I’ve strongly resisted the label of artist for a long time, because I don’t feel worthy of it, on the one hand, and on the other hand, to avoid the negative connotations that are entwined with the label in my backwards, redneck brain. Who is an artist? (the ingrained notions) Here’s what I grew up thinking […]
Tag Archive for ‘design’ 
Envelopes? Stationary?
Lazyweb request: I am looking for some really interesting periodesque envelopes that I can mail my Roundbottom Foundation membership kits in. I received something once in a weird brown paper envelope with a red string tie once, and it was really awesome. The envelope needs manuscript size, so that prints can be included, along with […]
How to get Images Back out of Microsoft Word
One thing I run into somewhat frequently is content being provided to me in a Microsoft Word file with embedded images. I used to struggle with getting the highest quality version of those images back out of Word and into Photoshop. If you cut and paste into Photoshop, you often get it at the resolution […]
An (Incomplete) Survey of Current Genre Magazine Covers
Paul Raven made a comment today on his blog comparing the artwork on a couple of different magazine covers. Warren Ellis has recently been on about cover design as well. So I thought today, I’d look at the latest batch of covers for every magazine I could remember, and write some generalized thoughts on the […]