Geek girl chronicles of a blog design enthusiast.
Lately I’ve developed an appreciation for a few things I normally don’t like. I’m talking about serif fonts, which I started using in my post titles and body text about a month ago. And recently I’ve been drawn to heavy frames around my images. Perhaps I can blame Instagram for making me like dark heavy [...]
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The Photo Layouts Kit is ready! Some folks have asked for a Blog Bling Kit that is entirely photo layouts. So, I’ve compiled all the layouts I’ve made into Kit #2. There’s lots of variety and they’re easy to use. If you’ve been a member, you probably have many of these layouts and you don’t [...]
I was reading Lula, Issue #13, and I noticed some instant-film-like photo frames in use in their Lula Loves section. At first I thought it was totally Photoshopped and then it occurred to me that there might be a square film format with clipped corners that I’m unaware of. I’ve also seen this contact-sheet effect [...]
(layout #2 // photos of Eléonore Bridge used with permission.) I can hardly believe that this is Part 12 of our photo layouts download — Part TWELVE, guys! I was just looking through my tutorial archives and I realized that it was around this time of year two years ago that I wrote my very [...]
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Hey guys, here’s a new download, Photo Layouts Part 11! There are half a dozen layouts in 2 sizes (600px and 900px). Unlike my previous photo templates, each of these six layouts have different frame styles and orientations. The caption paper backgrounds and transparent “circle stickers” tie this theme together. I actually crumpled a sheet [...]
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(photo of Eléonore Bridge used with permission.) When I’m watching TV or when I see cool movie title credits or see a striking ad in a magazine, or even when I’m walking past a billboard on the street, many times I ask myself, “Can I do that in Photoshop?” Lately I’ve been inspired by Japanese [...]
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