Welcome to my portal to all that I write on the internet. I have been writing for several years and have enjoyed contributing to design sites, personal sites and other areas online.
As well as my writings you will eventually be able to find my design portfolio and my photography portfolio.
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A short video showing how you can use the displace filter to create a proof for your customer using a vector logo on top of a photo of a golf ball.
The internet has been buzzing the last few days about the beta launch of Google+. Kitty even covered it here at Rookie Designer with her post An Introduction to Google+. One very interesting feature Google+ has is what they are calling Hangout. With Facebook’s announcement of Skype integration into the social network, it’s become a bit of [...]
A short video tip on a way to help you with your kerning, using InDesign but also can be done in Illustrator and Photoshop. Do you have something you would like to know how to do and think it would make a good video tip? Drop me a line on our contact form or send [...]
A video on some of the features of the shape tools in Illustrator. I cover the rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, polygon and star tools. The flare tool will be covered in another video tip coming soon.
Twitter, the 140 character microblogging service, has blown up to be one of the biggest social media and communication tools on the internet today. Business owners can no longer ignore this service and it’s far from too late to join the millions of tweets that happen every day. Let’s look at five reasons why your business should be on Twitter.
Almost any business these days can find a use for Twitter and it’s very likely that at least some of your customers are on Twitter. More and more people are using Twitter to tell about their experiences with products, services and businesses.
A short video tip on how to add a new layer in Photoshop using the layers pallet, the menu item and also the keyboard shortcut. These tips work with Adobe Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5.
I was recently approached by my brother, US Coast Guard Commander Peter Van Ness out of Kodiak Alaska to help him with a very interesting project. The project was to design a coin he could give out to members of his team as a reward for outstanding service and commitment. Such a coin is known as a Military Challenge Coin and there is a rich history involved with such coins. While the history isn’t 100 percent clear, you can read more about Military Challenge Coins on Wikipedia.
