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creating websites with Adobe Muse

As a rule, people who like design do not like writing code. In my experience, people who like writing code do not like project management. But we all want websites that are powerful, functional and beautiful. Enter Adobe Muse.

Designed for with graphic artists in mind, Muse allows the user to design a website with simple interfaces and established design tools. Of course, Muse isn't the first software to attempt this trick. Many of use have invested copious amounts of time learning WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) web software over the years, only to be disappointed with weak, compormised, non-functioning end results.

Would Muse lead to the same let down..?

incredible deal on media software

When it comes to filmmaking and media production one of the most common questions I get is what software I create with.  That used to be a more complicated question, but thanks to some industry craziness I can now give a very simple answer: Adobe Production Premium CS5.5. 

Sometime soon I'm going to write a more comprehensive review of the Production Suite, but for now I'll just say that Adobe has proven the old adage that chance favors the prepared mind.  For the first time ever Adobe finally has all of their assets running at full steam, and their timing couldn't be better. 

Speaking of timing, you have approximately three weeks to take advantage of the best software deal I've ever seen from Adobe...

christmas wish list item

So Christmas being just around the corner and all, I wanted to let you all know about a brand new tablet that Wacom announced last week.  For years, many of us have dreamed of being able to draw and edit and composite directly on screen.  With the introduction of the Wacom Cintiq 24HD interactive screen that's finally becoming a realistic option.

So what makes this different than something like the iPad..?

why i design in grunge

I've spent about 40 hours over the last three days editing video in a very clean, bright, corporate style.   While the video's been rendering I've been thinking about why it is that my personal design 'voice' always seems to trend towards grunge.  (If you don't know what I mean by grunge, click on the image to the left)