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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!

21537 Comments »http://www.nikibrown.com/designoblog/2008/12/30/quick-tip-8-clipping-masks-in-photoshop/Quick+Tip+%238+-+Clipping+Masks+In+Photoshop2008-12-30+13%3A10%3A26Niki+Brown - 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!

21289 Comments »http://www.nikibrown.com/designoblog/2008/12/25/the-design-oblog-best-of-2008/The+Design+O%27Blog+Best+Of+2008%212008-12-25+19%3A27%3A44Niki+Brown - Posted in Boston,color,design,Graphic Design,illustration,Web 2.OH,Web Design 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!

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

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!

201515 Comments »http://www.nikibrown.com/designoblog/2008/12/23/fonts-the-skinny-thin-and-beautiful/Fonts%3A+The+Skinny%2C+Thin%2C+And+Beautiful2008-12-23+15%3A00%3A17Niki+Brown - Posted in design,Graphic Design,type,Web 2.OH 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.

21095 Comments »http://www.nikibrown.com/designoblog/2008/12/22/10-questions-with-liz-from-cmdshiftdesign/10+Questions+with+Liz+From+CMD%2BShift%2BDesign2008-12-22+14%3A18%3A27Niki+Brown - Posted in color,design,Graphic Design,illustration,Interviews,portfolio,t-shirts,Web 2.OH,Web Design 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!

21134 Comments »http://www.nikibrown.com/designoblog/2008/12/20/quick-tip-7-create-a-clipping-mask-in-illustrator/Quick+Tip+%237+-+Create+a+Clipping+Mask+in+Illustrator2008-12-20+15%3A29%3A38Niki+Brown - Posted in design,Graphic Design,illustration,Screencasts,Tutorials,Web 2.OH by Niki Brown

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