The Most Amazing Examples Of Vexel Artworks (AWESOME PICS)

The word Vexel is derived from two words: ‘Vector’ and ‘Pixel’ and it is the new emerging form of digital art which is totally based on pixel. Vexel art can be done in Photoshop but it is not limited to it necessarily as it can also be done with any image editing software. The only requirement is that software must has a very good pen tool.

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Excellent Chrome Extensions (For Fun & Gaming) That Can Make Your Daily Browsing More Enjoyable

You might have been using Chrome for a quite some time now but there is a good chance you are not taking its full advantage. Chrome’s maximum potential lies in the power of its extensions. Below We have gathered 6 Chrome extensions That Can Make Your Daily Browsing More Enjoyable. You will not find these extensions in similar lists on other websites; I hope you find them to be much enjoyable.

Freebies

PrintRunner Giveaway (Win A Set Of 250 Color Business Cards Of Your Choice)

PrintRunner.com is running a contest, where 13 winners will get the sets of business cards and each set being with 250 color cards of user choice. Well, you guys know what PrintRunner.com is. Lets say it once again for n00bs.Note : This contest is open to legal residents of U.S., Please read the rules below for further details.PrintRunner.com is a full service high quality printing company located in Chatsworth, California. It was established with little more than a small press and a dream. 10 years later PrintRunner.com is one of the foremost quality printers in Southern California. Whatever your promotional needs, from business card printing to full color brochure printing to postcard printing services and beyond, they have a solution.

Best of the Web color Schemes Inspiration

Mindblowing Assortment Of Black And White Photography With Partial Colors

Colors play an important role in making any photograph worth watching if used properly. No doubt colorful photos are very attractive and catchy but nowadays partially colored photos are getting very trendy. Partial photos are created by converting photos into black and white with the exemption of only one entity which is made colorful to be noticeable. This is why it is sometime called as Black and White with Partial Color.

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The 5 Useful And Unknown Operating Systems You Probably Never Heard Of

This is one of the very best list of its kind where you can find out of the box operating systems that you probably never heard of and these would be great enough to bookmark or just for knowledge. I hope everyone of you will like this list, you can try these whether you are an office worker, a manager, a supervisor, a student, a home user, etc. These are really amazing in respect to their features. This is the list of Five Operating Systems You Probably Never Heard Of. Just take a look at them and share your thought’s here.

Announcement contest

Congratulations To The Winners Of BundleHunt 2 ($2000 Worth Of Designer Goodies)

Thanks to all of the participants of contest in which you could win BundleHunt 2. We ran the MySql random query and selected these commenter to give them BundleHunt 2.BundleHunt is a premium resource pack aimed to empower the creative community with more than $1400 worth of outstanding apps, templates, icons, ebooks, hosting plans & premium memberships for less than 50$. This time Bundle Hunt team announced the release of BundleHunt 2, the big brother of BundleHunt, their original package of essential applications for developers. Packed with even more applications at discounts much higher than before, the idea for this release is to put together a complete designer's resource pack for web developers across the board for the smallest price in history.

Best of the Web color Schemes Inspiration

50 Best Designed Logos With Punctuation Marks

A properly designed logo will help you establishing brand name and defining the nature of a corporation. This is the reason why designers are very much keen in experimenting with the new and interesting designs of logo just like here; in this post we are showcasing some very inspirational punctuation based logos.

Freebies

BundleHunt 2 Giveaway (Take A Chance To Win $2000 Worth Of Designer Goodies)

BundleHunt 2 is running a contest, where 5 winners will get the largest design resources bundle (originally $2000 worth of Designer Goodies for $49). Well, you guys know what BundleHunt is. Lets say it once again for n00bs.Note : This contest will run only for 3 days so do not wait to participate and take a chance to win.BundleHunt is a premium resource pack aimed to empower the creative community with more than $1400 worth of outstanding apps, templates, icons, ebooks, hosting plans & premium memberships for less than 50$. This time Bundle Hunt team announced the release of BundleHunt 2, the big brother of BundleHunt, their original package of essential applications for developers. Packed with even more applications at discounts much higher than before, the idea for this release is to put together a complete designer's resource pack for web developers across the board for the smallest price in history.

Tools

Siri Helps You Like A Personal Assistant To You On Your iPhone

Siri is like a real assistant to you, Siri understands what you say, it accomplishes the task for you and choose your preference over time. Siri helps you find and plan things like finding a romantic place for dinner, famous burger place around, booking a table at hotel, booking a Taxi, nearest gas station, who is playing at Madison Square Garden, what’s playing at a local jazz club or get tickets to a movie for Saturday night.

Announcement contest

Congratulations To The Winners Of PpcSoft iKnow

Thanks to all of the participants of contest in which you could win PpcSoft iKnow. We ran the MySql random query and selected these commenter to give them PpcSoft iKnow.PpcSoft iKnow is an easy, fast, efficient tool for knowledge workers using MS Windows. PpcSoft iKnow is optimized for text, and more focused on personal knowledge management than simple note-taking (not only storing notes, but automatically linking notes to quickly find related information similar to (but easier than) Wikipedia).

Advertising

Thank You Our Valued Sponsors For Being With Us In The Month Of September

This is a post in which we want to say a big Thank You to the SmashingApps' fastest growing community for regularly visiting our blog. Do you want to be the first one to know the latest happenings at SmashingApps.com just subscribe to our rss feed and be the one of 600k+ subscribers. But how can we forget to say a Great Thanks to our valued sponsors who helped us to make this blog possible in reach of everyone in the month of September, 2010 as well.Our valued sponsors were:

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Beyond The Belief Digitally Created CG Environments

If you are seeking for some astonishing computer generated environments, you landed at right place as this post contains about 40 very astonishing and beyond the belief computer generated (CG) environments.We all come across to computer generated environments even without realizing; examples include architectural visualization, cinematic production, and video game development and many others. So here is the inspirational collection of most beautiful and astounding computer generated environments for your inspiration. Enjoy!

Best of the Web Browsers Tools

Absolutely Amazing Firefox Add-Ons That Can Make Your Lives Easier

There are too many handy options provided by the firefox and this is the main reason for its popularity. You can easily find lots of free download able firefox add-ons too that are available on the internet, we also featured few of them before and it’s demands are increasing. In this post, I am listing down few Absolutely Amazing Firefox Add-ons That Can Make Your Lives Easier . I would love to know at least one of your most favorite firefox add-on that makes your life easier and could be the part of this list.

Best of the Web Open-Source Security

The Lesser Known (But Very Cool) Windows Apps You Might Be Looking For

There are many Microsoft Windows apps out there, but getting by free and good ones is not that easy. That is why I am sharing The Lesser Known (But Very Cool) Windows Apps You Might Be Looking For. Read each entry in the list and see which tool suits your needs best.

Business Tools Web Applications

ClueApp: Identify The Most Impactful Elements On Your Website

The aim of a website owner is not only to get maximum traffic per day, but also to develop a loyal viewership. There might be many people who visit your website for the first time. However chances of the second visit depend entirely on the first visit’s impression.As a site owner you need to know what it is on your site that leaves an impression on the visitor. Usually, for this purpose, heatmaps are employed by site owners. These maps highlight the site regions of most activity. But they do not reveal what about your website left an impression on the visitor. For that, you could use the brilliant web service ClueApp.

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Awesome jQuery Plugins And Techniques To Create Visually Excellent Websites

Are you looking for some cool and handy jQuery Plugins, you landed at right place. Below we are presenting 45 most useful and handy plugins that you can use in your next project and make it stand out.jQuery is the most well-known and open source JavaScript library which is being used all around the world because it simplifies the client-side scripting of HTML. You can also create marvelous effects by using these plugins. Enjoy!

WWW FUN

How To Find Out If A Person Has An iPad?

Well guys, there's very rare chance that any body of you do not know about Apple's iPad yet. Yeah! it's very popular around and the reasons are specially the weight and size of this device. This is little bigger as compared to smartphones that can give you an amazing experience to browse the web, email, photo, video on your hand. Recently, I found an interesting comparison picture that will help you understand the way to find out if a person has an iPad or not. It's funny impression of Rongen Robles which he conveyed via this illustration about the new technology product.

Best of the Web Tools Web Applications

6 Excellent (Free) Tools For Website Owners You Might Not Know About

Bloggers around the world are continuously on the search for tools which help do their work more easily. These include writing and proofing tools, publishing platforms, blog management tools and much more. Today we have a lineup of six of the best tools which you, as a blogger might not know about and must know about in order to enhance your blogging experience.