Six Useful Tools To Create Distraction Free Writing Environment
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Six Useful Tools To Create Distraction Free Writing Environment

Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and various other things on your computer distract you from important tasks that you turned on your computer for. When it comes to writing these distractions can be very problematic since writing requires your full attention. Normally writers distance themselves from all distractions just to be able to focus completely on their writing. Thankfully there are computer tools that let you do the same on your computer.Check out our list of 6 very useful tools that let you write on your computer in a distraction-free environment. The list is a collection of web tools and desktop apps. Pick the one that suits you best.

Awesome Yet Revealing Stats And Facts About Twitter (Infographic)
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Awesome Yet Revealing Stats And Facts About Twitter (Infographic)

Who would have thought that a unique online project started in the mid 2006 will become one of the most popular and demanding micro-blogging service on internet with a name of twitter. After 5 successful years, it has now holds more than 75 million users worldwide that collectively generates 140 million tweets per day and about 1,600 tweets every second. It's quite hard to believe but twitter plays an active role in purchasing decisions too. There are so many awesome yet revealing stats and facts about twitter which you might like to know. Check out the infographic below to find out those interesting numbers which you otherwise would never found.

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60+ Must-Have Photoshop Brush Sets For Excellent Grunge Effects

For a designer, having a good set of brushes that he can use with Photoshop, Illustrator, gimp and other editing software is truly priceless. When you need to design something specific, you often search for the particular brush that can be used for the purpose.Here, A huge list of Photoshop Grunge Brushes is shared that help creating beautiful and flawless grunge style designs and specifically creating background designs. Enjoy and share them with your friends as well.

Apple Users (PIC)
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Apple Users (PIC)

Apple users are thought to be very sophisticated, arranged, disciplined and efficient as well. I came across this awesome demotivational while browsing and it made me laugh at the fact i read somewhere: "APPLE USERS! When they are done with their desk they look for 5th trillion value of pi"

Ultimate Designer Toolkit (Over 60,000 Premium Design Items) Giveaway
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Ultimate Designer Toolkit (Over 60,000 Premium Design Items) Giveaway

Ultimate Designer Toolkit is running a contest, where 3 winners will get the free subscription of Ultimate Designer Toolkit with over 60,000 premium design items (worth $99 each subscription). Well, you guys know what they are offering? Lets say it once again for n00bs.Ultimate Designer Toolkit is one of the most acknowledged website among graphic designing and printing personnel. Ranging from Seamless Vectors to Pixel Icons, the website is meant to help a designer with visually aesthetic design material. The website holds more than 60,000 design items which are carefully chosen.

Posted inBest of the Web color Schemes Inspiration

50 Killer (Photoshop And Others) Tutorials For Graphic Designers

Tutorials are the best source for the designers when they need to design a project that has been really putting them off. With the help of tutorials, one can learn the new skills and can also polish the skills he already possesses. This assortment of some killer Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Tutorials will definitely come in handy for the majority of the designers all over the world. In this collection, you will find everything you need right whether it be creating a mummy text effect or designing a vintage style zombie movie poster. So get ready to be inspired. Here is the full list.

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Congratulations To The Winners Of Justinmind Prototyper Professional License

Thanks to all of the participants of contest in which Justinmind Prototyper Professional Licenses were givingaway. We ran the MySQL random query and selected these 5 comments to give them Justinmind Prototyper Professional License.Justinmind offers a powerful wireframe tool to create, share and test high fidelity wireframes quickly and easily without any coding. It lets you create dynamic (data-based) and highly interactive (JS-like events) wireframes. And all this without coding as it’s fully drag & drop featured. You can use their free widget libraries for iPhone, iPad, Android or BlackBerry and prototype fully functional mobile, desktop or web apps.

55 Cleverly Designed Creative Logo Designs With Negative Space Technique
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55 Cleverly Designed Creative Logo Designs With Negative Space Technique

Negative space is a technique extensively used in the designing arena to create something out of the ordinary. Designers make use of this technique to incorporate hidden messages within their design work including logo designs.Using negative space in designing a logo is a very full of twists and turns but if done properly can always give awesome results. Negative space not only creates an catching look but conveys your message in an effective and meaningful manner. Here we have collected 55 Creative and Skillfully Designed Logos with Negative Space. Enjoy!

The Geek’s Routine (Cartoon)
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The Geek’s Routine (Cartoon)

Technology plays an important role in our lives. There are some technologies which addict us with themselves and we actually forget our social and physical activities. For Example now a days physical games are replaced with video games, and from the age of 5 when a kid should be playing outside with his friends, is spending his time on games. This type of addiction goes on and on and never ends in any age. This comic shows 100% truth about this issue.

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50 High Quality Free PSD Icon Sets You Probably Never Want To Miss

We have previously shared many collection of free icon sets with our readers and upon huge request and demand, here we have compiled yet another collection of Free Icon Sets which you probably never want to miss. These icon sets are available in editable PSD format so that you can edit or modify them according to your own needs.Designers are ecstatic to find out free icon sets that are accompanied by the .psd files. This is because PSD file format allows you to extend the icon set up to your requirements. So without any further ado, here is the complete list after this jump. All psd icon sets are free.

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30 Colorful Examples of Vector-based Artworks

If you search the internet for a while, you will come to know that vector art or vector images are the most wanted inspirational collection on the net. Designers all over the world are trying to create unique styles by incorporating new and unique ideas. Designer community is willing to bring available freebies into play that can assist their designs to turn out to be more attractive and fine-looking.

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66 Desirable Photoshop Brush Sets For Creating Colorful Lighting Effects

Having a quality set of Photoshop brush pack in place is like the icing on the cake for the designer when he is up to creating a new design. Graphic designers use different types of brush sets to give their design an edge that sets it apart from others’ work.High quality Adobe Photoshop brush set without a doubt is an inevitable tool for the designers and artists. Therefore, we have assembled this post where we are showcasing huge remarkable and striking light effects Photoshop brush packs. We hope that this collection will come in handy in particular when you are running out of the time.

Justinmind Prototyper Professional Licenses (Worth $495 Each) Giveaway
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Justinmind Prototyper Professional Licenses (Worth $495 Each) Giveaway

Justinmind is running a contest, where 5 winners will get the perpetual license of Justinmind Prototyper (worth $495 each). Well, you guys know what they are offering? Lets say it once again for n00bs.Justinmind offers a powerful wireframe tool to create, share and test high fidelity wireframes quickly and easily without any coding. It lets you create dynamic (data-based) and highly interactive (JS-like events) wireframes. And all this without coding as it’s fully drag & drop featured. You can use their free widget libraries for iPhone, iPad, Android or BlackBerry and prototype fully functional mobile, desktop or web apps.

Full Licensed MacX Video Converter Pro (Mac And Windows) Available For Free To Download
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Full Licensed MacX Video Converter Pro (Mac And Windows) Available For Free To Download

We have got a great honor to give an exclusive chance to download and enjoy MacX Video Converter Pro (Mac or Windows) for free to SmashingApps.com visitors. It's a paid product, but now is being given away from May 2 to May 4, 2011. During this period, You can get this full licensed software for free without any functional limitations without doing anything. Yes, you just need to download it!