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3thought at Wordcamp Boston 2011

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3thought attended WordCamp Boston 2011 to learn all the latest about the Wordpress web development platform. The 3thought team was also invited to provide sign and badge designs for the event. It was a wonderful weekend all around.

3 thoughts for the week of July 4, 2011 (South Shore Tweetup, Wordcamp Boston & Tech Day)

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As South Shore people it can be a little tough to meet new people. Let’s face it, these southern ‘burbs aren’t the hub of social interactions. Don’t get us wrong, there’s plenty of great people south of Boston, but definitely not as many opportunities to meet these interesting new folks. Recently, we found a group [...] Read more »

3thoughts for “Good” Friday 2011

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A good read we found this week is entitled: How to Steal like an Artist (and 9 other things nobody ever told me), by Austin Kleon. There’s some great advice in there about how to live life on your terms. The part that really resonated with us was Austin’s theory about how young [...] Read more »

Graphic Design Terminology: Leading

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Leading: A typography term that refers to the space between lines of type. This is also known as “line spacing” too. Leading is generally measured as the distance from one baseline of type to the next. The term dates back to days of manual typesetting (ancient, we know) when strips of lead (yes, actual metal) [...] Read more »

Graphic Design Terminology: Resolution

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Resolution: All images have a resolution. Whether that image is displayed on a tv, computer, phone  or printed in a book, brochure or magazine. Resolution refers to the detail of the image (see image below). Images with low resolution have less detail and images with high resolution have more details. Resolution is typically measured in [...] Read more »