I am very excited to announce that Three Styles is now 6 Months old. I would like to take this time to thank all of the faithful subscribers I could not do this with out you. It has been an exciting 6 months to say the least. At first it was just an idea for me to improve my skill and now it has turned into something I could have never imagined.
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Being a successful remote designer isn’t quite as simple as hopping onto a plane with your notebook. From poor internet access to baggage restrictions, there are hundreds of potential problems that can plague a remote design business. These ten tools, applications, and utilities are out attempt to solve those problems through technology. Check ‘em out, incorporate them into your mobile office, and keep your business rolling while you’re out of the office.
Typography is often overlooked in todays design specifically by web developers. It really is a shame because CSS gives us so much control over our type. That being said, we our limited to certain “web safe” typefaces but that shouldn’t decrease our creativity. Here are a few CSS tips for typography on the web.
In this photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create a blog design from scratch using a combination of gradients and selections.
This is the second part in a three part series. Today we will be covering the Border attribute. The first article was on the Background Attribute and the last article will be on the Font Attribute so stay tuned and subscribe. Part one of this CSS series is linked below.
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Sometimes making something simple can be much more difficult than creating something complex in the design world. I went through and found these 20 sites that I think fall into the “minimalist” category, yet are still highly effective. Another reason a lot of these sites stand out is their typography. If you are planning a “minimalist” site you MUST have good typography or it will turn from being simple and professional to ugly and amateurish.
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Have you ever wondered how blogs such as Smashing Magazine, Vandelay Design, Three Styles (That’s Me) display their feed count in a custom way? Well I ran across a tutorial at Blogussion Which provides the code to bring the feed in text format. Today I am not only going to show you how to use the code provided by Blogussion, but I am going to show you a few ways you can customize it using CSS and images.
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