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Quit Marketing!? or Marketing in a humanly way!

Read an interesting article from copyblogger , the author suggested that Stop Marketing and What to do instead –

In his article, here is the interesting point:
“Instead of marketing, we’re just going to communicate. We’re going to talk to your customers and explain who you are, how your thing will make their life better, and then we’ll spell out exactly what they should do next.”

I think the whole idea here is to “Communicate” with yoru audiences. You do not have to tell how wonderful you … Continue Reading

What Font Should I Use?

How to use the typeface in your design, what font should I choose for the next logo design? Five principles for choosing and using Typeface for your design (from Smashing Magazine) uses “clothing dress up” idea, made easy illustration for this difficult task!

  1. Dress for the Occasion –  DONT not places too much importance on individuality.
  2. For better or for worse, picking a typeface is more like getting dressed in the morning. Just as with clothing, there’s a distinction between typefaces that are expressive and stylish versus … Continue Reading

Photoshop for Web Design, NOT? and WHY?

I have been using Photoshop for designing all the website projects. Whenever the Fireworks opens up a “gif” file, I have a tendency just switch over to Photoshop. After reading the following article and watching the turtorial in the article, I am thinking about start learning how to use Fireworks to make my work more effecient and affective!

Read the article by reinegger.net and watch the interesting turtorial in it…
Photoshop was designed to be used for image manipulation. It was not designed to create effective pixel-precise layouts for computer screens, or  to make quick changes to screen layouts. Photoshop tends to … Continue Reading

How to add FB “Like Button” on each of your WordPress post

Adding a facebook “Like Button” on the blog post seems to be a fab right now. How to use it wisely so you will not spam the readers who like one or couple of your posts…

An interesting article about How to Really Use Facebook “Like Button” written by Asad Khan reveals some facts and tips how you make it work correctly.

We are here just simple introduce the simplest way to implement a “Like Button” on each single post of your WordPress blog, here … Continue Reading

imgr.co — find out the color swatch that you love in that picture

here is a neat little tool for designers — imgr

it allows users to upload an image and grab a number of colors from the image, then offer them to the user in an hexidecimal format or a downloadable swatch…Pretty cool!