Photoshop: Quick Tip - Get Rid of the Slice Numbers
Posted by Jennifer | May 26, 2006 | Leave A Comment
Although we love the Slice Tool and all it does for us, it can sometimes be a bit of a pain when the slice numbers appear on our images when we don’t want them. For example when you accidentally select the Slice Tool, when you really wanted, say, the Move tool, you will notice that you have an unwanted number on your image. The good news is, it’s really easy to get rid of them.
To remove the number, choose View > Show > Slices. Voila! the slice number has disappeared. If you want it back just choose View > Show > Slices again, and there it is.
Design Inspiration: Absolut Art
Posted by Jennifer | May 25, 2006 | Leave A Comment
Absolut vodka began its involvement with art and design in 1985 with ABSOLUT WARHOL - Andy Warhol’s dramatic and colorful depiction of the well known vodka bottle. The ads are now as famous for their design as for the product they are advertising. Absolut Vodka´s advertising campaign is the world´s longest ever uninterrupted one and to date, it comprises over 1,450 original ads.
Absolut has worked with painters and artists in all fields, including sculptors, crystal glass designers, photographers, furniture designers, architects and jewelry designers.
The Absolut website has some cool downloads including wallpapers and movies and screensavers based around the designs. Other Absolut-related websites include absolutads.com and a site with a wonderful gallery of the ads absolutad.com (yes, it is different than the other site!)
Design Resources: Lorem Ipsum
Posted by Jennifer | May 25, 2006 | Leave A Comment
If you need some dummy copy (text) to slot into your designs while you are working on them, then use the classic Lorem Ipsum text that has been used by the printing and typesetting industry since the 1500s. Below you will find a “chunk” of Lorem Ipsum text:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi.
Although the text appears to be random latin gobbledegook, it is actually over 2000 years old and has its roots in a piece of literature from 45 BC - “de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum” (The Extremes of Good and Evil).
OK, so that’s all very interesting, but why is it helpful when designing?
Well, a person viewing a design or layout will be distracted by readable content and may miss out on elements of the design. Another reason for using ‘lorem ipsum’ is that it also has a fairly normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘This is dummy text, this is dummy text, this is dummy text” making it look like readable text.
So where do you get Lorem Ipsum text? Simply go to http://www.lipsum.com/feed/html.
Photoshop: Quick Tip - Combining Two or more Paths
Posted by Jennifer | May 24, 2006 | Leave A Comment
This a question that I find comes up a lot in the classroom when we are covering the vector drawing tools in Photoshop. If you are drawing using the pen tool (P) and you have two or more paths that are completely separate, how do you join them and move them together?
If you want these paths to move as one unit — you can combine them. Click on the Path Selection tool (Shift + A to cycle through). Then on the Options bar at the top of the screen, click on the Combine button. All the combined paths will move together.
Web Design: Expression Web Designer - New Kid on the Block
Posted by Jennifer | May 24, 2006 | Leave A Comment
Microsoft are getting rid of Frontpage from their Office 2007 ensemble. Replacing it, is a new program called Expression Web Designer. Unlike FrontPage, it doesn’t belong to the Office family and isn’t found in any of the Office 2007 bundles. This new piece of software is part of the “Expressions” line, which also includes Expression Graphic Designer - a rival to Photoshop and Expression Interactive Designer - a rival to Flash.
You can download demo versions of all three of these programs at this address: http://www.microsoft.com/expression.
Web Design: Inspiration
Posted by Jennifer | May 23, 2006 | Leave A Comment
A great website for design inspiration is Netdiver - http://www.netdiver.net/. It is one of the sites I visit frequently and has wonderful portfolios covering Photography, Illustration, Web Design and Flash. It is updated regularly and highlights new talent with spotlights and interviews.
-
About
Hi, my name is Jennifer Farley and I am a designer and design instructor based in Ireland. Read more about Laughing Lion Design .
Hire me for illustration work too!
view my portfolio:
coroflot.com/jennyrusks -
Connecting
