Downloads

My Free Photoshop 6+ Layer Effects/ Layer Styles:
www.kristinbradley.com/goodies/effects.html

My Free Photoshop 5+ Action:
www.kristinbradley.com/goodies/actions.html

Web 2.0 Links

Make your own super cool "Web 2.0" style site using the tutorials linked below!

Common elements of Web 2.0 designs
Building Web 2.0 layouts
Web 2.0 logo examples
Gradient bar with reflected logo and "new" badge
Make your own "Ajax style" animated loader icon!

Design Links

Some more serious design links focusing mainly on web design.

Fonts & Typography:
Common Windows & Mac Fonts
The Elements of Typographic Style
Web Style Guide: Typography
Reference to Special Characters (em dashes, etc.)

Color:
Colors on the Web (interesting info on color & tools for picking color schemes.)

I lived in Japan for 6 years before moving to San Francisco. In Japan I worked as a designer for Agosto publishing company and on projects for Graphic-sha, Rockport and other publishers.

Later I became a web designer at Digital Magic Labs, a Tokyo-based web design company, where I worked on projects such as the FedEx Japan web site. Before joining KickApps I worked as a freelance designer mainly for clients in Japan.

I have a B.A. in fine arts from the University of Oregon and intermediate level Japanese skills.

Asia:
Japan (lived in Tokyo)
Korea (2 times)
Thailand
China

• Shanghai
• Hong Kong

Europe:
Romania (3 times)
Italy
France
Austria (visited Salsberg for the day while driving through)
Hungary (just driving through)

Americas:
Mexico
Canada

How to type "Special Characters"
in Photoshop (Windows version)

General Instructions:
While using the type tool in Photoshop hold down the alt key and type the numbers below on the numeric keypad. Release the alt key and the character will appear.

Real Quotation Marks and Apostrophes:
opening double quote = alt 0147
closing double quote = alt 0148

opening single quote = alt 0145
closing single quote = alt 0146

apostrophe = alt 0146

Real Em and En Dashes
en dash = alt 0150
em dash = alt 0151

japan.yuku.com
Community for discussing living, working and traveling in Japan. Please visit and post questions or suggestions. Includes posts on cheap travel within Japan, cheap places to stay in Tokyo, places to eat, etc.

Latest Addition:
Super Okonomiyaki Recipe