Category Archives: Tips

Sep 05

How to Create a Letterpress Effect, the Easy Way

Many peo­ple are adopt­ing a new design trend where the let­ters are seem­ingly pressed into the back­ground, bet­ter known as a let­ter­press effect. In this short tuto­r­ial, I’ll show you a quick, easy, and non-destructive way to achieve this effect. … Con­tinue read­ing →

Posted in Design, Information, Tips | 12 Comments
Sep 03

10 Unique Album Covers

The art on the cover of an album reflects the style of the artist and what their music sounds like. I don’t know if it’s coin­ci­dence, but I find that a lot of really great songs are accom­pa­nied by some … Con­tinue read­ing →

Posted in Images, Music, Thoughts, Tips | 6 Comments
Aug 23

10 Shows You Should Have Seen

Prime time tele­vi­sion is a cruel place. If a show scores below two mil­lion views con­sis­tently, you can expect it to be cut by the exec­u­tives. Some­times that hap­pens to truly great shows that just hap­pen to be com­pet­ing with … Con­tinue read­ing →

Posted in Information, Rants, Thoughts, Tips, Videos | 6 Comments
Aug 21

Redirect WordPress Posts from an Old Domain

Recently I had a prob­lem when I moved my blog from blog.fantikerz.com to fantikerz.com. I had far too many links on other sites that still looked like http://blog.fantikerz.com/?p=261, and wouldn’t redi­rect to the new blog’s loca­tion. I wouldn’t even know … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Oct 11

10 More Awesome Songs

Since my last post about out­stand­ing songs, my col­lec­tion of the said genre has grown (almost dou­ble!). So, on this gloomy day, I thought I would take the time to share them with you. Unlike last time, let’s jump in … Con­tinue read­ing →

Posted in Music, Thoughts, Tips | 8 Comments
Aug 24

11 Catchy or Feel Good Songs

All this post is about, is feel good , and catchy, songs. As a music junkie, I come across them quite often, and I even have a playlist of them on my iPod that’s 150-ish songs deep. What makes a song … Con­tinue read­ing →

Posted in Extras, Music, Thoughts, Tips | 8 Comments
May 04

Free, Open Source Alternatives to Expensive Programs

Wish you could cre­ate vec­tor art in Adobe Illus­tra­tor, edit videos in Sony Vegas, or just play a game of Halo 2 on your PC, but can’t afford the pro­grams? We’ve all been there, and it sucks, hon­estly. Thank­fully, there’s … Con­tinue read­ing →

Posted in Information, Tech, Thoughts, Tips | 10 Comments