LaurenMarie’s review of her experience with VectorMagic inspired me to check VectorMagic out. Inkscape is versatile open source vector graphics software. I’ve used its bitmap trace function to convert drawings and photographs into scalable vectors, including: the tree in the header, it was originally converted from a drawing; the guy with the umbrella in this […]
The Beautiful Sony Ericsson S500i
When my phone was stolen in July, I wasn’t that disappointed because my MacBook wasn’t stolen! However, my replacement phone didn’t live up to my old one. I couldn’t connect to my computer, I had to import my numbers manually, very limited ringtone and background options (not to mention the amount of space it took […]
Who is the Blog Architect?
The ongoing search for a better website I’ve been thinking and reading about website usability, SEO, design – a whole bunch of website and blog related things. A discussion about tags and categories sparked an urge in me to learn more about SEO, links and over-all blog architecture. One of my first ideas is that […]
24 Sweet Brushes for GIMP and Photoshop
I originally had the impression, when I started playing with digital art, that brushes were a cheap alternative to creating images completely on your own creativity and skill. However, liberal use of brushes can be beautiful or disastrous (if you don’t have an eye for their application) and they can be a source of inspiration […]
Golly gosh, that’s a lot of plugins!
I’ve always thought that if you can do it simply enough without a plugin then do! I’ve tried to avoid installing every plugin under the sun because I don’t want WordPress to get bloated and sluggish. However, these days when I navigate to my plugins page… woof! That is a long list! Since so many […]
7 things
I haven’t done this in ages! So for that reason and more, I will – I was tagged by MusEditions to do this 7-random-facts-about-me meme. The idea is that you: Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog. Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself. Tag 7 random […]
