Free Template Tuesday #3 – Tumult Hype “Groundhog”

Groundhog — Hype Template (Thumbnail Image)Today’s “Groundhog Day”. It’s a strange tradition, where a rodent basically becomes a weatherman. If a groundhog comes out of its hole, and it’s cloudy, then it will be an early spring. If it’s sunny, and the groundhog sees it shadow, then it will get scared and go back inside. That’s supposed to mean six more weeks of winter. While I think its cute that people make such a fuss over fuzzy critters like Staten Island Chuck or Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog is not much different at predicting the weather than tossing a coin. That’s this week’s Free Hype Template.

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Free Template Tuesday #2 – Tumult Hype “Looking”

Looking Template ThumbnailThe mobile phone defines the modern era. People can send messages to each other – almost instantaneously – to locations far away. With this amazing technology, what to people send? Quite often, people send emoji – a bright, yellow, and usually smiling, face. A lot of people despise emoji. Not me. I think they’re cute. It’s a way to express emotion, which is an important part of communication. Letters alone don’t always properly portray emotion. It’s the same with your Hype projects. Does the interactivity and animation match the feeling that you’re trying to create?

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Free Template Tuesday #1 – Tumult Hype “Coconut”

Hype Template #1 — CoconutNow that “A Book About Hype” is complete, I’ve been wondering what should be my next big project. I’m not quite sure yet. So while I’m figuring it out, I thought that I’d create some free Tumult Hype templates to help promote the book. The idea is that I’ll release a new one every Tuesday. With Hype, it’s fairly easy to create new templates, so I might be able to maintain this routine for at least a little while.

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A New Book, A Good Start

iBooks iconA Book About Hype” launched yesterday. While that is an exciting occasion, the moment of truth happens on the following day. When I woke up this morning, all blurry eyed, I reached over to my nightstand and grabbed my iPad. After months of hard work, I was curious to see the sales. On iTunes, a strong launch is critical. Otherwise, thousands of other content creators will crush the project. I was delighted to see that the new book wasn’t crushed. Instead, it was off to a good start.

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A Message About Photics.com Registration

registration-overloadPhotics.com is approaching its 17th anniversary. This website has been around for a long time. Throughout the years, thousands of people have created accounts for the various services available. Unfortunately, not all of those accounts were legitimate. Because this site is popular, spammers are going to spam. As the attacks have grown, registration has become more complex. If it seems more difficult than usual to register for this website, I’m not trying to be a jerk. I’m trying to protect the site.

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