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July iStock Promo Codes – 2014

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Today we have a little something different for you. Much of our traffic consists of designers looking for stock resources. While we wish we could offer you everything you’re looking for, unfortunately that isn’t always the case. Luckily our friends at iStock have reached out and provided BittBox readers with two awesome coupon codes for you to save on your next purchase.

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The Evolution of Code Free, Website Creation

Designers, in general, are very interested in new gadgets, software, and any other shred of technological advancement that has the power to impact the way they perform their work. Today, graphic and web designers can depend on cloud software like Webydo, which does not require any technical coding skills, and helps design professionals create interesting websites using the parallax scrolling technique.
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Mixing Artistic Ideas into your Web Design Workflow

There is a broad spectrum of designers who have never studied art yet still have the skills to create brilliant websites. Whether consciously or not, designers borrow a lot of aesthetic principles from the art world. Before digital interfaces old-world artisans would design objects like clothes, furniture, decorations, and these would follow very similar ideas.

So what is the line between art and design, and is it possible they work together? How can you incorporate artistic ideas into a website or mobile app interface? In this post I want to cover a few different topics related to artistic design and how you might apply them to future project work.

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