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Web Tip: Look at things from ALL angles
Back in art school, I had a drawing teacher who would compel us to stop from time, and turn our drawing upside down the figure out what was wrong with them. Sounds goofy…but it works. The idea being, by forcing yourself to look at something from a new angle, you notice the irregularities you might not have previously seen. This is something we should adopt in web design as well. … Read entire article »
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Photoshop: Whitening teeth in a photo with the sponge tool
We’ve all heard the mantra “sex sells”, and if Super Bowl ads are any indication it remains as true now as it was back in 1855 when W. Duke & Sons revived their lagging sales by inserting sexually provocative trading cards inside every pack of cigarettes they sold, taking themselves from also-ran status to one of the leading brands within 5 years. But the truth is, sex selling doesn’t always mean “sex”. Many times it can mean simply portraying a desired outcome to the viewer. Hence he use of “lifestyle” images in most things we designers create today. Whether your customer is a teenage girl or an 80 year old man with arthritis, you want to show them how things not only “could be” but how they “should be”…and thereby subliminally … Read entire article »