• Giants From Above – Check Out these Giant Photoshopped People In City and Urban Settings

    by The Pro Designer 20 July 2010 Inspiration

    Don’t miss any updates, ‘Subscribe For Free’ through RSS, E-mail or Twitter.Today I came across some really huge people in small city environments, well small to some. These amazing photoshopped images are really cool and each image really gives you a realistic view from this unreal image, plus the city /urban setting they are on [...]

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    25+ Fish Logo Designs To Inspire You

    by The Pro Designer 17 July 2010 Logo Design

    A fish logo can be of numerous types and every fish can have its own particular symbolic importance, so I have put together some samples of fish used in logos today. To give you an example, a shark logo design would be more suitable for a business requiring a tough, fierce and aggressive image. You [...]

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    Common Mistakes In Website Design

    by The Pro Designer 16 July 2010 Web Design

    Any business will benefit from having a quality website; but it is important to make sure the design is attractive and efficient, so that it encourages interaction and sales. A poorly designed website will either make you look like an amateur company, or your site’s functionality will frustrate your visitors.

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    50 Inspiring Websites Using Red As Their Impact Design Color

    by The Pro Designer 15 July 2010 Inspiration

    I really like the red color a lot (makes me think of Dracula). And we already know that the web is full of great examples of web designs (using red or not) to get some inspiration from, but only a few of them were listed in the same place. So I made a list of [...]

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    60 of the Very Best Billboards You Will Ever See

    by The Pro Designer 12 July 2010 Advertising

    Today I put together a really cool collection of the best billboards around. To best showcase your products or services, there are so many different methods of advertisement you can employ, but above all, and if you have the budget, billboard advertising is one of the best ways for attracting your clients attention. These sorts [...]

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    5 Top Tips for Office Feng Shui

    by The Pro Designer 11 July 2010 How To

    For some designers getting in the right environment is paramount to achieving optimum creatively in their work. Today I will give you 5 top tips to achieving the perfect office Feng Shui.

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    Is Delegating a Good Idea for Freelancers

    by The Pro Designer 11 July 2010 Freelance

    Many freelancers decide to hire the services of another freelancer, or another individual. Delegating can save a lot of time on tedious tasks. Saving time on tedium can free you up to concentrate and focus on more important tasks. This article will help you to identify when and how to delegate, ensuring that hiring another [...]

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    Is FaceBook a Suitable Environment for Business Opportunities

    by The Pro Designer 9 July 2010 Freelance

    The world has never been so connected as it is today. The internet has reduced the usual ‘six degrees of separation’ to just one or two. These days, your colleagues can interact with your friends and family, your old friends get introduced to new friends, and your family can keep in touch with all of [...]

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    50 Beautiful Email Newsletter Designs For Your Inspiration

    by The Pro Designer 7 July 2010 Design

    A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. Newspapers and leaflets are types of newsletters. Additionally, newsletters delivered electronically via email (e-Newsletters) have gained rapid acceptance for the same reasons email in general is gaining popularity over printed correspondence. But I bet you knew [...]

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    40+ Really Strange But Cool Street Art Installations

    by The Pro Designer 4 July 2010 Street Art

    Street art installations are an increasing trend in today’s creative society. In conventional street art, like graffiti is generally done on walls and surfaces and is limited to where it can be done, however 3D objects can basically be placed anywhere for immediate attention and impact, and it is generally non permission based. As we [...]

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    30 Excellent jQuery Tooltip Plugins To Enhance The Style Of Your Website

    by The Pro Designer 1 July 2010 jQuery

    According to jQuery.com, jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript. It’s a fact that jQuery plugins are used by everyone to spice up their web designs. Whether you [...]

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    Upcoming Trends of Web Design in 2010

    by The Pro Designer 25 June 2010 Favorites

    In 2010 we are seeing the continued mainstreaming of everyday goods and services onto the internet. As everything becomes virtual, the internet becomes the first port of call when a person needs a new good or requires a new service. More and more people, from all walks of life, are becoming familiar with the internet.

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    Most Amazing & Beautiful Offices Around The World

    by The Pro Designer 21 April 2010 Inspiration

    Check out these amazing office work spaces. We all probably don’t mind it too much working in our own environments but wouldn’t be cool to work out of something like one of these office spaces – amazing. It would surly help boost your creativity and give you the edge in designing the best possible work [...]

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    Innovative & Creative Ads on Stairs

    by The Pro Designer 11 April 2010 Advertising

    So you are looking for some new ways to advertise to make and impact. Well look no further than these 9 innovative advertisements on stairs to inspire you. Some really creative stuff here. These are really cool and I bet you will like them just as much as I do.

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    How to Make a Great Print Ready Business Card in Photoshop

    by The Pro Designer 29 March 2010 Favorites

    Recently I was asked by someone I knew to make him a business card.  It’s a handy skill to have making business cards in Photoshop, so this tutorial is an example of a great minimalistic business card with flair! I usually create and output my print materials in Indesign, but you can create something as [...]

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    ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO! Business Card Bonanza Giveaway! 7 Readers Will WIN 500 Business Cards!

    by The Pro Designer 29 March 2010 Freebies

    Last days to get in the draw to WIN! @ The Pro Designer,  supported by our friends at 1800PostCards.com who were generous enough to donate 7 Readers 500 Free Business Cards each. How You Can Win? Entering the contest is really easy (follow @theprodesigner). There is only 1 step: Tweet this message “I want to [...]

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    30+ Crazy Funny Office and Cubicle Pranks – Part 2

    by The Pro Designer 23 March 2010 Inspiration

    Well its just in time for 1st April – or otherwise known as April Fools Day – and in reaction to my previous post – 23 Crazy Funny Cubicle Pranks, which went crazy and attracted a huge amount of interest, I have decided to follow this up with some more funny antics to try and [...]

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    How to Create a Retro-Inspired Typography Poster

    by The Pro Designer 20 March 2010 Favorites

    In this tutorial I will show you how to create a retro-inspired typography poster design in Photoshop playing with stock photos, blend modes and filters. We will also use a metal grid texture for a grungy background and paper texture to give a nice retro feel to our design. For this tutorial I have downloaded [...]

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    How To Create A Sparkle Trend Advertisement – Photoshop Tutorial

    by The Pro Designer 16 March 2010 How To

    In this tutorial I explore how to create a stunning ad in the sparkle/glow trend. I am pulling inspiration from one of the coolest ad designers around, Chuck Anderson, a.k.a. NoPattern (URL: nopattern.com). A lot of people are wondering how he creates his light and glow effects in his ads. I’ll show you how to [...]

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    Do’s and Don’ts of Design Business Website Hosting

    by The Pro Designer 14 March 2010 How To

    Every owner of a design business knows that they should have a quality web presence so as to maximize the potential of their business. However for the newbie designer who is still starting, choosing a hosting service for a website may be just as confusing. Common web hosting mistakes should be avoided whenever you are [...]

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