the newsroom Apr 2, 12, 1:49 p.m.

i love both aaron sorkin + hbo, so this looks like it will win my attention. hbo seems to be making some better decisions on shows after a couple flops ("hung," "how to make it in america").

illustrating flourishes + patterns Jun 10, 11, 2:31 p.m.

i spent most of my time growing up / in school in photoshop and know that in and out. i'm a pretty good freehand artist with a pen or pencil (never got used to a tablet). i know the basics of illustrator but have recently become fascinated with the idea of drawing flourishes / my own wallpaper patterns and whatnot.

problem is, illustrating is the one thing in illustrator i've never been good at. i don't mind putting in the time, but was wondering if those who are strong with the program had any tips. for some reason bezier curves always appear wonky, things come out uneven or just never look as good as they do when i draw them on paper.

suggestions? pointers? stories? thanks!

font use Jun 9, 11, 11:21 a.m.

my company wants to use adobe caslon pro and helvetica neue for an app being developed, and asked me as to whether we have rights usage. since we have purchased copies of CS, i'd assume we can use caslon/helvetica. but there's some stuff on various forums that says the adobe EULA is kind of iffy, especially when it comes to mobile / web apps.

anyone dealt with this? is the company just overly paranoid or am i way off the mark and extra licenses need to be purchased?