Archive for May, 2012

10 Artistic Examples of 404 Page

According to Wikipedia, The 404 or Not Found error message is a HTTP standard response code which indicates that the client was able to communicate with the server, but the server could not find what was requested by the client. And arguably, the 404 error comes forth whenever any Internet user attempts to access a website page that has been renamed or deleted.

In this post, we are going to present you 10 artistic uses of the 404 page.

Tips to Manage Your Designing Team

World is moving on a fast speed, we all are enjoying the ride due to the growth in the technology. Technology is changing at a very fast pace, each day is a new day for technology. Every day we get to know something new and latest about the technology, the facilities it has provided to the people are just amazing. Blogging is one of the facility given by technology, it is the latest and easy way of earning money. Blogging enables the people to share their thoughts and personal ideas on various topics. The blogs are just like websites that you can design and manage on your own. You need to hire a designer to create custom design for your website. And if you are owning a web design agency, you need to handle the team of designers.

Adobe Muse – Game Changer for The Development Industry

Adobe Muse launched this week after a long year of Beta version testing. So this is an introduction of a new era in web development. You can say that Adobe Muse is a replica of Adobe Dreamweaver if we talk about the end results, but its operations are totally different. The latest software by Adobe offers leverage to the graphic designers to create websites without using hand-core HTML. It gives a great opportunity for the beginners or designers who cannot spare much time to learn.

Light Effects in the Blue Hour

Photography has a lot to do with lights, the photographers can create dramatic or horrifying effects when there is a lack of light. Light effect in a photograph can make it do wonders while it can be terrible if proper lights are not used. When you allow your camera to choose the aperture and shutter speed automatically, you should use a built-in light meter to measure the light reflected to the camera. Capturing the light effects in the night requires a lot of creativity. You should always think about the angle of the light to get the most beautiful capture. Whether you want a shadow effect, motion effect or some cool sort of effect at night, you need to decide first.

Mobile Blogging – Latest Trend to Share your Thoughts

With advancements in the technology, people are getting hi-tech and multi-tasking. They can do various things side by side, like accessing their emails, blogs, sharing videos and chatting with friends too. SmartPhones, tablets and laptops have given a big boost to the people to carry out these activities at one place through one device. These device are like goldmine for the business people, they can simplify their work schedules with the help of these devices. People can easily access internet, check their personal messages at any place.

Low Saturation Photography – Highlighted Story

Photography is all about creativity and capturing beautiful moments. Photographers have different choices, some like to capture vibrant explosions while others look for sober creations in their work. Most of the photographers succeed in connecting with the viewers by using bright hues. Though there are some creative photographers who choose to take different path to grab attention of the audience. Colors play an important part in both cases, but their tone differs. The designers lower the saturation of the color in the photographs to enhance the subject and create a theme out of it. Mere changing the saturation of the colors in the pictures can enhance the tone and mood of the photographs.

Top Tools to Create Attractive Facebook Timeline Covers

The timeline feature on Facebook has enabled the users to share their story or pictures through their cover photo over the Facebook. Facebook has introduced a lot of things for the users to express themselves creatively. The cover photo feature has made the people think creatively and out of the box so that they can make their profile look attractive and appealing to the viewers. Here are top 5 tools, you can use to create your Facebook timeline covers.

Importance of a Logo in Creating Brand Identity

Every business has its own image and he needs to create this entity in the mind of the viewers through marketing and various promotional activities. To start with the marketing activities, a company should have a unique and attractive logo. A logo is the identification mark of a brand, it plays a vital role in creating brand awareness. If we want to see an example of the brand identification marks, Apple tops the list. The Apple products are sold by its brand name and the logo needs no introduction in the market of gadgets and mobile phone devices. Similarly there are various other companies having remembrance and unique logo designs reflecting the brand image. Thus, logo plays an important role in creating awareness about the products and services in the market.

Some Amazingly Designed Backgrounds

Can you imagine the world without colors and shapes? The answer is NO, it would be very boring to see everything in black and white mode. We find everything around us in wonderful colors and shapes. They have become part of our lives in one way or the other. You can see an example of the nature. Natural backgrounds are created with different colors, just like sky, garden and everything else what we see in our day-to-day lives. The designers have to work a lot with the backgrounds, whether it is for website, wallpaper, mobile phone or anything else. An attractive background can grab attention of the viewers easily and allows you to put forth your point.

How to Buy Your First Piece of Contemporary Art

Your first step into a retail art gallery can be a little intimidating. At first glance they seem austere, with white walls and works of art that are worryingly too close tempting fate and damage as we walk past them. There’s also the concern that a gallery assistant will give you the hard sell to buy a painting. If you’ve experienced this before, it can certainly put you off going again. But art galleries are changing.

You might have noticed an art gallery store popping up in your town, or the interest in contemporary art growing among your friends and family. You might even be finding you’re having conversations about favorite artists with people you wouldn’t expect to have such an interest.