Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. – Maya Angelou

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Author: MrWalker

  • Infographic: Visual and UX Design Trends for 2013

    It’s always best practice for web and graphic designers to stay with the current trends, otherwise you will more than likely be surpassed by other designers who are with the trends. Some of the biggest trends right now are simplicity, flat colors, SVG images (scale-able vectors for browsers), typography, and responsive design to name a…

  • Use Google as a Timer

    You can set a quick timer by typing, "set timer X minutes" into Google. Once you hit enter, the timer will count down, and then sound off when the time expires with an obnoxious, possibly never ending tone. If a countdown doesn’t do it for you, then you can also use the command, "set timer…

  • Track Those Who Track You

    This is a reprint from the NYTimes Is your Web browsing history your business – or everyone else’s? A start-up based in Palo Alto, Calif., Disconnect, which helps you track who is tracking you online, this week released its latest tool to help safeguard your browsing history. Its new browser extension works on Chrome and…

  • World’s Largest LEGO Model

    Full article here on Flickr Thousands gathered in New York City’s Times Square on May 22 to watch the unveiling of the world’s largest LEGO model, a 1:1 replica of the LEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter that took 32 model builders, 5.3 million LEGO bricks, and over 17,000 hours to complete. – Yahoo! News