Wisecup Design http://wisecupdesign.com graphic design based in Mooresville, North Carolina Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:47:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Screencast: Creating contact sheets in Adobe Bridge CS4 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WisecupDesign/~3/9g4UbZw3W6M/ http://wisecupdesign.com/2009/03/20/screencast-creating-contact-sheets-in-adobe-bridge-cs4/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:51:58 +0000 Ben Wisecup http://wisecupdesign.com/?p=49 After seeing a tip for using Photoshop to create contact sheets over at design o blog I figured I would post a quick screncast here showing how Bridge CS4 has streamlined the process a bit. The result is a faster output that does not tie up your machine for as long when you are creating a contact sheet with a large number of images. The video is embedded below.

Bridge CS4 Contact Sheet Creation from Ben W on Vimeo.

using Adobe Bridge CS4 to create contact sheets in PDF form is much faster than using The Photoshop contact sheet creation option

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Axiotron Modbook - Mac OSX

You can learn more at Axiotron. Video from Mahalo.

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from Drawn via Kottke.

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This would be a wonderful product for those who use Adobe’s suite but don’t know all the keyboard shortcuts; a layout that displays them would be indispensable.

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I’ve recently discovered the beauty of the GTD system and am in the process of integrating GTDTiddlyWiki into my life to organize all aspects of my life. There are a number of resources regarding the GTD mindest; I am partial to 43 folders. There are definitely a number of benefits to using this mindset to organize things, but it seems like a lot to adhere to. I am always interested consolidating and this looks like a great way. The real question is whether or not I will stick to this plan.

I especially love the feature of printing directly to 3×5 cards, aka the HipsterPDA. That and the fact the Wiki is contained in one file that can go anywhere makes me think I may be able to make this one stick. Has anybody had experience with the GTD system or any other resources for organizing the many areas of one’s life easily?

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]]> http://wisecupdesign.com/2008/02/13/wpdesigners-5-per-year-themes-club/feed/ 0 http://wisecupdesign.com/2008/02/13/wpdesigners-5-per-year-themes-club/ Resources for Designers, Post One http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WisecupDesign/~3/X038d3OmM8g/ http://wisecupdesign.com/2008/02/13/resources-for-designers-post-one/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:24:52 +0000 Ben Wisecup http://wisecupdesign.com/2008/02/13/resources-for-designers-post-one/ There are a lot of sites dedicated to the graphic and web design professions on the net. Finding quality content can be very difficult due to the sheer number of below average sites that claim to specialize in design. This is the first in a series of recurring posts (probably every week or two) where I will round up resources that I personally find useful in the hopes that others may also gain something from them. Many will be well know sites to those in the know, but I hope I can also shed some light on the lesser known articles and resources that present a dose of useful information.

General Design

Tutorials

  • Luxa – Photoshop Tutorials as well as other resources. (A nice looking Pligg powered site)

Communities

Articles

Downloads

The Resources page will also be updated with links to useful resources. Feel free to leave any suggestions.

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