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abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Daily Inspiration #1044

Monday 30 January 23:18:13 UTC 2012

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it, also use "Daily Inspiration" in the subject, and don't forget … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Stunning Aerial Photography

Monday 30 January 19:00:43 UTC 2012

Photography is great and amazing in and of itself, but aerial photography takes it to another level of beauty by capturing these incredible shots only few people are able see without these photos. I hope you all enjoy and get inspired from this! Hello everyone! I'm Mackenzie, a graphic designer out of Colorado. In addition to being a designer, I … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Film Poster Illustrators – Where are you?

Monday 30 January 18:17:52 UTC 2012

Does anyone have agency contacts for UK based photoshop wizards who are responsible for creating this kind of modern film poster artwork from supplied stock images and studio cast shots? 50 Brilliantly Photoshopped Movie Posters | Psdtuts+ I use illustration agencies a lot but have never found a good resource for this type of illustrator. Does this type of work … [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » 20 things from 2011

Monday 30 January 15:38:12 UTC 2012

20 things that happened on the internet in 2011 is an amazing image illustrating 20 facts that happened last year on the internet and you have to guess what they are. You can also check the step by steps of how it was done, and see detailed shots of this amazing piece. The Artworks is created by Peter Jaworowski & Michal … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » "Hiding" text behind coloured plastic?

Monday 30 January 13:44:16 UTC 2012

I'm looking to create a mock up of a book that features an effect similar to the jacket of Stefan Sagmesiter' Made you look. Basically I want to have a 'page' that's a thin sheet of coloured plastic that masks off some red text behind it. When you turn the 'page' and you can see the red text behind the … [Link]

Inspiredology » 25 Black and White Vintage Cover Designs

Monday 30 January 13:41:23 UTC 2012

Since the advent of color in any creative work of prints, film, or otherwise, that used only black, white, and gray, gave way to feelings of nostalgia, history, or even retro for onlooking audiences. There is much to enjoy with these seemingly out-of-place pieces of today’s modern and color-centric world. I enjoy watching black and white films, so much that, … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Tattooing?…

Monday 30 January 13:35:21 UTC 2012

Whilst being tattooed last week I thought: "Why am I paying this man quite a lot of money to colour my arm in? I could do that!" A few hours later I was the proud owner of this little lot: I had been drinking prior to ordering and now realise I have absolutely no idea how to actually tattoo but … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Something similar to Sentinel…

Monday 30 January 13:13:14 UTC 2012

:icon_confused: Hi guys I really want to use the typeface SENTINEL, by H &FJ, for a project I'm currently working on, but until I know the project has got the definite go-ahead I don't want to shell out a couple hundred £ just yet. In the meen time, can any of you recommend a more affordable, or better yet free, … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » AI designer/s Required.

Monday 30 January 13:06:30 UTC 2012

HI My name is Jason Im starting a Business called 'Pure Fine 999' making personalised coins. And am looking for Graphic designers who work in Adobe. They must be high quality Vetcor. (im sure you relise this) Also clients often send graphics of logos etc which are not vector usually JPG at 300Kb this is to pixelated and produces to … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Printer A3 +

Monday 30 January 12:43:24 UTC 2012

Hi i am looking for an a3+ inkjet printer that is pretty decent and will take thick card stocks. potentially 300gsm +. Does anyone have any experiance with this kind of stock printing. Thanks [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » The Perfect Office #124

Monday 30 January 12:03:08 UTC 2012

We've seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we'll assemble a perfect office, and we'd like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have? Not only gadgets and equipment, but also furniture, sound system, gaming stuff (for lunch time!). A designer is … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Creative block!

Monday 30 January 11:24:56 UTC 2012

Hi guys, I have been approached to create a logo for a small cleaning service company locally based. From what i could gather from the mission statement the company are proud to emphasise the fact that they will return old worn dirty services to as new condition. So via my research, thinking and designing process i arrived at the refresh … [Link]

Web Designer Depot » New developer tools in Firefox 10 and 11

Monday 30 January 10:56:51 UTC 2012

Firefox 10, due out January 31st (the same day Firefox 11 becomes an official Beta release), finally rounds out the browser’s growing collection of developer tools with Page and Style Inspectors.In some ways, these tools are similar to Firebug, but they’re also uniquely Mozilla-ey.Rather than try to reproduce Firebug or the WebKit developer tools, Mozilla has included only the most essential … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » Happy Monday.

Monday 30 January 10:16:03 UTC 2012

Today, Monday January 30, has been named as the happiest Monday of the year by psychologists who cite the years first pay check and newly booked summer holidays as helping to banish the winter blues. The date is regarded as when the majority of folk put the financial excess of Christmas behind them and coincides with the busiest weekend of … [Link]

Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for UK designers » 3D printing

Monday 30 January 9:47:04 UTC 2012

Hi guys! I've been looking into 3D printers all weekend, there's something about them that gets me quite excited, the ability to create prototypes or little vinyl toys to doodle all over is a graphic designers dream and I was just wondering, does anybody on here have one?! [Link]

abdz.do – Have you given up on being inspired? » Create a Creamy Ice Cream Poster on Illustrator

Monday 30 January 8:14:39 UTC 2012

Hi everyone, before someone say it's winter on the north pole, I gotta say it's damn hot here in Brasil, so I though a tasty and frosty illustration would be a good exercise to do. This is a step by step tutorial forwarding some of the previous tutorials. The idea is to incentive the idea of playing in Illustrator. It's … [Link]

Line25.com » 25 Examples of Super Wide Website Designs

Monday 30 January 8:00:39 UTC 2012

As monitor resolutions become larger, websites become wider. This showcase features 25 awesome website designs over 1000px in width. Many of these super wide designs are built as responsive layouts, which allows the designer to accommodate even the largest of screen sizes with the max-width property without chopping off elements on smaller resolutions.Michela Chiucini View the website Dave Gamache Park La Fun Michael Schmid Brad Evans Tommy HatBox Carter Digital … [Link]

Spoon Graphics » 30 Illustrator Video Tutorials Every Designer Should See

Monday 30 January 8:00:12 UTC 2012

If you’re trying to learn a new application there’s nothing better than having an expert guide you through the various menus and tools. This post rounds up 30 of the most detailed Adobe Illustrator video tutorials and screencasts on the web. Each one features a mix of clear commentary and useful techniques that will help you on your way to … [Link]

You The Designer » 30 Examples of Impressive Concept Art

Monday 30 January 8:00:08 UTC 2012

For both video games and comic books, concept artists are necessary to create the aesthetically-pleasing visuals that enhance the storyline’s action and drama. From simple pencil sketches to 3D models, detailed character turnarounds to costumes, fantastic vehicles to intricate weapon design, the possibilities are endless. These are some examples of impressive video game and comic book concept art. BATMAN (DC/Rocksteady … [Link]

Web Design Ledger » 21 Inspiring Examples of Dark Colors in Web Design

Monday 30 January 5:07:37 UTC 2012

Advertise here with BSAWe all know that color is a key aspect of web design, and here at WDL we like to show you how designers are using colors in their projects. We’ve already showcased lists showing colorful websites and sites using white, so today, to keep you inspired around colors and how to use them, we decided to gather a … [Link]

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