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Measure Screen Objects with Pixus
Posted: October 31st, 09 Categories: Software Reviews
Measure objects in screen with Pixus
[Win/Mac/Linux] Was there a time when you wanted to measure the size of an object on screen? I found a free app for it. Pixus is a desktop AIR app that measures screen objects. Developed by JPEG Interactive, Pixus has a very intuitive User Interface that you can control precisely with a keyboard or mouse.
I can see this is a great tool for Graphic and Web designers. Find out what other features Pixus offers.
Search Creative Commons Images by color
Posted: October 29th, 09 Categories: Resources
Search Creative Commons images by color
idée Lab developed an unique image search engine Multicolr Search, that may change change the way you search images. This search engine browses through 10 million of Flickr’s Creative Commons images and find the ones match the colors you pick. It's a great tool to find inspiring photos.
System Fonts in Popular Smartphone OS
Posted: October 28th, 09 Categories: Tech & Gadgets
Smartphone OS Fonts
Smartphones get all the buzz in the tech community nowadays. There are all kinds of smartphones on the market such as Symbian OS, iPhone OS, BlackBerry OS, Windows Mobile OS, Palm WebOS and Android OS... Besides the hardware specs differences, there are many mobile Operating system choices. Wither is the ease of use, beautiful User Interface (UI), or third party add-ons / apps, the OS is one of the most important deciding point.
Have you paid attention to the typography in Smartphone User Interface?
Have you ever wondered what fonts are used in popular Smartphone Operating Systems?
Let's find out in this article.
The Keyboard Shortcuts Reference App for Adobe Creative Suite
Posted: October 26th, 09 Categories: Software Reviews
the Adobe Shortcut App
[Linux/Win/Mac] Want to improve productivity? Although the Adobe Creative Suite 4 has a lot of productivity features, one of the best productivity trick is still using keyboard shortcuts. If you can’t remember those shortcuts, how about using a reference software?
The Adobe Shortcut App is an amazing Free AIR app from Adobe. It lets you search and gather the shortcuts you need on your desktop. Program includes:Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Soundbooth, Fireworks, Contribute, AfterEffect, Premiere, Encore, and Acrobat.
Find out how great The Adobe Shortcut App is.
Amazing Illustrations by Viet-My Bui
Posted: October 25th, 09 Categories: Inspiration
Amazing Illustrations by Viet-My Bui
Viet-My Bui ("Viet-Mee Buoy") aka ravenskar on Deviantart is a Vietnamese girl. She is currently a Commerce/Law student at the University of Melbourne. However, she is a really talented artist as well. The subjects of her drawings are mostly beautiful female characters. Tools used: Wacom Intuos2 Tablet, Paint Tool SAI, Adobe Photoshop CS3
Quick Tip: Changing folder or dock Icons in OS X
Posted: October 24th, 09 Categories: Tips & Tricks
how to change OS X folder or dock icons
Want to customize your OS X a little? Besides changing background images, you can change folder icons easily as well. Also you can change the dock icons using the same trick. Difficult level:Easy.