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Free! Icons for your Website, Blog, Etc.
Here is a great resource when you need icons for your website, blog or other design projects. There are many great collections of icons available on the web. We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite sources. Enjoy…
Best Fireworks Screensaver Ever!
In honor of the 4th of July: For tip readers in America, here is the best Mac-based fireworks screensaver I’ve seen: Mac Version of Skyrocket or Windows Version of Skyrocket. Want to see it in action before deciding to download? We’ve uploaded a couple short video capture to YouTube. This first one is my favorite. […]
Add application aliases to your Finder windows.
We’ve long known how to customize the toolbar in Mac OS X’s Finder windows — but recently a client demonstrated a great example why we should. Try adding aliases of your most frequently used applications to the toolbar at the top of your Finder windows. It’s like having a tiny version of the dock hovering […]
Create Letterhead Templates in MS Word.
You’ve designed a new logo, identity, and business papers for a good client. It looks great. They are happy. Then a simple request derails everything:
“Can I get a copy of my new letterhead to use in Microsoft Word?”
That seemingly innocent question has driven more than one designer to distraction. While this week’s creative tip won’t win people over to designing in Microsoft Word full-time, we can help make this client request a little easier to accomplish.
View Website Structure as a Graphic.
Here is an facinating website that creates colorful graphics that visualize the structure of whatever webpage you give it. Websites as Graphics Type in a website address and watch as intricate flower patterns springs to life based on the pattern of HTML tags used in that particular site.
My Mac Memory Book.
Here is another tiny booklet in our collection of Mac-focused PocketMod guides. This one is loosely based on a form Apple provides on their Mac 101 website.
One of the big problems we at Creativetechs run into while supporting creative pros is helping our clients keep track of all those crucial details: Passwords, network settings, mail server addresses, email addresses, hardware specifications, serial numbers, etc. Thus we give you the Mac Memory Book:
My Mac Memory Book! (PocketMod Edition)
This topic is less exciting than our first guide, My Mac Won’t Start — and a scrap of folded paper does not replace the need for good organization. But if you’ll fill this guide out for each computer in your office, and keep it handy, this information will come in useful time and time again.
Mac OS X Shortcuts! A Tiny Guide.
In our tip My Mac Won’t Start! A Tiny Guide, we asked for other ideas for useful PocketMod booklets. Here is the first great example from András in the Hungarian Republic who writes the Macintalk blog. A complete listing of Mac OS X shortcuts in PocketMod format: Mac OS X Shortcuts! (PocketMod Edition) For instructions […]
My Mac Won’t Start! A Tiny Guide.
Few situations are more frustrating than struggling with a computer that won’t start. Especially with client deadlines looming. That’s the idea behind this tiny troubleshooting guide:
My Mac Won’t Start! (PocketMod Edition)
Print out this guide, fold it together, and keep it handy. Designed with the clever PocketMod template (read Discover PocketMod. The low-tech PDA.), you can tape this tiny booklet to the side of your Mac in case you ever need it. It lists several of the most common fixes for a Mac that will not start up properly.
Discover PocketMod. The low-tech PDA.
The PocketMod website lets you create tiny 8-page booklets that fold together from a single letter size sheet of paper. You can print one on your laser printer, fold it together, and carry it around, well, in your pocket.
The hardest part is deciphering the cryptic folding instructions.
FreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide.
Adobe has produced a 44-page PDF that explains how to convert your FreeHand documents over to Illustrator CS2. It discusses what changes to expect in your document after the conversion, and what’s different about the Illustrator interface.
Freehand to Illustrator Migration Guide
As long-time Freehand users ourselves, we recommend downloading and browsing through this guide. It is fairly well written, and contains many useful tips.