Adobe Suite Used Extensively on AVATAR
It’s true. From start to finish the Adobe Creative Suite helped changed how movies are made on the set of the movie AVATAR. Check out this video that shows a five minute overview of the making of AVATAR with the Adobe products. (Once there, click on the See How it Was Made link for the videos). Seeing this simply inspires me to use these programs to their fullest as well…
Movie producer Jon Landau commented, “Photoshop was the first software used in the creation of Avatar.” See how Photoshop, AfterEffects, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, and Acrobat were instrumental in the Avatar Production.
Ice Cream Bonding
My daughter and our dog, Cheddar, bond over some raspberry sherbet. So gross it’s funny.
[See embedded video]
Dreamweaver Tip: Centering Your Website
Ever wondered how to create a centered-page layout like the example? Well, like most things in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, centering your website within the browser window is a snap — once you know how.
Here’s the secret: It is all within the margins.
When setting up your website to be centered on the browser screen you need to edit the Page Properties and set the left and right margins to auto.
Here’s how.
[1] Select Modify > Page Properties.
[2] Select the Appearance (CSS) category to set the options.
[3] In the Left and Right Margin enter Auto.
[4] Click OK.
Dreamweaver will now center your website (or container div tag) on every browser.
(Note: Your page properties may differ from the above screenshot, but the basic principle is the same.)
50 Free Lessons in Graphic Design Theory
Want or need a crash course on everything design from typography to color theory to layouts and grid? Here is a great starting place: 50 Free Lessons in Graphic Design Theory.
Excerpts:
10. Master Web Typography: 8 Detailed Typography Tips for the Web: “One of the most under–rated elements of beautiful Web design is the subtle art of typography. Part of this, I know, is a lack of a solid font support for Web sites. But never fear! Today I’ll show you some quick things you can do to appear to be a type master.” [read more]
27. How Colors Impact Moods, Feelings, and Behaviors: “While perceptions of color are somewhat subjective, there are some color effects that have universal meaning.” [read more]
Tokyo and Munich’s Olympic Pictograms
For further fun and reference, here are the Tokyo (‘64) and Munich (‘72) Olympic Pictograms.
2012 Olympic Pictograms
Each Olympic host city gets the privilege of redesigning the pictographs of the various Olympic sports. London released their pictographs for the 2012 Olympic Games. Here they are:
Versions One and Two:
Compared to Beijing’s:
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Snow Leopard Mac OS X Desktop Wallpaper
Here is a Snow Leopard Mac OS X wallpaper I designed for fun. Feel free to download, use, and share. Enjoy! (click image to enlarge to 1920 x 1200)
