| 891 | Print Shop Deluxe empowering users to do publishing Preview: Professional and business-looking cards have become so tedious that I have been trying to get other programs to help me create cards and albums without feeling that it's a lot of work for me. Broderbund's "The Print Shop" has been doing that for its clients, particularly users who need a quick, easy and affordable way to do basic publishing activ... (more) Published By: Granny’s Mettle Submitted: 03 March,2005 |
| 892 | Using Photoshop and Illustrator Preview: Unless you have tons of money to burn, every consumer wants to be as smart as possible when buying their goods. We want value for our money. If there’s a cheaper alternative that can deliver the same results, of course we would rather have that! Same thing goes with graphic designers and professional photographers who use digital imaging applicat... (more) Published By: Jelaine Macaraeg Submitted: 03 March,2005 |
| 893 | Web design illustration tips Preview: Pictures are worth a thousand words. So are illustrations and images on any web page. Your illustrations will either make your visitors stay and read on, or make them decide to skip and click on another web site. For best results, you could apply the following tips for illustrations in your web pages: •Use colors from a typical web palette for y... (more) Published By: Granny's Mettle Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 894 | Basics of Scanning Preview: Are you getting exasperated with all the stacks of negatives and prints warping into unruly shapes and colors that’s been holding your desk drawer hostage but haven’t got the heart to deposit them into the dark recesses of your attic/basement? Fret no more! By scanning your pictures, you will be given an opportunity to edit and organize your pict... (more) Published By: Carla Ballatan Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 895 | Keeping Control of your Brochure Making Preview: A printed brochure will never go passé because it is something every company needs. It is an avenue to keep customers coming. Brochures can be simple as black and white copy on a tri-fold sheet or it can be complex as text uses full color graphics and photos on a glossy paper. Convenience of brief, targeted messages to prospective customers is the... (more) Published By: Maricon Williams Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 896 | Considering Copyright when using your CD Burner Preview: If you have a CD burner you can take on all kinds of music projects. Before you do so, let’s examine the subject of copyright. This is an area that you should become familiar with before using a CD burner. So the question is, what exactly is copyright? It is a tricky subject even for legal experts. Copyright relates to music so it also relates to ... (more) Published By: CD Duplication Plus Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 897 | DVD Duplication Software Preview: DVD duplication is a wonderful thing. If you want an extra copy of a movie you own or you have a DVD that skips, DVD duplication will come in handy. You will be able to make backup copies of DVDs, games, VHS tapes and more. DVD duplication is easy using some of the new software available. Choosing your DVD duplication software is much more difficu... (more) Published By: CD Duplication Plus Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 898 | Hot multimedia tips Preview: Some of Howwired's best web developers and designers have converged to share their techniques to create effective audio, video and animation in the web. Here are excerpts from the pool's tips, tricks and wizardry to help you optimize your multimedia efforts. •Use layers as often as you want to. Using a liberal dose of layers will make it much eas... (more) Published By: Granny’s Mettle Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 899 | JPEG and GIF the differences Preview: JPEG and GIF image formats are both compression based formats. They are the most widely used and supported image formats for web. They take an uncompressed image such as bitmapped image and compress them to a smaller file size. A lot smaller image size is moreover the result of this conversion. It may seem that one compression may result in smalle... (more) Published By: Maricon Williams Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 900 | Become a more creative person Preview: Used to be when we talk about generation gap, it almost always applies to the difference in thinking between the supposedly adult generation and the younger ones. Then, it was easier to understand because our parents used to say that it's all about difficult teenagers. Period. However, the principle of generation gap has evolved in a different me... (more) Published By: Granny’s Mettle Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 901 | How to Put Colors in Your Photograph Preview: Wouldn’t it be nice to see your black and white photos in full color? Learning to create and edit old photos is fairly easy and very worthwhile. Digitally restored photos can be used to make digital scrapbooks, posted to Web sites, shared through email, and printed for gift-giving or display. To achieve this effect, we will need to colorize using... (more) Published By: Paul Hood Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 902 | Review: Real world Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS Preview: Photoshop CS is no doubt the most momentous Photoshop progress which complements digital photographers. Real world Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS discusses exciting new features for general users, web designers, video editors and digital photographers. This book is authored by Bruce Fraser. Bruce Fraser is a noted author having co-authored th... (more) Published By: Maricon Williams Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 903 | Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One: A Review Preview: As the title implies, Deke McClelland gives the reader a one-on-one approach to the wonders of Adobe Photoshop CS. The book provides a comprehensive walkthrough of the features of Photoshop in a classroom setting where the reader is the lone student and McClelland the teacher. Deke McClelland is an Adobe Certified Expert and a member of the Phot... (more) Published By: Paul Hood Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 904 | Review: 1,000 Graphic Elements Special Details for Distinctive Designs Preview: All graphic and print designers, professional or amateur, need a spot of inspiration now and then to let out the more innovative and creative ideas. Just imagine a world where graphic and print designers come up with monotonous and boring creations that’s terribly lacking in entertainment and flares of excitement. There are certain details in gr... (more) Published By: Carla Ballatan Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 905 | Elements of a Good Design Preview: So you’re aspiring to create designs for companies advertising their crafts online? Hold on! Before chasing after your dream of being a ‘great’ and ‘well-known’ graphic designer…Let’s go over the many names and title that associates with graphic designer and resolve finally who a designer is and what are the elements of design you need to learn. ... (more) Published By: Carla Ballatan Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 906 | When the Best Gets Even Better: The Release of Maya 6.5 Preview: No one would have thought that it is possible – I mean, how could the best possibly get better? But I guess for those who have a vision, it is possible. And vision is exactly what the people in Alias Systems Corp. have. February 2005 marks the release of Maya 6.5. Yes, Alias’ award-winning Maya software, which prides itself for being at the foref... (more) Published By: Jelaine Macaraeg Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 907 | Backing up your Favorite DVDs Preview: If you have a DVD burner you may want to back up copies of DVDs you own. This will protect them and you will always have an extra copy if something happens to the original. Use your DVD burner to make back up copies of these new DVD’s. They are some really classic discs and after you purchase them, use your DVD burner to make an extra copy. The R... (more) Published By: CD Duplication Plus Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 908 | Copying your DVDs Preview: DVD copying is useful for many reasons. Music DVD sales doubled last year and should continue to grow. When you buy a DVD you should think about buying DVD copying software and equipment so you can have an extra copy available. It is not legal to use DVD copying to make copies of movies, games or music you don’t own but if you have purchased a DVD... (more) Published By: CD Duplication Plus Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 909 | Finding the balance between form and function Preview: Form is the arrangement of the general structure of an artwork while function is a relation such that one thing is dependent on another. For instance - height is a function of age or price is a function of supply and demand. A function is an abstract meaning which, by itself, has no intrinsic form. Form and function are independent dimensions alon... (more) Published By: Maricon Williams Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 910 | Disappointing Designs Preview: Fred Showker catches a line from a Pete Seeger classic, “Where have all the flowers gone?” His flowers are the web designers that he thinks are going extinct. He laments on the seeming “decay” in the art of web designing and says gone are the designers who made a difference in the making of web designs and who provided quality sites for the people... (more) Published By: Paul Hood Submitted: 09 March,2005 |