For many people, a map of a transportation network is a given, an expected part of the system, something that just is — like a fire-escape plan in a building. So, when I say that I design transportation maps, they don't understand. What is there to design even? Well, let's take the London underground map as an example. Designed by Harry Beck, it was the world's first transportation map to use the principles of electrical circuit drawings. All line segments were put to the angles of 45 or 90 degrees. The distances between stations were equalized.The post Things To Keep In Mind When Designing A Transportation Map appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

McAfee today announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by Advent International Corporation ("Advent") and Permira Advisors LLC ("Permira", Crosspoint Capital Partners ("Crosspoint Capital"), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ("CPP Investments"), GIC Private Limited ("GIC"), and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority … continue reading The post McAfee to be acquired by an investor group for $14 billion appeared first on SD Times.

Today I read an eye-opening article about the current young generation and their financial future. It's hard to grasp words like "Millenials", and there's much talk about specific issues they face, but, for many of us, it's not easy to understand their struggle -- no matter if you're older or younger than me (I qualify under the Millenial generation). But Michael Hobbes' entertaining and super informative article revealed a lot to me.

There's something so attractive about black and white photography that makes it never go out of style. If you want to add that same timeless look to your own photos, these black and white Lightroom presets will come in handy. When it comes to photography and camera technology, we've advanced so far in achieving the […]

Does #000000 and #FFFFFF mean anything to you? If you're a designer, a programmer, or just someone who works in web design they probably do. When beautifully united, a black and white design can turn your artwork into a sophisticated and classy masterpiece. Before we jump into our top black and white design picks, let's...

Business Intelligence is a rampant industry trend gaining huge attention in the market. You would already know that BI includes intensive data gathering, analyzing and transformation. It results in a significant change in making a business decision and jots down incredible strategies for growth. Some people believe that BI empowers organizations with extra-sensory ability by...

Let's start with the basics - do you know what SERPs are? The term is short for Search Engine Results Pages, and in the world... The post Can You Avoid The Battle In SERPs? 3 Things You Can Do To Get Traffic Outside From Google appeared first on Web Development & Technology Resources.

CSS3 has always been a good friend for web designers and since the inception of jQuery, they have made the web platforms easy and independent. They offer an insight to the most crucial factors of any web process i.e. inspiration via User Interface and Knowledge via Coding. After all, that's all a web process is made of! New technologies are being launched everyday and some are revised or renewed. Till now, most of us would have come to know about CSS3 (Cascading Style Sheet 3). It's very powerful and becomes awesome if mixed with jQuery. CSS3 Website Designs are popular … Continue reading →Visit us at InstantShift.com

We’ve put together a collection of our favourite, high quality Photoshop and Illustrator brushes, to help you put the perfect finishing touch on your next design. A Photoshop or Illustrator brush is, at its simplest, exactly what you’d expect -- a way to draw a particular line or style in a Photoshop or Illustrator document. Click, […]

Since its inception, Zend Technologies, and later Rogue Wave Software, has been single-handedly leading and sponsoring the Zend Framework project. Over the years, Zend Framework has seen wide adoption across the PHP ecosystem, with an emphasis on the Enterprise market. It has formed the basis of num...