http://houston-graphics.com The Best Blog Ever. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:15:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just installed the CapCC captcha plugin on the this thing because I was getting a lot of spam comments. I know, I hate them too. You can barely make out the letters and it makes the commenting process more difficult, but hey, at least I know you REALLY wanted ... http://houston-graphics.com/2008/08/01/captcha-plugin/ "Unfortunately, the type pages so imitated are frequently inferior, or, at best, the imitation is only an imitation, because the imitator has not grasped the principles which make the original design good." -The Manual of Linotype Typography http://houston-graphics.com/2008/07/27/imitiation-equals-blah/ When I first began working with text and content, I never knew what the correct spelling of website and email was. Sometimes it was spelled as one word, and sometimes as two. Other times, I would see Web capitalized. So what is it?? Without siting references and so on, what I ... http://houston-graphics.com/2008/07/08/is-it-website-web-site-or-web-site/ American Advertising Federation-Houston Jobs List Only In Houston Jobs List I think they pull a lot of the jobs listed here from AAF-HOUSTON (or from some central database). The Creative Group Type in a Houston zip code to see the jobs. Creative Hotlist Just search under Houston or Texas. http://houston-graphics.com/2008/03/28/graphic-design-job-directories-for-houston/ Design Meltdown Look at Web site designs, categorized by style. Tunes Not the name of the site, but a neat place to find Rapidshare links for music. Family Guy online Catch up on all your Family Guy episodes. Watch them streaming, online. http://houston-graphics.com/2008/03/28/some-links/ I use Firefox religiously now, and nothing else, but everytime I'm done designing my Web pages and test it in IE6, of course it is messed up! It is always messed up! I always have to implement hacks or work arounds to make it display properly. I just finished writing ... http://houston-graphics.com/2008/01/20/i-hate-ie6-and-word-press/ #tut img {margin: 12px 0 12px -24px;} Skill Level: Expert Summary: How to create a complex mask using the Pen Tool, Brush Tool, Lasso Tool, Refine Edge, and Gaussian Blur. Download Project Files (10.9 MB ZIP) I'm going to show you how to cut out this dog and place him on a green background ... http://houston-graphics.com/2008/01/16/complex-masks-in-photoshop-cs3/ I didn't realize how big of a deal this writer's strike was. I've been waiting to see a new episode of The Office for months and I'm getting The Office withdrawls! On a side note, The Golden Globe awards show was canceled. http://houston-graphics.com/2008/01/14/writers-strike/ I just got finished watching Helvetica, a documentary about the typeface. I wish I could write something informative to you about the film, but I'm feeling kinda out-of-it so to speak (hung over). What I liked about the film was being able to connect the names of famous designers to ... http://houston-graphics.com/2008/01/12/helvetica-film/ Communication Arts - I had a subscription for a year. I didn't renew because it bored me. Maybe it was all the text. HOW - I have a couple here that my friend gave me. I like their forum more than their magazine. Nothing really to say about the magazine. ... http://houston-graphics.com/2008/01/09/design-magazines-my-opinion/