Fonts

After looking through my bookmarks again, I found re-discovered a site with a list of 104 free fonts for designers. It has some really nice, clean, and popular fonts for graphic/web designers. Really, the fonts are for anyone with an interest in typography. These are just the free ones, but there are plenty more out there if you have extra cash to spend. I highly suggest checking this site out.

104 Free Fonts

Original Linkage

I found some of my old bookmarks and this one is worth sharing: http://original-linkage.blogspot.com/

HOW TO: Add Facebook Connect to Your Blog in 8 Minutes

HOW TO: Add Facebook Connect to Your Blog in 8 Minutes

FYI: this is an old technique, but still good to know. The newest version of wordpress does all of this for you via plug-ins, which are much easier to find and install.

AIGA

$50 to join Sept. 1-30. If you know what this is, then this is the time to sign up.
http://www.aiga.org/membership-student/

Wordpress

It's amazing what you can do with wordpress. I'm just starting to learn about the possibilities of this CMS (Content Management System). For a while now I have known of wordpress, but never really understood what it could do other than blogs. With a little help from youtube, I have discovered how to create my own custom home page and I can't wait to start applying it to my arsenal!

Part 1
http://youtu.be/ViDoAS1R-xI
Part 2
http://youtu.be/wyDMHQdp3kE

This video has 2 parts and does a good job showing the process as a beginner. Out of all the ones I found, I think this one is the easiest to understand.

Social Networking

Networking can lead to potential opportunities, and that is why I have been on a mission trying to get myself out there. I have joined some well-known social networking sites (can be found on the left) over the past couple of weeks. Some of which I have linked up together as a one-stop source to contact me and find out what I'm doing. I think this is the perfect next step for me at this point in my early career. Obviously, if anyone is looking for some exposure then this is the way to do it. And most are FREE to join!

Garden Mixer

So here is the final product! As you can see I used a vine-looking graphic in the background as part of the theme. The design is based on a grid layout. I sampled the violet tint color from one of the flowers in the image. Of course the graphics were designed in Illustrator and the layout was put together in Photoshop. The client was thrilled with the end result of this flyer. I'm glad everything worked out.

Facebook Page: Victoria "Vicky" Martinez for El Monte City Council