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Professional Direction Arrows [Freebies: EPS]

• Jul 26, 2011 from modny73(Modny73) in Offbeat
  Vector artwork & images have not fix resolution, that means they can be boost up to any dimension without loosing the image quality. They are great for websites, Print Media, ads, flash animations and designers loved them because it gives great flexibility.Vector icons and buttons are a dime a dozen, but how many would you actually use in professional work–or personal work you want to look professional? A very small percent, most likely. That’s why we’ve assembled the cream of the crop here, featuring only icon packs that are superbly good, yet completely free because we bought for you.

What Does Gaming Mean to You?

• Sep 25, 2010 from gamrFeed(gamrFeed by VGChartz) in Gaming
  Playable Taliban fighters, an upcoming Supreme Court case, and the endless debates on whether games are art. With all these discussions and controversies we may sometimes forget what it is about gaming that draws us to it, and more importantly, what it is that keeps us here.
  Im not proposing that these arguments are unworthy of discussion by any means. Its just that when you constantly look at all these macro trends and discussions, its easy to lose sight of what gaming means specifically to each and every person that picks up a controller, mouse, wand whatever.
  Everyone has their own unique view of gaming. Some prefer Halo, some opt for Call of Duty. You cant get a sports game away from some people. Others prefer to take it slow with an RPG. Some play alone, some play with others.
  
  My entire life has been centered around gaming, and I cant exactly tell you how it happened. I know my first gaming memory consists of breaking my dads Intellivision by hitting the power and reset switches at the same time. Thankfully Ive had better luck with consoles since then.
  I grew up with the NES, Genesis, and SNES. I remember raging at the boat level in Castlevania III. My uncle got me Strider one Christmas and I remember thinking how awful the game looked. Just a few moments of gameplay proved how wrong I was. I can still feel the amazement when I remember seeing Terra, Vicks, and Wedge running up to Narshe for the first time.
  Playing Bloody Roar 3 for months on end with an inseparable group of friends in high school taught me not only the mechanics of the game, but also how to deal with different psychologies and strategies both in and out of game. We could take a players strategy and moveset and expand that to how they would react in real-world situations. We used games as a sort of continuous thought experiment as a way of understanding the world around us.
  I still hold many of the values I learned then true to my heart today.
  
  There was a girl in high school I had the briefest of crushes over. It was probably a two week thing. If you ask her about it, shell claim she doesnt even remember me. I reconnected with her on Facebook after I found out she started managing a used game store.
  She said she knew nothing about games and wanted to learn. I offered my help. Six weeks later we were married.
  Gaming has shaped my life in so many countless ways I feel obligated to write about it as a way of letting my experiences affect others in meaningful ways. Ive mentioned before Im pursuing a Masters in journalism to write about gaming. As many people (correctly) pointed out, Im probably a fool for wasting so much time and energy on a field that is still dominated by scantily-clad women reading off top ten lists.
  Its easy to find flaws in others, and its easy to turn those flaws into arguments that do nothing but divide. We may agree or disagree that playing the Taliban is tasteless, but we forget we all have something in common even through all the arguments.
  
  We have gaming. It brings us together from countless experiences and places and we sit and talk with strangers about how we feel about the thing we all love to do. Progression of the field is important, but we should never forget what it is that gaming means to us.
  What are some of your favorite gaming memories? How has gaming changed your life?
  What does gaming mean to you?

A Thousand Invites Of The New Digg Empire Descend Upon You

• Aug 19, 2010 from cduruk(Can Duruk) in *
  In case you havent heard, theres a new version of Digg which is on the verge of launching. Beta invites for it are so sought-after that even Bill Cosby had to personally ask founder Kevin Rose for one on Twitter the other day. Thankfully, he got his invite. But for those of you who arent stars of one of the most popular sitcoms of all time, we have some good news for you too: we have invites. A whole lot of them.
  The first 1,000 TechCrunch readers who click on this link will be able to sign up for the new Digg. And, as an added bonus, when you sign up, youll also automatically be following our TechCrunch account so youll have a nice full feed of our content to digg.
  Ive been testing out the new version of Digg for the past several weeks and its solid. Easily the best part of it is how much faster it is than the current version. Hopefully, they can keep that going as they get up to scale.
  The entire experience has also been switched to be more tailored around personalized news stories based on who you follow and what they digg. This idea was sort of in place before, but it was far too slow. Now, again, its nice and fast.
  Also nice is that publishers can now automatically submit their stories. This means that pretty much everything you will want to digg from a wide variety of big publishers should already be in the system. Obviously, not all current users are going to love that, as many enjoy scouring the web to find the best content that they can submit themselves. But if Digg hopes to differentiate itself from the rapid-pace link spreading of Twitter and Facebook, this is the smart bet to make.
  Look for the new version of Digg to launch publicly soon.

The 10 Greatest Non-Fiction Star Wars Books

• Feb 07, 2011 from shar3mor3(Shar3 Mor3) in Entertainment
  The first hint of what a success Star Wars might be came in 1976 with the release of the film's novelization. That unassuming tome was the first brick laid in the foundation of what would become a publishing... empire. In the subsequent years, spin-off books have taught us that Princess Leia loves hot chocolate and Chewbacca should avoid moons whenever possible. From personal memoirs to insanely researched production resources, this list is your guide to the greatest printed insights on a galaxy far, far away.

FaceTime + $50 = Awesome Personalized Avatar

• Jul 17, 2010 from mashableapple(Mashable - Apple News) in Technology
  For $50, artist David Lanham will connect with you over FaceTime, hand-sketch an image in about ten minutes, then use his digital arsenal to create a fully-realized digital portrait that you can use for just about anything. Hell even mail a print to your house. We already thought that FaceTime was pretty cool but now that weve used Daves service to get a FaceTime Portrait, its moved into to beyond cool category.Dave is a designer at the Iconfactory and responsible for the ultimate Twitter icon, Ollie the Twitterrific bird, but he broke his foot while playing soccer over the Fourth of July. That means that the poor guy is relegated to staying off his feet at home. Rather than wallow in self-pity, he decided to use the opportunity to keep himself from going completely Rear Window and offer up his design skills to the Internet public.After reading about Daves offer in Wired, I had to reach out and get my own FaceTime Portrait made. Not only was I a huge fan of Lanhams work (and seriously, check out his website, his stuff is incredible), I really needed a new avatar.This is the result:Im pretty psyched to see myself as a cartoon. You can see other examples of completed works on Daves Flickr gallery. Hes received a ton of offers but has been keeping at it at a pretty steady pace. Lanham says that it takes about an hour total to do the portrait. The sketching aspect via FaceTime only takes about 10 minutes and hell snap a screenshot so he can reference it if he needs to later on.This is a great example of ingenuity on several levels. First, what a great way to deal with being stuck at home and in a chair. Second, what a great way to use technology to connect with people all over the globe to create totally original artwork.You can send Dave an e-mail here or hit him up on Twitter. What do you think of FaceTime Portraits? Let us know!Reviews: Internet, TwitterMore About: apple, art, custom avatars, david lanham, facetime, facetime portraits, the iconfactoryFor more Apple coverage:Follow Mashable Apple on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Apple channelDownload our free apps for iPhone and iPad