Entries from February 23rd, 2010

Why didn’t I think of that: ABC Paper Cups

February 23rd, 2010 1 Comment

Some times you see an idea that just makes you say “why didn’t I think of that?” 

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The NIKEiD Interactive Design Tool

February 22nd, 2010 Comments Off

The redesigned NIKEiD product customization tool is an outstanding shopping experience. Created by R/GA, it’s one of the best of its kind, using flash to seamlessly combine incredible imagery with near microscopic detail and multiple angles of viewing, thousands of options for colors, styles, and performance features, and the ability to share designs across the [...]

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The Big Picture: Large Format Printing

February 18th, 2010 Comments Off

Shannon-Rose Design has always had a large format inkjet printer, that includes a postscript RIP (raster image processor). We use it for color proofing before we send a print project off to a printer, but it will do amazing prints on a variety of materials. With last year’s downturn in the economy, we found that [...]

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Font Management and Organization

February 16th, 2010 Comments Off

The program that we use for Font management is FontExplorer X, provided by an old name in the typographic industry, Linotype. We still use the free version that you can find here. I wanted a system that would allow a designer to find any kind of font they wanted within a few minutes, so I developed [...]

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Saratoga Coffee Shop Nails It With “Community” Blog: Business Blogging Done Right

February 15th, 2010 1 Comment

Uncommon Grounds—coffee and sandwich shops located in both Saratoga Springs and Albany—recently launched their Community Blog page and it is a testament to business blogging done right.

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