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Freelance Designing Without ‘The Secret’

Designussion — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:31:52 +0000

A couple of years ago, I was young and naive so I made the error of reading Rhonda Byrne’s book
“The Secret” which tries (and fails) to explain an idea which it calls “The law of attraction”. After wasting a good few hours of my life reading about this “law” i realised that it was complete and utter rubbish and the only “secret” about the book is that it is terrible!

As with any self help books there were a few valid points, for example the book explains excellent ways of motivating yourself, however i would strongly urge you not to waste your time with this pile of junk that calls itself a book. All of the remotely decent points found in this book can easily be found elsewhere, so trust me, elsewhere is where you want to look. Try reading some genuine work by Tony Robbins or Timothy Ferriss.

SET TARGETS

Whether it’s a better hourly rate, more money or just more free time to enjoy yourself that you want, the key is visualisation.

Visualise what you want then break it down into small acheivable steps, dont make the mistake that many make and jump straight in at the deep end. Smaller, bite-sized chunks enables you to take that extra step towards your goal.

Start working through your bite-size steps one at a time, making sure you focus on the important tasks first and in no time you’ll on the road to achieving yours goals.

Picture this; your a new Freelancer with the ultimate goal to gain an income, therefore it’s clear that you need some clients.

Step 1, ‘create a sample portfolio’, ’start your own blog’, ‘do some market research’ and so on. Eventually this will lead to ‘get yourself a client’, keep going step by step and you will soon find yourself acheiving your goals.

VISUALISE

I know i’ve mentioned it already, but visualisation is key! In order to motivate yourself to work towards your goals, visualise what you will achieve by getting there. If your a freelancer who’s dream is to drive around in a Lamborghini Gallardo or own a villa in the Bahamas, dont just sit around thinking ‘it will never happen’, instead think ‘how can i make it happen’. Get a picture of the car or that villa and put it on your notice board, spend 5 minutes a day looking at the picture and think how it would feel to own it, visualise how you are going to get it! This should set you up for the day and give you the motivation you need so to achieve your goals.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

Who says you’ll never afford that Villa? That Lamborghini? The answer? YOU! If you sit around thinking you can’t achieve great things, then you won’t. Beleive in your ability, beleive that you have the ability to make the money, get those clients, retire early. This is not to say that this won’t require hard work, but by beleiving and actively focusing on your goals you will find yourself armed with the drive to achieve what you want. Believe in yourself and you’ll find your clients more satisfied, your time better spent and yourself enjoying what you do. Remember, your are in the position you are because you have skills that
other people do not. You are a freelancer for a reason and that reason is talent, beleive in this talent and you will soon be on your way to acheiving your goals!

GO OUT AND DO IT

“The Secret” may be a waste of time, but a clear message throughout most decent self help books has been summarised above.

If you want to be a successful freelancer then the key is action!

Take the steps talked about above now!

Don’t think ‘I’ll do it tommorrow’ as tommorrow will becoming the next day and the next day will become never. Take control of your career, take control of your life and push yourself to acheive what you know you can!

Open Source and its Application to Popular CMS Products

Designussion — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:55:56 +0000

As you will all know, choosing the right Content Management System (CMS) is an essential element in becoming a successful web developer. With hundreds to choose from it can be a nightmare knowing which one could be right for you. Some are commercial (paid) and others are free (open-source). This article will discuss the merits of using an open-source CMS for your next project.

What is open-source?

Open-source is a pragmatic methodology that encourages development of a product through the opening of source materials. It has been an important factor in the growth of the Internet with many software vendors benefitting from the effects of crowd-sourcing and collaboration to improve and add features to a base code.

According to OpenSource.org, there are a number of other criteria software must meet in order to be classified as “open-source”. I have discussed all of these below, with my own thoughts in regards to the justification.

Free distribution: no party should be restricted from giving away the software either on its own or as a paid aggregation of products. I like this particular point as it encourages value-adding, long-term growth rather than the get-rich-quick mentality adopted by so many these days.

Source code: must be included and allowed to be freely distributed. All forms of source code should be accessible in some way, preferably via Internet download. This seems like an obvious prerequisite but some software distributors may be tempted to keep some code “secret” which is not in the best interests of easy modification.

Derived works: must allow modifications and derived works. This is another interesting point as it means that software may end up being distributed with a different usage or purpose to its initial developer’s vision. This makes open-source limitless with its advantages: thousands of perspectives can make an extremely versatile product. As a designer and developer, it gives you the opportunity to use your artistic and creative license – adding value to the product and for yourself.

Integrity of the Author’s Source Code: the license must allow for the distribution of the software, but always maintain the credit to the original developer/firm who produced it. This is essential to encourage firms to distribute open-source rights to a product as ultimately they will be credited with its success.

No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups: does exactly what it says on the tin. Removing restrictions and discrimination adds diversity to the process and in my opinion will ultimately lead to a better end product for the end user. Certain cultures and people may have different tastes and therefore a wide variety can only be beneficial in the long-term.

No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavour: whether it be for business or research there should be no restriction. Similar to the other points regarding discrimination I believe this is essential to maintain originality and embrace the true spirit of open-source, with the potential benefits of the initial product release being hugely influential on others, whether it be a commercial purpose or a charitable cause.

Distribution of License: distribution rights must apply to all those who redistribute the product. This is an interesting point as it stops the product/software creator from limiting certain parties from distributing.

License Must Not Be Specific to a Product: “The rights attached to the program must not depend on the program’s being part of a particular software distribution. If the program is extracted from that distribution and used or distributed within the terms of the program’s license, all parties to whom the program is redistributed should have the same rights as those that are granted in conjunction with the original software distribution.” Slightly more technical, but this would prevent vendors restricting distribution based on bundling products/software. In the case of a CMS, this is obviously less of a problem as generally speaking a CMS download is standalone and not part of a bundle of products.

License Must Not Restrict Other Software: cannot restrict software that is distributed alongside the open-source software. This is great as it encourages developers to create commercial products to sell alongside open-source software. A great example of this would be paid Wordpress plug-ins. An open-source CMS, distributed alongside a paid product.

License Must Be Technology-Neutral: “No provision of the license may be predicated on any individual technology or style of interface.” Not so relevant in the case of a CMS but does help ensure compatibility across platforms.

All of the above need to be adhered to in order to qualify as an open source product. With the sheer volume of open-source CMS’s on the Internet today, it is tough to know which one(s) are right for you and your business.

What is a CMS?

It is a Web application that uses a central database, such as MySQL, to create, edit and store content in a simple way. An administration panel is then used to edit the content in the “backend” which is then displayed to normal visitors on the “frontend”.

Why use a CMS?

There are various reasons why you may choose to use a CMS, but the primary reason cited is to make the creation and editing of content simple. Depending on the purpose of your project, you may need to use a different CMS each time – so it is vital to understand the needs of your project before deciding. If you are creating a site on behalf of a client, a CMS can be essential. Most clients will have little to no coding knowledge, so the ability for them to edit content with the click of a button is extremely beneficial.

Okay, I want to use a CMS, what choices do I have?

Four of the most interesting are: Wordpress, Joomla or Drupal and ZykeCMS.

Here’s a short overview on each:

Wordpress needs no introduction. Launched in 2003 it is one of the most widely used CMS’ and can be seen on millions of blogs around the world. With the ability to be self hosted or hosted on Wordpress, it has become the choice of many wannabe bloggers with limited experience. Wordpress started out as a blogging platform, but has quickly become extremely versatile it its uses. You can find plug-ins for virtually anything, and the beauty of it being open-source is that you can easily build on anything that fits your needs until it is perfect. Google also loves Wordpress, so if you want to combine SEO and design for yourself or a client, it is often a sensible choice. As a standalone CMS Wordpress is great; but combined with a combination of plug-ins, can be an extremely powerful solution.

Recommended for: blogging; review style sites.

Not recommended for: quick and simple sites; clients on low budgets.

Zyke is newly launched and as such is still at V1.0, but is extremely lightweight, so allows you to pump out small sites in a matter of minutes unlike some of the other options which have higher learning curves. The SEO friendly URL’s and Web 2.0 feel is a particular benefit of this CMS. Being new it means you can help develop the product as you build and learn about the code. The Zyke developer community is where the owners hang out and ask for any feedback. Much like any other open-source software, if you have any suggestions, improvements or ideas – you are free to build them and offer them in the forums to the users. Being a new launch, if you get in today you could soon become one of the lead developers and come widely respected in the community – a great opportunity for the up-and-coming Web developers among you!

Recommended for: quick and simple sites; clients on low budgets.

Not recommended for: big, complex sites; blogging.

Joomla has mixed reactions in the web development world. With a huge developer base comes a number of problems: to every problem there are hundreds of “solutions”. This can bring about even more problems. Out of the four CMS’ mentioned Joomla probably has the highest learning curve but can be extremely versatile when used correctly. I would only recommend Joomla to the most experienced developer and/or designer – it can be disheartening when first used. In terms of SEO it is also weak, with system generated URLs being poor for SEO. There are plug-ins to fix this but it is always useful to have the base software ready to go, without the need for sometimes bulky and buggy additions.

Recommended for: membership sites; larger sites that don’t require a blog.

Not recommended for: the faint hearted; those who dislike high learning curves.

Drupal is another popular choice, widely cited as being one of the most user-friendly CMS options. With a large number of add-on modules it can be adapted for a range of purposes. Creating templates for Drupal can be problematical, especially for the less experienced developer. PHP knowledge is required, which for the more experienced among you will be no problem, but when starting out it may be best to avoid. The back-end itself is very intuitive, and as such is handy for clients who are not overly tech-savvy, and would like to be able to add content themselves.

Recommended for: clients who are not tech-savvy; nicely designed sites.

Not recommended for: large sites requiring complex code; blogs.

Overall, it all comes down to what suits your particular needs for a project. Each CMS has a number of advantages and disadvantages so it is important to lay out the specifications first and then match them to a CMS. Open-source allows you to do whatever you like with the code, so eventually you will have perfect option you can use over and over again.

As a professional web developer you will all understand the headaches endured by explaining over and over to the same client how to add/edit content on their site. By choosing the right open-source CMS you can remove this hurdle from your projects, empowering your client to do more with less input from you. This will enable you to get your hands dirty with your next project and take away some of the hand holding that many clients require!

Of course, a commercial CMS is always an option too. The best element of open-source is the pure volume of developers working on the product. In the case of commercial software, it is impossible to have paid teams that match the size and diversity of the open-source developers. This means it is always likely that whatever specific need you may have, it has probably already been tackled by someone else in the field.

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14 reasons why you are addicted to web design

Designussion — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:20:59 +0000

As it’s a Sunday I thought I’d keep today’s post fun. I found most of these browsing around the net – comments welcome with anything I may have missed!

You know you’re addicted to web design when…

You check the source code of websites you like, and refuse to bookmark sites that use tabled layouts.
You refer to your outfits as “skin”.
You have those 10 fixes stuck to the side of your computer monitor… just in case!
You’ve taken a CSS/XHTML quiz just to be certain.
You get genuinely pissed with your mates when they don’t know what CSS is.
You recently had a dream involving a div class or img src.
You can name 20 things wrong with IE.
You spend more time reading and commenting on web design blogs than actually designing websites.
You’ve ever copy and pasted a website’s CSS and lost sleep worrying about getting caught.
You’ve timed how long it takes you to type out an HTML DOCTYPE and celebrated when you broke your own record.
You’ve ever turned down a social event to test out the latest version of CSS.
You got truly mad with a family member for not upgrading to FireFox.
You can name more design sites than friends in real life.
You have the W3C validator URL memorized by heart.

So I guess at least half of those apply to me… what about you?

18 Outstanding Typography Photoshop Tutorials Of 2010

Designussion — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:06:03 +0000

Typography is always a fascinating aspect of design and some designers are better at it than others. Each and every designer has had to develop and learn their own techniques to be able to produce some of the great typography art work they do. Luckily enough, the design community is active and many designers are nice enough to provide us with tutorials on how they create their typography.

In this post, Designussion showcases 18 outstanding typography tutorials to get you started.

How To Create A Gold Text Effect In Photoshop

10 minute tutorial type within type

photorealistic perspective

The wornweatheredstamped look

web design trend showcase letterpress text effect

How to Create Eroded Metal Text with Photoshop

How to Create 3D Text Blocks in Photoshop

Create 3-d With Awesome Lighting

Create a Cool Wet Ink Typography Effect in Photoshop

Grunge Type Photoshop Tutorial

How to Make Patch on Clothes

Logo Design Project Step by Step Walkthrough

Distorted type effects

Create a Transparent Text Effect with Fresh Grass Texture and Custom Brushset

The new way to create 3D text

VANITY LICENSE PLATE

How to Create High Quality Metal 3D Text in Photoshop

How to Create a Copper Photoshop Text Effect

40 Tutorials for Creating Amazing Icons

Tom Walker — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:04:22 +0000

The web, computers and mobile phones would be nothing without the humble icon. We use icons to navigate our way around computers and the internet and, on the whole, would be absolutely lost without them. You’ll be amazed by how many icons are firmly lodged in your brain: when presented with a Search, Mail or Battery icon, for instance, you’ll instantly know exactly what it means and what it does.

Icons are tiny, but powerful; underestimate them at your peril. Internet giants like Facebook, Twitter and Windows Live Messenger rely heavily on icon design to boost user numbers, and Microsoft and Apple are constantly refining and redesigning their icons in a fierce battle to stand out from one another and define their respective brand identities.

As an essential element of website navigation, you need to ensure that your icons are polished and attractive. Fortunately, there is a wealth of icon design tutorials available to help you create stunning icons in Photoshop or Illustrator. We’ve scoured the web to bring you the very best. Some are more suitable for experts, while others are accessible to anyone with the most limited graphic design experience. Take a look below and find the ones that are right for you.

1. Create a Van Icon in Photoshop

2. Create an iPod Earbuds Icon in Illustrator

3. Create an iPod Shuffle Icon in Photoshop

4. Create a Vector Safari Compass Icon in Illustrator

5. Create a Chinese Food Icon in Illustrator

6. Create a Satellite Dish Icon in Photoshop

7. Create a Diamond Ring Icon in Illustrator

8. Create a Shiny Dice Icon in Illustrator

9. Create a Sony PlayStation Icon in Photoshop

10. Create a Light Bulb Icon in Illustrator

11. Create a Paint Roller Icon in Photoshop

12. Create a Vista Error Icon in Photoshop

13. Create an iTunes Icon in Illustrator

14. Create a Cute Panda Icon in Illustrator

15. Create a Camera Lens Icon in Illustrator

16. Create an Alarm Clock Icon in Illustrator

17. Create a Calendar Icon in Illustrator

18. Create a Shopping Basket Icon in Illustrator

19. Create a Scissors Icon in Photoshop

20. Create a Film Slate Icon in Illustrator

21. Create a Key Fob Icon in Photoshop

22. Create a Geeky Glasses Icon in Illustrator

23. Create a Juicy RSS Feed Icon in Illustrator

24. Create a Folder Icon in Photoshop

25. Create a Yahoo Smiley in Photoshop

26. Create a Jaguar Folder Icon in Photoshop

27. Create an LG LCD Monitor Icon in Photoshop

28. Create a Yellow Helmet Icon in Photoshop

29. Create a Glossy Download Icon in Photoshop

30. Create a Hard Drive Icon in Photoshop

31. Create a USB Stick Icon in Photoshop

32. Create a Shiny Lock Icon in Photoshop

33. Create an Electronic Torch Icon in Photoshop

34. Create a Postal Packet Icon in Photoshop

35. Create a Thermometer Icon in Photoshop

36. Create a Mac OS X Mail Icon in Photoshop

37. Create a Watch Icon in Photoshop

38. Create Handy Web 2.0 Icons in Photoshop

39. Create a Traffic Cone Icon in Photoshop

40. Create a Wii Controller Icon in Photoshop

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45 Inspirational Vcard Designs

Designussion — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:16:56 +0000

Taking your business card to the next level has become the latest craze on the web. Started by Tim Van Damme, Vcards are electronic business cards that allow a company or individual to display basic information online in a minimalistic manner. Most have decided on a simple, one page design that focuses its design around the Vcard content. From the designs showcased below we can see that they all seem to follow Tim’s original layout displaying some basic information, contact details and a list of their social network accounts.

Tim van damme

Michael villar

Arefjdey

Alexn

Matthewmaber

Chriscarey

Joaosilva

Nouincolor

Flip Sasser

Julianwachholz

Chrisrowe

Chris-wallace

Maykelloomans

Avadh

Stefanamport

Marktyrrell

Visuacademic

Louisgubitosi

Lekevicius

Evertslagter

Meelk

Ivorpadilla

Matthiaskretschmann

Johnphillips

Jbloomfield

Antoneycalvert

Amyberry

Maximilianschoening

Michaelbetsch

Davymacca

Rogieking

Raffaelerasini

Presh

Jakeprzespo

Alibahsisoglu

Mikejolley

Ryanglover

Svensporer

Janvanlysebettens

Jasonmanheim

Jpyl

Carnero

I Want One! Where Do I Get One?

Sites To Build Your Own

card.ly

Vcardfile

Purchase Your Own

Themeforest

Themeforest provide 20 awesome Vcard designs for you to purchase if you want to take your design a little further.

Free Wordpress Themes

The Digital Business Card Wordpress Theme

MiniCard Theme for Wordpress

Visiting Card

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30 Exotic Wallpaper Websites For A Healthier Desktop

Designussion — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:09:34 +0000

There are those who often enjoy change and those who don’t. As a web designer using a computer is often a task that fills most of our day so sitting looking at the same screen can often become tedious and boring. Changing your desktop wallpaper often can not only bring a whole new look to your workspace but also spark inspiration and creativeness.

In this post, Designussion showcases 30 exotic wallpaper sites that are sure to land you with a new desktop wallpaper. Why not take it upon yourself to change your wall paper each month and spark some inspiration from within to help you with your web design projects and become a better and healthier designer.

Thanks to ~DragonXP for the awesome monitor icon.

Vladstudio

Firefox Wallpapers

Wstaylor

Wooden Fish

Linux Wallpapers

Winmodify

Wincustomize

9xmedia

Aeiko

Wallpaperstock

Wallpaperjoe

Peorth

Brodyaga

Animepaper

Spacewallpapers

Blaberize

Soulcore

Crystalxp

Socwall

Shadowness

Deviantart

Bestqualitywallpapers

Netcarshow

Moodflow

Digitaldesktopwallpaper

Gamewallpapers

Macdesktops

Free-wallpaper-download

Dieselstation.com

Endeffect

Design Blogs You Should Follow As An Aspiring Designer

Designussion — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:04:25 +0000

As a designer it should be a priority to want to improve, grow and expand as technology and design trends change. One great way to achieve this is to read articles and view others work and with the use of the internet this is easily accessible. There are hundreds of design related blogs out on the net that are pushing out great content for designers to read but sometimes its hard to keep up with what everyone has to say.

In this post, Designussion takes a look at some of the best design related blogs on the Internet which we recommend you should follow. The following blogs are chosen from a personal preference and because of the interest they create. We hope you take the time to subscribe to each of these blogs which will help you grow as a designer.

Smashing Magazine

Founded in September 2006, Smashing Magazine delivers useful and innovative information to Web designers and developers. Their aim is to inform their readers about the latest trends and techniques in Web development.

Abduzeedo

Abduzeedo is a blog about design. Mainly focusing on inspiration Abduzeedo also focuses on providing quality tutorials to its readers.

DesignM.ag

DesignM.ag is a community-based website for web designers and developers. The site includes a popular blog, a user-submitted news section, a design gallery, and a design job board.

Hongkiat

Hongkiat is a blog focusing on providing quality content and online tips for tech users, designers and bloggers.

Inspiredm

Inspiredm is a blog for daily inspirational sources, illustrators, Twitter addicts, iPhone lovers, and other creative humans.

Sixrevisions

Six Revisions is a website that publishes practical and useful articles for designers and web developers. They seek to present exceptional, noteworthy tips, tutorials, and resources that the modern web professional will appreciate.

Naldzgraphics

Naldz Graphics is a Design Blog for designers and design lovers. They are showcasing the best tutorials, freebies, inspirations and other useful and informative resources to help and give love to design community.

Noupe

Noupe passionately delivers stylish and dynamic news for designers and web-developers on all subjects of design, ranging from; CSS, Ajax, Javascript, web design, graphics, typography, advertising & much more.

Web Design Depot

Webdesigner Depot is an exciting platform designed to explore different web and graphic design techniques, great examples and best practices.

Spyrestudios

Spyrestudios are a small design agency located in Montreal, Canada. They also offer web-design services and also collaborate with other designers, bloggers and social media strategist on various projects.

Webdesignledger

The Web Design Ledger is a publication written by web designers for web designers. The primary purpose of this site is to act as a platform for sharing web design related knowledge and resources. Topics range from design inspiration to tips and tutorials and everything in between.

Webdesignerwall

Web Designer Wall serves as Nick La’s public blog where he posts his design ideas, tutorials, and talk about modern web design trends.

1stwebdesigner

1stwebdesigner is a design blog dedicated to bloggers, freelancers, web-developers and designers. Topics focus on web design,graphic design, tutorials and inspirational articles.

Spoongraphics

On this site you’ll find design tutorials covering various techniques and effects in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, as well as a look into various other creative topics.

Fudge Graphics

Fudgegraphics can be described as a design inspirational blog. It is a source of freebies such as photoshop brushes, textures and vectors.

Smashing Apps

Smashing Apps is a blog that blogs about free and useful online resources for designers and developers.

Vandelay Design

Through Vandelay Designs blog we aim to provide helpful and informative posts that meet the needs of our readers. The majority of our readers are web designers or online entrepreneurs of some sort

Instantshift

InstantShift is leading design and inspiration related community for web designers and developers daily resource and premium web design and development blog. iShift offers content on various subjects ranging from basic HTML to Network Security.

Fuel You Creativity

This gem is the place to turn to when you’re having one of your “I’m-going-to-implode-if-I-don’t-get-an-idea-soon” moments.

We Function

We Function pride themselfs on giving you Great design & Functionality, providing a website that will impress on first looks, and continue to impress as you explore it.

Just Creative Design

A blog on the main subject of graphic design which provides free graphic design tips, articles & resources on all subjects of design, ranging from, but not limited to; print design, logo design, web design, branding, typography, advertising & more.

40 Outstandingly Beautiful Infrared Images And How To

Designussion — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:55:51 +0000

Infrared photography is one of the most beautiful photography techniques known to man. Even though some photographers may claim the post processing to be cheating infrared photography produces some outstanding beautiful pictures. I’m sure many of you have come across an infrared photograph before whether offline or online and have been amazed by it almost surreal appearance. In this post, Designussion showcases some of the most amazing infrared photographs from around the web and a few tutorials on how to do it yourself.In infrared photography, the film or image sensor used is sensitive to infrared light. The part of the spectrum used is referred to as near-infrared to distinguish it from far-infrared, which is the domain of thermal imaging. Wavelengths used for photography range from about 700 nm to about 900 nm. Usually an “infrared filter” is used; this lets infrared (IR) light pass through to the camera, but blocks all or most of the visible light spectrum (the filter thus looks black or deep red).

Please Note: The images showcased in this post are only snippets of the original image. If you enjoy any of the following images, please visit the original author and leave them a comment.

Outstandingly Beautiful Infrared Images

Another view above the elbe

Colorfull clouds

Solitude

Infrared Butterfly

Fantasty Land

Full Stop

Abandoned Camper

Silence Valley

The Desert Life

Chasm

Asian Dream

Infrared Lake

Infrared Series

Masar’s Day

Horses Dream

Idyllic Bridge

Bridge

Infrared 1

Menlo Castle

The Winter Solstice

Blue Steele

H To He Who Am The Only One

Backwater

On Some Far Away Beach

Dreamscape

Bud

Romance

Her World

New Moon

Tree

Bruna

The Fisherman

Astral Plane

Tree On Monument Hill

Vineyard

DSC2792

Awesome DIY Infrared Tutorials

The following tutorials provide a background on infrared photography and how to achieve the effect.

Video: How to take infrared photos with a digital camera

Take Infrared Pictures With Your Digital Camera

Infrared Photo Effect In Photoshop

Infrared Photography with a Digital Camera

Video: Make your own infrared camera

Infrared Photography

Getting Started With Infrared Photography

Making your own IR filter

30+ Creative Bus Stop Advertisements

Designussion — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:18:10 +0000

Modern advertising developed with the rise of mass production in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and since then we have not looked back. Everywhere we look today there is some form of advertising trying to persuade its viewers, readers or listeners to take some action. Due to the huge increase in advertising, companies have been forced to produce creative and unique advertising which takes a twist on original advertising to beat their competition.

Any place an “identified” sponsor pays to deliver their message through a medium is advertising meaning virtually any medium can be used for advertising. In this post, Designussion showcases 30+ creative bus stop advertising that companies have used to promote their product with.

Norwegian Air Shuttle: Temperature board

Ikea

McDonald’s: Free coffee bus shelter

3M Secutity Glass: Money

Australian Post: Stamp

Mc Donald’s: Open 24 hours

Simpsons: The Movie

Nike: Bernard Lagat

United Way Of Greater Milwaukee: Cardboard roof

Quick Silver: Surfboard

Osram: Only use electricity when you need it

Pru Health: Oranges

Fitness First: Timer

Fisch Franke: Fish (Fresh as can be)

Perwoll Color Magic detergent: See colors (Color blindness test)

Stove Top: Heated Bus Shelter

ORF Humanitarian Broadcasting: Wheel Chair

Anti-Litter awareness: Rubbish

Kung Fu Panda: Crash

San Francisco Zoo: Critter Quest

Toshiba HD: Bus stop (3D effect)

Citroen С3: Bus Shelter

Science Alberta

Ironing Service Poster

Kaiser Permanente: Yoga

Remicade: Bus Stop toilets / Crohns Disease

March Against the Terrorist Organization FARC: Hostages

Sheffield: Football

Formula 1

Real Hip Hop: Afro

McDonald’s: Steaming Transit Shelter outdoor / ambient

JCDecaux Innovate Touch-Screen Bus Shelters

Nokia: n81

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