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using a single linked smart object in multiple PSD’s

In design, innovation, learning, photoshop, technology, webdesign on 19 February 2010 with 2 comments

while working on the web over the last years, there have been many times that i wanted the capability of using a single linked file throughout multiple PSD documents, much in the same way Indesign has this function for large multiple page documents. This would save untold hours of mundane and repetitive work, as a [...]

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In business, clients, design, innovation, listening, webdesign on 20 November 2009 tagged austin, clients, customers, design, excellence, feedback, frogdesign, innovation, reputation, webdesign, wordofmouth with no comments

Yesterday I took a walk through downtown Austin to take a break from the screen, and I decided to drop by a local art museum to check it out. I eneded up not browsing the collection but rather chatted with the attendant instead. We talked about the museum, austin culture, and eventually what I’m doing [...]

country music, detroit sheet metal, and web design

In blogging, business, clients, design, innovation, media, strategy, technology, webdesign on 29 October 2009 tagged complacency, countrymusic, detroit, globalization, innovation, usautomakers, webdesign, whining with 1 comment

so this spring i was driving down a country back road in beautiful colorado, and i happened to meander over to the local country music station, where the lyrics to the current song really grabbed my attention. i never caught the artist or the name of the song, but the basic gest of the song [...]