Category Archives: Technology

Making things I designed in Illustrator
– CNC routing

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Brian Lawler

In previous blogs I have described how I have designed things in Illustrator, then built them out of wood in my shop. The shop in question is located in my friend Jim’s barn. We consolidated shops in 2005 when I … Continue reading →

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Drawing on the Photoshop side of the brain

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Brian Lawler

A few blogs ago I wrote about how to use AppleScript to crop a Photoshop document with pixel precision. As part of that same project, I needed to add white space to the canvas and trim marks top and bottom … Continue reading →

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AppleScripting Adobe Photoshop

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Brian Lawler

I get involved in some pretty big stuff: This was my 58-foot GigaPan photo of San Luis Obispo as it appeared in the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art in March. That photo was printed in 17 sections on glossy … Continue reading →

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I can stop griping now – Adobe has finally fixed Photoshop!

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Brian Lawler

For eight years I have been complaining loudly (the blogger’s “pen” is mightier than the sword, but much slower) about the “feature” in Adobe Photoshop that causes your type to be erased – without an undo that will replace it … Continue reading →

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Typographical archaeology for Lining Livermore

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Brian Lawler

Continued from yesterday’s blog… After I created the scan of my type proof, I opened it up in Adobe Photoshop and made some corrections (I rotated the G and the O), and I did some tonal clean-up to make the … Continue reading →

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Crafting a graph in Adobe Illustrator CC

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Brian Lawler

The Graph tool in Adobe Illustrator has been around a long time, and has not been improved much since it was first released. It’s a strange tool because it is capable of generating some lovely visual information, but it’s frustrating … Continue reading →

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My solar system goes live

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Brian Lawler

As you might have read in my earlier blogs on the subject, I installed solar panels on my roof in the fall, finishing in late November. I bought the panels, racking and hardware and did the rooftop installation myself. This … Continue reading →

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Pencil for Paper by 53

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Brian Lawler

It’s a stylus with a rubber tip on both ends. It works with the Paper app on iPads. I absolutely love Paper, the app by 53. I have been using it for well over a year on my iPad, and … Continue reading →

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I’m going to be an energy magnate!

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Brian Lawler

In my spare time, between teaching and preparing for a photo exhibition opening in February, I have been installing solar panels on my roof. I had decided to do this several years ago, and had found the price of the … Continue reading →

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China, day four-point-three

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Brian Lawler

We awoke yesterday and boarded a big green bus, heading north from Hong Kong into mainland China. Our objective was to visit three of China’s largest commercial printing companies, each known for quality and high volume. Crossing the border from … Continue reading →

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