Luckychair News http://www.luckychair.com/blog News, design tips, design articles, digital photography, and more. Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:25:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 luckychair/PrEYhttp://feedburner.google.com misty morning http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/luckychair/PrEY/~3/8ZY3BpKfgSg/ http://www.luckychair.com/blog/index.php/how-soon-is-now/misty-morning/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:25:58 +0000 Sue Jenkins http://www.luckychair.com/blog/index.php/how-soon-is-now/misty-morning/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }


misty morning, originally uploaded by Luckychair.

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Xmas flash, originally uploaded by Luckychair.

seasons greetings

]]> http://www.luckychair.com/blog/index.php/how-soon-is-now/xmas-flash/feed/ 0 http://www.luckychair.com/blog/index.php/how-soon-is-now/xmas-flash/ Designing Web Sites from Photoshop to Dreamweaver training with Sue Jenkins now on Lynda.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/luckychair/PrEY/~3/el52CjCOhsI/ http://www.luckychair.com/blog/index.php/how-soon-is-now/designing-web-sites-from-photoshop-to-dreamweaver-training-now-on-lynda-com/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:23:28 +0000 Sue Jenkins http://www.luckychair.com/blog/?p=484 This course teaches web design beginners how to turn their design in Photoshop into a fully functioning web site in Dreamweaver. Sue Jenkins shows how to create mockups, slice, and optimize web graphics, and build a site using the Dreamweaver HTML and CSS templates. The course also covers how to customize HTML and CSS to style and position content, test and validate code, and use FTP to transfer finished site files to a host server. Postlaunch site maintenance is also discussed so that designers can keep their web sites up to date. Exercise files are included with the course.

Topics include:

  • Setting up the Photoshop and Dreamweaver workspaces
  • Planning a site and defining site goals
  • Mocking up the layout and navigation
  • Deciding on fonts and colors
  • Styling the header, main content, sidebar, and footer
  • Optimizing web graphics
  • Building page structure with divs
  • Building menus
  • Adding metadata and externalizing CSS
  • Creating templates with editable regions
  • Creating template-based pages and adding content
  • Inserting form fields
  • Adding SEO, metadata, and accessibility markup
  • Testing, validating, and publishing projects
Watch the Welcome Video for this Program:

View this entire course and more in the lynda.com Online Training Library®.

Sue Jenkins

Sue Jenkins is an award-winning software instructor, Adobe Certified Expert/Adobe Certified Instructor, fine art photographer, and owner/creative director of Luckychair.com, a full-service web and graphic design studio serving businesses across the U.S. since 1998. She is the author of several For Dummies instructional books on web design, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Photoshop, including Web Design All-in-One For Dummies (Wiley) and Smashing Photoshop CS5: 100 Professional Techniques (Wiley/SmashingMagazine). In addition, Sue is a part-time instructor at Noble Desktop in New York City, teaching courses in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver, as well as an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Marywood University in northeastern PA. For questions, tips, and fun ideas, follow her on Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter.

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Save $3: Coupons for Select For Dummies Guides March is Dummies Month and Amazon is celebrating by offering coupons for $3.00 off select For Dummies guides for a limited time. See the full list of books with coupons, sorted by category, below. 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See the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=bhp_3p_Dummies12_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000772271&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-6&pf_rd_r=1Q3A1Q84VNBSC69WG5Q4&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1348596782&pf_rd_i=283155" target="_blank">full list of books with coupons</a>, sorted by category, below.</p> <p>To redeem a coupon, click on a book and click the “Clip this coupon” button on the book detail page, then add the book to your cart. The discount will be automatically applied when you check out.</p> <h1>Preorder your copy of<br /> Tumblr For Dummies, Portable Edition</h1> <div></div> <div> <div id="yui_3_4_1_1_1330097845881_5258"><img id="yui_3_4_1_1_1330097845881_6365" class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://img2.imagesbn.com/images/156500000/156508728.JPG" alt="Tumblr For Dummies, Portable Edition" width="192" height="296" /></div> <p>My new book, <em>Tumblr For Dummies, Portable Edition</em>, is now available for PREORDER for just $9.99 on both Amazon or Barnes & Noble!</p> <h3><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tumblr-Dummies-Portable-Computer-Tech/dp/1118335953/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330098167&sr=1-1">FROM AMAZON</a></h3> <div id="yui_3_4_1_1_1330097845881_5239"> <h3 id="yui_3_4_1_1_1330097845881_5789">Overview</h3> <p><em id="yui_3_4_1_1_1330097845881_6505">Tumblr For Dummies, Portable Edition</em> will help readers get started creating their Tumblelogs and developing their first posts. The book will cover:</p> <ul id="yui_3_4_1_1_1330097845881_5666"> <li id="yui_3_4_1_1_1330097845881_5665">What Tumblr is and why you should use it</li> <li id="yui_3_4_1_1_1330097845881_5667">Getting your account set up</li> <li id="yui_3_4_1_1_1330097845881_5670">Choosing a theme and customizing your Tumblelog</li> <li id="yui_3_4_1_1_1330097845881_5669">Following other Tumblr users and reblogging their content</li> <li id="yui_3_4_1_1_1330097845881_5668">Using the dashboard and posting from your browser, your phone or e-mail</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>Luckychair also recommends <em>these titles by Sue Jenkins:</em></p> <p><em>Web Design All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies</em> by Sue Jenkins and <em>Dreamweaver CS5 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies</em> by Sue Jenkins.</p> <p><strong><img class="alignleft" title="Web Design For Dummies" src="../../images/webaio.jpg" alt="Web Design For Dummies" width="115" height="115" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Web Design All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies<br /> </strong>by Sue Jenkins<br /> Published by <a href="http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/" target="_blank">Wiley</a><br /> ISBN-10: 0471781428<br /> 840 pages</p> <p>Written by a professional designer, this full-color book walks readers through designing a site for a specific audience, building the look of a site, adding navigation elements, testing for usability, and keeping a site updated. This book covers creating a checklist of what a design needs to include on a site, identifying an audience, gathering content, and building a site. Learn about crafting the look and feel of a site and getting content ready for the Web. The final chapter reviews search engine optimization tips and techniques.</p> <p><strong><img class="alignleft" title="Dreamweaver CS5 For Dummies" src="../../images/dwcs5.jpg" alt="Dreamweaver CS5 For Dummies" width="126" height="126" /></strong></p> <p><strong>Dreamweaver CS5 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies<br /> </strong>by Sue Jenkins<br /> with Richard Wagner<br /> Published by <a href="http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/" target="_blank">Wiley</a><br /> ISBN-10: 0470610778<br /> 864 pages</p> <p>Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a Web design newbie, here’s just what you need to get up to speed on <em>Dreamweaver CS5</em>. Each minibook covers a particular aspect of Dreamweaver, so whether you want to learn more about mastering the basics and designing effective Web pages or configuring database connections and working with Spry Effects, it’s all here! The nine minibooks that make up this guide cover getting started with Dreamweaver CS5, creating and publishing great sites, making pages dynamic, building Web applications, and much more, including all the upgrades in the newest version.</p> <p>See our other suggestions for <a title="Books by Sue Jenkins" href="../index.php/adobe-training-books/" target="_self">Instructional Books</a> and <a title="Training Programs by Sue Jenkins" href="../index.php/adobe-training-dvds/" target="_self">Adobe Training Programs</a>.</p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/luckychair/PrEY?a=3fTxUeqcXHc:ob_59f_-CWc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/luckychair/PrEY?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/luckychair/PrEY?a=3fTxUeqcXHc:ob_59f_-CWc:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/luckychair/PrEY?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/luckychair/PrEY?a=3fTxUeqcXHc:ob_59f_-CWc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/luckychair/PrEY?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/luckychair/PrEY?a=3fTxUeqcXHc:ob_59f_-CWc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/luckychair/PrEY?i=3fTxUeqcXHc:ob_59f_-CWc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/luckychair/PrEY/~4/3fTxUeqcXHc" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.luckychair.com/blog/index.php/how-soon-is-now/dummiesmonth/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.luckychair.com/blog/index.php/how-soon-is-now/dummiesmonth/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>AND THE #PHONEPHOTO WINNER is SUE JENKINS! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/luckychair/PrEY/~3/Yn-VneGdBPc/ http://www.luckychair.com/blog/index.php/how-soon-is-now/and-the-phonephoto-winner-is-sue-jenkins/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:34:55 +0000 Sue Jenkins http://www.luckychair.com/blog/?p=479 Sue Jenkins, White

Sue Jenkins, White

Guess who just won Allison Lehman’s PhonePhoto Challenge? Me, Sue Jenkins!

For details on the challenge, see: http://bit.ly/yHXKno

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My new book, Tumblr For Dummies, Portable Edition, is now available for PREORDER for just $9.99 on both Amazon or Barnes & Noble!

FROM AMAZON | FROM B&N

Overview

Tumblr For Dummies, Portable Edition will help readers get started creating their Tumblelogs and developing their first posts. The book will cover:

  • What Tumblr is and why you should use it
  • Getting your account set up
  • Choosing a theme and customizing your Tumblelog
  • Following other Tumblr users and reblogging their content
  • Using the dashboard and posting from your browser, your phone or e-mail
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snowman-collodion, originally uploaded by Luckychair.

Merry Christmas everyone! Enjoy my snowman, shot with a digital SLR camera and processed with the Wet Plate effect in Alien Skin’s Exposure software. :)

]]> http://www.luckychair.com/blog/index.php/how-soon-is-now/snowman-collodion/feed/ 1 http://www.luckychair.com/blog/index.php/how-soon-is-now/snowman-collodion/ 4 Star Book Review in Photoshop User Magazine! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/luckychair/PrEY/~3/8XODE0p2Nu0/ http://www.luckychair.com/blog/index.php/how-soon-is-now/4-star-book-review-in-photoshop-user-magazine/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 00:50:34 +0000 Sue Jenkins http://www.luckychair.com/blog/?p=467 Smashing Photoshop CS5: 100 Professional Techniques by Sue Jenkins

Great news! Photoshop User Magazine has just published their April/May 2011 issue and they’ve given Smashing Photoshop CS5: 100 Professional Techniques by Sue Jenkins of Luckychair.com a 4 star review! Perfect timing too, because readers can now download all of the files used in the book from the publisher’s website.

Peter Bauer wrote:

Smashing Photoshop CS5: 100 Professional Techniques

“‘Smashing’ in this case is along the lines of “Georgy girl, you look smashing tonight,” rather than a sledgehammer making contact with your PC because Photoshop locked up again. The book includes 100 techniques appropriate for designers looking for a spark, or self-promoters who need a hand developing their advertising materials. As befits a book associated with Smashing Magazine, the opening techniques are Web development related.  The author also often defines color using hexadecimal values (that text field to the right of the number symbol [#] in the Photoshop Color Picker). In addition to the various Web and design related techniques, the author covers such topics as image distressing, retouching, and restoration. The author also provides links to free textures, fonts, patterns, and other useful bits and pieces. There is an assumption of at least basic knowledge o Photoshop in many of the techniques, so this book isn’t for newbies.”

– 4 stars – Photoshop User Magazine, April/May 2011

To read the rest of the reviews, head on over to the NAPP website and sign up now.

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Though I’ve never really been a collector of things per se, I have always greatly admired the forms of certain objects (think Plato’s theory of forms). Chairs, of course, I love (thus the name, Luckychair), but I really dig the shape and feel of spoons too. These plain jane cuties are from the 1970s and shot on my sweet 1960’s Formica counter top. Makes ya hanker for a spoonful of Bosco or Ovaltine, right? Or maybe you’d rather have a hot cup of instant Sanka? For more nostalgic food references, check out the 20th Century by Decades Foods List at the FoodTimeline.

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These old brides shoes were in a display case at a shoe repair shop that had seen better days.

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