Find keystrokes on a Mac Today I learned something I can’t believe I didn’t already know! I learned how to find keystrokes on a Mac. I have used glyph characters within my design programs, but didn’t know how to go about finding them within nondesign-related software. It’s so simple. Hold down Apple + Option + T and a window pops up. Who knew? You can find arrows, degree symbols, parentheses and bullet options, and the like. This works in programs such as TextEdit and on…Continue Reading “An Apple A Day: Interesting Mac-Related Tidbits”
Photo courtesy of ©vectorstock.com/ma_rish Hi friends. I come across great design resources all the time and today I thought I’d share some of my new favorites with you. I have separated them into categories so you can easily scan the list and see what you might find useful. For designers/crafters: Here are some great online resources for color inspiration and coordination help. ColorZilla for Chrome has an Eyedropper, Color Picker and more; COLOURlovers is a creative community that creates and shares colors, palettes and patterns;…Continue Reading “Design Resources”
Last year my iMac gave up the ghost. I’ve kept it around all year, with the desire to turn it into an art project of some sort. However, I never came up with a great idea. After a year of it taking up space, I decided it was time for it to go. It didn’t work, I had taken out the harddrive, and I wanted to keep the keyboard and mouse. Would Goodwill even accept it? Probably not, so that meant I needed to take…Continue Reading “Recycle and Make Money / Make Art”