Category Archives: Graphics Design

Tools, & tips related to Photoshop, GIMP, Inkscape and other graphics design software.

Great Typography Formula for Web Design

“The measure in a paragraph should be easy for the visitor to read.” Robert Bringhurst had a great formula which can give you a good starting point for determining font-size for typography in your web design. Especially important for Smarphone and Tablet UX.

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Microsoft Pro Tools Photography Software

For all you travelers out there with a bazillion pictures from the hundreds of trips you have taken, here is a pretty cool piece of software that will allow you to Geotag your photos with ease. Microsoft Pro Photo Tools allows photographers to easily geotag photos, assign GPS coordinates, edit a picture’s meta data and […]

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Reduce Image Size Before E-mailing

Here is a quick tip that will let Microsoft Windows automatically reduce the size of your photo before emailing it. This assumes that you don’t have any other image editing program to edit the image (Photoshop, Paint, etc.). In order for this to work, you have to be sending the email from your computer using […]

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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta

Get your Photoshop CS2 serial number handy and be on the lookout for the Beta version of Photoshop CS3, scheduled to be released today by Adobe Labs. The biggest improvement, in my opinion, is the new ability to create content for use on mobile devices. That appears to be the way things are heading, so […]

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Online Image Resizer

(Announcer voice)”How many times has this happened to you”? You signup as a member of a web site and you start to create your profile. You notice that the website allows you to upload an image to serve as your avatar. “Sweet”, you say! You browse your computer, find the image you want to use […]

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