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40 People Who Changed the Internet

Nirhana — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:09:03 +0000

The world has become tightly connected since the internet. The web itself has replaced the practice of reading newspaper. Most of us now communicate through e-mails instead of paper and pen. We now watch networks or movies online, it has even become a wide business venture, so much so we can now make purchase and pay our bills through the internet.

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Beautiful & Creative Single-Page Portfolio Websites

Nirhana — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:11:03 +0000

Portfolios is a way of life in web business and we all know it is prominent. Prominent how? Known by designers, first impression better be a charm because it gives the best outcome. Another reason why portfolio is ideal is because it keeps an archive of designer’s great work.

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Visit Spain (Espana) Through Stunning Photographs

Nirhana — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:22:35 +0000

Spain – or officially, The Kingdom of Spain – is an extremely mountainous European country. The climate is very diverse and according to region – and the rain in Spain does NOT fall mainly on the plain, it falls mainly on the northern mountains.

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(More) Beautiful & Captivating Examples of Bokeh Photography

Nirhana — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:59:17 +0000

Two weeks ago, James created a nice post here on bokeh photography here in hongkiat and I got to be honest it is great and inspiring but it just can’t quench my thirst for more. So I went ahead and look for more.

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Tribute to Street Fighter: 60 Beautiful Artworks

Nirhana — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:05:19 +0000

If you are born around the 80’s, chances are this video game had been your favorite pass time, or maybe it still is. It’s been 23 years since world-renowned video game Street Fighter was released by Capcom. The series silently set the standards in fighting games genre and eventually became one of the highly successful franchise that continues to this day.

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60+ Attractive PS3 Game Covers

Nirhana — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:44:09 +0000

Attractive, visually appealing cover is probably one of the foremost step for a PS3 game company to persuade gamer for another good sale. Thus, the company must be putting a lot of effort in working their designers to create the most attractive and promising cover for their product.

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34 Awesome Products Geeks will Love

Nirhana — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:39:09 +0000

The true meaning of geek has changed significantly over time, and there is no longer a definitive definition. The word dork, nerd, dweeb, spod, and gimp have the same connotations as geek, but a lot of people choose to classify different meanings amongst these terms. Before, being described as a geek tends to be an insult.

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Eco-Friendly design Tutorials and Resources Round-Up

Nirhana — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:53:55 +0000

Eco-friendly is in! With all the global warming issues threatening the world today, ‘going green‘ becomes the keyword as everyone around us scurry to do their part to save our planet. It shouldn’t be surprising to us to see that the world is moving towards the direction of environmental friendliness as we see more and more green products in our everyday lives, all for the sake of preserving nature.

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Beautiful Examples of Bokeh Photography

Nirhana — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:58:10 +0000

The word ‘bokeh’ derives from the Japanese for ‘blur’ or ‘haze’, and in photography describes the effect found in out-of-focus regions of images. Different lens designs, aperture shapes and sizes, and various depths of field have profound effects on the type and extent of bokeh produced in a photograph.

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Logo Design Inspiration: 30 Creative Green Logos

Nirhana — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:15:30 +0000

The color green holds positive connotations for most people and green logos are super popular at the moment. Green is a symbol for environmentalism and our love affair with green stretches back to ancient Egypt where the color was symbolic of resurrection and immortality (the god Osiris was supposedly green skinned). Today, environmentally friendly companies, web 2.0 companies, organic food shops, juice bars, salad bars and fruit companies all love a good green logo.

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