Comments for blog.flickertoflame.com | the art & design of ed adams http://blog.flickertoflame.com the creative thoughts of ed adams. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:54:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Nitecrawlers: the logo by Gary Jennings http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=293&cpage=1#comment-42 Gary Jennings Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:54:59 +0000 http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=293#comment-42 My name is Gary Jennings. I had some of my music in the first movie Plasterhead. If I can help you with this one ,I would be honored. I think its great Mike is doing another movie. My name is Gary Jennings. I had some of my music in the first movie Plasterhead. If I can help you with this one ,I would be honored. I think its great Mike is doing another movie.

]]> Comment on The CaseCrown iPhone Slim Hard Case by Ed http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=265&cpage=1#comment-38 Ed Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:22:18 +0000 http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=265#comment-38 Hey Jeremy! Yeah, I actually have had luck with the screen protectors from eForCity, which I buy on eBay. For $2, shipped, I got 6 of them the other day. They will fit without any modification, but it can become a huge headache doing it that way, so I just use an x-acto knife and slice a tiny sliver off of each long side. Basically, the smallest amount you can successfully shave off should do the trick and still protect the screen. Good luck! Hey Jeremy! Yeah, I actually have had luck with the screen protectors from eForCity, which I buy on eBay. For $2, shipped, I got 6 of them the other day. They will fit without any modification, but it can become a huge headache doing it that way, so I just use an x-acto knife and slice a tiny sliver off of each long side. Basically, the smallest amount you can successfully shave off should do the trick and still protect the screen. Good luck!

]]> Comment on The CaseCrown iPhone Slim Hard Case by Jeremy http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=265&cpage=1#comment-37 Jeremy Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:46:32 +0000 http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=265#comment-37 Hey Ed. I also own the CaseCrown for my iPhone 3Gs and agree it's great. My only complaint is the difficulty of adding a screen protector. Have you figured out anything? Hey Ed. I also own the CaseCrown for my iPhone 3Gs and agree it’s great. My only complaint is the difficulty of adding a screen protector. Have you figured out anything?

]]> Comment on I made a Threadless Tee! by Ed http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=153&cpage=1#comment-36 Ed Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:00:26 +0000 http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=153#comment-36 Yes, I'd say it should be completely original. There are certain cases where they seem to allow satire, but I'd say the community there can be very reserved in what they would allow to be labeled as an acceptable satire. However, just because you can't draw doesn't mean you can't make a decent tshirt design. A lot of silkscreening was born out of photographic reproductions in limited colors - use some of your photos, or take some new ones, and combine them in photoshop. Learn about channels and color separations and you'll be good to go. With a decent idea and a creative eye, I'm sure you can do something cool with a camera and a computer. A good starting book is Print Liberation: The Screen Printing Primer - I have yet to purchase this book, but it's a fantastic resource of history, how-to's, and even some sample screens to use to get you going. Check it out at amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Print-Liberation-Screen-Printing-Primer/dp/1600610722/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243979735&sr=1-4 or go directly to their site here: http://printliberation.com/ Yes, I’d say it should be completely original. There are certain cases where they seem to allow satire, but I’d say the community there can be very reserved in what they would allow to be labeled as an acceptable satire.

However, just because you can’t draw doesn’t mean you can’t make a decent tshirt design. A lot of silkscreening was born out of photographic reproductions in limited colors – use some of your photos, or take some new ones, and combine them in photoshop. Learn about channels and color separations and you’ll be good to go. With a decent idea and a creative eye, I’m sure you can do something cool with a camera and a computer. A good starting book is Print Liberation: The Screen Printing Primer – I have yet to purchase this book, but it’s a fantastic resource of history, how-to’s, and even some sample screens to use to get you going. Check it out at amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Print-Liberation-Screen-Printing-Primer/dp/1600610722/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243979735&sr=1-4 or go directly to their site here: http://printliberation.com/

]]> Comment on I made a Threadless Tee! by Dylan Patterson http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=153&cpage=1#comment-35 Dylan Patterson Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:17:27 +0000 http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=153#comment-35 I want to make a t-shirt but I can't draw. I am assuming all of the artwork you use has to be completely original? I want to make a t-shirt but I can’t draw. I am assuming all of the artwork you use has to be completely original?

]]> Comment on Fireworks vs. ImageReady: A Duel. by sasha http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=111&cpage=1#comment-8 sasha Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:16:13 +0000 http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=111#comment-8 I have kept ImageReady 2 on my computer for just this reason - the droplets. I'm not sure why they wouldn't take the same functionality and put it in fireworks... I can see where it would go on the interface. I'm just hoping that they will resurrect Debabalizer 1.6.5. Tell me if you find any good workarounds. I have kept ImageReady 2 on my computer for just this reason – the droplets. I’m not sure why they wouldn’t take the same functionality and put it in fireworks… I can see where it would go on the interface. I’m just hoping that they will resurrect Debabalizer 1.6.5. Tell me if you find any good workarounds.

]]> Comment on Fireworks vs. ImageReady: A Duel. by Ed http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=111&cpage=1#comment-5 Ed Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:17:04 +0000 http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=111#comment-5 Yeah, photoshop's save for web is OK, but for some reason it still doesn't crunch the files nearly as much as ImageRead/Fireworks - and especially with the same quality. When I first started in webdesign I wondered why they packaged the programs together, but after college and really focusing on process and optimization I found that the reason is performance - ImageReady and Fireworks will beat Photoshop's built-in optimization any day. Give it a try, you'll probably be impressed - plus, Fireworks is just a pleasure to use in terms of interface and ultimately, increasing your productivity. Yeah, photoshop’s save for web is OK, but for some reason it still doesn’t crunch the files nearly as much as ImageRead/Fireworks – and especially with the same quality. When I first started in webdesign I wondered why they packaged the programs together, but after college and really focusing on process and optimization I found that the reason is performance – ImageReady and Fireworks will beat Photoshop’s built-in optimization any day. Give it a try, you’ll probably be impressed – plus, Fireworks is just a pleasure to use in terms of interface and ultimately, increasing your productivity.

]]> Comment on Fireworks vs. ImageReady: A Duel. by Hutch http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=111&cpage=1#comment-3 Hutch Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:17:38 +0000 http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=111#comment-3 I never compared the exporting of the two. Have you noticed a difference between the jpg compression in Fireworks and Photoshop's save-for-web? I'd imagine Photoshop is using whatever compression algorithm ImageReady used, but who knows? I never compared the exporting of the two. Have you noticed a difference between the jpg compression in Fireworks and Photoshop’s save-for-web? I’d imagine Photoshop is using whatever compression algorithm ImageReady used, but who knows?

]]> Comment on Really Kraft? Ever heard of Yoplait? by Hutch http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=123&cpage=1#comment-2 Hutch Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:15:19 +0000 http://blog.flickertoflame.com/?p=123#comment-2 Absurd. And you really hit the nail on the head about the impression the logo leaves -- if Kraft is anything, it's not light and flowery. Absurd. And you really hit the nail on the head about the impression the logo leaves — if Kraft is anything, it’s not light and flowery.

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