How in the world do I get video on the web and how do I get it in my site??? Dave Curlee shows you just how easy it is to get video into your WordPress blog.
Nobody’s perfect. We say that a lot, and we really mean it too. Yet when we take a look at some celebrity in a magazine or on a billboard, they sure do look perfect. The truth is though, they’re not. They’re like you and me. They’ve got freckles, a dying zit, a hump in the [...]
You’ve seen it just about everywhere. You’ve been seeing it for most of your life, and you didn’t even know it. It’s called Stock Photography. Over the years, I’ve really become aware of just how much stock imagery is all around us. There have been times when I’ve bought an image from iStockPhoto.com used it, [...]
Let me start off by saying that I’ve been using Photoshop since 1994. I’ve taught myself everything I know (tutorials helped), and I literally love that application. Photoshop is always running in my task bar. Without Photoshop, I’d have never developed the skills that aid me in all areas of production.
With that understood there are [...]
If it feels good…. PRINT IT! Rasterbation rocks! Don’t let the name fool you. The Rasterbator is an amazing little app / web app that allows you to create some amazing large format artwork.
What the Rasterbator does is lets you take a regular photo / snap shot and blow it up as large as 20 [...]
I love fonts. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t use unique typefaces near as much as I should, but man I love a good looking font. I’m constantly trying to find out what this great font is, or what that one is. What’s font used on Vimeo? What’s the flickr font? [...]
I’m always on the lookout for great, free stock artwork and elements for my designs. (Why reinvent the wheel??) Silhouettes are all the rage recently. Past ipod ads were loaded with them. True, you can create your own and sometimes that’s the only way you’re going to get the look you’re project needs, but when [...]
Webforms are EVERYWHERE! It’s not just for registering anymore. Web forms are the basis for getting any data into your database, web page or even your online application. I’ve always used a very simple approach to web forms. Gather the information you need, do it clearly and don’t be evil with the users information.
Creating an [...]
Whether I’m designing a website, creating a piece of graphic art or even a video production, coming up with the color pallet is one of the toughest steps I run into. I took art my senior year in high school and I remember the color wheel and all the complimentary color stuff, but sometimes, nothing [...]
OH YEAH! Photoshop has this great feature called Actions. Basically, you can record a series of steps, provide for some user input, and save it as a little program. A macro if you will. I’ve been using Actions in Photoshop for years and years. One of my favorite uses for them is to prepare images [...]
