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TweetDeck For Chrome: Better Than Ever

Posted on 01. Feb, 2011 by liorl .

Any blogger with more than one Twitter account has a favorite multiple account manager. One of the tools I’ve been using lately is TweetDeck for Chrome. I’ve used TweetDeck in the past via its desktop application, but I love the convenience of having it in my browser. And the Chrome web app added some great [...]

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128,000+ Free True Type Fonts

Posted on 30. Jan, 2011 by SmashingShare .

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It is undeniable that one of the most important element in a successful graphic design has something to do with the font type you use to spread the message and sometimes, when you need to find the right fonts you don't have it on your local system. Here is where AllMyFonts comes to help you. With more than 128,000 free fonts in TTF format, AllMyFonts.com is one of the biggest fonts resource you can find on the net.

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How to Design a Useful Footer

Posted on 26. Jan, 2011 by JenniferMoline .

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When you ask what is memorable about a site, few people mention the footer. Since viewers don't regard the footer with much importance, neither do designers - "end of site, out of mind," so to speak - but this kind of thinking is old-fashioned. Your website's footer can be both eye catching and functional, and with a little work it can become an essential part of the design.

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5 Analytics Alternatives for your Blog

Posted on 21. Jan, 2011 by Ann Smarty .

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Whether you write a corporate blog, an entertainment blog, or a mommy blog, you want to know who is reading and what they think of your blog so that you can give your readers the information they want. Sure, you can rely on comments, but that will only capture a fraction of your readers, and only the ones motivated enough to comment on your ideas. What about all of the others? How can you capture their feedback and motivations for visiting your site?

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ShareCG: Tons of Free Resources

Posted on 14. Jan, 2011 by SmashingShare .

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What about a website that offers tons of graphic related resources? ShareCG is one of them, with thousands of resources in categories like tutorials, 3d models, materials, textures, animations, software, plugins, photography, poser stuff among others. All these resources for absolutely free and uploaded by their authors.

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The Art of HDR Photography

Posted on 12. Jan, 2011 by SmashingShare .

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First... what is HDR Photography? In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI or just HDR) is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than current standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wide dynamic range allows HDR images to more accurately represent the range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight.

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EXPOSÉ 9: Call For Entries

Posted on 11. Jan, 2011 by SmashingShare .

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Ballistic Publishing is proud to announce EXPOSÉ 9, the ninth edition of the premier annual artbook celebrating the creative talents of digital artists worldwide. EXPOSÉ is the digital art industry’s premier annual publication, featuring the finest digital artwork the world has ever seen.

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Free PSD Templates

Posted on 10. Jan, 2011 by SmashingShare .

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free-PSD is a website that offers awesome templates in PSD format for absolutely free with the only condition to put a link back to their site, pretty fair considering the high quality of the templates offered. No registration required to download any file. The PSD files are of very high quality in a professional grade and they are even sliced so you can save as separated images to build and customize your own variation of any template.

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SmashingShare Server Upgrades

Posted on 10. Nov, 2010 by SmashingShare .

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Over the next 24-48 hours we will be migrating our site to a more powerful server to support the massive growth of smashingshare.com over the past few months. During this time, there might be connections issues however this will only last for a very short period while the transfer is taking place. Thank you and [...]