[8 Minute Video] Overview of Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta Features

January 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta

In this episode, A.J. Wood (and his lovely daughter) provides you with an overview of the new features in Adobe Lightroom 4.  According to Adobe, the Lightroom 4 Beta features refined technology for superior shadow and highlight processing, expanded management capabilities, including enhanced DSLR video support and the ability to create beautiful photo books from within Lightroom. NOTE: If you are in Dallas on January 28th, you will want to join AJ for his Photoshop Boot Camp, which is a full-day of Photoshop tips and tricks. Designers, photographers, bloggers, and just about anyone would benefit from this interactive workshop. We do expect [...]

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[6 Minute Video] Watch a Student Video of Big Design Week 2011

January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Big Design Week 2011 Video Recap

Yukiko “Snow” Jones is a student at the University of Texas at Dallas in the Emerging Media program.  Yukiko created this video recap of Big Design Week 2011.  Yukiko developed this short video for one of her classes.  The video consists of interviews from most of the workshop teachers–Preston McCauley, Brian Sullivan, J Schuh, and AJ Wood. Big Design Week 2011 from snow_jones on Vimeo. Yukiko was a real worker, too.  She shot this video,while she was finishing up a couple of classes.  You will probably see Yukiko “Snow” Jones shooting some more video at the Big Design Conference 2012, [...]

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[4 Minute Video] Add SEO to Your Photoshop Images

December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Using Photoshop to Add SEO to Your Images

In this episode, A.J. Wood shows you how to edit metadata for search engines using Photoshop for posting to the Internet. Running time is a little over 4 minutes. NOTE: If you are in Dallas on January 28th, you will want to join AJ for his Photoshop Boot Camp, which is a full-day of Photoshop tips and tricks. Designers, photographers, bloggers, and just about anyone would benefit from this interactive workshop. We do expect it to sell out fast. Register today. The cost is just $79 with lunch provided.   Related articles [4 Minute Video] Assign Brush Colors with a [...]

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Transformational Space | Gwen Harmon | National Civil Rights Museum

December 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Gwen-Harmon--

The Big Design Conference 2011 was kicked off with a fantastic talk given by Director of Community and Governmental Relations at National Civil Rights Museum, Gwen Harmon.  

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[2 Minute Video] Digital Native Baby Sees a Magazine as a Broken iPad

December 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
Baby and iPad

In a previous article, I asked a simple question: “Are you a digital native or digital immigrant?”  Digital natives grow up with technology and it affects how they deal with everyday interactions and relationships.  Digital immigrants are adjusting to technology being introduced in their life time. Caleb Jenkins, a UX developer, sent me this video called “A Magazine is a Broken iPad.”  Watch this short video and see my comments below. Did You Notice These Things About the Baby? You probably noticed identical physical movements, as the baby swipes and pinches both the iPad and the magazine.  You can also see the [...]

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[Video] Watch Big Design 2011 Video, Chance to Win a Ticket to Big Design 2012

October 26, 2011 By 4 Comments
Big Design 2012 Registration is Open

You can get a pretty good idea of what to expect at the Big Design Conference by watching this short video of the trade show. You’ll see a great variety of exhibitors with a large crowd interacting with them. You will spot developers, designers, writers, artists, usability folks, strategists, students, and UX enthusiasts. The energy in the trade show from our Sponsors was terrific!   Contest Rules (They are Simple, Man) You know we love contests! Here is the deal. Watch the video. Count the number of sponsors interviewed in the video. Send us an email” with your guess. The [...]

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[4 Minute Video] Assign Brush Colors with a Clipping Mask in Photoshop

October 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Add Colors to Brushes in Photoshop

Learn how to use a clipping mask to assign a color layer to a brush layer in Photoshop. Running time is a little over 4 minutes. Join AJ Wood for his upcoming training on November 17, 2011. AJ will be teaching you “Efficient Workflow Techniques: Tips & Tricks for Mastering CS5“. Seating is limited. Register for Big Design Week 2011 today!

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[8 Minute Video] Working With Luminosity Masks in Photoshop

October 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Luminosity

Learn a detailed technique for creating several luminosity selections and saving them as channels in Photoshop. Running time is a little over 8 minutes. Join AJ Wood for his upcoming training on November 17, 2011. AJ will be teaching you “Efficient Workflow Techniques: Tips & Tricks for Mastering CS5“. Seating is limited. Register for Big Design Week 2011 today!

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[5 Minute Video] Using Auto-Stack in Lightroom

October 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AutoStack

Learn how to use stacks to organize your photos in the Library module. The auto-stack feature is a great way to consolidate bracketed photos. Running time is a little over 5 minutes. Join AJ Wood for his upcoming training on November 17, 2011. AJ will be teaching you “Efficient Workflow Techniques: Tips & Tricks for Mastering CS5“. Seating is limited. Register for Big Design Week 2011 today!

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[4 Minute Video] Using Transform Again in Illustrator with Perspective Drawings

October 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Using the Perspective Tool

Illustrator has some really cool features to help you when you need to maintain a perspective in a drawing. In this video, you will learn how to use the Perspective Tool and maintain perspectives of elements within your drawing using the Transform Again feature. Running time is a little over 4 minutes. NOTE: The Transform Again feature does not use and Autobots or Decepticons(that we know of). Join AJ Wood for his upcoming training on November 17, 2011. AJ will be teaching you “Efficient Workflow Techniques: Tips & Tricks for Mastering CS5“. Seating is limited. Register for Big Design Week [...]

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