Ad Fed Blog http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog What's happening at the Charleston Advertising Federation Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:42:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 en Get Your Free Font On http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/11/09/get-your-free-font-on/ http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/11/09/get-your-free-font-on/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:42:01 +0000 Chad Norman Design Typography http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/11/09/get-your-free-font-on/ Smashing magazine just did a great post on 40+ free fonts for professionals. If you’re like me, you’re always on the look for a killer free font - I like to hunt at places like dafont.com - but it’s hard to find clean, professional typefaces. There are some great fonts here, so check ‘em out.

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]]> http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/11/06/beautiful-natural-palettes/feed/ 101 Things Designers Can Do to Save the Earth http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/10/15/101-things-designers-can-do-to-save-the-earth/ http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/10/15/101-things-designers-can-do-to-save-the-earth/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:28:45 +0000 Eric Shea Photography Design Workplace Education Inspiration Printing http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/10/15/101-things-designers-can-do-to-save-the-earth/ Probably should have limited this list to about 20 or so for it to be more effective, but pretty nifty none the less and great for those who are superambitious.

]]> http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/10/15/101-things-designers-can-do-to-save-the-earth/feed/ New Flipbook “Technology” http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/09/24/new-flipbook-technology/ http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/09/24/new-flipbook-technology/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:34:38 +0000 Eric Shea Uncategorized Illustration Design http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/09/24/new-flipbook-technology/ Thought this was a pretty fun idea:http://humanflipbook.com/

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]]> http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/09/24/new-flipbook-technology/feed/ The Future of Image Resizing Technology http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/08/29/the-future-of-image-resizing-technology/ http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/08/29/the-future-of-image-resizing-technology/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:20:12 +0000 Chad Norman Uncategorized http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/08/29/the-future-of-image-resizing-technology/ Resizing and cropping images has not changed much in the last 20 years…but change may be coming. TechCrunch is reporting that Adobe has hired Shai Avidan to implement some amazing new technology into future releases of Photoshop. I’d try to explain it myself, but you’d be better off just watching the video.

]]> http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/08/29/the-future-of-image-resizing-technology/feed/ Designer 2015 http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/06/21/designer-2015/ http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/06/21/designer-2015/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:44:36 +0000 Eric Shea Branding and Design Design Education http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/06/21/designer-2015/ What does the designer of 2015 look like? What skills will he/she need to be a successfull communicator? Adobe and the AIGA have joined together to try and predict the answers.

]]> http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/06/21/designer-2015/feed/ Postal Rates http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/05/08/postal-rates/ http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/05/08/postal-rates/#comments Tue, 08 May 2007 20:55:08 +0000 Eric Shea Branding and Design Workplace http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/05/08/postal-rates/ The recent increase on postage for all your flat mail may have a significant impact on your business and how you design. If you’re like me, you will want to check out all of the new rate information on the USPS site to see how it may affect you.

]]> http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/05/08/postal-rates/feed/ 10 Cool Things to do with CS3 http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/05/01/10-cool-things-to-do-with-cs3/ http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/05/01/10-cool-things-to-do-with-cs3/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 19:07:59 +0000 Chad Norman Illustration Design Software http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/05/01/10-cool-things-to-do-with-cs3/ Oh yeah, the title says it all. Link.

]]> http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/05/01/10-cool-things-to-do-with-cs3/feed/ Sustainability http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/04/23/sustainability/ http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/04/23/sustainability/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:58:34 +0000 Eric Shea Branding and Design Design Education Inspiration http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/04/23/sustainability/ Sustainable resources for the earth-friendly graphic designer at re-nourish.com. Learn which papers, inks, printers, and firms are eco-friendly and get educated on how to do the best yourself. Don’t forget to check out their blog as well.

]]> http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/04/23/sustainability/feed/ World Graphic Design Day http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/04/23/world-graphic-design-day/ http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/04/23/world-graphic-design-day/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:48:49 +0000 Eric Shea Design http://www.adfedcharleston.com/blog/2007/04/23/world-graphic-design-day/ Who knew that this Friday, April 27th is world graphic design day?

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