Defining Moments to Write

Defining Moments to Write

In a previous post about writing, I described some techniques on how to write from memory and to distinguish between understanding a memory for its meaning and the movement of a memory. Today I will be focusing on when its appropriate to write out thoughts no matter if its for self-understanding, recreation or required.

November 13th, 2008

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How to Design a One Piece Book Cover for Lulu in Photoshop

How to Design a One Piece Book Cover for Lulu in Photoshop

Your new book is all finished up and now you need to design a cover to meets Lulu.com’s criteria. Recently I published my second book using Lulu and here are some steps to follow when designing a 6×9 full cover using Photoshop.

September 24th, 2008

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WordPress: Custom Fields & Thickbox / Lightbox

One of the best ways to improve your WordPress blog is to add some dynamic flare to images especially with the popular lightbox effect. This slick installation allows enlarging images and creating galleries in an overlay pop-up using the likes of AJAX and JQuery. Adding the code is a chinch and for most it’s usually [...]

September 1st, 2008

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Inspiration Through Vintage Ads

Inspiration Through Vintage Ads

Vintage advertisements are a thing of beauty because of the simple artistry and technical skill one had to acquire to create catchy looks in a 2D world. Whenever I have the opportunity to design around select elements or genres, I immediately take a look at vintage ads for inspiration.

July 23rd, 2008

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Purchase The Residual Solace

Purchase The Residual Solace

In June I published my second poetry book, The Residual Solace, as a continuance piece to my first book from five years ago. The writing is much more in-depth, finding out the meaning in the movement of memories.

July 21st, 2008

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Purchase an autographed copy of The Residual Solace

About Andrew

Andrew A. Powell is a native of Douglasville, Georgia and works as a freelance photographer and website developer.

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  • Website Design + Development
  • PSD to XHTML + CSS
  • WordPress as CMS
  • Website Administration
  • Design Consultation
  • Digital Photography