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Why it’s Great to Be a Freelancer in the Summer
June 20, 2011
When you started out in freelancing, you probably daydreamed about the perks of the lifestyle: make your own hours, choose your own clients, do things your way. Then business picked up and you daydreamed less often. You found yourself working long hours, even weekends. Your choice of client became driven less by preference and more by the economy. And while you still do things your way, it’s definitely more of a give-and-take.
on freelanceswitch.com | Launch Link »
Some Inspiring Works, A Collection Of Cool Art
June 18, 2011
Over at abduzeedo he's compiled another great selection of art to ponder over for inspiration. Hop on over and look through them and you're sure to get your creative juices flowing.
on abduzeedo.com | Launch Link »
A Simple Guide to Improving Web Typography
June 18, 2011
With the advent of much improved browsers, text rendering and high-resolution screens, technology is no longer an excuse for poor typography. In many ways typography can be elegant and an expression of the designer’s ideas when chosen wisely.
on 1stwebdesigner.com | Launch Link »
Inception Infographics, Review and Info
June 17, 2011
Since Inception is my favorite movie, you know I'm all about the infographics.While I do feel like I don't particularly need them, since I think I understand the movie just fine (not to mention I wrote about it at quite some length), but they are still quite fun to look at. If you're a fan of the movie, this is a must-see collection of infographics.
on www.infographicsblog.com | Launch Link »
It’s A Musical Thing
June 16, 2011
In music, one doesn't make the end of a composition the point of the composition. If that were so, the best conductors would be those who played fastest; and there would be composers who wrote only finales. People would go to concerts only to hear one crashing chord, because that's the end.
3 Important Legal Considerations for Bloggers
June 16, 2011
Blogging has grown up more quickly than anyone imagined. There are now nearly 163 million blogs worldwide with more than 69 thousand blogs created every 24 hours. But blogging isn’t just the purview of hobbyists; the ever-expanding blog industry features top-performing businesses that bring in serious revenue. Blogs have given platforms to a collection of original voices, provocative opinions and a wealth of knowledge.
on mashable.com | Launch Link »
High-Res HDRI Map Pack 3
April 16, 2011
After spending much time looking online for some decent HDRI maps, and only acquiring a couple decent looking ones, that were 512's, I just decided to make my own. I made a batch of about 100 or so 1024's, ranging from low environments, to high, mostly photo realistic ones (from personal photos, and stocks), all stitched manually. They have some minor errors here and there on some of them, but for what I use them for, they work more than fine enough. All of the images have been exposed and marked, so you shouldn't have to adjust the Black & White (Point/Clamp)'s. That is to say, if you don't adjust them, you'll get results like those on the spheres above. Since the only stipulation of some of the stocks that were used is to not use them in commercial works, that stands here too. No selling of anything these are used in, respectively.
on deviantart.com | Launch Link »
High-Res HDRI Map Pack 2 (Abstracts)
April 16, 2011
When mapped onto a sphere, like in the previews, these aren't really being shown as they are meant to be used, but the spheres do provide a decent visual reference for each map. Sometimes when working with models or objects out of the ordinary, you want to use the HDRI features, like allowing the environment to pass through the white clamps, and other such .hdr features, but a reflection of something like an old Victorian house doesn't quite fit in your abstract/space/bizarre scene. That's what these are for. They provide a decent looking "abstract" messy/complex reflection look though images, not reflections. This cuts the render time way down on trying to achieve that "complex" look, as the map does the work, not the processor.
on deviantart.com | Launch Link »
High-Res HDRI Map Pack 1
April 16, 2011
After spending much time looking online for some decent HDRI maps, and only acquiring a couple decent looking ones, that were 512's, I just decided to make my own. I made a batch of about 100 or so 1024's, ranging from low environments, to high, mostly photo realistic ones (from personal photos, and stocks), all stitched manually. This pack is the first 30. All of the images have been exposed and marked, so you shouldn't have to adjust the Black & White (Point/Clamp)'s. That is to say, if you don't adjust them, you'll get results like those on the spheres above.
on deviantart.com | Launch Link »