Uncle Miltie Has a Door for You

“If Opportunity Doesn’t Knock, Build a Door.”

While Milton Berle (a.k.a.: Uncle Miltie) was known for a lot of zany stuff, this quote is crystal clear.

Milton was the child of a paint salesman and a department store detective. His film career began with an appearance in the 1914 silent film classic, The Perils of Pauline where, as legend has it, he was thrown from a speeding train. At the age of six.

It was all uphill from there.

His silent film career spanned more than fifty films. While Milton went onto Broadway, vaudeville, the talkies, and radio, it was television that brought him the greatest success. His Texaco Star Theater, first broadcast in 1948 opened Milton’s largest door.

When Milton originally went on the air, there were only 500,000 sets in the entire country. By mid-season, the number had skyrocketed to over a million and by 1954, mote than 26 million American homes had at least two television sets. He is reputed to have sold more television sets than any advertising campaign. – (the official Milton Berle website)

While there’s an element of luck in everything, opportunity awaits only those that seek it.

It’s up to you to build that door …

And now, for something you’ve likely never seen before. Milton Berle with Harpo Marx, from the days when television was something special:

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 …

GET SAMPLES

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.