August

19th

Point of Sale User Interface Design

Thought I would upload work that I did a little while ago. This is design is for Point of Sale software. I did the User Interface Design in Illustrator and Photoshop.

Log in Screen

Log in Screen

Order Screen

Order Screen

August

17th

Convert a pdf to Power Point

I get this question a ton, this happens alot (it seems) in the corporate atmosphere.

There will be a presentation that somebody gave, convereted it to a pdf, then distributed it. Then someone will want to use elements of that presentation with out recreating them. Here is the easiest way ( that I know of) to do this.

Step 1.

You got your pdf open:

This is a sample pdf to start with

This is a sample pdf to start with (click to enlarge)

Ok so what you want to do is export this bad boy to jpegs:

Ok so export this to jpegs

Ok so export this to jpegs

File>Export>Image>JPEG

Choose your location and export.

That’s it for step one.

Step 2.

Ok so now that you exported to jpegs open up Power Point and import the jpegs as an album

Ok your going to go to Insert> Photo Album

Ok your going to go to Insert> Photo Album

Here is the photo album dialog box, add all the files in order

Here is the photo album dialog box, add all the files in order

Then you will press Create, and you will get the following:

PowerPoint will through in an intro slide titled: Photo Album

PowerPoint will through in an intro slide titled: Photo Album

Now all you have to do is delete the first slide and BOOM! You are done.

Look at you, you did it.

Look at you, you did it.

Let me know in the comments what you thought or if you know a better way to do this.

August

17th

Cash For Clunkers – Point of Sale Style

So I had a recent job to create a cash for clunkers image for old Point-of-Sale units.

Cash for POS Clunkers

Cash for POS Clunkers

So basically I used Photoshop to make the POS Terminal all rusted and old looking with a cracked screen, then added in the junkyard and claw. The logo I created in Illustrator.

I love pieces like this, I am a big fan of Photoshop and love creating new compositions out of different images and elements.

August

15th

Adding work from Portfolio

Just adding some work from my portfolio onto the site you can check it out at here.

I added some logo work and website work. Only a few pieces now but more to come.

I’ll be adding more as I get the time so keep checking back, and if you have any questions let me know.

August

12th

Create your own theme for Windows Mobile/Pocket PC

So you have a Windows Mobile, and you don’t feel like switching to AT&T, and you still want a cool Operating System? No Problem.

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Ok so how do you do it? Well listen it’s gonna take little time and cost a couple bucks, but you can do it. So what do you do first?

Download the following:

WisBar Advance Desktop 2.0.

“The WisBar Advance Desktop replaces your existing Today screen. Using WisBar Advance Desktop, you can create shortcuts, system meters, theme, floating windows and virtual pages to extend the functionality of your Windows Mobile/PocketPC.” by lakeridgesoftware.com

You can get a 7 day trial, or just pony up the $15 bucks for the full version.

Website: http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com

Once you got this installed you can go to a site like Freeware Pocket PC to get addons and skins for all your other programs like the above image with the iphone style slide unlock

Website: http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/

Unlock Slider: download it HERE.

So if you have any experience with photoshop or illustrator that will help alot you can make all the background images and icons and buttons.

If you want to use the same iphone like icons from my themeĀ  I put them up for you to download here.

That’s the skinny I may put up a tutorial on this in a couple days… maybe.

Fin.