The Good and Bad of the Smashing Book

March 11th, 2010

The Good and Bad of the Smashing Book

I love reading Smashing Magazine as it is extremely helpful for an aspiring graphic designer slash web developer.  When they were advertising the release of their book Smashing Book, I pre-ordered right away.  I had great hopes and they sure delivered a book chock full of ideas, concepts and smashing content. The Good As always from the writers, content is key.  This book touches upon most topics that are relevant for any designer focused on the web as its medium.  The topics range from taking full advantage of CSS for layouts to typography options as well as color theory.  It covers on the fundamentals of user interface design and usability concerns that may not be something we may care as much as typical graphic artists. Besides the graphical topics it covers, the book also covers the... Continue Reading...

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Heal, Duplicate, Blur, Paint…

May 8th, 2008

Heal, Duplicate, Blur, Paint…

Photoshop!  What a wonderful software that lets you have complete control and being able to manipulate a photo.  I have been playing around with Photoshop and air brushing images.  Sure, it is cheating but how is that different from using make up and the correct lighting for normal photography?  Its just the end product that matters.  I see photos of Britney Spears of US Weekly that are photoshopped to the extent that it is so obvious that any novice can pick up on it.  However, I must admit, she is very photogenic and is a perfect model to play around with. Some other photoshopping techniques I have been tinkering with are just normal lighting and color levels to balance a photo.  Also using the stamp/clone tool to remove unwanted elements in a photo.  I will share some soon, but at... Continue Reading...

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