Stuff that doesn't define me....

Dec 22

Links + Fonts = This Post

Again I’ve fallen behind on posts, links & recommendations. So…here’s a quickie post of stuff I’ve been jotting down…

• Ecofont -  Ecofont was born when designers were searching for a way to save ink from letters/fonts while maintaining their legibility. It’s a simple enough design, free font and I’m sure I can find a project where it’ll fit perfectly.
• FontCubes - I’ve recently fallen in love with fonts again…so font cubes has been a must visit site for me. Yes, I know free fonts have been given a bad reputation and more often than not, it’s been proven to be true. But I like digging around for experimental fonts, so that’s a keeper.
• Exljbris -  Read an article, jotted this down site down, took a peek - decided I must come back.
• Typographica - typography news, fonts & visuals
• FontFont Catalogue - Self-Explanatory
• Font T-shirt -  :) want

Dec 01

I was in the Novemeber 28, 2008 edition of the Chicago Red Eye and I missed it.

I finally got my 2 seconds of fame & I was too sick with the flu to realize it!

Although I missed out on getting myself a copy:(  I was able to locate a pdf version online!

**special thanks to my cousin for calling & informing me that I was in the paper**

Nov 19

Training for the Chicago Turkey Trot. Can’t wait to get this over with! Not that running that distance is challenging BUT running in the brutal Chicago cold weather….well that’s simply uncalled for! Yet I signed up (again) so- hope its not sub-zero.

To Sign up visit: http://www.caprievents.com/turkey/welcome.htm

Nov 10

Special Character Goodness

Stop the insanity of looking for the symbol! Whether its the copyright symbol, gender characters or simply musical notes- ☞ Copypastecharacter.com has your uber simple solution to resuce. Now all you need to do is master the art of copy and past :)

Voila~ another helpful site for your bookmarking pleasure. ♥

Nov 04

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Nov 03

New Theme for twitter! Show your Obama Support!

I Decided to change up my theme in time for election night!  If you’d like it for your own, download image here.

You should set your background color to 002a5c

To see this theme live visit my twitter page at: www.twitter.com/gar_cia

My theme colors are:

• Background:  #002a5c
• Text: #aaa1a1
• Links: #8d070d
• SideBar: #002a5c
• SideBar Border: #ffffff

Enjoy!

Oct 27

Pizza

Oct 17

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Oct 09

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Oct 07

Links, Links, Links!

Its that time again where I just feel the need to share valuable links (or simply bookmark some for future reference)

• Layers Magazine: I love love love my subscription to this magazine but I highly recommend you subscribe to their tip of the day which is free. Super handy short cuts and tips!
• Socialtext : Saw this reviewed on Techcrunch and need to check it out
• Product Planner : Yep, another one that looks cool but haven’t had time to check it out. Create and share user flows.
• Templatr : Really useful especially for those just learning CSS - create basic template, look at the CSS and familiarize yourself with the code!
• The Consumerist : Easy daily read for everyday consumers covering deals, credit cards, shopper alerts & financial hoopla.

Alrighty, there are my links- Enjoy~