Welcome to the blog for Spitshine Design

Here you can find tips, tricks, tools and tutorials as well as other musings from Mike Stickney, Web Designer and Online Marketer.

Happy Birthday Photoshop!

Photoshop turns 20 today, and I came across an interesting read on webdesignerdepot.com on the history of Photoshop. Read the rest of this entry »

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Getting Started with CSS

Came across a nice article on smashingmagazine.com titled “Mastering CSS Coding: Getting Started“. Article basically goes through the beginning fundamentals of CSS. Smashingmagazine.com usually has some great articles, and this is no exception. Very nice article/tutorial for anyone looking to get started with CSS.

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The New Spitshine Design Web site

What I expected (or hoped?) to be 2-3 weeks turned into 2-3 months, but FINALLY, the new Spitshine Design Web site redesign is pretty much complete! Ok, so maybe there are a few blog posts that need to be updated, but for the most part, and there are still a few new samples that I’d like to add to the portfolio, but for the most part, everything is pretty much squared away.

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Relay for Life

This year, hundreds of thousands of people will hear the words “You have cancer,” and there’s a good chance that some of them will be people we know and love. Most of us have been touched by cancer in some way… and we all have the power to make a difference. That’s why I have chosen to fight back right here in my own community by participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life®.

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12 Useful Web Tools for Designers

Came across a nice list of 12 Useful Web Tools for Designers on SixRevisions.com. A few of these I’ve used before.

Some of the ones that I’ve used include:

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CSS Articles and Resources

In an effort to start posting to this site again, and also to start adding more non-Flash related posts, I’ve been keeping an eye out on the Web for helpful articles that my readers may be intrested in. In my search, I came across a nice list for toxel.com titled Top 50 Best CSS Articles and Resources.

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