I wish I could draw. A few years ago I signed up for an illustration course at Skyline College in San Bruno. As with most of my new endeavors, I was really enthusiastic. I had high hopes and high expectations, and my first drawings were pretty decent for a beginner. However, as the assignments became [...]
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hierarchy @ eva black Justify, white space, hierarchy are design terms explained in Eva Black’s new column, Design Terms. As a design enthusiast, I really appreciate her concise, digestible definitions of basic design concepts — kinda like a design-oriented word-a-day — or rather, word-a-week, that I look forward to seeing more of. Besides, Eva’s illustrations [...]
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I’m sure you’re no stranger to Sarah Tolzmann’s smart and beautiful blog, Note to Self. I visit every day to see what’s new and to enjoy her clean monochromatic layout that makes her content pop. Lately, though, I’m really taken with her new advice column about blogging, branding, and design. I’ll admit that branding is [...]
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I think I’m the last one to the party with iMadeFace. Last month, Roy Lichtenstein-style images were everywhere on Instagram. I still see them in my stream now and then. I finally downloaded the free app today and hey, it’s fun. I made this face — it’s an idealized version of what I think …
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In 1995, webpages were pretty much text and crude graphics, but Atlas Magazine made it clear that there was a place for design on the Web. In fact, their pages still look great nearly 20 years later. Yes, the pages are narrow, but in those days our monitors were 800 pixels wide MAX and we [...]
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Mouseover photo for enumeration; list of links after the jump. I realize that I should’ve written this post a few weeks ago, but this idea just popped into my head this morning as I was waking up. This is the first gift guide I’ve ever compiled. None of it should come as a surprise, though. [...]
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friendship bracelet / colorwheel ring set / colorband ring/ original photo (pre radlab) Over the years, I’ve collected many actions. Some I’ve downloaded for free and others I’ve bought. The right action can magically transform a stale photo into eye candy (hello, Instagram!). But, as much as I appreciate my massive collection of actions, I [...]
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Collection d’Antiquités et de Matériaux de Brocante (ISBN #978-4-7661-2395-1) My first exposure to ephemera clip art books were those published by Dover. You can find them in art supply stores or in the art section of most book stores. But, as I understand it, Dover’s license restricts use to printed matter, so you can’t use [...]
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instagram@puglypixel I’ve received a couple of questions about the carousel plugin I use to display my Instagram photos on my blog footer at Eat Darling Eat. I use SnapWidget. It’s easy to use, it’s compatible with any blog platform, and it’s free. There’s a premium version that offers more display options, but I imagine that [...]
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mood board: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Last week I finished a blog revamp for Gal Meets Glam. I realize I’ve said that I don’t do blog design and instead refer all potential design work to my Blog Design Directory. But when Julia asked me to migrate her blog from Blogger to WordPress, [...]
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