Evolutionary Designs: July 2011

Friday, July 29, 2011

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Think Web 2.0 for Contemporary Website Design

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:23 PM PDT

The recent developments in website design have led to the ushering of Web 2.0. This phrase often comes up during discussions and deliberations about the Internet and website design. However, not many people actually understand what Web 2.0 actually means. The fact is that Web 2.0 fundamentals are being increasingly used in blogs, web applications, Related posts:

Thursday, July 28, 2011

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5 Free High Quality Concrete Textures

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 06:39 PM PDT

This week's free textures are from Grunge Textures and they are high quality concrete textures. As mentioned in the last texture article, Grunge Textures offers free high quality textures for personal and commercial use. Over the last few weeks I have been looking for some great concrete textures for several small design projects I am Related posts:

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

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QuickTip: How to Opt out of Google Plus Email Notifications

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 07:23 PM PDT

Now that Google Plus Network is one of the more popular social media networks, its time to shut down those annoying email notifications. If you are like me, you spend a lot of time on there. If that's the case, then you are engaging with those in your circles and those that you are following. Related posts:

Friday, July 22, 2011

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Promote your Google+ Account on Your Blog or Website

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:49 AM PDT

Google Plus Network has been in beta for almost a month and it looks like its here to stay. It's getting so popular, big name probloggers are leaving Facebook to go full time with Google Plus. Are you using Google Plus Network? If so, how much time are you spending on there? For me, I

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

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Fluid Vs Fixed Design: Which is Better?

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 04:25 PM PDT

For as long I can remember, the question I am always get asked or ask myself when working a design is, "Which is better? Fixed or fluid design?" This is a great question and the answer is it depends. Personally, I prefer a fixed design. Today, I decided it was time to talk about fixed Related posts:

Saturday, July 16, 2011

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QuickTip: How to Quickly Search and Find People On Google Plus

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 03:01 PM PDT

With the growing popularity of the Google Plus Network, its only natural that the subscriber numbers have reached over a million users. With so many people using Google Plus you should be able to connect with your friends, niche related contacts, and new social media friends. But with the limited options Google gives to make Related posts:

Friday, July 15, 2011

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How to Craft a Modern Resume [Infographic]

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:32 AM PDT

Lately I have been going to a weekly networking meeting. These meetings usually have speakers that talk about anything from finding that perfect job or using social media and how it can help you with your career. Recently we had a speaker that talk about the traditional resume being boring and that as a job Related posts:

Thursday, July 14, 2011

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High Quality Metal Textures

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 06:33 PM PDT

This week's free textures are from a great site called Grunge Textures. This site offers high quality grunge textures for personal and commercial use. While looking through the different texture sites for inspiration, I was drawn towards Grunge Textures' metal textures. I found so many great textures and I decided that this weeks free high Related posts:

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

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Site Will be Going down For a Few Hours

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 07:12 PM PDT

Hi guys, just a quick post to let everyone know that I will bring the site down for a few hours to remove some old plugins, clean up the database, and to start some testing on the theme that is about to go live. If you see any weird design issues or the maintenance page Related posts:

Get an Easy to Remmber Google Plus Network Profile URL

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 01:01 PM PDT

If you have been using Google Plus Network, you know how ugly and hard it is to remember your profile URL. Currently Google Plus doesn't offer a Google Plus Vanity URL. Currently from what I found about why doesn't offer a vanity URL, they believe that if they offer vanity URLs it might leave users Related posts:

Monday, July 11, 2011

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Mash Up #17: Topics in Design, Multi-Author Blogging, Search Rankings, SEO, Social Media, and HDR Photography

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 08:47 PM PDT

Hi everyone, it's time once again for our weekly Mash Up series. This series is a list of great articles I have read over the last week or so and I share them here. Generally these lists have articles for everyone. You can usually find a great listing of design related articles. But I also Related posts:

Saturday, July 9, 2011

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Hootsuite Hits 2 Million Sign Ups!

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Back in November 2010, Hootsuite hit the one million mark for new signups. Now Just a few months later, they hit two million signups! For those that do not know about Hootsuite, it is a Twitter client and more. Its your personal media sharing tool. You can send a status to variety social networks and Related posts:

QuickTip: Format Your Google Plus Statuses

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 10:53 AM PDT

One of the things I like about Google Plus is they are trying to build a great user experience for everyone. They are adding new features and refining features that have issues. One of the features that I like is the ability to format your Google Plus statuses. Although formatting of status updates isn't a Related posts: