Five Minute Book Cover Design
Here is a quick and dirty design idea for a book or magazine cover. Grab an image from the library of congress on flickr, make sure rights usage is clear. Make your background a solid color. Drop A Helvetica Title On It. Use any additional artwork very minimally. Call it done! This one took me five minutes…
Free Fonts Revolution!
Free Font are not always good fonts, the The League of Moveable Type wants to change that. “We’re done with the tired old fontstacks of yesteryear. Enough with the limitations of the web, we won’t have it. It’s time to raise our standards. Here, you’ll find only the most well-made, free & open-source, @font-face ready fonts. Like any revolution, we aim to make progress, and we need help. If you want to be a part of this free, open-source type movement, you should join us and contribute. If you have any questions about The League or the movement, get in touch.” Free Fonts at The League of Moveable...
Revamped Rountree Area Site Underway…
I have lived in the the Rountree Neighborhood off an on since I was in the first grade! Im currently just down the street from the house I grew up in and have always loved the area. So when it came time to manage a neighborhood website, I wanted to help. We are currently working on a new look and expanding the amount of information that is available as well as allowing visitors the opportunity to share ideas and comments. We are just getting underway, but its already starting to have some value. I am providing technical help, hosting, and managing updates. I hope it gets some use and the neighborhood finds some value in sharing information online. Lincoln
Testing the new theme with Scion Pinups
These images are from a Scion calender, as part of a Scion event we had studio photos taken for every car. With those images we created billboards, print ads and a calendar we made available to everyone who participated and as a hand out at the dealership and events we sponsor. I added a horizontal line to this image to see how the new lincco theme would look. When I add a featured image it shows up on the front page with some numerical buttons overlayed on the the image. I’m hoping the black line helps it stand out? Most of the work for the calendar images was cropping out the studio photos and working in some interesting backgrounds that matched the theme of the featured cars. It was a lot of fun and I look forward to next years event. (Click on...
Optomize Scion Parts Promotional Card
We needed a simple piece that would drive home the message quickly. ” We have parts and upgrades for your Scion”. The design stays with the Scion branded look. Drop in some tech lines, images and pricing and were ready to roll. Here is the pdf: large_card
