Terri Stone

Flickr Friday: November 6, 2009

Compare two versions of a Vienna night scene. One is a photograph, and the other is that photo transformed by painting software.

Logo for Maker of Little Blue Pill Gets a Makeover

Pfizer, maker of Viagra and Lipitor, among many other pharmaceuticals, recently underwent a brand freshening. What do you think of the change?

Flickr Apps Are Growing in the App Garden

Flickr has created an "App Garden": a collection of software created by Flickr users to improve the Flickr experience.

Transform Images Into Kaleidoscope Patterns in Photoshop

It's surprisingly easy to take one slice of an image and spin it into scores of kaleidoscope-like patterns you can use for many projects.

Type Luminaries Speak on PRI

Jonathan Hoefler, Tobias Frere-Jones, Matthew Carter, and Tracy Honn discuss typefaces past and present in a recent episode of "To the Best of Our Knowledge." Thanks to the Internet, you can listen to it right now!

Epson, Snow Leopard, Printer Sharing, and You

If you're planning on using an Epson photo printer with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, read this first.

Gridiron Flow Now Supports QuarkExpress 8

The Flow 1.0.2 update supports QuarkExpress 8 and Final Cut Studio 3.

Logo Inspiration

Browse these 25 collections of logos when you're looking for ideas.

Flickr Friday: October 30, 2009

This seasonal photo is no trick, and learning how it was shot is a real treat.

Prep and Color Scanned Drawings in Photoshop

Matthew Richmond of The Chopping Block shares his expertise -- and a Photoshop Action -- in this free tutorial.

Operation Photo Rescue

Operation Photo Rescue is a volunteer network of professional and amateur photographers, designers, image restoration artists and others. Its mission is to repair photographs damaged by unforeseen circumstances.

Halloween Costume Photography How-To

Get advice on lighting, location, background control, posing, and more.

No-Cost Photoshop Brushes

The Brush King Web site is a rich source of free Photoshop brushes. Here are just three from the Nature category. Little Birdi There are five brushes in the Little Birdi set. Author "The Rusty Leaf" notes that they were made in Photoshop CS3 and Inkscape, and that the brushes are free for personal or commercial use. Download Little Birdi.

Take Control of Your Cameras

The free Mac utility "Cameras" lets you choose what happens when you plug in any photo device.

Filter Forge 2.0 for Photoshop Now In Public Beta

Create your own filters and enjoy the creations' of other Filter Forge users with this unique Photoshop plug-in, now in public beta.

Flickr Friday: October 23, 2009

By the light of the iPhone.

See Photoshop's Amazing Patch Match

Adobe Labs is experimenting with amazing new patch and fill technologies that may appear in a future version of Photoshop.

20 Tips For a Faster Photoshop Workflow

Do you know all of these useful Photoshop tips?

History of the CBS Eye Logo

If you're interested in logo design, you'll like this video clip from Charles Osgood on the venerable CBS eye, now more than 50 years old.

19 Top Combos of the 19 Top Typefaces

Would you pair Helvetica with Garamond? What about Minion with Gill Sans or FF Din with Baskerville? Check out the list and let us know what you think!