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BEHIND THE SCENES OF INFORMATION ARCHITECTS' CREATIVE PROCESSES.

In news that will make Web designers everywhere smile, two big sites, The Huffington Post and ESPN, are planning redesigns in the coming months. Still, that leaves plenty of other sites that are in sore need of some visual attention.

Chances are there are some things you might be doing in Photoshop, unaware that there is an easier way. In this video you’ll see some bad habits, and the more efficient way of doing things.

THE 82-YEAR-OLD DESIGNER OF LOGOS FOR EVERYONE, FROM NBC TO MOMA, ON DIFFICULT CLIENTS, GRAPHIC DESIGN'S BOOM, AND HIS FEAR OF PAINTING

Ink & Slide are a perfect entry into Adobe’s software for newcomers and great additional tools for existing desktop users. Like the iPad itself, they are tools that make you feel good to hold and use. Although you can draw on a tablet with your finger, one of the advantages of these pen devices is that you feel a little more purposeful and diligent when you use them.

SlickMap CSS is a simple stylesheet for displaying finished site maps directly from HTML unordered list navigation. It’s suitable for most web sites – accommodating up to three levels of page navigation and additional utility links – and can easily be customized to meet your own individual needs, branding, or style preferences.

In the pre-Internet days, if you wanted to see a historical collection (if it was freely available to the public — including the ones which are radioactive), then you had to travel to where the collection was located, and view it in person. But now that we are in the Brave New World of the Internet, everything is now slowly being digitized, so that anyone with a decent Internet collection can view them. Seeing these collections up close and personal enables you to take a peek inside that person’s life and mind, and see their thoughts and reasoning. It can be a fascinating process.

Those who dabble in the kaleidoscopic world of color possess a special flair for creativity and aesthetics—a creative streak that enlivens design across all media. From web design to print design, from interactive to paper folding, color illuminates our lives.

If taupes and turquoises tickle your fancy, check out these great resources for color lovers:

Stories are important. Whether one tells a story to evoke emotion or to gain a new client, there’s a certain simplicity in it that speaks to a lot of people, as everyone has a story to tell. Now with technology, there’s digital strorytelling too.

Adobe has made some exciting new changes to the way InDesign manages color. Let’s review what you need to know about the newly renamed Adobe Color CC (formerly Adobe Kuler), and how it can improve your designs and the efficiency of your workflow in InDesign.

Two modern technologies of CSS/JS animation and HTML5 video allow designers to add awesome motion effects to their web designs, common examples being large background videos or web elements that move into place. These effects don’t always have to be so obvious though, which today’s featured websites prove. Subtle motion and animation can really enhance a design without being too distracting. Check out these 20 web designs that make use of clever video loops, animated objects and particle effects.

Designing in the tech industry is carried out by a variety of designers; such as web designers, User Interface designers, interaction designers, front end developers, and so on. User Experience Designers, generally known as the UX Designers, are professionals who, as brands, analyze the feedback from the users and observe whether the products or services offered are easy to use or not. These designers also check if the products hold any value or if they are even pleasant to use for the customers. They have to be adept at the psychology behind graphic design in order to create a smooth and efficient Human Computer Interaction (HCI) for the users.

Today, we have collected some valuable slideshare presentations for our customers which will definitely help the UX designers thrive in the web design industry. Have a look!

This collection of Photoshop Actions contains 4 ready made recordings to apply cool artistic effects to your photos. Choose from a painted effect, sketched effect, watercolour effect and inked effect to mimic authentic art styles. As is always the case with Actions, the final outcome may vary depending on the nature of the original image, but all these Actions are non-destructive, meaning the effect can be modified or removed.

How do you convey an abstract concept like “connectivity” in a piece of graphic design?

We’ve tried to put together 10 crucial photo tips which should help you any given day, shooting any given subject. Do use this as a reference as often as you need to.

Do you all know the story of Frankenstein’s monster? A mad scientist attempts to create a living creature using parts from a myriad of individuals. Designers often have a lot in common with this classic tale, using elements from their old designs to create new ones for completely different clients.

Social media buttons are ineffective, damage site performance and distract from primary actions. Fortunately there is a better way.

When we think of celebrity graphic designers, the likes of Neville Brody and Stefan Sagmeister immediately spring to mind, especially when you think of all the famous graphic designers out there. But this is not the type of celebrity we’re talking about; we’re talking about the sort of names we see every day in the media – the screen actors, and musicians who, before they became famous, were actually trained in graphic design.