James

You may have noticed that I haven’t posted any new articles or links lately. I suppose I should have mentioned a while ago that I’m in the process of selling a house and buying another one, so my free time has been fairly limited. The next few weeks I’ll be on a tight schedule, but will try to share some useful resources and post an article or two.

Thanks for your patience.

Take control of OS X’s clipboard

The clipboard is one of the most basic and essential pieces of every operating system. You no doubt understand the basics: cut, copy and paste, but have you ever explored further? Do you know about kill and yank? Can you access multiple items in the clipboard history or paste with special formatting? If not, Mac Tuts shows you how to take control of your Mac’s clipboard.

Some great shortcuts and a list of apps that can further customize the basic clipboard.

Wordify turns images into works of art

Ever want to turn images into beautiful typographic artwork using words. You’ve probably seen this technique used all over the web. Here’s an app that allows you to do it yourself, quickly and easily.

Package design inspiration

An effective packaging design can attract more customers and persuade them buy the product. Here’s a collection of package designs for your inspiration.

InDesign CS6 Pantone+ color glitch: a workaround

If you try to get Pantone 543 (or a number of other Pantone colors) in Adobe InDesign CS6′s Color panel, you’ve likely run into an annoying glitch. You simply can’t find it by typing it in as you could with CS5. Thankfully, there are workarounds…

Proofreading tip: Speak Selected Text with a Keystroke in Mac OS X

Sometimes it’s beneficial to proofread text in your design work by hearing it, rather than reading it. Mac OS X offers a convenient way to do it, and OSX Daily offers a simple tutorial to show you how to set it up.

I use this feature quite often, but not as much as I probably should. Give it a try, you may find it quite useful.

Design is about communication. It is about helping clients to realize their goals through a design solution geared toward their questions, concerns, wants, and needs.

Take control of OS X’s clipboard

Wordify turns images into works of art

Package design inspiration

InDesign CS6 Pantone+ color glitch: a workaround

Proofreading tip: Speak Selected Text with a Keystroke in Mac OS X

Web design humor at its finest (NSFW)

My favorite new feature of Adobe Illustrator CC

Google Glass review