Public Relations Matters » design http://publicrelationsmatters.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:53:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 How to Install New Fonts http://publicrelationsmatters.com/2009/09/16/how-to-install-new-fonts/ http://publicrelationsmatters.com/2009/09/16/how-to-install-new-fonts/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:37:12 +0000 Barbara Nixon http://publicrelationsmatters.com/?p=1475 Though we cannot install fonts onto the computers in the labs in Veazey Hall here at Georgia Southern University, you should be able to install fonts from Dafont or other free font sites on your personal computer. This short YouTube video shows you the steps.

]]> http://publicrelationsmatters.com/2009/09/16/how-to-install-new-fonts/feed/ 2 The Joshua Tree Epiphany & CRAP :: Principles of Effective Design http://publicrelationsmatters.com/2009/08/24/the-joshua-tree-epiphany-crap-principles-of-effective-design/ http://publicrelationsmatters.com/2009/08/24/the-joshua-tree-epiphany-crap-principles-of-effective-design/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:47:41 +0000 Barbara Nixon http://publicrelationsmatters.com/?p=1334 In Friday’s PRCA 3339 (PR Publications) course, we discussed author Robin Williams‘ concept of the Joshua Tree Epiphany and how CRAP can help us remember effective design principles. 

Principles Of Effective Design

Many thanks to Saul Greenberg for developing the original PPT that I based this upon.

]]> http://publicrelationsmatters.com/2009/08/24/the-joshua-tree-epiphany-crap-principles-of-effective-design/feed/ 2 Photo Fun @ PhotoFunia.com http://publicrelationsmatters.com/2009/04/10/photo-fun-photofuniacom/ http://publicrelationsmatters.com/2009/04/10/photo-fun-photofuniacom/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:01:30 +0000 Barbara Nixon http://publicrelationsmatters.com/?p=1026 If you have five minutes on your hands and want a little design fun, pop on over to PhotoFunia. You can upload your photo and choose from dozens of effects. Here I am in Three Colours, my favorite effect so far . . . 

 

Many thanks to Brett Pohlman for sharing this idea on Twitter today.

]]> http://publicrelationsmatters.com/2009/04/10/photo-fun-photofuniacom/feed/ 9 The Font Conference http://publicrelationsmatters.com/2008/07/23/the-font-conference/ http://publicrelationsmatters.com/2008/07/23/the-font-conference/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:05:37 +0000 Barbara Nixon http://publicrelationsmatters.com/?p=164 As an admitted “font junkie,” I find this video called “Font Conference“ pretty funny, even laughing out loud a few times. My favorite character in it is Wingdings. Which one is yours?

]]> http://publicrelationsmatters.com/2008/07/23/the-font-conference/feed/ 1