My son and I are huge fans of the show Yo Gabba Gabba. I made these for him, but I thought others might like them as well Download Gabbafied Wallpapers (Contains files for iPhone [320×480] and Desktop [2560×1600] use.)
Category: Design
Posts on graphic and web design.
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Digital Shopping Cards
- Problem: Carrying around shopping cards is a pain in the ass. They take up room either in your wallet, purse or keychain. They’re easy to lose.
- Solution: Digital Shopping Cards. As long as you have a mobile device with you, you have the card(s) with you. These could be stored in a dedicated application, or simply saved as photos on the device. At checkout, you’d simply let the cashier scan the barcode on your screen.
To the right is a closer view of what I’ve mocked up what a digital shopping card for Food Lion might look like. It’s a simple idea, but one that (I think) could be very useful. When a store asks for a customer’s phone number or email address – that store could then send the digital card via MMS or email instead of giving out a physical card. This would save money since less physical cards would need to be produced. What’re your thoughts? Would you use something like this?
UPDATE: As Wes pointed out in the comments, there are several iPhone apps available that you might want to check out:
I did attempt to use my self-created card while at Food Lion this morning. And guess what? Their scanner couldn’t pick up the barcode because the screen was too reflective. It’s also possible the barcode was too small. Are digital shopping cards/rewards cards the wave of the future? Probably not (yet), but it’s definitely worth looking into.
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How to be a Photoshop Bad Ass
Greg Rewis is the Group Manager, Worldwide Creative Solutions Evangelism at Adobe. He came to speak to the Atlanta Web Design Group about becoming a Photoshop Bad Ass. This post is a collection of tweets along with links to help add greater understanding to what was being discussed before and during his talk. I hope you find the recap useful. (more…)
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Business Card Giveaway
I’ve been a very happy customer of UPrinting for some time and I’m excited to partner with them for a business card giveaway. Two prize winners will receive 500 business cards from UPrinting. If you win, you can choose between 3 different business card sizes: 2″ x 3.5″, 2″ x 3″ or 2″ x 2″; the paper: matte or gloss coating 14pt cardstock or uncoated 13pt cardstock; and the color: 4/4 (Color both side), 4/1 (Color front, Black back), or 4/0. Winner pays shipping. That’s it. (Offer valid to US Residents only.) (more…)
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Personal Site Sprint
It’s on. I’ve given myself a deadline of September 1 to launch a new cdharrison.com. And I won’t be alone. Greg Newman (@20seven) and Bryan Veloso (@bryanveloso) are going to participate as well. We’re calling it a Personal Site Sprint and we’re going to document the process as we go along.
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BaconTwits
So, a couple of weeks ago Phil and I were joking around about bacon. (It’s a pretty common occurrence these days.) We came up with the idea of raising money for a .bacon TLD (e.g. iaccidentallythewhole.bacon). Out of nowhere he suggests: twitterbacon.com. I thought it was brilliant. I got the domain. I started working on a site by myself, but couldn’t quite get it the way I wanted (or find the time to devote to doing it). So, I asked Emily Lewis and Jonathan Delaigle for their help. I came up with a design. Emily got the design implemented. Jonathan made it work.
Without further adieu: bacontwits.com
At some point in the near future, it’s our goal to package the site up into something others can take and build their own mashups from. Once we’re ready to release, I’ll make an announcement here, on BaconTwits and on Twitter.
Enjoy!
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Win
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Win by Chris Harrison is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Take it. Remix it. Share it. -
Is CS4 worth the upgrade?
Is Adobe Creative Suite 4 worth the upgrade? Having been involved in the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium beta test for the better part of this year, I’ve had a good bit of experience using the new versions of Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Illustrator.Here are just a few of the things that have stood out so far:
- Better UI. I hated it when I first saw it, and I know that others are going to have that same reaction. But the new unified interface is consistent from app to app and is more customizable than ever before. You can quickly toggle between several default workspaces without having to restart the applications. (This was one of my peeves with Dreamweaver CS3. It supported “workspaces” to an extent, but changing it required restarting the program.)
- Tabbed windows. I tend to work with multiple documents open at a time. The new tabbed windows allow you to see all the documents you’ve got open, easily switch from window to window, and easily sort them. Want to see all of documents you’ve got open and match their zoom level in Photoshop? It’s super easy now.
- Speed. I tested CS4 out on two machines: a Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop running Windows Vista Ultimate with a 1.6Ghz Core 2 Duo and 3Gb RAM, and a Dell Dimension E510 running Windows XP Professional SP2 with a 3Ghz Pentium 4 HT and 3Gb RAM. I was able to keep several apps open at once on both machines and they were all quick and responsive.
- Stability. Even in the prerelease versions I tested, CS4 was very stable.
- Installation. One of my biggest problems with CS3 was the installation process. CS4 installer has been GREATLY improved. What was once a 2-3 hour ordeal*, only took 35-40 minutes on the two machines I tested on.
This just scratches the surface. CS4 is a major upgrade, and it’s well worth the money in my opinion. In my next post, I’ll discuss some of the new tools and features available in CS4.
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Theme Updates
The WordPress community gives much of itself to users who don’t always give back. I created Effercio Blue and Nanideska last year, but as of today both they are being released under GPL. If you downloaded them prior to today, the old Creative Commons license still applies.
- Effercio Blue – A two-column theme for WordPress. Support WordPress tags, dynamic sidebar and widgets, and includes custom link and archive page styles. Future plans for this theme include adding additional color variations. This theme and its accompanying elements are released under GPL. Download Theme | View Demo)
- Nanideska – A simple two-column theme based on an earlier iteration of cdharrison.com. This theme and its accompanying elements are released under GPL. Download Nanideska | View Demo
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RefreshAugusta
I had the idea to start a local group for a while now. Having read about the success of Refresh in other cities, I was intrigued to try and do something like it here in Augusta, Georgia. It wasn’t until recently that I started to get serious with the idea. Tonight we’re holding our first planning meeting. Next month, we’ll hold our first meeting. I’m nervous and excited at the same time. I can’t wait to see what this group can accomplish for Augusta.
