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Graphing Software Options for Your Next App

February 6, 2010

I’ve been doing some research lately on various graphing packages that are available and thought I’d share a few of the top choices I’ve found. Depending on your needs there are options for PHP, .NET, Adobe Flex, Adobe Air, ColdFusion, Java, Perl, or Ruby on Rails. Here are of some the best I’ve found: FusionCharts [...]

Our Favorite Posts for the Week of October 19th 2009

October 24, 2009

Here’s a roundup of our top ten favorite design-related posts for the past week. Enjoy! Waterscape Photography: Beautiful Waterscapes and Tricks of the Trade Nature provides us with a never-ending supply of inspiration, look no further than the coast for an array of majestic scenery. This article focuses on the point where land and sea [...]

Creative Print Campaign from Fresh Step Cat Litter

October 18, 2009

Three creative print ads from Fresh Step Cat Litter. The agency is DDB West in Los Angeles. The caption reads: “Cats everywhere are having a hard time smelling their litter boxes.” Source: via Ads of The World

Usability Design Resources, Pattern Libraries, and Inspiration

October 15, 2009

Here I’ve included a number of resources for usability best practices, inspiration, and design patterns for the web. There are many excellent sites and blogs on user experience and usability. If there are any that you read regularly and not included below, please share within the comments. Enjoy! UXBooth The UX Booth is a blog [...]

Our Favorite Posts for the Week: Week of October 4th 2009

October 9, 2009

There were a number of great posts this week from 15 Common Mistakes in E-Commerce Design to setting up Automatic Thumbnails Without Using Custom Field. Here’s a list of our favorites. Enjoy! 15 Common Mistakes in E-Commerce Design Selling online can open up huge new markets for many businesses. When your store can be open [...]

Design as a Differentiator

October 4, 2009

Right-brain versus left-brain or designers versus accountants, both refer to two different ways of viewing the world. I call them Crunchers (as in ‘number crunchers’) and Creatives and there’s a healthy tension among these two camps in almost all organizations, but what about the influence they each have on the growth of a company? We’ve [...]

Interview with Gedeon Maheux: Co-Founder of the Iconfactory

September 23, 2009

The Iconfactory has developed icons for a number of high profile clients including Adobe, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Apple to name a few. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Greensboro, NC. In this interview Gedeon shares his experience in starting Iconfactory, gives us a peek at what a typical day is like [...]

Invoicing and Financial Management Apps for Freelancers

September 20, 2009

Here’s a roundup of well designed financial management apps to help you with invoicing, bookkeeping, and personal finance. Are there any others that should have been included? Please share with a comment below. Invoicing FreshBooks allows you to send and manage invoices, track your time, and track expenses for both yourself and your clients. FreshBooks [...]

iPhone Apps to Help You Manage Your Blog

September 17, 2009

Below are the three iPhone apps I use daily to plan and manage BrandFreeze. Which iPhone apps are you using to manage your blog? Please share in the comments below. Evernote I use Evernote daily to jot down and organize ideas for blog posts and develop a simple editorial calendar for upcoming posts. Evernote also [...]

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