I came across the 3D work of Johannes Neumeier yesterday, and was stricken with the mood and the impact of his work. Neumeier is an artist and designer from Finland, and he is definitely an artist to be looking out for. You can find him on Behance, or you can view is portfolio here.

In this day and age, customer service seems like a rarity, but I had an experience this past week with the Apple Store that really made me a loyal customer for life. I was filled with excitement 2 weekends ago, because I was in  a position where it was time to upgrade to the newest 15″ Macbook Pro. The accelerated graphics and the raw power of the machine would allow me to do some things with 3D that my older Intel Macbook just wouldn’t do. My Macbook was an awesome machine, and I definitely got my money’s worth out it, doing countless freelance jobs, in web and print design. I went into the Apple Store and purchased a brand new Macbook Pro 2.66 Ghz Core 2 duo, and took it home, imported all of my … Read More »

Adobe Fireworks has a few more control settings than Photoshop when it comes to certain things, and gradients are one of them. In Photoshop, you have your typical Radial gradients, linear, angle, reflected and diamond. You can also create transparent gradients, but in Fireworks, you can do all of that, as well a a few other options.

Go into the Properties panel and choose the tab that allows you to change the fill. You can fill an object with nothing, a solid color, patterns, a gradient, or you can select more options. Here you can choose from a bunch of different gradient options, such as folds, ripples, etc. You can also choose from a bunch of different color presets, like you can in Photoshop, but here you can also feather the gradient, and preview it live, and you can add a … Read More »

I am always looking for neat ways to keep track of things. I am the type of person that likes to make checklists and check them off as I go. I am forgetful sometimes, that is just part of my personality. However, that doesn’t work so well when having multiple clients, a house to take care, a family, bills, meetings, and more. One amazingly simple app that I came across is simple, intuitive and syncs across all apple devices, which is great! I sync it across my laptop at home, my work computer, and my ipod touch. Soon, it will be available for Android devices, which is the type of phone that I have. The best part about the whole thing is that the app is free! You can customize the background, and … Read More »