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Method & Craft’s video tutorials can help make you a Photoshop pro

Method Craft is a ridiculously useful collection of video tutorials and general advice for working and aspiring designers. The site calls itself the “DVD extras of design: the stories behind the work, who made it, how they did it, and … Continue reading

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For the love of Tumblr! Experts weigh in at Social Media Week

“For those in the audience who don’t know, Tumblr is somewhere between Twitter and WordPress,” explained Amy Vernon, a Tumblr expert and former journalist. She is also known known far and wide as The Bacon Queen (and is also a writer for The Next Web!). … Continue reading

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Design inspiration: The art of the résumé

A résumé or CV (the longer of the two) is a summary of all your work, gathered together onto a single sheet of paper, PDF or site. It’s a traditionally mind-numbing requirement for every job application, but remains incredibly useful nevertheless. … Continue reading

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NASCAR racing team turns to Google+ Hangout to prep fans for Daytona 500

We’ve seen quite a few genius uses of the Google+ Hangout feature, including a question and answer session with President Barack Obama and 24-hour concerts from musician Daria Musk. For those who are doubting Google’s social features, the Hangout feature … Continue reading

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Storify launches a slick iPad app to open its story-building service to a new audience

Storify is today announcing a brand new app for the iPad, bringing its drag and drop curation of Tweets, videos and other web links to the tablet. The experience looks smooth and carries over the core features of the web … Continue reading

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