Submitted by Ajay
from blog:
There have been a handful of concerned emails (from individuals, and also a large, governing design association that we love) that the grand prize contest we're running could be perceived as a "logo design competition".We wanted to say a few things about this to dispel any worry. 1) The Veer logo was designed by Veer founde (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb
A new report by ChangeWave Research provides yet more evidence of the surge in consumer interest in smartphones; and of Apple's iPhone in particular. Last week we reported statistics from AdMob stating that smartphones are now edging out feature phones as the device of choice for consumers. In the race for the highly lucra (Read More)
mashable
Confused about how to use Google Wave, the new Google product that combines messaging, wiki-like features and group collaboration into a single app? You’re not alone.To clear up the confusion, we recently published Google Wave: A Complete Guide, a feature-length article that explains Wave in plain English.Now Gina Trapani (Read More)
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Cross-Posted on my Ecademy Blog and Shared HereInformation is power - and the ability to take in more information more quickly than anybody else, all in one place, is an incredible power. The Web has been built to enable all of us to share and distribute information quickly, through new posts and links.Tools like RSS (Real (Read More)
Submitted by Jgmize
from Google Reader:
So at Digg, we have been working our own Hadoop cluster using Cloudera’s distribution. One of the things we have been working through is how can we split our large compressed data and run them in parallel on Hadoop? One of the biggest drawbacks from compression algorithms like Gzip is that you can’t split them into multiple (Read More)
Submitted by Ajay
from blog:
The final week of daily and week-long contests is over! Phew. Here are the week's winners and entries:Contest #34: Carve a pumpkin - extra points for type and design references.Joe Buckland for Pantone 144Kristin Gibson for Happy HalloweenAustin Jansen Shy GuyD78 for Kernie!Patrick Snyder for DevilContest #35: Take a photo (Read More)
Submitted by Ajay
from blog:
Over the past two months, we've awarded $42,000 in prizes to winners of daily creative challenges. Now everyone has a chance to compete for the Grand Prize, in a contest where one person will win a laptop, software, and merch prize package worth nearly $8,000!------------------------------THE CONTESTStep away from the compu (Read More)
Submitted by Ajay
from Flickr:
A bit fiddly to manage the first bit of opening but then quite easy to do the exchange. We'll see how this goes.
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Submitted by Ajay
from Flickr:
"what do you mean? it's a closed platform?"
(well, to be honest, this is one biatch to open up, but I guess mine was a little harder to open because it already fell one time (before I got it) and therefore already was a little bit bent... ah well, now I can have my way with it! ^_^). (Read More)
Submitted by Ajay
from blog:
One pumpkin. One knife. One killer creative instinct. This week we're asking you to carve up a jack-o'-lantern for Halloween and submit a photo of your handiwork. Extra points if you can incorporate some typography or design references! The 5 best pumpkins will win $199 subscriptions for Veer Marketplace. ------------------ (Read More)
Submitted by Ajay
from blog:
This week saw 23 more winners take home $199 subscriptions for Veer Marketplace. There are only 5 contests left! And remember to check back next Friday, October 30 to hear about the epic grand prize contest. Visit the contest page for all of the details.Here are the week's winners and entries:Contest #29: Recreate the scene (Read More)
Submitted by Ajay
from blog:
Consider this our formal invitation. On November 3, the Type Directors Club presents a talk by one of the most talented type designers working today: Argentina’s Alejandro Paul, creator of incredibly beautiful faces like Compendium, Feel Script, Burgues Script, and countless others.To commemorate the event, Nancy Harris Ro (Read More)
Submitted by Ajay
from blog:
“Dirty Weekend is a series of workshops that provide graphic designers with the opportunity to discover the joy of hands-on, non-digital materials & techniques & how they can enhance their creative process." So says Steve Haslip, creator of the events being held this month at the Art Directors Club, in NYC, presented by Ve (Read More)