Take a pic of a background. Put the background on your computer screen. Line up the background on the screen with the actual background. Cool! Follow the link below the picture to check out more examples of these fun tricks.
September 23, 2007
Transparent Backgrounds - Cool Trick - AMAZE YOUR FRIENDS!
September 22, 2007
Offshore Marketing Firms Do it Better….yeah right!
Browsing through the ‘ole inbox this morning, deleting the obvious SPAM and weekly subscriptions that I never have time to read, and among the clutter, I find the highly sought after “YELLOW7 Contact Form Results” email. The email that is more important that all other emails. The email that you just know will say: “Hello, I am so-and-so and I am very interested in giving you money to do…..” So, it goes without saying that these emails are right up at the top of the “must read” list.
Opening up the email your balloon is quickly deflated as you read who the email is from: DreamDax Team.
Urggggg. DreamDax must be an offshore “we-do-it-all” firm. How do I know? First sentence: “DreamDax, based in INDIA, develops high-impact web sites at a fraction of the price.”
Wow! Sounds great…..uh….I mean, “high-impact” and “at a fraction of the price.” Who wouldn’t want that?
But, it gets better! “DreamDax offers personal attention to each and every client and work closely with you to provide a comprehensive Web solution for businesses.” MAN! And they do all this comprehensive, personal attention from INDIA. I can’t wait!
With anticipation, I read on: “We are into Web Designing more than last 5 years and delivered better services to our valuable customers.”
OK, OK. Surely we can all relate to the difficulties in developing a grammatically correct marketing message. I’m not worried. I just want DreamDax to understand my business, my customers, and my message while providing a high-impact solution at a fraction of the price. I don’t need them to effectively communicate to my target audience, do I?
Well, by now I’m getting a bit apprehensive about my new comprehensive, personal relationship. But wait! Looks like they have an offer for me!
“Receive a free copy of the 10 biggest Website Design Mistakes.”
How can #1 not be: “Hire a firm from INDIA to design and develop a comprehensive online marketing strategy.”
September 12, 2007
Slow Sync Flash
Today I came across a “DIGG” for a post on digital-photography-school.com talking about Slow Sync Flash. I immediately thought, “This must be a Macromedia/Adobe Flash technique that I am unaware of. Duh, I shoulda looked at the URL. Nope! It is where you use a slower than normal shutter speed combined with a flash during the exposures. You can learn how to do this here. Below are the pics.
Designers Compete for Scholarships at IADT
Aspiring designers have a chance to win full graphic design scholarships worth more than $100,000 towards an online education at the International Academy of Design & Technology (IADT).
The IADT Online Design Your Future scholarship contest, co-sponsored by Adobe Systems Incorporated, a leading provider of creative software solutions, opens today at IADT Online’s new social networking community, VisualDiner (www.VisualDiner.com). Anyone interested in pursuing a design degree can enter the contest and try for the prizes which include a graphic design scholarship towards an Associate Degree, a scholarship towards a Bachelor’s Degree, and a variety of other great prizes from Adobe Systems, Wacom Technology, and lynda.com.
To be eligible for the design scholarship competition, entrants must submit a single image that showcases their design potential, as well as a brief essay explaining why they want to pursue a design education, by Friday, September 28, 2007. The top ten finalists will be announced on Friday, October 12, 2007 and the final winners will be announced on Friday, October 26, 2007 after two rounds of judging.
First place will receive a scholarship towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design at IADT Online that is worth nearly $70,000.
Second place will receive a scholarship towards an Associate of Science degree in Graphic Design at IADT Online that is worth nearly $35,000.
Other winners will receive prizes from among a group that includes Adobe’s CS3 suite of design and production software, digitizing tablets from Wacom, and subscriptions to the lynda.com Online Training Library, a leader in design tutorials.
A high demand for online education is what sparked IADT, well known as a degree-granting institution that specializes in providing high quality design education, to add a virtual campus to its on-ground operations. Students searching for IADT’s career-focused education now are able to pursue associate or bachelor’s level degrees in graphic design, an associate degree in web design, or a bachelor’s degree in web development – all at their own pace and with a flexible schedule. IADT Online will blend the school’s knowledge and expertise in design education with innovative methods developed at IADT’s two sister schools – major online universities that have extensive experience delivering advanced education through online delivery channels.
“IADT Online is equipped with the experience in design and technology education, a highly-dedicated faculty, and a student-friendly Virtual Campus,” said Sunny Sharma, Executive Director of IADT Online. “Tomorrow’s designers looking for a flexible way to acquire a great education have found a solution in IADT Online.”
“Raw design talent isn’t enough today – formal education and real-world training are essential components for success in the fields of design and, by giving the gift of education to winners of IADT’s Design Your Future contest, we hope to cultivate a new generation of leading designers,” said Mark Page, Managing Director of the International Academy of Design & Technology.
As a complementary resource to the IADT Online virtual campus, the school has also launched VisualDiner.com, a new social-gathering and networking Web space for artists and designers to gather, post their work, share their vision, and meet their peers. “The Diner” – home to the IADT Design your Future scholarship contest, co-sponsored by Adobe Systems – is open to design professionals, students, and anyone else interested in the world of design.
For information on IADT Online, please call 1-888-247-IADT (4238) or visit www.iadtonline.com. For additional information about the IADT Design Your Future scholarship contest, or on VisualDiner, please visit (www.VisualDiner.com).