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How I narrowly avoided making a crappy logo

Let me tell you the story of how I narrowly managed to avoid making a crappy logo. I am doing a logo design for a gaming website, and I instantly thought of all the cool texturing and gimmicky things that I could do with it. I think it is a fairly common situation to be [...]

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Why 95% of product reviews are useless.

Warning! 95% of product reviews are useless. Yes, I realize that’s a bold statement, but it’s true. The next time you decide to buy something, you really should read this first. This also applies to other types of reviews but in particular, it applies to product reviews. When a new product is released, the majority of [...]

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6 Really Stupid Ways to Save Gas

With the high gas prices lately, many of you have looked hard for ways to save gas. Look no further! Here are some of the most stupid yet potentially really effective ways to save gas. Sure there’s always a chance it’ll backfire and cause a pandemic of traffic accidents, but hey, it’s not your fault [...]

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Using too many fonts is bad, real bad.

Now, I don’t mean how many fonts you have available in your Photoshop font list, I’m talking about using 5-6 different font styles crammed in a single layout. It’s like plucking beautiful doves from the sky and messing up their feathers on purpose. Before anyone jumps the gun and tell me about all the super designy [...]

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What is Creativity Catch 22?

When you are stressed, doing something creative is a great way to relieve your stress. On the other hand, when you are stressed, trying to be creative is far from being easy. And for anyone working in the creative field, that can spell Doom. With a bolded D. Many things contribute to stress, such as lack [...]

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Stop the creative genocide

Many people are in the category of the self imposed (un)creative prison. I believe that everyone is essentially creative, but through many years of negative conditioning, you are led to believe that only highly specialized artists can be creative. I’m here to say otherwise. There are many people in various job positions where creativity is frowned [...]

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