Category Archives: Design

Graphic and pattern design

Back to School

Back to School | This past month I started taking a class from Camp Pikaland | The Sellable Sketch, taught by Michelle Fifis of Pattern Observer and have discovered a few things that should have been second nature to me … Continue reading

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Grumpy type

I really can’t help it. I was born this way. Please don’t take it personal, the furrowed brow is genetic. Share this:EmailPrintShareDiggFacebookStumbleUponReddit

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There comes a point

There comes a point (and it comes very soon sometimes) when, unless he is very firmly convinced that there is something in his idea, it is better to abandon it and start afresh.” Lewis F. Day | pattern designer Pattern … Continue reading

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A Drip at a Time

I have learned a lot from examining the HTML/CSS code from my blogger template and then changing it one parameter at a time. I opened and copied the source code in my browser and pasted it into Dreamweaver. This allowed … Continue reading

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Learning CSS

I have been asked what resources I am using to learn CSS. A Lynda.com membership is the main source and has been very helpful. The process has been really frustrating because there is so much basic CSS knowledge that you … Continue reading

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I am just trying

As you may notice my blog is in various forms of disarray. I am trying to learn how to customize it with css. Please be patient with me. Who knows, it might just be interesting to watch me fumble around. … Continue reading

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Good News from Vermont

I received word from Beau Ties Ltd. of Vermont, that one of my bow tie patterns, Costa Mesa, is in the top 10 selling bow ties as well as neck ties. While you are there check out my other patterns, … Continue reading

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