Archive for March, 2009
Quick and Easy E-book Covers in 3D
Yazan: yahshar | 30 March 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Image Manipulation
Are digital E-book readers the wave of the future? Apple has an app for reading e-books on your iPhone, Sony’s got a line of new portable digital readers, and apparently there is a device called the Kindle2 that you can read your e-books with. Honestly I didn’t know there was a Kindle1. If I didn’t [...]
Use YouTube to Learn Gimp
Yazan: yahshar | 28 March 2009 | 4 Comments
Categories: General, Graphics Software, Image Manipulation
Some label Gimp as the free version of Photoshop. If you can’t afford Photoshop I’d say Gimp is close enough. Among the biggest differences are the facts that Gimp doesn’t support anything higher than 8-bit images and you can’t record your actions for automation as in Photoshop. But unless your are a seasoned designer/artist, not [...]
Quick and Easy E-Book cover in Expression
Yazan: yahshar | 24 March 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Art and Design, Reviews
If you’ve been surfing the web for any length of time, no doubt you’ve come across a e-book. Back when I was a 9-to-5er I was sent to a book publishers convention where one of the workshops was introducing the idea of e-books to the attendees. Now mind you, this was 1999 and there where [...]
6 Answers to Designing on a Shoestring
Yazan: yahshar | 17 March 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: Art and Design, General
If you ever wondered how you could get something design related done as inexpensively as possible, maybe one of these tips is the answer to your prayers.
Let me remind you that cheap or free is not always the best way to go. You are either going to spend your money or your time getting things [...]
How to Make Your Twitter Avatar
Yazan: yahshar | 10 March 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Image Manipulation
I did a search using the keyword Avatar, at search.twitter.com and found that it is a highly used word to say the least. Here are the types of statements I found the word used in:
I never follow someone without a avatar.
Trying to figure out what avatar to use on my account.
How old is your avatar?
….p.s., [...]
