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Illustration Friday “Craving”

Stephanie — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:10:20 +0000

This is my contribution for Illustration Friday’s topic this week “craving”. All I can think about are cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Maybe it’s because I’m trying not to eat so many sweets and really stick to healthy eating. These cupcakes are on a pedastal for a reason. I crave what I can’t have. This was drawn in Illustrator CS3.

Graphic Design Services

Stephanie — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:42:03 +0000

Let me help you make your site complete with a graphic illustration for print or for use on your website. I can draw almost any type of illustration you need for a product collage, print graphics, website graphics for promoting your business, product displays, product instructions, and more! Just email me at admin[at]sweetboutiquedesign.com for more information. I don’t currenlty license all of my work for commercial use. Meaning, I don’t allow for other designers to use certain illustrations or graphics for resale.

Web and Graphic Design Portfolio

Stephanie — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:16:35 +0000

My web and graphic design portfolio is finally up and running. I’m also working on a gallery of premade templates I’ve made (current and from the past) as well as look back at all of the designs I’ve made for my own website. It’s kind of cool to see how my site has changed over the years and I’d like to be able to share that.

Some of the best online tools

Stephanie — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:03:44 +0000

Here are a few links to some of the best online tools and resources I’ve found on the Web. They’re actually useful!

Google Analytics – http://www.google.com/analytics/

A free tool for web designers. It’s a remotely hosted traffic statistics system that’s easy to install on any page of your website.

htaccess Tools – http://www.htaccesstools.com/

This site has different generators to create .htaccess files for blocking IPs, hotlink protection and more. For those who don’t know what an .htaccess files is, they’re invisible text documents that configure Apache web servers.

Browsershots – http://browsershots.org/

Check browser compatibility, cross platform browser test your site. If you use the free version, don’t count on getting all of your requested screenshots in a short period of time and your limited to how many times you can que the system. It’s worth it to pay $29.95 per month for priority processing if you’re a designer.

COLOURlovers – http://www.colourlovers.com/

This is still one of my favorites. Colour lovers influences and monitors color trends by rating, commenting and sharing palettes, and patterns. One of my favorite features is the ability to download the Adobe Illustrator swatch of the palette I make. The only drawback is it’s only 5 colors. But it’s still easy to add new colors to my swatch once in AI.

WordPress Codex - http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page

Everything you need to know about using and installing WordPress. You also find information on working with WordPress, design and layout, advanced techniques, developer documentation and more. It’s the essential bible for anyone developing a WordPress site.