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: Design Blog10 Fantastic Spam Filtering Solutions
Unless it is Monty Python singing about spam, none of us want it. These solutions will help you clean it out of your inbox.
How To Quickly & Easily Remove A Background In Photoshop
Jennifer takes a look and the often ignored, but very useful background eraser tool in Photoshop.
The Script Typeface
Jennifer continues her series on typefaces and looks at the Script category of fonts.
Elements Of Design: Shape
Last week Jennifer looked at the humble, yet versatile, line as an element used in design. Today, she takes a look at shapes.
Create A Painted Text Effect In Illustrator
Jennifer shows us how to create a painted text effect in Illustrator with the added bonus that the text remains editable after the effect is applied.
11 Virtual Machine Solutions To Ease Your Cross-Platform Checks
Who needs two computers when you have virtual machines? Sean lays out 11 solutions to help you run as many operating systems as you desire on a limited amount of hardware.
Obama Artist Lied About Photograph
Shepard Fairey, the designer and street artist who created the iconic Obama “Hope” posters, has admitted he lied about the photograph he used as reference, but is still claiming fair use. Jennifer takes a look at the case.
The Sans Serif Typeface
Continuing our ongoing series on Typefaces, Jennifer takes a look at sans serif fonts.
Apple Claims All Things Apple Shaped
Last week, an article in the Australian newspaper The Age revealed that Apple was attempting to block trademark registration of the new Woolworths’ logo. Jennifer takes a look at the story.
Elements Of Design: The Line
In our series on Design Elements, Jennifer takes a look at the humble yet versatile line.
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