Got an email from a reader asking me if I'm still alive. I know it's been a while since my last post but I'm still here. Just taking a break from blogging and a little tied up on something else. Hope to be back soon.
In the meantime, I've added my Twitter Updates on the top side column so you'll know what I'm up to at the moment.
Taking A Break
Photoshop Tie
Toni Castillo received this Photoshop tie from his friends for his birthday. Keep reading to get a closer look.
Google Creative Reel
What happens when creativity meets technology? Here's a compilation of content through 2008 which showcases the creative power of Google's products.
How to Customize Your Shoes
Wanna make some custom shoes? SoleJunkie shows the process of customizing shoes in this video tutorial. I'm gonna try this sometime.
via Abduzeedo
Periodic Table of Typefaces
Another 'periodic table' inspired work, by Camdon Wilde, which shows typefaces grouped categorically by classes and families. Each typeface also indicates the designer, year designed and ranking determined by sorting and combining lists and opinions from the following sites:
The 100 Best Fonts Of All Time
Paul Shaw’s Top 100 Types survey
21 Most Used Fonts By Professional Designers
Top 7 Fonts Used By Professionals In Graphic Design
30 Fonts That ALL Designers Must Know & Should Own
Typefaces no one gets fired for using
via Behance Network
Related Post: Periodic Table of Adobe Shortcuts
Amnesia Razorfish Business Card
Amnesia Razorfish in Sydney, Australia uses Microsoft Surface tags printed on all their business cards and developed a scanning application to show the employees' social networking feeds such as blog posts, tweets and flickr photos. It will surely make a business card stand out - if only every recipient also has a Surface computer.
via I Started Something
How to Resize and Contrain Multiple Images for Web in Photoshop
In this tutorial, we'll use Photoshop's Web Photo Gallery feature to resize and constrain images in just a few clicks. If you still frequently resize several images one by one before publishing it on your website or blog, I'm sure you'll find this tutorial useful.
Step 1. Go to File > Automate > Web Photo Gallery
Step 2. On the Styles dropdown menu, choose Flash - Gallery 1. You may skip this step unless you'll be resizing images higher than 450 pixels.
Step 3. Under Source Images, click the 'Browse' tab to locate the directory of the images you want to resize.
Step 4. Now click the 'Destination' tab and create a new directory. This is where your resized images and HTML files will go at the end of this tutorial. I usually make the new folder on my Desktop. Easier to find.
Step 5. On the Options dropdown menu, choose Large Images.
Step 6. Make sure Resize Images is checked and replace the default number on the field with the maximum pixel size you want for your images.
Step 7. On the Constrain row. Choose which dimensions of the image you want to constrain. Selecting Both will resize your images to a maximum width or height depending on the number you specified earlier. Selecting Width will only resize your images to a maximum width and the same process goes with Height. Eitherway, it will resize the width or height proportianally and will not distort the images.
Step 8. For JPEG Quality, choose an option from the dropdown menu, enter a value between 0 and 12, or drag the slider. The higher the value, the better the image quality and the larger the file. I suggest you leave it at 10.
Step 9. Click OK and Photoshop will resize your images automatically. The process will also place HTML and JPEG files in the destination folder and you'll see the automated Web Photo Gallery pop-up when it's done.
Step 10. You can close the Web Photo Gallery and Photoshop itself because you no longer need them at this point. Now to find your resized images, go to the destination folder you made in Step 4 and look for the 'images' folder.
Done. You may also set your preferred dimension for the Thumbnails in Step 5 if you need to resize smaller versions of your images at the same time. Another way to resize batch images quickly is through the image processing feature (File > Scripts > Image Processor). You'll figure it out when you get there.
Top 3 Websites to Have Fun with your Photos
You don't really have to learn Photoshop to play around with your boring portrait. All you have to do is upload your image, choose an effect and wait for the result. Here are three of the best websites to have fun with your photos that will keep you busy for days.
Photofunia
Fun Photobox
Photo505
BTW, It doesn't always have to be your photo. Have fun. :)
President Obama Digital Painting Tutorial
Kyle Lambert, after being featured on Abduzeedo, has written a tutorial on how he does his digital paintings using President Barack Obama's portrait. Check out the speed painting video after the jump.
Google Stickers by Filippo Minelli
An ongoing project by Italian artist Filippo Minelli shows us the world where everything is powered by Google. More photos after the jump.
Bilbao-Pays, Vasco
Santander-Pays, Vasco
Paris, France
Milano, Italy
Brescia, Italy
Baatar, Mongolia
Coney Island/New York, USA
Beijin, China
Same Old Brand New Me, Part 2
I've added a couple of new features on the site and I'm sure some of you may have already noticed some of them for the past few days. If you haven't or just maybe interested of what my new add-ons are and how I installed them, then keep reading.
Enough for Everyone
I should've done this a long time ago but from now on, you'll see the ShareThis button at the end of my posts. If in case you still haven't heard, ShareThis makes sharing easy via email, social bookmarking and networking sites, etc. so next time you like something on my blog, go ahead and let your friends read it as well. Unfortunately though, I can't put the code on my template so you won't see the ShareThis button on my past entries.
This is My Jam
I've also added a jukebox on the About page primarily for my own personal entertainment, but the songs I listen to usually depends on my current mood so putting my playlist on a page that tells you who I am somehow makes sense. Still working on the "About Me" stuffs by the way.
Now You See Me, Now You Don't
Most people I know use Yahoo Messenger but I prefer Skype. I also have a Yahoo [Messenger] account but it's like I signed up for Friendster just because everyone else was there. Herd comformity. Anyway, you'll see my Skype online status on my Contact page now so we can chat and share instant messages when I'm available.
Hello World
Last, but not the least, the welcome message that displays only on the main page. I've been looking for this Blogger hack for quite some time now but thanks to Hans of Beautiful Beta, I can now show my widgets only on the pages I want them to.
That'll be all for now, folks. I'd love to know what you think.
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Periodic Table of Adobe Shortcuts
Inspired by the periodic table of elements, Design by Vent's A2 posters contain the Adobe shortcuts for Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop. I'd love to see these on my wall.
How I Earned More Than A Thousand Dollars A Day Through AdSense
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7 Creative Light Writing Videos from Vimeo
Light writing is an emerging form of stop motion animation wherein still images captured using the technique known as light painting or light drawing are put in sequence thereby creating the optical illusion of movement for the viewer. Check out the videos after the jump.
Light-Pint Piano Player by Ryan Cashman
Filmed at night with a small green LED keychain light to draw each frame and San Diego skyline in the background. The frames were photographed with a Canon Rebel using 20-30 second exposure time.
PiKA PiKA Hong Kong by Bernard Ho
Made in Sai Kung Hong Kong.
Max Ophuels Preis Trailer
Trailer for the Saarbruecken film festival “Max Ophuels Preis”.
Sleeping Beauty's City Lights Music Video
Impacto Criativo (Creative Impact) by Propague and MidiaEffects
2 cameras, 1700 clicks, 18 people, 20 nights, 35 flash lights, 234 batteries.
Everything Will Illuminate by Eran Hakim
Lange Nacht der Forschung by LICHTFAKTOR
This lightwriting video by LICHTFAKTOR was done for EURAC, TIS and the University of Bolzano/ Italy. It’s a cinema ad for “the long night of scientific research” at Bolzano 2008.
February: The Month That Was
Another quick roundup of some of my favorite entries for the month of February.
Same Old Brand New Me »
Free Friendster Layout: The Darkness »
65 Fantastic Wallpapers from DeviantART »
Johnnie Walker 'Crossroads' Commercial »
In An Absolut World... »
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