Find the Fish: Alaska Guide List

If you want to create magical stickers, you’ve got to start with some strong artwork. The expertly illustrated artwork on the license plate stickers we recently printed for AlaskaGuideList.com is proof in point. It absolutely jumps off the page with an awesome three dimensional effect.

It’s easy to see why digitally printed license plate stickers are so popular these days. A methodical approach to semi-transparent shadows and highlights in Adobe Illustrator (or your tool of choice) can quickly impart that all-important 3D look.

AlaskaGuideList.com will help you find your way to some of the finest fishing, lodging, and gear in North America, with “product news and updates for the Professional Alaska Fishing & Hunting Community.” It’s no secret that Alaska is a fly fisher’s paradise, but it can be tough to get to the coolest spots. Alaska is our nation’s most sparsely populated state and you don’t want to head out there alone.

So hop on the list, get on course, and rest assured: “Each professional involved with AlaskaGuideList is registered and licensed with the State of Alaska and must renew annually to remain in good standing.”

Ready for a Tuesday Trivia Question?

Q: What popular sport fish is not native to Alaska?

Rainbow Trout
Dolly Varden Char
Striped Bass
Sockeye Salmon
Steelhead Trout

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A: Why, the Striped Bass, of course!

Tune it up with Rock My Run

Are you tired of listening to the same old tracks in your digital music library when you’re out for a run?

It’s no secret that music makes the miles go by faster. But we all need a little variety.

What if you could tap into a new stream of customized mixes to stay on track and pick up the pace?

The RockMyRun oval sticker sings it loud, with a phantom runner propelled by music, overlaid with a semi-transparent orange and gray logo.

RockMyRun isn’t just an app. It isn’t just a robotic streaming service.

It’s real people picking the “The Best Running Music in the World.”

You can choose from a raft of musical genres (House, Rock, Pop, Hip-hop, 80s, Dubstep, Country, Latin House, Oldies, Drum and Bass, 90s, Christian Rock, Bmore, Classical, Reggae, R&B, and Seasonal) and BPMs (-120, 120-129, 130-139, 140-149, 150-159, and 160+) along with speeds that build and vary. Want to time your mix to the length of your run? No sweat! RockMyRun provides mixes that are Less than 60 minutes, from 60 to 119 minutes, or over 120 minutes.

Lace up the running shoes, pop in the earbuds, fire up Rock My Run and you’re off to the races …

Get a StickerGiant Sample Pack!

Want to take a look at some samples from our digital press before placing an order with StickerGiant?

We’ve got you covered!

There are two ways to have a StickerGiant sample pack sent out:

You can 1) give us a call at (866) 774-7900 and speak to one of our experts or 2) click this link “Get Samples” on our site. There’s no charge for shipping, but we do ask for $1 to prevent every kid in the universe from taking advantage of our offer. We accept PayPal and all major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover).

Web photos simply can’t do justice to the quality of our state-of-the-art printing process. You’ve got hold these stickers in your own hands and see it with your own eyes. The depth of our color work and the precision of our custom die cuts speak for themselves …

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LAX All Stars Stickers: Grow the Game

What’s the fastest growing team sport in America?

While the answer may be up to debate, a lot of folks will proudly say: LACROSSE!

LAXAllStars.com was founded by Jeff Brunelle, Connor Wilson and Ryan Craven in 2010. As former NCAA and MCLA college lacrosse players, Jeff, Connor and Ryan saw the need for a media outlet with content provided by players, for players.

The goal? Grow the Game.

Serving an audience of over 300,000 hardcore lacrosse fans worldwide, Lacrosse All Stars (LAS) hosts a network of independent blogs and produces its own compelling content on a daily basis. The LAS platform empowers passionate lacrosse fans to make their voices heard.

The website is packed with game recaps, player interviews, lifestyle articles, training advice and reports on all the coolest new lacrosse gear.

We recently printed Lacrosse All Stars’ super cool red, white and blue stickers. They’re totally legit. If you play lacrosse, you need one …

Which brings us to the this week’s Trivia Topic:

Q: How many kids currently play lacrosse in the United States?

200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000

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A: Approximately 400,000, according to US Lacrosse, the National Governing Body of Lacrosse in the United States.

Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing team sports in the United States. Youth participation in the sport has grown over 77% since 2006 to nearly 400,000 in 2012. No sport has grown faster at the high school level over the last 10 years and there are now an estimated 282,000 high school players. Lacrosse is also the fastest-growing sport over the last nine years at the NCAA level with 671 college teams in 2012, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Source: US Lacrosse

Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: How to Change the Default Fill and Outline Color in AI CS6

While some folks are perfectly happy with Adobe Illustrator’s “factory” default settings, a custom default fill and stroke can help to increase your productivity (and ease your creative flow).

The default fill/outline in Adobe Illustrator is a white fill with a black stroke.

To change the default fill and outline swatches:

Change the stroke and fill to the desired colors. (In this example, we will use a one hundred percent cyan fill with no stroke.)
Next, open the Graphic Styles palette and click the New Graphic Style icon to create a new style from the current stroke and fill.
Hold the Option key and drag the new graphic style swatch over the first swatch in the Graphic Styles palette.

Now, when you hit the D key, the default colors will be the newly selected colors.

Wrightsville Beach Loop Stroll

Gotta find a new place where the kids are hip and the waves are gnarly?

Wrightsville Beach is a North Carolina barrier island, located between Cape Hatteras (to the north) and Myrtle Beach (to the south). Wrightsville’s acclaimed John Nesbitt Loop stretches for nearly two and a half miles and is a well-traveled path for runners, joggers, and folks just out for a casual stroll.

Want to know when the tide’s out? The Wrightsville Beach Loop website provides a wealth of info on what’s happening, from webcams (Looper Star, Beach Cam, and Banks Channel), surf, weather, and tide information. You’ll find links to a slew of local surf reports and cams.

The Loop is the epicenter for all that’s fantastic about Wrightsville Beach. Thousands of people round the Loop in the name of health and clean living during the work week. People of all ages and all walks of life can be found on the Loop at all hours of the day and night. Everyone is represented whether it be the new mom getting her stroll on with her baby or the elite level triathalon athlete (sometimes they are one in the same)!

Slap a Wrightsville Beach Loop oval sticker on the tail of your beach buggy and you’ll pay homage to that seaside circle of sidewalk, no matter where your travels take you. And remember … it’s nearly impossible to have too many oval beach stickers on your bumper …