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Beer. Creative process for Grimm Brother Brewhouse by The Tenfold Collective

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Graphic Design Inspiration, Uncategorized

Now, let’s be clear — we don’t believe in a formula that works every single time. We acknowledge (and even revere) the pure intuition that is an indisputable part of our craft. But, we also figure a little check-listing never hurt creative types, and it’s all about balance, right? Right.

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Yin Yang, Oil and Water, Creative and Marketing.

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Graphic Design Inspiration, Uncategorized

Is there an eternal struggle between marketing and creative for control of the known universe? What are the issues that cause friction and does “team vision” leave creatives out of the “team” when “design-by-committee” comes into play?

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Enlighten your Digital Art Inspiration with Dezign Horizon

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Graphic Design Inspiration, Uncategorized

Dezign Horizon describes himself as “a photographer, digital artist and blogger..” who comes from Hawaii, he enjoys surfing and adventure travel which really comes out when you see his great work and photography.

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Design to Cuddle Upto: The Elements of Design We Are Comforted By

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Just a damn good read!, Uncategorized

Nothing like a cup of cocoa, blanket and undemanding friendship to dull the pain of life’s harsh realities, the design community gave us the comfort we wanted.

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55 Fresh and Creative Logo Designs

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Logo, Uncategorized

In case you get stuck on creating a logo design yourself, we’ve collected 55 of the freshest and latest logo designs to get your creative gears running.

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Crumpled Paper Icons Natural Wonders

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → General Web Design, Uncategorized

This crumpled paper icons natural wonders set includes a wide assortment of icons from nature (flowers, roses, houseplants, palm trees, pine trees, rain clouds, rain drops, the moon, the sun, a few planets, and lots of stars … Etc).

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70 Awesome Examples Of Street Photography

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Photography, Uncategorized

Street photography is a type of documentary photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls,political conventions, and other settings. Street photography uses the techniques of straight photography in that it shows a pure vision of something, like holding up a mirror to society.

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40+ Coolest Graffiti Artworks

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Community News, Uncategorized

Graffiti has existed since ancient times, with examples dating back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.

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Simple AJAX Commenting System

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Community News, Uncategorized

In this tutorial, we are making a Simple AJAX Commenting System. It will feature a gravatar integration and will demonstrate how to achieve effective communication between jQuery and PHP/MySQL with the help of JSON.

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Concept Illustrations by Jared Nickerson

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Illustrator Resources, Uncategorized

Jared Nickerson is an artist from Seattle, WA. Known as J3Concepts. In this article I have showcased some of the excellent and creative illustration by him.

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Top 10 most beautiful and inspirational blog comment box designs

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Uncategorized, Web Design Inspiration

Top 10 most beautiful and inspirational blog comment box designs

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Creative Watercolor Portraits Collection

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Graphic Design Inspiration, Uncategorized

Watercolor (US) or watercolour (UK), also aquarelle from French, is a painting method. A watercolor is the medium or the resulting artwork, in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water soluble vehicle.

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Photography of Some of the Tallest Buildings and Structures of the World

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Photography, Uncategorized

The Seven wonders of the World deservedly get a lot of attention. They represent a niche architecture. But there are a lot of buildings and structures that do not get the required praises. Some of the tallest buildings in the world have a very mesmerizing look. Their architecture is a very thoughtful process. Each and every bit of the building has something unique about it.

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Recreate the Epic 80’s Metal Text Effect in Photoshop

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Typography, Uncategorized

Follow this tutorial to recreate the epic metal text effect for yourself, making use of modern day digital design techniques in Photoshop.

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30 Cool One-letter Logo Designs

Submitted on 1st of July 2010Categories → Logo, Uncategorized

A well-thought logo design can effectively use a simple icon to leave a deep enough impression for the public. A memorable logo is always a plus if one wants to ensure first-time visitors to their websites will return in future. Drawing one letter to design a logo can be a great idea.

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