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Flat design goes educational: How the learning community has embraced the latest Web design trend

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by on October 24, 2014 at 4:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev

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Over the past decade, brand communication shifted to digital spaces in much larger shares, with many companies existing exclusively online. This has pushed design trends towards a simpler, more organized form of design – flat design – that is easily implemented via code, suited for every screen type and size and altogether less overwhelming. As the pendulum shifts and digital trends start reverting to influence the “analogue” world, design and branding are the first identity pieces to adopt a flat style. One notable difference is education. Education is, at its core, the communication of knowledge. As such, any design trend that emphasizes simplicity in…

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Tech conference bingo

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by on October 24, 2014 at 4:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables, Videos

Mention of the cloud – check! Mention of big data – yep. Someone wearing Google Glass – of course… Tech conferences are so predictable… Vooza – a video comic strip about the tech world regularly shares a new video with you lovely TNW readers. Sign up for Vooza’s email list to get exclusive access to more funny videos like this one. Don’t miss: Data scientists: Sexy or insufferable?

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How the design team behind ‘Destiny’ built their immersive worlds

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by on October 24, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Profiles and Interviews

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Alexander Huls is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire and other publications. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. If you’re even remotely into video games, you’ve heard of Destiny. It’s the mega-blockbuster game of the season that’s become a multi-record breaker since its release in September. And now it holds the distinction of being the best-selling new franchise of all time. Developed by Bungie — the people behind the Halo series — Destiny is a half-shooter, half Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game…

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4 great TNW Deals for designers and developers

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by on October 24, 2014 at 3:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Offers

We’ve got a bunch of amazing offers for designers and developers, to ease your workflow, help you engage your customers and also learn to build apps for iOS 8 with Swift. Here’s what’s in store at TNW Deals: UltraEdit Flexible and powerful enough to handle software projects of just about any size, UltraEdit is the most popular text editor for coders across the planet. With plenty of time-saving features, top-end performance and customization options, UltraEdit fits perfectly into your development workflow and lets you build without boundaries. Get UltraEdit for Mac or Windows, and code the way the world does,…

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5 steps to finding a winning brand name

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by on October 24, 2014 at 2:43 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's

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Olga Steidl is the Growth manager at Linko. Earlier this year, we faced a surprise hurdle. Due to a conflicting trademark in the US and a subsequent cease and desist letter, we were forced to change our brand name just before the public launch of our product. Saying goodbye and starting anew To say that we loved our name, “Linko,” doesn’t even begin to describe the situation. Linko is a five letter word that means “sling” in Finnish and offered us many benefits. It captured our intent of linking people and data, it was easy to remember and also was…

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