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Create Social Networking Chicklets in Photoshop

Final chicklet

Final chicklet

A “chicklet” (as opposed to Chiclet, a yummy chewing gum) is a small button used to link to all kinds of things – social networks in particular. Back in the day, they were short and wide rectangles with small text. The new trend is rounded squares with plenty of gloss. Learn how to make one here.
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Saturday Round-Up for May 16 2009

This is my second installment of “Saturday Round-Up”, where I showcase all the cool stuff I have found throughout the week that relates to Web and graphic design. Enjoy!
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Saturday Round-Up for May 09 2009

I’m starting a new feature today called Saturday Round-Up. On Saturdays, I will showcase all the cool stuff I have found throughout the week that relates to Web and graphic design. Enjoy!
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A Web design essential: the Request for Proposal

I got an email this morning from a former Web design student of mine. He was asking for a copy of a document I used to have on my previous design Web site and is long gone. Fortunately, I still have it in my files. And I’ve updated it and posted it here.
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Web Design Battle of the Ages, Part 1 of 2

microsoft vs. apple vs. adobe vs. yahoo 1996

microsoft vs. apple vs. adobe vs. yahoo 1996

I posted on Saturday about the evolution of my old site, dawnsbrain.com. I thought it would be fun today to compare four sites that been around about as long as the Web itself. The Web Archive begins in 1996. I took a sample of each site roughly every two years. Please forgive any missing images; the archive doesn’t always get every piece.

 

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