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I’m starting a new feature today called Saturday Round-Up. On Saturdays, I will showcase all the cool stuff I have found throughout the week that relates to Web and graphic design. Enjoy!
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Hey. Did you know you can do spot colors in Photoshop? You do now. Or maybe you’re wondering what on Earth spot colors are. Here I describe spot colors, and tell you how to achieve them in Photoshop.
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Earlier this week, I ran a poll on what people like to do on Facebook. It’s part of my research on online communities and what makes them so attractive to people. This poll asked the question: “What do you do the most [on Facebook]?” Voters could choose more than one activity, or add their own. The poll received 45 unique visitors and 84 votes. My visitor base was mainly adults with some technical savvy.

Here are the results:
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I got an email this morning from a former Web design student of mine. He was asking for a copy of a document I used to have on my previous design Web site and is long gone. Fortunately, I still have it in my files. And I’ve updated it and posted it here.
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Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett have created a fantastic resource for bloggers with their 2008 book, “Problogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income”. The title promises a lot, but the text reminds us that you need certain habits, discipline, and inclination to make a living off of blogging (and chances are, having more than one blog running at a time.)
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