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Friday, February 27th, 2009

Quick Tip #21 Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

In this quicktip I will show you how to create a custom keyboard shortcut. This comes in handy and saves a ton of time. I use the stroke feature of photoshop on a daily basis, but it does not have a default keyboard shortucut. Leave a comment and let me know what you think! Don’t [...]

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Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Mmmmm Packaging Part 3 – Get Your Breakfast On!

The third in a series of posts on yummy packaging! (Check out part 1 and part 2 if you missed them!) This time we take a look at something we all cherished from our childhood – CEREAL!!!

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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Interviewed On Cmd+Shift+Design+Awesome Blog!

Liz from CMD+Shift+Design Blog interviewed me yesterday. Go check it out and see a video tour of where I work and freelance. I promise there will be dancing and bananas.

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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Quick Tip #20 Drop A Cap In Your Paragraph

People transitioning from print to web will appreciate this quick tip. Today I’m going to show you a quick and easy way to add just a little bit of ‘flair’ to your paragraphs. Yes we are going to tango with our old friend the drop cap. Super easy to create in print media thanks to [...]

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Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Lovely Lovely Ligatures

Liga-WHAT? What the heck are these funny little characters and where did they come from? I’ve gathered up some brief history and lovely examples of ligatures in use!

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Saturday, February 21st, 2009

FAIL!!!!

  Oh how I love the internets. Check out these sweet FAIL stickers by the gomedia guys. Now we can FAIL things in everyday life….not just on the interwebs

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