masking photos in an InDesign Layout
Photo editing and masking backgrounds out of photos for a clean layout. This tutorial demonstrates how to use and edit photos in an InDesign newsletter layout for print.
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Art and design of Maria Poulos.
Modifying a photo to look like art
Using filters and special effects to create art from a photo. This Photoshop tutorial turn a photo of Times Square into abstract art.
Are you a moonlighter or freelancer?
Freelancing is a full time job. Maybe more. It’s a misconception that freelancing is something you do on the side. A freelancer is a business owner. Usually an artist. If it it was any other industry we would be called consultants. This freelancing is not for the weak. You’ve got to be at the top […]
3 things to know when pricing graphic design work
Don’t believe the lie. “this could mean more jobs for you down the road (just give me a deal now)”. This is the biggest lie not to believe. People may approach a designer with: “if you do this now for nothing – it could mean more business for you”. Normally these offers come from seemingly interesting people […]
Learn WordPress in an Hour?
Occasionally I get a call asking; “sit down with me” and teach me WordPress. I had one client that wanted to learn WordPress in “a couple of hours” and offered to pay me for my time. This is an interesting concept to price out for a one-to-one personal service — as opposed to the old […]
adding a different background to a single page
When you want a different background image on a single page in WordPress follow these instructions: Upload and image to the media library (about 1600x1600px) then in styles.css type: .page-id-2355 { background: #fff url(/images-add-the correct-path here.jpg) no-repeat fixed center; } (add the correct ID#)
The New Free Market
The trend now is to give something away for free – then charge for the guts of your product. You’ve seen this with “free” apps, yes they’re free, but you need the pro version if you want all the features. Some businesses will not do ANYTHING for free — some give it all away. Neither […]
creating static main nav link
For a top level link that goes nowhere: on dashboard> go to appearance> menu create link > add in temp ULR. add link to menu and locate the link as you would a menu page. change temp url to: # This is used sometimes when there is a drop down menu and you want to be […]
Turtles Plight with Plastic Bags
This illustrates how a plastic bag may look like a jelly fish. The favorite food of sea turtles.
Killer Chair
Illustration of how sitting on a chair all day is a ticking time-bomb.