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8 Rules for Creating Effective Typography | Design Shack

Chad — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:49:08 +0000

8 Rules for Creating Effective Typography

Learn the Basics
Watch Your Kerning
Be Aware of Font Communication
Alignment
Choose a Good Secondary Font
Size Matters
Use Typography As Art
Find Good Inspiration

Here is a great article from the Design Shack that discusses both a hot trend and timeless art: typography.

via 8 Rules for Creating Effective Typography | Design Shack.

Filed under: Graphic Design, Typography

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 – Smart Paste prototype

Chad — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:41:09 +0000

Cool new CS5 feature integrating Dreamweaver and Illustrator. Although, new feature and enhancement that speed up workflow are nice. I just hope Adobe focuses more attention on HTML5’s new tags and CSS3 new properties.

Filed under: Dreamweaver, Illustrator

What Designers Can Learn from Other Professions | DesignLovr

Chad — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:12:49 +0000

The Architect: Pay Attention to the Details

The Cook: Choose and Match the Right Ingredients

The Gardener: Constant Care Is the Key to Success

The Journalist: Do Your Research

The Contractor: Choose the Right Tools

The Secretary: Be Organized

The Doctor: Listen to Your Patients

The Photographer: Trust Your Instincts

The Scientist: Network with Your Colleagues

The Web Developer: Know HTML and CSS

via What Designers Can Learn from Other Professions | DesignLovr.

Filed under: Articles, Design, Web Design

20 Years of Adobe Photoshop

Chad — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:24:34 +0000

Photoshop has been a part of every web designer’s life since they picked up their first mouse. On February 10th, 2010, Photoshop turned the BIG 20.

Happy Birthday Photoshop!

Great article at Webdesigners Depot

Filed under: Photoshop

WordPress for Android

Chad — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:52:48 +0000

WordPress for Android is an Open Source app that empowers you to write new posts, edit content, and manage comments with built-in notifications.

Freely available for download in Android Market.
Visiting from a device?

Download

Filed under: Android

Vintage Ad Browser

Chad — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:29:50 +0000

100,000+ vintage advertisements to explore

http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/

Posted in Graphic Design Tagged: vintage

Mastering the Gradient Mesh Tool

Chad — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:53:58 +0000

The gradient mesh tool is one of the most powerful tools in Illustrator. Understand and mastering this tool requires a great deal of patience. Chris Spooner has put together a list to Help Master Illustrator’s Gradient Mesh

via Blog.SpoonGraphics.

Posted in Graphic Design

11 Useful jQuery Powered WordPress Plugins | Web Design Ledger

Chad — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:09:43 +0000

11 Useful jQuery Powered WordPress Plugins

via 11 Useful jQuery Powered WordPress Plugins | Web Design Ledger.

Posted in jQuery, WordPress

Install a Local Web Server on Mac OSX | Lullabot

Chad — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:19:08 +0000

Install a Local Web Server on Mac OSX

via Install a Local Web Server on Mac OSX | Lullabot.

The video on this Lullabot site was very informative in my setting up MAMP on my MacBook Pro. I installed MAMP to set-up and test WordPres locally on my machine.

http://www.lullabot.com/files/MacLocalhost.mp4

Top 100 Graphic Design Blogs

Chad — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:16:20 +0000

Got a creative mind, love of technology, and tons of ideas? Then
graphic design might be for you. Learn more about this profession,
along with thousands of insider tips, by taking a look at these top 100
graphic design blogs. Also useful for professional graphic designers,
they are written by sites, professionals, freelancers, and contain
information on everything from jobs to resources.
http://graphicdesigndegrees.org/top-100-graphic-design-blogs/

Posted in Graphic Design Tagged: blog, Design, graphic