Wednesday, 21 July 2010

59+ tips for entrepreneurs & designers

A roundup of tips and resources for entrepreneurs & designers that 99designs.comrecently shared via twitter @99designs.

Entrepreneur

How do you choose the right logo for your business? – http://bit.ly/8ZAxmr

10 Excellent Podcasts for Small Business - http://bit.ly/c0GvR6

15 Must-Read Marketing Articles - http://bit.ly/9r4eM7

11 Reasons Why You Aren’t Getting Results – http://bit.ly/a1C2ZI

7 Things to Keep in Mind While Choosing CMS – http://bit.ly/cimohK

Most common SEO mistakes http://bit.ly/cAXTxh

Usability Testing: Don’t Guess, Test. – http://bit.ly/ar077x

Freelance Design

How to find design clients – http://bit.ly/dhfkLb

Selling your Brand like a Pro – http://bit.ly/9QSmke

How to Win Your Design Commissions – http://bit.ly/dx1276

Is Freelancing Right for You? – http://bit.ly/cZsSnA

A DIY Web Design Education – http://bit.ly/chvXuk

Ten Steps to Becoming the Designer You Want to Be – http://bit.ly/9NQDpg

There’s no such thing as a bad client – http://bit.ly/c79abK

Freelance Contract Basics Part 2 – http://bit.ly/aF3sjB

Logo Design

Fundamentals Of Logo Design Part 4: Symbol-Only Logos – http://bit.ly/cvVNIi

Logo Design Fundamentals, Part 5: Important Questions http://bit.ly/b4rknb

20 Amazing logo Tutorials – http://bit.ly/cNZ9Ng

Creating a Logotype: The Means vs The End – http://bit.ly/cWgKWl

Web Design

The Anatomy of a Website – http://bit.ly/9Rojkg

3 Ways to Get your Website Designs Up and Running Faster – http://bit.ly/dgUcQy

15 Excellent CSS Grid Systems For Web Designers – http://bit.ly/cRjvTn

18 Do’s and Don’ts Of Usability On The Web – http://bit.ly/9LsT0u

Call to Action in Web Design Usability – http://bit.ly/9PetU5

UX Button Color Test: Red beats Green – http://bit.ly/cFINT8

The New Decade of Web Design: Web Design Trends 2010 – http://bit.ly/arntgn

Improving UX Of Your Website With Modal Windows - http://bit.ly/dv3uIA

5 Ideas To Help You Become Better Web Designer – http://bit.ly/8ZZ6ms

Principles Of Minimalist Web Design, With Examples – http://bit.ly/ag5udk

The Guide to Start Designing WordPress – http://bit.ly/9wgZLN

How to Create Your first WordPress Theme: Part 2 – http://bit.ly/aykOFL

Responsive Web Design – http://bit.ly/cZ3i7u

Ultimate Roundup Of Photoshop Web Layouts Tutorials – http://bit.ly/bjFjwy

Typography

10 Great Tips For Improving Your Web Typography – http://bit.ly/aUK3pP

The Design Cubicle » Improving typography through space – http://bit.ly/aV1sMe

50 Helpful Typography Tools And Resources – http://bit.ly/ba2II4

Finding Your Hand Drawn Lettering Voice – http://bit.ly/curRQ8

Miscellaneous Design Resources

4 Ways to Approach Design Trends – http://bit.ly/amCCDP

Is Your Artwork Ready for Print? – http://bit.ly/a2IDAS

7 Lessons Web Designers Can Learn from Print – http://bit.ly/aqH8G8

Principles of Icon Design – http://bit.ly/a2oX9f

Principles of Design – http://bit.ly/cF7P8p

Colorful & Subtle Drop Shadows In Photoshop – http://bit.ly/cYoAO3

Create Beautiful 3D Graphs and Charts in Illustrator – http://bit.ly/c6oeUi

The Principles of HTML Email Design – http://bit.ly/bS8grF

100 free web elements sets – http://bit.ly/dknEGV

100 Fantastically Free Business Fonts – http://bit.ly/cYExeS

35 Handwritten Fonts for Designers – http://bit.ly/ai3XjW

60+ Awesome New WordPress Themes – http://bit.ly/a9KsnE

Open Source Design

Make a Creative Suite with Free Open Source Software - http://bit.ly/b0vJv3

35 Outstanding GIMP Tutorials – http://bit.ly/cyEQC2

Roundup of Best GIMP Tips & Tutorial – http://bit.ly/cbcYTU

Make Eye Catching Designs with Inkscape - http://bit.ly/aClFpT

Design Inspiration

30 Creative Moleskines to Inspire You – http://bit.ly/aTyLXi

Freelance Designer Showcase: 18 Amazing illustrators – http://bit.ly/ciKfjQ

35+ Examples of Creative Collage Web Design – http://bit.ly/cHfJzq

50 Informative and Well-Designed Infographics – http://bit.ly/bgfbtp

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