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Why i’m giving away free photos and how to get more
Months before i decided to give stock agencies one last try (which if you read the previous post know it turned out pretty bad) i created a Flickr account. At the time, I was preparing to close up a website i had used for a couple of years to host my photos and obviously i was looking for another place to showcase them. Luckily, I’m long past the stage where i feel the need to protect my files with huge watermarks or post only [...]
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Tagged Creative Commons, donations, Flickr, free photos, free videos, helping out
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Why i finally gave up on stock photo agencies
A few years ago, back when microstock agencies were still relatively in their infancy boasting “only” 1-2 millions photos, i decided to join such a service as a contributor. At the time, i naively believed in the “get rich fast by selling your content” scheme. Armed with a bridge camera which spit out files you would get today with any average mobile phone i set out on a mission to conquer the world of online photography. Several dozen rejections later, with only two images [...]
Free shamrock leaves and horseshoe seamless pattern, Twitter backgrounds
Almost a dozen shamrock seamless patterns that can be used as Twitter backgrounds, made from a number of carefully tweaked shamrock and horseshoe symbols. You’ll find two types of patterns: one like that featured in the picture above and another which uses a combination of a three and four leaf symbols in a repeating or alternating manner. All ten shamrock shapes have been saved as swatches along with the horseshoe and a simple green Irish hat. Due to their nature, you can easily tweak [...]
Posted in Free Vector Graphics Downloads
Tagged horseshoe, Irish, leaves, lucky, seamless pattern, shamrock, Twitter background
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Jigsaw puzzle of falling dollar with alternating star pattern
An illustration based on the theme of the alleged devaluation of the dollar. It includes an almost solved square jigsaw puzzle with 25 pieces recreating the image of the world’s leading currency seen falling from the sky. Next to it there’s the central missing item with the words “Game Over” written in the middle. In the background there is a seamless pattern made from alternating dollar signs and five pointed stars on a red surface. The S symbol has been completely redesigned from the [...]
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Tagged devaluation, dollar, falling, jigsaw puzzle, pieces, seamless pattern, sign, sky, star
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Backdrop Lights – free minimalist WordPress theme for photo bloggers
It’s fairly common knowledge that when it comes to displaying digital photography, either offline or online, less is more. Some photographers even go as far as suggesting that you should go with a grayscale palette or at the very least use desaturated colors. While that would certainly work in the best interest of the images, it might also bring about some usability issues which could make such a website an unfriendly place and deter the visitors from exploring it further. Since I’m not a [...]
Posted in Free Wordpress themes and web templates
Tagged blogging, colorful, dark, free, minimalist, photography, photos, three column, typography, wordpress theme
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Complete Color Index or where to find the right color schemes
For some strange reason, i have a hard time using websites as a source of inspiration. Time and time again, i seem to be drawn back to printed materials or at least electronic versions of books. I know this might make me a bit eco-unfriendly, yet it evens out by not wasting a blank piece of paper every time i have to write something down or doodle when bored. In those cases when you’re dealing with color, using a printed proof for reference becomes [...]
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged books, chromatic, CMYK, color scheme, combination, formulas, inexpensive, RGB, time saver
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Why i should have canceled this website redesign project
Last autumn, we were approached by a multinational company to redesign their website. At the time, taking the project felt like a good idea: it came as a recommendation from an acquaintance, those in charge seemed like nice people and the tight deadline felt like another proof they were determined to work with us in developing a modern online presence. I also liked the fact they prided themselves on being professionals who treasure honesty and good work ethics. About a half a year later [...]
Free hearts patterns, twitter backgrounds and vector graphics
Over a dozen variations of a seamless heart pattern that can be used as a Twitter background, made from a number of carefully tweaked heart symbols. You’ll find two types of patterns: one like that featured in the above pic, with the icons as well as the background of various colors and another which uses one or two symbols in a repeating or alternating manner. There are also included five swatch groups mostly consisting of analogous red hues. Some of them work well as [...]
Fanboys beware! This apple might have become rotten
I honestly didn’t mean to write this post about the glossy forbidden fruit. Yet, a good friend of mine, Apple fangirl nonetheless, dared me to do it (in an almost Biblical twist), secretly hoping i would give her some slack afterward. Since this isn’t science or religion (I’m not an expert in Appletology nor do i preach the iGospel) i might make mistakes in how i perceive this corporation but since perception is often a more important factor than the cold hard facts all [...]
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Tagged 3.3.1 clause, apple, devices, fanboys, hardware, iPad, iPhone OS 4, overpriced, policies
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