Fresh Design Links & Inspiration #4

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Here’s another set of quality design links I have chosen, as well as some images in this edition. There’s also some design links submitted by some of the design community.

Part 1. Great Design Links

David Pache: 2010 in Review

Throughout this year, I have had the opportunity to work on many successful projects. The following selection are those that were displayed on my website.

Evernote as your Reliable To-Do List in the Cloud

There are a number of nifty, cool, simple, detailed to-do solutions to choose from, the iPhone itself offering a bewildering assortment of solution. I have tried most of the available app’s, but I suffer from having too much choice, and I end up not making any lists due to the bewildering choice of places for me to make them.

Sync: Free January 2011 Calendar Wallpaper

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing.

Working Hard to Leap Buildings

I’ve always had a tendency to work maniacally on a project, pouring every ounce of energy into it until the outcome is struck.

This has been truest when it comes to Retinart. If you look through the archives it becomes quite clear that I work productively for a month or two, then lie dormant for several – there’s no real outcome to aim for, so I burn out.

Calculating Color Contrast

Some websites and services allow you to customize your profile by uploading pictures, changing the background color or other aspects of the design. As a customer, this personalization turns a web app into your little nest where you store your data. As a designer, letting your customers have free rein over the layout and design is a scary prospect…

Why Intellectual Property Rights Are So Important

Intellectual property rights are often confusing and sometimes the topic of heated debates. There are those who question the worth of creative products and projects, claiming design and art are something anyone can do, regardless of training, experience, or any inherent ability. As creatives, a deterioration of intellectual property rights is a dangerous possibility. By going public with our work, we have no recourse to prevent others from using our designs, our photos, or our other artwork without paying us or even offering proper credit.

Photographer Martin Rietze – Natural Phenomena

There doesn’t seem to be much information on Photographer Martin Rietze other than he travels the world in search of some of the most beautiful natural phenomena.

Maybe he prefers to let his stunning and truly amazing photography do the talking…

Exclusive Rachilli Bokeh Textures

Those that know me well know that I always love a good Bokeh texture or photograph. I love combining them in to my designs as well – there are so many different uses for them as well. Whether you use them in your own designs and layer them to create different effects or print them out, these textures are available for you to use in any of your projects – personal or commercial.

19 top fonts in 19 top combinations

I recently compiled a list of the 19 most popular fonts according to usage by graphic designers from all over the web. I could have had 100, but I got it down to under 50, and from there whittled it down to just the 19 best fonts. Why 19? Because at exactly 20, the “long tail” shot…

Part 2. Images

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Part 3. User-Submitted Links

How to successfully work from home

Advice and tips about how to be healthy, happy and rich while working from home! I swapped the office cubicle for the spare room two years ago and I’ve never looked back. However, working from home isn’t as simple or as easy as it sounds.