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30 Cheatsheets & Infographics For Graphic Designers

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30 Cheatsheets & Infographics For Graphic Designers


30 Cheatsheets & Infographics For Graphic Designers

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 08:01 AM PDT

We’ve compiled a collection of cheatsheet wallpapers for web designers before and one for photographers of any calibre, and now we’re focusing on cheatsheets for graphic designers. Also featured are tools or applications people of this profession would normally use.

Expect infographics with quality content to help you deal with decision when it comes to picking the right tool of the job, dealing with colors, logo, paper, typography, space, and even designing for mobile apps among many other aspects. These cheatsheets will help you be more productive whether you are a graphic designer freelancer working from home or in the office.

Adobe Keyboard Shortcuts

Flash Keyboard Shortcuts

Top 10 Fonts Web Designers Love

Fonts Web Designers Love

The Art of Color Coordination

Color Coordination

The Psychology of Color

The Psychology of Color

Color Theory

Color Theory

RGB vs CMYK

RGB vs CMYK

How To Design A Unique And Unforgettable Logo

Logo Design

Color Emotion Guide

Color Emotion

What Makes A Good Logo

Good Logo

How Corporate Logos Evolve

Logo Evolve

Paper Dimensions Used In Graphic Design

Paper Dimensions

Flyer Size Guide

Flyer Size

Online Ad Design Cheatsheet

Online Ad Design

Elements of Design Cheatsheet

Elements of Design

Principles of Design Cheatsheet

Principles of Design

What’s Your Typeface Infographic

Typeface

10 Famous Fonts Infographic

Famous Fonts

The Huge World of Typography Infographic

Typography Infographic

10 Vital Elements of a Perfect Infographic Design

Infographic Design

iOS and Android Design Cheatsheet

iOS Android Design Cheatsheet

iOS Design Cheatsheet

iOS Design Cheatsheet

Photoshop CS6 Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet

PhotoShop CS6 Shortcuts

Photoshop Toolbox Keyboard Shortcuts

PhotoShop Toolbox

Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts

Illustrator Shorcuts

InDesign Keyboard Shortcuts

Adobe Pen Tool Technique

Pen Tool Technique

Photoshop CS6 Brush Guide

PhotoShop CS6 Brush Guide

InDesign CS6 Tools Panel Cheatsheet

InDesign CS6 Tools Cheatsheet

Illustrator CS5 Swatches & Patterns Library

Illustrator Swatches

GIMP Keyboard Shortcuts

GIMP Shortcuts

    


20 Beautiful Flat WordPress Themes to Spice Up your Site

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 06:01 AM PDT

Flat designs are everywhere from flat design elements like flat buttons, to a whole flat UI set. A major part of the online world is trying to adapt flat designs, as it is simple, elegant and looks great.

The strongest support so far comes from the launch of Apple iOS 7, which focuses on flat UI as well giving the mobile OS a much cleaner look than previous versions of the OS.

flat wp themes

In this post, we will look into a useful list of 20 amazing flat WordPress themes that represent the best of flat design.

Flat

View Demo | Buy Flat

Hypertext

View Demo | Buy Hypertext

Glider

View Demo | Buy Glider

Amada

View Demo | Buy Amada

Alfie

View Demo | Buy Alfie

MetroFolio

View Demo | Buy MetroFolio

Coffee & Cream

View Demo | Buy Coffee & Cream

Metrolium

View Demo | Buy Metrolium

Weblog

View Demo | Buy Weblog

Realia

View Demo | Buy Realia

LA-BAND

View Demo | Buy LA-BAND

Ink

View Demo | Buy Ink

Sketch

View Demo | Buy Sketch

Venture

View Demo | Buy Venture

Red Sky

View Demo | Buy Red Sky

Hexagonal

View Demo | Buy Hexagonal

Panes

View Demo | Buy Panes

Wentasi

View Demo | Buy Wentasi

News

View Demo | Buy News

KUMAON

View Demo | Buy KUMAON

Final Thoughts

We hope that you have enjoyed viewing these themes and will choose one for your WordPress site. Don't forget to leave your comments below to let us know what you think about these flat WordPress themes.

    


Push Content From Desktop To Android Device With PushBullet

Posted: 02 Jul 2013 03:01 AM PDT

Some of us work a lot on multiple devices, swapping between desktop to tablets to smartphones depending on the nature of our work. We understand that sometimes you want to have access to the same updates, notifications and alerts on all your different devices.

PushBullet

If you own an Android device, PushBullet is an easy to use way to push content to your Android device from desktop. You can send, files, note, links, reminders and addresses to your Android device, then launch it from the notification bar.

Best of all, you will be prompted with the right app to use the info in. For instance with addresses that you send to your Android device via PushBullet, you can immediately use the information with Google Maps or Waze. Let’s take a look at what else PushBullet can do for you.

Getting Started

Download the PushBullet app, install then open it. Sign in, choose your Google account and you will end up in the app home page.

Sign in

Before you can start pushing files to your Android device, you will need to access its Web service. Sign up with the same google account you signed up on your device. Select the device you want to push notes to, and click on the Push to this device button next to them.

Select device

Using PushBullet

PushBullet has an interface that isn’t hard to figure out. You get only 5 things to choose to push notes in: Note, Address, List, File and Link. Let’s look at the Address section.

Push Address

If you like to look for your addresses online (frankly, it is a lot easier) then you can use this to send the details over to your phone.

Push address

Fill in the Name section with the name of the place and fill in the address of the place. Click on Push it! and you can expect for a notification in your Android device.

Key in address

From your notification bar on your Android device, you will see the name and address that you have input. Tap on the notification.

Notification

You will be asked on which mapping app you want to launch the ‘address’ in. Pick one and the address will be input into the navigation app.

Complete action using

Other Things You Can Do With PushBullet

1. Push List

If you use the List tab, you can send out a list that will end up as a checklist when received on your phone. Just list them in the rows and rows of space. One space for one item.

Push list

Once you have pushed it to your Android device, in the app you can see your list and this time it comes with checkboxes. Tick on the checkbox to scratch the item off the list. Once you are done, you can delete the whole list.

Checkbox

2. Push File

Want to send a file to your smartphone from your desktop? You can also use PushBullet to send the file over as a link to download. Select a file to upload it then click Push It!.

Push file

A pop up will come out on your mobile device and you can tap on it to open the file. Choose any of those apps to open your file.

File complete action

3. Push Link

You can also send a Web link to your device. Click on the Link tab, put in your Link Title and the url.

Push link

Once you receive the notification on your Android device you can open the link on any of your browsers, or Share it.

Link complete action

Alternatively, you can just Copy the link if you want to then manage the links from there on.

Copied

4. Sending Android-to-Android

You can also send Notes and Links from one Android device to another Android device. Open the PushBullet app in your first device. Tap on the top right icon to start pushing a Note or Link.

PushBullet

Type up the title and message/url then send it to your other Android devices.

Push to other device

Here how the message looks like in your second device, in the app. Note that you can’t push files from device to device via the app (but you can via the web service).

Push Details

5. Chrome Extension

PushBullet also has a Chrome extension so if you don’t like going back to the pushbullet page a lot, this will come in handy. Additionally, you can right click to push link to your Android device too. One drawback is that you can’t push Address with this extension.

PushBullet Chrome Extension

Limitations

There are a few limitations to this PushBullet service. Files that can be send cannot be larger than 10 MB. You cannot push multiple files at once and as of this writing, you cannot push anything from your Android device to your desktop yet.

    


Turn Your iPhone Into A 3D Camera With Poppy

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 10:01 PM PDT

3D is seeing a revival in terms of innovations – from absolutely breathtaking 3D street art to 3D printing which is making headlines of all sorts, good and bad, to art imitating life 3D paintings. There are software or apps that can alter an image or video turning it into 3D but here’s one amazing tool that lets you capture a 3D image or video right from your iPhone!

Poppy is a device which transforms your iPhone or your iPod Touch into a 3D camera. You can capture, view and share photos and videos in 3D just by slotting your iPhone into the Poppy device. The device concept was inspired by the old child’s toy, View-Master.

To create 3D images and videos, just slide in your iPhone or iPod touch into the device and give the box a twist. Poppy works with iPhone 4, 4S, iPhone 5 and 5th-gen iPod Touch. Poppy doesn’t work on electronics, nor batteries. The magic is all done with mirrors.

how to use poppy

Mirrors in the device are strategically placed to capture two stereographic images using your iPhone or iPod Touch camera. When you look through Poppy’s viewfinder you will see everything in 3D as Poppy’s lenses combine the two images into one composite.

how poppy combines image

To view the 3D photo or video you capture, view it straight through Poppy. If you want to view the captures on your iPhone without Poppy or 3D glasses, you will see a video or an image with two same frames. Convert them into 3D using software such as StereoPhoto Maker to get the full 3D effect.

poppy still images

If you want to share your 3D creations, you can upload it straight on YouTube as YouTube now supports 3D videos letting viewers watch the videos using red/blue 3D glass.

poppy side view

Poppy not only works with the native iOS camera app, but also with camera apps like Instagram. Soon however, we will get to play with the Poppy app, which allows you to:

  • Save videos and photos to Camera Roll
  • Upload videos straight to YouTube
  • Have easy controls and navigation when you connect iOS devices to Poppy

poppy viewfinder

If you are interested of getting your own Poppy, you check it out on Kickstarter. By pledging Poppy for $49 you will receive a copy of Poppy around December 2013.

    


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