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The trifecta is complete. On Wednesday, Facebook revealed the most talked-about events on the social network for 11 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Australia and France. After Twitter and Google summarized what everyone has been tweeting about and searching for this year, Facebook has followed suit with its "Year in Review 2012." Like Google, the one-billion strong social network has broken down the most popular subjects into categories and countries, although there's no summary that covers the entire world. If you've spent much time on the internet this year... Read The Rest →
Google Tops List of the Most-Shared Social Video Brands of 2012
Google's "Project Glass" video propelled the company to the top of a list of the most-shared social video brands of 2012. Unruly, which released its 20 most-shared ads of 2012, also looked at which brands' videos were being shared the most. Nike came in second on the list, followed by newcomer TNT, the cable network. Here's the full list: As the above list shows, there are a lot of new arrivals this year. Meanwhile, last year's most-shared brand, Volkswagen, dropped nine places, but managed to stay on the list. Others... Read The Rest →
A Look Into: Retro and Vintage Christmas Ads Of Yesteryears (1940s – 1980s)
Christmas is the most colorful season of the year. And it turns cities into landscapes of red, green and gold. The streets are adorned with all kind of decorations. Billboards and walls are plastered with colorful ads pitching their wares as Christmas presents. Nowadays, we are bombarded with print ads of tasty treats, branded wears and of course, the hottest tech gadgets; but did you know that old, yellowed ads of three to seven decades ago are mostly promoting household items, cigarettes and even guns? Read on to see 30... Read The Rest →
Facebook Timeline Template
Just got around to making a new Photoshop template for my Facebook Timeline pictures, and I thought I would share it! This template includes a smart object for app icons, the cover photo, and profile pic. Each element is at actual display size and ready for your customization and proofing. Just create your profile pic and cover photo, and replace them. A few other things you should know: The profile pic needs to be 180 x 180 in order to upload, but templates use the 122 x 125 display size.... Read The Rest →
Surreal Photo Manipulation: 40 Amazing Design Artworks for Your Inspiration
Surreal photo is basically displays of a designer’s rich imagination of subjects which then injected into real pictures. Most of these surreal pictures are captivating be it pleasant or not because it is not what we experience in our daily life hence it is out of norm. Given it is not an event we could not possibly experience, it leaves a huge dimension for viewers to interpret what does the designer was trying to convey through their work. This is what makes surreal photos a challenge for the designers and in... Read The Rest →
