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Photoshop Extract Filter is Missing

Administrator — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:20:28 +0000

I’m still using Adobe CS4 and it’s taken a couple years to notice that the extract filter is missing. I used to use it frequently while image retouching at 300+ dpi for print but most of the silos I make for web at 72 dpi can be accomplished more quickly with the pen tool. Fortunately, Adobe was nice enough to make it available as a download for those willing to search:

After you download them, place the filters in the filter directory within the Photoshop Application and the extensions in their respective directory (something like: /Applications/Photoshop CS4/Plug-ins/Filters) and restart Photoshop. Bango!

IE8 Compatibility Mode

Administrator — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:27:41 +0000

Add the following meta tag (before all other meta tags!!) in the document head to force Internet Explorer 8 into Standards Compliance mode. Now you won’t find yourself tracking down Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) browser bugs in Internet Explorer 8 (IE8).

Multiple Galleries with NyroModal

Administrator — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:52:48 +0000

NyroModal is a robust jQuery “lightbox” that’s been giving us a lot of love for a couple years now and we’re always finding something new with it. It supports multiple galleries on the same page. I knew it did but couldn’t remember how to do it. It’s not well documented on the site so here’s how you do it.

Example Galleries

Gallery 1 Markup



Gal1 - Media 1


Gal1 - Media 2


Gal1 - Media 3


Gal1 - Media 4

Gallery 2 Markup



Gal2 - Media 1


Gal2 - Media 2


Gal2 - Media 3


Gal2 - Media 4

Legendary Signage

Administrator — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:02:03 +0000

There are few things that remain unspoiled by the years but when you’re in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn, looking south over the BQE and into Red Hook, you’re looking at infrastructure and industrial detail that hasn’t changed much in the past 50 years. My grandmother could have seen this exact same sight. In a city where few objects have permanence, that’s beautiful.

From: Asbestos Product Manufacturers Info Site:

“Founded by Arthur Kennedy in Brooklyn, NY in 1898, Kentile Floors was a popular manufacturer of floor tiles. The company’s plant, easily recognizable by the large purple neon sign that towered over its Brooklyn plant, claimed to be the home of “America’s largest manufacturer of super-resilient floor tile.”

Known for the bold patterns it produced on its vinyl tiles, Kentile and its floors became a hit nationwide. The company’s “Crystalite Vinyl” tiles were especially popular in the 1950s and 1960s.”

The Right Way to Wireframe

Administrator — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:08:07 +0000

Thanks @russu.

Users are People Too

Administrator — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:04:33 +0000

Summarizing Chris Fahey: a user is not the sum of the actions you wish them to take.

Painted Wall

Administrator — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:10:55 +0000

NYC to Savannah by Train

Administrator — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:44:47 +0000

Bicycling to Coney Island

Administrator — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:23:34 +0000

On Saturday we rode our cruisers to Coney Island. We followed a bike path that wound down along the East River and down through the Verrazano Narrows underneath the Verrazano Bridge (the bike path is probably called something like “The East River Bike Path” or “Verrazano Narrows Bike Path”). It was amazing. There is no shortage of breathtaking scenery around here. Once in Coney Island, we were greeted by such local gems as “Shoot the Freak” and the “Cyclone“. The ride home along Ocean PKWY was great as well, viewing yet another one of Brooklyn’s finest assets: its cultural diversity.

Red Oak Bed

Administrator — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:55:19 +0000

The bed I made from red oak is a sturdy platform bed that knocks apart in a matter of seconds (no tools needed). It appears to be picking up a lot of reds and yellows now that it’s always in our south-western facing bedroom.