http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/category/illustrator/ All about Adobe Illustrator - tutorials, tips, resources, free Illustrator brushes, symbols, patterns, actions, vector images, reviews of the latest Illustrator versions, plugins, resources, and more. en-us Illustrator Copyright 2000-2008 Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns. All rights reserved. Shirley Kaiser 2008-04-05T16:50:28-08:00 720 daily 2 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://brainstormsandraves.com/xml/brainstorms88.gif http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/category/illustrator/ 88 31 All about Adobe Illustrator - tutorials, tips, resources, free Illustrator brushes, symbols, patterns, actions, vector images, reviews of the latest Illustrator versions, plugins, resources, and more. Looking for free Illustrator brushes or symbols? I created 9 free Adobe Illustrator symbols and brushes for anyone who needs rounded triangles or alert symbols, warning symbols. These free brushes and symbols are all fully editable within Adobe Illustrator, so you can change the colors, sizes, and customize them as needed. In addition, I've included resources to many more Illustrator brushes, symbols, tutorials, and resources. (566 words, 12 links, 2 images) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2008/04/05/illustratorbrushes/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2008/04/05/illustratorbrushes/ Shirley Kaiser 2008-04-05T16:50:28 ETC.'s post Skinable smilies and icons links to some good quality freely available icons, including Skinable Icons and Skinable Smilies. For Movable Type, using Brad Choate's MTMacros plugin makes implementing them effortless. You can see this in action at Mark Pilgrim's Comments section, for example.... (48 words, 6 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/07/14/icons_for_your_weblog/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/07/14/icons_for_your_weblog/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-07-14T13:26:22 Today's Friday Feast goes all over the place, much like my week went. New Books Andy King's new book is out, Web Site Optimization, all about optimizing the size and complexity of Web sites. It's already getting rave reviews. The companion site provides lots of helpful tips and information about the book. Search Engine Visibility is a new book out by SEO expert Shari Thurow. Thurow emphasizes the importance of design and content for the visitors while providing tips for high rankings with search engines and directories. The companion site provides helpful tips and resources, too. More on XHTML... (769 words, 36 links, 3 images) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/01/24/friday_feast_34_books_xhtml_dvd_graphics_small_biz_music/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/01/24/friday_feast_34_books_xhtml_dvd_graphics_small_biz_music/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-01-24T11:28:05 Easy to do with the free font-o-ville at night dingbat font by Raymond Brekelmans of font-o-ville. Each of the buildings in the sample below is one character. I typed 'hrfotmvc' and then played in Photoshop in a second layer. Type away and create your own skyline with the 35 or so buildings possible. The Font-o-ville site has several other free and distinctive fonts, too, mostly display fonts and more casual fonts, and are available for both Macs and PCs. Graphics Tips Using your imagination with dingbat fonts can mean wonderfully creative images to enhance your site, newsletter, anything you... (194 words, 8 links, 1 image) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2002/05/05/want_to_create_a_skyline_use_a_dingbat_font/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2002/05/05/want_to_create_a_skyline_use_a_dingbat_font/ Shirley Kaiser 2002-05-05T13:38:39