Had an interesting week. I was interviewed by one of my favorite sources for news surrounding HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). My love for Black colleges goes without question. Both my parents went to HBCUs (My Mom met my Dad at Florida Memorial and got her 1st Masters at Clarke College), and 2 of my kids went to Howard University. HBCU Digest was kind enough to give me an opportunity to tell part of my story as well as my views on the future of HBCUs. It’s a great site that covers everything from Campus News to Post Graduate milestones. Read the interview here, then check out the entire site here.

Dreamweaver CS5 just popped its head out of the box and dropped a jewel on web designers. Content Management System support and better WordPress compatibility. Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 software empowers designers and developers to build standards-based websites with confidence. Design visually or directly in code, develop pages with content management systems, and accurately test browser compatibility thanks to integration with Adobe BrowserLab, a new Adobe CS Live online service. Here’s a look at some of the cool new stuff:

Integrated CMS support

Enjoy authoring and testing support for content management system frameworks like WordPress, Joomla!, and Drupal.

 

CSS inspection

Visually display the CSS box model in detail, and easily toggle CSS properties without reading code or needing to use a separate utility.

 

Integration with Adobe BrowserLab
Preview dynamic web pages and local content with multiple viewing, diagnostic, and comparison tools.

 

PHP custom class code hinting
Display proper syntax for custom PHP functions to help you write code more accurately.

 

Integration with Business Catalyst
Leverage integration between Dreamweaver and the Adobe Business Catalyst® service (available separately) to deliver powerful online businesses without programming.

 

Maintain consistency across media
Insert any native Adobe Photoshop® or Illustrator file® in Dreamweaver to create an image Smart Object. Make changes to the source image, and then update your image quickly and easily.

 

Subversion support (enhanced)
Manage site files more effectively in collaborative, version-controlled environments with enhanced support for Subversion® software.

 

Site-specific code hinting
Benefit from code hinting on nonstandard files and directories in Dreamweaver.

With all due respect to the Who, this is probably the perfect song to announce the unveiling of Steve’s latest baby, the iPad. I could rattle on about all the cool features, but why keep you from the video? Enjoy, my friends!

Just got back from the Miami Book Fair International, and I wanted to plug an excellent website for products used in creating comics. I’ve been drawing all my life and I know how tough it is to find supplies that get the job done right. Canson is an all-in-one resource for all things comic related.

Fanboy, Canson’s line of comic and manga papers, offers exceptional benefits to both experienced illustrators and those just starting off. Canson has been manufacturing paper since 1557, using the finest fibers and purest water in mills dedicated to creating art papers.

Fanboy™ Papers are offered in industry standard sizes for comic strips, comic book pages and covers and manga pages and covers. When you need the good stuff, go here first.

While Trish and I were in DC, we checked out this cool restaurant called “Chop’t” recommended by my daughter. I was a salad based eatery that literally made the best salad I’ve ever eaten. It was lunchtime and the line still moved pretty quickly. The selection was vast and the food was excellent. At first I thought it was overpriced, but it turns out I got so much food that I had to take it back to the hotel. They serve sandwiches (wraps) as well as salads, so there’s something for everybody. The very biggest and best salads and salad sandwiches, with the largest variety of ingredients and the best bang for the buck. I highly recommend if you’re near Chinatown in DC, go check check ‘em out.

As a designer, I was impress at the clean lines of their visual identity pieces. Here are a few for your personal observation.