Somewhat useful despite being titled "Seven tips …"

Seven design tips for making great infographics

Not about inspired design, just a commonsense checklist on Huffington Post.

Content Aware tool and photo manipulation

I know we're all or most of us are using photography in our magazines. This is a cool tutorial on how to manipulate photos without all the hassle.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrlsnQ32YhY

You might want to download this and keep it on your desktop. BTW in InDesign, you can insert a column break by hitting the "enter" key on the far right of your extended keyboard. The symbol for "enter" is similar to the symbol for "control."

 

Generally speaking, diagonal arrangements look awkward in a rectangular frame. 

36 Stunning Magazine and Publication Layouts for your Inspiration

30 More Stunning Magazine and Publication Layout Inspiration

60 Beautifully Modern and Inspirational Magazine / Book Layouts

42 Excellent Examples of Magazine Layout Design for your Inspiration

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Portfolio Sites

Many people are looking at getting their portfolio site set up over the break. 

Here's some cool sites I've found:

Carbon Made

It's free but the free version is limited, if you want to pay it's not too expensive. Minimal customization. 

Cargo Collective

A few people in the class have this, it's by invitation only - or you can request to join. 

If you're interested in this site, ask around in the Junior class and someone can invite you. 

Personally for my page (www.pamelabarba.com)

I used blogger. Blogger doesn't have very many options, but I found this cool layout and it's the most affordable option right now. ($10/year includes domain name and hosting)

If you're interested in getting set up with blogger, I can help you. :)

A lof of people also use Wordpress (http://akeemmasondesign.com/)

With wordpress you have waaaaay more options as far as cool layouts. It comes at a price though, 

I can help you get set up with wordpress if you are interest. 

Anri uses Yola (http://www.anriolivier.com/)

She designed a bunch of their templates and I'm sure she could help ya, get a nice one set up also. 

I'm not sure about the cost of Yola, but I know it's not as cheap as Blogger.

That's all the portfolio research I have right now! 

If you're interested in getting your portfolio over the break, get started! 

It's really nice seeing all your work together online, and a great way to start on your internship hunt! 

Let me know if you need any help :) 

Paralax Scrolling Comic Book Style

http://graphicnovel-hybrid4.peugeot.com/start.html

Portfolio Websites

http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/five-popular-design-portfolio-website-styles/

Nice Display of Multiple Articles on a website

https://medium.com/frontpage-picks