tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61830073393401583642024-02-06T17:52:34.438-08:00Happy Design StuffA daily blog idolizing many fields of design.Happy Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16850604390824327658noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183007339340158364.post-84647902676346860892013-04-06T12:24:00.002-07:002013-04-06T12:24:49.216-07:00So..I've bought everything Smashbox has decided to make<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Don't ask me why, but over the course of the past 6 months, I've been completely obsessed with online shopping from Sephora and Smashbox. It's most likely because with every purchase you get to try something ELSE and the game goes on and on, and I was ready.<br />
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I think my interest in Smashbox came from their reputation with primers since, yes, I am one to spend 10 to 15 minutes on their makeup every day, but I'm adamant that my makeup is to be done ONCE. I live in a humid climate, so getting something to last a solid 10 hours without touch-ups is very difficult, and primers have a reputation for doing just that, which Smashbox is known for. It was also a very popular brand in the BB cream market, so I started a collection as you can see. <br />
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I'm pretty satisfied with most of my products, so it's worth reviewing from top to bottom.<br />
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My absolute top three would have to be: 1. Photo Finish Hydrating Under Eye Primer 2. Limitless 15 Hour Cream Shadow in Gemstone and 3. Halo Hydrating Perfecting Powder. <br />
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Products to skip: 1. Photo Finish Foundation Primer in Color Correcting Adjust 2. JetSet Waterproof Eye Liner in Vamp (but probably all of them are bad) 3. Any individually priced makeup brushes, they work but they are WAY too expensive to buy separately. <br />
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I'll start soon with detailed product reviews from the beginning of the makeup routine. <br />
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Social media in terms of privacy can feel like a total betrayal of trust at times. You want to take part, but it just seems like you have to stay one step ahead of the game to get anything out of it. By now, you've probably read an article or two about the dangers of Facebook and all the privacy policy changes from this past year. As someone who uses Facebook for their day job, I even have trouble keeping up with all the privacy changes. So the following list is my most up-to-date privacy proofing systemt that's much simpler than going through every single setting and every past post/picture. NOTE: The results may scare you, but it's always better late than never to protect your privacy! This doesn't mean you have to take everything down from your profile, but it's to <em>actually know</em> what others can see on your profile publicly, since Facebook's preview option no longer exists. (Jerks!)<br />
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Go to Facebook.com and click "Create a Page" on the bottom right-hand side. It can be for anything you want: your car, your blowdryer, your pet, your blog, your small business, whatever! You may actually find fan pages useful on Facebook, but for right now, you're simply making this to preview your public profile. You can use one you've already made as long as you have administrative privileges. The page wizard is actually pretty helpful at setting up all the details of your page, but for the purposes of this, just type in gibberish and skip whatever possible. Once your page is set up, look to the top right hand blue bar and click the gear icon for a drop-down menu and click on your new page to switch the user. Your are now acting on Facebook as your <em>fan</em> <em>page</em>. Everything should now look different from your home page to your profile. <br />
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Now, type your name in the search bar. Find your profile and click on it. This is what ALL public Facebook users can see. At first, you may be relieved that your timeline and 1,999+ photos are hidden, but no so fast! Click on your profile photo and click through your albums tab, about tab, etc. Before my updates, the public could see my past 3 profile pictures at full size, all of the comments on it, every single cover photo, and videos. It's funny how these things are so much easier to miss without actually previewing your profile! It's pretty awful how Facebook changed all these default options, but hey, it can be fixed. So, click through everything and take note of anything you want taken off your public profile and switch back from the users on the top. The following steps should relieve all of your privacy worries...for this hot second on Facebook at least.<br />
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Before you have a meltdown and delete your account, the following fixes in Facebook Privacy settings will make a huge impact in a small dose: <br />
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-On the main privacy page, click on "Who can look me up?" and edit it to "Only Friends". You may prefer not to hide yourself from the search feature all the time, but this is useful when undergoing a privacy makeover. This just makes it about 5 times harder for coworkers, frenemies, fake profiles, etc. to find you- especially while your profile is vulnerable privacy-wise. <br />
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-Delete any controversial cover photos. These things may have been a real selling point for Timeline, but there's a twist! They're public! Every. Single. One. Available for anyone to click through. Scenic photos or patterns, obviously aren't anything to worry about, but whichever ones you're not comfortable being public, you have to delete all together to have any sort of privacy. <br />
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-Edit privacy settings for all photo albums. On your own profile, click on photos, then albums. Scroll over the gear icon under each album to review the privacy settings for each. This is where your notes from the preview come in handy! It's easy to miss these pesky privacy settings since there are so many photos usually on a profile. So switch users back and forth from your page to your account to make sure all the unintended public albums are hidden. Facebook posts, check-in's, and statuses all work the same way where you need to change it one by one as they come.<br />
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-Profile Pictures now DEFAULT to "public" settings. To change this (i.e. so people can't pull up your profile picture at full size or view comments) you have to click on the gear icon for every photo since the timeline change. For me, it was three profile pictures, for you it may be a lot more than that. Double check by switching users with your page as many times as you need to. <br />
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-In the Facebook Privacy settings, click on "Timeline & Tagging" to the left. There you can turn on or off settings for mandatory review when your friends tag you in photos, statuses, posts, etc. It may seem like overkill but hey if if prevents a Facebook hack or an unflattering picture from getting to your timeline, you'll find it's worth its weight in gold.<br />
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-Set up friends lists. Facebook's new "smart lists" bring privacy settings to a new level. Lists like "close friends" and "aquaintances" not only help with privacy but also with relevancy of your posts. Again, it's a feature that may seem like overkill, but since people can't see these lists, it's become really useful in guarding certain pieces of information. Adding someone to your aquaintance list is the new "unfriend", in my opinion. You can also unsubscribe from people's abnoxious posts right from your news feed using the dropdown arrow to the right, but that's a side topic!<br />
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This rhinestone, crystal, and chain link confection better be half as cute as it looks online. It should go well over shift dresses and boatneck tops.<br />
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Upgraded my Cargo Collective account so I can finally set up some Google Analytics for it!<br />
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Happy Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16850604390824327658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183007339340158364.post-56069916945526538622012-09-10T18:02:00.000-07:002012-09-10T18:04:35.477-07:00Shoe Therapy: The Cure to a Long DayI hope you all like my new look. I haven't been posting as often with my new job, as you may know, but as with everything, it gets boring. So, I just gave my blog a much-needed 5 minute refresher to its look and decided to write about the only thing that never fails to make me happy: shoes. Down to business, the top five pairs of shoes I wish were in my closet this month.<br />
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Of all my fashion shows, "What Not to Wear" is one of my most consistent favorites. Stacy London and Clinton Kelly's infamously quirky program brings fashion back to what it's intended for in the first place, REAL PEOPLE. In honor of my new job, I'd like to praise pair's the "Cost-Per-Wear" theory and what it means to me. <br />
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Here are the problems: I've always loved to go shopping, to a fault, but my current wardrobe plain and simple wasn't built for an office. So my brain quickly does the math that I need a TON of new clothes and my bank account has a decent amount more money in it. All lights say go, TIME TO SHOP!!! But thankfully, the Learning Channel's re-run's have made me think twice and plan ahead.<br />
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Of course with any new job or interview, you want to put your best foot forward, so you do need two-three standard business professional looks in the back of your closet regardless of your work situation. However, every office culture is different, so I made sure to check mine out first before I hit the mall. Usually the definers are the age of your coworkers and how often clients come in. At my internship 2 years ago, I noticed about 4-6 people wear jeans every day to a 30-person office, so I wore my dark jeans most days. Mistake! Not that I saw any specific hindrances to my work, but Stacy and Clinton remind us always: Dress for the job you want, not the job you have! Besides, I admit it does feel better to be overdressed constantly than to be underdressed even once. Yes, this means more money, but that's where the budget-crunching theory comes in.<br />
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I went to a predominantly upper middle class public high school back in the day, and I must have spent an ungodly amount of money on clothes. The whole point back then was to have enough tops that you hardly ever repeated an outfit. While many of us still have that "never-repeat" concept ingrained in us, it's important to look at it in dollars. A pair of jeans in college would probably get about a minimum of 144 wears, and a trendy graphic tee would probably get worn at most 12 times. Spending $30 on the jeans and $25 on the top doesn't make as much sense now, as the cheap jeans would probably wear out quickly and the t-shirt comes out to being more than a dollar per wear, and it's a t-shirt! My gym clothes should cost more than that! That's the thing about applying the cost-per-wear ratio, you start to learn what things you SHOULD be spending money on and not feeling guilty about versus the things that are marked up past its use value. The biggest mistake Stacy and Clinton talk about on the show: Buying tons of cheap things you never wear, bad clothes that were gifts, failing to return things that don't fit, etc. My mother does this! She goes to a particular outlet store and buys shoes/clothes/bedding/accessories that you cannot return, and when she sees your look of disappointment, she responds with "They were ONLY 7 dollars" or "they were marked down from X amount!" That's the trap we all fall for, that's 7 dollars you're never getting back, and money is money. </div>
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The most repetitive part of "What Not To Wear" is how adamant they are with their recipients about buying their wardrobe staples: suits, pants, blazers, dresses, skirts, and jackets. It would appear that it really leaves very little room for creativity. However, when you really look at it, the show is handing you $5000 dollars, they know you're probably going to do more shopping when you get home, so get the expensive stuff, i.e. the stuff with higher Costs-Per-Wear with the WhatNotToWear Card. By the end of the show there's usually only 20-25 items hanging on that rack (they toss out everything in their old closet for the first half) and I used to think, "Well, that's not a lot of clothes." So let's compare: <a href="http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/what-not-to-wear/bailey-makeover.htm">http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/what-not-to-wear/bailey-makeover.htm</a> Assuming that all contestants buy about the same amount of staple pieces and that all of these can be work appropriate in one way or another, let's see how Bailey's work wardrobe matches up to what I have so far.</div>
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There's a lot more factors to consider, like that they had only a 2 day window to shop or the quality of the pieces, but for the most part, every episode shows a good minimal wardrobe we could all use. Even though I have tons of clothes in my closet, comparing to the "What Not To Wear" shopping lists highlights very simply what I'm missing staple-wise. </div>
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Since I landed my job I purchased 1 new pair of work shoes, 3 work tops in various sleeve lengths, and a printed cardigan. Comparing the minimal list above, I see I could use about 2 more pairs of work appropriate shoes, 1 more pair of work trousers, and make it a suit with a matching blazer and an additional white one for fun, plus I'll need 1-2 more work appropriate skirts. That's only 7 items, but they're items I'm obviously not gravitating instantly to in the stores and will vastly expand the versatility of my work wear. </div>
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I'm no accounting major, but I know I've made some mistakes budget-wise filling what I thought were the empty holes in my closet. Now that you know the basics you're missing, you can calculate how much you really need to spend. Even though I still will wear my jeans and casual tops, I'm now getting dressed in business-wear 4 out of 7 days of the week, so this needs to be the priority. Printed seasonal tops I love, but this season I'll probably wear one about 3 times to work and 7 times outside of work. So if it goes out of style, the bare minimum cost per wear says I should've only paid 10 dollars for it. Oy Vay! If only that were the truth. I guess it's worse if you go out every season and buy many of these tops. It's tough love, but these purchase mistakes drive the fashion industry. Even if CPW is a hard pill to swallow, at least think of it in terms of what you currently spend on items that you do get the use out of. If you have no problem paying $120 for a work appropriate pencil skirt, wear it 40 times, then it's generally ok to spend 1/3 of that money on something else, like a bold necklace, you'll wear 1/3 of that time. The bare bones of this lesson is to spend LESS on what you'll wear LESS, and don't buy things you don't have a reason yet to wear!</div>
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The good news about the CPW theory is that you can now justify some of those expensive designer purchases if they are a basic wardrobe staple. And, because the skirts at the store hang right next to the tops at the store, the price doesn't move up quite to the CPW ratio, which means you're saving money. However, it is important still to pay attention to the materials, customer reviews, etc for what will truly last the long haul. Does this mean I can afford black Manolos? No, but a solid colored pair of classic pumps does usually have a cost-per-wear around 144 and up, which is a decent chunk of change to shop with. Also, it's important to just pay attention to YOU. What do you wear every day? What clothes look best on your body shape? What article of clothing do you get the most compliments wearing? This all can alter what staples you need, how many you need, and what you should save and splurge on.</div>
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The over all London-Kelly message is to A. Stop spending money on CRAP, B. start spending money on quality items that will last you years, and C. pay attention to how often you will wear clothes. Even if it seems stupid to spend more on work-out pants than a stylish top for work, think about everything in dollars. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I consider myself a huge Kate Spade fan. My first knock off purse I bought in New York at 11 was a teeny denim "Kate Spade" shoulder bag with a coordinating multicolor striped wallet. The past year I've lusted for their sunglasses, "sparkler" clutches, bowler-style bags, their sea foam patent leather wallet, rain drop print laptop case, and every single purse they make with chain-detail straps. I seriously love it, but I can only pretend to own such items on my Pinterest boards at my current income level :) Still, what I adore almost as much as the products themselves is their graphic design and marketing strategies. I firmly believe this company is on the top of the technology wave through their use of social media, graphic design, and advertising strategies. A lot of brands should really take note. </span><br />
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I'm no advertising major, but it's easy to see that Kate Spade harnesses current technology and uses it to creatively promote their products instead of alternatively cowering away from it and relying on the weight of their name alone like some of their counterparts.<br />
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The marketing concept also plays out with Kate Spade's month to month pattern campaigns. Instead of picking a three color theme for the year, or even for many years, like some retail companies. Kate Spade changes up backgrounds and buttons to match patterns associated with the month's pattern theme. The periodic color changes flow very well with the products they've historically carried, but mixing it up once a month drives more visitors to the site and drives more intrigue in general to the brand. Although Kate Spade has always been a leading name in creativity, in an increasingly globalized society, it's hard to stay creatively cutting-edge, especially when you have monthly themes that penetrate into blogs, social media accounts, daily email blasts, advertisements, etc.. In today's society, there's so much visual information available, it's hard to say anyone is the best at something. So Kate Spade, again, confronts the issue head-on with their commissioned guest artists, like Mike Perry. It's a great way to parlay interest in the artist at the same time as your brand, and it keep things fresh. It also establishes a generous, positive vibe for the company, which is really hard to find in a cut throat economy like this one.<br />
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Furthering this positive energy for Kate Spade is their use of Social Media. A lot of companies have jumped aboard the fast-moving social media train, but many can learn still from the practices at Kate Spade. They don't just tweet promotional website links, they also respond to their fans pretty regularly. It probably takes a lot of man-power on their part, but people SEE the kind effort, <i>thousands</i> of people see it. Also, instead of having a Pinterest account based solely on their products, they also pin items that go with the vibe of their marketing. Again, it's win-win mentality of helping-others-help-you that I respect so much from this company; they deserve their success.<br />
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There's lots of little lessons any company can take from the Kate Spade technology strategies I've commented on here, but none of it would work if you didn't have the right people laying the groundwork. The graphic designers play by the book at Kate Spade, using only the best typography and cleanest layouts, leaving room for them to play with their updated patterns, media, etc. The social media reps have to be excellent writers to be able to keep their content interesting and responses consistently going. Most of all, the products at Kate Spade are known to be high quality and beautifully designed, without that, there would be nothing to advertise. <br />
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Lauren Conrad is most known for her role on the MTV reality shows, Laguna Beach and The Hills, but she is quickly making herself a household name through her creative career pursuits. Why? Because she is ONE smart cookie, and a girl that never let go of her dreams. <br />
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While I personally loved both shows, I understand as well as the next person that reality television doesn't always bode well for the lives its inflicted on. Especially when both shows had moments of questionable credibility and spawned sensationalized characters, labeled things like "Herpes Simplex 1 and Herpes Simplex 2" -(lol thank you Chelsea Lately.) It's amazing that anyone makes it out alive, let alone successful. Even in her TV days, Lauren Conrad knew how to rise above it. Hey, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade...or...a clothing line, a book series, a successful blog, another set of books, another clothing line, another blog, and won a variety of awards.<br />
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So, let's get down to business and talk about these clothes. Affordable fashion is all the rage right now and LC by Lauren Conrad at Kohls, is making a killing. I may be a bit late, but when I first came across this collection, I took every single thing into that Kohl's dressing room, EVERY. THING. and that's not like me at all. There's a stigma that comes with celebrity fashion lines- that it's just a fancy name to try to sell some clothes- but not in LC by Lauren Conrad's case. As I astutely recall from The Hills, her resume includes FIDM, Teen Vogue, and People's Revolution, so we can assume she knows her stuff.<br />
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The Kohl's line is great. The affordable casual-wear is in all the trendy cuts of the season like you would see at a Forever 21, but are done in a very focused color palette and come in a decent assortment of sizes and colors. Once you see these clothes in person, you will know she has a very nice eye for detail, color, and print. <span style="background-color: white;">The first trip I bought three adorable tank tops, a sheer long sleeve shirt, a cute 3/4 sleeve layering piece, and a marvelous pair of bold stud earrings. All I could think was, "She must know me or <i>something</i>." I get nothing but compliments when I wear something from the line. Also, the pieces are fairly versatile, and for example, look good with both jeans or a dressy skirt. I cannot say enough how obsessed I am with her pattern choices. I'm used to seeing seasonal collections with 1 or 2 exceptional patterns, but her spring collection is loaded with pattern, and I'm in love with nearly all of it. LC by Lauren Conrad is a cheerful, preppy collection, full of pieces 100% on trend for Summer 2012. I highly recommend it, and after you sign up for all the Kohl's coupons/deals, it's like they're giving it to you! </span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">Her fame no doubt has influenced the success of her designs, but the girl has great taste. </span></div>
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Lauren Conrad also has her Paper Crown line, of equal adorable classy-ness, available to check out on her site <a href="http://www.laurenconrad.com/">http://www.laurenconrad.com/</a> Also, check out her books, blog, and for more info, see her Kohl's bio <a href="http://www.kohls.com/media/images/StaticContent/flash/LandingPages/lc/feb12/html/lc_bio.html">here.</a> Yay Lauren Conrad!<br />
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It's perfect for those creative spirits who want to get their hands dirty and plan hardcore interior designer in their own home. The tips come from professionals with ranging styles, but the board is definitely a collection of information everyone can learn something from. Also, it may trouble shoot a design disaster. Check the board out <a href="http://pinterest.com/housebeautiful/top-designer-secret-quotes/">here</a>! Have a great Tuesday!Happy Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16850604390824327658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183007339340158364.post-77337805218893082492012-06-22T21:57:00.000-07:002012-06-22T22:02:37.450-07:00Free Printable Friday: Thank You Cards<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">On google you can search wall paper/printed fabrics by brand, colors, and location, but you can't really search pattern by style. A lot of designers would agree with me when I say Pinterest has turned this issue upside down! With the use of tags, popularity of high-quality photos, and a growing number of modern businesses using Pinterest to share their products, you can always count on the site to find the best of the best. Before Pinterest, you could almost never find exact patterns you're looking for, and the trendy ones were muddled between irrelevant search results or outdated styles. Now that the pattern world, among other things, has become more accessible, take advantage and cover your world with pattern!</span><br />
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If this pillow were done in a medley of olive greens or browns, it completely changes the vibe of the room. I like this kind of pattern in girls' rooms, in female dominated apartments, etc. For young kids, I like the idea of doing these kinds of patterns versus Bratz Doll varieties or confining yourself to all pastels. It's one of those themes that can grow with them, and the pink/red is a very on-trend color combination right now. </div>
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This should definitely go under the advanced category, because it takes a lot of guts to mix 3 bold patterns- not to mention coordinating them to begin with. This example works because they're on a neutral chair, the center pillow has two of the same colors as the water color pattern, and the blue pillow's pattern is geometric and small enough to contrast the others. Also, the fact that the pillows are the same size, makes the trio of patterns look very deliberate. Combinations like this just take a guess and check, and a good eye. Again, super girly, but wonderful!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">If you're half as obsessed with color and pattern as we are, then you probably love this look. The trend of wall-papering entry ways is one of our favorites. It adds a lot of life to a small space. Even though both the artwork and the wall paper are loud in nature, this works because the wall paper is in a neutral color palette, and the colors and the brush strokes in the painting contrast enough against it. Also, the chair, the cabinet, the rug, the floor, and the moldings are all done in neutrals, and the pink from the painting is repeated in the fresh flowers. The space is in perfect balance the way it is, and for example, if they were to add a throw pillow to the chair, it would HAVE to be white, or if they were to change out the flowers, they would HAVE to be a warm color, matched in the painting. It takes a lot of thought and risks, but the result is fantastic.</span></div>
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The classic bib necklace </h4>
<span style="background-color: white;">The necklace in a neutral or metallic shade is most reminiscent of mid century style. It flatters most necklines, it can fill in negative space created by a v-neck or scoop blouse. It can be worn under the an open-collared top, or over a boat neck dress. The ribbon detail makes it seem extra delicate and adorable. <a href="http://capecodcollegiate.tumblr.com/">http://capecodcollegiate.tumblr.com/</a></span><br />
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Wear this and you will not even be able to walk into a room without people complimenting it. But for the price, it should be a given. You could spend 15 dollars on the rest of the outfit and still look great. However, it's really memorable in the same way, so if you're like me, until you have a million dollar necklace collection, you can achieve the same look by layering necklaces you already have or adding inexpensive ones from Forever 21. It just gets tricky to adjust all the chain links, so give this time to play with. Also, comment here if you know of any place selling chain extenders online. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73698850/one-of-a-kind-art-deco-peacock-necklace?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share">http://www.etsy.com/listing/73698850/one-of-a-kind-art-deco-peacock-necklace?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share</a></div>
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<b><i>A lot of very talented designers have emerged from Project Runway, but one we hope to hear more from, is Season 9 finalist, Viktor Luna. </i><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Known for his humble attitude and avant garde use of photographic prints, this New York fashion designer is one to watch out for in Fall 2012.</i> </span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">While the PR judges drooled over his fitted jackets, hand sewn mirror-laced top, and the use of his original photographic fabrics, their biggest criticism on the season finale was that there was "too much sheer." </span><span style="background-color: white;">It was very on-trend for Spring 2012 and keep in mind this show aired all the way back in September.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I think myself along with many other Pinterest-fashion obsessed women would seriously debate the idea that ANYONE can really have "too much sheer." </span><span style="background-color: white;">Personally, I think it's very cool that he pulled off a spring collection dripping with black. Just because the weather is a little warmer doesn't mean I want to wear peach tops and white shorts every single day of the season. Go Viktor! </span><span style="background-color: white;">I also would like to say that I very much appreciate the fact that he designed clothes with a woman's body in mind, aka, things that can look good whether you're size 2 or size 14, clothes that don't require showing 70% of your skin...</span><br />
<a name='more'></a>clothes you can ACTUALLY wear a real-life bra with. <cough>Anya!!</cough><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">While I was sad that he or Josh didn't take home the win, (it's still so fresh in my mind!) the good news is he's still on the move, designing in New York, and his Fall Collection up online stayed true to the cool roots of his Spring collection. You can see more of his impressive work at </span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.viktorluna.com/">http://www.viktorluna.com/</a> and get more excited for Project Runway Season <span style="font-family: inherit;">10 </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Premieres Thursday, July 19 at 9/8c on Lifetime. </span><br />
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.4274970388505608"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Have you ever been shown a powerpoint presentation that hurt your eyes? Or one that had grammar/design errors that distracted you from the message it was trying to convey? You don’t need to be a powerpoint expert or layout designer to create clean, fool-proof computer presentations. If you know how to put together a seamless slide presentation it not only provides a visual outlet for your information, but also maintains your credibility</i>.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Graphic designers like myself, love talking about why things aren’t successful visually/organizationally. We may even make fun of it a little, but we make careers out of doing these things correctly. One thing we all can agree on: the best work is clean and simple.</span><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here, I’m going to go over the do’s and don’ts of basic presentations, software, and safe exporting.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presentations need to be clean, simple, and functioning in order to get the information through with clarity.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Visuals= the key to a great slide show </span></h4>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Collect your images. Visuals are key to a great slideshow. If you’re getting them from an online source, like google images, make sure to select the option for large images. Many photos on the internet are purposely sized very small, and since your visual information should take up roughly ⅔ of every slide, a small photo can look unprofessional. Do not be tempted to stretch photos, because that can skew your image or take down the resolution. If you must size a photo down, make sure to constrain proportions. On a Mac, you can do this with by holding “option” and “shift”. On a PC, the key command is “shift” and “alt”. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since viewers have this tendency to read anything you put on a screen in front of them, be considerate and make sure the type is large and the font style is legible. In the design community, it’s pretty much agreed that the less font families you use in one presentation, the more cohesive and professional it appears. To achieve contrast using one font family, you can vary the weights, size, or use the italic part of the font. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The most beneficial thing you can do with your powerpoint presentation, is have visuals that supplement your message. So don’t be afraid to load your slide show down with charts, graphs, and statistics. Just be sure to make them legible and don’t put too much information on one slide. If you feel that a concept is based explained through some sort of illustration, it probably can. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Open source sites: </span><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Free presentation creation programs online allow you build slideshows and post them online for free.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Slideshare/Sliderocket: Both websites allow you to create an account and upload your powerpoint slides for free. This is useful because in the end, you are provided a link to your work, and you can open the link on any computer. No more fumbling around with getting powerpoint to open, or having Mac/PC transition errors. It’s just one extra step, and it makes your presentation more accessible and professional.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google docs/ Prezi:</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Both are online sources are platforms to create your slideshow and have a place to view it online. </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><u>Exporting images:</u> </span><span style="text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">On Mac, it's fairly </span><span style="text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">simple to take screenshots, just hit Command Shift 4, and move each slide image from the desktop to a new file folder. All computers have a slide show view option, as you would photos, so it can view easily from there. </span><span style="text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The down side=you will lose any custom animations (maybe this is a good thing?) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They already know you! Plus, it’s a quick way to really jump in and see what Pinterest has to offer-based on what your friends are pinning. You may quickly start to see what things you are and aren’t interested in, in which case, check out tip #2 and #6.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Roll your mouse over the word “Everything” in the top tab and instantly the famous Pinterest categories list pops up. Each category holds a feed of what people are pinning based on each of those categories, and it goes on forever. Refresh it, and you’ll see that it’s pretty much operating live. You might see things that don’t belong in that category because right now Pinterest is having an issue with people mislabeling their boards and some are possibly marketing scams. Don’t fret! Just keep scrolling, because soon enough you will find something in the category that makes your mouth smile, your eyes tear, and your heart sing- right next to the obvious marketing scam or annoying miscategorized item.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just like on Facebook, Pinterest allows you to like things, but Pinterest lets you keep record of all those items. There’s no proper etiquette for which pins you should “Like” and which you should “Repin”, but if you’re first starting out, I’d recommend exploring and “liking” things first, knowing that you can go back and organize it later. You can see all your like-d items by rolling your mouse over your account at the top right of the page. It’s a really good way to keep track of the pin you want to organize in the future.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pinterest has a default set of boards you can use, or you can scrap them and make your own. There’s no official standards for how you should set these up, but typically the more specific you get the better. Let your creative juices flow! Basing them on the categories mentioned in tip #2, is a good idea also, so you don’t contribute to the miscategorization problem :/ Feel free to pin original items using the “Add +” button on the top right corner. “Add a pin” is for linking a website, which is the most popular method. “Upload a pin” is a great way to upload something of your own, like a great travel photo or a successful craft. There’s rumors about licensing, but so far none of the radical claims have been proven true. To be safe, if you don’t own the material, just make sure the proper link is attached somewhere to the pin. It’s really NBD. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pinterest is a positive community, you can’t downgrade things or dislike them, but some hardcore pinners-would like to. Everybody has those facebook friends that pin things that annoy us to death, for me it was “thinspiration” pics next to Paula Dean recipes all over my home page. When I discovered the “unfollow” feature, it made my day probably as much as the “unsubscribe” feature on facebook. Once you start spotting the boards your friends are pinning to that you dislike, simply click on their account, find the suspect “board”, and simply click, unfollow beneath it. You can also click “unfollow all” if you want to be super dramatic. They don’t get a notification for it, so why not? It really cleans up your home page. Pinterest is what you make it, so be selfish! Also, it’s good to use on those annoying friends that go-or think they go-to your rival school and pin annoying memes about it all the time. Unfollow, and smirk. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another cool feature I’ve started to use is Editing pins. My dream closet board was starting to get large and unruly, so I created a new one for jewelry. Instead of repinning all your items and invading your friends’ feeds, simply roll your mouse over the pin, click edit, change it to the board of choice, and click save. You’ll notice the pin is now on your new board and no longer on your old one. It’s a good way to spring clean and really organize your boards. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There’s a lot of blogs rolling with the Pinterest wave, making it easier for basic users to go on a following binge with no regrets. For example, </span><a href="http://www.stylelist.com/" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.stylelist.com/</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="http://www.refinery29.com/" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.refinery29.com/</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> create regular features for creative readers/trade insiders that are great pinners to follow. Also, never underestimate the power of a good Google search for your specific interest of pinners. Use the search feature to find famous designers, companies, artists, photographers, and blogs themselves that you know from the “outside”, because almost all professional creatives have a Pinterest account nowadays.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pinterest has a couple of disadvantages heavy users know all too well about; the categories are a little off, and the search results don’t go back as far as we all know they should. With the growing popularity of the site, these things are bound to change, but one way we can improve the experience ourselves is to label as much as we can. I know I’ve been guilty of pinning things with no text or just symbols and having uncategorized boards. It may not solve the problem completely, but it will help your pins be found more easily, and especially if the search results pages gets fixed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you’re looking to gain followers, on top of organizing your boards, labeling things properly, and connecting through other social media, it’s a good idea to take notes on the “popular” section. It may be too mainstream to be your cup of tea, but still there’s some treasures in the lot. Check out the original pinners and see if they have any boards worth following, click through blogs that may be referenced, and it’s a quick way to see what’s trending amongst the entire community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-If a pin claims that you have won a contest, Google that sh*t to see if it’s real!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s no secret that HGTV has been on their A game the past few years with the influx of new DIY trends with the less than happy economy. While there are many shows vying for my attention this season, the surprising newcomer has got to be "The High Low Project".<span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<a name='more'></a><b id="internal-source-marker_0.7348841468337923" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What I like most about this show compared to the “Design on a Dime” varieties (before Casey--she’s a saint!) is that Sabrina’s chosen “projects” are not at all scraping the bottom of the barrel. You know which ones I’m talking about! The ones where they staple gun placemats to walls, ugh :/ Sabrina is a perfectionist with years of experience, so all of her advice is very specific, but inspires only logical DIY crafts. “Use oil base paint and quality brushes for this.” The concept of the show is to create a room that fulfills all the clients’ needs and design preferences, and then Soto goes back through and replaces all the high-design splurge items with affordable options and a handful of craft projects. I think what astounded me the most this episode was when she replaced the $510 one-of-a-kind Hermes pillow with DIY pillows made with chic vintage silk scarves. They were to-die for!</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another unexpected newcomer, is her cohost/carpenter, Christopher White. Together they are a wonderful design duo, but to my surprise, Chris made some pretty slick design choices on his own. He’s a quiet one, but he has amazing taste, just as his counterpart. Oh AND he can build basically anything! NBD. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This show seemed at first a little too good to be true next to the David Bromstad-Emily Henderson-Genevieve Gorder-and Candice Olson-greats of HGTV, but “The High Low Project” has won my picky viewership, and I recommend all design-lovers watch an episode or two. :)</span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Find an Image/texture. If you're using Google Images, make sure it's set to Large, so you shouldn't have too much trouble finding one with a good resolution. -save to desk top -no watermarks. Open illustrator. Set the document to 8.5 by 11 or "Letter size" Go to Window>workspace> and then click "default" or in CS4 it's called "essentials". Go to file, place. Find the image you saved to the desk top and click. Check the size. How much space does it take up on the art board? Illustrator tells no lies. If it doesn't extend far enough to the width of the page, it's usually advised that you should just find another picture. If it is too large, to size it down, use the black arrow key to select it, grab one of the corners, and MAKE SURE to hold down "option" and "shift" on your keyboard to make sure the dimensions are locked. People screw this up more than you know. That's why things look unintentionally stretched or too pixelated. Looking ok so far? Bonus points if you open Photoshop, open your picture, and adjust the brightness/contrast or add your own extra flare to the image via color or a filter. If you do this you will have to remember to re-save it as a png or jpeg to place it back into illustrator.</span><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h4>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Find a font. You can use one you already like on your computer or you can download a free one at websites like dafont.com. If you use this website, make sure you use the preview your text option, it just makes things go quicker. If you downloaded something from dafont.com, you need to make sure you open it up in the finder, and then open up (in applications) Font Book. Scooch the windows around so you can see both on your screen, and then click and drag the new font folder over to fontbook, under the "User" tab on the left. In illustrator, go up into "Type">font> and see if the name of your downloaded font is in the system. Over in the left hand tool bar, click the "T" for type, and use your mouse to make your text box. Select your font and type away. Adjust the font size as needed. The text should not exceed the rectangular area of your picture.</span><br /><br /><h4>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the tool bar, click the black arrow button at the top left, and now click on your text to move it on top of the picture you have in your artbox. Make sure the text is still selected, (blue box around it) and click at the top Object>Create outlines and this turns your text into a vector. If "create outlines" is grayed out, (technical term!) then you may need to click on the black arrow button on the tool bar again, and make sure that your textbox is selected. Having that black arrow still selected, click on a white area in or around the document frame that is LEFT and ABOVE your picture with the text resting on it. Click and drag down and to the right, making a rectangle selection that includes all of your text as well as the picture. You did it right if you see that everything now has the blue selection box boarders after you've lifted your hand off the mouse. Now that everything is selected go to Object>clipping mask>make. If it worked you should see your text, but instead of it being black, it contains the texture from your photo, like the example shown.</span></b></span></h4>
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