Archive for December, 2008

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Quick Tip #8 – Clipping Masks In Photoshop

Another quicktip! This one covers clipping masks in photoshop. Please leave a comment and let me know if you have any suggestions on quicktips!

7 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Screencasts, Tutorials by Niki Brown

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

The Design O’Blog Best Of 2008!

Well holy crap…its been a great year!!! What better way to recap then a top 11 roundup of highlights from this year? Hope you enjoy!

9 Comments » - Posted in Boston, Graphic Design, Web 2.OH, Web Design, color, design, illustration by Niki Brown

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Quick Tip #7.5 – Illustrator Transform Tool

Yay! Another quick tip! In this tip i explain the intracasies of the transform tool (e) in illustrator. I’m also testing out a new app called screenflick – pretty nifty indeed!

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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Fonts: The Skinny, Thin, And Beautiful

I’ll admit it, While I do have a thing for bold fonts, I also have a thing for skinny, thin and beautiful fonts. I’m not ashamed! And I know you probably have a thing for skinny fonts as well. The list I have compiled ranges from cheap to affordable, to expensive. Enjoy!

15 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Web 2.OH, design, type by Niki Brown

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

10 Questions with Liz From CMD+Shift+Design

I had a chance to interview Liz Andrade of CMD+Shift+Design. Liz shares her ninja skills, her banana prefrences, and talks about making the jump into the freelance world.

5 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Interviews, Web 2.OH, Web Design, color, design, illustration, portfolio, t-shirts by Niki Brown

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Quick Tip #7 – Create a Clipping Mask in Illustrator

In this quick tip we look at creating clipping masks in illustrator. They handy keyboard shortcut for this is Command + 7. Leave a comment and let me know what you think! Any suggestions for quick tips are appreciated!

4 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Screencasts, Tutorials, Web 2.OH, design, illustration by Niki Brown