So, I was perusing my Twitter feed because it’s much easier to get ideas from other people than come up with them myself and I ran across this article about how our salmon gets colored. As a frequent eater of salmon, I found it interesting that unless the fish was caught by aging hippie outdoorsmen… Continue reading What color is your salmon?
Category: Design
Lose your place in a maze of fonts? Wordmark.it
Me : fonts = Prepper : ammo — Eric Siegmund (@ESieg) August 23, 2014 I have 23 folders named “fonts” on my desktop Mac. My default font library contains 500 font families. [Side note: Most of them are unfamiliar to me; I think they appeared when I upgraded my OS to Mavericks earlier this summer.… Continue reading Lose your place in a maze of fonts? Wordmark.it
Software Overview: Tonality, a black and white photo editor
I’ve always been enamored of black and white photography, dating back to the little Polaroid that I used in the Sixties. Seeing some of Ansel Adams’s work in Santa Fe only added to the attraction of that medium. All of my photography nowadays is in color, although I occasionally experiment with black and white effects… Continue reading Software Overview: Tonality, a black and white photo editor
Compressor.io: free online image compression
It’s been awhile since I posted anything design-related. There are a number of reasons for that, none of which involve a lack of interest on my part (although there might be the slightest bit of laziness at work). But I ran across a link to an intriguing website called Compressor.io that purports to shrink the… Continue reading Compressor.io: free online image compression
Polygonal Me
So, I ran across this cool tutorial (via Twitter) explaining how to create a polygon portrait poster design in three easy steps. I have no idea what a “polygon portrait poster” is, but the result was interesting and it seemed to be a process that meshed well with my artistic aptitude (read: stupid simple), so… Continue reading Polygonal Me
Overriding Website Styles in Google Chrome to Improve Usability
My father-in-law maintains an active online presence, checking his Facebook account daily, along with a handful of other websites. That’s not particularly notable in and of itself, but the fact that he’s 93 years old makes it special. It also means that he has a few challenges that most of us don’t face, including some… Continue reading Overriding Website Styles in Google Chrome to Improve Usability
New Midland Skyscraper: Unintended Consequences?
Am I the only one who thinks about the impact on a city logo of a new skyscraper?
Random Thursday: The Saturday Edition
We’ve got a lot of ground to cover today, kiddies, so try to keep up. Just kidding; read at your own pace.
“That thang got a hemi?” – Pt. 2
Wherein I get a Bentley mixed up with a Chrysler…but, really, who hasn’t?
Why are scammers such bad designers?
Many of you probably received the following letter, or one very similar to it: Yours probably had a more legible address; I’ve blurred mine to foil people who don’t have access to phone books or the Internet. Clever, huh? Now, this is obviously a scam, which you can confirm for yourself simply by Googling “US… Continue reading Why are scammers such bad designers?