Two Great Tools to Design Your Twitter Background from Scratch
I found two more great tools to help you design your Twitter background from scratch. The first is another Firefox plugin called MeasureIt. MeasureIt allows you to take precise measurements of your whole page or individual elements, such as the length and width of your sidebar. The second tool is a Photoshop template from Blog.SpoonGraphics. [...]
How to Choose the Best Font for Your Twitter Page
Never underestimate the power of typography in your design. The right font will deliver a powerful message for your Twitter page and to your customers. The wrong font will do the exact opposite. How do you determine which font will help you achieve your message? Study the websites and Twitter pages in your niche. Approach [...]
Best Places to Buy Images for Your Twitter Background
Here is my list of resources to buy images for your Twitter backgrounds. Again, if you have a resource that I haven’t listed, I’d love to hear about it! 1. iStockphoto.com: one of my favorite resources because of the variety and the specials they have. The quality of the images is always great, but expect [...]
Best Places to Get Free Images
I’ve compiled a rather short list of the places where I’ve found good quality free images. If you have a resource that isn’t here, please feel free to add it in the comments section. 1. Flickr.com/creativecommons: This site is great, as it explains the different types of licensing involved for using the photos by its [...]
Must-Have Resources for All Designers
I’m going to put this in my Design Resources blogroll, but first I wanted to share this article with you from Colorburned. It contains 127 feeds from top designers, including an OPML file that you can download and upload into your favorite RSS reader. You can easily spend hours reading through all the posts of [...]