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Fancy New DK Backgrounds showcase artists talent

As you all know, DK is about designers and for designers. In a bid to showcase the incredible talent in Uganda, we have now instituted a new feature on DK. Every so often, we will be changing the background image that appears on the DK homepage with a choice piece of artists work. Our first [...]

Artist Profiles – Jeremy Byemanzi

Artist Profiles – Jeremy Byemanzi

After a long while and an ever increasing public outcry for another inspiring artist, Design Kingdom brings you yet another great and incredibly gifted artist. He has seen himself rise to higher ranks in his field of work and gotten married; that does not come easy!

Artist Profile – Arnold Birungi

Artist Profile – Arnold Birungi

Arnold Birungi is a Ugandan born in south western Uganda, Rukungiri district. He holds a bachelors degree in Industrial and Fine Arts from Makerere University. Arnold is a realist oil and water colour painter and paints mainly people and wild life.

Featured Artist: Adrian Khan

Featured Artist: Adrian Khan

Today we return to our regular interviews with a short interview with Adrian Khan, the Creative Director at Y&R Brands Uganda. He came to Uganda 8 years ago and has since worked with top ad agencies Lowe Scanad and QG Saatchi & Saatchi producing some of the most notable ads seen in press recently. I personally have worked with him before on many projects and I can say he's an awesome artist and not just with print but in his life as well. So without further a do, lets jump into the interview.

Artist Profile – Martin Kharumwa

Artist Profile – Martin Kharumwa

This week I have the pleasure of interviewing this off the wall and wildly creative photographer and artist. It's quite hard to apply common descriptions to him but in his own words "I have trouble labeling who I am or what I do specifically or fit into, among my many other boxes I happen to photograph, and have built a small reputation for my photography more than any of my other interests."

13 Excellent jQuery Animation Techniques

13 Excellent jQuery Animation Techniques

09 September 2010

Only a few years ago, if something was animated on a website it was automatically assumed to be Flash. However, this is not the case today. With the growing popularity and wide spread use of JavaScript frameworks, sometimes you have to take a closer look to find out what is powering all of those smooth [...]

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An ASP Tutorial to create your own Database driven Search Engine

09 September 2010

Okay guys, here is one really interesting tutorial that I never thought actually existed. But well Search Engines do exist so does the process of making one, hence this tutorial from www.stardeveloper.com In this article I will guide you through the steps of creating a simple but effective search engine. We will divide our work [...]

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Design Kingdom Quest: Tell us what you’d like to learn.

09 September 2010

Design Kingdom Quests are intense one-day learning experiences. The last one focused heavily on Flash animation in building a design portfolio. Our next Design Quest is coming up and we’d like to know what design areas we should focus on, and who better to ask than you, our designers. So, tell us. What do you [...]

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Creative Flash Websites – April 2010

Creative Flash Websites – April 2010

08 September 2010

I here of HTML5 and how it is going to be the future of web but Flash still has a lot more to offer than just code. There is vast creativity possible with it let alone its powerful actionscript. For a sneak preview of the possibilities I have found that this site will be very [...]

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Desktop Publishing Tips and Principles of Design Basics

07 September 2010

Are you a full time Desktop Publisher or do you plan on becoming one? Perhaps the job you were offered describes you as such. In that case, this article is meant for you. This article series offers tips and easy-to-implement practices for applying design principles in desktop publishing. Read on for five key questions to ask [...]

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Creative websites to help you pass time.

Creative websites to help you pass time.

07 September 2010

UPDATE: Hadn’t included the link. Here it is: Creative website to help you pass time. Check out this amazing collection of sites built with Flash, JavaScript and HTML5. Some of them may be insanely useless, but the creativity, design and code behind them make them worth a look. My personal favourite is the Verbatim Challenge, [...]

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Thinking of Starting a Career in Web Design? 5 Tips Before You Go…

07 September 2010

The Web is officially coming of age. The design industry is starting to take web design seriously, and it’s no longer being confined to enthusiasts. Web design is now a lucrative and exciting career path to follow, with lots of opportunity and high potential earning power. Read the entire article here Spread the Design Kingdom [...]

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Animators wanted for an animated series for TV

07 September 2010

Did you know we have a hot new jobs/projects announcement section? Well, we do, and we’ll be bringing you the latest job and project related information and as a plus, you can apply right on the website! Check it out: http://designkingdom.ug/jobs/ Highlighted Project: Animated Series for TV Animators wanted for a lucrative animation project. Details: [...]

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49 Amazing Resources for Free Vector Graphics

49 Amazing Resources for Free Vector Graphics

06 September 2010

“Your search for free Vector graphics is over. Below we have compiled a list of the best free web sites to freely download Vectors, most of the sites don’t qualify into a category, we’ll call them general, but in the second half of the post you will find specialized resources dedicated to vector logos, brands, [...]

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Cinematic Opening Title Redux – Day 1 (Adobe After Effects)

Cinematic Opening Title Redux – Day 1 (Adobe After Effects)

06 September 2010

Another one of those very wonderful tutorials from ae.tutsplus.com as it keeps bringing the very best for those with an eye for the AWESOME. “In this 2 part tutorial we revisit the Cinematic Opening concept with an homage to all of you, our readers, by enshrining all of the comments left on the site in [...]

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