August 24, 2005 – 11:07 am
Need to make readable signage, but your handwriting with a Sharpie is wanting for legibility? Enter Instant Labeling Tape, which allows anyone with a black marker to crank out labels that are at least as readable as a typical cash register display.
Penny Arcade is responsible time and again for emptying my wallet by sending me to discover games I don’t currently own. This time, their seductive banner ads have sent me to gaze upon the wonder that is Alias SketchBook Pro 2. I’m intrigued by the concept of an art program that’s actually centered around [...]
September 9, 2004 – 6:23 pm
Identifont is a stunningly effective tool for identifying a typeface from a sample. It asks you a series of questions to narrow down exactly what typeface you’re looking at, and so far, it’s been amazing in its accuracy. The site contains a vast database of fonts from over two hundred type foundries, both well-known and [...]
December 2, 2003 – 10:56 am
I’m normally not a proponent of glossy sites laden with gratuitous Flash, but sometimes they’re so darn pretty. Jevaun Howell has just such a site. Like many designers’ personal portfolio sites, it’s chock full of urban imagery, animated effects, and excitingly swoopy design elements. Unlike most, it’s also got clean layout and excellent navigation. Jevaun’s [...]
November 18, 2003 – 12:50 am
Jeremy Keith has a brief Photoshop tutorial that covers four simple but effective photo-retouching techniques. In addition to the usual step-by-step instructions you’d expect from a good tutorial, it’s also got all four techniques for download as a Photoshop actions (.atn) file.
It’s a shame I’ve only got the dumbed-down Photoshop Elements, which doesn’t appear to [...]