Lunchtime Links

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Mike Rankin

Macworld has an article on Twitter for Mac Creatives. I found the comments interesting too. There’s definitely a line in the sand between those who “get” Twitter and those who don’t. As with anything, YMMV, but I think those who complain about the lousy signal-to-noise ratio just aren’t following the right people. Sure, there’s a [...]

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Cross-Promotional Log Rolling, Vol. 2

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Mike Rankin

In this week’s episode of “The Content Re-cycler,” Mike points y’all to some lovely stuff on CreativePro.com:  a re-”print” of his InDesign Magazine article on 5 Type Tips. Suh-weet. If you’re not a subscriber to InDesign Magazine (makes a great gift—just sayin’), this will be new to you. It’s never appeared here or on InDesignSecrets.com. [...]

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Cool, Kuler, Coolest Color

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Mike Rankin

The colors of spring are starting to pop where I live. The forsythia are spewing pure 100y by the driveway. The birch are popping a crazy out-of-gamut green, something like L74a(65)b65, The magnolias are blooming default [paper] on Comm Ave. and even my grass is a greener shade of brown. So what better time than [...]

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Photoshop For Cats

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Mike Rankin

What started out as a joke in another post becomes a post in itself. C’est la blog.
Here’s my writing routine: Around 9 PM I head downstairs and settle in on the couch in the family room with my laptop. Shortly thereafter I am joined by two 11-week-old Siamese furballs named Sasha and Storm who make [...]

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