GivingTuesday Roundup: 10 Talented Women Illustrators in New York!

If you think there is dearth of famous women illustrators in the world; think again. Our today’s roundup is going to prove you wrong!

There have been survey reports that claim that 83% on the list of 26,000 web designers are men; making it hard for females to reach the crème de la crème of that industry. This also means that there is less woman to woman inspiration available for those aspiring to build a great portfolio online or in print. The situation becomes evident once you start browsing through the online portfolios and see that pretty much all of the good ones are owned by men, even our roundup of 12 Emerging Talented Logo Designers last month missed picking up a woman portfolio. So, it wouldn’t be too wrong if we say that our today’s roundup serves not only as inspiration for the women illustrators out there but also highlights the distinctive nature of brilliant patterns and originality of designs they come up with. Besides, we have also celebrated the International Women’s Day over the weekend, and this seems to be the perfect time to share these beautiful portfolios.

 

Do Small Stores require a Logo Design?

Well, definitely. In fact, it’s their initial basis for survival. Stores whether big or small needs to show their presence and for that, they would have to acquire a logo design. Moreover, a logo is an identity, recognition and a means of distinction from others. Let’s get into more detail of it but before that let’s see which businesses could be specifically called “small”.

 

AOL Gone Bad... when to cut and run?

Herein is the long and sad story of how spam and online crime have driven some ISPs to blind, extreme measures which threaten the very usability of the internet. AOL, one of the world's longest trusted providers can no longer be trusted. Their overzealous quest to sell accounts by offering "spam blocking" is having the effect of isolating their user base from other web users. The following is a saga I've followed first hand -- so I know it's sad but true.

Drastic measures to shore up user base

According to news sources, America Online is considering offering its services, including e-mail, free to customers who already have a high-speed internet connection. Now we can understand why.

 

Giving up on Google Ad Sense

[Fred says: If you've surfted to web sites that seem to be only Google links, or clicked on a link that took you somewhere you didn't want to go, then welcome to the club. Google's reach has grown to astronomical proportions. With their recent 3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick they are poised to be one of the biggest players in the internet advertising business. But not all is well in paradise... ]

Giving Up on AdSense

by Sramana MitraSramana Mitra

I am a painful critic for Google's AdSense program, as it pertains to Content (not Search). My beef is that it doesn't take into account any understanding of the target audience of a publisher, nor does it take into account Context or Intent.