The street art craze has seeped into damn near every corner of the country, if not the globe. Here’s a quick guide on how to make your own.
1. Pick a topic: Children, Urban Environments, War/politics. (we’ll use children for this demo)
2. Google the word “Juxtaposition” and make friends with the definition.…»
One of the most common questions I get from my clients is “how do I upload a PDF to WordPress”. It’s very simple and is almost the same process as using a picture, there’s just a couple extra steps. The first step is to open or create the post/page you are looking to add a…»
I love America. And because of that I complain about it all the time (kind of like my relationship to the Boston Red Sox). It’s a love hate thing. It might be the most patriotic behavior I have.
I believe that many of us Americans share this mentality. Just listen next time you’re on the…»
If you haven’t already heard about ArtPrize then go check out artprize.org (after you’re finished reading this article). 2009 was the initial year in this new annual event held right here in my home town… Grand Rapids, Michigan. ArtPrize is the first event of it’s kind. The brainchild of Rick Devos,…»
As a multi-media designer and someone who uses social media constantly, I get a lot of questions from clients asking how they can adapt their interactive marketing campaign to encompass social media. I’ve learned through these conversations that there are a lot of misconceptions about what social media can do for business. I’m going to…»
Contemporary art is white hot right now. My girlfriend Caitlin just got me a subscription of Juxtapoz. I’ve been an avid reader for five or more years now and it seemed right for me to finally subscribe. I like the artists in there and I truly like the graffiti…»
If you’re a web professional and you don’t avidly read Think Vitamin, Carsonified’s Blog… you shouldn’t call yourself a web professional. No seriously, it’s like that. I read every article they post in detail, sometimes twice. It helps make me the kick ass web designer that I am. If you…»
This is going to be the first of a monthly digest of the blogs that I’m following. To make the grade, blogs will not only have to supply relevant content, but also have a snazzy design to the site. This month I’ve had a lot to read and it was particularly hard to decide who…»
This is an advanced recipe and will take 18+ hours to make. Don’t try to rush it or take shortcuts. The chicken is purple and it is a real crowd pleaser. It has won one chili cook off out of the one chili cook off I’ve entered it in. I’m sure it would win more…»
Font Burner is a website that allows you to use your favorite fonts when designing a website. When building a website, designers are limited to a small list of fonts that most computers come installed with. Someone visiting your site needs to have the font you specify in order for them to see it, otherwize…»