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How To Create An Arrivals Board Effect In Photoshop

Posted on 15. Apr, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

You’ve probably seen them at the airport or even at a local train station. An arrivals board is the method used to display incoming and outgoing transportation. Don’t leave it at just that though. The technique makes for a very creative way to display lettering and numbering for a whole host of different designs, from odometer readings to displaying any arbitrary number.

30+ Scribbles And Doodles Photoshop Brush Sets

Posted on 13. Apr, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

For those of you have been keeping up with the blog, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve kind of been on a hand-drawn frenzy lately, incorporating the style within several recent posts. To kind of wrap things up as we move on to other avenues around here, I thought that I would go ahead and roundup some rather cool doodle Photoshop brushes. Use them as part of a design, use them to create a cool scene or just use them to play around with when you’re bored.

60 Highly Clever Minimal Logo Designs

Posted on 02. Apr, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

Your logo is that one piece of visual branding that captures the image of your company and conveys it into one small package. Depending on the flavor of your business, they may appear big and flashy, bold and colorful or just plain simple and clever. In this roundup, I’ve turned the spotlight towards the simple and clever logo styles that make a strong impression.

7 Effective Readability Tips Guaranteed To Grab Attention

Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

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 that hard work that we pour into an article can all go to waste if certain elements aren’t in place to either grab the attention of the reader or at least to help them easily scan.

25 Free Handwritten Fonts For That Personal Touch

Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

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 of the websites that I commonly visit as well as various print media. They may be scribbled in the sidebar to highlight some categories, used to point out certain elements within a tutorial or even as the tagline of a logo.

70 Creative and Practical Uses of the Ampersand

Posted on 23. Mar, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

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 of these crazy stylized looks triggered from the minds of a long line of designers, I wont. This post is focused more on the beauty of this stylish character and some practical uses as well.

Understanding The Basics Of CSS3

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

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 to our favorite browsers, we can begin to play around with some of the newer features available.