http://www.accentedtouch.com The Accented Touch is a site devoted to graphic artists especially related to vector and digital conversion of photographs and jpegs. en-us Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:37:04 CDT Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:37:04 CDT http://www.accentedtouch.com/ The Accented Touch is a site devoted to graphic artists especially related to vector and digital conversion of photographs and jpegs. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:37:04 CDT http://www.accentedtouch.com/headlines/news/graphic designer graphic designer News Headline :The Accented Touch is a site devoted to graphic artists especially related to vector and digital conversion of photographs and jpegs. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:37:04 CDT http://www.accentedtouch.com/resources/partners Other Resources :The Accented Touch is a site devoted to graphic artists especially related to vector and digital conversion of photographs and jpegs. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:37:04 CDT http://www.accentedtouch.com/articles/13985/Converting-a-Photograph-to-a-Vector-Graphic... In order to engrave an object from a photograph, the photo must first be converted into a vector based graphic. This process is called vectorizing or digitizing. The below example shows the process from a picture of a firetruck. The conversion to a vector format allows the graphic to be scalable at just about any size needed fo... 2009-05-28 http://www.accentedtouch.com/news/165167/-YOUNG-&-TALENTED:-Local-Duo-Launch-Graphic-Design-Biz-(Good-Times)... As many people try to weather the economic storm that’s been blowing full force for months now, a young local duo are heading straight into the winds with the launch of their inaugural business. Earlier this month, Davy Reynolds, 26, and Ruby Anaya, 23, launched Parachute Creative , a graphic design firm that creates everything from band posters... Wed, 27 May 2009 22:27:01 GMT http://www.accentedtouch.com/news/165168/-Preserving-Tweets-the-Prehistoric-Way:-On-Paper-(Fast-Company-Magazine)... If you're eager to slow the unceasing treadmill of blog posts, RSS feeds, text messages, and Tweets, then Sam Potts wants to help. Simply sign up for Twitter on Paper and he'll send you one of his tweets--by mail. Each Twitter-on-Paper is a handmade drawing by Potts, a graphic designer. They're free--no hidden costs or agendas. Except maybe one: Y... Thu, 28 May 2009 13:00:13 GMT http://www.accentedtouch.com/news/165169/-Patricia-Handschiegel:-The-New-Power-Girls:-Video-Series-Episode-I---New-Media-Star-iJustine-Shares-How-to-Build-an-...-(The-Huffington-Post)... Just two years ago, freelance graphic designer Justine Ezarik launched an internet career that today has netted her nearly as many Twitter followers as Ashton...... Wed, 27 May 2009 17:10:05 GMT http://www.accentedtouch.com/news/165170/-Coralville-man-designs-winning-BBQ-Roundup-logo-(The-Gazette)... CEDAR RAPIDS and#8212; Scott Ephraim, 24, a Coralville graphic designer, has won the 22nd annual Cedar Rapids BBQ Roundup logo competition. Maybe I'll buy a kayak or maybe go to a couple of fancy restaurants, Ephraim said of his $500 prize.According to Scott Schoenike, executive director of the U.S. Cellular Center and Paramount Theatre, Ephraim's... Wed, 27 May 2009 14:35:26 GMT http://www.accentedtouch.com/news/165171/-Great-Park-Observation-Balloon-Preview-Park-Wins-Honor-Award-from-American-Society-of-Landscape-Architects-(PR-Newswire-via-Yahoo!-Finance)... The Orange County Great Park Design Team, led by Master Designer and Landscape Architect Ken Smith, won a 2009 Professional Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects for their work on the Observation Balloon Preview Park.... Thu, 28 May 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.accentedtouch.com/news/165172/-Logo-winner-announced,-Los-Lonely-Boys-to-play-this-year's-BBQ-Roundup-(The-Gazette)... Scott Ephraim, a 24 year-old graphic designer from Coralville, is the winner for the 22nd Annual Cedar Rapids BBQ Roundup logo competition. Ephraimand#146;s prize is $500. and#147;Maybe Iand#146;ll buy a kayak or maybe go to a couple of fancy restaurants,and#148; Ephraim said when asked what heand#146;ll do with the money.According to Scott Shawne... Tue, 26 May 2009 20:50:26 GMT http://www.accentedtouch.com/news/165173/-Design-on-a-Shoestring:-High,-Low-and-Eccentric-(New-York-Times)... Short on cash, a creative couple overhauled their apartment in a fishing village an hour east of London by turning to paint and mixing high with low.... Thu, 28 May 2009 13:39:56 GMT http://www.accentedtouch.com/news/165174/-THE-EURweb-FREE-4-ALL-PAGE/BOARD:-Talk-about-the-stories-we-didn't-cover-in-this-issue.-(Eurweb)... Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE.... Thu, 28 May 2009 07:18:25 GMT http://www.accentedtouch.com/news/165175/-Refreshingly-different-(The-Star)... Singaporean designer Nicholas Wong offers outfits overhauled into interesting silhouettes.... Wed, 27 May 2009 23:54:37 GMT http://www.accentedtouch.com/news/165176/-Behind-the-iPhone-created-New-Yorker-cover-(CNET)... CNET News catches up with the artist who created this week's magazine cover on his iPhone, and with the developer who created the Brushes program he used.... Thu, 28 May 2009 16:44:26 GMT