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Photoshop/Illustrator CS6
Thursday, 17 May 2012 04:17
Adobe has released its new Creative Suite 6 software (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.). I am only a casual user of this software, my core design work is in PowerPoint and Keynote. Still now and then, I need capabilities that are not available in these slideware solutions and dive into the world of Adobe. I have been working with the software for a week now, and here are some of the features that might be interesting for a presentation designer:In Photoshop CS6
- Better context-aware fill and the ability to take objects entirely out of an image (not very useful), or move the object around in an image (very useful). I am desperately looking for a way to extend the background of an image, stock image photographers always crop to narrowly around a subject, leaving no space for text. The current tools are not there yet.
- Sometimes it might be the hidden things that are best. I have just the impression that the general selection engine to isolated subjects from their backgrounds is better.
- The pattern generation engine is much better. It is cumbersome to generate patterns of repeating objects in PowerPoint or Keynote. In Illustrator it is easy, and you can apply them to any shape as a fill.
- Photo tracing. It is now very simple to turn a photo or hand-drawn sketch into a scalable vector image. This will make it easy to convert images into more neutral silhouettes in presentations.
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Reviewing The Cult of LEGO for All the LEGO Fans Out There
Thursday, 17 May 2012 04:17
In the early 1960s, my parents bought my youngest brother a box of LEGO bricks. That was the beginning of our family’s appreciation for LEGO, which continues to this day (I recently gave my LEGO robot mini-toy to my favorite 9-year-old, but I still use my LEGO gym bag and have a LEGO soccer player minifig on my desk). In our local shopping mall, the Apple store used to be right next to the LEGO store, and I have spent a lot more time with LEGO toys than "Apples". My son and daughter still have thousands of bricks and minifigs and accessories in storage here and there. So when I got the chance to review a book called The Cult of LEGO, I was eager to get started. Was my enthusiasm for the project rewarded? Read on and find out.
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Visual Music: SketchSynth Lets You Draw an Interface with Marker and Paper, A Brief Drawn-Music History
Thursday, 17 May 2012 04:17
Today, I’m in London doing a hands-on workshop on visual metaphors for music, and covering various topics filed under “synesthesia” at Music Tech Fest. It seems appropriate, with the subject matter on the brain, to revisit the topic of visuals and music in a series of posts. When you make hardware, with knobs and faders, … Continue →publicado en / published on
Say Goodbye To Outlook Express
Thursday, 17 May 2012 04:17
I have seen several machines in the last few weeks that are still running Outlook Express and they all are having issues.
As Microsoft has not updated Outlook Express in years , but all the other software and operating systems has marched on with time.
One problem I found last week was that Office 2007 will alter the default language of Outlook Express and you will not be able to do anything about it.
The only solution was switch to Windows Live Mail or use another spell checker.
You could also switch to G mail or Thunderbird
Time has well and truly passed Outlook Express by as the years go by it really is time to switch.
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Spotify Offers New Apps to Help You Find a Musical Match
Thursday, 17 May 2012 04:17
If potential mates must pass your music tastes test before you’ll even consider them, you’re search just got a little easier. You can now find matches using apps developed by popular online streaming service Spotify. The two apps, called Fellop and Tastebud, both compare your library, playlists, most-listened to artists and listening history with other [...]publicado en / published on
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