The Zwatch Project
Sep 4, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
Zwatch is an online community and multimedia art project about zombies. Created by Alexander Laccarino and his Zteam in 2009, Zwatch launched in the Quad Cities of the Iowa/Illinois area following a fictitious story of a local zombie outbreak. The unsuspecting public took the project seriously and madness ensued. The Story In the summer of 2009, Zacharia Furio, a 21-year-old from Davenport, Iowa, was working for the Quad City Department of Biological Sciences, when he suddenly disappeared.
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Do You Need a Degree to be a Designer? (and more!)
Sep 3, 2010 General, Resources, Tutorials
In this week’s Question Time video post I give some rambling answers about taking on more than you can chew with client projects; things that help me find more freelance clients; whether a degree is important to be a designer; and I show off my fluent Spanish. This week’s questions How do you deal with a client’s needs vs your technical skills – Do you charge less for a job where you have to learn new skills because it might take longer to complete? How did you create the outro at the end of your video clips? How much time do you spend each week divided between client work and blog stuff?
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Airlight: Photographing the Edge of Darkness
Aug 25, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
Today we’re on location in St Ives, trying something different with very long coastal exposures. You’ll see the afterglow of the sunset illuminating the sea, movement in the waves, and a beautiful final image! Video Overview In this digital photography tutorial we explore shooting long exposures at the edge of the day using only the remnants of light remaining in the sky. We’ll start off with a few night photography tips and explains the camera setup before a brief tour of the location. Following on, we are then shown some stunning samples of images shot using Airlight or “at the edge of darkness” as Simon likes to refer to it.
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80 Amazing Abstract Architecture Shots (And How to Shoot Your Own)
Aug 24, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
Architecture is an incredibly fascinating area of design. The seemingly impossible physics, the play of light, the masculine textures, it all comes together to create an incredible sense of fantasy and wonder. The magic of great architecture is highlighted and even amplified significantly when presented by the right photographer. Today we’ll take a look at five quick tips to keep in mind to help you shoot better abstract architecture shots followed by eighty stunning examples.
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Quick Tip: The Effect of Brush Strokes in CorelDRAW
Aug 20, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
In this Vector Quick Tip, you will learn how to create various Brush stroke effects for different purposes, such as creating banners or an artistically drawn landscape. Step 1 – Create the Draft of the Landscape Select the Rectangle Tool and draw a rectangle. Then draw the horizon line with the FreeHand Tool as shown in the image below (don’t forget to close the shape). Select the both objects and intersect them (Arrange > Shaping > Intersect).
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Create a Modern Style Icon with a Professional Finish – Vector Premium Tutorial
Aug 19, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
We have another great Vector Premium tutorial available exclusively for Premium members today. If you want to learn how how to create a professional level Hard Drive icon with shading and lighting the techniques, then we have an awesome tutorial for you. This Tutorial is Filled with Professional Techniques You will learn how to use the the Path Finder Tool, Free Transform and some effects, such as Gaussian Blur and Inner Glow to create a modern style Icon with a professional finish. Premium members can Log in and Download! Otherwise, Join Now! Below are sample images, which show some of the development of this tutorial.
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Friday Photo Critique #45
Aug 13, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
Friday Photo Critique is our weekly community project, where we publish a photograph submitted by one of our wonderful readers, then ask you all to offer constructive feedback on the image. It’s a great way to learn more about photography, express your viewpoint, and have your own image critiqued! Quick Ground Rules Play nice! We’ve deliberately chosen photographs that aren’t perfect , so please be constructive with any criticism. Feel free to offer any type of advice – composition, lighting, post-processing etc. You can also link to photographs that you feel offer a great example of this type of image shot exceptionally well.
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Make a Two-Screen Gocco Print using Adobe Illustrator – Vector Premium Tutorial
Aug 12, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
We have another great Vector Premium tutorial available exclusively for Premium members today. If you’ve ever wanted to plan a vector image for Gocco Printing and create a unique hand-crafted piece of artwork, then we have an awesome tutorial for you! This Tutorial is Filled with Creative Techniques In this detailed tutorial you will learn how to plan, create and prepare a vector image and make a two color Gocco Print. Premium members can Log in and Download! Otherwise, Join Now! Below are sample images, which show some of the development of this tutorial. Vector Premium Membership As you know, we run a Premium membership system that costs $9 a month (or $22 for 3 months!) which gives members access to the Source files for tutorials as well as periodic extra tutorials, like this one! If you’re a Plus member you can log in and download the tutorial .
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Quick Tip: How to Create Mixed Ink Swatches with InDesign
Aug 11, 2010 General, Inspiration, Tutorials
Today’s financial situation has led to more clients asking for better value for money when setting budgets for design and print. A common request for a designer is to cut the number of inks from four down to two. Although this does cut print costs, it also cuts the designer’s color palette down dramatically. This tut will give you the knowledge to create more colors from a two color brief.
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Typography Mania #41
Aug 11, 2010 General, Inspiration, Resources, Tutorials
Typography Mania is a weekly post series that comes around every Wednesday with the best of Typography work on the web, from videos to images everything is full of great design and inspiration. <!–break–> Click here to check out all the previous Typography Mania Make sure to click on each image to go to original location where you can check out more work from each artist and designer. Videos Images by Pink Ponk by inkclear by sam j stanton by kaneda99 by hugowerner by Horacio Lorente by Pablens by thecontrabrand by opa. CALAMAR EN SU TINTA by Mr.Brainbow by Golden Porsche Sessions by tylor.reimer by mil3n by A Journey Round My Skull by ??
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