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Dot Dot Dot . . .

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:09:19 +0000

A few months back, in a column entitled “Check, Please,” I recommended that one thing to scan for before considering a job done was the presence of badly formed points of ellipsis, those series of dots used to indicate missing text, also known as ellipsis points, points of omission, or points of suspension. This begs the question, though, what exactly is a properly formed ellipsis?

Mask Flyaway Hair in Moments Using Photoshop

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:17:06 +0000

The hardest part about masking has always been selecting areas of transition, such as flyaway hair on a portrait. The new masking tools in Photoshop CS5 are so easy to use that even novices can get impressive results: Just select a subject using the Quick Selection tool, turn that into a mask with one click, hit the Refine Mask buttons, and move two sliders.

However, if you’re willing to do just a little manual work, your areas of transition will go from impressive to top-notch professional, as this animation demonstrates:

Free For All: Clear Communication

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:35:00 +0000

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. That Latin-esque nonsense phrase is forever imprinted on the gray matter of generations of creative professionals. Even most clients know it, or at least the first two words! According to Lipsum.com, the text has been in use as dummy copy or placeholder text in printed works for more than 500 years.

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Free For All: Clear Communication

RapidWeaver Plugin Enables Native Firebug Functionality

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:51:12 +0000

Press Release

NimbleHost is pleased to announce Codafy 1.0, the first plugin for RapidWeaver to add native “Firebug” functionality to the popular Mac OS X website design application. The free Codafy RapidWeaver plugin enables web designers to easily see how the underlying HTML, CSS, and Javascript code of their website relates to the actual design, improving workflow and reducing development time.

Design a 3D Bottle Label in Photoshop

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:44:05 +0000

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Design a 3D Bottle Label in Photoshop

New Web Font Service Launched by Partnership of Experts

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:16:53 +0000

Press Release

The Font Bureau, Inc. and Ascender Corporation today announced Webtype.com, a new venture to serve web designers and developers with publication-quality fonts to improve the typography and readability of websites. The service is available now at http://www.Webtype.com with a variety of custom web font options to accommodate websites of all sizes.

Webinar: Make Websites Live & Publish Updates in QuarkXPress

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:14:22 +0000

Press Release

Hopefully our Flash eSeminar series has enabled you to significantly enhance your skills creating websites in QuarkXPress 8 and adding compelling interactive content.

W3C Opens Typography on the Web

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:17:25 +0000

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W3C Opens Typography on the Web

Bend and Twist Text with Photoshop’s Puppet Warp

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:03:56 +0000

Photoshop CS5 introduced the Puppet Warp tool. This useful new tool lets you set “pins” that act like joints. Moving one pin moves the pixels around it in relation to the other placed pins — imagine lifting the hand of a marionette with a string attached to the hand at one end and a bar at the other.

While clever people are exploring Puppet Warp’s effect on photos, few are using it on text. With Puppet Warp, you can take letters and entire words in amazing new directions.

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Updated iWeb Themes Box Includes 50 iWeb Templates

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:01:34 +0000

Press Release

iWeb Themes Park is proud to announce five new iWeb Themes for Apple’s iWeb. The new and outstanding iWeb themes – Beach Life, Currency, Music Band, Precise and Romantic – are a huge novelty for all iWeb users who enjoy making fashionable and high quality design solutions.