Review of VECTORTUTS
Posted on July 21, 2008 by C Lin
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VECTORTUTS brought to you by PSDTUTS is a great resource for those of you who are in need of Illustrator help. Much like PSDTUTS, the site has tried and true tutorials with loads of tips and tricks that even the savviest user could benefit from. When I personally tested out one of the tutorials, I was amazed at how it broke down complex illustrations into steps that I could understand and grasp quickly. It gave me the tools to be able to create illustrations with simple shapes and shading techniques. Even if you’re not a talented illustrator, you could pull off realistic Illustrator drawings by knowing how to implement these techniques. There were a couple of points I felt needed improvement. For example, the tutorial asked the user to choose a few different shades of yellow without citing the exact Hex number. Missing crucial color information can really change an illustration!
Regardless of your skill level, I highly recommend trying out one of the tutorials, even if it’s just to practice your Illustrator ninja skills!
Web Production—Hollywood Style
Posted on January 7, 2008 by Tuesday Creative
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Tuesday Creative is an interactive agency that deals with a variety of entertainment websites, creating everything from web site design to flash games. A great deal of their clientele is in the entertainment industry, and the company mainly works with movie studios such as Universal, Walt Disney and their TV affiliates.
Logo for Czech Republic
Posted on September 19, 2007 by C Lin
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As a designer it’s not everyday that you get to design something cool or even very important in the grand scale of things. So just imagine what it would be like to have the responsibility of branding an entire country on your shoulders. Where would you even begin?
I Think Like a Genius
Posted on July 31, 2007 by C Johnson
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George Bernard Shaw once said that common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius—a truth that studygs.net certainly attests to with 8 suggestions for brilliant thinking that are, in essence, potent doses of common sense. So while not everyone can be a genius like Thomas Edison or Albert Einstein (or Seth McFarlane, yes, he IS a genius I don’t care what you think!) according to studygs.net, everyone can learn to think like a genius.
A Brief Hippie Moment
Posted on July 10, 2007 by C Lin
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Ah, the Creative Process. The how, what, where and why’s of creation. Just the thought of it is enough to drum up furrowed brows and scratching heads from Creatives everywhere. We’re baffled by it because it is a difficult thing to pin down our own creative processes and define the actions we take when we create.
Advertising Creative Tug McTighe is a Genius!
Posted on June 18, 2007 by C Johnson
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His podcast, American Copywriter, is popular with Creatives all over the world and its little wonder why with musings like “Improving your creative life for tomorrow starts today.” A stop-the-insanity plea to creatives everywhere, Tighe’s recently posted podcast is a seven-step guide to regaining your sanity in an environment that is rarely sane. McTighe’s seven suggestions are the stuff of wonderfully common logic that is both refreshing and reassuring. Refreshing in that McTighe is a man with both feet firmly planted on the ground and reassuring in the ‘I’m glad it’s not just me’ sigh of relief it gives you—the overstressed, overworked, underappreciated Creative.
Al Gore’s Office
Posted on May 25, 2007 by C Lin
Culture, Process | 3 Comments
When I’m curious to know more about our great leaders or artists, I often wonder what their offices or studios look like. It can offer insight about process, work habits, or even the general mind of the person. Here’s a picture of Al Gore’s office in all its glory! Stacks of books and papers that would make someone with OCD cringe; fascinating! Check out the article in Time where the photograph was published.
Stumbling on Happiness
Posted on April 30, 2007 by C Johnson
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Bookshops are littered with ‘how to’ books: how to get rich quick, how to loose weight now, how to succeed in business without really trying (Yeah, I went there). But ‘why’ books? That’s another story. Perhaps it’s because most people have ready-made opinions on how to do something, but being able to answer why things are? Not so easy.
Sacrum Has Vanished!
Posted on April 19, 2007 by S Running
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In case you haven’t heard of him, Sacrum B. Rown is a mysterious personality who blogged about brand topics. Or should I say he was a mysterious personality, because it looks like he took his whole site down the other day and completely erased his identity. There was much speculation as to whether or not he was a real person, since he presented himself in a ‘Borat’ flavored fashion. I’d guess his real name is probably Marcus Brown or something, but his site was fascinating and thought provoking.
Stand Up, Look Around
Posted on April 10, 2007 by Tuesday Creative
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As creative professionals, we spend a lot of time heads-down in pixel manipulation activities of one sort or another. So much time, in fact, that we sometimes forget to replenish the source of our ideas and creativity by standing up, walking around and taking in the world around us. Research, trend spotting, political and cultural awareness, understanding media and advertising—it’s all hard work and can be overwhelming at times. There’s no getting around that. The creative source that we too often forget to replenish is the part of us that responds creatively to these aspects of our chosen profession—our personal point of view.
