I found this article while cruising the web and thought it was just too cool. We’ve talked on Rookie Designer about how inspiration can come from many places, and actually getting out there and “doing” things instead of “phoptoshoping” them can give you some original results. There are so many different textures and colors in nature which is demonstrated in this article about photographing bubbles.

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I thought this was an interesting study about how not being “connected” in some way makes a good percentage of the masses anxious!

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Here’s a fun and Easter-ish way to learn about Mac software available, and if you can find the Easter eggs on the participating sites, you’ll also be gifted with a discount!

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In this entry on John Nack’s blog, he talks about flash moving to an XML-base4d format. The most intriguing section of the entry quotes Colin Mook stating…

in theory you might one day edit the images of an XFL file directly in Photoshop without disturbing the timeline information also contained in that file. Or you might be able to import a page from a word processing document into a Flash presentation.

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I came across this site which offers a new way to host documents on the web that may be the best thing out there! Users must have flash installed in their browser, but if they do, they can have instant access to the documents without waiting for downloads as is the case with a pdf.

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This is a very cool mini site that show some of the power of the creative suite and what can be done with it.

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Check out this entry in the Creative Bits blog for some innovative and creative business card ideas. This is the true meaning of thinking out side the box.

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Not a photographer? Maybe you’d be better suited for this Illustration competition! Communication Arts magazine has announced the deadline for their 49th Illustration Competition–March 11, 2008. Any illustration first printed or produced between March 14, 2007 and March 11, 2008 is eligible.

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Are you a photographer, aspiring or otherwise. If so, this is a great, highly regarded competition! Communication Arts magazine has announced the deadline for their 49th Photography Competition–March 11, 2008.

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John Nack has reported that the cool color picker and sharing tool is now available for Mac users in Photoshop.

Check out his blog for more info and screenshots