Published on
September 26, 2007 in
updates.
Tags: Acorn, Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Apple, art, drawing, graphics, graphics tablet, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, Photoshop, Pixelmator, review, sketch, software, Wacom, Wikipedia.
I just noticed via my blog stats that I was receiving traffic from Wikipedia; turns out my blog post on the Pixelmator release is being cited as a reference on the Pixelmator Wikipedia entry in regards to criticism of the software — specifically the lack of graphics tablet pressure sensitivity.
In the post I actually mention that the Pixelmator creators have that feature on the drawing board for a future release, but I suppose it is a bit of a criticism. I still think Pixelmator is great stuff, but as a Wacom geek the pressure sensitivity is something I have come to rely on in a graphics application.
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Published on
September 26, 2007 in
software and tools.
Tags: Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Apple, bitmap, design, graphic design, graphics, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, Photoshop, review, software, tool.
A quick overview comparing the two new image editors Pixelmator and Acorn by designer John Whipple. I would have to agree with most of his points. The one thing I really, really like about Acorn is the handy resizing & cropping keyboard modifiers: hold Option and drag to resize, hold Control and drag to crop. It’s a very clever and very handy way to do things quickly. The zoom slider at the bottom of the window is nice as well. Oh, and the integrated screenshot tool.
Continue reading 'Pixelmator & Acorn: Quick Comparison Review'
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Published on
September 6, 2007 in
Illustration, art, cartooning and reviews.
Tags: art, artist, cartoon, cartooning, cartoonist, creativity, design, drawing, free, graphic design, graphics, Illustration, illustrator, podcast, review, web links.
Illustrator extraordinaire Von Glitschka has a very cool podcast out that I just started listening to, The Illustrative Designer podcast. Each podcast is basically an interview by “the Vonster” (as he calls himself) with a chosen professional illustrator, cartoonist or designer. The most recent illustrator interview was with (the unimaginably prolific) cartoon illustrator & designer Bob Staake.
The “illustrative designer” moniker comes from Von’s idea that when asked to describe his work, he says he’s not a graphic designer that can draw, but rather an illustrator who can design. Hence, “illustrative designer”.
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Published on
August 15, 2007 in
reviews, software and thoughts.
Tags: Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Apple, art, Creative Suite, CS3, drawing, illustrator, InDesign, Mac, Mac OS X, opinions, OS X, Photoshop, review, software, tool, Wacom.
Adobe’s Creative Suite 3 arrived this morning, and was immediately installed on both my trusty G4 and the MacBook. Here are my very initial thoughts on the first run of the main software applications: Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
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Published on
June 27, 2007 in
productivity, reviews and software.
Tags: Apple, art, cartoon, cool stuff, graphics tablet, illustrator, keyboard commands, keyboard shortcuts, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, productivity, review, shareware, software, tool, Wacom.
In some previous posts, I rambled on about the ability to scroll, one-handed, using the Wacom software, and a shareware alternative, Smart Scroll X. I also touched on this a bit in my Wacom Intuos graphics tablets review.
I am very pleased to report that the developer of Smart Scroll X has worked out the issues with Camino and NetNewsWire. The newly introduced scrolling feature in the Wacom tablet driver software is very cool, and should be more than sufficient for most users. Smart Scroll X fills a gap that the more nerdy of us may appreciate. And I think this is the proper situation for a shareware app – to extend functionality. Continue reading 'Great Wacom Tablet Scrolling Software For Mac OS X: Smart Scroll X'
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