http://arteliance.blogsome.com A weblog about Art & Design Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:30:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fill your iPod with Legal and Free Tunes | BlogHer (tags: music) ... http://arteliance.blogsome.com/2008/12/06/links-for-2008-12-06/ As Eden asked: Have you managed to post something thought-provoking every day, or do you feel like you clogged up the Internet with less-than-satisfying content for the sake of endurance? 50/50: I wrote more of my own stuff this year (about half the time, and that is a big deal for me) ... http://arteliance.blogsome.com/2008/11/30/nablopomo-2008-done/ Opening a file in GIMP requires one to define the RGB working space for that image. The choices are to keep the embedded profile or convert to whatever option you have defined in your preferences. Gimp.org recommends using sRGB but my preference is for Adobe 1998. Of course none of ... http://arteliance.blogsome.com/2008/11/29/rgb-conversion-samples-in-gimp/ Download the scripts you want to install (.scm files) Put them into Home » Library » Application Support » Gimp » scripts (may have to create the scripts folder) In GIMP: Filters » Script-Fu » Refresh Scripts http://arteliance.blogsome.com/2008/11/28/how-to-install-script-fu-scripts-for-gimp-in-os-105/ Spark | CBC Radio Okay I must be the last person on the planet to figure these things out… just subscribe in iTunes and then remember to open iTunes and listen. Sheesh. via: BPLUSD: 11 Stories about Canadian Design. http://arteliance.blogsome.com/2008/11/27/spark-cbc-radio-one/ http://arteliance.blogsome.com/2008/11/26/cold-rainy-morning/ Blogging at a Snail’s Pace - NYTimes.com Ms. Ganley, the blogger in Vermont, has a slogan that encapsulates the trend: “Blog to reflect, Tweet to connect.” Blogging, she said, “is that slow place.” Sometimes I long to be good at reflection and find exactly the right words… But, alas, I am more ... http://arteliance.blogsome.com/2008/11/25/blogmarks/ Every morning I open the same applications and rather than type each of them into Spotlight or open them one at a time from the dock I made an Automator application to do this for me. Automator comes with OS X and it is easy to create your own: Open Applications ... http://arteliance.blogsome.com/2008/11/24/automator/ Two and a half weeks ago I posted some sketches entitled Blog Redesign: Background and Brainstorming. One of the little squiggles was this image: Then this morning I see this which predates my sketch by several years: Maybe I am onto something here? Articulating abstract concepts visually is the most difficult challenge ... http://arteliance.blogsome.com/2008/11/23/blog-redesign-connections/ Design by Fire • Santorini in black and white (scroll down to the The Rob Carr Color to B&W Conversion Technique). While I was cleaning out Evernote I came across this method for converting photos to black and white and decided to try applying it using GIMP: Convert to LAB colour: Colors ... http://arteliance.blogsome.com/2008/11/22/the-rob-carr-color-to-bw-conversion-technique-in-gimp/