Textures | Weekend Roaming
We were lucky to get away for friend’s wedding in Eastford, CT and took the opportunity to stay at an inn close by in Woodstock, CT. The practically 300 year old structure and surrounding property were just what I needed for a little roaming. Those stone front steps looked like they’d easily last another lifetime- [...]
A Thousand Ways to Get The Ball Rolling
No matter who we are and no matter what it is we do, from time to time we all need to clear our heads, shake out the dust and gain a new perspective. Sometimes its writer’s block or creative block that’s got a hold on us. Maybe moving from one project to another has left [...]
Photoshop-Ready Textures
I’ve always been a very faithful Adobe Illustrator guy, but have found myself using Photoshop more and more in recent months- and really loving it (I feel like I’m cheating on Illustrator). The Photoshop application has so many great texture-creating tools in it already, but every now and then I need something a little more [...]
My Top 5 Creative Productivity iPhone Apps
Dropbox By far, one of my absolute favorite applications I’ve come across in years. It is made for both Mac and PC Desktops, as well as iPhone. Dropbox is as the name implies, a central “drop box”, where you can store and exchange files between home and office computers, between colleagues, even as a web-based [...]
Adobe Photoshop Cook
Have you ever wished you could control the real world with a few clicks of your computer mouse? Get so reliant on “Command-Z” to undo your mistakes that (if only for a moment) you believe you can use it in the everyday world? If so, than this video is for you. Made by a young [...]
The Agile Rabbit
Patterns and Packaging I don’t know where I’d be without my collection of Agile Rabbit/Pepin Press reference books (BTW, this is not an advertisement). I’m in the habit of checking every bookstore for new editions wherever I go. I pick them up no matter what the subject of the volume- I’m sure that I’ll use [...]
Top 7 iPhone Blogging Apps
Since getting into the wonderful world of blogging, I’ve come to rely on certain programs for my computer and especially my iPhone. I wanted to share a group of apps that I particularly like. To honestly talk to the subject of blogging apps built for the iPhone, you have to first establish on which software [...]
A Little Help From My Friends
Firstly, this is in no way a promotion for Adobe Creative Suite products. Just a quick note in praise of the legions of Adobe professionals out there who offer free tutoring to those in need of a little help from time to time (me, being one of those needy people). Following the below link, you’ll [...]
Bing To Become iPhone Default Search Engine
Can it be true? Yes, it does look to be likely that Microsoft and Apple are again playing nicely together. Of course it seems to be the result of Apple and Google NOT playing nicely together. Oh well, as long as we get good software, gadgets and phones out of it all, I’m fine with [...]
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