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Illustrator: Rock-Solid Alignment using Anchor Points

November 6, 2007 | Posted in Illustrator, OS X | 16 Comments »

We all know that alignment is a huge part of any design. The more control we have over alignment, the better. After a certain point, 100% alignment control gives way to new opportunities to make Illustrator even more useful, like making seamless patterns for example. I want to show you how “anchor points” work in Illustrator, and hopefully send you into control-freak bliss.

Illustrator: Rock-Solid Alignment using Anchor Points
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Illustrator CS3: Extract Swatches from Selected Artwork

September 18, 2007 | Posted in Illustrator, OS X | 30 Comments »

I don’t know if this would be as useful to you as it is for me, but I leaped for joy when I discovered this little Illy CS3 feature. If you deal with client-delivered vector artwork, this could make your life a ton easier. By selecting any or all of the artwork and then clicking “New Color Group” from the Swatches Palette Options, Illustrator will extract all of the colors in your selection, and add them to your swatches in a nice, neat little group! Detailed instructions below.

Illustrator CS3: Extract Swatches from Selected Artwork
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OS X: Install Photoshop Brushes Faster

August 28, 2007 | Posted in OS X | 39 Comments »

If you download a lot of Photoshop brushes, or presets to extend any software for that matter, there is a very easy way to install them quickly on a Mac using OS X. This little OS X tip could shave off at least 1 or 2 clicks from your installation process.

OS X: Install Photoshop Brushes Faster
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Dashboard Widgets are Going Downhill Fast

February 6, 2007 | Posted in OS X | 8 Comments »

When Dashboard was an infant, Apple provided developers with guidelines for developing effective and useful dashboard widgets. If you look at the “Top 50″ Dashboard widgets on the Apple Downloads site, you will find that a good portion of the most popular widgets don’t even follow Apple’s guidelines. At All.

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Scientific Visualization of Vista vs OS X

February 2, 2007 | Posted in OS X | 28 Comments »

I’m severely disappointed in Vista. Here’s my humorous take on it.

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