What Is Microstock & Why Do I Need It?
Today, I’d like to introduce you to one of the most valuable resources available to designers and publishers alike - Microstock. I’m using it, most other designers use it as well for various purposes and you should probably consider using it too. But what is Microstock after all, why is it that important and how do people benefit from it?
Annual Black Friday Sale
Thanksgiving always is the time of the year to express gratitude. I’m faithfully thankful for being able to do creative work each day which is what I really enjoy and like. In order to show my appreciation for all of your support within the last couple of years, I’d like to give away a massive discount of 25% on everything for a limited time starting now.
So if you ever considered working on a web project lately, this could be the perfect opportunity to think about it again!
In order to participate, just get in touch with me via eMail and tell me about the project you have in mind. Any project request I’ll receive until Sunday evening will be flagged accordingly and gets a 25% rebate compared with the regular prices.
I’ll be available if you should have any further questions or concerns meanwhile and would be pleased to hear from you soon!
Happy holidays everybody!
Ikea Switches Typeface - Does it Devaluate Good Design?
This week, the third most printed publication in the world right after the Bible & Harry Potter hit the headlines of many respectable newspapers and the whole design community alike just by deciding to replace the typeface in their most recent annual catalogue.
IKEA said they required a font to reach out to customers worldwide in digital and print media and so decided to switch from famous Futura to Verdana - a font originally created by Matthew Carter for Microsoft back in 1996 primary for on-screen usage.
Retrospect & Outlook
Since the launch of the third version of my website back in January, many things were going on and even though I intended to write new blog entries regularly, there was usually something which seemed to be more important or urgent for some reason. But now - even though my situation didn’t change at all - I think it’s about time to start writing again especially because there are a couple of things which might be useful for some of you & some I simply like to share just like that.
7 Useful Apps For OSX Web Designers
Because of various requests I received lately and the irrefutable fact, that there are plenty of useful yet sometimes rather unknown applications available for OSX, I’d like to share some of my most vital pieces of software with you ordered by function below.
Image Editing - Photoshop CS3 / CS4
Even though there are some really promising approaches to create a real alternative to it, Photoshop was and still is one of those irreplaceable applications any professional web designer can’t get around yet. However, I’d like to put the spotlight on my personal runner-up which is Pixelmator, a project I kept an eye on from the very first release already. It’s not quite where it needs to be in order to seriously compete with Photoshop, but it’s beautifully executed, includes some sophisticated functions and already is really useful for some smaller tasks such as photo retouching for example.
Coding & FTP - Coda
Working on various kinds of source code are daily tasks for any web designer and so it’s definitely a plus to work with an application you feel comfortable with. This application is called Coda for me and is so much more than just a basic text editor - it literally includes anything you need to “grow beautiful code” according to their website. One of the features which is really time-saving and in my opinion truly outstanding is the integrated FTP client based upon their very own Transmit 3 engine - it’s just like editing code on a local system when you actually work directly on your web space.
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