Tagxedo lets you create beautiful word clouds (“tag clouds”)

I know, I know — tag clouds are passÉ, we’ve all seen them. That’s what I thought when I first encountered Tagxedo, but then I figured — heck, I’m already here, why don’t I click some buttons and see what … Continue reading

Lifeyo is an incredible content management system for newbies

Lifeyo is an incredible content management system for someone just trying to put together their first website. The whole system is very web2.0, but they manage to pull off this design clichÉ in a way which is actually useful — … Continue reading

DLS Explains: What is SIGGRAPH?

For most people, it doesn’t mean anything. But for people writing the software that lets the rest of us see imaginary worlds, SIGGRAPH is an acronym for the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques. … Continue reading

Web Developer Chrome add-on is a step in the right direction, needs work

The Web Developer add-on for Chrome tries to complement Chrome’s already-excellent developer tools (Ctrl-Shift-I) with some in-page hints and tools. The garbled output you see above is the result of selecting Information > Display ID & Class Details. Not very … Continue reading

How to use Mac fonts on Linux

If you’re looking for an easy way to port some of your favorite Apple fonts over to Ubuntu, here it is! I’ve just started to get exposed to alternative OSes like Ubuntu and was really excited to find a way … Continue reading

Paint.Net plugin lets you view and edit Photoshop PSD files

The aptly-named Paint.Net PSD Plugin is one of those pieces of software which pretty much spells it all out right in the name. It’s a plugin…for Paint.Net…(wait for it)…which lets you open files saved in Photoshop’s PSD format. Download the … Continue reading

Adobe counts down to April 12 launch for Creative Suite 5

It’s been nearly two years since the last update to Adobe’s Creative Suite, so the designers among you will be glad to hear that Adobe has announced a launch date for the brand-spanking-new CS 5: April 12th! In less than … Continue reading

New software that can automatically make photos more aesthetic is being developed

Developed in a joint effort by Israeli and Chinese universities, a new piece of technology that algorithmically makes photos more aesthetic might soon find its way to desktop products like iPhoto or Photoshop. The software works by applying ‘standard’ rules … Continue reading

Cover Browser inspires with old covers of Sci-Fi books and more

Cover Browser features an enormous collection of book and magazine covers, especially retro stuff. It’s kind of cluttered, but that’s understandable for the sheer amount of covers it archives. Magazine and book covers are meant to catch your eye instantly; … Continue reading

Sketchpad is a web-based painting app that doesn’t use Flash

It’s a bit early to start claiming that Flash’s days are numbered, but there are a few of us that are frustrated with Flash’s performance (and crashiness). If you’re starting to get frustrated about dealing with Flash, but are still … Continue reading