
Happy, Happy Festivus! As I was trying to make a festive tree using basic geometric shapes, I realized that the shapes alone had a charm of their own. Besides, the tree I made looked really corny, so instead of a tree, I created some “party confetti” backgrounds using squares, triangles, and circles in various color [...]

Bad Girls Throughout History Postcards by Ann Shen As I mentioned in my previous geo post, I’m going to show you how I create my Photoshop geo shapes. Photoshop shapes are versatile because they can be scaled to any size without becoming pixelated. And besides, Photoshop shapes can become part of your Custom Shapes library. [...]

dress: D&G That Dolce leopard skin dress is one of the beautiful things I just can’t see myself wearing — ever. I’m always covered from chin to toe, but still, I really do appreciate that lovely dress. Given the choice, I would always go with those clunky leopard pony creepers. I suppose that’s why I’m [...]

textures from subtlepatterns.com I’ve mentioned Subtle Patterns in a Links Loved post before, but since I’ve been visiting the site a lot more lately, I feel that it deserves a post of its very own. The patterns are all on the quiet end of the spectrum, surely, but that’s what’s really nice about them. That, [...]

Louis Vuitton window display, downtown San Francisco I’ve been seeing a lot of polka dots lately. Kate Spade has been using them for her popular iPhone cases. J. Crew has a raft of polka dot items including this cute purse. And, a couple of weeks ago, I bought a pair of tapered polka dot pants [...]

It’s great to get back in the groove. Today I had a chance to immerse myself in Photoshop for a change and I thought these mini vintage metal tags would make a nice freebie. I can see these little tags as labels on your blog photos or wishlist/product collages. Anyway, I hope you guys like [...]