Archive for 2010

• The Wonderful World of Illustration

  Dec 14 21

  I’ve loved illustration ever since I can remember. Most of all of my inspiration has its roots in Walt Disney’s work, but as I grow as a designer…and yes, illustrator, I am opening my eyes and appreciation to different styles of illustration. I spend most of my time on the web using Dribbble, a site [...]

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• Lessons From My Children

  Dec 12 10

  As I was having a boys night with my sons, Jameson and Jackson, I was checking email on my phone as we were eating dinner. Here’s the dialogue from the my talk with my four year old son, Jameson:
  Me
  Jameson, do you like it when Daddy is on his phone?
  Jameson
  No.
  Me
  Why?
  Jameson
  Because when you are on your phone, [...]

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• Kyle Steed’s Hand Made Goods

  Nov 04 8 kyle steed, meditate

  

  I can’t say more about the awesome clothing Kyle Steed has been making. I love Kyle’s style. He’s all real and his designs show it. Very hand made, very real, very sincere stuff. His customer service is top notch. When I bought a “Meditate” Tee shirt, he sent me a hand created label of painted cardboard with a thank you message inside.

  They’re hot like pancakes, super soft and the ladies dig ‘em. Well, my lady does ;)

  If you’ve got a spare 20 bones hangin’ around, pickup a few of his shirts. They’re the bees knees.

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• Border Radius Rounded Images and Avatars

  Oct 13 10 avatar, border-radius, CSS3, img

  

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• A New Social Detox

  Sep 17 11

  I get really antsy sometimes. I’m always wanting to change things up. I really like modifying the way that I process my day and I like tweaking it to see what makes me more productive. I’ve been known to go on coffee fasts (skipping coffee for 2 months), go on pulse diets (eating only beans [...]

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• SeanGaffney.cc

  Sep 16 4 design, Logo, Sean Gaffney

  Sean Gaffney is a newskool HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript/jQuery front end guru. Was that a mouthful? You may not have heard of him yet, but he’s been some of the muscle and brains behind the new Pattern Tap, Blue Sky Resumes as well as Barley’s Greenville. He’s also presented at conferences on jQuery and front end development.
  When [...]

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• Pasting Attributes in Adobe Fireworks

  Sep 01 8 Fireworks, paste attributes, technique

  In this screen cast, I talk about design techniques using Adobe Firework’s paste attributes. Simple n Sweet.

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• Creating Smooth Edges in Adobe Fireworks

  Aug 30 6 Adobe, Fireworks, Masking, Smooth

  In this screencast, I explain my technique for creating smooth edges that eliminate border doubling. This is a great technique to use when employing multiple layers to achieve lighting effects.

  King out.

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• ‘Stache Trooper Tee

  Aug 19 4 clothing, stache trooper, storm trooper, t-shirt

  

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• Walken on Water Dribbble Rebound Winners

  Aug 02 18 campaign, charity, charity:water, dribbble, Matthew Smith, Trent Walton

  Two shots stood out from the crowd of amazing entries, Walken on Water 20/20 by Trent Walton and Matthew Smith.

  
  Walken on Water 20/20 by Trent Walton

  
  Walken on Water Halfsies by Matthew Smith

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