I buy massive amounts of Books off Amazon at a time. I enjoy a good business or marketing book and Amazon has so many of them for so cheap. I’m sure I have a stack of books somewhere that I ordered and still have yet to get around to reading. The books on this list however, are not books that should ever make it to that pile. The list of books below are some of the best and most helpful books that any new or experienced designer could own. I encourage you to check out all of these sooner than later, as they are filled with information that could probably help you start making more money right away.
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Today I wanted to showcase a graphic element file from the marketplace called Banner Style Navigation. While the file has only been on the marketplace since the start of April, I am surprised it hasn’t sold more copies. This type of design is pretty trendy at the moment and it makes me wonder why more people haven’t downloaded this file.
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I don’t know about you, but I would never be able to manage my team and everything I have going on without Basecamp. I have tried a number of team collaboration apps, but always come back to Basecamp. But this post isn’t a praise of Basecamp. This post is to showcase the iPhone apps that work seamlessly with Basecamp. There aren’t too many out there, but the ones that are out there are pretty sweet.
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Concept Share is a proofing app similar to Proof HQ. I have been using it since was released from beta and have become pretty fond of it. If you are unfamiliar with Concpet Share, let me see if I can sum it up in a few words. Concept allows you to share design proof/mockups with your company or with you client. It allows you to draw on the mockup, make comments to specific areas of the design, chat within the application about the mockup, and more.
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I am an app junkie. I love to try just about every good looking app that pops up on the web. I just recently took a test drive of the Proof HQ app. If you don’t much about the app, the tile is fairly self explanatory.
The app is design to be a simple tool that lets clients add comments to designs and also sign off or approve designs.
It seemed cool enough, so I decided to sign up for a free trail account. Below are my thoughts on the Proof HQ app.
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For many tech savvy individuals to create a file server with nothing more than an old computer and the right operating systems. For us less educated in the way of file servers, there is the HP MediaSmart Server. Since I myself am one those creative professionals who doesn’t know much in that area, I decided to look into the HP MediaSmart Server.
I wanted something that was easy to use, didn’t cost too much, and featured automatic backup. The HP MediaSmart Server seem to fit all of thee above.
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Image hosting websites like Flickr and Picasa are great, but sometimes you want something a little more private. There are plenty of free and fee based image hosting scripts out there, but many of them seem to be more complex than they need to be. This is especially true if you are uploading these types of scripts for a client!
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I’m in the process of creating what will be a highly priced learning environment for teaching freelancers how to work from anywhere in the world. Because the site will have a pretty hefty price tag for admission, I felt it was important to make sure the sites design did everything it could to promote the product wisely. This means that I needed to pay special attention to the usability of the site. While usability is key in any good design, it is especially important when your design is trying to sell something.
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