Pizzanello’s in George in the Western Cape offers a Lunch and Take Away specials on their mouth watering pizza’s until 15 June 2012.

Pizzanello’s Restaurant and Action Bar in George serves mouth watering pastas and pizza’s, handmade the traditional way with fresh dough made on the premises and baked to perfection in special pizza ovens.

Affordable DVD Packaging

Affordable DVD Packaging was – amongst others – the topic of yesterday’s exciting Photoshop Ycademy Workshop and great Web Graphics Tutorial.

Affordable DVD Packaging

Is there a way for affordable DVD Packaging?

Well, there is the long way to elaborate all this in hundreds of little steps on Photoshop – that’s what I’ve learned and practised over quite a while based on studying the early Adobe Photoshop Bible 5 – and then there is today’s fast and spiffy way by using Actions or Action Scripts, where basically the whole process is extremely compressed into automatic processes with occasional ’stops’ to insert personalized data like a title, a name, a copyright… that deliver astonishing end products.

These Action Scripts allow even people who are no artists and who don’t intend to go that route… but who have equipped themselves properly with Photoshop and who wish to present their photos and images on Blogs and Websites in a professional and appealing way… to produce great results for say CD wrappers, attractive DVD Jewel cases and many other forms of packaging.

Of course, this is only possible because some professional Graphic Designer has gone the whole route of many little steps to create an Action Script – that basically recorded all these complex steps and wrapped it all up in a PRO Action product at a price or gives it away for ‘free’. Suddenly, anyone can get an eye-catching result at one or two mouse clicks. What’s important here is to find the real good actions between the many thousands out there on the Internet… but for this we have:

Photoshop Ycademy

Whenever working professionally, it is important to be properly equipped.

A good tool may have its price, but it’s all worth it as it saves us time and – if we know how to use it – it definitely gives us an edge over the competition.

Those Photoshop Ycademy Workshop participants who wish to reach the top – and with it a highly sophisticated clientele – have to continuously invest in high quality tools and their knowledge and skills to use them. However, this will allow them to focus on Productivity, get better results and have more music in their PayPal account at the end of the day.

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All pizza’s at the Pizzanello’s Restaurant in George are handmade the traditional way with fresh dough prepared on the premises. The pizza’s come standard with tomato base and plenty of mozzarella cheese and is baked in special pizza ovens.

The menu includes a wide variety catering for almost any taste and preference. All pizzas are available with the option of free garlic and chilli on request. Dining out at Pizzanello’s will have you agree that they make the best pizza and baked pastas in town. Take-aways are also available.

Pizzanello’s is a family friendly restaurant where groups are welcome and functions can also be hosted. This restaurant in George is fully licensed and visitors can watch the latest sporting events in the Action Bar. Regular specials are available.

All pizza’s at the Pizzanello’s Restaurant in George are handmade the traditional way with fresh dough prepared on the premises. The pizza’s come standard with tomato base and plenty of mozzarella cheese and is baked in special pizza ovens.

The menu includes a wide variety catering for almost any taste and preference. All pizzas are available with the option of free garlic and chilli on request. Dining out at Pizzanello’s will have you agree that they make the best pizza and baked pastas in town. Take-aways are also available.

Pizzanello’s is a family friendly restaurant where groups are welcome and functions can also be hosted. This restaurant in George is fully licensed and visitors can watch the latest sporting events in the Action Bar. Regular specials are available.

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Best Affordable Advertising

What’s the best affordable Advertising when starting out on the Internet?

Good question! it depends on how fast you want to go!

Best Affordable Advertising

To illustrate some of my thoughts about Best Affordable Advertising let’s look at Global Sports from London.

Global Sports offer one of the hottest products in our era of  fast mobility and people on the go: kicks, sneakers and blings.

However, despite a certain popularity in the normal world, Global Sports was literally non-existent on the Internet. . . until they got a Semiomantics Business setup…  which was soon upgraded to Semiomantics Ecommerce with the smashing Best Shopping module as featured in WP Best eShop. As their sales generated from their presence on the Internet continued to climb, they realized the need to even accelerate their rise to fame namely to:

• stay ahead of the competition,
• capture more Google Top 10 positions and keep them… and most importantly,
• double and triple their sales volume.

Ezine Advertsing

Today, you find Global Sports on most relevant keywords – and they are continuously building their Brand.

At the time, I created a series of ads to provide some affordable advertising for the Internet. To test our new Action Scripts as discussed in this week’s Photoshop Ycademy Workshops, I decided to go a step further and point out another interesting way of advertising: Ezine Advertising.

Global Sports Ezine Double Stack by Bianca Gubalke Design

Ezine Advertising is a smart strategy to keep people ‘in the loop’ and above you see what my initial preparation for the cover (first picture) turns into… once rendered in Step 2.

Again, it is important to follow the instructions regarding the Action Script, keep the layers in good order in Step 1, and not to forget to save the results in clearly marked folders – especially the ‘rendered’ ones – to be found again at a mouseclick when a new client wants “something similar…”.

Ezine Advertising for Global Sports by Bianca Gubalke Design

Web Design Consulting

Any form of Digital Advertising consists of some spiffy copywriting and captivating Web Graphics that talk. Get in touch with us at Web Design Consulting to discuss your needs and from there get a fair quote for what exactly you need in terms of Web Graphics Design and/or Text and targeted Slogans. Prices differ as usual according to complexity.

Talk to Bianca

If you need Captivating Web Graphics for your principal Ad, get in touch with me via the Contact Form on this site and let’s get that unique visual hook out there ASAP!

Go directly to our brand-new SHOP HERE.

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Affordable DVD Packaging

Affordable DVD Packaging can develop into a profitable Small Business that can easily be managed from home. Just get started. . .

Either you wrap up your own creations – maybe digital photos you have taken from your favorite topics or some family pictures that you want to share with others – or, if you’re fit on Photoshop and smart by using some spiffy and time-saving Action Scripts as we teach in Photoshop Ycademy Workshops – why not offer your skills as a professional service.

Affordable DVD Packaging

If you look at “Affordable DVD Packaging” as a Home Business, there are many possibilities… actually, the more you look the more you find!

Imagine a group of young musicians who invested their hard earned cash into recording their first CD… now they need some good commercial packaging, now they need YOU! It could be a give and take in the beginning, as you too need to find your style and become better… but that’s a fantastic and exciting opportunity to get started and – in a way – get published in the music world. If what you do appeals, there will be more clients… and that’s how business grows.

Imagine a young model in the fashion world who wants to package her presentation book in form of a DVD that can easily be sent to agencies and photographers… what a great opportunity… and for sure GOOD IMAGES to start with!

There are many applications once you start looking and really think about it… and besides, you can develop your own style and expand into other fields while being paid for it.

Unique and Affordable Packaging for CD, DVD, Ebooks and more will soon be available in my SHOP.

Affordable DVD Packaging on Google

Writing and publishing blog posts is one thing, however, we need to monitor what our articles are doing and if and where they reach Google Top 10 positions.

As we see on the screenshot, the keyword phrase  “Affordable DVD Packaging”  has not too many search returns however many ads – which is indicative. We reached our target very fast with 3/10 positions on Google Top 10 – in this case with yesterday’s article, which was carried up by sites of our Semiomantics Publishing Network.

Let’s see what my second shot at that target will achieve! These days, the Formula 1 takes place on the Internet highway and I’m driving a Semiomantics XO – what’s YOUR vehicle?

For more information please go to Web Design Consulting and get top rankings fast too!

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The new Semiomantics EVO 2012

The new Semiomantics EVO 2012 was the sparkly topic of this month’s Ycademy Seminar 2012… and as always, the complex theme could not be covered over the expanse of a weekend, it’s as usual a work-in-progress situation, a process with continued learning, implementing and – most importantly – experimenting and observing… until finding one’s personal preferences, direction and style.

The new Semiomantics EVO 2012

For those like me who love the ‘old’ flash version of Evolution, the new Semiomantics EVO 2012 offers some of the features we were so fond of – yet, it’s something totally different and independent as well. Instead of the fluid flow from left to right that gave the impression of a generous and easily directable movement, we now seem to build into depth, layer by layer. We’ve got to think “mobile”.

Due to the sad fact that our beautiful EVO sites do not show on the mobile web as Apple is not displaying Flash, this new Semiomantics EVO Developer Theme overcomes the problem with pure genius by making use of HTML5, CSS3 and Java instead of Action driven Flash.

Besides, the new Semiomantics EVO 2012 is now pow­ered by WordPress and while it features amazing possiblities for digital photography, video, graphics and all kinds of media design, it also includes a dynamic blog – which means it’s Google efficient!

Best WP Theme for Photographers

With this, I would say we have the best WP Theme for Photographers!

While we all want to choose according to our taste, priorities and objectives – the new Semiomantics EVO 2012 features 6 different gallery types alone, which can be displayed in many different ways with unlimited numbers of photos. The EXIF and location data can also be displayed…. not to speak of a high resolution background slider that displays beautifully – with or without protective overlays and textures that protect original photographic work – yes, even that was thought of!

Actually, it’s astonishing how many choices we have – and for those who have something to sell: the script is ready for eCommerce! We see the smooth integration of an elegant, user-friendly and – as it seems – easy to manage shop.

The screenshot above shows my first steps in setting up my Black & White Photography category featuring some of my images. It looks promising – doesn’t it?!

More to follow…

Presenting Web Design Graphics

In today’s madly media oriented virtual world it’s important to integrate good quality pictures and images into our Websites and Blogs, ideally based on our own digital photography and/or Graphic Artwork.

Within that context and with improving Internet streaming and connectivities even down here in the sticks in South Africa, the ‘packaging’ of anything we present gains in importance. Just as in the ‘real’ world… the ‘look’ is what counts most. This means that we as Web Designers and Graphic Artists have to adapt our skills to be Presenting Web Design Graphics in a professional and appealing way.

Presenting Web Design Graphics

Presenting Web Design Graphics can be done the long and more elaborate way – depending obviously on the effect you wish to achieve as some are really just done in a few mouse clicks if you know the brilliant tools in your Adobe Photoshop CS4 – but for those who want to present their photos and images in a clean and pleasant manner without having to dig through complex Photoshop Tutorials, there is a smart way saving lots of time: Actions or Action Scripts.

Well, it’s what today’s Pro’s use anyway… as time is money and why reinvent the wheel?

How to Create a Reflection

In my Photoshop Series on “How to Create a Reflection” in September 2009, I introduced you to the more complex route – although this one was easy enough.

In the above example I simply used an Action Script to create a Reflection. This example is a simple one and I would say I personally would do it just as fast the ‘normal’ route, however, when it comes to automating hundreds of steps for items we don’t necessarily do every single day… WOW! this is just Magic!

One point I want to emphasize though: we always need good material to work with – sharp big photos, good quality images. It’s jsut a rule and not to be disputed.

Photoshop Ycademy Workshops

In yesterday’s Photoshop Ycademy Workshops we looked into additional Action Scripts and did some Action Script Troubleshooting.

One important point to remember was to not change the image size until at the end. Don’t even try this! I did… and had a beautiful product at the end of Step 1 – however, there was no way to render it!

Why did this happen?

Dali Through My Eyes

I had a specific picture in mind, however, as the Artwork I wanted to integrate – Dali Through My Eyes – was of much smaller size than what was dictated by the Action Script, I just decreased its size so I had a perfect fit!  Well, so thought I !!!

But that made the rendering via the Action Script impossible and, seeing that I cannot enlargen my original Artwork without losing pixels and quality, I have to abandon the idea alltogether. Yeah… any Actions Pro may have a laugh here… but this is part of the learning curve and we will get there!

Of course, I could do it in the ‘old’ way – however… as we approach different markets now – including Printing – , we need BIG pictures of HIGH quality. It requires a different way of thinking and planning… and it’s very exciting!

For the time being, I tested another Action in terms of a Cast Shadow on that well intended DVD Cover… and, of course… that attractive reflection :)

In tonight’s Photoshop Ycademy Workshop we will look into ways of dealing with Portraits and Landscapes – so look into your image folders and have some good, big pictures ready to be ‘manipulated’ for better presentation within your websites and blogs.

And to answer your question: YES! I am and have always been a fan of that great Surrealist painter… Salvadore Dali!

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Photoshop Action Scripts fun

Part of the learning experience when learning a new skill is the playing, having fun and testing out possiblilities. Its all part of the creative process that we often miss out on when working at a daily job. When learning about  Photoshop there’s a lot of fun to be had testing out the Photoshop Action Scripts.

Learning Photoshop

Once you have mastered a few basics, then its more fun to be able to see some final products. Here are a few examples of some very easy to use Action Scripts that produce good looking results with a few simple clicks.

Angel Glass Action Script

Very easy to use Angel Glass to produce some great looking pictures.

Membership Card

Another Action Script that creates a professional looking membership card.

Babyshop CD

A fun way to wrap up and sell products online. Very easy to use with a few simple mouse clicks and just adding your own text and colours etc.

Photoshop Tutorials by Ycademy

For more Photoshop Live trainings and tutorials you can join the next session at Ycademy. For more information about trainings feel free to contact me here.

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How to use Photoshop Actions

Do you know Photoshop Actions and how to use them? If you think that we may be able to share with you some new actions, join tonight’s YORGOO call at 9 pm London Time.

We will show you, how you can quickly and with just one mouse-click transform your images to have the same look as the samples below.

Photoshop Action Scripts to increase productivity

The few samples below show day to day actions you may come across and which can be reduced to just one mouse-click: tonight is the night to learn all about it and to get started with our first small Action Pack.

See you there, tonight at our Web Design Photoshop Workshop.

Action Frame for Bianca

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Photoshop Action Recognition for Bianca

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PS Action Drop Shaddow

Book covers and Jewel Cases with Photoshop

Learn how to create Book covers and Jewel Cases with Photoshop at this week’s Ycademy Pro calls.

Additional optional Materials: $10, free for Ycademy Pros, get the coupon from Bianca.

Advanced pack: $30, discount $10 for Ycademy Pros.

(Information about the content of the packs at Monday’s YORGOO call.)

Professional Presentation of your e-products

The presentation is of the utmost importance when you sell a product. Creating clean wrappers and marketing materials is a must. Today’s screens render images with a high resolution. For this reason you won’t get away with images from second zone. The same applies to marketing materials.

Photoshop quality is a must.

At Ycademy we will this week dig into an important application of Photoshop: create Book covers and Jewel cases with Photoshop to present your digital products.

Please find here below two examples of the quality you will be able to produce after this weeks trainings. To keep white clean is the most difficult task; the samples below demonstrate quality, even if you look at them with the magnifier.

The Ycademy Trainings

Sure, we will show you step by step how to create a book cover right from scratch using your Photoshop skills. But there is no reason inventing the wheel; we will focus on learning how to use one of the most popular plugins to create efficiently professional looking wrappers. For this reason we have prepared two packs of commercial action scripts for Photoshop which you may grab for as long as available.

Check it out at the YORGOO Pro Shop.

Ycademy E-Wrappers Basic

Ycademy E-Wrappers Pro

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Ycademy Books

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Colchester Zoo Trip

Having been on a trip to Colchester Zoo the other week we came back with some nice shots of the animals that we saw, mainly the larger zoo animals. Many of the smaller animals that have need of specific atmospheric conditions are behind glass which makes it difficult to take a good picture without reflections.

Colchester Zoo Trip Images

It was a warm day in September, with sunshine in the morning but a little overcast in the afternoon.  Not too bad a day to take out the Nikon to take a few shots. Trying to take pictures of animals is not so easy, you just never know when they will move. Unless you are able to spend time assessing your subject only then maybe you get that lucky shot, otherwise like on this trip to Colchester Zoo with the family I was only able to come back with some nice ‘snapshots’.

Tanya the Elephant at Colchester Zoo

Humboldt Penguins at Colchester Zoo.

You can find other Wildlife  photos at PhotoMediaStock.com .

Author: Zo Nicholas, Media, Marketing, Publishing. Co-Founder of YORGOO, Ycademy,YORGOO Press and Semiomantics. If you enjoyed reading the above, please consider following future tips and strategies by RSS reader or Subscribe by Email.

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