- Tesla’s Model S Is Nearly Upon Us [VIDEO]23 May 2012, 7:22 am
High-end electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla announced the upcoming launch of its Model S four-door sedan, which should be available almost any day…...
- The Flaming Lips to Livestream Epic 24-Hour Trip23 May 2012, 4:15 am
In a nearly 30 year career, the Flaming Lips have never adhered to conventional wisdom. In a truly epic performance this summer, the band will contin…... - Google’s Moog Doodle: The Inside Story23 May 2012, 4:00 am
Why do Google Doodlers build the things they do? They’re fans, that’s why. When Google’s Chief Doodler Ryan Germick and Googl…... - Is This $15 Million Zeppelin the Future of Air Tourism? [HANDS ON]23 May 2012, 3:38 am
If you live in the Bay Area, you’re likely already familiar with the Eureka. You can see its white and orange frame just about every morning and…... - What Went Wrong With Facebook’s IPO?23 May 2012, 3:22 am
Facebook’s initial public offering is off to a less than spectacular start, to put it generously. The stock closed at $31 on its third day…...
- Replicating MySQL AES Encryption Methods With PHP22 May 2012, 11:38 am
At our company, we process a lot of requests on the leading gift cards and coupons websites in the world. The senior developers had a meeting in late October to discuss working on a solution to replicate the MySQL functions of AES_ENCRYPT and AES_DECRYPT in the language of PHP. This article centers on what was produced by senior developer Derek Woods and how to use it in your own applications. This article centers on what was produced from Senior Developer ... - How To Choose The Right Face For A Beautiful Body21 May 2012, 1:23 pm
What is it that makes a typeface into a text font, instead of a font for larger sizes? The answer differs slightly, depending on whether one aims for print or Web-based environments. Nevertheless, there are certain features that most good text faces have in common. Familiarity with these helps to select the right fonts for a given project. This article presents a few criteria to help the process along.... - Quick Course On Effective Website Copywriting18 May 2012, 3:27 pm
Many dismiss copywriting as something that ad agency people do. Truthfully, all of us need to pay close attention to copywriting if we want to achieve our business objectives. The goal of a "regular" text is to inform or entertain. The goal of Web copy (and ideally your website in general) is to get people to do something—to sign up, make a purchase, or something similar. Hiring a professional copywriter can be very expensive, which is one of the reas... - A Foot On The Bottom Rung: First Forays Into Responsive Web Development18 May 2012, 12:31 pm
Responsive design is the hottest topic in front-end Web development right now. It’s going to transform the Web into an all-singing, all-dancing, all-devices party, where we can access any information located anywhere in the world. But does responsive design translate well from the text-heavy Web design blogosphere to the cold hard reality of commercial systems? Rumors came through our office grapevine that management was looking to revamp our mobile prese... - How To Customize The WordPress Admin Easily18 May 2012, 9:15 am
If you're just getting started with WordPress, or have been running with default functionality for a while and now want to dig in with some useful and easy ways to customize your WordPress site, a great place to start is the WordPress Admin area, or backend. One of the great things about WordPress is that each part of the backend is easily customized using simple PHP functions. In this article, you'll learn how to customize the login page with your own ...
- Publication Standards Part 1: The Fragmented Present22 May 2012, 11:00 am
ebooks are a new frontier, but they look a lot like the old web frontier, with HTML, CSS, and XML underpinning the main ebook standard, ePub. Yet there are key distinctions between ebook publishing’s current problems and what the web standards movement faced. The web was founded without an intent to disrupt any particular industry; it had no precedent, no analogy. E-reading antagonizes a large, powerful industry that’s scared of what this new way of reading brings—and they’re either acti... - Publication Standards Part 2: A Standard Future22 May 2012, 11:00 am
The internet is disrupting many content-focused industries, and the publishing landscape is beginning its own transformation in response. Tools haven’t yet been developed to properly, semantically export long-form writing. Most books are encumbered by Digital Rights Management (DRM), a piracy-encouraging practice long since abandoned by the music industry. In the second article of a two-part series in this issue, Nick Disabato discusses the ramifications of these practices for various publishe... - Responsive Images and Web Standards at the Turning Point15 May 2012, 6:44 pm
Responsible responsive design demands responsive images—images whose dimensions and file size suit the viewport and bandwidth of the receiving device. As HTML provides no standard element to achieve this purpose, serving responsive images has meant using JavaScript trickery, and accepting that your solution will fail for some users. Then a few months ago, in response to an article here, a W3C Responsive Images Community Group formed—and proposed a simple-to-understand HTML picture element c... - Application Cache is a Douchebag8 May 2012, 12:00 pm
We’re better connected than we’ve ever been, but we’re not always connected. ApplicationCache lets users interact with their data even when they're offline, but with great power come great gotchas. For instance, files always come from the ApplicationCache, even when the user is online. Oh, and in certain circumstances, a browser won't know that that the online content has changed — causing the user to keep getting old content. And, oh yes, depending on how you cache your resources, non-c... - Say No to Faux Bold8 May 2012, 11:59 am
Browsers can do terrible things to type. If text is styled as bold or italic and the typeface family does not include a bold or italic font, browsers will compensate by trying to create bold and italic styles themselves. The results are an awkward mimicry of real type design, and can be especially atrocious with web fonts. Adobe’s Alan Stearns shares quick tips and techniques to ensure that your @font-face rules match the weight and styles of the fonts, and that you have a @font-face rule for ...
- What’s New on Tuts+ Premium?22 May 2012, 7:49 pm
One of the best things about Tuts+ Premium is that we are always adding new content. In addition to the loads of content that our site editors publish each month, Tuts+ Premium also includes in-depth courses, ebooks, and forums. Today, we wanted to let you know about a couple of exciting new items that may be of interest to our readers on Psdtuts; the addition of Thread’s Not Dead, an "essential strategy guide for dominating the t-shirt design business" and a new Advanced Digital... - How to Draw a Leica Camera in Photoshop22 May 2012, 1:00 pm
Leica is considered one of the most prestigious camera brands. In this tutorial, we will draw one of the most notable Leica cameras in Photoshop, the Leica M1. Let’s get started! Step 1: Background and Floor Make new file (Command/Ctrl + N) and set its size to 110 × 700 px. Activate gradient tool. Set its mode to radial from #f5f5f5 to #c4c5c4. Step 2 Duplicate layer by pressing Command/Ctrl + J. Hit Command/Ctrl + T to transform it. Pull upper handle down to convert it into a fl... - Last Chance: Digital Art Workshop This Weekend — Save 30%!22 May 2012, 10:30 am
Just in case you didn’t spot our announcement about the first Tuts+ Live Workshops at the end of last week, I wanted to let you know that this is your last chance to purchase a ticket for the digital art workshop running this weekend! Read on for an exclusive introduction to this series of Tuts+ Live Workshops, and details on how to book. A Video Introduction I this video, our course instructor (Martin Perhiniak) will walk you through the contents of the workshop, and explain how helpful... - Create a Red Riding Hood Themed Photo Manipulation in Photoshop21 May 2012, 6:00 pm
In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, author Wojciech Magierski will explain how to create a Red Riding Hood themed photo manipulation in Photoshop. This tutorial is available exclusively to Tuts+ Premium Members. If you are looking to take your photo manipulation skills to the next level then Log in or Join Now to get started! View the Tutorial Tuts+ Premium Members can login now for instant access to this tutorial. Membership to Tuts+ Premium gets you access to hundreds of exclusive premium tutor... - Awesome Illustrations of Mike Lim (Daarken)19 May 2012, 12:00 pm
In this article we will take a look at the work of Mike Lim. Lim is a concept artist who has worked for several well-known clients including Mythic Entertainment, Blizzard, and more. His artwork is full of scary monsters, dwarfs, knights, and even a skull or two. Let’s take a look! Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur Promo Hero’s Call Black Fire Pass Nicodemus Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Omens of War Skaven Master Moulder Dark Sun Signs of Faith A Deadly Encoun...
- Separate mobile site vs. responsive design22 May 2012, 9:00 am
Is responsive design really the right answer? Would you be better having a separate mobile website? Its all about return on investment.... - Workfu, a case study in simplicity21 May 2012, 9:00 am
I wanted to share with you a quick review of a new web application called Workfu. Workfu provides a ‘smart profile’ for your professional life. Think of it as a simplified (and in my opinion better) LinkedIn. Workfu provides a number of benefits I love: It provides a central profile you can refer people. This [...]... - The EU Cookie Law – what to do now18 May 2012, 11:30 am
As the enforcement date of 26 May 2012 approaches, we provide an update on the situation.... - Dealing with the dickheads17 May 2012, 11:30 am
Many of us are put off of contributing to the web community for fear of criticism. What can be done to stop the negativity?... - Adobe introduce two new iPad apps but are they useful?16 May 2012, 11:27 am
Adobe thinks it is time for us to create wireframes and collages on our iPads, but I am not so sure....
- Giveaway: $99 worth of Stock Photos on TheAdStock to 5 Winners22 May 2012, 11:00 am
Advertise here with BSAIn this giveaway, we’ve teamed up with our friends at TheAdStock to give five lucky Six Revisions readers each 100 points of credit (worth $99) that they can use on TheAdStock stock photography site. Read on to find out how you can be one of the five lucky winners! About TheAdStock TheAdStock is a stock [...]... - Helping Your Clients Build an Effective Mobile Strategy17 May 2012, 10:00 am
Advertise here with BSAIt can be a challenge convincing clients to add new strategies to their existing Web presence. In a perfect world, a client would simply say, "You’re the expert. You know what’s best. Do whatever needs to be done to make it happen!" But, unfortunately, it just doesn’t work like that. Granted, we shouldn’t expect smart [...]... - 10 Excellent Online Payment Systems16 May 2012, 2:34 am
Advertise here with BSAIn this article, we’ll be reviewing my top 10 online payment systems for accepting payments on the Web. While many of the companies on this list have been available to online merchants for years, many are also now getting into new areas of online payments such as social commerce and in-store online card reader systems. [...]... - Ultra Sleek Accordion Slider: Free PSD Template13 May 2012, 10:00 am
Advertise here with BSAThis exclusive freebie on Six Revisions, brought to you by www.bestpsdfreebies.com, is a design mockup of an accordion slider that can be used to display content. It comes in 3 variations. Each slider variation has a unique texture design with a hover effect on the 3rd slider tab. This freebie comes in 3 separate and [...]... - 5 Reasons Why Metaphors Can Improve the User Experience11 May 2012, 10:00 am
Advertise here with BSAThere are many ways to experience the world around us. Especially offline, we can make use of our different senses to collect information, interpret our environment and make judgments. On the Web, however, our senses are more limited. As designers, we need to present information carefully to make sure our users think, feel and do [...]...