the design blogosphere, a designer I had been conversing with said the following:</p> <p>“If I hear of anyone making more than $1,000 annually from their blog … I’ll post it here.”</p> <h2>Put me on the list</h2> <p>Of course, the first thing I said to him was “put my name on the list.”</p> <p>I don’t bring this up to brag, but I make a significant amount of money from my design blog and I know a lot of fellow designers who do the same thing. Sure, banner ads are not that great. I could never survive on banner ad revenue alone.</p> <p>But I use my blog to sell products and other services.</p> <p>And the most lucrative way to monetize a design blog is to use it for finding design clients.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href=" <h5><a href=" <h2></h2> <h2>Using your design blog to find clients</h2> <p>Today I’d like to offer a few solid strategies for designers who want to use blogging as a tool to find new clients and build their business.</p> <h3>Blog about terms your clients search for.</h3> <p>While it can be useful to establish yourself as an authority in the design community, it’s more important to blog about topics that interest your clients. That means instead of blogging about how to code a slider, perhaps you should blog about the benefits of a CMS business web site.</p> <p>Similarly, some of the best topics you should blog about are questions your clients might ask. Something like “What makes a good logo?” or “How do I build a web form?”</p> <p>Once they find your site through these search terms, convert them into clients.</p> <h3>Be helpful to your clients.</h3> <p>Once your clients find your blog through search terms, you want to make your content as helpful as possible.</p> <p>Some designers would argue that your wasting time and resources giving away free information and advice to potential customers.</p> <p>The key is to give them just enough that they respect you and deem you an authority on the question they are asking. Once you have offered them some help, they will trust you and are more likely to hire you.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href=" <h5><a href=" <h3></h3> <h3>Connect your portfolio and your blog.</h3> <p>After getting clients to visit your blog and establishing a relationship of trust with them, it’s important that your portfolio and blog are closely connected. Ideally, these should be the same web site.</p> <p>The less clicks a client has to make before they can request a quote, the better. So include email contact forms on every page of your blog, include ads to specials or offers you are running. Make it easy for your client to take the next step of hiring you for a design project.</p> <h3>Design high-conversion landing pages.</h3> <p>Lastly, include successful landing pages on your blog. If a client clicks a link titled “hire me now,” they are interested in your work. Make your landing pages easy to follow, easy to use, and high-converting.</p> <h2>What other ways do you use your blog to find design clients?</h2> <p>What else do you do to use your design blog to find clients? Do you think blogging is something that all designers should do? Do you think they can be lucrative or do you agree with my friend at the beginning of the article and think no money can be made from them?</p> <p>Thanks for sharing!</p> <p> </p> <table style="padding: 15px; border: 5px solid #ccc; background-color: #e0e0e0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img alt="preston-lee" class="size-full wp-image-16252 alignright" height="101" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/preston-lee.jpg" title="Preston Lee" width="101" /></p> <h2>About the Author</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px;">Preston D Lee is a designer, internet marketer, and entrepreneur. He founded <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/GraphicDesignBLender.com" target="_blank">GraphicDesignBlender.com</a> where he and other designers blog about the business of design: freelancing tips, client advice, and business strategies for designers. Connect with Preston on twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/prestondlee" target="_blank">@</a><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/prestondlee" target="_blank">prestondlee</a> or Google+.</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F11%2Fhow-to-use-a-design-blog-to-find-new-clients%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F11%2Fhow-to-use-a-design-blog-to-find-new-clients%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <img id="post-16266-blankimage" style="display: none;" /><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/ZFCLO9ql4ZA" width="1" />

<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2Fwhy-your-design-blog-is-failing-and-the-success-secrets-big-blogs-don%25e2%2580%2599t-want-you-to-know%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2Fwhy-your-design-blog-is-failing-and-the-success-secrets-big-blogs-don%25e2%2580%2599t-want-you-to-know%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <p>I blog about design multiple times a week at GraphicDesignBlender.com. That means I also have the opportunity to meet a lot of graphic and web designers who are working to establish their own design blogs.</p> <p>Sadly, more often than not, I talk to designers who are frustrated with blogging about design. Today, I’d like to explain why your design blog is failing and the success secrets that the big design blogs don’t want you to know.</p> <h2>Why Your Design Blog is Failing</h2> <p>I’ve worked with a lot of designers to try to help them get their design blog off the ground. And the most common problem I see is that they’re working really hard on all the wrong things. The truth is <a href="http://graphicdesignblender.com/design-blog-fail-6-months" target="_blank">most design blogs fail within the first 6 months</a>.</p> <p>The biggest reason your design blog is failing is because you’re not concentrating your efforts in the areas where it counts the most.</p> <p>So where does hard work get you the best results? That’s exactly what the big blogs don’t want you to know, but today, I’m going to spill the beans and let you in a few secrets that will turn your blog from rags to riches.</p> <p><a href="http://pattysmear.deviantart.com/art/Graphic-Design-3D-perspective-132428892?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Adigitalart%2Ftypography%20graphic%20design&qo=56"><img alt="" height="312" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Graphic_Design_3D_perspective_by_pattysmear-500x312.png" title="Graphic_Design_3D_perspective_by_pattysmear" width="500" /></a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Secret #1: You must solve problems for your readers</h2> <p>Perhaps one of the most common and well-known tips shared in the blogging niche, this tips is usually a well-kept secret in the design-blog world.</p> <p>If you want readers to keep coming back to your blog, you must solve problems for them. Sure posts full of inspirational logo designs are great every once and a while. But designers can only enjoy inspirational posts so long before they hunger for tutorials, how-to posts, and problem-solving articles.</p> <p>People are also more likely to share a post they find helpful. You’ll get a lot more traction with an article like “10 tips to help you design the perfect logo” than you will with “50 logo designs for your inspiration”.</p> <p>Take Smashing Magazine for example. They solve problems for their audience every day. That’s what keeps readers coming back for more – and that’s exactly what Smashing Mag doesn’t want you to know.</p> <h2>Secret #2: You must know who your target audience is</h2> <p>A lot of design-bloggers complain that no matter how much they blog, they don’t seem to bring in any new clients from their blog.</p> <p>When I look at what they are blogging about, they have posts related to “How to manage design projects” or “How to design a logo”. If the primary purpose of your blog is to attract design clients, these are the wrong topics for you.</p> <p>This is the change that brought <a href="http://graphicdesignblender.com/bring-your-design-blog-to-life" target="_blank">the biggest difference to my design blog</a>:</p> <p>Define your target audience. When it comes to blogging about design, you can usually either choose potential clients or designers. You have to know who you’re writing to in order to achieve success with your design blog.</p> <p>Take Chris Spooner for example. He offers killer design tutorials on his blogs. But he knows that he’s less likely to find design clients through his blog. He blogs for designers and that’s where he makes his money (through premium memberships, ads, and more).</p> <h2>Secret #3: You must stay involved on your own blog</h2> <p>A lot of design-bloggers think you can just post something and watch the advertising money roll in, the RSS subscribers skyrocket, and the fame tag along.</p> <p>If you don’t stay active on your blog it will fail. If you blog about tutorials, be ready to answer questions about the technique. If you blog about the business of design, be ready to help solve business problems for your readers and commenters.</p> <p>You can’t just post content and then get back to designing. Take time to engage with your readers and you will see your blog grow faster than ever. Of course, that can prove very difficult when you’re working as a designer full-time.</p> <p>But there’s hope. You can successfully run a design blog without sinking your design business.</p> <h2>Secret #4: You must learn how to define success on your blog</h2> <p>Lastly, you need to learn how you define success as a blogger. Are you successful when you reach a certain number of subscribers? Are you successful when you get a high number of pageviews? How about when you have advertisers or when you’re well known in the online design community.</p> <p>Many designers who blog think they are failing only because they haven’t defined success for themselves so it’s hard to measure and recognize your progress.</p> <p>How do you build your design blog?</p> <p>Do you blog about design? If so, how do you define success? Who’s your target audience, and how’s it going. I’d love to hear from you, so leave a comment.</p> <table style="padding: 15px; border: 5px solid #ccc; background-color: #e0e0e0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img alt="preston-lee" class="size-full wp-image-16252 alignright" height="101" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/preston-lee.jpg" title="Preston Lee" width="101" /></p> <h2>About the Author</h2> <p><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px;">Preston D Lee is a designer, internet marketer, and entrepreneur. He founded <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/GraphicDesignBLender.com" target="_blank">GraphicDesignBlender.com</a> where he and other designers blog about the business of design: freelancing tips, client advice, and business strategies for designers. Connect with Preston on twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/prestondlee" target="_blank">@prestondlee</a> or Google+.</span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2Fwhy-your-design-blog-is-failing-and-the-success-secrets-big-blogs-don%25e2%2580%2599t-want-you-to-know%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2Fwhy-your-design-blog-is-failing-and-the-success-secrets-big-blogs-don%25e2%2580%2599t-want-you-to-know%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <img id="post-15969-blankimage" style="display: none;" /><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/VyZMeDRXgE0" width="1" />

<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2F45-beautiful-wall-paintings-from-graffiti-to-realism%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2F45-beautiful-wall-paintings-from-graffiti-to-realism%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <p>A splash of color, a burst of wonder and loads and loads of raw artistic talent. In a few ways, it will be weird to say that all those three things are exactly what you’ll find on some walls. (I stand corrected, maybe it is more befitting to say that it’s the artist that have that loads and loads of talent.)</p> <p>Since time immemorial, artists have been painting walls. From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco" target="_blank">fresco </a>to secco, from realism to abstract representation and now to urban styled graffiti, painting indeed leaves its wonderful imprint upon those who are able to see them. For today, we’re showcasing some of the best <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/wall-graphics.html">wall graphics</a> on the web. You can use these as inspiration in designing for both the web and for print, and of course, for decorating interiors.</p> <p>We hope you enjoy this showcase of 45 beautiful <a href="http://www.uprinting.com/wall-art-ideas.html">wall art ideas</a>. Feel free to share your discovery or a link to your own work below. Have fun!</p> <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href="http://twistedsifter.com/2009/10/3d-letters-daim/"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-03" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16184" height="173" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-03-500x173.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 03" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://twistedsifter.com/2009/10/3d-letters-daim/" target="_blank"> View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://twistedsifter.com/2009/10/3d-letters-daim/"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-04" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16185" height="307" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-04-500x307.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 04" width="500" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://twistedsifter.com/2009/10/3d-letters-daim/" target="_blank">View Source </a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://twistedsifter.com/2009/10/3d-letters-daim/"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-05" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16186" height="361" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-05-500x361.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 05" width="500" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://twistedsifter.com/2009/10/3d-letters-daim/" target="_blank">View Source </a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.moillusions.com/2010/09/can-you-believe-these-are-wall-paintings.html"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-06" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16187" height="601" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-06-500x601.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 06" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.moillusions.com/2010/09/can-you-believe-these-are-wall-paintings.html" target="_blank">View Source </a></p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.formatmag.com/blogs/street-art-milan/"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-08" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16192" height="646" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-10.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 08" width="485" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.formatmag.com/blogs/street-art-milan/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.graggregator.com/2010/02/oakland-graffiti-train-yards-%E2%80%93-the-scene-back-in-the-day%E2%80%A6/"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-09" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16193" height="280" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-11-500x280.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 09" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.graggregator.com/2010/02/oakland-graffiti-train-yards-%E2%80%93-the-scene-back-in-the-day%E2%80%A6/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.infotube.net/blog/2009/10/los-angeles-new-law-no-more-graffiti.html"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-10" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16194" height="334" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-12.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 10" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.infotube.net/blog/2009/10/los-angeles-new-law-no-more-graffiti.html" target="_blank">View Source </a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://laist.com/2007/11/25/photo_essay_mel.php"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-11" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16195" height="332" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-13-500x332.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 11" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://laist.com/2007/11/25/photo_essay_mel.php" target="_blank"> View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.californiaphoto.net/venice_beach_gallery/pages/venice-beach-graffiti-fun.htm"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-12" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16196" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-14-500x375.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 12" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.californiaphoto.net/venice_beach_gallery/pages/venice-beach-graffiti-fun.htm" target="_blank">View Source </a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.knowngallery.com/blog/post/revok-gompers-middle-school"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-13" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16197" height="224" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-15-500x224.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 13" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.knowngallery.com/blog/post/revok-gompers-middle-school" target="_blank">View Source </a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/walls/473276"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-14" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16198" height="1270" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-16-500x1270.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 14" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/walls/473276" target="_blank"> View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/appartment-mural-%28-video-photos%29/762181?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_sidebar&utm_campaign=project_sidebar_references"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-15" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16199" height="750" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-17-500x750.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 15" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/appartment-mural-%28-video-photos%29/762181?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_sidebar&utm_campaign=project_sidebar_references" target="_blank"> View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Tomorrow-comes-today-new-painting-%28-triptych%29/227299"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-16" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16200" height="360" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-18-500x360.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 16" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Tomorrow-comes-today-new-painting-%28-triptych%29/227299" target="_blank"> View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/graffiti-and-mural-art/81921"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-17" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16201" height="667" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-19.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 17" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/graffiti-and-mural-art/81921" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/organics/974845"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-18" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16202" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-20-500x375.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 18" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/organics/974845" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/walls-2010/789064"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-19" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16203" height="750" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-21-500x750.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 19" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/walls-2010/789064" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Walls/146950?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_sidebar&utm_campaign=project_sidebar_references"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-20" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16204" height="377" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-24-500x377.png" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 20" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Walls/146950?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_sidebar&utm_campaign=project_sidebar_references" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Intervation-Custom-Products/45382"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-21" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16205" height="373" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-25-500x373.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 21" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Intervation-Custom-Products/45382" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/DAYDREAM-NETWORK-x-M-C-SAATCHI/142082"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-22" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16206" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-26-500x333.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 22" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/DAYDREAM-NETWORK-x-M-C-SAATCHI/142082" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Pokobars-interior-design/304010"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-23" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16207" height="230" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-27-500x230.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 23" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Pokobars-interior-design/304010" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Wall-Illustration-The-Netherlands/106484"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-24" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16208" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-28-500x333.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 24" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Wall-Illustration-The-Netherlands/106484" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Walls-2/1383129"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-25" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16209" height="303" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-29-500x303.png" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 25" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Walls-2/1383129" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Murals-Backdrops/296968"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-26" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16210" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-30-500x375.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 26" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Murals-Backdrops/296968" target="_blank">View Source </a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/MWM-France-Mural-Tour-2010/812356"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-27" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16211" height="500" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-31-500x500.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 27" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/MWM-France-Mural-Tour-2010/812356" target="_blank"> View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Super-Mario-Super-Pixel-Club/423363"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-28" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16212" height="335" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-32-500x335.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 28" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Super-Mario-Super-Pixel-Club/423363" target="_blank"> View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Conflicting-Disciplines-Mural/326543"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-29" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16213" height="334" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-33-500x334.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 29" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Conflicting-Disciplines-Mural/326543" target="_blank"> View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Old-Axolotl-mural/308298"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-30" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16214" height="415" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-34-500x415.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 30" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Old-Axolotl-mural/308298" target="_blank"> View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/MAD-NATURE/638646"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-31" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16215" height="378" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-35-500x378.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 31" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/MAD-NATURE/638646" target="_blank">View Source </a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/BORN-TO-DIE-2010/535255"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-32" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16216" height="588" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-36-500x588.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 32" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/BORN-TO-DIE-2010/535255" target="_blank"> View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Godri/878942"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-33" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16217" height="625" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-37-500x625.png" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 33" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Godri/878942" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Covent-Garden-London-Zizzis-Restaurant-Wall/516798"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-34" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16218" height="666" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-38-500x666.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 34" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Covent-Garden-London-Zizzis-Restaurant-Wall/516798" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/St-Louis-Sports/144745"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-35" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16219" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-39-500x375.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 35" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/St-Louis-Sports/144745" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Aquarium/969933"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-36" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16220" height="666" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-40-500x666.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 36" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Aquarium/969933" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://gamedrunk.com/2010/02/mario-mural-in-my-kids-room/"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-37" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16221" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-41-500x375.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 37" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://gamedrunk.com/2010/02/mario-mural-in-my-kids-room/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://muralarts.org/explore/projects/common-threads"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-38" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16222" height="636" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-42-500x636.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 38" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://muralarts.org/explore/projects/common-threads" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/ROLLING-THUNDER-OFFICE-MURAL/218940"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-39" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16223" height="335" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-43-500x335.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 39" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/ROLLING-THUNDER-OFFICE-MURAL/218940" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/1Week_2Walls/175039"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-40" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16225" height="331" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-45-500x331.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 40" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/1Week_2Walls/175039" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/photo623925.htm"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-41" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16226" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-46-500x375.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 41" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/photo623925.htm" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href=" <p><a href=" <p> </p> <p><a href="http://cultureshoq.com/dan23-urban-mural-art/"><img alt="wall-painting-design-inspiration-45" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16230" height="375" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-painting-design-inspiration-50.jpg" title="Wall Painting Design Inspiration 45" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://cultureshoq.com/dan23-urban-mural-art/" target="_blank">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <p>  <div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2F45-beautiful-wall-paintings-from-graffiti-to-realism%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2F45-beautiful-wall-paintings-from-graffiti-to-realism%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <img id="post-16176-blankimage" style="display: none;" /><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouTheDesigner/~4/_CNFUvMh91A" width="1" />

<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"> <a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F09%2F3-inspiring-typography-web-designs%2F"><br /> <img height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youthedesigner.com%2F2011%2F08%2F09%2F3-inspiring-typography-web-designs%2F&source=youthedesigner&style=normal&service=TinyURL.com&b=2" width="50" /><br /> </a> </div> <p>Typography can be a beautiful and important element to any website. Its use in web design has been increasing, lots of designers try to make their website look unique, creative, and beautiful through the use of typography. Nowadays, in a very competitive design industry, use of typography is trending; it’s great at grabbing the attention of readers and making your site look very impressive.</p> <p>In this roundup, we have put together 39 beautiful and inspiring web designs using typography. If you have any of your own typography web design, we’d love to see them in the comments. Just share a link to your own website below!</p> <p> </p> <h2>kettle, NYC</h2> <p><a href="http://kettlenyc.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16016" height="263" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/110.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://kettlenyc.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Cabedge</h2> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://cabedge.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16017" height="319" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/210.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://cabedge.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Brock Kenzler</h2> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://brockkenzler.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16018" height="318" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/38.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://brockkenzler.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Co Finery</h2> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.cofinery.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16022" height="330" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/52.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cofinery.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Growcase</h2> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.growcase.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16023" height="358" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/61.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.growcase.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Whitespace</h2> <p><a href="http://www.flywhitespace.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16025" height="319" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/81.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flywhitespace.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Moody International</h2> <p><a href="http://www.moodyinternationalllc.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16027" height="356" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/101.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.moodyinternationalllc.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>OldWorld Creative</h2> <p><a href="http://www.oldworldcreative.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16032" height="336" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/123.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.oldworldcreative.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>u Feed Me Back</h2> <p><a href="http://beta.ufeedmeback.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16033" height="316" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/131.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://beta.ufeedmeback.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Syropia</h2> <p><a href="http://syropia.net/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16037" height="331" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/151.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://syropia.net/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Pixel Ignite</h2> <p><a href="http://www.pixelignite.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16038" height="335" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/161.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.pixelignite.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Deda</h2> <p><a href="http://deda.me/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16039" height="310" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/171.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://deda.me/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>true ventures</h2> <p><a href="http://www.trueventures.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16040" height="337" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/181.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.trueventures.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Chase Farnum</h2> <p><a href="http://www.chasefarnum.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16041" height="338" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/191.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.chasefarnum.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Cake Sweet Cake</h2> <p><a href="http://www.cakesweetcake.co.uk/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16042" height="339" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/201.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cakesweetcake.co.uk/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Bit Foundry</h2> <p><a href="http://bitfoundry.ca/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16043" height="308" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/212.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://bitfoundry.ca/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Small Fortune</h2> <p><a href="http://smlfrtn.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16044" height="383" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/221.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://smlfrtn.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Dilly Deli, Tulsa</h2> <p><a href="http://www.dillydelitulsa.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16045" height="345" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/231.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.dillydelitulsa.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Bearhat Studios</h2> <p><a href="http://www.bearhatstudios.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16047" height="314" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/251.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bearhatstudios.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Image Mechanics</h2> <p><a href="http://imagemechanics.com.au/#!/pages/home"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16048" height="343" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/261.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://imagemechanics.com.au/#!/pages/home">View Source</a></p> <h2>Bigeye Creative</h2> <p><a href="http://www.bigeyecreative.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16049" height="327" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/271.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bigeyecreative.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Jan Ploch</h2> <p><a href="http://janploch.de/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16050" height="313" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/281.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://janploch.de/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Mind Epic</h2> <p><a href="http://mindepic.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16051" height="284" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/292.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://mindepic.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2></h2> <h2>Rounded Works</h2> <p><a href="http://www.roundedworks.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16052" height="326" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/301.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.roundedworks.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2></h2> <h2>Even More Details</h2> <p><a href="http://evenmoredetails.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16053" height="333" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/311.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://evenmoredetails.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2></h2> <h2>Fore Fathers Group</h2> <p><a href="http://forefathersgroup.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16054" height="318" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/321.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://forefathersgroup.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2></h2> <h2>Co Exhibitions</h2> <p><a href="http://coexhibitions.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16055" height="343" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/331.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://coexhibitions.com/">View Source</a></p> <h2></h2> <h2>hartfordesign</h2> <p><a href="http://hartfordesign.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16056" height="352" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/341.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://hartfordesign.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2></h2> <h2>tinybigstudio</h2> <p><a href="http://www.tinybigstudio.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16057" height="327" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/351.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.tinybigstudio.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2></h2> <h2>Typo London</h2> <p><a href="http://www.typolondon.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16058" height="335" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/361.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.typolondon.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2></h2> <h2>Designing Monsters</h2> <p><a href="http://designingmonsters.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16059" height="377" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/371.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://designingmonsters.com/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2>Le Record Du Monde</h2> <p><a href="http://lerecorddumonde.be/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16060" height="313" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/381.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lerecorddumonde.be/">View Source</a></p> <h2></h2> <h2>Ampersand Conference</h2> <p><a href="http://ampersandconf.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16061" height="344" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/39.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://ampersandconf.com/">View Source</a></p> <h2></h2> <h2>2011 Beer Camp</h2> <p><a href="http://2011.beercamp.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16062" height="313" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/40.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://2011.beercamp.com/">View Source</a></p> <h2></h2> <h2>Visual Republic</h2> <p><a href="http://visualrepublic.net/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16065" height="346" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/42.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://visualrepublic.net/">View Source</a></p> <p> </p> <h2></h2> <h2>Elegant Seagulls</h2> <p><a href="http://www.elegantseagulls.com/index.php"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16066" height="319" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/43.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.elegantseagulls.com/index.php">View Source</a></p> <h2></h2> <h2>Contrast Rebellion</h2> <p><a href="http://contrastrebellion.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16067" height="355" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/44.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://contrastrebellion.com/">View Source</a></p> <h2></h2> <h2>Stonehenge Veterinary Hospital</h2> <p><a href="http://www.stonehengeveterinaryhospital.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16068" height="329" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/45.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.stonehengeveterinaryhospital.com/">View Source</a></p> <h2></h2> <h2>Chunk Digital</h2> <p><a href="http://www.chunkdigital.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-16069" height="341" src="http://www.youthedesigner.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/46.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.chunkdigital.com/">View Source</a> <div class="tweetmeme_button" 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