Thursday, February 26th, 2009
If you’re drawing a face at an angle, it won’t look right unless the eyes are drawn well.
With Tento’s Eye Angle Library, Amy Reeder Hadley has created a reference chart of eyes sketched from 30 different angles, along with an in-depth description of the subtleties of the eye’s appearance in each view.
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Here’s a framework for analyzing and evaluating an ecommerce retailer’s market strategy, the “ChannelAdvisor Ecommerce Framework” by Scot Wingo. Scot goes on to examine Zappos and ideeli as examples.
[The] five pillars of ecommerce that make up the CEF:
Selection
Value
Ease of use
Trust
Merchandising
[F]or a retailer of any size to be successful, they need to [...]
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
Especially of part of the screen, for quick uploading. Not comprehensive, just the top tools.
Mac OS X:
Skitch
Jing
Linux (Ubuntu/Gnome):
GIMP – File > Create > Screenshot (or File > Acquire > Screenshot)
scrot
import (ImageMagick)
Windows:
Jing
More lists:
How to Take a Screenshot in Linux (Ubuntu)
How to choose the right screenshot program
Taking a Screenshot
OSX Screenshot Showdown – Jing vs Skitch
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
“If you got an email from a stranger, who said they’d donate $200 to a charity of your choice if you had them to a vegetarian dinner, would you say yes?”
That’s the question Franke James answers for herself, in her dinner with a stranger blog post.
It’s a great story, and if you haven’t seen Franke’s [...]
Friday, February 13th, 2009
I haven’t been blogging in a long time. I’m going to start again. Wish me luck!
I want to try something a little different than just well-formed posts with good narrative. I plow through lots of interesting stuff in the course of a day; perhaps I can capture some of that into my blog.
I’ve gone back [...]