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15 Free Web Elements from Dribbble Designers

Dribbble has long been a hallmark of design skill and community elevation, particularly in the area of interface design. It offers players an opportunity to showcase work-in-progress for valuable feedback by peers, while providing a huge library of high-quality inspuration for prospects and visitors. Several designers have a giving heart, and thanks to their generosity [...]

My Photo Origins

My photo buddy Levi Moore posted a short historyof his photographic journey from shutterbaby to respected pro and it got me thinking about some of my early shots and my own photography story. I was blessed to have a photo-centric family, which helped propel my interest. My mother put a 1960′s Olympus 35mm into my [...]

5 Tips for Mobile Type

In the mobile world, type is just as important as it is on the desktop. It may even be more important, as it takes the place of complex imagery in many mobile designs. Perfecting the typography of your own mobile design doesn’t have to be an obscure or foreboding practice. Here are five best practices used throughout the mobile industry that will greatly improve the user experience of your own mobile designs.

10 Designer Tips for G+

  Google+ is the fastest growing social network in history. It offers unique advantages to creatives that other networks cannot, namely content exposure, open communication, collaboration and powerful image sharing. You may still find Facebook useful for keeping a tight-knit circle of relatives and friends or promoting yourself with a brand page, but Google+ is a [...]

Social Media Streamline

There never seems to be enough time, especially if you work for yourself. Between the incredible flood of information available to us on the internet, and a work load that probably never lets up, you could be missing out on valuable opportunities. Social Networks and relationships in general, take time and care to grow and provide you with any real benefit.

If you find yourself lagging behind in trends and conversations, or never having enough time to contribute, it is clear you need to take a break and get some serious social solutions in place right away!

With a few tools and routines, you can streamline your Social Media to make interacting with multiple networks more efficient and engaging with followers much easier. Below are eight tips I have picked up and put into practice in my experience that I hope will make your life easier and your work more rewarding.

Fair Use vs DMCA

Back in May I wrote a post on copyright and the art of licensing, which has since become one of my most sought-after articles. The subject is convoluted, not often well-explained, and a constant source of irritation for creative people. I never got around to pontificating about what you should do if your rights are ever violated [...]