Illustrator Tip: Understanding Radius 1 and Radius 2 in the Star Tool.

Illustrator’s Star Tool is more then just a way to create your average 5 point star. By specifying a points number of, say, 30, you can effortlessly create very nice looking seals. Understanding how Illustrator’s Star Tool works is a bit more tricky then most tools. In this tip we explain what...

7 Adobe Illustrator Tutorials for Everyday Work and Production

Here at thestockwell.com we don’t devote as much time as we should to the amazing tool that is Adobe Illustrator.  So, in order to change that, here are 5 great tutorials that give you hands on, solid tricks, that come in hand for many of the things we do in Illustrator on a daily basis. As you read...

One Day’s Worth of Inspiration

In order to be a good designer you need to have inspiration. Creativity, which is driven by that all elusive “inspiration” mentioned above, is often something we need to chase, we usually do not wake-up with it in the morning. It is not “built in”, it needs to be...

WordPress Tip: When Using the Breadcrumb NavXT Plugin, how to Eliminate Breadcraumbs from Home Page

Here is a quick tip to those using the WordPress Breadcrumb NavXT Plugin. In the documentation added to the plug in the creators explain how make the plugin work, however when it comes to NOT displaying the breadcrumbs on the home page these is some confusion. So below you will find the original code they...

Gap Integrated Marketing Campaign – A Great Example of How To Do It Right

Integrated Marketing, the name and strategy have been around for a while, but in the digital age they get a new lease on life by combining print/magazine work and websites like Facebook and youtube. Gap with its LA Jeans Design Studio campaign has made great use of Integrated Marketing . The effort ran...