Gabriola Graphics Blog

Here you'll find posts relating to a bunch of graphic and web stuff, a little hardware or software stuff, and the odd life pro tip.

Welcome! Here you'll find posts relating to a bunch of graphic and web stuff, a little hardware or software stuff, and the odd life pro tip.

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The Paris 2024 Pictograms of the Olympic Games

I like iconography, and simple clean designs. Here’s a look at the new PARIS 2024 Olympic Pictograms: Visit the Paris 2024 website to see the pictograms individually: Paris 2024 – Pictograms (EN) Also see the Official PDF explaining the pictograms history:...

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Full Web Page Screen Captures Natively in Chrome

Full Web Page Screen Captures Natively in Chrome

While I have been enjoying the Chrome Extension “ Screenshot Easy ” which allows me to capture any area on the screen, it isn’t possible to capture the entire height of a webpage, only what is currently showing on your display. Here’s a Chrome...

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Photoshop: Quit Adding “Copy” To My Exported JPGs

Photoshop: Quit Adding “Copy” To My Exported JPGs

I was recently creating an action in Photoshop that would alter my original JPGs and then at determined steps throughout the altering process save a JPG to certain folders on my hard drive; kind of a “save large version JPG, alter further, save medium version,...

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What Is Bleed?

What Is Bleed?

I find myself regularly communicating to clients why they need a print-ready file that has “bleed” surrounding their design. Here’s the scoop! What Is Bleed? Bleed can be defined as “extra area” outside of your final design dimensions. As...

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