WORD - 50 Amazing Photo Effect Tutorials

Have you been busy taking photos lately?  Photos are cool, but they can look much better if you add a little effect to them!  Many photographers like to show their original photos with zero retouching applied to them.  That may be cool, but photos can look MUCH better with a little bit of post-production work.  Check out this link to 50 Amazing Photo Effect Tutorials in Photoshop.

WORD - Interactive Videos

Interactive web videos are gaining great popularity!  Many companies are now turning to rich media like video and using the internet to their advantage to market their products/services.  Companies are now marketing with video that’s interactive!  Have you ever heard ofFilmMakingWebinars.com?  They provide many free webinars on various topics for film makers.  Check out their free upcoming webinar on “How to Create Interactive Web Videos in Adobe Encore CS5.5!”  The webinar is 90 minutes long and starts at 1pm today!

WORD - Social Media Recruiters

Are you into social media?  Did you know that you companies now pay head hunters to use social media sites as a recruiting tool?  With this being the case, many job seekers are now creating expressive digital resumes that can include visuals, audio, or video to make their resumes stand out from the rest.  You should be doing the same thing!  Check out this cool infographic that shows statistics to employers looking for talent using social media sites.

WORD - SEO Infographic

As designers, we’re very visual people.  It helps to see information presented to us visually.  Search Engine Optimization has been a very popular topic lately.  Many companies are now hiring people to get higher rankings for their web pages through Google and Yahoo searches.  There are a variety of ways to make sure that your web pages rank higher.  Check out these cool infographics about SEO.  Infographics are a great way of showing important information visually.  Create an informative infographic and share it on the web!

WORD - Find a Job on Twitter

Are you using Twitter yet?  Using social media tools like Twitter can give you an edge when hunting for work!  Check out this great article about HOW TO:  Find a Job on Twitter.

WORD - Lint

Have you heard of HTML Lint?  Lint is a tool that makes sure that your HTML code is compliant.  Nowadays, Validating your code through W3C is just not enough.  With Lint, you can even set up options as to what you want it to check for.  It’s still rather new and in development, but offers a great way of checking for errors in your code.  Check it out!

WORD - 100 Free PSD files for Web Designers

Today marks the 100^th WORD email sent to you this year!  In celebration of our 100^th WORD, I’d like to share with you a link to 100 Royalty Free PSD Files Every Web Designer Should Have.  Enjoy!

BONUS:  Also, please check out this link to a free motion.tv webinar where Rich Harrington will discuss DSLR Workflow for Adobe Production Premium CS5.5!  You’ll need to register right away if you want to be a part of this webinar.  It will start tonight at 7:15pm.