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February 6, 2012 Off

Here’s an Idea : Adobe Stage – Commonly Used Elements in InDesign

By kyle in Concept, Design

A while back I had an idea for a plugin or feature for the Adobe Creative Suite that would give you a tab full of the most commonly used elements. I happened to be working in InDesign when I thought of it, but I can imagine it working well in Photoshop and Illustrator. Now that [...]

November 15, 2011 Off

One Year With Instagram

By kyle in Photography, Video

I’ve been using Instagram for about a year now and I have loved capturing the past year with really awesome photos. Instagram is an excellent, free app for the iPhone that takes a normally mundane photo and spices it up with some pretty exceptional filters. On top of that, there is a social aspect, not [...]

November 1, 2011 Off

PHOTO : The Dirty Third Jewelry

By kyle in Photography

I’m a little late on this but I thought I would post it anyway. My good friend Myan Duong recently asked me to shoot some photos for her jewelry line. Naturally, I obliged. Here is my absolute favorite shot from the shoot. Not too long after I shot these, however, the Dirty Third designers/owners decided [...]

June 22, 2011 Off

REVIEW : Moo Business Cards

By kyle in Review

About.me recently offered 50 free business cards from Moo. If you don’t know either of the two, take a minute and check them out. So, what they did was take my about.me profile picture and put it on one side of the card. On the other side, I got to put the text I wanted and [...]

May 16, 2011 Off

Retro Apple Logo Macbook Pro Hack…

By kyle in Tech

Look what I did! So I ordered a little piece of colored plastic from iColours and hacked my Macbook Pro to make it look like the retro Apple Logo. Side Note : The original Graphic Designer that designed this logo did so a few years before the “Gay” movement and before the Rainbow was associated with [...]

March 3, 2011 1

Review : BLURB books

By kyle in Design, Review

A photo portfolio made possible by Blurb.com A few months ago I got an e-mail from a friend who works for the printing company who handles some of Blurb’s printing needs. She told me there would be a Groupon deal for $60  worth of Blurb printing for only $20 coming up soon. I had been [...]

March 1, 2011 Off

Billboard Kayak Part 1

By kyle in Design, Kayak

                As you may or may not know, my buddy tim tobola did a project his senior year in design school that involved a kayak made from recycled billboards. Well, he’s decided to pursue it further into something that can be put into production (an excellent choice) and [...]

March 1, 2011 Off

Hello world!

By kyle in Life In General

So I’m back in the game. I’ve decided to start blogging again. I realized I need a central location for all the random things that I do, whether it’s design, photography, or my latest business venture. I’ve never been an exceptional writer nor one to just talk about my feelings. However, I can post things [...]