studiomaqs

Date: 01.06.2010

Tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, Artise Golden Section

Large Version @ Flickr

Date: 01.05.2010

Tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, Artise Golden Section

Large Version @ Flickr

• REDUCE The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction.
• ORGANIZE Organization makes a system of many appear fewer.
• TIME Savings in time feel like simplicity.
• LEARN Knowledge makes everything simpler.
• DIFFERENCES Simplicity and complexity need each other.
• CONTEXT What lies in the periphery of simplicity is definitely not peripheral.
• EMOTION More emotions are better than less.
• TRUST In simplicity we trust.
• FAILURE Some things can never be made simple.
• THE ONE Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful.

I got them in the book “The laws of simplicity”. And feel to share with you guys. Enjoy.

Problem:

When you choose File > Open or File > Save As in Adobe Photoshop CS3 on Windows, the dialog box flashes on screen and then disappears, or Photoshop appears to freeze.

Details
This issue may occur when you use OS dialog boxes, you have or had a dual-monitor setup, and Photoshop was displayed on the secondary monitor.

Solution:

Press the Esc key, and then choose File > Open or File > Save As.

If the Open or Save As dialog’s position is not reset, then continue with the following solutions.

Get the full solution at Adobe site please.

Articles

• Why we skip Photoshop
• Kevin Fox of Gmail & FriendFeed on User Experience Design
• SEO Guide for Designers
• The Big Question: ‘Why Should I Hire You?’
• Clean and pure CSS FORM design
• 10 SEO Rules for Designers
• Applying Divine Proportion To Your Web Designs
• CSS Style Switcher
• It doesn’t have to be all or nothing with a startup
• Aaron Cannon’s Web Accessibility Checklist
• Want to know how to design? Learn The Basics.
• Using CSS to Fix Anything: 20+ Common Bugs and Fixe
• How to get Cross Browser Compatibility Every Time
• An Introduction to Using Patterns in Web Design
• Handy Designer’s Tools “On The Fly”
• The Best Developer Cheat Sheets Around
• Google User Experience
• How to Get a Lot Done – 7 Tips to Achieve More

Tools

• Phiculator
  Phiculator is a simple tool which, given any number, will calculate the corresponding number according to the golden ratio. The free tool is available for both Win and Mac.

I read several articles every day. And so do others. We just read and forget big articles. But we remember the key points of the article or at least try to memorize them. But now a day, time is important for real work. So there is no room to read every article line by line. For them (myself also) I will note out the points of the article and jot them here, in this title. So it will be easier for future reference. At the bottom of the points, I have added the list of the articles from where the points are taken. Anyone interested to know more, just click and go to the read article. Cheer up…

• Gather as much evidence as possible while work freelance. It’s wise to gather them project wise.
• Be-friend, don’t use. You should actively seek to find a genuine, personal connection and, if you still can’t find one, then either be transparent about your motives or move on. Nobody likes to be used.
• Push Yourself and Get Good. You need to be pretty good. I like to think that there is an 80/20 rule lot more effort (and/or talent).
• Be Likeable, Excited and Enthusiastic.
• Be Referable! A large number of jobs for most freelancers come from referred clients. Do a good job for one person and they tell others for you.
• Reliability is one of the most prized characteristics for a freelancer. Focus on the characteristics that make people want to work with you, and be reliable, very reliable.
• Design the portfolio you think your clients want to see
• Focus on Clients and Be Flexible
• If you want to make things to please yourself, go be an artist.
• Get a High Profile
• The “stick to what works” mentality can sometimes work, and other times make you a dinosaur.
• The function of design is to make the product more usable and improve the usability of the product’s function.
• The simpler and better the design can be, the more enjoyable and easier it makes our lives.
• Even though the cookie-cutter designs work for a while, the truly good designs are the original and fresh concepts that change the way we look at things.

Where I’ve got them?
A lesson to all freelancers (part 1)
How to optimize your networking energy
The Secret to Getting a Lot of Web Design Work
Is good design just a formula?

You have table full of data on Microsoft Word.

And you need to move 2nd row to 5th row.

Select to whole row, press shift + alt and prss on Up or Down key. The row will go down or up as you press.

You can select multiple rows of data and same shortcut to replace them together.

Sometimes you may want to know how many shared folder did your pc contains. To view go to Start menu. and then Run.

Type fsmgmt.msc and then press ok.

It will open an window like this.

Now you can stop sharing any folder by right clicking and click on stop share

You can do new file share right from here.

There are more options available, you just need to explore.