Guess What It Is!

Guess What It Is!

Yup, it’s that time again! I haven’t done one in a while. Guessing will end Thursday (12/17), at noon Eastern. That’s also when I’m planning on revealing the answer.

Check out the Page of Winners to see our previous winners, and to find out what’s been done already.

Have fun!

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To Serif or Not to Serif?

Serif vs. Sans

I told you I’d be writing more frequently! I even intend to get back to work on my digital photography series soon. Today we’re going to look at the differences between serif and sans-serif fonts. We’ve got a lot of work to do, so let’s get started.

What the heck does serif mean?

I dislike French as much as the next guy, but we’ll get into it real quick here. The actual meaning of the word ’serif’ is uncertain. Some people think it means ‘line’ or ’stroke’ since that’s what it basically is. ‘Sans’ comes from the French and means ‘without’. Basically, serifs are little lines or strokes in the letter-form that really don’t need to be there. Serifs are added to letter-forms for decoration or to increase readability. That means a sans-serif font is a font without those things. Read More »

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text, fonts, and typography

Text, fonts, and typography I haven’t been posting here much, as you may have noticed. See, I’ve wanted to do a large, combined post on good fonts and how to use them. The project seemed to get bigger and bigger as I added more fonts; it got to where just the thought of the project made me not want to write.

That’s why I’m starting a new series entitled “Text, Fonts, and Typography”. It’ll be somewhere in the neighborhood of a dozen posts (possibly more), and it will talk about typography and fonts, mostly. It may also include some things about text, and by text I mean altering writing to fit your typography. Read More »

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Something I just realized…

Something I just realized...

I keep my phone on vibrate 90% of the time. The idea is to keep it from making an obnoxious noise everytime someone calls me (which rarely happens anyway).

The trouble is, though, that whenever my phone vibrates I find myself making an obnoxious noise anyway. Maybe I should just record myself exclaiming “YaWoohoo!” and use that as my ringtone.

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It was a twist tie!

It was a twist tie!

Well, it looks like Will would have won, except the tie actually came off something else (don’t remember what, but it wasn’t bread). Which makes Mike the winner, since he was the first to guess it. He’ll be added to the page of winners.

Stay tuned for another (and hopefully a bit more difficult) round!

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Guess What It Is!

Guess What It Is!

It’s been a while, but it is time (once again) for another game of “Guess What it is!” Guessing will end Saturday (11-21-09)  at noon. The answer will be revealed somewhere around then (hopefully right at noon, but I might be busy).

Check out the page of winners to see what objects have already been used, and who’s won past games.

Have fun!

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No Shave November

noshaveYou probably weren’t going to do this because you’re a bum, or rather you don’t fancy looking like a bum. Not wanting to look like a bum for a cause this cool makes you a bum in my book, anyway, though. It’s okay, though, I’m not going to publish my book.

Anyway, I’m hoping this nifty typographical composition I made out of boredom today will encourage you to join those of us who evidently have nothing better to do than not shave for a month. For all who have decided to take part in this endeavor, happy not shaving!

Let’s do this.

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It was a leaf!

It was a leaf!

Justin guessed it first. I guess it was an easier picture. I was hoping someone might guess leather, or pleather, or… anything but a leaf. Anyway, check out the recently updated page of winners to see the results so far.

Stay tuned for the next round!

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Guess What It Is!

Guess What It Is!

It’s that time again! Time for another guess what it is picture! This one is a little easier than previous pictures. We’ll see if someone can get it. Guessing will be open until Sunday (November 1) at 7PM Eastern.

Check out the page of winners to see what’s already been done, and who’s won previous games.

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New New New Theme Mockup

Latest theme mockup

Latest theme mockup

I probably have an extra “new” up there. I’ve changed themes a few times, though, since I started this Blog. I figured I’d poke a little fun at myself. Anyway, the new theme is based off of the wireframe you’re currently looking at (well, you were when this post was made, anyway).

It features some of the orange-and-blue coloring that CookieofDoom.com has long been known for. This template is a bit darker and more subtle, though. It uses contrast to draw attention to the content, rather than a super-strong orange that makes you run away from your monitor.

Anyway, it’s still an unfinished Photoshop mock-up, so it’ll be a while before you see it live. There’s also a life-sized preview. Comments are appreciated.

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