January 27, 2010
Yet another great article from Preston Lee over at GraphicDesignBlender.com. Stop by his site and take a look around!
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photo credit: Project GreenBag
Some of the best logos in existence are captivating because they convey two meanings at once, accomplish the task from a unique angle, or are somehow otherwise “creative”. The best way to tell [...]
Tags: gdb, graphic design blender, graphics, logo, look, professional, questions, typography
Posted in Design, Logo design |
December 16, 2009
article originally posted by Preston Lee @ http://graphicdesignblender.com/new-years-resolution-graphic-and-web-designers
photo credit: E. Bartholomew
The traditional New Year Resolution: some dread it and some embrace it. Of course, it’s not always easy to sit down and decide what we hope to accomplish over the next year. Below you will find a few ideas that I hope will be [...]
Tags: help, new years, questions, resolutions, tips, typography
Posted in Blogging, Random Stuff |
December 8, 2009
photo credit: DioMakr
It’s that time again to refresh my main website for SD Designs. Looking back on my last design, I really do not understand what kind of look I was going for. Simplistic? Too simple, too much text.
I don’t really think I was convincing my potential clients of my “creative” abilities. I’m looking [...]
Tags: look, new website, questions, refresh, Web design
Posted in Design, Web, Web design |
November 27, 2009
photo credit: rauchdickson
In the last ten or more years, web design has become one of the most prevalent design professions and
skills in the world. It’s nearly impossible to be hired as a new graphic designer these days without having some sort of background in…….
read the full article here
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Tags: Design, fonts, graphics, look, print, templates, Web design
Posted in Design, Web design |
November 24, 2009
The Skin Project
I love TYPE. Typography in print, typography on the web.. i love it all. Typography is one of my favorite parts of design and it is one of those things you can find in unlikely places. Sometimes on an old store sign, or a business card, the back of a food package or [...]
Tags: fonts, skin, tattoo, typography
Posted in Random Stuff |
November 19, 2009
Ah yes, the ever so popular “list” of favorite websites bug has struck here at Insomniac Drivel. Everyday I spend at least 2 hours reading and viewing my favorite design websites for inspiration and encouragement. Most every design blog has a few of these lists today, if not, they are seriously lagging behind. (like us!)
So [...]
Tags: blog, help, list, psd, tips, top websites, topics
Posted in Blogging, Resources |
November 12, 2009
This is one of my favorite tutorials from PSDtuts+. The original post did not include a PSD file to work with. So, I have added my own.
You can get it here
Step 1
Create a new document with 1000×750px. Double click on the backgrounds layer and in Color Overlay and choose a dark brown.
Read the ful [...]
Tags: Design, photoshop, psd, templates, Web design
Posted in Design, PSD Files, Resources, Web design |
November 10, 2009
Back again today with another simple wedding website.
Again, these files are intended to help a beginning designer pick apart a design and change various elements.
Download the PSD file here
If you like this download, you might also like my first wedding template
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Tags: Design, photoshop, psd, templates, Web design
Posted in Design, PSD Files, Resources, Web design |
November 10, 2009
There are some popular sketchy fonts available that are great for grungy and hand-drawn designs and illustrations. My problem is, I want to be able to use this sketchy style in any font. Turn’s out, it is actually really easy to do in Illustrator. Moreover, you can create a Graphic Style and easily apply the [...]
Tags: fonts, photoshop, sketch, tips
Posted in Design |
November 9, 2009
Download the PSD here
Hello there! Brandon here from SD Designs with a free template.
I design web templates all day and ones that are rejected by the client will be put in this blog as a free resource for all who want to use it.
This template is intended to help a beginning designer create a unique [...]
Tags: files, photoshop, psd, templates, Web design
Posted in Design, PSD Files, Resources, Web design |