Welcome to Northlite Designs. Follow the photos link to see white Minnesota winters, colorful Minnesota autumns, that grand dame, Lake Superior, and many other locales around the United States, Canada, England, and Scotland. I'm a shutterbug and wherever I go, one (or more!) cameras go along too. I will be adding many more Lake Superior and Lake Michigan photos as well.

Win XP SP2 UPGRADE: PROCEED WITH CAUTION! Before you upgrade to Win XP SP2, read this page from Microsoft listing incompatibilities. Some may surprise you and there are links to pages with more information about the incompatibilities and how to fix them. Some are not for casual users though so read the instructions and proceed carefully.

Announcing Designorati

A 360º View of the Creative World

Join me at Designorati, a site full of information and interraction for and by creative professionals. Founded at the end of 2005 by a group of designers and creative professionals led by Pariah S. Burke, Designorati is a site where creative minds can find all they need in one place. Look to us for news on Illustration, Typography, Desktop Publishing, and much more!

Designorati:Illustration!

From Your Mind to the World

As Editor of Designorati:Illustration, my goal is to provide you with information that you need about your profession, and about new and updated products as well as the products you’ve come to depend on. Watch these pages for reviews and news on Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, Macromedia FreeHand, Microsoft Acrylic and more.

Photoshop Elements Q & A

Photoshop Elements 5.0 Questions and Answers

Photoshop Elements 4.0 Questions and Answers

Photoshop Elements 3.0 Questions and Answers

Photoshop Elements Techniques

Photoshop Elements Techniques Newsletter is full of tips and tricks for new users and experienced users alike. Get a free trial copy at Photoshop Elements User web site. Free tutorials and information and a forum, as well as content for subscribers. Watch the newsletter for my column, Restoration Station, where I'll show you how to give your old photos new life.

Take one of my Online classes!

Looking for info on my online classes in Fireworks, FreeHand, Illustrator or Elements? I teach a variety of online graphics-related classes at Eclectic Academy and LVS Online. Check out my Classes page for details. Not sure what an online class is? Read What are Online Classes?

Tutorials

Tutorials for Photoshop, Elements, GoLive, Illustrator, Freehand, Expression, How to install Fonts, and much more!

Reviews

American Pride

I recently did the cover art for a new JIP Records release called American Pride, a collection of original songs by American songwriters. Click the thumbnail to see a larger image. The CD is $14.95 and can be ordered direct from JIP Records.

Music of Heartohópia

Some of my waterfall photographs are used to illustrate George Trier's new book, Music of Heartohópia, a unique and beautiful book full of haunting essays and poetry, designed to awaken the musician in all of us. Read about the book here. The cover photo is the lower falls of Minneopa Falls, a small beautiful cascade that cuts through the heavily wooded river valley of Blue Earth County, here in Minnesota. Photos of Gooseberry Falls near Lake Superior from northern Minnesota are also featured in the book. You can purchase a copy at Amazon.com in paperback or e-book format.

Color Wheel Pro

Because most of my classes deal with creating graphics for web or print, I am often asked how to choose colors. I recommend Color Wheel Pro!

Color Wheel Pro is a unique software program that allows you to see color theory in action. With Color Wheel Pro, you can create harmonious color schemes and preview them on real-world examples.

Tutorials and More

Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard vector drawing program. Check out my tips and tutorials for this amazing program here.

The Super BladePro pages are full of presets for you to download and use. Join me at Eclectic Academy for online classes in BladePro, Alienskin Xenofex, Alienskin EyeCandy, and Macromedia Freehand, and over 50 other great classes too. See my classes page for details.

The small town of Good Thunder has a great Fire & Rescue Department. You can check them out on the Good Thunder page.

Info on my favorite author, Terry Pratchett, can be found here. You'll find some interviews with Pterry, reviews, US Tour Schedules, and info on his newest releases!

Interesting Links

Ray Young's Good Thunder Herald (Written by the Editor of the Good Thunder Herald, 60 years ago! A lovely look back in time!)

Northlite's Window archived pages

If you were looking for Northlite's Window, you found it...it has just evolved as I have after so many years on the Net! The links below will take you to some of my visitor's favorite pages, which I saved. They are no longer updated but will be available for viewing.

Contact Me

All designs and images on these pages are copyrighted to me, Sara Froehlich and Northlite Designs. If you want to use something you see, please contact me for permission. Thank you!

Northlite Designs

Good Thunder, Minnesota

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