Monthly Archives: May 2009

Create a Vintage Linen Colortone Postcard in Photoshop CS4

Tweet Linen postcards were printed from 1930 through 1945. They have a unique and appealing look. The thick paper was embossed on the picture side to give the card a “linen” texture, and the cheap inks created vivid colors. You

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Book review: “Neuro Web Design” by Susan M. Weinschenck, Ph.D.

Tweet “Neuro Web Design” (2009) by Susan M. Weinschenck, Ph.D. is published by New Riders, which publishes a number of the Web design books I have read. The focus of “Neuro Web Design” is to teach you how an understanding

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Saturday Round-Up for May 30 2009

Tweet Here are the way neato links I checked out this week. Design Ten Things I Have Learned by Milton Glaser Ten logo design tips from the field How to (and not to) work with a designer Your Logo Makes

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Make a Multi-Level CSS Dropdown Menu in Dreamweaver CS4

Tweet Traditionally, multi-level dropdown menu navigation has been done in JavaScript. These kinds of menus can be very confusing to code, and more confusing to go back and edit later. Do it better and more beautifully with CSS and Dreamweaver

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3 WordPress plugins I have ditched

Tweet I’ve seen a number of blog articles lately which list which WordPress plugins the author is using. These are very useful articles. But I thought I’d share with you what I’ve tried and ditched. And why. All of these

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