Three years an independent
Jan 2, 2016. I let it come & go without much notice this year. It should be celebrated, though. It’s my Independence Day. The day I quit my job.
Blog
What’s new with Tuckyhut plus a liberal sprinkling of my thoughts on gear, work, life & society.
Curved Dielines and Warping Tutorial – Part 3 – Raster Artwork
Due to Illustrator’s inability to Warp linked images and my unwillingness to suggest you embed raster images due to editability problems, we need a secondary approach for raster artwork.
Curved Dielines and Warping Tutorial – Part 2 – Create Dieline for a Cup Package
Sometimes you aren’t provided a dieline, just a package sample. It’s quite possible to create curved artwork without a target dieline. You’ll need a physical sample of the package to measure. And make sure you have some string. I’ll explain later.
Curved Dielines and Warping Tutorial – Part 1 – Fitting a Curved Dieline
I received a response to a comment I left on a LinkedIn post. It was the genesis of this multi-part tutorial on Curving artwork to fit to cups or fitting a curved supplied dieline.
New Design Gear for 2016
Laying the groundwork for my fledgling retouching business, I have invested in a high-end calibrated display to go with my ne MacBook Pro.
Houston, The Pencil Has Landed
Every now and then I get a new tool that blows my mind. Today that tool is the Apple Pencil paired with an iPad Pro.
Completed web hosting transfer to Flywheel
I’ve signed up for Managed WordPress web hosting with Flywheel. Network & server configuration are not my happy places. It is time to offload this stuff to the experts.
It’s a Plaid, Plaid World this Fall at Target
I’ve been working with KNOCK on the plaid-ification of Target stores. The news is out. The project I’ve been working on with KNOCK Inc. this spring was made public on Target’s website today
X-Wing
X-Wing Still Life with 3D Printed Tuckyhut logo. Fun Sunday morning project! This project is the first I’ve done using my new mini photo studio.
Chemical Brothers New Album: Born in the Echoes
Who doesn’t like rocking the jams while they work? What’s that? No one? That’s what I thought. This week I’ve been listening to the new Chemical Brothers album, Born in the Echoes.
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