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Working With Digital Paint Swatches
July 23, 2009
Here’s a question from my recent FAQ post. Nicole wrote: Maybe this is a silly question, but how did you get the paint colors off the brand’s websites? [...] I wanted to email a “true” swatch [to my family] with my photos but couldn’t save a swatch from the Valspar website. Did you get permission from the companies or am I missing something?? Thanks for asking [...]
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A Huge Blogroll, a Nice Font
June 17, 2008
I’ve made two changes to the blog that you may or may not have noticed… I had been meaning to update the blogroll in the sidebar for some time, but I hadn’t gotten around to it. I thought it would be nice to actually link to all of the blogs that I read (all 100 or so of them), but the list would be waaay too long to fit! I’ve seen some blogs that use Blogline’s exported list, but I switched to Google Reader a few months ago. I wasn’t aware of a way to export my list from the Reader, but I found out that it is possible. […]
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Archer
January 28, 2008
“Squeee!!” That is the approximate sound I made when I found out that Archer is now available. The font was created for Martha Stewart Living, but their exclusive license has now expired. It’s a versatile and beautiful font. Pricey, but worth it. I’ve already purchased my copy.
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Font Crush 2!
December 15, 2007
I have chunkier, more substantial fonts for you this time around. Two fonts are free (for personal use only): Sanka and White Bold. The other three are suitable for commercial use: Mesquite ($29, as seen in the banner above), Hellenic Wide ($49), and Rustler Fancy ($19.95). Enjoy!
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Using the Keyboard Viewer
November 3, 2007
There’s a nice tutorial over at Suffix.Abuse about using glyphs. Many fonts have alternate versions of letters that you can use for a more decorative look, and you can access them in Illustrator and InDesign through the glyphs menu. For those of you on a Mac, the Keyboard Viewer is another helpful way to get [...]
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Here’s a question from my recent FAQ post. Nicole wrote:
Maybe this is a silly question, but how did you get the paint colors off the brand’s websites? [...] I wanted to email a “true” swatch [to my family] with my photos but couldn’t save a swatch from the Valspar website. Did you get permission from the companies or am I missing something??
Thanks for asking [...]
I’ve made two changes to the blog that you may or may not have noticed…
I had been meaning to update the blogroll in the sidebar for some time, but I hadn’t gotten around to it. I thought it would be nice to actually link to all of the blogs that I read (all 100 or so of them), but the list would be waaay too long to fit! I’ve seen some blogs that use Blogline’s exported list, but I switched to Google Reader a few months ago. I wasn’t aware of a way to export my list from the Reader, but I found out that it is possible. […]
“Squeee!!”
That is the approximate sound I made when I found out that Archer is now available.
The font was created for Martha Stewart Living, but their exclusive license has now expired. It’s a versatile and beautiful font. Pricey, but worth it.
I’ve already purchased my copy.
I have chunkier, more substantial fonts for you this time around.
Two fonts are free (for personal use only): Sanka and White Bold. The other three are suitable for commercial use: Mesquite ($29, as seen in the banner above), Hellenic Wide ($49), and Rustler Fancy ($19.95).
Enjoy!
There’s a nice tutorial over at Suffix.Abuse about using glyphs. Many fonts have alternate versions of letters that you can use for a more decorative look, and you can access them in Illustrator and InDesign through the glyphs menu. For those of you on a Mac, the Keyboard Viewer is another helpful way to get [...]
