Black Friday: Best Deals For Architects and Designers
This is a special occasion, and not only because it’s a holiday, but because now you have the chance to acquire the things you desire at the best prices available.
And because we like to find buy stuff now and then, and also help our fellows architects and designers out there, we’ve selected the best deals we could find on the items we would like to buy for our personal use.
So here it goes, a list sorted in descending order:
1. Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection Student & Teacher Edition
List Price: $2,599.00
Price: $824.99
You Save: $1,774.01 (68%)
Tell your story using Adobe’s full range of creative tools with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection software.
Move projects easily among applications for print, web, and interactive design. Take them to video production and create stunning motion graphics and effects.
Interview with Andrew Chase
We’ve stumbled upon the art of Andrew Chase not long ago, and frankly it amazed us, because his work is surrealistic, and we just had to know who this man was, and how he creates this incredible statues. So if you haven’t heard about Andrew Chase, is not because you have been living under a rock, or you don’t surf the web enough, or you’re not preoccupied with art, bur probably because this artist is not advertised enough. Nonetheless, this is a very interesting artist, and we had the opportunity to interview him regarding his work as a sculptor in metal. If you want to learn more about his work, because this is not his only area of expertise you can visit the official page at: http://www.andrewchase.com/
But in case you are really busy, we’ve included a few images depicting Andrew Chase’s latest creations.
Decorating Tricks That Make the Old Seem New
Purchasing the 55-year-old home that was lovingly designed by your mother and in which you spent your entire childhood sounds romantic. Having done just that, I would say look before you leap. The home decorating and remodeling aspect is not nearly as romantic as one might think.
Old houses are just that — old. There is no way around it. They are built well, but they are still old. Therefore, there is always something in the structure that gets so old, it wears out and needs replacing. Unfortunately, those expenses are usually things like the toilet or the roof which must be done but don’t necessarily equate with home decorating.
To me, home remodeling or decorating should be something that makes the house look good and the owner feel good. Plumbing and roofing are, of course, necessary but not fun like reinventing the look and feel of your home. And, they always seem to need to be done immediately and with a big punch to the pocketbook.
Designing Your First Home Office
Are you tired of having to pick up all of your work because the table has to be set for dinner? Is accommodating art projects and homework affecting your productivity? Maybe now is the time to get serious with your business and set up your official home office.
When you start a home office project, you first need to choose a location. Find something that you can isolate from the traffic – behind a door is best, but even a side alcove of your living room cut off by furniture and defined by strategic placement of area rugs works. By defining the area, you may even also be able to write it off of your taxes in some cases, so be very deliberate with this step.
Illustrator Tutorial – Skew Text in Illustrator CS5
Illustrator is one of my favorite software made by Adobe, and I use it a lot in my design projects, but one thing that seemed to make it undesirable, and totally annoying was the fact that you couldn’t or at least I couldn’t use the “skew” function as you would in Photoshop.
When you need to create a simple perspective text like the one in this tutorial you would, probably as me go to Photoshop, create your skewed text, and export it to illustrator. Well, those days are gone, since now there is a solution.
I made a video for you describing in detail how to create a perspective tool. I will also transcribe it so you can get around it more easily if me talking wasn’t clear enough, or you missed some steps.
Here are the steps to obtain the perspective effect:






