Jacci's Desktop Publishing Blog May 2008 Archive

We often see things we'd like to redesign. The original poetry book jacket (green) and some redesigns. We can envision new fonts, new colors, and new images that would make ... Read More

When do you stop fiddling with a design -- whether it's an illustration, a page layout, a Web page, or a personal piece of art -- and call it ... Read More

Time for some fun with words. I ran across the word nittles in That Book of Perfectly Useless Information by Mitchell Symons. His definition: "the punctuation marks used to denote ... Read More

About.com Web Design / HTML Guide Jennifer Krynin recently titled a blog post "Web design is more than just slapping images and text on a page." You could take the ... Read More

There's a new version of Serif's PagePlus software out now. X3's new features include a lot of enhanced graphics capabilities built-in to this page layout program. There are some text ... Read More

The business cards featured at [Re]Encoded dot Com in 42 Awesome Business Card Designs are fantastic looking and quite clever. But are they practical? As special promotions I can see ... Read More

Take a before and after look at a simple student ID card. I handed my daughter's The Print Shop Deluxe 22 -- a program they'd never used before -- and ... Read More

Just about everybody likes the color blue. © J. James It's cited as the favorite color for the majority of men and women. But there are many shades of blue ... Read More

At Postive Space Blog, Anthony Zinni has a good article for new designers trying to create the perfect portfolio for their job search. Creating Your Portfolio Why Use Portfolios What Goes ... Read More

If you use any of the Adobe products (and there are plenty to choose from) you may want to add to Adobe TV to your regular schedule. And you can ... Read More

No, this isn't a political blog. At creativebits there's a great post titled Portrayal of George W. Bush in international advertisements. The pictures of President Bush and his own words ... Read More

While at the UPS store the other day I overheard a conversation between a customer and one of the clerks. They were discussing how to exchange digital files and ... Read More

The full name of the post at Just Creative Design is How To Design A Movie Poster - With An Example. It doesn't matter if movie posters are your thing ... Read More

Red is a hot, stimulating color that is often used to suggest power, grab attention, or signify an emergency condition. But not every shade of red denotes danger. Shades of Web ... Read More

© J. James More Wordless Wednesday

I've used iGoogle for a while now. I picked a theme when I first set up my page and didn't think much of it after that. More Google: iGoogle Personalized Home ... Read More

Here's a great article to bookmark. At Just Creative Design Jacob Cass interviews Jeff Fisher of Logomotives. There's a little bit of background info on Jeff (award-winning identity designer, writer, ... Read More

This Just Read: ...exposure to brand images can have a profound effect on everything from honesty to creativity. More About Logos Identity Branding Creativity Mac vs. PC Flipping through the June 2008 issue of Psychology Today (irrelevant ... Read More