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AppClinc 141 – Icon Creation Made Easy with IconBuilder

admin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:24:40 +0000

Creating and outputting icons is easier than you may think. With the help of an excellent Photohop plugin from the people at the Iconfactory, you may already be an icon whiz, simply by using your knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator! IconBuilder is a plugin that allows you to set up your icon imagery in Photoshop and let it do all the work of creating the final icon file. We’ll look at how it works as well as some pointers to make those icons shine.

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AppClinc 131 – xScope: A Must-Have

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:33:24 +0000

Every once in a while I come across a piece of software that I just have to share on the podcast, because it’s so damn cool. This would definitely be considered one of those times! xScope is an application from ARTIS Software and The Icon Factory that I think every designer can get some use out of. There are multiple tools within this small application that can boost your productivity, speed up your workflow, and make planning easier when it comes to designing electronic art. The tools are easy to use, right at your fingertips and come at a reasonable price. Check out this podcast to see some of the great features of xScope .

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AppClinic 122 – What the Font?!

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:03:02 +0000

Have you ever been given a piece of artwork and been asked to modify it only to find that the original artist flattened the art? What if there is a font or typeface used in the piece and you don’t know what it is? What the Font is a totally cool tool just for this problem! We’ll take a look at how to use this free utility to make a guess at what font is being used in a graphic or webpage.

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AppClinic 119 – Photoshop Express

admin — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:17:35 +0000

Photoshop is now on the web, and sharing some of its features for FREE! Upload your photos to Photoshop Express, create galleries to share with the world and take advantage of some state of the art tools, some that even elude to what may be coming in Photoshop CS4. We’ll take a look at some of the features of Photoshop Express and how they can help you manage your online library.

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AppClinic 109 – Extreme Makeover Blog Edition

admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:02:52 +0000

In part one of this mini-series, we’ll look at where the files are found on our server in a WordPress blog and point out which of those we will be altering to make our blog theme look the way we want it to.

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AppClinic 99 – Addons for Firefox

admin — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:39:42 +0000

A couple episodes ago, we talked about retrieving windows or sessions in Firefox. Well one of our viewers Matt Petrowsky one upped me and suggested a better way to do it with an addon (thanks Matt)! Check this out as well as one of my favorite addons that is a must-have for web designers and developers.

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AppClinic 98 – Vector Magic

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:06:52 +0000

Check out this online resource Free for anyone to use. It claims to vectorize all bitmapped images and actually does a pretty darn good job if you ask me. you can find the site here: Vector Magic.

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AppClinic 89 – Favicon Creation

admin — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:32:08 +0000

Ever want to know how to create and post those little icons that show up in the address bar of the browser? You’re in luck. In this episode we’ll cover how to create and export a favicon from Photoshop and get it placed on your server for proper display.

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