Smashing Magazine — Jessica Bordeau

Author: Jessica Bordeau

Jessica Bordeau is a soon-graduated student whose primary interests are Photography and Media.

Blogging For Web Designers: Editorial Calendars and Style Guides

August 30th, 2010
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A few years ago, you might not have pointed out during a meeting with a potential client that you maintained a blog. Over time, though, blogs have evolved from the being a personal hobby to a serious work tool. In fact, today, web designers are supposed to know much more ...

My Internship at Smashing Magazine: Social Sushi and Hard Work

August 6th, 2010
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When I found the ad for the internship position at Smashing Magazine about six month ago, I replied within half an hour. I wrote my response quickly because, for once, I didn’t have to exaggerate my enthusiasm. I was genuinely interested in the position and confident that I fit the ...

Behind The Scenes of Smashing Magazine: Interview With Our Writers

July 16th, 2010
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In the Web design scene, the sense of community is extremely strong. We always talk about “giving back” and about how much we learn from those who do. A few names are popular and dropped here and there. But it’s all still just a bit too impersonal, isn’t it? Here ...

The Beauty Of Typography: Writing Systems And Calligraphy, Part 2

June 22nd, 2010
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The beauty of writing systems is that each has something unique from which to draw inspiration. Two weeks ago, in the first part of this article, we covered Arabic and East-Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese) and a few Indic scripts (Devanagari, Thai and Tibetan). We are now back for ...

The Beauty Of Typography: Writing Systems And Calligraphy Of The World

May 18th, 2010
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The beauty of typography has no borders. While most of us work with the familiar Latin alphabet, international projects usually require quite extensive knowledge about less familiar writing systems from around the world. The aesthetics and structure of such designs can be strongly related to the shape and legibility of ...

Uncovering Toy Cameras and Polaroid Vintage Effects (With Photoshop Tutorials)

March 10th, 2010
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Since its emergence, the digital photography market has gradually supplanted the traditional one. APN and digital SLR cameras entered our lives, and some people announced the death of silver-based images. This is not all lie, and yet old-fashioned images have been particularly popular in the past few years. All we ...