2013 San Diego Black Film Festival Happening This Week!

The SECOND largest Black Film Festival on the West Coast
STARTS TODAY
January 31st – February 3rd, 2013!!!

2013 San Diego Black Film Festival

Featuring special guest Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, Host of the popular PBS series History Detectives and honoring Diahann Carroll for the 2013 SDBFF Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient!

Find out more here! www.SDBFF.com

Where Were You on 9/11?

New York Twin Towers 9/11

Where were you when 9/11 happened?

I was just waking up and ready to leave my dorm room for art class at San Diego State University. My roommates had the TV on and we were all in disbelief. I remember calling my mom and telling her that I was still going to class. I remember how quiet the campus was and how long it took me to get to the studio, which of course was empty. I remember staying there and saying a prayer on the outer ledge.

How has this tragic event affected the way you live your life today?

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How-To Create Cool Facebook Timeline Covers!

Would you like to update and CREATE your Facebook timeline cover photo quickly and easily? I found a cool website that allows you to pull images from your Facebook albums, your friends’ FB profile pics, and even from your Instagram photos!

Check out picscatter.com, they are free and there is an option to brand your own cover! KEEP IN MIND: read their terms of use. You are responsible for the images that you put up. Other than that, have fun!

Below are some examples from my own FB account that I will be using.

Ryan's pic scatter Friends facebook timeline cover.

From my friends’ profile pics 🙂

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Mazatlan Slideshow!

Here are a few images from an awesome vacation in Mazatlan, Mexico, with great friends and family! ENJOY!

You can find more pics via my InstaGram (@radgravy) and on Flickr! Or follow me on Twitter to see more!

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How-To Crop, Edit, and Re-Size your photos online!

From time to time, a decent, online, and FREE, resource is sought after to crop or re-size an image from your computer. You won’t need to trouble yourself with complicated graphics software…

Try out this website: Dr. Pic
Dr. Pic Screenshot
Give it a try and let me know how it goes! If you have other online websites that you know of, feel free to share below, thanks!

Recommendations

"Ryan is a talented and capable developer with a knack for tackling usability challenges and an eye for modern design. Highly collaborative and insightful, working with him on SDSU's large scale redesign was a pleasure - and I looked forward to addressing challenges as they came our way.

Ryan's feedback and good-nature make him easy to work with, and I appreciated his ability to convey technical constraints and help guide efficient component design.

He is a developer who easily wears many hats, and anybody can look forward to working with him in the future."
Phil
UX
MyCase
"Ryan has an incredible talent for understanding a client and then translating that into a design that coherently accentuates them. His attention to detail and tenacity for great, effective and relevant design is impressive."
Kimberly
Executive Account Manager
Z57 Internet Solutions
"Ryan is very passionate, very talented and gets his work done efficiently. He is always there to help and never complains when things get hectic. He is a pleasure to work with which makes him a great asset to any work environment.

Any individual or company would be extremely blessed to have a hard worker like Ryan on their team! I don't even know where I would be without his help day in and day out at work! :)"
Lisa
Internet Marketing Consultant
Z57 Internet Solutions