December 28, 2011
When I was just a kid – about 9 years old – my brother and I would purchase those new computer magazines that had all kinds of neat programs and other “computer tricks” in them. Back then, computer programs consisted of BASIC software that you could type into the terminal a line at a time, save it on the floppy disk and then run it to watch some fun ASCII-based graphics or game flash across the screen.
September 29, 2011
Do you love using the Gimp, but feel lost amongst all the tools and options? Find just the things you need for the job at hand, instantly, with a simple search. With Adaptable Gimp, you’ll even find step-by-step instructions for accomplishing precisely the thing you want to do. This software, powered by user contributions, makes it easy for just about anyone to use The Gimp.
June 29, 2011
Quick response codes, or QR codes for short, have been used for a few years now to provide rapid access to URLs, messages or contact information. Marketing and advertising departments love QR codes, as with a simple scan, even more advertising related to their product can be delivered straight to your thumbs.
May 11, 2011
It seems like there’s a growing number of users that have given GIMP, Inkscape and other open-source software a chance. With a lot of patience, skill and enthusiasm, many users have demonstrated time and again that Photoshop really isn’t the only tool capable of producing high-quality visual art.
May 3, 2011
This post has been inspired by a child sitting in front of the television and refusing to budge while her favorite animation show plays on. Some years back that was me and perhaps you. The enduring magic of animation has caught our imagination and made childhood a fantasy world. Let’s see what happens behind the scenes with the help of these top animation blogs.
April 20, 2011
If you stare at a computer screen, then you know what pixels are all about. On the computer screen or even on mobile ones, you would have come across pixel art. The popularity of pixel art is also well illustrated by the range of online pixel art creators that help you create some cool pixel art drawings.
April 1, 2011
I have always been intrigued by how thick and thin lines, angles and shapes can come together and form beautiful fonts. Just a shift of pressure on a stroke and you can get something entirely new. That’s the magic of typography.
Typography is art in its truest sense, and the web has certainly made it more mainstream. Choosing the right fonts and a theme to go with it are joined at the hip when it comes to web design. The right combination gives us a web design that spells ‘wow’.
March 16, 2011
On one hand graffiti is seen as street art, on the other it is brought down as vandalism. Which side are you on? You might be dilly-dallying, so let me point you to the Wikipedia article on graffiti. A quick glance through Wikipedia tells us that graffiti has existed since the days of Ancient Greece [...]
February 28, 2011
Whether you’re stuck for inspiration, staying home on a rainy day, or simply want to broaden your photographic horizons, there are lots of places you can go online to come up with photography ideas, or even emulate some of the great photographs and works of art that have stood the test of time. Since practice [...]
February 21, 2011
Some of us here really enjoy using GIMP, and not only have we mentioned where to learn more about using GIMP, where to learn visually thanks to video tutorials, and where to learn to make your own wallpapers, but we’ve also provided our own simple tutorials to create image maps, improve your screenshots with callouts, [...]
