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PNGs are eating our storage and slowing down our websites, but nobody seems to notice. As a web developer and graphic artist who also handles pre-press for print, I look at thousands of image files a week. I keep seeing the same problem: PNG files being used in places they have no business being. PNGs have quietly taken over. They're…

Updating your site has great benefits for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and marketing. The more you update your site and make the pages change, the more you get indexed by the search engines. If they see you're frequently serving up fresh, relevant content, your rank will improve. It also keeps your audience coming back to see what you're up to…

What can I say. I love Pink Floyd. I love Gerald Scarfe’s style. In tribute to him, and Pink Floyd, I present this project. This is a wall mural I did on the wall of my first apartment in Pittsburgh. It took about four months to complete. My neighbor said when I moved out they had to put several coats…

Yeah. Spaces happen. Then you get that ugly “%20". Naming conventions for your files are very important. It is best to employ a simple, systematic naming convention for all your daily files. Whether you're keeping track of content, site slices, whatever... There are a few rules of thumb that can avoid issues later on. 1. Spaces. Just forget the spacebar…

You need to have the right resolution for print and web for best results. You can't use your low resolution logo from the web to have printing done. Forget about it. Only Chuck Norris can do this successfully. Bitmapped images are made up of pixels, the smallest unit a computer can display data. When digitizing an image, you will need…

Quick keys are the best. Take a look at your drop down menus at the top of your desktop. Click on one and notice the characters to the right of the options. Those are your quick keys, or shortcuts. By typing that configuration, you will get the same action to the left. When you're rockin' out in Photoshop there isn't…