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30 Fabulous Faces Illustrations

Kiracoma — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:03:36 +0000

30 Fabulous Faces Illustrations

The difference between the good and the great art often lie in simplest of subtilities that make a picture flourish with life. One of the hardest part of creating or painting a character is getting that touch of life, that little spark that makes that character so much more than a piece of art, but something real. I’ve gathered here today for you viewing pleasure, 30 pieces of art that I feel have captured that essense, I hope you enjoy.

Vladimir by *Id-Boomer

Sheik by `budgie

An overwhelming question by *shley77

Kali by ~BonsaiMechaGirl

Capricorn by *sylphielmetallium

SPN: Castiel again by =brilcrist

Rotor by `lolita-art

Red Orange by `lolita-art

Sketches XI by =charlie140588

Discovering Muse Final? by =Cacodaemonia

Claudia by `budgie

LMS by `adonihs

Wet by =vixen21

+bones by *Twelfth

Raskolnikov by ~shichinin-tai

Vampire by *whmurai

After Dinner by ~bloodtaster

Friend Portrait by *Jujika

My Mug by *luciole

Breezy Day <>by `Artgerm

<>Jashin’s Apostle by *pokefreak

<>The Beginning by `budgie

You’re My Favourite Book by ^lone-momo

Mhiet’e. by ~navate

Raik by `lolita-art

Nelisande by *acidlullaby

Beautiful Imperfection by *Negshin

L.M.S Teaser Poster - by `adonihs

IREZUMI by *Bonhwa

Resurrection by *nell-fallcard

30 Breath Taking (i mean it) Underwater Portrait Photography

NesttySantta — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:02:24 +0000

30 Breath Taking Underwater Portrait Photography

Amazing Underwater Portraits gathered around DeviantArt. The water gives such an effect..tooo awesome! Hope you enjoy this mini-collection..and stay tuned for more awesome photography! don’t forget to share this with your friends

All photographs are properly linked back to the photography source and photographer’s profile.

UnderWaterMelon by =Sugarock99

Reflection by =Sugarock99

Underwater Love II by ~grosha77

UnderWater Mage by ~ShandyRp

Underwater Vanessa II by ~MaLize

Underwater Love by ~butterwithbutter

Underwater Girl by ~Spanishalex

underwater by *llprudencell

Sophie Underwater by ~underwatermeister

Set me free… by =Sugarock99

Riku – Underwater Light by *NanjoKoji

Primavera by =Sugarock99

Pikaboo by =Sugarock99

Echo by =Sugarock99

Last Breath of Summer by =Sugarock99

Underwater Balloon Delivery by *HowNowVihao

Model Underwater by ~aliciaholder

Deep deep sea by =Sugarock99

dancing underwater by ~kenvinpinardy

Underwater Fun by ~Burnouthappy

Awakening by =Sugarock99

Carousel by =Sugarock99

Calm Down by =Sugarock99

And Bury Them Underwater by =xhannahsoncrackx

Underwater Vanessa VI by ~MaLize

Underwater by ~alexcampos

Underwater Vanessa I by ~MaLize

new dancing underwater by ~kenvinpinardy

Underwater by Clayton Addison by ~hey-larana

.:Underwater Smile:. by *Camaryn

Tips to Boost Your Store’s Conversion Rates

Ayaz Malik — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:11:24 +0000

Boost Your Store’s Conversion Rates

As you may already know, website conversion rate actually shows a percentage of people that, out of those visiting your site in a particular period of time, actually made a purchase or took the action website owners want them to take. Basically, what’s really vital in this case is not to increase the number of visitors your website has, but to apply an effort to turn more of your store visitors into buyers. First of all, it is highly essential to accurately measure website’s conversion rates immediately before or after any significant website changes are made. This will help you to develop trends and track those design styles your site’s visitors favor most.

Design to Convert

One of the easiest and most pleasing ways to improve your conversion rate is to redesign your current website and make it helpful in graphically delivering the info that you think will help your visitors take a purchase decision.

If to dig deeper into the design issues, think about the best products and the most important information that should be put up front. In any key shopping area of your website it’s better to highlight only exclusive, best ones or special featured products or services. You can include, for instance, the trusty top seller lists (in the main navigation or as a prominent link) since consumers are inclined to put their faith in what other people are buying, plus not everyone has the time to fully explore the product range. Also, the option of the order inquiry should not be laid aside. Better include the “buy now” or “add to cart” buttons to provide your customers with a way to ask for a sale. In addition to top sellers section, embrace various testimonials, customer or trade reviews, press mentions or awards. Just make the most out of something good people say about your company, services or products.

Use Design Hints

There are little tricks every professional eCommerce designer uses in his works, utilizing the way human brain works. For instance, everything that is crucial on your website should make the fold on the top portion of the web page. Plus keep the important content closer to the top left corner of the page, that’s the place human eye usually starts scanning the page. Besides, that will ensure the most comfortable scrolling.

Loading Speed

It is also recommended to have good website loading speed with all the graphics optimized solely to support the main message. That is a crucial factor especially for shopping areas and main category pages. In this case you can use thumbnail images that can be enlarged if your visitor wants more information. Additionally, make sure you’ve tested the front page of your website by setting the monitor to several resolutions.

Extend Communication

It’s also possible to get more immediate purchases having newsletter sign-up specials or discounts. Apart from enhancing your website credibility, such prominent email signup links have a dual benefits capturing more clients and inviting more sales. Also don’t forget to consider to embrace social networking as a way to distribute your special offers info.

But why worry about getting twice as many people to visit your website? There is a great way to get an optimized eCommerce website design that would correspond to all of the latest design trends and utilize those little tricks we’ve mentioned above! TemplateMonster’s eCommerce Designs are developed with the most advanced practices to offer you top functionality, professionally thought-out design, much more stuff that would help you convert as many visitors into customers as possible. But what’s also great about this is that there’s currently a promo going on and these professional templates are available at 20% discount and with every you also receive a set of useful bonuses such as free hosting, free verification calls, eCommerce manuals discount and SEO software discount. Definitely something worth thinking about.

20 Breathtaking Digital Fantasy Pieces

Kiracoma — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:22:05 +0000

20 Breathtaking Digital Fantasy Pieces

There is nothing quite like daydreaming and letting yourself be whisked away into some far off world of magic and adventure, bringing out the innermost child in all of us. So in the spirit of that, I bring you a collection of some awe-inspiring beautiful digital works from the fantastic artists of DeviantArt.

I hope you enjoy.

The Beholder by *DarkPsychosis

Water Door by *sylphielmetallium

Land of the giant snails by *dustsplat

Wayfarer’s Entourage by =kilara

.:Eternal Law:. by =arvalis

Bonespines by *Mr–Jack

Dream by *Liol

Imee Ooi II by ~agnidevi

Legendary Boon by *kerembeyit

Dreaming the End by *Smirtouille

Rahbitt 2 by *Jujika

Dream Catcher by *DianePhotos

DJ8 – David and Goliath by ~kheleksul

CS4 post pro by *shilin

Sunset by *sylphielmetallium

Gold Sea by *jdillon82

Bell tower peak by `arcipello

boundary by ~feimo

Forgiveness by ~cryslara

Dionesis by ~Hellstern

Thanks to Readers, Follow Designzzz on Social Networks

Ayaz Malik — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:57:13 +0000

Thanks to Readers, Follow Designzzz on Social Networks

Hello all valued Designzzz Readers. First of all i would like to thank you all for showing your interested in Designzzz and expressing your thoughts about our work via direct messages, email, StumblUpon and comments. You all have been really supportive!.

Today Designzzz registered as a publisher on the New Digg and i would like to share with you all the places in Social Media where you can follow designzzz and get notified faster about the updates and also support us as alwasy

So Below i have gathered some social network links where Designzzz is the most active, if you are on these sites you can join us there as well

If you want to contact me directly you can leave me an email here : webmaster@designzzz.com , or can add me in IM for quick contact. wickedsunny1@gmail.com

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ProWorkflow the best Online Project Management Tool

Ayaz Malik — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:59:48 +0000

ProWorkflow the best Online Project Management Tool

Managing Projects, Staff, your team and clients all together can be a hard job, so for keeping all of them organized, working, upto date and in touch ProWorkflow is the right and best Online Project Management System.

ProWorkflow is an online project management software tool which allows you to manage all of your projects from a central location. ProWorkflow not only helps your company manage projects, but also helps in time tracking and client-staff contacts anytime from anywhere. All you need is a web browser or iPhone!

So you don’t have to rely on emails for contacting and communicating with your clients, because if you have a handful of projects. It will be difficult to organize and communicate via emails.

Lets take a look at the dashboard and other amazing features:

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Starting from the Left Navigation:

A well created navigation area with expandable option to keep it tidy. You can access all your managers from here quickly.

Project Section

In the middle we have the Homepage/Project Section of the dashboard.

Project Section contains four sub manager sections:

All Projects
All Tasks
All Time
Invoices and Quotes

Here is a little preview:

This area allows you to easily manage and separate your projects, invoices, time tracking etc.

By hitting More below every manager you can check the amount of work done, overdue, invoices paid and over due etc. So you can easily manage multiple invoices, clients, projects etc.

Right Area of Dashboard:

The right hand area of dashboard contains a Search Box, Quick Links to Recent Items/Work and account management links. This makes it easier to locate tasks, invoices, work etc. and also quickly access most frequently used areas. Its good for time saving.

Here is a preview :

These were only a few highlights of this amazing project management tool. Here are some more details :

Although there are a lot of web based project management applications, here are a few reasons why you should choose ProWorkflow for managing your projects:

1. You can have unlimited projects, tasks, clients and contractors!

2. ProWorkflow is highly configurable, the look and feel of the application can be tailored to match your brand and a range of settings allow you to optimize ProWorkflow to suit your business.

3. ProWorkflow extends beyond its web application with iCal integration, a free iPhone app and desktop Time Tracker. They also offer a range of invoicing integrations as well as a fully featured API for custom development.

4. Projects, tasks, invoices and quotes can be easily created using templates.

5. Communication between staff and clients is very easy and browser or iphone based.

5. There is a dedicated help center with video guides to help you get started with ProWorkflow and learn more.

The monthly pricing of ProWorkflow is as per industry standards and they have 3 different plans to choose from. You can view the complete pricing plans and feature comparisions at this page. ProWorkflow is a well established solution – in this competitive space it’s good to know that there is a company that has been around for almost ten years.

For more info please visit : Pro Workflow

Best Examples of Fashion Photography

sidra — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:37:02 +0000

Best Examples of Fashion Photography

Here i have gathered some of the best and glamorous examples of typical fashion photography. These photographs are based on showing glamor via dressing, make up etc. Amazing photography done by amazing photographers. All these are properly linked back to their original sources.

You can click on the image to reach the original source.

The Midnight Game. III By zemotion

Fashionn Photography By fast_ck

coupling By ajpscs

Valentina Acosta By -Ninotchka- Diana Sandoval

Cosplayer By manganite

Natural & Basic by ajpses

Harajuku Up & Close By ajpscs

Fashion Victim II by ~misericordia

Street Fashion by ~SchizophrenicKittie

Slave To Fashion 9 by `hakanphotography

fashion by ~XXelisemarieXX

fashion doll II by ~MissHeroin

J. fashion by ~Ursylla

fashion – 10 blue feathers by ~tinylife

cyber-goth girl portrait

Hysteria.Delirium by `PorcelainPoet

wild voyage By: Joanna Kustra

Salutation By: Bob Kurt

Jas By: Alec Ee

25 Amazing CityScape Photography

NesttySantta — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:59:52 +0000

25 Amazing CityScape Photography!

It’s amazing how the civilization of the human race improved over the time! The lights are amazing and the architecture is impressive! So below are gathered 25 Amazing and beautiful city scape photographs by amazing photographers at deviantart. You can reach the original source by clicking on the image name.

Hope you enjoy this collection!

Toronto by `neom

The Moscow Saga by *inObrAS

The Eiffel Tower . . . by *light-from-Emirates

The City Of Love by *Marinshe

Thailand – MBK Bangkok by *lux69aeterna

Tall City by `gilad

Staring At The Sun by =rekit

Seyri Istanbul by *jozefm

Salt Lake City Night by ~DezRay6

New York by ~haley727

Life saver by `gilad

NYC by ~tumb

It’s New York, Babe by *xxchange

General Electric by `gilad

Hong Kong – The Peak by *angelreich

City Of Ruins by =Alexandru1988

Chicago HDR42 by ~delobbo

Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast by *drewyboy

Bank of China in Hong Kong by *angelreich

At the lights by ~petemc

A bench in Dresden by =Torsten-Hufsky

Hungarian cityscapes pt.VII. by =realityDream

weatherman by =alejka

The Towering Spirit of London by =jonnygoodboy

Hong Kong Rush Hour by *angelreich

30 Creative Paper Artworks

Ayaz Malik — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:57:08 +0000

30 Creative Paper Artworks

Paper is a terrific, but sadly underutilized artistic medium. It’s incredibly versatile, as you can see from the 30 artworks below, not to mention cheap and readily available. This article focuses on the weird and wonderful ways in which paper can be used to create stunning sculptures and implausible installations. Using everything from crepe paper to tar paper, dollar bills and even toilet rolls, you’ll be amazed by how a little cutting, sticking, folding and molding can transform paper from a boring, everyday substance into something a lot more special!

1. Paper Child

Paper Child is an anime-inspired artistic discipline which involves drawing cartoon characters onto paper, cutting them out and inserting them into real life situations, making it look as though the characters have come to life. These four paper children are arguing over who gets the N64 controller.

2. Tree

A sharp scalpel and an even sharper eye are needed for crafting a paper tree like the one above. The attention to detail is stunning- individual leaves are even visible.

3. Zoo

Here’s a piece of work that will change the way you look at toilet rolls forever. A zoo, complete with swinging monkeys and visitors has been crafted inside the inner, cardboard tube.

4. Piped In, Hooked On

Piped In, Hooked On is a paper, aluminium and ink sculpture inspired by maps of crude oil and natural gas pipelines.

5. Toilet Roll Face

Junior Jacquet folds and scrunches to make realistic faces out of – yes, you guessed it – toilet rolls.

6. Il Etait Une Fois… Winter 1972

A room is transformed beyond recognition and all scale is lost as it’s covered in small sheets of paper.

7. Top 100

Yulia Brodskaya is one of the more widely recognised paper artists in this list, her work having been used in advertising and other commercial projects. She folds and rolls brightly coloured paper to create vibrant visual feasts.

8. Abundant Creatures

Michael Velliquette is an absolutely prolific artist who favours paper as his medium. The above work is a “cut paper collage” showing a wild riverside scene complete with animals.

9. Focus

In addition to his “cut paper collages”, Velliquette specialises in “cut paper sculptures”. The image above shows a colourful example.

10. Sorry Truck

In a similar vain to Paper Child, McKimens attempts to bring drawings to life in three dimensions by erecting seemingly hand-drawn sculptures, such as this clapped-out old truck.

11. Wrap

Matthew Rich uses latex paint, linen tape and cut paper to create the abstract shapes which define his work.

12. Eye

Mia Pearlman has become famous for her wispy, cloud-like paper installations, such as Eye, which takes on another dimension thanks to the natural light coming from the window behind.

13. Galah

When it comes to making sculptures of birds as beautiful as those of Anna Wili, not just any old paper will do. She uses archival cotton paper, along with cotton thread, brass rods, ink and watercolours to make works of art like Galah above.

14. Corner Forest

It turns out toilet roll art isn’t so unusual after all. Here, Brooklyn based master-craftsman, Yuken Teruya, has made lifelike plants from the inner tubes.

15. Transplanted

Tar paper is a heavy-duty, tar impregnated substance used in the construction industry. It’s this material which Tara Donovan used to make her sculpture, Transplanted, shown here in the Ace Gallery in Los Angeles.

16. Assemblage

Amongst other things, Michael Swaney makes sculptures from everyday household objects. This colourful sphere was sculpted from circles of hole-punched paper.

17. History of a Sect

The paper human above is but one character from a far larger paper landscape complete with weird and wonderful paper objects and people.

18. Paper House

Paper, glue and foam were all that was needed to build this magnificent, if not rather bendy, paper house.

19. Planet Platonic

Mayuko Fujino cuts out paper shapes and rearranges them to create bizarre landscapes inhabited by anteaters and other animals.

20. Buscando a la Serpiente

This piece is called “Buscando a la Serpiente”, which means “Chasing the Snake”, and you can see why. The paper has been expertly folded to form a thoroughly serpentine shape.

21. Over and Out

It would be impossible, or at least unjust, to write an article about paper art without covering Jen Stark, an eminent paper artist whose energetic sculptures are second to none.

22. Paper Trail

Ian Wright took rather a literal approach to designing the front cover of T.I.’s album, Paper Trail, by constructing an image of the rapper’s face from real scraps of paper. The end result is breathtaking.

23. World Series

Many have tried to imitate, but none have managed to replicate the quality of Brian Dettmer’s sculptures made from books. They really are a wonder to behold.

24. Text

Hina Aoyama’s paper cut artworks are some of the most intricate in the world. Delicate and stunning, they stand as a testament to her incredible skills with a pair of scissors.

25. Phoenix

Swoon is a female street artist who uses cut out paper, rather than spray paint, to exhibit her work on the walls of America’s city streets.

26. Lined Toilet Roll

It’s unclear whether this piece was intended as a work of art or not, but the creativity involved in its manufacture is undeniable.

27. Colour Me Happy

Anna Lomax, one half of design duo, Jiggery Pokery, decided one day to brighten up her bedroom with paper and coloured pens. The result is quite incredible, turning a boring space into a living cartoon.

28. Paper Dress 2

So far we’ve limited our artistic quest to sculpture, but what about fashion? Take a look at this stunning dress made from the pages of a phone book.

29. Sneakers

It’s not just high fashion, but street fashion which can be recreated in paper. Try these paper Nike sneakers on for size!

30. Origami Koi

Say “paper artwork” and most people instantly think of origami. I’ve tried to steer clear of the ancient Japanese art form in this article, thinking it too obvious, but an origami koi made from dollar bills could simply not be excluded.

James Adams is passionate about art and design. He’s currently working as a full time designer and blogger for an online ink cartridge specialist where he reviews products like the CLT-K4092S and posts to their blog.

30 Amazing Vector illustrations!

NesttySantta — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:06:20 +0000

30 Amazing Vector illustrations!

Vector style…ahhh vector style…it’s so damn good for the eyes! Vector style is used mainly for the making of designs!

Being myself a designer i could tell you that is pretty hard to make a vector artwork! So today i gathered 30 Amazing vector illustrations from deviantart.

You might also like to view : Spectacular Vector Character Illustrations or 52 Beautiful Vector Illustrations and Designs

Mother Natures Lonely Laugh by `j3concepts

Vespa Girl ala Mucha by ~sun2197

The Long Road by *OwaikeO

inky sez by ~jakeliven

vektorjakcity by ~singpentinkhappy

Nano Vector by ~TFDC

Ibu Pertiwi by ~StevenZ

Caterpillar. by ~ya-na

Stuffbox by ~sunsE

Crazy World by ~mclelun

concept vector ship by ~igorstshirts