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If you want to get an insight in what’s hot in logotype design in the web 2.0 era, take a look at this massive collection:

Source: Pietel (dutch blogger and photographer, make sure to check his Flickr sets).

• Got3d - Free Textures
  Tons of textures for all your 3D needs, but they’re also very usefull for Photoshop users!
• Building your very own web2.0 layout | mentalized
  “So you wanna look web2.0? I’ll guide you through creating your very own webdesign template ready to be applied to your web2.0 application or blog or startup.” Slightly ironical …

In the past, I was always amazed when I saw those spacy 3D wallpapers on Deviantart and the art groups. But recently I found a technique to create the effect in no time, without any knowledge of 3D modelling.

Take a look at the finished result (click for bigger):

Looks too good to create in about 10 minutes? Then read on: Read the rest of this entry »

Always dreamt of designing your own snowboard? Or even better, design a limited edition snowboard that’ll be produced and selled worldwide?

Then grab your chance and enter the Design Your Ride competition, a coöperation of Monson boards and Kasei sports.

“You love snowboarding. You love designing. Are you ready for these two worlds to collide?”

If you want to take part of this unique contest, design a board on the template your get when you register, then upload your work (deadline: March 3th!) and let people vote on it. If  your design gets at least 100 votes (from 100 different people), you make it to the finals, where they count your exact votes. The winning snowboard design goes in production, but the 4 runner up’s get a real life version of their snowboard too! Contest details here.

Encouraged by OlduvaiGeorge, I’ve been experimenting again with my Wacom tablet, in Photoshop. This is my latest creation, based on a fast ballpoint-sketch:

To show you that it’s not difficult at all, I wrote this “making of”, explaining the basis process and techniques used for the textures on the cloths.
Read on: Read the rest of this entry »

• Crazy Multi-Input Touch Screen
  This is a video of a multi-input touch screen that hopefully will make its way into consumer computer market in time. A standard touch screen allows one input at a time; this one allows multiple people to use it and allows for Minority Report like feature
• imageVue Gallery
  Very nice soccer wallpapers. These people got some serious Photoshopskills, combined with a love of soccer.
• Current style in web design
  An overview of the current state-of-the art in graphic design for webpages.
• Web Design from Scratch - Free web design course - basics, layout, free tutorials, case studies, how to guides and examples
  “This site is for everyone involved or interested in creating web sites - whether novice or expert. It will help you understand what makes web sites succeed or fail, and what can be done to increase the chance of success.”

On a moviesite, my eye felt (surprisingly) on this poster for an new movie: “This film is not yet rated”.

I thougt: “Nice Photoshop. Let’s try to do this myself.”

And so I did. This is what I came up with:

Of course, I wrote a “making of”. Read on: Read the rest of this entry »

• Threadless T-Shirts - Submit Your Design, Win $1,000
  Download a template, design your tee, and make a chance to win 1000$. Sounds good to me!
• A Flashy New Adobe
  An arcticle about the merge of Adobe and Macromedia, now a year ago.
• Design 2.0: Minimalism, Transparency, and You
  Emily Chang writes an interesting article with conclusions based on the eHub Interviews, a series of questions and answers with the creators behind many of the new web 2.0 services.
• RetouchPRO - Photoshop speed test
  An interesting test to compare the processing speed of Photoshop on your machine with the results of others.
• Life Poster - Photoshop Instructions :: Wayward Puppy
  A handy guide to make the famous “life poster” in Photoshop ( untill now, the easiest way was to use Mac’s iPhoto ).

Two days ago I stumbled on the blog of an amazing graphic tablet artist: Olduvaigeorge, who gives us a look “behind the scenes” of making these highly detailed illustrations of (prehistorical) animals.
If you’re thinking of using a graphic tablet yourself, you should really check his working process, and realise the only tools he uses are Photoshop and a small Wacom tablet.

(Image copyright by Olduvaigeorge)

• Photoshop World | World’s Largest Photoshop Convention
  “Three days of the most intensive photoshop training available in the world. Your elite instructors are the industry’s best and brightest photoshop gurus.”
• Letterhead Fonts: Rare and Unique Typefaces for Artists
  This is without doubt one of the best and most extensive retro fonts collections on the web. Check their fabulous real-life examples too.
• Logotypes : Brand Names : Logos : Trademarks | Free for Download
  “The main goal of this site is to give an opportunity to designers and other interested individuals to use a logotype/trademark in its original and exact form. The logotypes and trademarks can be opened with Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand and Core
• Gmail gets Chat functionality.
  “Now Gmail accounts are automatically enabled with chat features. You don’t have to do anything special, it just works. See when your friends are online and decide for yourself how you want to get in touch with them.”