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I Should Have Known That
Sometimes you learn something that is new to you, but obvious to others. I compiled a list of things I have learned in the last year that I probably should have known.
Continue readingFilter Forge Beta Version Released
Filter Forge, Inc. has released the public beta of the Mac OS X version of Filter Forge, a high-end plug-in for Adobe Photoshop allowing computer artists to build their own filters – seamless textures, visual effects, distortions, patterns, backgrounds, frames and more. You can download the beta version of Filter Forge for Mac OS X […]
Continue readingBritish Design Classics
The United Kingdom produced many iconic designs in the 20th Century, and to celebrate that, Royal Mail is launching the 2009 Special Stamp program. This program recognizes ten British design classics, from the distinctive lines of RJ Mitchell’s Spitfire fighter and the stylish chic of Mary Quant’s daring mini skirt to the calm of the […]
Continue reading2008's Unpredictable Logo Trends
In his article on LogoLounge.com, Bill Gardner says that unlike most years, logo trends in 2008 took unusual paths: “Instead of a hub-to-spoke relationship in which trends fan out from a central source, prevailing tendencies in logo design now seem to send out long underground runners that poke through the dirt in unrelated, unexpected places, […]
Continue readingTypeTalk: Hyphens at Your Discretion
TypeTalk is a regular blog on typography. Post your questions and comments by clicking on the Comments icon above. If Ilene answers your question in the blog, you’ll receive one Official Creativepro.com T-Shirt! Q. An important job just came back from the printer with a hyphen in the middle of a word where it doesn’t […]
Continue readingMe and My Arrow
Top Ten uses for your arrow keys, plus a few bonus tips so you won’t ever have to ask, “What’s the point?”
Continue readingMudbug Releases Webify 1.1
Mudbug Software is delighted to announce Webify 1.1, an update to their popular image editing utility for Mac OS X Leopard. Serving as a easy-to-use image browser, Webify was specifically developed as a productivity tool to help prepare images for the web. Quickly and easily resize, scale, rotate and flip many images at once and […]
Continue readingRecession Tips For Web Designers
Celebrated Web designer, author, and speaker Jeffrey Zeldman has posted excellent tips for web designers fighting the recession on the Web site 24 Ways. “Bad times are hard on overweight companies and over-leveraged start-ups, but can be kind to freelancers and small agencies. Clients who once had money to burn and big agencies to help […]
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