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July 2016

處: place | to dwell

By Language-Learning, Music

 

處 [处] chù

measure word
: place; location; spot; point
: office; department; bureau
: respect
: measure word for locations or items of damage: spot, point

處 [处] chǔ

verb
: to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in
: to be situated at; to stay
: to get along with
: to be in a position of
: to deal with; to discipline; to punish

Kun Reading

処 OR 所 | ところ tokoro

noun | suffix
: place; spot; scene; site
: address
: district; area; locality
: one’s house
: point
: part
: space; room
: (Usually written using kana alone) whereupon; as a result
: (after present form of a verb) about to; on the verge of

処す | しょす shosu

godan verb with su ending
: to manage; to deal with; to cope with
: to sentence; to condemn; to punish

処する | しょする shosuru

suru verb – special class
: to manage; to deal with; to cope with
: to sentence; to condemn; to punish

On Reading

ショ sho

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July 18, 2016
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2016 CSS libraries, frameworks, and tools

https://speckyboy.com/2016/07/13/css-libraries-frameworks-tools-2016/
July 15, 2016
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Design Facts

By Design, Food for thought

01. In the early 1970s, it was President Richard Nixon who promoted the Federal Design Improvement program, which was an initiative meant to upgrade federal design.

In a May 1971 memo, President Nixon directed the heads of all federal departments and agencies to consider how the arts and artists might “be of help to your agency and to its programs.” The overwhelming response was that the federal government needed better offices and better graphics.

Ultimately, more than 45 government agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the U.S. Postal Service, revamped their graphics under this mandate.

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July 13, 2016
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殺: to kill

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

殺 shā

verb
: to kill; to murder; to slaughter
: to fight; to weaken or reduce
: to smart (dialect)
: to counteract
: (used after a verb) extremely

Kun Reading

殺ぐ | そぐ sogu

godan verb with gu ending
: to chip; to slice off; to sharpen
: to thin down; to reduce; to weaken

殺る | やる yaru

godan verb with ru ending
: to do someone in; to bump someone off

殺し | ころし koroshi

noun
: a murder

殺す | ころす korosu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to kill

殺げる | そげる sogeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to split; to be split; to splinter

殺める | あやめる ayameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to wound; to murder

On Reading

サツ satsu
サイ sai
セツ setsu

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July 13, 2016
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眺: to gaze into the distance

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

眺 tiào

verb
: to gaze into the distance

Kun Reading

眺め | ながめ nagame

noun
: scene; view; prospect; outlook

眺める | ながめる nagameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to view; to gaze at

眺めやる | ながめやる nagameyaru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to gaze out at; to look out over

On Reading

チョウ chou

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July 12, 2016
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ID tuts

http://creativenerds.co.uk/tutorials/learning-indesign/
July 11, 2016
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跳: to jump

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music

 

跳 tiào

verb
: to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce
: to palpitate

Kun Reading

跳ぶ OR 飛ぶ | とぶ tobu

godan verb with bu ending | intransitive verb
: to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop
: to fly; to soar

跳ね | はね hane

noun
: (a) jump
: splashes (usu. of mud)
: upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo)
: close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

跳る | おどる odoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to jump; to leap
: to pound (of one’s heart, i.e. with excitement); to throb
: to be messily written

跳ねる | はねる haneru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to jump; to leap; to prance; to spring up; to bound; to hop
: to break up; to close; to come to an end
: to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

On Reading

チョウ chou

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July 11, 2016
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RGB vs. CMYK vs. Lab Color in PS

By colors, Design

RGB: Red, Green, Blue
– an additive color system (more color = brighter combination = white)

CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (Key)
– a subtractive color system (more color = darker combination = black)

Lab: Lightness + A&B
– lightness + a axis (vertical) [tint] & b axis (horizontal) [temperature]  
– color range of the human eye (larger gamut than RGB or CMYK)

credit source: industrydev.com

July 8, 2016
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