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Illustrator: How to average points for perfect alignment
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Illustrator: How to average points for perfect alignment

I’ve only recently been using this Illustrator feature, but I’ve found it to be very useful for really precise drawing. In my case, when I draw fonts. I want to show you how to use the Illustrator “Average” feature to get perfect point alignment during drawing. As you can see in the image above, I…

Free Texture Tuesday: 5 Super Hi-Res Gutted Book Cover Textures
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Free Texture Tuesday: 5 Super Hi-Res Gutted Book Cover Textures

Hi everyone, I’ve got a great treat for you today. These 5 gutted book cover textures are each around 3300×5000 pixels in size. They are large enough to give you the freedom to only use certain sections, or to use in your large-scale print projects. Enjoy!

[Requested Illustrator Tip] Edit Styles in Multiple Text Boxes at Once
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[Requested Illustrator Tip] Edit Styles in Multiple Text Boxes at Once

This Illustrator quick tip was requested by Chris. Chris asks, “I want to make a global change to the FONT or STYLE of a bunch of text boxes (each with different text inside them) at once. Is there a way to do this?” As a matter of fact, there are a couple different solutions, both…

Six Social Networks for Designers + Invites!
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Six Social Networks for Designers + Invites!

A couple of years ago I read an article that predicted we would soon see a surge in niche social networks crop up across the internet, targeted at specific groups whether they be for cat lovers, home brewers, or in our case designers. The thinking behind it was that one massive social network, Facebook, couldn’t…

Easily make sexy error messages in WordPress (and everything else)
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Easily make sexy error messages in WordPress (and everything else)

Some hosts have custom error page options in their admin panel software, but if you want to bypass that and easily make your custom error messages work (as long as you’re running Apache) it’s pretty simple. Especially if your a blogger, and you’re familiar with .htaccess files, this is a very simple process and it…