Thursday, February 26, 2009

Apple Safari 4 Beta


See the Web in a whole different way! Introducing Safari 4 Beta. Take a look at the remarkable new features of the world’s fastest web browser. I have been using this and so far it seems to be faster and I like some of the new features. You can check it out here.

Problems With Photoshop CS4

I have been using CS4 Creative Suite for a while and I went to print to my color Canon printer and PS CS4 tells me that I have to install a printer. I can not print from PS CS4 to a network printer. I only have Adobe email tech support, and when I emailed them about this, they told me it is a network problem and they can not help. I have not had a lot of luck finding a good solution to my problem.

Photoshop CS4 update now available

Adobe has released an update for Photoshop CS4 (Mac|Win). You can also get the update by choosing Help->Updates from within Photoshop. From the download page:

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Feed Your Type Addiction with RSS


Most of you know that I love Typography, and this site has a big list of Typography RSS Feeds. There is a lot of Typography love on this list. Take a look and feel all the Typography goodness this site has to offer.

Monday, February 23, 2009

7 Free Resources for Eye-Popping Graphics and Animation


Here are several different resources for some cool image and Animation ideas. You can always take different ideas and use parts of them or they can spark different ideas. Even if you are not a 3D animation pro you will be able to walk away with something that will inspire you from these posts

Take a look here.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

40 Brilliantly Photoshopped Print Ads


Chances are good that any photo you look at these days has been altered in Photoshop. Here are some ads that definitely use a little Photoshop. There are some very creative and fun ads.

Take a look at them here.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Icon Design Tutorials


I have had a post or two that gets you some cool Icons. Icons have become a large part of web design and others design. I found thess tutorial to be very informative and give a lot of people a better idea on what to do from start to finish!

Take a look at this tutorial here.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

50 Beautiful And User-Friendly Navigation Menus

Usability is an essential goal of any website, and usable navigation is something every website needs. It determines where users are led and how they interact with the website. Without usable navigation, content becomes all but useless. Menus need to be simple enough for the user to understand, but also contain the elements necessary to guide the user through the website — with some creativity and good design thrown in. View these Menus here.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Photoshop User Award Winners Announced


The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) today announced the winners of its 4th annual Photoshop® User Awards – the first and only worldwide competition for Adobe® Photoshop® users. Winners were selected from more than 700 entries in 11 categories. Finalists in each category also competed for Best of Show to win an all expense paid, five-day trip for two to Barcelona, Spain.

Winning images can be viewed here.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

25th Anniversary of the First Macintosh Computer


OK as most of you know I am a Mac guy. I know that some of you are Mac users. So last week Mac had their 25th Anniversary of the Mac. This is a great site showing some of the biggest achievements of their time. I don't want to date my self to much, but I remember most of these computers and either had or used most of them. I used my first Macintosh at RIT in 1987 in their first Mac lab. I learned Aldus PageMaker version 1 on a Mac Plus.

Take a walk back through history here.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

50 of the Best Ever Web Development, Design and Application Icon Sets


If you are looking for that perfect icon for your web site, blog, web app or application, you will find them here. I know that I have been in the situation where I needed a icon or a set to give that finished look to a site, these very nice and you do not have to create them. Get your set of icons here.