What a clever concept by Fabio Milito and Francesca Guidotti — the Word Puzzle Universal Wrapping Paper lets the gifter locate the holiday or occasion for the present, circle it, and voilà! You've got a wrapping paper you can use in practically all instances. No word on whether this product will ever hit the shelves, but if it ever does, you can be sure that this geek will be sure to pick up a set. Via Design Milk....
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Prelude Part 1: Setting Up Part 2: Set the Bare BonesPart 3: The Header It's been over a month since the last post in this series, and for that I apologize. This is what we had when we left off: First, let's work on the main menu. As you can see from my header image, I have incorporated the outline of the menu into the header image itself. You can choose to create a separate menu background image and lay it on top of the header image, but I find that option to add an extra step (at least with this design) so why bother? Since the outline of the menu is already taken care of, all you need to do is to format...
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Via The Daily What. P.S. — Blogging continues to be light as I'm still feeling pretty crappy these days. I've been to the doc earlier this week and while the meds he's given me seems to be helping a bit, I have yet to feel myself. I will write more about my physical condition in a later post, but for now all I can ask is that you keep me and my family in your prayers. Thanks. :-)...
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Teething update: last week I felt a tiny tooth poking out...
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Does anyone remember the early 90s Nickelodeon show Clarissa Explains It All? I used to watch it ALL the time, fully soaking in the witty narration of Melissa Joan Hart's Clarissa Darling, enjoying her wacky outfits and accessories, and wishing that I too had a best guy friend named Sam who would climb in through my window. I always thought that Clarissa and Sam should hook up, and was majorly disappointed when they tried to be more than friends in that one episode which turned out to be a big FAIL. I was also sad to see the sitcom come to an end after 5 seasons and wondered why Clarissa couldn't go on explaining it all in college...
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