There are dozens of new startups each day, some of which simply aren’t noticed until years after they were released. One of the services that comes to mind is Twitter. While there were initially some people who liked the service, it wasn’t until this year that it became mainstream, and more than just technology lovers were using the service.
With so many startups, it is hard to sort out those that are really useful and those without a solid backing. In this showcase, we bring together some useful new tools and services that have launched recently, and we tell you why they are so great.
Having a chance to see our world in a whole new light can inspire us to create better work, as one begins to appreciate the world we do have. One of the most inspiring forms of photography that doesn’t involve a lot of manipulation are panoramas. They allow one to capture the world, but through a series of photographs.
A unique variation of the panoramic photo is the polar panoramic, sometimes referred to as the stereographic projection photograph. Sure, they might be hard to remember, but this technique is fairly popular and is easy to reproduce on your own.
Usually, creating art for a company is a tedious process, going through multiple revisions before the client is finally satisfied with your work. It can be even more frustrating when you lead an entire team. However, you still love the work, no matter how demanding it is, as you are still able to be creative.
When it comes to comedy in art, there isn’t a lack of it, but it is rarely showcased. Usually, it is in the forms of music and video, but can also appear in more “traditional” illustrations and paintings.
In this showcase, we have brought together a number of excellent comedic pieces from Behance, one of the largest portfolio sites around.
404 error pages are the web pages displayed when an error occurs, whether it is because a particular web page no longer exists or the server couldn’t complete the request. Out-of-the-box, most sites as well as pre-made themes have a default template, which might include a brief message and possibly a search box, but these aren’t useful at all for those who encounter these errors.
These pages are often some of the top pages your visitors see, especially if you deleted content or forgot to redirect visitors. Therefore, you want a page that maintains your branding, but offers three core elements: good design, some form of usability, and a method of further search. If you have these, your page is off on the right foot.
Although time is spent creating these pages, if you land on one, you often become frustrated – more so if the page doesn’t provide any real value. When you design one of these pages, keep the tips and examples in the back of your mind, and you’ll have a killer 404 page on your site quickly.
High dynamic range imaging, commonly abbreviated HDRI or simply HDR, is a technique used to more accurately represent a wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes. Many photographers either use computer renderings and the merging of multiple photographs or other, more traditional techniques, in combining multiple images into a single positive.
When you see these images, they are generally more vibrant than “regular” photographs, so they often make the scenes look less natural. The HDR effect can be achieved in Photoshop in post-processing, but the easiest method is simply to take images using exposure bracketing.
In this showcase, we provide inspiration as well as numerous tutorials to help you along the way in creating phenomenal HDR photographs.