Entries for month: “September 2008”
10 Pixel Grid System
950 Pixel BlueTrip Grid:
Since publishing this article, I have since moved to the BlueTrip CSS framework and modified my original 10pixel grid to work with the 950 pixel grid layout used by BlueTrip. It's a minor change and you can do it yourself easily. However I just thought I would make it available for download to make your life easier. Download the BlueTrip 10 pixel Grid Photoshop Template
960.gs 10 Pixel Grid System
David Perel and I share a common thought process when it comes to creating layouts. Keep it simple and keep it flexible. We both believe in a 10 Pixel Grid System. For some time I have thought about writing a framework similar to 960.gs, but have determined that it's just too much work, and I am not that motivated. So instead I thought I would just share my Photoshop template with you.
Once you have the file open you should see the Guides, if not, press cmd+; to turn them on. If you want to add some additional structure to your design, then you can also turn on the Photoshop Grids (cmd+') The default grid overlay does not work al to well with our template so open up the photoshop preferences (cmd+k) And go to the "Guides, Grid, Slices & Count…" tab.
In the Grid section change the Gridline to every 60 pixels and the subdivisions to every 6. This will give you a nice 10x10 pixel grid for your document.
→ Respond NowTags: Design · Freebies · Photoshop
Share This! A Social Bookmarking Tag For Mango Blog
Share This 1.0 is a free social bookmarking tag for mango blog that adds links for some of the most popular social sites.
Installation
1. To install "Share This" copy the shareThis.cfm file and the sharethisicons folder to your /tags/custom folder.
2. Be sure to include this line at the top of your template page.
<cfimport prefix="custom" taglib="../../tags/custom">
3. To use the tag, all you need to do is include it in your template someplace between the opening and closing <mango:post> tags.
<custom:shareThis>
Download the ShareThis Tag for Mango Blog
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25 Unique Gift Ideas For The Person That Has Everything
Christmas is around the corner, it will be here before you know it. Sometimes finding the right gift can be really difficult for those on your list that already have everything. Here is a list of 25 truly unique (downright odd) items that are I am sure they do not have.
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ColdFusion Auto Gallery
Creating a photo gallery can be time consuming for even a handful of images. Auto Gallery is a quick and dirty photo gallery tag meant to solve one problem. Automatically generating photo galleries from a folder of images and thumbnails. Team up autoGallery with Photoshop's Batch automation tools and you have a very quick gallery of images!
If your the type of person that just can't wait, here is a demo and download link.
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Synchronize Your Life
If your like me, you have more than one computer. I have at least 6 computers that I use on a daily basis - 9 if you count the ones that I use off and on while I am traveling and away from home or office. Don't get me started with shared calendars with my wife's' computers too. Keeping your contacts, emails, calendar, and bookmarks in sync can be a real pain in the you know what.
Fortunately I have found a suite of tools that allow me to keep synced at all times across all of my computers both at home and at work. I wish there were a single application to rule them all, but for now at least there is hope that with a little elbow grease it can be done.
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