New York Times: Turkish Edition Advert

on October 7th, 2009

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Limeshot is now accepting advertisements

on October 3rd, 2009

Yes, that’s what the little illustration to the right says: Your Ads Here. Try again, perhaps you can see it this time. Anyways, if you click on the image you’ll be taken to Buysellads.com where you can see the available ad spots and their pricing. Since we are just starting up, they’re quite cheap, so [...]

Designing with Psychology in Mind

on October 1st, 2009

Another presentation by Joshua Porter – part of a talk given at An Event Apart Boston on June 22, 2009. Great read for mobile and web designers. Designing with Psychology in Mind View more documents from Joshua Porter.

Designing For Conversion

on September 24th, 2009

This presentation is part of a talk given by Joshua Porter at Webstock, 2009, in Wellington, New Zealand; and is a must see for anyone who is putting together landing pages. Designing For Sign Up View more documents from Joshua Porter. Other presentations by Joshua Designing for Social Traction

50 Beautiful Black Wallpapers

on September 21st, 2009

Most of these offer multiple sizes, including widescreen; the few exceptions to the rule were either too beautiful to ignore despite their 1024x768px size or look good centred on a black screen. Click on the image to go to the source and select your desired size. Enjoy! 1440×900 1680×1050 1024×768 1440×900 1680×1050

Tutorial: creating a stencil in Adobe Illustrator

on September 20th, 2009

Having developed a recent fascination with stencils as a form of expression – fed by the works of Banksy and Blek and building on my enchanting experience with Jean-Luc Duez and his “Amour” stencils all over Paris – I thought I’d see if I can achieve the stencil effect in my weapon of choice, Illustrator.

Twitter client review: Mixero

on September 15th, 2009

I have come across this application recently, thanks to a Twitter friend (@erosnicolau). Not being particularly happy with TweetDeck, or Twhirl, or any of the other apps I have used so far I thought I’d give it a go and fell in love. To start with, Mixero looks sexy. I’m not sure how you guys [...]

Graphic design font chart (with ampersands and quotation marks)

on August 21st, 2009

It’s true, it’s true: I’m a font maniac. I own about 2000 fonts. But then again, there are a few that never get old, and a few that are new and fresh – so this is my humble homage to the little characters that make my day fun. It’s a free font chart (1024×768), can [...]