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Blog.SpoonGraphics. Greyscale Hover Effect w/ CSS & jQuery | Grayscale Effect | jQuery Hover Tutorial | Easy jQuery Tutorial | jQuery Tutorials. Flipping typical. Periodic_Table_of_Typefaces_large.jpg (3150×2100) Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Typography. Title pages, headings and letterforms clipped, cropped and isolatedfrom maps and map publications issued between about 1880 and 1920. "D. A. Sanborn, a young surveyor from Somerville, Massachusetts, was engaged in 1866 by the Aetna Insurance Company to prepare insurance maps for several cities in Tennessee. [..] Before working for Aetna, Sanborn conducted surveys and compiled an atlas of the city of Boston titled 'Insurance Map of Boston, Volume 1, 1867'. [..]

Albany, Georgia - April, 1920 Allentown, Pennsylvania - March 1885 Allentown, Pennsylvania - 1897 Allentown, Pennsylvania - October, 1891 Allentown, Pennsylvania - 1911 Ansonia, Connecticut - 1884[example full map] Aspen, Colorado - February, 1893 Boston, Massachusetts - 1867 Brunswick, Georgia - July, 1920 Charlottesville, Virginia - October, 1907 Cincinnati, Ohio - 1904 Colorado Springs, Colorado - 1907 Columbia, South Carolina - June, 1919 Cripple Creek*, Colorado - December, 1908 Denver, Colorado - 1887 Frankfort, Kentucky - September, 1907. Logo Presentation tutorial by ~Nunosk8 on deviantART. Mastering Photoshop: Unknown Tricks and Time-Savers - Smashing Magazine.

We all have shortcuts that are essential to our daily workflow. A majority of them are staples such as Copy (Command + C) and Paste (Command + V), but occasionally we stumble upon a shortcut we wish we’d learned years ago. Suddenly, this simple shortcut has streamlined our process and shaved quite a bit of time off our day. Collected here are some lesser known but extremely useful shortcuts. Many of these are not documented in the “Keyboard Shortcuts” menu, and some of them don’t even have equivalent menu options.

Please note that all of the shortcuts listed below assume that you are using Photoshop CS4 on OS X. Layers Link Selection Link Sifting through nests of layer sets to find the layer you need quickly becomes tiresome. Changing auto-select behavior. There will be times when you want to select a layer that is located below a number of other layers. Right-clicking to display all layers beneath the cursor. The keyboard can also be used to select layers. Sorting Link Viewing Link (al) 30 Fresh FreeFonts for Designers. “Since typography is a communication method that utilizes a gathering of related subjects and methodologies that includes sociology, linguistics, psychology, aesthetics, and so much more – we aim to educate that there is no single approach within typography that applies to everything.”

Shelley Gruendler The purpose of this post was to provide you with an incredible selection of fonts that are completely free and don’t have ridicules prices ranging in the hundreds. These font designers below simply love sharing their work with others, which is something that we value here on Dizorb especially when the work is astonishing. Show some love to the designers of these fonts by leaving a comment below and telling us which ones are your favorites. A Collection of 27 High Quality Free Fonts 25 New High Quality Free Fonts. Minimal graphic design: 20 great posters - FrancescoMugnai.com - Graphic Design Inspiration and Web Design Trends. Ct_1440.jpg (1440×900) Before & After, How to design cool stuff.