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Tag: design

  • Autodesk Flame 2013 launched

    Autodesk Inc., along with Philippines channel partner Challenge Systems Inc., gears up to help Filipino Media and Entertainment (M&E) practitioners expand their creative capabilities — especially in the finishing phase. Autodesk® Flame® software brings 3D design and visual effects together in an interactive compositing application for finishing.  By mixing traditional 2D compositing tools and 3D…

  • Sennheiser headsets win prestigious red dot design award

    The Sennheiser X320 Xbox gaming headset and the Sennheiser SC260 headset recently won recognition in the prestigious international red dot design award. Established in 1950, the red dot design award is one of the most appreciated seals of quality for outstanding design. In 2011 alone, more than 14,000 entries from over 70 countries were registered.…

  • Earn Filipino street cred with the adidas Philippine Range Collection 2011

    The iconic three-stripe brand, adidas, proudly launches the fourth installment of the Philippine Range collection. Featuring jackets and t-shirts that are playing on the Philippine flag’s trademark colors, adidas offers a fresh and modern take on the Philippine Range collection with its minimalist design.

  • Facebook’s new profile page disliked by users

    Some time yesterday Facebook introduced the new Profile layout. Initially you had to click on a special link before it gets activated. Now apparently Facebook has decided to make the changes permanent. Like many of Facebook’s layout changes, this immediately caused an uproar in the community. Unlike in the past, the latest update is more…

  • Smart 2.0

    Smart Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of PLDT and one of the top 2 mobile telecommunications providers in the Philippines, is now among the rebranders of 2008. The difference is subtle yet fairly noticeable even to non-designers.

  • 9 Essential principles for good web design

    Having studied UI design for my Masters degree, I never realized how important design principles were until I started applying them into my work. Principles such as guiding the eye, whitespace, usability, and typography all have a very important role to play in every design project. So, I am happy that I ran into this…

  • 10 Absolute “Nos!” for Freelancers?

    Funny how Samuel labels his list as “Absolute Nos” and then contradicts himself in a disclaimer on the second paragraph that goes “… here are ten questions I nearly always answer “No” to”. I guess people would say anything to come up with a catchy headline. Why don’t they be like Fox News and put…

  • Destroying The Web2.0 Look

    While I do not quite agree with the title and with this article, I think it is still worth linking to this article especially since I get my daily dose of Web2.0 wannabes approving and disapproving site submissions at CSS Vault. Like it or not, design trends are here to stay. Just like drop shadows,…