Archive | March, 2010

Readability Tips

7 Effective Readability Tips Guaranteed To Grab Attention

Roughly 64% of all readers (okay, I’m just estimating here) skim over articles and if not instantly intrigued by some part of it, will move on to the next one. You’ve done it, I’ve done it, we’re all pretty much guilty of it. All of that hard work that we pour…

Free Handwritten Fonts

25 Free Handwritten Fonts For That Personal Touch

In today’s world, we are so used to reading and typing out perfectly shaped type-faced characters, that we often forget how attractive a handwritten font actually is. I’ve recently noticed the use of well-placed handwritten fonts throughout several…

70 Creative and Practical Uses of the Ampersand

70 Creative and Practical Uses of the Ampersand

When it comes to typographical characters, one cannot ignore the beautiful sweeping lines and shapes of the ampersand. While I would love to give you a history lesson on how it evolved from the combination of the letters E and T and then took on all…

css3 basics

Understanding The Basics Of CSS3

Cascading Style Sheets, commonly known as CSS, has been around for sometime now allowing us to create much more powerful and flexible websites than in the past. Now that CSS has evolved a bit and the acceptance of CSS3 is making its way…

photoshop shortcuts fun

Photoshop Shortcuts – The Fun Way

In this post I’m going to focus on several Photoshop shortcuts that I tend to use more often than others. Sure I could sit here and spell out every single shortcut available, but why reinvent the wheel? Here is a list of 10 of my favorite and most used…

Twitter tips

Good And Bad Practices When Using Twitter

In this article I would like to point out a few good and bad practices to be aware of when using Twitter. Some I have noticed on a personal level and others I’ve seen multiple people participate in or complain about throughout my time…

Creative Festival Posters

60 Creative and Inspiring Festival Posters

One event that almost every city in just about every country shares is some type of annual festival. They come for a day maybe a week to spread their fun and joy and then they disappear until the following season. As a patron…