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Tuesday: March 9, 2010

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A handy tutorial on how to use the almighty power of curves in Photoshop.
A handy tutorial on how to use the almighty power of curves in Photoshop.

Never used the curves pane in your beloved copy of Photoshop? Still playing with those brightness and contrast settings? Do you even know what a curve is?  Read through this thorough writeup and you'll be a better photo manipulator as a result. 

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Monday: January 11, 2010

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Some beautiful Tundra landscape photos for your viewing pleasure.
Some beautiful Tundra landscape photos for your viewing pleasure.

This post also serves to let you all know that National Geographic has just recently given their beloved website a bit of facelift.  It's nice to see that their photography now plays a much prominent role on their overall website design.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Artsy @ 2:01 PM | Tags (12) | photos | tundra | landscapes | natgeo | facelift | redesign | colors | cold | winter | national | geographic | design |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 59 Clicks


Monday: September 28, 2009

Popular Today:
An amazing collection of liquid art to feast your eyes upon.
An amazing collection of liquid art to feast your eyes upon.

What better way to end your day than with a splash of liquidy-colorful goodness. These photos were shot by combining soundwaves with water-based paint using a mic-triggered camera. Wow.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Artsy @ 4:05 PM | Tags (8) | artsy | camera | colors | drops | macro | photos | time | water |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 47 Clicks


Friday: September 25, 2009

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Twenty-five colorful advertisements that will grab your attention.
Twenty-five colorful advertisements that will grab your attention.

Why not end your day with a little dose of color? Go on, taste the rainbow.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Design @ 4:04 PM | Tags (6) | ads | advertising | colorful | colors | design | vibrant |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 144 Clicks


Monday: August 31, 2009

Popular Today:
Wikipedia to start color coding untrustworthy text.
Wikipedia to start color coding untrustworthy text.

...the program assigns a color code to newly edited text using an algorithm that calculates author reputation from the lifespan of their past contributions. It’s based on a simple concept: The longer information persists on the page, the more accurate it’s likely to be.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 6:30 AM | Tags (6) | wikipedia | wired | colors | coding | trust | text |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 4 Clicks


Wednesday: August 19, 2009

Popular Today:
Forty-five colorful uninhabited places to see before you die.
Forty-five colorful uninhabited places to see before you die.

Quite colorful, indeed. Some of the descriptions sounds like they belong in a Dr. Suess book.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Travel @ 1:49 PM | Tags (5) | colors | places | sites | travel | webecoist |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 41 Clicks


Tuesday: August 18, 2009

Popular Today:
A writeup on how colors may affect your productivity and success.
A writeup on how colors may affect your productivity and success.

Certain colors and color relationships can irritate, cause headaches, or make you feel sick. Other colors and color combinations are healing and soothing. Consequently, the appropriate use of color can maximize productivity, minimize visual fatigue, and relax the whole body.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Neat @ 6:28 AM | Tags (5) | colors | moods | productive | success | neat |  | Discuss  |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 39 Clicks


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