Coding and Design Tips & Tutorials

1. Building Infographics in Illustrator — Jason Hoppe Everyone should know how to tell visual stories.

1. Studio Pass: Kurt Ballou Kurt Ballou takes you behind-the-scenes of Godcity Studios to show you exactly how the magic happens.

[caption id="attachment_11064" align="alignnone" width="640"] Photo by Laura Murray via Flickr[/caption] With 2014's days numbered and the year drawing to a close, we can safely say 2014 was one for the record books. The year was filled with so many memorable moments in music, but what really made this year's soundtrack so distinctly 2014?

[caption id="attachment_11059" align="alignnone" width="620"] Image via Flickr[/caption] Pinterest is rounding out 2014 as one of the fastest growing social networks, handily outpacing Facebook for growth.   It’s not hard to see why -- unobtrusive and simple, it can be many things to different people, which is part of its genius.

[caption id="attachment_11100" align="aligncenter" width="620"] via Wesley Eller on Flickr.

Most electronic artists -- even the really big ones -- didn't start there; in fact, a lot of them have roots in metal and hardcore. Here are a few that you may not have expected.