My Ink Blog - Part 2

14

Oct

written by: Andrew Houle // stored in: Contest

First off, thanks to everyone who submitted a poster design. You made this contest awesome, and really difficult to judge I know both Liam of Function and Adelle of Fuel Your Creativity agreed, it was really tough to narrow it down! But we did our best, and here are the results:

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08

Oct

Using Layer Comps For Design In Photoshop

written by: Andrew Houle // stored in: Tutorials

In web design, it can be tricky to decide how to present your layout to a client. There are some designers who believe you should skip Photoshop and go straight to coding. I disagree. At the very least you should sketch out your ideas with a pencil and pad before ever opening up a text editor. For me, my workflow is: sketch / Photoshop / code.

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05

Oct

Less Then A Week To Go: Contest Update

written by: Andrew Houle // stored in: Contest

There is less then 1 week left to enter your design into the Big Typography Poster Contest. The results of this case study have been very impressive. I highlighted many of the awesome designs in my last update. Here are a some new submissions that I found visually stunning and creative.

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05

Oct

Photoshop Adjustment Layer & Retouching Tutorial

written by: Mel Ndiweni // stored in: Tutorials

Mel over at Acuity Designs was kind enough to lend some time and write this guest tutorial here. It covers the basics of how to utilize Photoshop adjustment layers. This is a non-destructive, flexible way of making adjustments to your photography.

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02

Oct

MyInkBlog Flickr Group Showcase 2

written by: Andrew Houle // stored in: Inspiration

As promised, although a little late here is my newest Flickr group showcase! I am still planning to feature the best work every 50 new members. Please consider joining the group and submitting your own designs, I’d love to feature them in my next showcase. As for now, enjoy these inspirational designs!

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30

Sep

MyInkTrail - Best of the Web, September 2008

written by: Andrew Houle // stored in: myInkTrail

This month has been a complete whirlwind for me. I started my new job yesterday, I’ve relocated 6 hours away, and most of my stuff is still in boxes! Despite all that craziness, here’s my attempt to find the best of what was the month of September. The…

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25

Sep

My Interview at Arbenting!

written by: Andrew Houle // stored in: Web News

I just got interviewed by Angie and Robert Bowen over at Arbenting. I’m stoked they asked me, it was so cool. Hopefully, I came up with some interesting answers :). You can view the interview in it’s entirety here.

Last week, Angie and Robert were kind…

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24

Sep

Logo Design With Apparel In Mind

written by: Blake Poutra // stored in: Articles

Designing a logo can be a very difficult challenge whether it be for yourself or for a client. There are quite a few guidelines that you have to stay within to ensure that your design captures the brand’s identity. Some of the more obvious parameters include theme, tone, message, colors, size, etc. And since…

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21

Sep

My Readers Are Inspirational! Contest Update

written by: Andrew Houle // stored in: Contest

Wow! I’m thoroughly amazed, at the quality and quantity of work that has been submitted for the Big Typography Contest thus far.

Below, (in no particular order) I’ve compiled a bunch of entries that have caught my attention. If yours’ is not showcased, no worries, I couldn’t fit…

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20

Sep

Enhance Your Designs with JavaScript functionality

written by: Max Stanworth // stored in: Web Design

With the web every day becoming more and more robust and websites becoming more advanced users and designers can benefit from these changes, I can feel that it wont be long until every one will initially start to ignore IE6 and start enjoying what more advanced browsers…

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