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This video posted on the Google Adwords blog, talks about well converting landing pages and the “7 deadly sins of landing page design”.  If you are a web designer or web marketer, it’s a must watch. The breakdown of the 7 sins goes like this:
1. Unclear call to action
2. Offering too many choices
3. Asking for [...]

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I’m changing a red easy button to green in this example (who ever heard of a red easy button anyway). I’m also using Photoshop CS4. Feel free to use this photo and copy it to your desktop if you want to follow along.
1. Hit the “create new fill or adjustment layer” button at the bottom [...]

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Designer
“I’m depressed”
Psychiatrist
“What seems to be bothering you?”
Designer
“I hate having to upgrade my Adobe Suite. Every time they change things around, I can’t find my shortcuts and they change the interface in ways that are very disconcerting, it’s awful…”
“… I used to look forward to upgrades but now I can’t stand them. Ever since CS2 it [...]

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A good way to learn to use the pen tool is to try this “follow the circle” exercise.
Drag this circle image (Fig A) to your desktop or right-click/save to desktop.

Open the image up in Photoshop and blow it up to 300%. Select the pen tool by hitting the (P) key. Follow around the edge of [...]

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I found these 5 articles on the web recently and found myself returning to them several times, so I decided to make a post about them.

Graphic Elements – 27 Indespensible Resources for Graphic Designers
Design Trends and Predictions 2009 – Web Design Trends in 2009
Cheat Sheets – Cheat Sheets for [...]

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