Last week has been fruitful for interesting posts, thus we decided to share some of them with you. If you missed these posts by any chance do read them, we think you might find them useful and worth reading.
Microsoft To Sell Windows 7 Without IE in Europe: Odd and Unnecessary at Mashable
Stan Schroeder discusses with his readers the announcement that Windows 7 is going to be released without the browser installed. It’s really odd from Microsoft, we all understand Stan’s frustration here. But whether it’s good or bad is up to you of course.
Smashing magazine always gladdens us with the useful articles, incredibly inspiring showcases and great sets of useful things every designer appreciates. Last week they had two fruitful posts that we’d love to share with you:
50 Fresh Useful Icon Sets For Your Next Design
Free stuff is always useful, isn’t it? This selection features 50 free sets of icons including Web Application Icon Sets, E-Commerce Icon Sets, Free Multimedia Vector Icons, 172 final country flag icons, Symbol Signs, Social Icon Sets and General Icon Sets. There are big and tiny icons for every purpose. I especially liked the Social Icon Sets, some very cute pics there. 
Effective Strategy To Estimate Time For Your Design Projects
Have you ever been late for the deadline with a project? Sam Barnes suggests a brilliant strategy to estimate the time so you can arrange the proper deadline with your clients. We find these tips to be very useful. Of course every designer has his own style of work and formulas to calculate the time needed for the project, Sam Barnes offers a way to make your calculations more accurate.
Why Designers Should Learn How to Code at SixRevisions
The article by John Urban gives few reasons why you should learn to code your designs. Personally I think the designer shouldn’t do the work of a developer. Of course if you know how to do everything from A to Z your value is higher, but being honest will you do everything as good as you would do one single thing? I think a designer should know how to design a page that will be easy to code but shouldn’t code it himself. Read the article and a discussion below it and make up your personal opinion.
The last two links we are going to share with you tonight are showcases of truly inspiring pictures.
40 Examples of Incredible Photo Manipulation from WebDesignerDepot.
Some of the showcased here photos really amaze, one has to be either a magician or a true master of Photoshop to create something alike.
23 Striking Examples Of Nature Photography Through The Photographer’s Eye at SmashingApps
It always amazes how some people see the incredible where no one else sees it. Nature is all around us, but can you be proud of taking such breathtaking pictures of it?
Well, this is what we’ve been reading last week. Do not hesitate to share what you think is worth reading in the comments below.
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