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Deconstructing And Understanding An Online Book Store’s Design And Functionalities.

January 4, 2011 | Thoughts & Words By | 6 Comments

Deconstructing And Understanding An Online Book Store’s Design And Functionalities.

It is the day and age of online readers, electronic books, pdf compendiums and Kindles. At the book store, I might buy a book on an impulse, but 9 out of 10 times, I come back home, get onto the internet and hunt for a bargain on various online bookstores. Such is the lure of

How To Create An Organic Mixed Media Illustration

May 6, 2010 | Thoughts & Words By | 14 Comments

How To Create An Organic Mixed Media Illustration

A few months ago I refreshed my Twitter Background. I had been toying with the idea of doing a simple but striking mixed-media illustration for the background. When it was done, I received countless nice emails praising the design and many more wanting to know how I had achieved that effect. This cursory tutorial is

How Do I Implement @font-face?

March 16, 2010 | Thoughts & Words By | 31 Comments

How Do I Implement @font-face?

At great risk of angering the web design overlords I need to get something off my chest, I can’t stand the term "Bulletproof." When someone decides they have come up with a "sure fire" solution they label it bulletproof, which in reality nothing ever is. @font -face is supported by the top browsers using various

Create Heavy Distressed Grunge Social Sticker Icon in Photoshop

February 23, 2010 | Thoughts & Words By | 17 Comments

Create Heavy Distressed Grunge Social Sticker Icon in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create a Heavy Distressed Grunge Social Sticker Icon. This is a very easy, step by step tutorial. We will be mixing shapes, brushes and blend modes to achieve the final result. Let’s take a look at final result: Materials needed for tutorial Facebook vector logo 20

One Minute To Make A Seamless Plaid Pattern In Illustrator – Design Trick #3

December 27, 2009 | Thoughts & Words By | 10 Comments

One Minute To Make A Seamless Plaid Pattern In Illustrator – Design Trick #3

  A few days ago I was experimenting with plaid or gingham patterns in Illustrator for a Christmas cartoon I was making. It was a fascinating experience to see how simple it was to make a basic plaid pattern and then with just the additions of a few lines of varied widths, it transformed into