Archive for March, 2009

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Why Logos Should Cost More Than $300

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I recently received an email from someone asking me for a quote on a logo/illustration. Now In this persons defense – they are not a designer and probably didn’t know any better. Said person mentioned that they were also looking at the service of LogoWorks. And this made me curious so [...]

87 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Web 2.OH, design, design ethics, industrial design, technology, type by Niki Brown

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Quick Tip #26 Find And Replace

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In this quick tip we cover some of the other lesser known options for find and replace in Dreamweaver. Leave a comment and let me know what you think! And don’t forget to subscribe via iTunes.

2 Comments » - Posted in Screencasts, Tutorials, Web Design, design by Niki Brown

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Quick Tip #25 Screenshots Ahoy!

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In this quick I show you a few ways to take screenshots on a mac – very handy! Leave a comment and let me know what you think! And don’t forget to subscribe via iTunes.

5 Comments » - Posted in All Things Apple, Screencasts, Tutorials, Web 2.OH by Niki Brown

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Marketing Of The Macbook Air Vs. The Dell Adamo

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I’m sure that all of you have seem the lovely MacBook Air by now. Sleek, sexy, thin and a masterpiece of Apple engineering. This has caused other computer companies to scramble to offer a similar product. Dell recently released a new laptop called the ‘Adamo’. It’s interesting to take a look [...]

14 Comments » - Posted in All Things Apple, Graphic Design, Web 2.OH, color, design, design ethics, technology by Niki Brown

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Mmmmm Packaging Part 4 – Beer!

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The latest edition in a series of posts about packaging: While I’m probably one day late (happy belated St. Paddy’s day!!!) I bring you a great roundup of 20 great examples of beer packaging! (Don’t forget to check out Part 1 – Coffee, Part 2 – Energy Drinks, or Part 3 [...]

40 Comments » - Posted in Graphic Design, Package Design, design by Niki Brown

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Quick Tip #24 Contact Sheets In Photoshop

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In this quick tip I show you an easy way to create a sheet of thumbnails from a folder of photos. Photoshop does all the heavy lifting for you! Leave a comment and let me know what you think! And don’t forget to subscribe via iTunes.

10 Comments » - Posted in Screencasts, Tutorials by Niki Brown