Leap Motion is this and more. The device, announced last year, is unique because it’s tiny and unobtrusive. A tiny metallic bar sits between the keyboard and monitor, which anyone can then approach and start using simply by waving their hand.
The role of Flickr is often questioned by critics of Yahoo!, as Facebook surpassed it as the most popular online photo uploading service. In this redesign of Flickr, we see an interesting set of priorities reflected, which we will discuss in this section.
If you create and share your own videos on YouTube, then you've already taken the first step in putting your face out there. But there's another way to put your best face forward: Craft your channel page. Though your channel's landing page might appear simple (and it's grown simpler over the years), there are a number of features you can fine-tune to optimize a viewer's experience. You can't customize like you used to, and there's a lot of white space, but there are very specific ways to make your page stand out. Read on to find out how you can turn curious viewers into devoted subscribers.
Children's book illustrator Doreen Marts offers her best advice on how to bring works of fiction to visual life.
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With the arrival of Adobe’s Creative Cloud, more designers than ever have access to After Effects. We’ve rounded up 10 essential plugins for the motion graphics software.
In December of 2009, after about 5 years of podcasting as a hobby, I took a leap of faith, launched 5by5 Studios, and started broadcasting and podcasting full-time. It's been an amazing ride so far, and I'm glad to be able to share what I've learned about podcasting, videocasting, and audio recording here, with the 2011 edition of the Hivelogic Podcasting Equipment Guide.
14 Twitter Tips and Tricks for Power Users Check out these tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your Twitter experience.
A few months ago I was tasked with finding a good solution for a client who wanted to move to responsive design, but had a web app that they needed to support as well. The question they asked is one that I’ve seen others argue about in the past: does responsive design make sense for apps?
Before I introduce you to a few type designers, I’ll answer the question that every person in the type world is asked—“What’s your favorite font?” If you are a designer of any sort, you’ve probably been asked this question more than once. I know there are plenty of people that can easily name their favorite typeface (usually Helvetica) but I’m not one of them. I’m a believer that if you have a favorite font, you’re probably using it inappropriately or way too often.
We're not joking - these masterpieces were entirely created using software designed for filling in spreadsheets. Find out how artist Tatsuo Hourichi did it.
Developers have it easy. Git & Github are perfect for distributing, versioning and storing just about any codebase. Git is a lightweight tool that’s fast, reliable and easy to use (relatively, of course). Code is text though, and text is cheap to store, once you start having gigabytes and even terabytes of design assets things start to get tricky.
Now and again, I hit the swimming pool. It’s a good way to exercise, but also to relax after a long day in front of my PC. I can do quite a few laps in my front crawl, but only because I don’t use my legs much. I kick steadily to ensure that my legs stay lifted and don’t slow me down. I don’t use my legs much for forward propulsion. An instructor once explained to me that legs can definitely help with propulsion in the front crawl, but only at the cost of much higher energy consumption.
I have owned an iPad for quite some time now, and found it to be an excellent tool for both amateur photographers like myself and professionals alike. Sure, an iPad will never be able to replace a computer for serious photo editing (well, for me, anyway,) but I feel that it has definitely earned a place in the discerning photographers kit bag.
The world is different now. If you’re reading this article, you’re already connected with people around the world online, and our own writing team hails from a number of different countries. Now you don’t need to leave your country to work and shop beyond your border.
“I wish for you to stand up for what you care about by participating in a global art project., and together we’ll turn the world… INSIDE OUT.” -JR
We all know about our five senses: sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing. Many people believe we also have a kinesthetic sense, which is what some folks believe is a sort of spiritual sense — for instance, when they perceive another person is in a room with them even though the other person is behind them and hasn’t made a sound. It’s as though they sensed them unconsciously.
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If you are a freelancer, you already know the pains of wearing a bunch of hats all at the same time. Unlike with teams and bigger organizations, there aren’t people assigned to take care of certain tasks while others focus on what they do best. Nope, you’re alone and most probably taking care of everything from your finances and communication to day-to-day project work all by yourself.
2-Step Verification adds an extra layer of protection to your online accounts. Other than your password, you can either add your phone number or install an app such as Google Authenticator on your mobile device that generates a set of codes which are required to gain access to your accounts. Even if someone gains access to your password, he/she will not be able to access your account until and unless they have the verification code.
We hand-pick some amazing examples of HTML5 in action, and talk to the designers behind them to find out how they were made.
So what are we talking about, exactly? Well, when a web developer is bringing to life her design, she must contend with the fact that some viewers will be accessing the final site on mobile devices, or limited bandwith connections. As a result, while it’s tempting to just slice up your Photoshop document and have big images wherever you need them, it’s not very practical to do so, especially with the competing challenges of designing for Retina displays (which need high-res graphics) and slower, capped mobile broadband (which need anything that’ll reduce loading time).