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• Why Even Small Businesses Need a Brand

  There are a plethora of worries to juggle when starting a small business. Between financing, distribution, physical location, and consumer growth there’s no end of dire concerns. These seemingly never ending problems will keep many small businesses from focusing on considerations such as branding, slogans, and logos. It’s not surprising these things fall by the wayside, given the potential problems a small startup company can face, but it is extremely important that small businesses find the time to deal with the issue of branding.

  May 10, 2012

• 40 New Photo Manipulation Tutorials for Photoshop

  Here's a collection of 40 new Photoshop tutorials that will help improve your skills and learn new ways of mastering photo manipulation.

  May 10, 2012

• History of Facebook with Jquery & HTML5 Timeline

  Few days ago I have found a jquery plugin to create timeline. Its really awesome. Timeline plugin is great for pulling in media from different sources. I have created a Timeline of Facebook History With this plugin.

  May 10, 2012

• The Psychology of Colors in Design

  Having a recognizable logo is a vital part of developing a successful brand. More than anything else logos bring recognition to a company, giving customers an easily identifiable symbol to focus on and associate with. Logos should, eventually, become synonymous with the brand itself. That way, when a customer views a logo, they won’t see simply an image but rather instead be viewing a whole brand and company. The whole idea of a logo is to create an anchor point for customers to fix with a company’s services and brand.

  May 10, 2012

• E-commerce Website Development: A Necessity of Today's World

  Internet has changed the rules of business and no business owner can afford to ignore it. Earlier business websites were mere information tool but with the advent of ecommerce website development.

  May 10, 2012

• A Brief History of Typography

  Most people do not think much about typefaces (often referred to as “fonts”) on a daily basis. They do not consider the differences between the different typefaces, let alone the reason for those differences or the history of how they came to be the way they are today. But for designers, these details are both interesting and informative. This article details a brief history of how typography has evolved into what it is today.

  May 10, 2012

• A Brief History of Typography

  Most people do not think much about typefaces (often referred to as “fonts”) on a daily basis. They do not consider the differences between the different typefaces, let alone the reason for those differences or the history of how they came to be the way they are today. But for designers, these details are both interesting and informative. This article details a brief history of how typography has evolved into what it is today.

  May 10, 2012

• Why Crowdsourcing is Bad for Design

  If you're a designer considering entering a crowdsourcing contest, you might be surprised at how much this can actually hurt your career.

  May 9, 2012

• Free Fonts: 50 Professional Fonts For Designers

  Today we're rounded up 50 free professional fonts for designers. A week ago we're posted free fonts related article with the title of – 30 Fresh Free Fonts, which turned out to be very popular. But I felt like I haven’t featured even a half of latest, free fonts, so I decided to continue with another font related article.

  May 9, 2012

• Best New WordPress Themes for Upgrading Your Site Design

  Time for an upgrade from your old WordPress theme? Or maybe you’ve got a new website to manage and you’re looking for some fresh ideas.

  May 9, 2012