Tag: design
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Tablets vs. Smartphones and Why Design Matters
The computer market is in a state of flux. Smartphones and tablets seem to be taking over. In 2014, tablet sales are expected to hit 270 million sales worldwide. Meanwhile smartphones are already owned by 22 percent of the global population. PCs, on the other hand, are only used by about 20 percent of…
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Simple Solutions to Have a Great Looking Website for Selling Your Products
There is no way around it, your business need to have a great looking website. This is even more essential if you are selling products online. After all, you have to make sure you are presenting all of your products in a way everyone who wants to see them can buy them. Take into consideration…
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World Graphic / Communication Design Day Celebrated in Kathmandu by Graphic Designers’ Community Nepal
World Graphics Day or World Communication Design Day is annually celebrated on 27th of April. The day is the founding date of Icograda which was founded on 27 of April,1963. This year, it is also 50th anniversary of Icograda. The day is globally celebrated by organizing designer hackathon, talks, debates, presentations, social and community programs…
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5 Tips For Improving Your Site’s Conversion Rates
There are two main ways to improve the commercial value of your site. The first is to drive more traffic towards it. The second is to boost the number of conversions from existing visitors. For most e-commerce sites, in order to make a profit you need more than just a healthy number of hits. Visits…
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Design Trends To Avoid In 2013
Just like in any other year, there are some design fads that are just arising, and others that are definitively being put to rest. Just about the worst thing someone could say about a design is that it’s frumpy and outdated, so make sure that you’re not slipping back into old habits. Styles are cyclical,…
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Huge collection of Windows 8 icons by Iconshock
Iconshock, the largest icons design site has released an enormous (15,000) metro style windows 8 icons set with a free download version & a premium version.
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Case Study: How To Use The Negative Space
In your career as a graphic / web designer you will often hear about negative space, about its importance and about its advantages. Yes, at first it might strike you as something that you should avoid in your work, in order to be successful, but as the following lines will inform you, it is quite…
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Great art and design apps for the Google Nexus 7
Photo courtesy of Google Nexus 7 The Google Nexus 7 is one of the most recent and popular tablets to come onto the market. For someone who doesn’t want to splash out on a pricey iPad, the Nexus 7 is an excellent value for money device. Not only does it have nine hours of HD…