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The Fonts Apple Uses. Ever wonder what font that is that Apple uses for ads and marketing? What about the font on your computer’s keys? The UI on your Mac? Or your iPhone? Here’s a list of every font Apple uses. Update log: 06.14.12 – New iOS 7 font added.07.23.12 – Helvetica “Neue” typo corrected.07.23.12 – As readers pointed out, Lucida Grande is not the font used in Facebook’s logo, but in the general text on its website. iOS 7 When Apple unveiled its massive redesign to the iOS operating system for iPhone, iPod, and iPad, a new typeface was emphasized in the design. Helvetica Neue Ultra Thin Apple also now uses this typeface across much of Apple.com, for advertising and branding.

Brand Identity Myriad For all advertising materials, promotional uses, the Apple website, even the font printed on the box your shiny new Apple product comes in, the company uses a variant of Myriad called Myriad Pro Semibold. Before then, Apple had used a variation of Garamond almost exclusively. Keyboards VAG Rounded User Interfaces. 8 Essential Photoshop Tutorials on YouTube. Are you looking to really make your family and vacation photos stand out, but haven't been able to figure out the ropes of Photoshop? Adobe's Photoshop is a difficult program to master, but it puts very powerful tools in your hands.

By learning the tricks of the trade, you can do just about anything with Photoshop. It has the ability to do simple tasks, like lightening and color-correction, in addition to the ability to rewrite history by adding someone to a photo — or deleting him from one! We've rounded up eight great tutorials from YouTube's collective of artists. They all explain — step-by-step — how to easily master a Photoshop technique, and they don't move too fast. Know of any cool tutorials we missed? Using Adobe CS5 to Create Websites and Apps for Mobile & Tablets. If you’d like to learn how to use Adobe’s Creative Suite tools to easily and portably create websites and apps for tablets, smartphones, and mobile devices there’s a new 2¼-hour course you’ll be interested in… Guru Paul Trani teaches an extensive free class with 18 video chapters that will take you step-by-step on how to create portable content that will run on both Apple iOS and Google Android devices with a wide variety of screen sizes using a single code base.

Basic usage of HTML5 and CSS3 is covered, as well as how to bring in Adobe’s recent additions PhoneGap (for building fast, cross-platform mobile applica­tions) and Typekit (for delivering custom web fonts). The first half of the video series employs Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5 to develop both websites and apps, with steps on how to convert a website into a portable mobile app. The tutorials then move on to using Flash-based tools (with Adobe AIR) to build multi-platform mobile apps.

Here’s the 2¼-hour course: How we Built an iOS game on PC. This article chronicles Catch the Monkey from ideation to sale worldwide in the App Store. You can find out more about Mirthwerx and our projects at our website. Intro Many people want to get into making games, specifically mobile games. Well, we were one of you! This series is for anyone who wants to jump in and do it. Our goal is twofold: 1) To demonstrate that it is possible2) To share lessons we learned that will hopefully benefit those starting out About Us We at Mirthwerx are a team of two: Thomas the self taught programmer and Alex the artist who studied classical animation at Sheridan.

Before we embarked on this project, I had been writing business web/mobile software with Microsoft technologies for about 15 years. Technology From day one, we knew we wanted two things: 1) Android is the future, but iPhone is the now. 2) We want to build on a windows platform with familiar environment and tools I started investigating the Mac platform and XCode by buying a mac-mini. Design Prototype No. Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X. 20 Online Networking Opportunities for Job Seekers. Mona Abdel-Halim is the co-founder of Resunate.com, the world’s only resume builder to score and tailor your resume for every job. You can find Mona and Resunate on Facebook and Twitter. Social networking for career enrichment is on the rise. With online networking, you have access to more professionals — and will inevitably make faster connections — as your connections expand throughout your industry.

Online networking also gives you the opportunity to put your personal brand on display — a type of communication that may feel like bragging in face-to-face meetings. We’ve all heard of LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter and how to use these platforms to find a job, but it’s time to look beyond “the usual suspects.”

What other networking websites might be beneficial for your professional life? Here's a roundup of 20 unsung Internet resources that could help you land your dream job. Niche Social Websites with Networking Potential 1. Elixio is a private online community for professionals. 2. 3. 5 Ways to Start Learning How to Code Right Now. Learning to code is one of the most powerful and satisfying things you can ever do.

If you’re a designer, learning to code can help you understand what you’re creating for, and if you’re looking to build a startup from scratch, being a technical founder can make things exponentially easier for you. No matter why you want to learn, the only thing you really need is curiosity. But if you’re just starting out as a novice and don’t know where to begin, there are plenty of ways to get started.

We presented this list of 7 ways to start learning how to code right now for free last month, and now we’re back with 5 more ways to start coding for free! iTunes U Apple just recently made some dramatic changes to iTunes U, and Stanford’s set of videos is quite an impressive offering. . ➤ iTunes U Kids Ruby We wrote about Kids Ruby this past December and honestly, you’ve got to start them young, right? Now, if you’re not a kid, this software might still be really helpful for you. . ➤ Kids Ruby Net Tuts+

30 Incredibly Useful Apps for Video Pros and Novices. The Mac has long been the homestead for effective and easy video editing, graphic design, and video compressing for many professionals and novices alike. If you are at all interested in getting your creative juices flowing, video wise, you will absolutely love this roundup. Many people know the big video apps for Mac, while other smaller and still great apps out there remained a mystery. So as a professional video editor and cinematographer, it is my mission to let you in on over thirty of the best video apps around. Many of these apps are free and others are paid. iMovie '11 iMovie ’11 If you purchased a new Mac recently you most certainly have iMovie ’11 installed.

iMovie comes installed with a great variety of preset effects, transitions, and titles. Price: $14.99 Requires: Mac OS X 10.6.7 or later Developer: Apple Inc. Final Cut Pro X Final Cut Pro X Sometimes you just need a real pro tool for the job. Final Cut Pro X has many features to covet. Google Earth Pro Google Earth Pro BoinxTV.