A little late to the iPod Shuffle buzz, I present the “shuffle” symbol logo Apple uses, in layered Photoshop form. There’s not a whole lot to this one, I just created the shape by using some positive and negative marquee selections, then filling the result with color. Included is the shuffle symbol in green on one layer, and the light green background on the one below it. Get it here (162 KB — all that green compressed very well).
Are there any CSS wizards reading who might be interested in a little work? I’d like to update the styling for my site so that it looks consistent in all browsers, including IE, as I’ve noticed many of the readers here are using IE (not as many as Firefox and Safari, though). However, I have neither the expericence nor patience to work with CSS on the level required to make that happen. If you’re interested, please contact me (link on right) with “CSS” somewhere in the subject, and I’d be more than happy to discuss it. Thanks!
On a side note, I’ve updated to WordPress 1.5.1.1 and it’s working flawlessly. (Update: Encountered a search bug but squashed it easily). Although this site is the most I’ve used any content management system, I have played with Movabletype, Drupal, and others in the past, and none come close to the flexibility that WordPress offers. Setup is very simple, the admin interface is well organized, and templates are easy to edit. I couldn’t ask for more.
The great folks over at Panic, makers of my favorite FTP and iDisk (WebDAV) client have been busy updating their applications for Tiger. Aside from the fact that Transmit 3 beats the Finder hands-down in both iDisk and FTP connectivity, it also boasts AppleScript-ability. Panic has taken advantage of this with a new Dashboard widget to go along with it, and it is really slick. Upon opening it, you click to configure the widget’s network settings, then click Done and are greeted with an animation that indicates it is ready to accept dropped files. While uploading files, the Transmit truck appears to drive along a road, and successful/failed uploads are met with appropriate colored indicators. Overall, it’s a nice addition to an already fantastic client. Panic did such a nice job on the widget animations, too — it makes me wish more widget developers would make use of them. Although copyrighted, the JavaScript code inside the widget is well documented and may give you an idea of how everything works. Download the Transmit widget.
Continuing in my Photoshop file giveaway category, I present you with some Apple advertising in layered Photoshop format. While I didn’t come up with the advertisement idea, I did make the file from scratch (except for the AirPort Expess photo). Apple’s advertising is a vital part of their brand, especially the music parts of it, and I think it’s interesting to study how they make it. I have left my original screenshot inside the Photoshop file in a layer titled “reference” so that you can compare. You can explore how Apple’s advertising is created by poking through the layers in this file and hopefully learn something from it. Creating this kind of thing keeps my Photoshop skills fresh, as well. Just as for the others, this is a Photoshop CS2 file saved with compatibility mode on.