Win a Free Copy of Jeans-WP

Jeans-WP is a fully-fledged WordPress theme complete with many levels of options including header customization, social icons, sharing, and an about area in the footer.

I really enjoyed putting this theme together with my web design parter Phil.

In order to be entered in the giveaway, you just need to make 1 comment stating why you want a copy of Jeans.

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Better Your Online Typography

The Internet is dominated by 3 fonts: Helvetica/Arial, Trebuchet MS, and Times New Roman (TNR). These fonts all offer a different “feel” for websites. If I could, I would hand everyone in the world a CD of 5,000 fonts to install onto their computers.

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Why You Need to Guest Post

People have ask me all of the time how I get the traffic I get. I post on occasion, but I am sure that the posts I make are top-notch. In order to have a blog with a large following, it is important for you to reach out to other blogs.

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Why Grades Don't Determine Financial Success

I am sick and tired of people telling me “Get good grades so you can make money”. Some people in my life do understand that grades are not equal to money made later in life, but some people in my life beg to differ. Here, I’d like to explain why not, once and for all. I’d like to prove this using 2 methods, by example and by reasoning.

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7 Sources of Blog Post Inspiration

On days like today, it can be hard for me to get inspired to do a blog post. I was just thinking, seconds ago, “What can I do a blog post about?”. As you have seen by the title (which is suggested that you have seen the title because it’s “above the fold”), here are 7 sources where I get blog post inspirations.

For this post, I am going to be covering blogs with less viewership than other large design blogs, like TutsPlus, for example.

1. Themeforest.net’s Tumblog

2. YouTheDesigner

3. Design, Development,and Freelance Blog

4. Smashing Magazine

5. Henry Durdan’s Design Blog

6. Philocity

7. Design Bump Blog

Where do you get your inspiration? Tell me in the comment section below, and I’ll check it out!

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Rat on the Run iPhone App Reviewed

Overall

Overall this app is a fantastic buy. For just $1.99 you’re getting 3 different games. These 3 games are:

While these titles may not sound amazingly interesting, they’re fun games. This app has one of the “more polished” app designs I’ve seen in the App Store, so it won’t hurt your eyes. I would give Rat on the Run a 4/5 stars.
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10 Sites with Great Blog Headers

Though content is king, design is still important. In this post I am going to be showing you 10 blogs with great headers. When I say great headers, I am not talking about the header your free WordPress theme made. Let’s dive into the top 10 sites with great headers!

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Design Refresh at tplack.com

I don’t usually post every time I make a tweak to my blog, but I’ve recently made a series of tweaks. I want to explain why these tweaks make the blog better, but mainly why you need to incorporate them into your blog or next design.
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3 Basic Principles of Adobe Illustrator

I feel like I am speaking for a lot of designers when I say this:

Illustrator is a great tool, but is very daunting to stare at the blank screen with all of your tools in front of you. Especially for those who are still learning.
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Using jQuery for Effects vs Using Javascript

I feel that jQuery is a great library for doing what it does. It simplifies Javascript. This can be great for something that you need to do that is simple, but I sometimes feel that jQuery can be limiting. Javascript is too intimidating for me to dive into.
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