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When I think about editing images, a vast array of options come to mind: contrast, saturation, sharpen, blur, airbrush, clone stamp, etc. Even basic image editors offer dozens of useful image manipulation tools.
When I think about editing text, a much narrower definition comes to mind: cut, copy, paste, find, replace, spell check — nothing that... See more
When I think about editing text, a much narrower definition comes to mind: cut, copy, paste, find, replace, spell check — nothing that... See more
Steph Ango • Photoshop for text
You should write because when you know that you’re going to write, it changes the way you live. I’m thinking about a book I read called Field Notes on Science & Nature , a collection of essays by scientists about their notes. It’s hard to imagine a more tedious concept — a book of essays about notes ? — but in execution it was wonderful. What it... See more
James Somers • More People Should Write
well-arranged words rearrange reality.
Visakan Veerasamy • Tweet
Rearrange words for a well-arranged reality?
your Tolan understands the deeper context – that you're asking for help with biology homework not just because it’s a hard class, but because your dad is putting a ton of pressure on you to go to medical school, making every bio quiz feel like a referendum on your future.
Quinten Farmer • Introducing Tolan | Tolans.com
Be as intentional about your pricing as you are with your design process, your GitHub repository, the clothes you wear to that meeting, your Photoshop layers, and every other part of your business. You’ve already proven that you’re worth every penny you believe you are. Now you know how to go out there and ask for it.
Pricing Design — A book by Dan Mall
Dan seamlessly integrates technical terms like GitHub and Photoshop layers into his prose. While technical terminology often creates distance in writing, his approach incorporates these terms as natural elements of the narrative language
“The kind of writing I've found that I do is mostly to clarify my own thinking on something. So I think [writing to] a high-expectation stranger works for that. Our friends love us because they're tolerant of our weirdnesses and all the things that make us meander or not make that much sense. But I think speaking to this high-expectation stranger... See more
Brie Wolfson: Building Great Company Culture, Finding Your Creativity, and Carving Your Own Path
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”
—Terry Pratchett
Yes, Terry you're absolutely right. It's like speaking in front of a mirror.