Well, not just photographers--visual artists too. I stumbled upon a great wall paper sharing site called Open Wall (www.owall.net). I was looking for creative commons and clicked on the unfamiliar link and got floored. People are sharing their work, rating others, and downloading like crazy. Well, obviously, this image wasn't posted by the photographer, but it likely began life as one of the gorgeous,...

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JQuery is functional and fun to look at but—by god—it’s a ton of coding. A metric ton if you’re a graphic designer not well versed in the development side of JavaScript. Thankfully, others saw the demand and have come to your rescue. Here is a Creative Commons solution to get your lightbox portfolio up and running: prettyPhoto Lightbox Clone To see this professionally executed JQuery clone in action, ...

At the start of tax season, freelancers and consultants need to sort through receipts to get the itemized list together.  Here’s my short list of work-related expenses: Marc Train Tickets / DC Metro Tickets / Road tires for my bike(tis a stretch) New Laptop CS5 Lacie 1TB portable drive Lacie 500GB portable Drive HP scanner USB Hub 5 Sketchbooks CA magazine subscription (must purchase this week) Rainbow...

...my  site has one, anyway.  This new design is courtesy of TemplatesDock.  The design is called BestFolio released under a Creative Commons license. I know what you're thinking, "A Web designer using another designer's template!!! Unheard of." I disagree. I often view great Web templates created by talented developers. These sites are functional, creative,  and technically...

I went to the design studio on Friday to print some comps and ran into a student I knew from grad school.  *Randy, who will graduate soon,  had one question for me while I adjusted the print setup. He queried, "You just graduated, right? Is it really tough out there?" I know that's 2 questions, but the important one is obviously the second. Randy was referring to the job market. My answer:...

Here’s another 2nd person account of a terrible interview. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. A year ago, “Janet Blackstock” was in the market for a new job. She found one at a national philanthropic organization located in a downtown high-rise, and sent them her resume.  The posting was for a low-level administrative position that she could do from 9 to 5 while attending university...