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• Tech update: fun and functional electronics
  Toys aren’t just for kids! This collection of gadgets is all about fun and finding a way to bring something new and experimental to the table. Tapping into your inner child can be the best thing for your design – so take some tips from the product design below and make something unexpected. MaKey MaKey (you ... […]
• A how-to on finding, using and declaring stock
  Stock. What the heck is it, and why should you care? Stock refers to a licensed image that is available via the web from a third party source. If you are going to use stock, there are a few things to know before implementing someone else’s work into your designs. “A copyright will protect you from ... […]
• Adobe Illustrator tutorial: clipping mask and compound path
  Aloha, designers! Please meet Community Director, Jason Aiken’s sweet and totally-cute dogs, Job and Lily. Job and Lily have a love for professional swimming and we are going to use one of Illustrator’s brilliant design tools to show off their skills — the clipping mask. What is a Clipping Mask? A clipping mask is a shape (called ... […]
• Crash course in typography: a brief history of type technology
  If the number of typefaces out there seems overwhelmingly gigantic, even infinite, that’s because it is. Digital technologies have made the creation, distribution and use of fonts amazingly easy. As a result, brilliant type designers are constantly at work on new, interesting ways to shape our alphabets. You can rest assured that there will be ... […]
• CarynG and fotolanthropy: a picture perfect designer-client relationship
  At 99designs, we cherish relationships and are proud to have a platform that connects designers and clients, even past a contest win. We regularly hear from designers who have built their business’ foundation solely from the clients they’ve met through our site, and these stories are what we love to honor and share. When 99designer Caryn Garabette created th […]