<p>In a wrap up of this year’s Motionographer Holiday Catalog (see <a href="http://motionographer.com/2011/12/09/motionographer-holiday-catalog-2011/">Part 1</a> & <a href="http://motionographer.com/2011/12/16/motionographer-holiday-catalog-2011-part-2/">Part 2</a>), here’s the third and final post saluting story, tradition, history, and method.  Enjoy!</p> <p><em>UPDATE 10/27/11: Added a last-minute arrival to the holiday scene.  See below!</em></p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/33911301">FoxRetro X-mas</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/vascolo">Váscolo</a>.<br /> Also, check out the <a href="http://gahfeworks.blogspot.com/2011/12/vascolofox-retro-x-mas.html#mstto=en">process behind the party</a>!</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/33952163">Yo Gabba Gabba ” To Give A Present”</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/kirstenlepore">Kirsten Lepore</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/34194970">Christmas Card to Friends</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/monovich">Stephen Fitzgerald</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HIGCgpHYB4">Singing Christmas Hedgehogs</a> from <a href="http://birdboxstudio.com/">Bird Box Studio</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p style="text-align: center;">National film Board of Canada’s <a href="http://vimeo.com/33414316">Holiday Card 2011</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/animalcolm">Malcolm Sutherland</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/34075855">Share The Joy. Répandez la Joie.</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user8814153">Shed MTL</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://vimeo.com/33635713">O NIGHT DIVINE</a></em> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user814889">Eliot Rausch + Phos Pictures</a>.<br /> A modern take on the age-old story.</p> <p> </p> <p>These year end holidays are Grand Central to me - a time of genuflection for the greatest of toys, and consumption of the breadiest of puddings - but especially because I’m a hard-core sentimentalist.  I tend to look at history through really thick rose-colored glasses, willingly. So when there’s a massive thorn in one of those memories (such as when Santa didn’t bring <a href="http://torwars.com/2011/07/30/vintage-tv-star-wars-millennium-falcon-commercial-79/">my Christmas wish</a> one year because <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=139101146145532&set=a.139100552812258.34627.138110972911216&type=3&theater">one of these little bastards</a> screwed up on the job), I try very hard to forgive and forget…and then white-wash it with purple prose.  Similarly, there’s a lesson here with this closing video: <em>Let us be tolerant of others’ ineptitude</em>.</p> <p>And so, with a final sweeping festive gesture, please enjoy this touching holiday story:</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/33972392">Xmas 2011</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/elefantstudios">Elefant Studios AG</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Well, that’s it folks - we’ve turned the final page of the 2011 Motionographer Holiday Catalog.  Hopefully there was at least one item here to circle and put on your wishlist, or at the very least, get that general holiday blood flowing.</p> <p>Along with the featured in this year’s series, I’d like to thank all those who submitted amazing holiday-inspired content to our offices.  When I was a kid, seemingly every commercial on TV around the winter holidays was celebratory in some way, which was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8JtRmnISUg&">really great</a>. And so, while not everything makes it broadcast these days, it’s incredibly inspiring to see the continual effort put forth throughout the industry - personal and professional, across all media - for such a specific, narrow window each year.  Please keep up the great work, and tune in 2012 (assuming no worldwide cataclysm) for more festivities!</p> <p>Happy Holidays, everyone!</p> <p><em>Special thanks to Justin Cone, <em>Michelle Higa,</em> Brandon Lori, Daniel Coutinho, Harm van Zon, Ryan Rothermel, Ash Thorp  + all the other Motionographer cast members for help this year!</em></p> <p><a href="http://motionographer.com" target="_blank">Posted on Motionographer</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.cineversity.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-43318" height="55" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cineversity.gif" title="cineversity" width="250" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.cineversity.com/">Cineversity</a>, the official Cinema 4D training site from Maxon, has relaunched with a new look, new features and loads of new content.</p> <p><a href="http://motionographer.com" target="_blank">Posted on Motionographer</a></p>

<p><a href="http://motionographer.com/jobs/" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-43295 alignnone" height="174" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/JOBS2.jpg" title="JOBS" width="468" /></a>You may have noticed that <a href="http://motionographer.com/jobs/" target="_blank">Motionographer Jobs</a> now charges a small $50 fee to employers looking to post a work opportunity on our job board. While the service will remain free for those searching and applying to job postings, we’ve levied this price in order to accommodate our costs as a not-for-profit, all volunteer organization. Still, our primary goal of matching the industry’s best skills with the best opportunities remains and we thank each of you for your support and continued participation in Motionographer Jobs.</p> <p><a href="http://motionographer.com" target="_blank">Posted on Motionographer</a></p>

<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/33792425"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-43288 aligncenter" height="137" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Screen-shot-2011-12-19-at-8.00.13-AM.jpg" title="Screen shot 2011-12-19 at 8.00.13 AM" width="250" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/33792425"><em>Lonely Little Teacup</em></a> by Linnea Sterte.</p> <p><a href="http://motionographer.com" target="_blank">Posted on Motionographer</a></p>

<p><a href="http://posterity.themill.com/"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-43280" height="130" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mill1.jpg" title="mill" width="250" /></a><br /> <a href="http://posterity.themill.com/">Posterity</a> is a limited edition series of posters for good. Designed by <a href="http://www.themill.com">The Mill’s</a> creative staff and its extended network of artist friends, this poster series has been created as a part of the <a href="http://5050.gd/">50/50 initiative</a> to aid the famine relief efforts in East Africa.</p> <p><a href="http://motionographer.com" target="_blank">Posted on Motionographer</a></p>

<p>In a continuation of <a href="http://motionographer.com/2011/12/09/motionographer-holiday-catalog-2011/">last week’s post</a> and <a href="http://motionographer.com/2011/12/12/worklife-royale-attempts-the-impossible/">Royale’s excellent holiday short</a>, this is the second of Motionographer’s Holiday Catalog three-part series, which reviews some of 2011′s better winter holiday-themed ads, PSAs, cards and shorts. Enjoy!</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hornetinc.com/site/project.php?id_project=295&id_director=3"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-43263" height="263" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/hornet1.jpg" title="hornet" width="468" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hornetinc.com/site/project.php?id_project=295&id_director=3">CHOBANI’s “Snow Angels”</a> from <a href="http://www.hornetinc.com/site/director.php?id_director=3">Yves Geleyn</a> / <a href="http://www.hornetinc.com/site/news.php">Hornet</a>.<br /> Read more about the project, review full credits, and check out the process gallery!</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.onesize.nl/christmascard/"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-43262" height="230" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/onesize1.jpg" title="onesize" width="468" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Create and send a <a href="http://www.onesize.nl/christmascard/">unique Christmas card</a> from <a href="http://www.onesize.nl/">Onesize</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://vimeo.com/33652597">Beakus Christmas 2011</a></em> for BBC’s CBeebies from Matthias Hoegg / <a href="http://www.beakus.com/">Beakus</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/33523420">ORANGE “Noël</a>” from <a href="http://www.gluesociety.com/">The Glue Society</a> / <a href="http://www.wanda.net/fr/directors/the-glue-society-59">Wanda Productions</a> + <a href="http://www.akamastudio.com/">AKAMA STUDIO</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/32929293">First Commonwealth Bank’s</a><a href="http://vimeo.com/32929293"> “Bailey and the Snowman”</a> from <a href="http://www.animalspots.com/">Animal</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>And finally, this spectacular PSA from Make Visual:</p> <p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/32456349">Child’s Play “Gifts From Above”</a> from <a href="http://www.makevisual.com/">MAKE</a>.<br /> <a href="http://www.makevisual.com/uploads/_pages/childs_play.php">Check out the process shots here</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Tune in next week for the final installment of this series!</p> <p><em>Special thanks this week to Motionographer’s Brandon Lori, Harm van Zon, Michelle Higa, and Ryan Rothermel for the help!</em></p> <p><a href="http://motionographer.com" target="_blank">Posted on Motionographer</a></p>

<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/33683303"><img alt="" height="130" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/domino2.jpg" title="domino" width="250" /></a></p> <p>Argentina-based <a href="http://www.estudioronda.com.ar/">Studio Ronda</a> with another fun spot, <a href="http://vimeo.com/33683303"><em>Domino Party</em></a>.</p> <p><a href="http://motionographer.com" target="_blank">Posted on Motionographer</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.beeldmotion.com/#2316592/V-ao-Cinema"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-43224" height="141" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/man.jpg" title="man" width="250" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.beeldmotion.com">BEELD</a> creates this unique and poetic short film for Telecine Network.</p> <p><a href="http://motionographer.com" target="_blank">Posted on Motionographer</a></p>

<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/33521868"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-43207" height="140" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sehsucht.jpg" title="sehsucht" width="250" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.sehsucht.de/">Sehsucht</a> destroys a microscopic city for Vorwerk in <a href="http://vimeo.com/33521868">“Stadt der Milben.”</a> Making-of <a href="http://vimeo.com/33656992">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://motionographer.com" target="_blank">Posted on Motionographer</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nas1rJpm7wY"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-43203" height="127" src="http://motionographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/blizzard-diablo3.jpg" title="blizzard-diablo3" width="250" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://us.blizzard.com/">Blizzard</a> reveals an epic intro <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nas1rJpm7wY">cinematic</a> for Diablo III. (Thanks, <a href="http://ashthorp.com/">Ash</a>!)</p> <p><a href="http://motionographer.com" target="_blank">Posted on Motionographer</a></p>

<h3>We keep going through our weekly journey checking out great logos! We're thinking ahead and we want to find new topics, good ones, to share with you guys. Last week we had a great post about logos with numbers, and today it's all about logos with cats!</h3> <!--break--><!--break--><p>Every week we search through our beloved <a href="http://logopond.com">Logopond</a>, but starting this week, we are also gonna search for logos on <a href="http://dribbble.com">Dribbble</a>, a great community for designers everywhere. Also, if you you'd like to suggest ideas for the next subjects, please, tell me by sending me sending me a tweet: <a href="http://twitter.com/paulogabriel">@paulogabriel</a>. Cheers! ;)</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/149298" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/7fe1afb079f86140201f0ff4677bbe95.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/153110" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/bb6ea46c04e086d72183a19e8264cf6a.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/151822" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/83e89dcca878fdab095d812f018f3bfd.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/151723" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/8cb915ef055eea7c09f8a051b2426dea.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/153458" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/6107c1759040413171585f2cb05a6066.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/150250" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/23da9e2c9ff78136680f65469a0d46cf.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/144662" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/369b111fd8c80e07a5f2642c13ba15ee.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/122381" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/9e8930ecbedb14586cb632d378bb875f.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/116913" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/92804a9a3d1a76d68a3d2cf866055d85.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/116005" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/3c503f73184a00d767e31268769b030d.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/113642" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/56d5502d255a1eeb960385795bba6f29.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/76073" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/3eeb736a8c3066f1f6e6a0db87d90e7e.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/75726" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/107b98bdd10ba59093ddd23636b9e285.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/68418" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/61fb24f5c1746f1d6a5d1c48f0b19f4d.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/47941" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/e30db48833d9eba6e6ade946d282675b.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/42417" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/bc8abe8e78ace2ea6f618ef2133d5da5.png" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/41589" title="Logo Design: Cats"><br /> <img alt="Logo Design: Cats" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/logo-design-cats/83fa37c28fe1c8fae228c91256796fdb.png" /><br /> </a></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>Hello, everyone! I'm Paulo Gabriel, designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil, born in 1984. I have worked as a webdesigner since 2006, but websites and blogs have been a hobby for me since 1999. Here in Abduzeedo, I try to bring only the hot stuff for you... and hope that all of you enjoy my posts! 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<h3>I love those photos that were taken unexpected, the true feeling of the moment come out in true colors. In this post I handpicked a selection of spontaneous portraits that are amazing. Don't you have an spontaneous portrait that was taken when you weren't noticing? Enjoy. </h3> <!--break--><!--break--><p class="imgC"> <a href="http://333bracket.deviantart.com/art/Sleep-Spent-182282271?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous&qo=487" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/00.jpg" /><br />by 333bracket</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://nighthaze.deviantart.com/art/Summer-fun-148064150?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous%20fun&qo=71" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/01.jpg" /><br />by Nighthaze</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://bylaauraa.deviantart.com/art/Bubbles-and-bokeh-129691490?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous&qo=35" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/02.jpg" /><br />by ByLaauraa</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://bylaauraa.deviantart.com/art/Girls-just-wanna-have-fun-142796733?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous&qo=199" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/03.jpg" /><br />by ByLaauraa</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://vampire-zombie.deviantart.com/art/Have-a-seat-104261280?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous&qo=145" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/04.jpg" /><br />by vampire-zombie</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://meriirem.deviantart.com/art/Hologram-189012293?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous&qo=133" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/05.jpg" /><br />by meriirem</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://ennil.deviantart.com/art/La-fille-de-M-Choderlos-80081895?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous&qo=86" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/06.jpg" /><br />by ennil</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://indiae.deviantart.com/art/serenade-124895582?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous&qo=170" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/07.jpg" /><br />by indiae</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://fhrankee.deviantart.com/art/Song-151355118?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous&qo=313" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/08.jpg" /><br />by fhrankee</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://heleneee.deviantart.com/art/summer-nights-130498250?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous&qo=275" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/09.jpg" /><br />by Heleneee</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://aeon-100.deviantart.com/art/swallowed-by-the-sea-135816997?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous&qo=402" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/10.jpg" /><br />by aeon-100</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://bingbing51.deviantart.com/art/Sweet-insanity-62087727?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous&qo=353" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/11.jpg" /><br />by bingbing51</a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://m0thyyku.deviantart.com/art/UK-259770246?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Aphotography%2Fpeople%2Fspontaneous&qo=73" rel=""><br /> <img alt="Spontaneous Portrait Photography" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/paul0v2/spontaneous/12.jpg" /><br />by m0thyyku</a></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>Hi there! I'm <a href="http://www.paulocanabarro.com">Paulo Canabarro</a>, 26 year old web designer - <a href="http://www.paulocanabarro.com">paulocanabarro.com</a> I'm from Brazil currently living and working out of Providence RI, USA. I'm truly passionate about design of all kinds, finding and sharing inspiration here has become part of my life. If you like to know more about me or get in touch visit my website <a href="http://www.paulocanabarro.com">paulocanabarro.com</a> Stock me at <a href="http://twitter.com/paul0v2" title="Follow me on twitter!">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://dribbble.com/paul0v2" title="Dribbble">Dribbble</a></p> <p>Other Resources: <a href="http://abduzeedo.com/www.bjjfights.com" title="Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Fights">BJJ Fights</a></p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"><p class="imgC"><a href="http://mediamilitia.com/?ref=abdz2" rel="" title="Media Militia Free Design Resources"><img alt="Advertising banner by Media Militia Free Design Resources" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/mmilitia/media-militia.jpg" /></a></p> </div></div><!--b1229df49e254d558b48cf6a7d7b099a--> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=EfpDwvIRkhY:Yx1rXh6Bjvs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=EfpDwvIRkhY:Yx1rXh6Bjvs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=EfpDwvIRkhY:Yx1rXh6Bjvs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=EfpDwvIRkhY:Yx1rXh6Bjvs:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=EfpDwvIRkhY:Yx1rXh6Bjvs:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=EfpDwvIRkhY:Yx1rXh6Bjvs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=EfpDwvIRkhY:Yx1rXh6Bjvs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=EfpDwvIRkhY:Yx1rXh6Bjvs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/EfpDwvIRkhY" width="1" />

<h3>Video Inspiration is a weekly(ish) post where we either feature a specific artist or show a sort of "best of" list of videos we've discovered during the week. Everything here may not be brand new, but we felt it worth sharing with the community. If you have good finds that you'd like to share, please feel free to send your links to <a href="mailto:nathan@abduzeedo.com">nathan@abduzeedo.com</a> with "video inspiration" in the subject line.</h3> <p>This week I'm featuring some rad videos I've found around the web. Enjoy!</p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/33060703">Delilah - Love You So</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/cultofgreg">Cult of Greg</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/31800026">Hugh Leeman</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/agencycharlie">Agency Charlie</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/33353084">Chris Moberg - Demo Reel 2011</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/chrismoberg">Chris Moberg</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/33792425">Lonely Little Teacup.</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user6691920">Linnea Sterte</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/32437729">Heartburn</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user9356421">heartburnfilm</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>Hi, my name is Nathan Weller. I'm a Columbus Ohio based artist, blogger and freelance consultant. I manage business development here at Abduzeedo. If you'd like to partner or advertise with us, email me at nathan[@]abduzeedo.com. I also write for some other cool blogs and post everything I write on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/astonishingpost">twitter</a>. If I'm not working then I'm either tinkering around with personal projects or posting cool stuff as I find it on my <a href="http://theastonishingpost.tumblr.com">Tumblr</a>. If you're passionate about art or even an artist yourself, I'd love to connect and learn about what you do :)</p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"></div></div><!--b1229df49e254d558b48cf6a7d7b099a--> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=nXLUXAoFVAY:s4TxXZNfczA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=nXLUXAoFVAY:s4TxXZNfczA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=nXLUXAoFVAY:s4TxXZNfczA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=nXLUXAoFVAY:s4TxXZNfczA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=nXLUXAoFVAY:s4TxXZNfczA:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=nXLUXAoFVAY:s4TxXZNfczA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=nXLUXAoFVAY:s4TxXZNfczA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=nXLUXAoFVAY:s4TxXZNfczA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/nXLUXAoFVAY" width="1" />

<h3>The book suggestion of the week is called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1856697274/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=abduzeedo09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1856697274">Symbol</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=abduzeedo09-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1856697274&camp=217145&creative=399373" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /> and it's a great book for those willing to learn more and improve their design skills on symbols. It shows over 1300 symbols organized in 2 styles abstract and representatinonal with sub groups within those 2.</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1856697274/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=abduzeedo09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1856697274"><img border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/books/symbol-book/symbol-book-01.jpeg" /></a></p> <h3>About the Book</h3> <p>The book features over 1300 symbols, organized into groups and sub-groups according to their visual characteristics. Each category includes a short introduction, with expanded captions providing information on who the symbol was designed for, who designed it, when, and where appropriate, what the symbol stands for. These sections are interspersed with short case studies on both classic examples of symbols still in use, and exceptional examples of recently designed symbols.</p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1856697274/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=abduzeedo09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1856697274"><img border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/books/symbol-book/symbol-book-04.jpeg" /></a></p> <h3>About the Author</h3> <p>ngus Hyland is a graduate of the RCA and a partner at Pentagram Design London. In 2001 Hyland was the co-curator with Roanne Bell of "Picture This", a British Council exhibition featuring the work of London illustrators.</p> <p>Steven Bateman is a freelance writer who has worked with some of the UK's leading design agencies. A regular contributor to Grafik magazine, he also writes for ISTD Condensed, Nico, and Varoom.</p> <h2><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1856697274/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=abduzeedo09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1856697274">Buy This Book</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=abduzeedo09-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1856697274&camp=217145&creative=399373" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /> </h2> <p>* Images by <a href="http://www.davidairey.com/">David Airey</a></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>Abduzeedo is a blog about design. There are all sorts of articles for those who want to look for inspiration. Also you will find very useful tutorials for the most used applications out there, with a special selection of Photoshop Tutorials and Illustrator Tutorials. You can get in follow us via Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/abduzeedo">@abduzeedo</a> </p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-7764262396280460"; /* Author 336x280 */ google_ad_slot = "0020356584"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--> </div></div><!--b1229df49e254d558b48cf6a7d7b099a--> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=SHky8Bzk_7I:onShjdAiXk4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=SHky8Bzk_7I:onShjdAiXk4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=SHky8Bzk_7I:onShjdAiXk4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=SHky8Bzk_7I:onShjdAiXk4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=SHky8Bzk_7I:onShjdAiXk4:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=SHky8Bzk_7I:onShjdAiXk4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=SHky8Bzk_7I:onShjdAiXk4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=SHky8Bzk_7I:onShjdAiXk4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/SHky8Bzk_7I" width="1" />

<h3>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 to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo.</h3> <!--break--><!--break--><p>If possible use the HTML code: <strong><p class="imgC"><a href="Link to the page you found the image"><img src="Link to the Image" /></a></p></strong></p> <p>Do you want to see all images from all Daily Inspirations? Check out <a href="http://daily.abduzeedo.com">http://daily.abduzeedo.com</a></p> <h3>You can also submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via <a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/submit/">http://raw.abduzeedo.com/</a></h3> <h3>Aldo Fernandes Azevedo</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509188662/http-www-behance-net-gallery-mysterious-1995153-u"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvfkg24UU41r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>Ambiorix Martinez</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13495070129/vampires-photography-serie-from-a-dominican"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lve1wts4D41r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>Anna Abba</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509265818"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvfugjKMRo1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>anideaeveryday</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509333294/today-its-a-special-day-for-my-mom-its-her"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvf2iqP0aW1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>ben clube</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509328400/adrift-animation-screenshot"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvf43bWYt81r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509326423/adrift-animation-screenshot"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvf4478gch1r46py4o1_500.png" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509331101/adrift-animation-by-ben-clube-ben-casey-matt"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvf3xoOzgs1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>beriii</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13458819001/gergo-pocsai"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvc94jbS1j1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>Best Bookmarks</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509219605/branimir-jaredic-photography"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvflvtZ3f51r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509217846/anthony-cragg-amazing-sculptures"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvflwvEZ9l1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509221849/karen-knorr-india-song"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvflthnEX21r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>beautifulisalife</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13495068330/by-happy-nguyen"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvdyay5mJw1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13495068509/by-happy-nguyen"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvdybmMTAe1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>bob ewing</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509347442/this-metal-chair-is-starting-to-become-part-of"><img alt="Digital art 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src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvf79rwLjS1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>fabriciomora</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509167887/http-aners56-deviantart-com-d4ho7u2"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvfs0iiBaK1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509162833/http-aners56-deviantart-com-gallery-offset-48-d"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvfs59C9bL1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>ggys</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13495066938/sam-carter-15-years-old-used-as-a-wallpaper"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvdxtsmw8e1r46py4o1_500.png" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>Gregor</h3> <p class="imgC"><a 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alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvdwt6kg7o1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <h3>pk</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509324179/stunning-examples-of-close-up-face-portraits"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvf5xkkmpC1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509240777/the-paper-fox-project"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvfbre0I3B1r46py4o1_500.png" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://raw.abduzeedo.com/post/13509250599/daily-inspirations-no-308"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #992" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvfb3mOTeK1r46py4o1_500.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a 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<h3>On last January, Montreal Meets had their <a href="http://abduzeedo.com/montreal-meets-abduzeedo-and-signalnoise">first edition</a> with two truly amazing speakers including our beloved founder Fabio Sasso here at Abduzeedo and James White from <a href="http://blog.signalnoise.com/">Signalnoise</a>. For April 2012, Montreal Meets will be back with MMTWO and we are doing a ticket giveaway for you guys.</h3> <p>We have 3 tickets to giveaway. To participate is very simple, just leave a comment in the comment box below with a <strong>valid email</strong> so we can contact you.</p> <p>Winners will be announced next week</p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.aoirostudio.com/mmtwo/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/montrealmeets/mm2_ticket_1.png" /></a><cite>Official Poster for MMTWO<cite></cite></cite></p> <h3>Giveaway</h3> <p>If you're not able to come to Montreal, Qc in Canada, we'll be happy to give the official 18" x 24" poster of MMTWO in compensation. So everybody has a chance to win. So drop those comments and best of luck to all of you!</p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.aoirostudio.com/mmtwo/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/montrealmeets/mm2_ticket_7.png" /></a></p> <h3>About Montreal Meets</h3> <p>The idea is simple. To connect with the creative world. This is our main goal. To create events that will make people get inspired by the design industry. Especially by the people mastering their vision. We want you to joins us on the exploration of the unknown. It's also an opportunity for you to learn from the people of the industry. It's their gift to us. It's our legacy!</p> <p>Find out more on Montreal Meets at <a href="http://www.montrealmeets.ca"> MontrealMeets.ca</a> or simply follow them on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/montreal_meets"> @montreal_meets </a>.</p> <h3>About MMTWO </h3> <p>We're back for 2012 with another Montreal Meets! With another location, more speakers and as you can see, the event is now during two days! Don't miss this great opportunity to the visionaries of our creative world. It will take place on April 7th and 8th in Montreal, Qc of Canada.</p> <h3>About the Speakers </h3> <p>Make sure not to miss this amazing line-up of talented designers that truly made changes in the design industry. The 'ALL-STAR' Speakers!</p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.abduzeedo.com"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/montrealmeets/mm2_ticket_2.png" /></a><cite>From Porte Alegre, the true spirit and founder of Abduzeedo<br />Fabio Sasso<cite></cite></cite></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.signalnoise.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/montrealmeets/mm2_ticket_3.png" /></a><cite>Coming out from Halifax, Nova Scotia, the man behind Signalnoise<br />James White<cite></cite></cite></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://brandnu.co.uk/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/montrealmeets/mm2_ticket_4.png" /></a><cite>The award winning art designer, designer and illustrator from London, UK<br />Radim Malinic<cite></cite></cite></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://designspiration.net/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/montrealmeets/mm2_ticket_5.png" /></a><cite>Creator of Designspiration.net with alias WANKEN<br />Shelby White<cite></cite></cite></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.iso50.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/francois/montrealmeets/mm2_ticket_6.png" /></a><cite>Talented visual retro artist and amazing performer known as Tycho<br />Scott Hansen<cite></cite></cite></p> <p class="imgC"></p> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li>For more information - <a href="http://www.montrealmeets.ca" title="http://www.montrealmeets.ca">http://www.montrealmeets.ca</a></li> <li>To buy your tickets - <a href="http://mmtwo.eventbrite.com/" title="http://mmtwo.eventbrite.com/">http://mmtwo.eventbrite.com/</a></li> <li>Montreal Meets on Facebook - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/montrealmeets" title="http://www.facebook.com/montrealmeets">http://www.facebook.com/montrealmeets</a></li> <li>Montreal Meets on Twitter - <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/montreal_meets">http://twitter.com/#!/montreal_meets</a></li> </ul> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>My name's François Hoang and my alias's Aoiro Studio. I am a self-taught freelance graphic designer from Montreal, Canada. I've been designing for the last 4 years and really have a huge passion for creative work that makes a difference in our world. If you wanna requests some posts; I can be found on <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/AoiroStudio">Twitter</a> or feel free to<a href="mailto:aoirostudio@gmail.com"> contact me.</a></p> </div><div class="clear"></div></div><h4>Sponsored Links:</h4><div class="author_banner"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-7764262396280460"; /* Author 336x280 */ google_ad_slot = "0020356584"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--> </div></div><!--b1229df49e254d558b48cf6a7d7b099a--> <a href="http://book.abduzeedo.com/"><img alt="Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers at Amazon" border="0" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/misc/abdz-book-banner.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=N5KQupkvgfY:I9gR294xbaY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=N5KQupkvgfY:I9gR294xbaY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=N5KQupkvgfY:I9gR294xbaY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=N5KQupkvgfY:I9gR294xbaY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=N5KQupkvgfY:I9gR294xbaY:-BTjWOF_DHI" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=N5KQupkvgfY:I9gR294xbaY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?a=N5KQupkvgfY:I9gR294xbaY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/abduzeedo?i=N5KQupkvgfY:I9gR294xbaY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> </div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/abduzeedo/~4/N5KQupkvgfY" width="1" />

<h3>Today we're going to interview a really young talented mate, Antoni Tudisco. Antoni is a graphic artist based on Germany, he started out on the creative area really earlier, however he already had the opportunity to work with some big clients as MTV and Kellogs and show his powerful skills.</h3> <p>Here're a couple of links where you can find this bud:</p> <p><a href="http://antonitudisco.com"><strong>Website</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://behance.net/antoni"><strong>Behance Profile</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://facebook.com/antonitudisco"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/antonitudisco"><strong>Vimeo</strong></a></p> <p></p> <h3>1) In the name of the Abduzeedo team, I would like to thank you for your time and kindness to answer this interview. Let's start by asking you, when you start getting interest by Graphic Arts?</h3> <p>It all started when I was 13. I had a Myspace account and if you can remember, you can design your own profile page with HTML/CSS etc. so I started experimenting around with design to have the coolest profile among my friends and through that, i learned to how to create websites with the help of some tutorials of course. And then I discovered that you can edit pictures using some programs so I started editing photos using Photofiltre ( a freeware) and Gimp. I sometimes sat for 3 hours editing just one photo only adding texts and applying auto contrass because i really had no idea about anything. :) As a "newbie", I really thought I was the best graphic- artist back then until I bumped into your website. After seeing the posts on your site, all I could say to myself was: " Man, I aint got nothing on them! Not even close man!" And I always asked myself how can this people do something breathtaking? Then I swore to myself to be just like them someday or maybe even better, and have an article at Abduzeedo, but before I start, I have to find out where to get 400$ for a program I can use. At the age of 16, I established a clothing line named "Manila apparel". And because I am half Filipino, I sold T-shirt and Hoodies with typical filipino designs on it. It was really in demand back then but I had to cut it out because of copyright issues.</p> <p></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://antonitudisco.com/"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/interview/antoni_tudisco/1.jpeg" width="600" /></a></p> <h3>2) Tell us more about your influences and guys who inspired you.</h3> <p>My inspiration was and still is my own life. My childhood was strongly influenced by the 90's cartoons/ series like Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers and VoltesV and as time went on, I started to develop my own style in Illustrating. But aside from that, I also idolize some veteran artists like Onur Sentürk, Shepard Fairey and Brian Donnelly.</p> <p></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://antonitudisco.com"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/interview/antoni_tudisco/2.jpeg" width="600" /></a></p> <h3>3) Even doing a lot of commercial projects, you keep woking on your personal stuff often, which is quite amazing. So, when you developed this aesthetic and how could you describe it.</h3> <p>I already reached it this far, that my artworks are being recognized and appreciated and even to the point that my style has been a trademark where people can immediately say: " That's Antoni Tudisco's work!" just by looking at the actual photo. And that's one thing I constantly do with every projects I get. And it was really a long and hard way before I reached it this far.</p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://antonitudisco.com"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/interview/antoni_tudisco/3.jpeg" width="600" /></a></p> <h3>4) You're a quite young mate, yet you have already worked with some big brands. So, can you tell us how you had the opportunity to work with them?</h3> <p>In the past couple of years I built up a "Contact Tree". I gathered contacts to every field. (Music, Films, etc.) especially those who has influence in the industry they belong to. I also fulfilled different projects from different Agencies/ Companies. However, 80% of my projects comes from Asia.</p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://antonitudisco.com"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/interview/antoni_tudisco/4.jpeg" width="600" /></a></p> <h3>5) How's you daily workflow?</h3> <p>I've been suffering from this so called "Zombie-Mode" for years. I work primarily at night because I spend the day brainstorming what to design. Everytime I get projects, I read the briefing and request of my client and just sit down and just do everything on the spot without drafting. But I won't recommend it to anyone because sometimes it doesnt turn out to be good. But that's how I do it and my clients actually likes my finished product. I also try to do things as uncomplicated and as fast as possible so I get to finish my work done in a short period of time.</p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://antonitudisco.com"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/interview/antoni_tudisco/5.jpeg" width="600" /></a></p> <h3>6) What's you favorite piece at the moment?</h3> <p>I don't really have a favorite artwork because I love every single artwork i make! ha!</p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://antonitudisco.com"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/interview/antoni_tudisco/6.jpeg" width="600" /></a></p> <h3>7) What are your future projects for 2012?</h3> <p>I have some stuffs I'll be releasing on 2012 but i'm not gonna reveal all of it now. But one thing i'm gonna tell you is that i maybe releasing my own brand of vinyl toys. So please be patient in waiting and stay tuned to it.</p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://antonitudisco.com"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/interview/antoni_tudisco/7.jpeg" width="600" /></a></p> <h3>8) Tell us five lessons you've learned till now on being a successful Graphic Artist.</h3> <p>- STAY ORIGINAL</p> <p>- HIDE YOUR SOURCES</p> <p>- PRACTICE LIKE A BOSS</p> <p>- It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.</p> <p>- A picture is a poem without words.</p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://antonitudisco.com"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/interview/antoni_tudisco/8.jpeg" width="600" /></a></p> <h3>9) Tell us five site you love.</h3> <p><a href="http://antonitudisco.com" title="http://antonitudisco.com">http://antonitudisco.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://shadowness.com" title="http://shadowness.com">http://shadowness.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://tutorialstorage.com" title="http://tutorialstorage.com">http://tutorialstorage.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://abduzeedo.com" title="http://abduzeedo.com">http://abduzeedo.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://9gag.com" title="http://9gag.com">http://9gag.com</a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://antonitudisco.com"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/interview/antoni_tudisco/9.jpeg" width="600" /></a></p> <h3>10) Thanks for your time Antoni, please leave a final message to everyone who's starting at the creative field.</h3> <p>Follow your dreams.</p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://antonitudisco.com"><img src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/interview/antoni_tudisco/10.jpeg" width="600" /></a></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>My name is Marcos Torres, I'm Graphic Artist from Porto Alegre, Brasil. You can get to know more about me by acessing my <strong><a href="http://marcostorres.info/">Personal Website </a></strong> or by following me on Twitter: <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/marcos333">@marcos333</a></strong>. 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<h3>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 to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo</h3> <p>If possible use the HTML code: <strong><p class="imgC"><a href="Link to the page you found the image"><img src="Link to the Image" /></a></p></strong></p> <h3>Do you want to see all images from all Daily Inspirations? Check out <a href="http://daily.abduzeedo.com">http://daily.abduzeedo.com</a></h3> <h3>admin_tutorialstorage</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://tutorialstorage.com/2011/10/24/impressive-artwork-by-mike-harrison/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://tutorialstorage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/aff79e4806f1a2e7f1fa06a519f67426.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://tutorialstorage.com/2011/10/22/top-10-best-photoshop-tutorials-this-week-006/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://tutorialstorage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/final_large.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://tutorialstorage.com/2011/10/22/top-10-best-photoshop-tutorials-this-week-006/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://tutorialstorage.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/14.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>al b sure</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vectroave.com/2011/10/zhang-jingna-photography/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://duckflash.vectroave.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Zhang-Jingna-Photography-21-600x399.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://vectroave.com/2011/10/zhang-jingna-photography/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://duckflash.vectroave.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Zhang-Jingna-Photography.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>alex tass</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://ego-alterego.com/2011/10/the-red-tulle-by-yulia-gorodinski/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://ego-alterego.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/95.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Antoni Tudisco</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://antonitudisco.com/archives/gallery/lamborghini-shanghai"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://antonitudisco.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/closertotheroad.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>AoiroStudio</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Sneaker-Tectonics/2297140"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles25/431525/projects/2297140/7cf89d211e9d1e4276da6faf1afc9ac2.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Sneaker-Tectonics/2297140"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles25/431525/projects/2297140/84c9bf0bcc733699d270b6c0a08f9f9b.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Best Bookmarks</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://bestbookmarks.net/art/tim-mcdonagh-new-work-from-2011"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mdTx5_jQvqs/TTYwFVskItI/AAAAAAAAAWc/747s8Qb39rg/s1600/PH2FINAL.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://bestbookmarks.net/photography/simon-gardiner-upside-town"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6157/6256819078_6bf572cec8_b.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://bestbookmarks.net/photography/dmitry-laudin-photography"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/278/8/0/old_pot_by_fly10-d4bvbi5.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>blackandwhite</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.wanken.com/10299/converted-australian-warehouse/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://blog.wanken.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/393-Riley-Street-01-1-750x562-on-wanken-shelby-white-530x397.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://designspiration.net/image/3028/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://designspiration.net/data/assets/121910-062922AM_582.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Chris</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://designwalk.tumblr.com/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llnq9255W11qhuanxo1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Coolvibe</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://coolvibe.com/2011/portrait-art-gollum/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://coolvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Portrait-Art-Nicolas-Boyer-Gollum.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://coolvibe.com/2011/fantasy-art-fear/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://coolvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Fantasy-Art-Nikita-Veprikov-Fear.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://coolvibe.com/2011/concept-art-everybodys-fine/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://coolvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Concept-Art-Nikita-Veprikov-Everybodys-fine.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://coolvibe.com/2011/movie-art-davy-jones/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://coolvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Movie-Art-Antonio-Peres-Vieira-Filho-Davy-Jones.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Cuded</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cuded.com/2011/08/photography-by-saharoza/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://www.cuded.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4600_6001.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cuded.com/2011/08/illustrations-by-malika-favre/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://www.cuded.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/joueuse_imagebank2600_800.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cuded.com/2011/08/eclectic-mallorca-country-house/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://www.cuded.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/32.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cuded.com/2011/08/water-drops-photography-by-heinz-maier/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://www.cuded.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/color_cowboy600_757.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Daniel Alves</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Sabonete/2354890"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles4/164062/projects/2354890/73351a292e78ffc613178442819f9c30.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Elder Lukas</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Black-Swan-Poster-Movie/2372304"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles2/158401/projects/2372304/bbfd8906768824ba638a46603b449af0.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>erikones</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/concurso-central-de-outdoor-pergaminho/2359028"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles6/707670/projects/2359028/88ddb8695d7b22d9d7b9e9ee17de1f61.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Eugene Kim</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://mylifescoop.com/featured-stories/2011/10/top-10-tumblr-blogs-to-creatively-inspire-you.html"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://api.ning.com/files/Nfq0XdC2SaiIaq8hC9KTHTXO5DHOHYk8Rutwx*RE-ig2c*HQc42si2xscRIWiesKzIJeVoQFNN98Uc4XCaElow__/If_Wishes_Were_by_archanN.jpeg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/street-art-celebrates-strong-women"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://api.ning.com/files/VrO5RvCgXCCS9oRyxOHhmn7RknzAIlG7oMCeIP6*zZX-39-43jSsbHZN*heph78J*SIRauhuN7btHaGQxMkfjEk11J75oAZE/alicepasquinistreetart1.png" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Fabio</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://designyoutrust.com/2011/10/25/60-inspirational-title-graphics-of-168-bit-games/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://webtoolfeed.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/mortalkombat_static1.png" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://designyoutrust.com/2011/10/25/60-inspirational-title-graphics-of-168-bit-games/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://webtoolfeed.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/megaman2_full1.png" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://designyoutrust.com/2011/10/25/60-inspirational-title-graphics-of-168-bit-games/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://webtoolfeed.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/sonic_full1.png" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Fabiano</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://designyoutrust.com/2011/10/25/dmitry-laudin-photography/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://designyoutrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/gangster_wedding_by_fly10-d39g30f-750x703.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>fantasyinspiration</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://fantasyinspiration.com/artists/sci-fi-fantasy-art-featuring-the-multi-talented-artist-liu-yang/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://fantasyinspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/poisondlo-4.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://fantasyinspiration.com/artists/sci-fi-fantasy-art-featuring-the-multi-talented-artist-liu-yang/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://fantasyinspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/poisondlo-6.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://fantasyinspiration.com/artists/sci-fi-fantasy-art-featuring-the-multi-talented-artist-liu-yang/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://fantasyinspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/poisondlo-8.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Feature Me</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.featureme.co.uk/?p=2084"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://apeonthemoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/synth.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.featureme.co.uk/?p=2084"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://apeonthemoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/synth3.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.featureme.co.uk/?p=2084"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://apeonthemoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/synth5.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Femstah</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://femstah.deviantart.com/art/Bitter-World-259524846"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/293/9/8/bitter_world_by_femstah-d4aiini.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>fksd</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cromoart.de/wordpress/2011/10/liberation-new-film-project-by-fksd/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://cromoart.de/wordpress/wp-content/uploads//2011/10/14.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Gabriel Ruggio</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href=" <h3>grohsARTig </h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://grohsartig.deviantart.com/art/be-your-own-boss-174911516"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/260/3/b/be_your_own_boss_by_grohsartig-d2w4yl8.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>HouHouHaHa</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://houhouhaha.fr/francesca-e-harris"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://houhouhaha.fr/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/04_Francesca_E_Harris_Psychonauts_Russell_Park.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://houhouhaha.fr/typographie-inspiration-7"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://houhouhaha.fr/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/142.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>kingfranco</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Doctor/928374?utm_source=network&utm_medium=project_footer&utm_campaign=project_footer_references"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles3/109747/projects/928374/4d17379df8aba5ae2f76149ec6adc604.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>nagiViTy</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/STHA-Positive-work/993085"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles14/263651/projects/993085/847196f9be75e38d805cd79a7ab98c8e.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Neil Duerden</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.neilduerden.co.uk"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BgJucuGHjw4/TqasvAjEpHI/AAAAAAAAAlo/ypI9KZzbJZ4/s1600/Car%2BSelf%2Bpromo%2Bsm-Neilduerden.co.uk.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Nenuno</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/design/3d-inspiration-cad-modelling/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs10/i/2006/092/7/c/BG_Metal_Milicia_02_04_by_popoff.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/wallpaper/creative-inspirational-wallpapers-8/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/wallpaper-showcase-7-2.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/design/inspiration/pencil-paper-inspiring-comic-book-art/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/comic-book-inspiration-7.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Nidia Dias</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Hej-d/2371770"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/81483/projects/2371770/e7a4d6270ebc1c497c276d295bd388a5.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Oliver13</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cruzine.com/2011/10/25/daily-inspirations-283/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://www.cruzine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/012-daily-inspirations-283.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.inspirefirst.com/2011/10/25/illustrations-photo-manipulations-aja-jones/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://www.inspirefirst.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/i2a41.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.cruzine.com/2011/10/25/creative-print-ads/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://www.cruzine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/015-most-creative-print-ads.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Oxana Kostromina</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://oxanaart.com/portfolio/swan-illustration/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://oxanaart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/swan-light.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Point-Barre</h3> <p class="imgC"></p> <h3>Pokkisam</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.pokkisam.com/content/illustration-inspiration-6"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/31055/1456887/1.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.pokkisam.com/content/funny-doodle-t-shirt-designs-lim-heng-swee"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5135/5533957724_c774204a65_o.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.pokkisam.com/content/incredible-brazil-illustrator-and-designer-mathiole"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs40/f/2009/047/9/3/All_night_long_by_mathiole.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.pokkisam.com/content/breathtaking-photography-big-cats"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/09/28/article-1216656-069C9FA8000005DC-299_634x920.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Thaeger</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.thaeger.com/2011/10/24/beatles-in-america/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://blog.thaeger.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Beatles-and-Muhammed-Ali-by-Harry-Benson-singing.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.thaeger.com/2011/10/25/watercolor-batman/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://blog.thaeger.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Rob-Duenas-Joker.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>Visuall</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://visuall.net/2011/10/25/rake-visningsrom-rake-showroom-in-trondheim-norway/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://visuall.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/00059-RAKEvisningsrom01.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p>Send your suggestions via Twitter to <a href="http://twitter.com/abduzeedo" title="http://twitter.com/abduzeedo">http://twitter.com/abduzeedo</a> using #abdz in the<br /> end of the tweet.</p> <h3>@daniel_nelson</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.fromupnorth.com/2011/10/typography-inspiration-362/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://imgspark.com/icache/0151/25333bfd6c6f43d254775518ab08d9ae_l.png" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.fromupnorth.com/2011/10/typography-inspiration-362/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/242/a/d/adbd64507b4f60327a6dd312bef75cb9-d47llkh.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.fromupnorth.com/2011/10/typography-inspiration-362/"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1071/5102939014_6f36f98a75_z.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>@LetMeBeInspired</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.letmebeinspired.com/?p=8668"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://www.letmebeinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/214.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.letmebeinspired.com/?p=8668"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://www.letmebeinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/513.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.letmebeinspired.com/?p=8684"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://www.letmebeinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image0000816.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://www.letmebeinspired.com/?p=8684"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #962" src="http://www.letmebeinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Image0000915.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <h3>@marcos333</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href=" <h3>@sixreffie</h3> <p class="imgC"><a href="http://blog.sixreffie.com/trick-or-treat"><img alt="Digital art selected for the Daily Inspiration #961" src="http://www.sixreffie.com/blog/uploads/trick_or_treat.jpg" width="450" /></a></p> <div class="nodeauthor-info"><h2 class="title">About the author</h2><div class="content"><div class="desc"><p>My name's François Hoang and my alias's Aoiro Studio. 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<h3>There's been some rumors about a new Ghostbusters movie, and I'm pumped about it already. It would be awesome to see our beloved characters in the silver screen catching some spooky creatures once more.</h3> <!--break--><!--break--><p>So I got inspired and went looking for some ghostbusters' artworks and found some wicked illustrations... and here are some computer graphics here, which are also cool. The guys behind these are group of talented illustrators, which are just waiting for you visit. Simply click each image to check their portfolios. I hope you enjoy these! Cheers. ;)</p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://alexmax.deviantart.com/art/The-more-Real-Ghostbusters-145793139?q=boost%3Apopular%20ghostbusters&qo=139" title="Wicked Ghostbusters Artworks"><br /> <img alt="Wicked Ghostbusters Artworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/wicked-ghostbusters-artworks/The_more_Real_Ghostbusters_by_alexmax.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://hasunow.deviantart.com/art/Ghostbusters-141238875?q=boost%3Apopular%20ghostbusters&qo=157" title="Wicked Ghostbusters Artworks"><br /> <img alt="Wicked Ghostbusters Artworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/wicked-ghostbusters-artworks/Ghostbusters_by_hasUnow.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://autaux.deviantart.com/art/Ghostbusters-120303883?q=boost%3Apopular%20ghostbusters&qo=195" title="Wicked Ghostbusters Artworks"><br /> <img alt="Wicked Ghostbusters Artworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/wicked-ghostbusters-artworks/Ghostbusters_by_Autaux.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://fabiomantovani.deviantart.com/art/ghostbusters-final-version-156096412?q=boost%3Apopular%20ghostbusters&qo=203" title="Wicked Ghostbusters Artworks"><br /> <img alt="Wicked Ghostbusters Artworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/wicked-ghostbusters-artworks/ghostbusters_final_version_by_fabiomantovani.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://docshaner.deviantart.com/art/Ghostbusters-196474230?q=boost%3Apopular%20ghostbusters&qo=1" title="Wicked Ghostbusters Artworks"><br /> <img alt="Wicked Ghostbusters Artworks" src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/wicked-ghostbusters-artworks/f7b6500ea20b78e344cd125e790f03b6-d38z4hi.jpg" /><br /> </a></p> <p class="imgC"> <a href="http://traditionaldanimatio.deviantart.com/art/Ghostbusters-2-214836863?q=boost%3Apopular%20ghostbusters&qo=6" title="Wicked 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<h3>MPLUSM is the junction of two architects born in Athens in the 60's. Memos Filippidis and Marita Nikoloutsou trained in architecture from the National Technical University, have published their work in various magazines in the world.</h3> <!--break--><!--break--><p> <a href="http://www.mplusm.gr"> mplusm.gr </a></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/mplusm.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p>Memos Filippidis, born in 1967, and Marita Nikoloutsou born in 1969, are architects of Athens graduated in architecture from the National Technical University. Memos concluded his studies with a master's degree in architecture at Yale University. In 2001 came together and formed MPLUSM office, and has since had numerous publications in international magazines such as Interni and Surface, besides the book Greek Architecture Now.</p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/pal.jpg" /><br /><cite> Residence in Palaio Faliro, Greece. photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/pal2.jpg" /><br /><cite> Residence in Palaio Faliro, Greece. photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/pal3.jpg" /><br /><cite> Residence in Palaio Faliro, Greece. photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/pal4.jpg" /><br /><cite> Residence in Palaio Faliro, Greece. photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p>Filippidis is also curator of architecture exhibitions in Athens, London and New York. With an architecture that demonstrates an evolution of the architecture of Greece, the architectural language and culture, MPLUSM presents special attention to detail and new ways to present the common elements of this concept. Working especially residential architecture, minimalist interiors, and clean and elegant volumetrics.</p> <h3> Two family house in Alimos, Greece </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/two.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/two2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/two3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/two4.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <h3> Residence in Ano Glyfada, Greece </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/ano.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/ano2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/ano3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <h3> Apartment building in Nea Smyrni, Greece </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/nea.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/nea2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/nea3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/nea4.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/nea5.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/nea6.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/nea7.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <h3> Residence in Glyfada, Greece </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/gly.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/gly2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/gly3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/gly4.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/gly5.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/gly6.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <h3> Residence in Athens, Greece </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/res.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/res2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/res3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/res4.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/res5.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/res6.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/res7.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <h3> Santorini Grace Hotel phase I, Greece </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/gra.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/gra2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/gra3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/gra4.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/gra5.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <h3> Santorini Grace Hotel phase II, Greece </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/san.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/san2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/san3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/san4.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/san5.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/san6.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <h3> House in Athens, Greece </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/ath.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/ath2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/ath3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <h3> Resort in Cyclades, Greece </h3> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/cyc.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/cyc2.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " src="http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/archi/mplusm/cyc3.jpg" /><br /><cite> photo @ mplusm.gr </cite></p> <p class="imgC"><img alt="Architect Day: MPLUSM ARCHITECTS " 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Cinesite launches its 2012 Inspire Internship Program New technical effects placement added to develop the next-generation of VFX programmers   London, UK, October 19, 2011 – Cinesite, one of the world’s leading film visual effects houses, today opened pre-registration for its highly successful annual internship program, Inspire. New to this year’s initiative is a separate technical effects strand, which specifically targets graduates with an interest in computer programming or technical effects – in direct response to what Cinesite sees as a distinct lack of skilled programmers coming into the VFX industry.   “We’ve had great success ov...

  Minneapolis: Peterson Milla Hooks/Minneapolis (PMH) capped a colorful history of commercial work for Target with a grand finale, a vibrant and engagingly stylish spot, "Missoni," announcing the launch of the Missoni for Target line.  SUE at CRASH+SUES once again brought her artistry and technical expertise to creating the color-driven imagery that has been the signature of PMH’s highly successful campaign for the national retailer. Budget-conscience fashion-istas responded to the :30 spot’s message in record numbers, buying out all of the limited-time designer Target collection in less than two days, and crashing the retailer’s new website. The PMH’s ...

Atlanta, GA. – An Atlanta favorite seen by more than 25 million people for almost 30 years the Lasershow at Stone Mountain Park is a tradition at the landmark site.  Artistic Image (AI) created 3D animation and 40-minute video enhancements for Full Spectrum LLC’s new Lasershow Spectacular in Mountainvision, which has dazzled visitors since its debut.  The show uses Stone Mountain as a projection surface with digital video projection delivering 3D-like effects without the glasses.   The original lasershow featured neon laser lights, fireworks, graphics and stories choreographed to a pop musical score transforming the park into a natural amphitheater.  In t...

DMM stands for "Digital Molecular Matter" - an advanced simulation technology developed over the past 6 years by Pixelux Entertainment. DMM was first used by LucasArts in their hit game "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed"While covering the use of new technologies in "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed", Vanity Fair Magazine called DMM Technology "a technological breakthrough, nearly as revolutionary as the introduction of sound in film".Now you can use this same technology to easily bring your artistic creations to life through advanced simulation technology with the DMM Plug-in for Maya. Unlike rigid body physics system...

CUDA releases Real Time Shatter tool for MayaRUINS is a shatter plug-in for Autodesk's Maya.   RUINS is an advanced technology designed to simulate shatter sequences in Maya. In Maya, solid shatter is a difficult to solve, moreover a lengthy process, RUINS offers shattering and breaking of your models in an instant.  RUINS is production-proven software and capable of meeting most simulation shattering and breaking needs. RUINS costs $66.00-$99.00 See more information about RUINS here: http://www.nshatter.com/index.html Tutorial Available here: http://www.nshatter.com/ruins%201.0.html

Autodesk has reduced the price of its Flare package (the software-only version of Flame) to £4k to “bring it in line with other compositing systems,” Stig-Erik Gruman, vp, Digital Entertainment Group, Autodesk, told Televisual at IBC. Gruman also said Flare is increasingly being used for 2d to 3d conversions, in combination with Autodesk's Maya, a process he described as “redimentionalisation” rather than conversion. He added that MPC recently bought 20 Flare seats, which are global licenses that can be moved around its different international offices. Autodesk also announced it has agreed a licensing deal with Disney to take its in-house procedura...

Subscription customers gain exclusive access to design optimisation, visualisation and collaboration in the cloud 3D design, engineering and entertainment software company Autodesk has launched Autodesk Cloud, a collection of more than a dozen Web-based capabilities, products and services. The new offering would enable customers to extend their desktops with greater mobility, new viewing and sharing capabilities, and more computing power, said the company. In addition, Autodesk Subscription customers will now have exclusive access to cloud-based rendering and design optimisation, and enhanced collaboration capabilities, said Autodesk. The company added that Autodesk Subscri...

To help launch its Adobe Creative Cloud solution, Adobe Systems has delivered a series of new touch enabled apps for tablet users.To help kick start its new Adobe Creative Cloud initiative, Adobe Systems announced a series of Adobe Touch Apps, a family of six, intuitive touch screen applications, designed for Android tablets and Apple iPad that enable users to explore ideas and present their creativity on touch devices.During an Oct. 3 keynote announcing the news, Adobe’ CTO Kevin Lynch, said the new Adobe Touch Apps were inspired by Adobe Creative Suite software, and they bring professional-level creativity to millions of tablet users. The apps address multiple areas of the creativ...

http://nymayausersgroup.blogspot.com/2011/10/next-meeting-tuesday-october-11th.html NEXT MEETING TUESDAY OCTOBER 11th !!!! Sorry about the late notice, but come one come all, and tell your Friends.Come to check out some new maya features, some behind the scenes from Nathan Love, and meet up with Other Maya artists in the NY area. ( ps. the more of you show up this time, the larger budget we get for next!!)MEETING 7:30 to 10:00 OCTOBER 11thNYC OCEANALee Fraser of Autodesk will show off new stuff for Maya, including some SAP toolsandNathan Love will be showing some behind the scenes from some of their awesome projects.... if you aren't already familiar with Nathan Love's incredible ...

New York:  Wild(child) Editorial has signed alumnus  Nick Tomnay for commercial representation in the US. The Aussie native, who did a four-year stint at the NY-based spot house, reconnects with Wild(child) after moving to LA in 20010 to direct and edit his debut feature film, The Perfect Host, starring David Hyde Pierce. Tomnay, who also wrote the script for the film, recently returned to New York to cut a spot for Wild(child), rekindling his love of the city and passion for the commercial genre. Yvette Pineyro, owner of Wild(child) Editorial, a 100% minority woman-owned company, helms her Flatiron-based boutique’s team of in-house editors, as well as the select roster o...

<span> LOS ANGELES — Brand New School (<a href="http://www.brandnewschool.com"><span>www.brandnewschool.com</span></a>) created an animated spots for Bank of America that encourages donations to help feed America’s hungry. The :30  <i>Feeding America</i> spot is appearing in cinemas and was conceived by agency Hill Holliday. For every $1 given through the Gift for Opportunity fund before January 9, 2012, Bank of America is donating $2. </span>

<span>SAN JOSE, CA — The Eleventh Annual Storage Visions Conference (<a href="http://www.storagevisions.com"><span>www.storagevisions.com</span></a>) will be held at the Riviera Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas on January 8 and 9, 2012. The conference will feature sessions on media and entertainment technology, consumer electronics, computer applications and all aspects of digital storage with the theme of “Heavy Storage for Thin Clients.”</span>

<span>LOS ANGELES — Director/motion designer Giovanni Bucci recently created an independent video that combines artistic imagery and an original soundtrack. The edgy <i>Addictions</i> takes place in a nightmarish world that suggests of technology addictions. The piece is driven by a guitar-heavy soundtrack and makes used of a staccato editing style, as well as expressionistic styling, makeup and sound design.</span>

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, the sequel to 2009’s box-office smash Sherlock Holmes, sees Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law reprising their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, with Guy Ritchie once more at the helm. Produced, like the first film, by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, and Dan Lin, Shadows also sees the return of cinematographer Philippe Rousselot and visual effects supervisor Chas Jarrett. Framestore, too, rejoined the crew for a second foray into Victorian mystery and mayhem.

<span>NVIDIA fans may not realize all the cutting-edge research that takes place behind the scenes, years before a particular breakthrough reaches their home systems. I’m a post-doctoral Research Fellow at NVIDIA, and for the past year I’ve been working on a new approach to indirect illumination – that is, reflected or diffuse lighting – in computer graphics.</span>

NEWBURY PARK, CA — Maxon Computer, Inc. (www.Maxon.net), the developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, has re-launched Cineversity, its online training and education resource for Cinema 4D users.

BEVERLY HILLS — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 265 feature films are eligible for the 2011 Academy Awards.

Rainy, snowy weather is here, and you'd better be ready if you're stepping out to face the elements. Nice Shoes comes prepared for the conditions in a new spot for Under Armour shot and edited by Producers Rip Lambert and Dave Hudson, respectively.

Many myths and legends call Turin, Italy, a magical city. The Romans who founded Augusta Taurinorum placed the city at the intersection of the Po and Dora Rivers, with four gates facing four cardinal directions according, some say, to the laws of magic.

<p>In July 2011, Autodesk commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate how and why advertisers were increasingly using rich digital media.</p>

AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 31: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates the "Brainstorm" function with shape layers. The "Brainstorm" function is a tool to give creative ideas based on your own selection of properties to be r

Consider this: you’re taking your pristine, carefully crafted video file--the product of countless hours of work--and running it through a process that will literally throw away up to 90% of the information! In this tutorial, David shares a simple workflow he uses to prepare finished video files f

The album promo that Jason Bergh was working on took an unexpected turn, across generations to South Africa, and then there was that unexpected release from Apple....

Weißabgleich nachträglich ändern ein Quicktip in Adobe After Effects von Lucas Pfaff: lernen die Grundlagen der Weißabgleich.

Showing how to use PHP to access a MySQL database. Building a real world application, this tutorial is interesting in that it shows how to narrow a search based on 2 different criteria (2 different MySQL fields). Finally, this tutorial ends with giving complete code for an HTML page as well as the P

The "Scribble" and the "Stroke" effects are often overlooked due to the fact that it isn't immediately obvious how they work as they won't work unless applied in a very particular way. In this in-depth tutorial, Andrew Devis explains how to apply these effects and then goes throu

Cache-A is now delivering their Power-Cache, a LTO-5 1500GB Archive Server for Digital Media Professionals.

Jeff Wood, VP of Global Marketing, Commercial Solutions Unit for HP, describes the demands that film and video pros place on their workstations, how HP is meeting those demands, and how they will continue to listen to you to deliver reliable and powerful solutions.

John Lawrence and his team at Image Work Communications are helping clients discover their own stories -- and discovering for themselves how the speed of HP workstations can make a difference when editing on both Mac and Windows.

Richard Harrington describes how he reached the decision to switch from Final Cut Pro to Adobe Premiere Pro and why part of his post-production department is running on Windows.

<p>After three years of weekly posting, I’ve decided to devote my time to other things. Thanks to everyone for your support and comments.</p> <p>Digital Image Magazine will remain online until May 2012. At that time, my webserver contract will expire, and the blog will disappear. Feel free</p> <p>to read and enjoy the many articles here until then.</p> <p>Best regards,</p> <p>Bob Nolin</p> <img alt="" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/?ak_action=api_record_view&id=2668&type=feed" /> <p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/digital-image-is-on-hiatus/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Digital Image is on hiatus">Digital Image is on hiatus</a> <small>Please enjoy old content in the meantime. ...</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/new-resources-and-links-page/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: New Resources and Links Page">New Resources and Links Page</a> <small>Today we're adding two new pages to our menu bar....</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/tutorial-digital-painting-with-photoshop/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Tutorial: Digital Painting with Photoshop">Tutorial: Digital Painting with Photoshop</a> <small>CGArena.com has published my new tutorial about how to paint...</small></li> </ol></p>

<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2625" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://www.bobnolin.com"><img alt="Friends Stick Together, by Bob Nolin. Painted with Photoshop CS5. " class="size-full wp-image-2625" height="361" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/06/hiatus.jpg" title="hiatus" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Friends Stick Together, by Bob Nolin. Painted with Photoshop CS5. </p></div> <h5>Digital Image Magazine is on hiatus for an indefinite time. In the meantime, please make use of the more than 180 articles (tutorials, reviews, inspirations, etc.) here for you. </h5> <img alt="" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/?ak_action=api_record_view&id=2624&type=feed" /> <p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/a-collection-of-helpful-websites-for-digital-artists/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: A Collection of Helpful Websites for Digital Artists">A Collection of Helpful Websites for Digital Artists</a> <small>Here's a hand-picked list of great websites devoted to creating...</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/resources-online-training-for-digital-painting/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Resources: Online Training for Digital Painting">Resources: Online Training for Digital Painting</a> <small>Learn digital art in the comfort of your own home!...</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/tutorial-digital-painting-with-photoshop/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Tutorial: Digital Painting with Photoshop">Tutorial: Digital Painting with Photoshop</a> <small>CGArena.com has published my new tutorial about how to paint...</small></li> </ol></p>

<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2605" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://www.andreasrocha.com"><img alt="Beacon, by Andreas Rocha" class="size-full wp-image-2605" height="251" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/Beacon.jpg" title="Beacon" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Beacon, by Andreas Rocha</p></div> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/143545720X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digiimagmaga-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=143545720X">Secrets of Corel Painter Experts: Tips, Techniques, and Insights for Users of All Abilities</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digiimagmaga-20&l=as2&o=1&a=143545720X&camp=217145&creative=399349" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> by Daryl Wise and Linda Hellfritsch, is a new title from Course Technology PTR. It is printed in their familiar 7×9″ horizontal format. This makes it a bit hard to read, holding it in your lap, but it works very well lying open on a desk. The spine design allows the book to lie flat quite easily, without damaging the book. This is a dense, 314-page, color-filled book, with lots of great paintings to look at and be inspired by. Inspiration, in fact, is what this book is all about.</p> <p><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2607" style="width: 586px;"><img alt="A New York Minute, by Richard Swiatlowski" class="size-full wp-image-2607" height="384" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/A-NEW-YORK-MINUTE-06.jpg" title="A-NEW-YORK-MINUTE-06" width="576" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A New York Minute, by Richard Swiatlowski</p></div><span id="more-2597"></span></p> <p>The book highlights the work of 17 artists currently using Painter as part of their workflow. The range of styles is quite diverse, which is one of the book’s strengths. The majority of the works here are paintings created from scratch. Only a few artists here use Painter to modify photographs. Mostly what is presented here are what I would call illustrations or fine art paintings. The artists, for the most part, are new, to me at least. It’s nice to see some new blood. The stable of Corel Masters is getting rather tired at this point. </p> <p><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2608" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="The Moon, by Song Yang" class="size-full wp-image-2608" height="862" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/the-moon.jpg" title="the-moon" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The Moon, by Song Yang</p></div> <p>Each chapter includes information about the artist (software and hardware used, education, clients, and awards), a short interview section, a gallery of work, and a Technique section. This is where you’ll find one or two tutorials by each artist. These vary in level of detail. For instance, Chet Phillips’ tutorial is just that: a low-level, what-settings-to-use sort of tutorial (it’s great, too, by the way); most of the tutorials are more high-level. You’ll gain an understanding of the artist’s approach and workflow. For the most part, these are not follow-along projects. </p> <p>For this sort of book, that’s perfect. As the title indicates, there are some “secrets” here: you’ll pick up quite a few clever tricks and new ideas browsing through each chapter. It’s fascinating to see how many different ways a single program can be used. Of course, nearly all of the artists here use Photoshop and other programs, in addition to Painter. This is the way it is in the world of professional art: no one program does it all. </p> <p>The printing quality is first-rate. There is a DVD attached which pretty much contains nothing more than the same works shown in the printed book. These images look better in the book than in the tiny JPGs on the DVD. Be warned-the back of the book states that the DVD contains video tutorials, desktop wallpaper, and Painter movies. I found only two artists who had additional content. Still, the book itself is very worthwhile. You’ll be happy to have it on hand next time you need some inspiration and new ideas. </p> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2609" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="Page from Anomaly graphic novel, by Brian Haberlin" class="size-full wp-image-2609" height="392" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/page-from-anomaly-graphic-novel.jpg" title="page-from-anomaly-graphic-novel" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Page from Anomaly graphic novel, by Brian Haberlin</p></div> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2610" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="Together, by Pete Revonkorpi" class="size-full wp-image-2610" height="490" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/Together.jpg" title="Together" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Together, by Pete Revonkorpi</p></div> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2614" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="Anno 1404 - Harbour, by Torsten Wolber" class="size-full wp-image-2614" height="785" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/Anno1404_Harbour-01.jpg" title="Anno1404_Harbour-01" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Anno 1404 - Harbour, by Torsten Wolber</p></div> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2615" style="width: 537px;"><img alt="William Shakespaw, by Chet Phillips" class="size-full wp-image-2615" height="897" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/William-Shakespaw.jpg" title="William-Shakespaw" width="527" /><p class="wp-caption-text">William Shakespaw, by Chet Phillips</p></div> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2616" style="width: 510px;"><img alt="Tupac, by Mike Thompson" class="size-full wp-image-2616" height="476" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/Tupac.jpg" title="Tupac" width="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Tupac, by Mike Thompson</p></div> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/143545720X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=digiimagmaga-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=143545720X">Secrets of Corel Painter Experts: Tips, Techniques, and Insights for Users of All Abilities</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digiimagmaga-20&l=as2&o=1&a=143545720X&camp=217145&creative=399349" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> by Daryl Wise and Linda Hellfritsch.</p> <img alt="" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/?ak_action=api_record_view&id=2597&type=feed" /> <p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/review-advanced-painter-techniques-by-don-seegmiller/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Review: Advanced Painter Techniques by Don Seegmiller">Review: Advanced Painter Techniques by Don Seegmiller</a> <small>An in-depth review of a new book from Don Seegmiller,...</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/bob-nolin/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Review: Digital Collage and Painting, by Susan Ruddick Bloom">Review: Digital Collage and Painting, by Susan Ruddick Bloom</a> <small>An indepth review of Digital Collage and Painting, by Susan...</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/book-review-karen-sperlings-painting-for-photographers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Book Review: Karen Sperling’s Painting for Photographers">Book Review: Karen Sperling’s Painting for Photographers</a> <small>Karen Sperling has a wonderful new book out for anyone...</small></li> </ol></p>

<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2586" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://www.bobnolin.com"><img alt="This week, we'll see how to take last week's image (left) and turn it into the image on the right. " class="size-full wp-image-2586" height="377" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/before-after-header.jpg" title="before-after-header" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This week, we'll see how to take last week's image (left) and turn it into the image on the right. </p></div> <p>Before we begin Part 3, let’s do a quick review. In Part 1, we chose a photo of a model and an environment for her to “live” in. We added a third piece (a new floor) to complete the initial photo composition. In Part 2, we used the ornate stained glass window to create its own mask, thus “removing” the panes of glass. Now we can add a new background image, to serve as the view out the window. Today, in Part 3, we will add 17 layers to adjust the coloring and lighting, to change the image from Part 2 into something exciting and colorful.</p> <div class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_2584" style="width: 233px;"><img alt="To help us stay sane, we'll put the layers into groups, since there are 17 total layers. " class="size-full wp-image-2584" height="184" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/all-groups.jpg" title="all-groups" width="223" /><p class="wp-caption-text">To help us stay sane, we'll put the layers into groups, since there are 17 total layers. </p></div>Before you run screaming out of the room at the very thought of 17 layers, let me assure you it’s not as bad as you might think. Photoshop’s groups act like folders, which help us to organize the layers. Groups can really save your sanity. Here you can see the 17 layers arranged into four groups. The layers are arranged into groups according to the major object being modified. So, for example, the topmost group is the figure group, and it contains the layers which modify our lady in waiting. Here’s what is in the Figures group.</p> <p><span id="more-2583"></span><br /> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2587" style="width: 360px;"><img alt="Clicking on the side-pointing arrow opens up the group. Here are the layers which make up the Figures group. " class="size-full wp-image-2587" height="534" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/figure-group-layers.jpg" title="figure-group-layers" width="350" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Clicking on the side-pointing arrow opens up the group. Here are the layers which make up the Figures group. </p></div> <p>The very top layer is set to blending mode hard light. This is a blank layer, and the blending mode allows us to paint on her hair and brighten it up a lot. We also can shape the hair a bit, and add some queenly length.</p> <p>Notice that the figure itself is on a transparent layer. We can use this transparency to clip (mask) layers above the figure. That’s what those right-angle symbols mean: a clipping mask is turned on. You can have more than one layer clipped by the bottom layer, as here (we have two layers being clipped by the queen figure). This means that we can only paint inside the area taken up by the pixel in the Original image layer (the queen). We can add a rim light (a glowing edge) by painting with an airbrush all around the upper edges of the figure, on a blank layer (see layer “rim light”). Turn on blending mode Linear Dodge (add) to punch up the glow. Don’t worry about painting “outside the lines:” the clipping mask won’t let you. Clipping masks are very helpful, and a big time saver. Once you see how they work, you’ll use them all the time. </p> <p>The layer I lazily left named “Levels 3″ also uses the queen image layer as a clipping mask. Here, I’ve added a levels adjustment layer with a layer mask. The clipping mask restricts the levels adjustment to just the queen, and nothing else. The layers mask allows me to lighten, with the paint brush, the darkening created by the levels adjustment, in selected areas. This is a technique I’ve explained in detail in past tutorials, so I won’t spend any more time on it here.</p> <p>The bottom-most layer in the Figure group is a simple blank layer, with dark, soft-edged shadows painted behind the queen. She overlaps the shadows, because her layer is above the layer with the shadows. Next we have the Floor group. </p> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2588" style="width: 360px;"><img alt="Here is the Floor group, opened up. " class="size-full wp-image-2588" height="476" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/floor-layers-group.jpg" title="floor-layers-group" width="350" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Here is the Floor group, opened up. </p></div> <p>Here again, the floor object is on a transparent layer, so we can use it with clipping masks. This group is fairly straightforward: we just add three adjustment layers with clipping turned on. The adjustments modify the color, saturation, and hue. To turn it on, by the way, go Layer > Add Clipping Mask. </p> <p>Next comes the much more complicated group, the Wall and Windows. </p> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2589" style="width: 360px;"><img alt="There's quite a bit going on here in the Walls and Windows group. " class="size-full wp-image-2589" height="556" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/walls-windows-group.jpg" title="walls-windows-group" width="350" /><p class="wp-caption-text">There's quite a bit going on here in the Walls and Windows group. </p></div> <p>The layer we created last week sits on the bottom of the stack in this group. Notice the layer mask we made, making the panes disappear. In this group, we are going to modify the walls and the windows only, not the view out the window. That we’ll save for last. Just as in the Floor group, we use three adjustment layers. The key here, though, is a blank layer set to Overlay blend mode. Paint on this layer to alter colors, brighten them, etc., without covering over the original pixels. It’s like painting with…stained glass! Kind of appropriate, I guess!</p> <p>Notice that here, too, we’re using the clipping masks. In this case, that means we don’t have to worry about affecting anything that’s transparent in the bottom layer. We can’t get paint on the panes, in other words, because they are made transparent by the layer mask we created in Part Two. </p> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2585" style="width: 360px;"><img alt="The bottommost group is the Background group. This is only what is visible outside the window. " class="size-full wp-image-2585" height="423" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/background-group.jpg" title="background-group" width="350" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The bottommost group is the Background group. This is only what is visible outside the window. </p></div> <p>The fourth and last group contains the layers for the view outside the window. As such, they come last, so that everything else lies on top of the “view.” The only areas that show through are where we’ve created the layer mask in Part Two. The bottom-most layer in this group is an image I chose for the “view out the window.” I’ve also painted on this layer with an intense blue, which shows through nicely in the top windows. I’ve added a vibrance adjustment layer and a blank layer with yellow paint for the clouds. This yellow is supposed to look reflected in the room, on the walls. So as you work, you’ll be shifting up and down through the groups. It’s not a strictly linear process as I have shown here. </p> <p>Photomanipulation, in fact, is a process of play and experimentation. Here we’ve had a look at the final result. But it took hours to come up with these 17 layers. Luckily, groups came to the rescue, and made staying organized a breeze. I hope you found this walkthrough helpful. The final step, for me, is to flatten the image and paint it in Painter and/or Photoshop. Here’s a close-up of the final result of the painting. </p> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2594" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="Painting close-up. Painting by Bob Nolin, with thanks to Elandria on Deviant Art for the use of her stock photograph. " class="size-full wp-image-2594" height="1074" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/painting-cu.jpg" title="painting-cu" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Painting close-up. Painting by Bob Nolin, with thanks to Elandria on Deviant Art for the use of her stock photograph. </p></div> <img alt="" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/?ak_action=api_record_view&id=2583&type=feed" /> <p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/tutorial-a-photomanip-journal-part-one/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Tutorial: A Photomanip Journal, Part One">Tutorial: A Photomanip Journal, Part One</a> <small>The thinking process behind creating a photomanip is this week's...</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/tutorial-a-photomanip-journal-part-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Tutorial: A Photomanip Journal, Part 2">Tutorial: A Photomanip Journal, Part 2</a> <small>In Part Two, we learn how to create a complex...</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/tutorial-preparing-a-beach-photo-for-painting-in-corel-painter/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Tutorial: Preparing a Beach Photo for Painting in Corel Painter">Tutorial: Preparing a Beach Photo for Painting in Corel Painter</a> <small>Learn how to use Photoshop to correct exposure problems in...</small></li> </ol></p>

<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2571" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://www.bobnolin.com"><img alt="In Part 2, we'll create the mask on the right from the image itself. This will allow us to have a new view out the window. " class="size-full wp-image-2571" height="382" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/step-one-plus-mask.jpg" title="step-one-plus-mask" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">In Part 2, we'll create the mask on the right from the image itself. This will allow us to have a new view out the window. </p></div> <p>In Part Two, we’ll remove the window panes, so to speak, to give our lady in waiting a new view. Once the panes are removed, we can insert a new layer underneath, using any landscape or scene we choose.</p> <p>In order to remove the current pixels making up the window in our scene (<a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog.featured/tutorial-a-photomanip-journal-part-one/">begun in Part 1 </a>), we need to select all the panes. At first, the Select Color Range tool looks like a good choice, but it leaves too much unselected. Ditto with the Magic Wand and the Quick Selection tools. In this case, the view outside the window is very pale: almost white. Using the Curves adjustment tool (see below) we can push the panes to nearly pure white, and darken the cames (the leading between the panes) at the same time. Once we’ve done that, Select Color Range works like a champ. Note the area (circled in red) where the bright sunlight “blew out” the cames in a few areas. We’ll have to correct that next.</p> <p><span id="more-2570"></span><br /> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2574" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="A curve adjustment increases the light areas and darkens the dark areas, which is just what we want. Now the Select Color Range will work much better. " class="size-full wp-image-2574" height="279" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/curves-adj.jpg" title="curves-adj" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A curve adjustment increases the light areas and darkens the dark areas, which is just what we want. Now the Select Color Range will work much better. </p></div></p> <p>Here’s the process:</p> <p><img alt="layers" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2578" height="300" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/layers1-234x300.jpg" title="layers" width="234" /></p> <p>1. Take the original photo and rename the layer it’s on to Layer 0, or “original photo”. </p> <p>2. Duplicate this layer, and name it “working layer”</p> <p>3. Apply a Curves adjustment to make the window panes nearly white, and the cames (leading) solid black. </p> <p>4. Use Select Color Range to select the white panes. </p> <p>5. Use Quick Mask (tap the q key) to make sure only the panes are selected. Then exit Quick Mask (toggle with q). </p> <p>6. Invert the Selection: go Select > Invert. </p> <p>7. Make the Original photo layer active. Click once on the Add Layer Mask icon at the bottom of the layers palette. This will create a layer mask that has the window panes masked out.</p> <p>8. To fill in the gaps in the cames (circled in red, above), pick a hard-edged brush, and make it the same size as the cames (about 8 pixels, in this case). Choose solid black as the foreground color. Tap once with the brush, hold down the shift key, and then tap again on the other side of the “broken” came. Photoshop draws a perfectly straight hard-edged 8 pixel-wide line, replacing the missing black areas. Next, use the eraser tool to remove little bits of windowpane which are still hanging around. This goes pretty quickly. Once you’re done making the cames perfect and the panes completely empty, you’re ready to add a new background layer for our lady to look at. </p> <p>9. Lastly, delete the “working layer.” Add back in the image of Elandria from Part One. Paste a new image as your bottom layer, for a new view outside. Here’s what we have at this point. </p> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2580" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="Try different landscape images till you find one that suits your vision. 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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2551" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://elandria.deviantart.com/"><img alt="One of the Nature's Lore series by Elandria. Click on photo to see more by Elandria. " class="size-full wp-image-2551" height="1091" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/natures_lore_38_by_elandria-d3fy9is.jpg" title="natures_lore_38_by_elandria-d3fy9is" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">One of the Nature's Lore series by Elandria. Click on photo to see more by Elandria. </p></div> <p>Today I came upon the photo above, by Deviant Art stock artist <a href="http://elandria.deviantart.com/">Elandria</a>, and decided I just had to create a photomanipulation with it. For this tutorial, I’m going to emphasize the thought process, more than the actual Photoshopping. I have no idea where I’m going with this photo. So let’s get started!</p> <p> <span id="more-2550"></span></p> <p>First, I’ll separate the image of the woman in the blue dress from the background. The background, in this case, is nearly one color, so I’ll start with the magic wand to select the majority of the background quickly. Make sure “contiguous” is checked on. I used a tolerance setting of 30, which works well, but one of her hand disappears, since it is flesh toned and so is the background (this is why a lime green background-a green screen- is used for this sort of work). Once the selection is made, hit the Q key for Quick Mask. You can make the Quick Mask any color you like; mine is green. </p> <p><div class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_2553" style="width: 260px;"><img alt="In Quick Mask mode, you can see where the Magic Wand got a little too aggressive. Paint over the missing fingers with white to recover them. " class="size-full wp-image-2553" height="302" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/missing-fingers.jpg" title="missing-fingers" width="250" /><p class="wp-caption-text">In Quick Mask mode, you can see where the Magic Wand got a little too aggressive. Paint over the missing fingers with white to recover them. </p></div> Zoom in and clean up the edge of the mask. Paint with white to recover areas; paint with black to mask out unwanted areas. </p> <p>Once the edge is all cleaned up, tap the Q key again. This returns you to select mode, and you’ll see the “marching ants” defining the selection edge. At this point, we’ve selected the background. Go Select > Inverse to select the figure. Now, let’s find a setting for our figure.</p> <p>For this, I turn to my ever-growing collection of stock photos. I keep these on my hard drive, and add to the collection whenever I see a stock photo (on Deviant Art, Morguefile, sxc.hu, etc.) that catches my eye. The images are organized into a large library of folders (Maps, Globes, Clocks, Rocks, Seascapes, Landscapes, etc.). Keeping organized really helps when it’s time to look for an image, as we’re doing right now. I have several promising folders for this image. Since she’s in Medieval garb, I’ll look in my Castles folder, and maybe the Cathedrals folder. She seems to be looking out a window, at least in my mind, so I look in the Windows folder, and find this image: </p> <p><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2559" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://xNickixstockx.deviantart.com"><img alt="This will become the main setting for the final photomanipulation. The pink area shows where I'll be adding a new floor. Stock used with permission by xNickixstockx on Deviant Art. " class="size-full wp-image-2559" height="885" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/Castle_Window___Battle_Abbey_by_xNickixstockx-small.jpg" title="Castle_Window___Battle_Abbey_by_xNickixstockx-small" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This will become the main setting for the final photomanipulation. The pink area shows where I'll be adding a new floor. Stock used with permission by xNickixstockx on Deviant Art. </p></div> <p>I go back to the selected image of Elandria, and go Cmd+C (or Cntl+C on Windows) to copy. Then I paste it into the window image. I resize the figure a bit using Edit > Transform > Scale. After moving her around a bit, I decide that she needs a higher floor to stand on. I will grab a floor from another image on my hard drive. After adding the floor, I’ll crop the bottom of the window image. First, let’s find a new floor. </p> <div class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_2560" style="width: 260px;"><a href="http://mirandarose-stock.deviantart.com"><img alt="This image, by stock artist MirandaRose-stock on Deviant Art, shows a nice floor under a lit window. It's a good match for our renovation project. " class="size-full wp-image-2560" height="287" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/new-flooring.jpg" title="new-flooring" width="250" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This image, by stock artist MirandaRose-stock on Deviant Art, shows a nice floor under a lit window. It's a good match for our renovation project. </p></div> <p>This is a good example of how you need to adapt images to suit your purposes sometimes. This flooring looks good, but it’s not the right polygonal shape (see the pink shape, above). What I’ll do is copy it to another layer, and then flip it horizontally. Then I’ll move the copy until left and right halves make a shape similar to the pink polygon. </p> <p>Next I copy and paste this new flooring into the main image of the castle window (see below). After pasting, it appears in the middle of the image, as you see here. The arrows show where I’ll be moving it. It doesn’t match the original shape exactly. But I kind of like the way it comes forward to a point, so I’ll go with that. For fine tuning, I’ll use the Edit > Transform > Warp tool. </p> <div class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_2562" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="The new floor matches pretty closely, though it comes forward to a point, unlike the pink shape I made earlier. " class="size-full wp-image-2562" height="454" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/new-floor-right-left.jpg" title="new-floor-right-left" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The new floor matches pretty closely, though it comes forward to a point, unlike the pink shape I made earlier. </p></div> <p>Here’s the new floor, ready to lower into place. </p> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2564" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="I may need to use the Warp transform a bit, but this flooring should pop right into place. Good enough for government work, as they say. " class="size-full wp-image-2564" height="885" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/new-floor-ready-to-install.jpg" title="new-floor-ready-to-install" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">I may need to use the Warp transform a bit, but this flooring should pop right into place. Good enough for government work, as they say. </p></div> <p>Now I copy the image of Elandria into the setting (below). This concludes Step One. Next week, we’ll give Elandria something to look at out the window! </p> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2567" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="Step One, complete. Next we'll change the window view, and some other neat stuff. " class="size-full wp-image-2567" height="762" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/step-one-complete.jpg" title="step-one-complete" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Step One, complete. 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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2534" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://www.bobnolin.com"><img alt="Five Chicks Named Moe, by Bob Nolin. Painted with Photoshop CS5 and a Wacom Intuos 4 tablet." class="size-full wp-image-2534" height="274" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/Five-chicks_final.jpg" title="Five-chicks_final" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Five Chicks Named Moe, by Bob Nolin. Painted with Photoshop CS5 and a Wacom Intuos 4 tablet.</p></div> <p>The painting above, “Five Chicks Named Moe,” took about three weeks to complete, working on it a few hours a day on average. I would guess that’s about 45 hours of work. I followed a fairly complex working method, and I’d like to share it with you today. This isn’t really a tutorial, but more of a “making of.” I won’t talk much about the actual painting. Instead, I’ll lay out the steps I took. You may find this method has some advantages for your own work.</p> <p>In a nutshell, I take a stock photo (<a href="http://www.fotolia.com/id/6674607">this one</a>, from Fotolia, in this case), create a black and white “underpainting” (a grisaille), and then paint on top of that until the grisaille is completely covered over. This is different from my previous hand-painted Photoshop works, in that I’m using a grayscale layer that becomes part of the final image. Previously, I’d use a line drawing layer for reference, and then delete it at the end. With this new method, I’m attempting to follow the Old Masters’ way of working, with a monochrome underpainting.</p> <p><em>Grisaille</em> (pronounced “griz-eye”) is a French word meaning “gray tones.” The advantage of starting with a monochrome underpainting is it allows the painter to establish the forms and values first, and then develop the color on top of that. More info available <a href="http://grisaille.com/">here</a>.<span id="more-2525"></span></p> <h4>Step One - Topaz Adjust to add detail</h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2528" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://www.topazlabs.com/303.html"><img alt="Original stock photo on left. Topaz Adjust (Mild Detail preset) on right. " class="size-full wp-image-2528" height="388" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/Chick-2-orig-vs-TA.jpg" title="Chick-2-orig-vs-TA" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Original stock photo on left. Topaz Adjust (Mild Detail preset) on right. </p></div> <p>I use<a href="http://www.topazlabs.com/303.html"> Topaz Adjust</a> whenever I need to add some punch to a photo. After trying out several of the presets that come with Adjust, I went with the Mild Detail setting. The original photo is very high key, with very little variation in tone. It’s all bright. So the first step is to bring out detail that has been washed out by the bright, even lighting. My goal is to achieve a dark, chiaroscuro look, as though the chicks were painted by a Dutch master of the 16th century. As you can see above, Adjust brings out each individual feather, but the Mild setting doesn’t overdo it. </p> <p>Before we go any further, let me show you where we’re going. Here’s what the layer palette is going to look like once we get through the next several steps. The layer with the chicks is in the middle of the stack. The background is below the birds, and the adjustment layers are above them.</p> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2536" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="Here's our goal: layers that create the look we're after. " class="size-full wp-image-2536" height="856" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/layers.jpg" title="layers" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Here's our goal: layers that create the look we're after. </p></div> <h4>Step Two - Create the dark background</h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2527" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="A simple dark-to-very-dark gradient makes up the background. It will be painted over to add texture and variety." class="size-full wp-image-2527" height="273" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/backgrd-grad.jpg" title="backgrd-grad" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A simple dark-to-very-dark gradient makes up the background. It will be painted over to add texture and variety.</p></div> <p>The bottom-most layer in the stack is the Dark Gradient background. This is just a start, and we’ll paint over it later to make it look hand-painted, and not machine made. </p> <h4>Step Three - Give the chicks a table to stand on</h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2538" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="There are two wood layers, with the upper one set to Overlay mode. The upper one is blurry, and this helps to eliminate the photographic detail of the wood photo. " class="size-full wp-image-2538" height="272" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/wood-layers.jpg" title="wood-layers" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">There are two wood layers, with the upper one set to Overlay mode. The upper one is blurry, and this helps to eliminate the photographic detail of the wood photo. </p></div> <p>The wood tabletop is actually a photograph of an old drawing board. I used the Perspective adjustment tool to make the board look like it’s lying down (it was shot head on). Next I copy one layer, and blur it, set the blending mode to Overlay, and turn down the Opacity until the detail is softened but not eliminated altogether. Then I add a layer mask with a soft edge between black and white. This makes the far end of the table get darker. The layer mask allows the dark gradient to show through. </p> <h4>Step Four - Add shadows under the chicks </h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2537" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="Soft, blurry shadows are cast by the chicks' bodies, while small, hard-edged shadows are cast by their feet. " class="size-full wp-image-2537" height="274" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/shadows-added.jpg" title="shadows-added" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Soft, blurry shadows are cast by the chicks' bodies, while small, hard-edged shadows are cast by their feet. </p></div> <p>Add two new, blank layers. The lower of these layers will contain the blurry shadows cast by the bodies of the chicks. The upper layer will show the shadows cast by their feet. Use a large, soft airbrush at low opacity for the lower layer. For the feet, use a much smaller brush, at higher opacity. Paint right on the edges of their feet. Aren’t layers great? </p> <h4>Step Five - Add the adjustment layers </h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2526" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="The new Exposure Adjustment Layer, along with a layer mask, gives the chicks volume and directional lighting. " class="size-full wp-image-2526" height="272" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/adj-layers-added.jpg" title="adj-layers-added" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The new Exposure Adjustment Layer, along with a layer mask, gives the chicks volume and directional lighting. </p></div> <p>Now that the stage is set and the actors are in place, we’re ready to adjust the lighting. This is done with adjustment layers. As you can see in the Layers screenshot shown earlier, there are the usual Curves, Levels, and Hue/Sat adjustment layers. These make subtle adjustments. The star performer here, though, is the new Exposure adjustment level combined with a layer mask. Set the exposure setting so that the chicks are under-exposed (i.e., darkened). You will make them look like they are completely in shadow. Then you’ll reveal the light by painting on the layer mask. It’s like magic! </p> <h4>Step Six - Collapse all the layers and create the grisaille</h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2535" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="The Black&White adjustment is used to create a grayscale image, or grisaille. " class="size-full wp-image-2535" height="271" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/grissaile.jpg" title="grissaile" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The Black&White adjustment is used to create a grayscale image, or grisaille. </p></div> <p>Save your work to this point; flatten the image, and save with a different name. Now we have our painting base. You could just use this as your starting point. If you like to work with the cloning tools in Painter, you could clone this file and begin to paint. But my goal is to try to emulate the Old Masters, so I go Image > Adjustments > Black & White, use the Auto setting, which creates my grayscale underpainting. </p> <h4>Step Seven - Add “glazes” of color </h4> <p><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2532" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="Two layers here: the Color layer on top of the Grisaille layer" class="size-full wp-image-2532" height="275" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/color-layer-added.jpg" title="color-layer-added" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Two layers here: the Color layer on top of the Grisaille layer</p></div> <p>In traditional painting, thin glazes of color are applied on top of the underpainting. We can do something similar in Photoshop and/or Painter. Insert a new layer above the Grisaille layer, and change the blending mode from Default to Color. (In Painter, choose Colorize.) Now when you paint, you can’t cover over the greyscale; you can only “tint” it with color. This is similar to the hand-tinting of photographs which photographers used to do before the advent of color film. (See <a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/tutorial-colorizing-vintage-photos-with-corel-painter/">this article</a> and <a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/tutorial-turn-a-civil-war-era-photo-into-a-painting//">this article</a> for two tutorials.) The Color blending mode allows you to paint as though you were laying in transparent washes of watercolor or acrylic, or oil glazes. The values of the grayscale interact with and alter the colors, as you will see. This hand-colored base is now ready for us to paint with opaque colors, in the next step.</p> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2529" style="width: 600px;"><img alt="This close-up shows what the Color layer on top of the Grisaille layer looks like. " class="size-full wp-image-2529" height="739" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/chick2-color-on-gris.jpg" title="chick2-color-on-gris" width="590" /><p class="wp-caption-text">This close-up shows what the Color layer on top of the Grisaille layer looks like. </p></div> <h4>Step Eight - Opaque painting</h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2530" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://www.bobnolin.com"><img alt="Many hours and brushstrokes later, here's the final painted chick. " class="size-full wp-image-2530" height="740" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/05/chick2-final.jpg" title="chick2-final" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Many hours and brushstrokes later, here's the final painted chick. </p></div> <p>To begin the next phase, insert a new blank layer as the top layer. Leave the blending mode and opacity as is (Default and 100%). Now here’s where the work really begins! All that has come before is really just preparation for the actual painting. No, I’m not kidding! The first seven steps should take an afternoon, give or take. It’s not very time-consuming; it’s just a lot to explain, a lot of details. </p> <p>While painting, refer to the first file you created (the flattened, full-color one). I use the eye-dropper to sample colors from this base file, and then adjust them as needed. To cover the grisaille lines and tones completely, the paint will need to be quite opaque. However, I use many glazes of low-opacity color, which build up and eventually cover the greyscale image. </p> <p>So that’s basically it. I hope you find this method helpful. At the very least, I’ve laid out one method of painting in the classical mode of the Old Masters. It’s been a fun experiment! I invite your comments and questions below, in the comments box. 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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2514" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://www.bobnolin.com"><img alt="The custom header I created for my Fine Art America website. " class="size-full wp-image-2514" height="91" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/artofbn.jpg" title="artofbn" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The custom header I created for my Fine Art America website. </p></div> <p>Back around the end of February, <a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/marketing-artist-websites-on-fine-art-america/">I wrote about</a> my experiences getting started with Fine Art America. Two months have gone by, so it’s time for the update I promised in Part One. Certain negative aspects have been corrected, so that’s good news. There remain some things I’d like to see changed, but overall I would highly recommend FAA to artists looking for an online presence, especially if they need a print-on-demand (POD) provider.</p> <p>For $30 a year, FAA gives you unlimited gallery space on their main site, as well as a distinct website that has no FAA branding. Customers can order framed prints through either venue. However, when customers order through your personal website, the customer sees only that you have a professional ecommerce site, allowing them to order prints, framed and unframed, prints on canvas, and greeting cards.</p> <p> From a marketing standpoint, this is more impressive than a customized Zazzle or Redbubble gallery, since it appears to be a stand-alone business site. Even better is the ease with which you can create your professional-looking site using FAA’s tools. Customization on other POD sites is difficult, to say the least, and often requires a solid understanding of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). FAA, on the other hand, is very easy to use. I created the customized header (above) in Photoshop, which really helps the site look unique. </p> <p>Sean Broihier, the owner of FAA, seems to be very focused on the needs of his artist customers, as well as the buying public who visit FAA. Knowing that customers will want to take a close look at artwork before buying, Broihier created a high-resolution zoom tool. This helps increase buyer confidence. The only other place I’ve seen this sort of thing is on a stock photo site. Other POD sites don’t seem to realize the importance of such a tool. </p> <p>Broihier provides artists with a neat slideshow widget, which you can see over on the right here on my blog. When I add artwork to my gallery, the slideshow automatically picks it up. The slideshow’s movement attract the visitor’s attention, and shows off my work at the same time. I think it’s really useful. </p> <p>FAA also automatically provides buyers with color swatches based on the main colors in a piece of artwork. Again, I can’t think of a similar site that does that. Along with visitor counts, there are visitor comments. These help build buyer confidence. </p> <p><span id="more-2513"></span></p> <p>When you upload artwork, it appears automatically in the huge gallery on FAA, as well as on your own website. No need to do dual maintenance of two sites.</p> <p>The buying experience is very professional. I ordered an unframed and a framed print from FAA, in order to check out the printing and framing quality, as well as delivery time and packaging. My order arrived in about ten days, and was packed very securely in a big box. The framed print looked just great. The colors seemed to be an exact match, and the framing quality was excellent. I used to work in a frame shop, and I’ve framed dozens of my own pieces, so I know what to look for. I couldn’t have done a better job myself. The back was covered nicely with kraft paper, and wired ready to hang. </p> <p>I should step back and mention that the online process for ordering a frame is intelligently designed. You pick a frame color and you’re presented with all frames that match that color. You can then order a mat, and the viewer shows what your work will look like in that frame with that mat. The color of the displayed mat didn’t seem to match the color I picked, always, so that may be a little bug. </p> <p>As an artist, you determine the minimum and maximum print sizes available for ordering. The site lets you know what the biggest size printable is for your given file, so that’s helpful. Other sites don’t address this sort of thing well, if at all.</p> <p>Buyers can choose from a range of papers. If you know that your work will not look good on the default matte archival paper, you can’t stop buyers from ordering it, unfortunately. You can, however, add a note in the piece description, recommending the proper paper. The unframed print I ordered was printed on the matte paper, which is the cheapest available. The dark blacks didn’t look as dark as they should have, due to the paper. The Somerset paper I used in the framed print showed accurate and rich colors, though it was a bit more expensive. </p> <p>Normally, an unframed print comes rolled in a tube. Since I was also ordering a framed print, FAA used a large flat box, and packed the unframed print flat in the box, which was a pleasant surprise. I was quite pleased with my purchasing experience on FAA, and feel confident that my customers will be getting a quality product when they order. FAA also has an unconditional guarantee. </p> <p>Back in <a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/marketing-artist-websites-on-fine-art-america/">Part One</a> of this review, I mentioned that you can’t pick your own domain name for your FAA website. What I failed to explain is how easy it is to work around that. If you own your own domain name (such as <a href="http://www.bobnolin.com">www.bobnolin.com</a>, you can tell your domain registrar (the company that you pay each year to maintain your URL) to “point” to your FAA site. If you roll your mouse over the slideshow on the right, you’ll notice, down at the bottom of your browser, that it says “www.bobnolin.com.” When you click on it, it takes you to the FAA site, which is really www.bob-nolin.artistwebsites.com. Here’s how you make that happen: </p> <p><img alt="1&1-control-panel" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2519" height="504" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/11-control-panel.jpg" title="1&1-control-panel" width="499" /><br /> <br clear="all" /></p> <p>You select “Forward Your Domain” and then tell it where to forward to. Each registrar has a way to do this, I believe. It is free, too. Also, I tell it what title I want to appear up top in the visitor’s browser (”The Art of Bob Nolin”). Choosing “Frame Redirect” causes the URL to say “www.bobnolin.com”, which keeps the visitor from getting confused by seeing www.bob-nolin.artistwebsites.com. I’ve had some questions about how I did this, so forgive me if I got too techie there!</p> <p>As I mentioned in Part One, the FAA website was not working very well when I was trying to sign up. Sean Broihier assures me this was due to heavy maintenance to the search engine, and that the server should be up all the time now. In two months, I’ve never again experienced a problem. So that’s a relief. Also, FAA employs several full-time customer service people, which was another issue in Part One. </p> <p>I need to wrap up here, but I do want to mention the community on FAA. My works are frequently commented on by other FAA’ers, and they’re all very nice and supportive. There are groups and an online forum, you can create a blog, an email newsletter, and so forth. These things all add to the feeling of a community, and they’re free. The $30 fee is only if you want to use the POD service and/or have your own website. From what I’ve seen so far, this was $30 well-spent. If you have questions I didn’t answer here, please leave a comment below. Also, I’d love to hear about your own experience with FAA.</p> <p>Thanks for reading! </p> <img alt="" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/?ak_action=api_record_view&id=2513&type=feed" /> <p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/marketing-a-review-of-fine-art-america/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Marketing: A Review of Fine Art America">Marketing: A Review of Fine Art America</a> <small>Fine Art America is an online art marketplace offering an...</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/marketing-artist-websites-on-fine-art-america/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Marketing: Artist Websites on Fine Art America">Marketing: Artist Websites on Fine Art America</a> <small>A look at Fine Art America's artist website option. 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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2504" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/ezine/"><img alt="Learn how to use Photoshop to paint photorealistic wildlife, with this new tutorial on CG Arena. " class="size-full wp-image-2504" height="378" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/article-shot.jpg" title="article-shot" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Learn how to use Photoshop to paint photorealistic wildlife, with this new tutorial on CG Arena. </p></div> <p>The computer graphics website CG Arena (<a href="http://www.cgarena.com">www.cgarena.com</a>) publishes a free online magazine every other month. The new issue, just out today, includes <a href="http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/ezine/">a 7-page tutorial</a> I wrote about painting a highly-realistic bald eagle portrait using Photoshop. This tutorial is about twice the length of the ones I publish here on Digital Image Magazine, so there’s lots of detail and screen captures to explain the process. The tutorial is called “The Making of Sentinel.” You can download the free magazine and read the tutorial, along with lots of other great content, <a href="http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/ezine/">here</a>. Here’s a close-up look at the finished painting. </p> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2508" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://www.bobnolin.com"><img alt="Sentinel (detail), by Bob Nolin. Digital painting created in Photoshop. Based on photograph by Joshua Sexton. Used with permission. " class="size-full wp-image-2508" height="421" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/Sentinel-dim-cu.jpg" title="Sentinel-dim-cu" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sentinel (detail), by Bob Nolin. Digital painting created in Photoshop. Based on photograph by Joshua Sexton. Used with permission. </p></div> <img alt="" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/?ak_action=api_record_view&id=2503&type=feed" /> <p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/beginning-digital-painting-with-photoshop/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Beginning Digital Painting with Photoshop">Beginning Digital Painting with Photoshop</a> <small>Want to learn how to paint with Photoshop? Here's a...</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/resources-online-training-for-digital-painting/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Resources: Online Training for Digital Painting">Resources: Online Training for Digital Painting</a> <small>Learn digital art in the comfort of your own home!...</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/book-review-digital-painting-in-photoshop/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Book Review: Digital Painting in Photoshop">Book Review: Digital Painting in Photoshop</a> <small>A review of Susan Ruddick Bloom's new book, Digital Painting...</small></li> </ol></p>

<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2474" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://rekano.deviantart.com"><img alt="Dream of a Photomanipulator, by Rekano" class="size-full wp-image-2474" height="443" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/Dream_of_a_Photomanipulator_by_Rekano.jpg" title="Dream_of_a_Photomanipulator_by_Rekano" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dream of a Photomanipulator, by Rekano</p></div> <p>To celebrate the 175th article on Digital Image Magazine, I’ve decided to celebrate by doing one of my favorite things: a showcase of great work. Besides, I love being able to share the work of fabulous, incredibly imaginative artists with you. </p> <p>All of these images come from deviantArt.com. These are some of the best examples of photomanipulation I’ve come across. Most of the time, the image will be a collage of several photographs. Often, the photocollage is then hand-painted in Photoshop or Painter. Additional elements can be painted in, partially covering over the original photographs. In the deviantArt community, “photomanipulation” is any image that includes photography (as opposed to digital painting, which is done from scratch). Here then is my collection of the best of the best. Enjoy! (Click on the artist’s name or the image to go to their gallery.)</p> <p><span id="more-2463"></span></p> <h4><a href="http://michaelo.deviantart.com">Michael O</a> </h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2468" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://michaelo.deviantart.com"><img alt="Apple, by Michael O. This is a great example of how photomanipulation can start with a photo (inset), and turn it into a completely new and amazing work of art. " class="size-full wp-image-2468" height="885" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/apple_by_michaelo.jpg" title="apple_by_michaelo" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Apple, by Michael O. This is a great example of how photomanipulation can start with a photo (inset), and turn it into a completely new and amazing work of art. </p></div> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2470" style="width: 539px;"><a href="http://michaelo.deviantart.com"><img alt="Another amazing work by Michael O. Click on the image to see more. " class="size-full wp-image-2470" height="1000" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/crocodile-tears-michaelo.jpg" title="crocodile-tears-michaelo" width="529" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Another amazing work by Michael O. Click on the image to see more. </p></div> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2486" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://michaelo.deviantart.com"><img alt="Trophy Wife, by Michael O" class="size-full wp-image-2486" height="860" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/trophy-wife-by-michaelo.jpg" title="trophy-wife-by-michaelo" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Trophy Wife, by Michael O</p></div> <h4><a href="http://cristalart.deviantart.com">Cristalart</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2469" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://cristalart.deviantart.com"><img alt="The Bird's Queen, by Cristalart" class="size-full wp-image-2469" height="940" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/bird__s_queen_by_cristalart.jpg" title="bird__s_queen_by_cristalart" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Bird's Queen, by Cristalart</p></div> <h4><a href="http://autumnsgoddess.deviantart.com">Autumns Goddess</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2478" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://autumnsgoddess.deviantart.com"><img alt="Intention, by AutumnsGoddess" class="size-full wp-image-2478" height="843" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/intention_by_AutumnsGoddess.jpg" title="intention_by_AutumnsGoddess" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Intention, by AutumnsGoddess</p></div> <h4><a href="http://higherdepths.deviantart.com">Higherdepths</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2484" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://higherdepths.deviantart.com"><img alt="Submariner, by Higherdepths" class="size-full wp-image-2484" height="382" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/Submariner_by_higherdepths.jpg" title="Submariner_by_higherdepths" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Submariner, by Higherdepths</p></div> <h4><a href="http://schnette.deviantart.com">Schnette</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2477" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://schnette.deviantart.com"><img alt="Follow Your Heart, by Schnette" class="size-full wp-image-2477" height="590" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/follow-your-heart-by-schnette.jpg" title="follow-your-heart-by-schnette" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Follow Your Heart, by Schnette</p></div> <h4><a href="http://onetaintedangel.deviantart.com">OneTaintedAngel</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2475" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://onetaintedangel.deviantart.com"><img alt="Dream of Silk and Silence Part 2, by OneTaintedAngel" class="size-full wp-image-2475" height="590" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/dream-of-silk-and-silence-pt2-by-onetaintedangel.jpg" title="dream-of-silk-and-silence-pt2-by-onetaintedangel" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dream of Silk and Silence Part 2, by OneTaintedAngel</p></div> <h4><a href="http://indigodeep.deviantart.com">Indigodeep</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2485" style="width: 576px;"><a href="http://indigodeep.deviantart.com"><img alt="The Summoner, by Indigodeep" class="size-full wp-image-2485" height="832" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/The_Summoner_by_indigodeep.jpg" title="The_Summoner_by_indigodeep" width="566" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Summoner, by Indigodeep</p></div> <h4><a href="http://gloom82.deviantart.com">Gloom82</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2499" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://gloom82.deviantart.com"><img alt="Society, by Gloom82" class="size-full wp-image-2499" height="885" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/society_by_gloom82.jpg" title="society_by_gloom82" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Society, by Gloom82</p></div> <h4><a href="http://billy-pilgrim.deviantart.com">Billy Pilgrim</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2482" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://billy-pilgrim.deviantart.com"><img alt="Portrait of a Sad Song, by Billy Pilgrim" class="size-full wp-image-2482" height="590" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/portrait_of_a_sad_song_by_billy_pilgrim.jpg" title="portrait_of_a_sad_song_by_billy_pilgrim" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Portrait of a Sad Song, by Billy Pilgrim</p></div> <h4><a href="http://zwir.deviantart.com">ZWIR</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2481" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://zwir.deviantart.com"><img alt="Once in Venice, by ZWIR" class="size-full wp-image-2481" height="750" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/Once_in_Venice_by_ZWIR.jpg" title="Once_in_Venice_by_ZWIR" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Once in Venice, by ZWIR</p></div> <h4><a href="http://heakmeat.deviantart.com">Heakmeat</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2480" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://heakmeat.deviantart.com"><img alt="Nature, by Heakmeat" class="size-full wp-image-2480" height="867" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/Nature_by_heakmeat.jpg" title="Nature_by_heakmeat" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nature, by Heakmeat</p></div> <h4><a href="http://mrnoxx.deviantart.com">MrNoxx</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2476" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://mrnoxx.deviantart.com"><img alt="Endangered Species, by MrNoxx" class="size-full wp-image-2476" height="590" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/endangered_species_by_mrnoxx.jpg" title="endangered_species_by_mrnoxx" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Endangered Species, by MrNoxx</p></div> <h4><a href="http://taenaron.deviantart.com">Taenaron</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2473" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://taenaron.deviantart.com"><img alt="Dream, by Taenaron" class="size-full wp-image-2473" height="369" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/dream_by_taenaron.jpg" title="dream_by_taenaron" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dream, by Taenaron</p></div> <h4><a href="http://ghwamba.deviantart.com">Ghwamba</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2472" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://ghwamba.deviantart.com"><img alt="Do You Believe in Magic, by Ghwamba" class="size-full wp-image-2472" height="395" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/do_you_believe_in_magic__by_ghwamba.jpg" title="do_you_believe_in_magic__by_ghwamba" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Do You Believe in Magic, by Ghwamba</p></div> <h4><a href="http://betweentheclouds.deviantart.com">BetweenTheClouds</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2471" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://betweentheclouds.deviantart.com"><img alt="Depression, by Betweentheclouds" class="size-full wp-image-2471" height="826" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/depression_by_betweentheclouds.jpg" title="depression_by_betweentheclouds" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Depression, by Betweentheclouds</p></div> <h4><a href="http://tammara.deviantart.com">Tammara</a></h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2467" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://tammara.deviantart.com"><img alt="After the Ball, by Tammara" class="size-full wp-image-2467" height="566" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/after_the_ball_by_tammara.jpg" title="after_the_ball_by_tammara" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">After the Ball, by Tammara</p></div> <h4><a href="http://bnolin.deviantart.com">Bob Nolin (me!</a>)</h4> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_2479" style="width: 600px;"><a href="http://bnolin.deviantart.com"><img alt="Myrddin, by Bob Nolin. Hope you don't blame me for including one of my own!" class="size-full wp-image-2479" height="600" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads2010/2011/04/myrddin.jpg" title="myrddin" width="590" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Myrddin, by Bob Nolin. Hope you don't blame me for including one of my own!</p></div> <img alt="" src="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/?ak_action=api_record_view&id=2463&type=feed" /> <p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/inspiration-photomanipulation-masters-part-1/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Inspiration: Photomanipulation Masters Part 1">Inspiration: Photomanipulation Masters Part 1</a> <small>A look at the visionary work of Phatpuppy, our first...</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/inspiration-photomanipulation-masters-part-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Inspiration: Photomanipulation Masters Part 2">Inspiration: Photomanipulation Masters Part 2</a> <small>In part 2, we'll look at the work and the...</small></li> <li><a href="http://www.digitalimagemagazine.com/blog/featured/inspiration-photomanipulation-masters-part-3/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Inspiration: Photomanipulation Masters Part 3">Inspiration: Photomanipulation Masters Part 3</a> <small>Our photomanip master today is Pat Brennan, a.k.a. 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I have prepared for you a collection of 17 splendid perfume bottles that any designer should bear in mind. In a world where there are more than 10000 different types of perfume, 2 things make a difference: the power of the brand and the design of the bottle.

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Business cards are cards bearing business information about a company or individual. They are shared during official introductions as convenience and a recall sustain. The giver’s name, company affiliation (usually with a logo) and contact information such as street addresses, telephone number(s), fax number, e-mail addresses and website are mentioned on typical business cards. Designers are on going to design new business cards day by day. The countdown is just near to end and the world is ready to welcome 2012. We’ve decided to show you the bests of 2011 business cards designs. Just click through our today’s post “Cool & Fresh Business Card Designs For Your Inspiration” and get an great idea for your next business card in 2012. <br />

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<p class="strap">Things go bump in the night in this recent short from the Animation Hub</p> <p><span id="more-34318"></span></p> <p></p> <p>The Last Train is the first production from the Animation Hub - a collaboration between animation studio <a href="http://www.giant.ie/">Giant Creative</a> and the staff and students of the <a href="http://www.isa-bcfe.ie/">Irish School of Animation at Ballyfermot College of Further Education (BCFE)</a> and the <a href="http://gv2.cs.tcd.ie/">Graphics Vision and Visualisation group at Trinity College Dublin</a>.</p> <p>The film, which was sponsored by the <a href="http://www.irishfilmboard.ie/">Irish Film Board</a> and the <a href="http://www.sfi.ie/">Science Foundation Ireland</a>, tells the story of a train passenger who is pursued by a mysterious force in the dead of night. The concept for the story was initially developed by the Giant Creative artists. It was then refined over a couple of days with input and feedback from the entire production team.</p> <p>With the plot decided, work began on storyboarding. “After working out the story orally, we began visualising the sequences in thumbnail drawings,” says one of Giant Creative’s and the film’s directors Ben Harper. “This allowed us to quickly explore different angles in order to find the best composition for each shot.” With a clearer idea of content, production got underway. But the pressure was on from day one, with the team working to a three-month deadline, and incorporating software and techniques that they had no previous experience in.</p> <p>“It was our first venture having motion capture in our pipeline,” says Harper. “We struggled in the beginning to come up with a narrative that had a place for both mo-cap and hand-keyed computer animation. We always thought we’d make the story work first, and then fit the technology around that base, so we approached things in that manner.”</p> <p>You can read more about the technical process behind The Last Train in issue 152 of 3D World magazine.</p> <img border="0" height="1" src="http://3dworldmag.com.feedsportal.com/c/33151/f/538495/s/1b53b27f/mf.gif" width="1" /><div class="mf-viral"><table border="0"><tr><td valign="middle"><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Short+Cuts%3A+The+Last+Train&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dworldmag.com%2F2011%2F12%2F28%2Fshort-cuts-the-last-train%2F" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" /></a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Short+Cuts%3A+The+Last+Train&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dworldmag.com%2F2011%2F12%2F28%2Fshort-cuts-the-last-train%2F" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/121585877534/u/49/f/538495/c/33151/s/1b53b27f/a2.htm"><img border="0" src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/121585877534/u/49/f/538495/c/33151/s/1b53b27f/a2.img" /></a><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3dWorldrss/~4/zK0HAccGYGs" width="1" />

<p class="strap">Introducing Conduit Suite 3D! Create stunning visual effects with this brand-new nodal-based compositing application, courtesy of dvGarage</p> <p><span id="more-34380"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day24-thumb.jpg" rel="lightbox[34380]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34372" height="120" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day24-thumb.jpg" title="advent-day24-thumb" width="150" /></a></p> <p>Every day 3D World and friends have been giving away all sorts of goodies for you to enjoy, from free training to great models. Today’s the last day and have we got a treat for you?</p> <p>For the grand finale we’ve partnered with <a href="http://www.dvgarage.com">dvGarage</a>, a provider of tools and training for the next generation of media artists, to offer you this <strong>exclusive freebie</strong>, a realtime video and graphics compositing tool, <a href="http://www.dvgarage.com/conduit-3d">Conduit Suite 3D for Macintosh</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/conduit_3d_hero.jpg" rel="lightbox[34380]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34381" height="306" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/conduit_3d_hero.jpg" title="conduit_3d_hero" width="580" /></a></p> <p>Conduit 3D is a nodal compositor that can stand on its own, or sit inside of Motion and Final Cut Pro, or After Effects and Photoshop. It is a brand-new component of Conduit Suite and is planned to be rolled into the regular suite in the new year year, but <strong>we’re exclusively offering it to you first for free!</strong></p> <p>We hope you’ve enjoyed our array of free offers from all our partners during the last month. If you want to <strong>check out more freebies</strong>, just visit the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/3dworldmagazine">3D World facebook page</a>, where fellow artists have been sharing their knowledge of where to find free models, textures, sounds, training and much more. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!</p> <h3>Day 24: Conduit Suite 3D for Macintosh</h3> <p>Compositors, directors and artists will love this brand-new piece of software. Conduit Suite 3D builds on dvGarage’s well-established nodal compositing plug-in: it enables users to build effects in Final Cut Pro, Motion, After Effects and Photoshop using a flowchart-based system, similar to that found inside high-end applications such as Shake, Fusion and Nuke.</p> <p>Conduit 3D has all the functionality of Conduit 2.1, with additional 3D tools that you can’t find anywhere else. Traditional video applications only offer a fixed timeline that fails to adequately represent the dual-stream nature of today’s 3D images. In contrast, Conduit 3D uses a node-based interface that makes the stereo workflow feel perfectly natural. All your streams are directly visible as connections in the node view.</p> <h4>Conduit 3D includes all the standard features of Conduit Suite:</h4> <ul> <li>Conduit Pixel Engine, the advanced GPU compositing system </li> <li>Pervasive floating point rendering ensures highest color quality and eliminates artifacts </li> <li>Multitude of video recording options <li>Support for pro video formats (high-depth QuickTime & DPX, etc.) </li> <li>Advanced scripting for graphics and interactive controls, in easily accessible JavaScript </li> <li>Cue lists and programmable controls for live operation (Conduit Live Stage Tools)</li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.dvgarage.com/conduit-3d">Read more about Conduit Suite 3D for Macintosh</a></p> <p><a href="http://mos.futurenet.com/resources/3dworld/advent_day24_Conduit3D.zip">Download Conduit Suite 3D for Macintosh now!</a> (ZIP, 25MB)</p> <p><a href="http://ecommerce.dvgarage.com/trials/Conduit3D_Starter_Guide.pdf">Download the Conduit 3D guide</a> (PDF, 8MB)</p> <p><strong>Offer ends on 1st January 2011 - so grab it while you can.</strong></p> <h4>3D World’s Advent Calendar: the story so far</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/23/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-23-10-free-mini-maya-tutorials-to-improve-your-modelling/">Day 23</a> offered 10 free mini Maya tutorials from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/22/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-22-exclusive-free-restaurant-model-set/">Day 22</a> offered an exclusive free restaurant model set <a href="http://www.CGWorkshop.org">CG Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/21/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-21-two-exclusive-free-tutorials-from-3d-total/">Day 21</a> offered two exclusive free tutorials from <a href="http://www.3dtotal.com">3D Total</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/20/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-20-free-texture-extravaganza/">Day 20 </a>offered free textures from <a href="http://www.cgtextures.com/">CG Textures</a> and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/www.texturepilot.com">Texturepilot</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/19/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-19-exclusive-free-christmas-tree-model/">Day 19 </a>offered an exclusive free Christmas tree model from<a href="http://www.speedtree.com/"> IDV</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/18/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-18-an-exclusive-free-model-from-daz-3d/">Day 18 </a>offered an exclusive Old Wishing Well model from<a href="http://www.daz3d.com/"> DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/17/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-17-six-exclusive-cornucopia3d-models/">Day 17 </a>offered six exclusive models from <a href="http://www.cornucopia3d.com/">Cornucopia3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34315&preview=true">Day 16 </a>offered two exclusive 3ds Max tutorials from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/15/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-15-130-xfrog-plant-models/">Day 15 </a> offered 130 XFrog plant models <a href="http://xfrog.com/">XFrog</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/14/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-14-a-set-of-metal-fences/">Day 14 </a> offered set of metal fences, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/13/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-13-master-maya’s-transfer-maps/">Day 13</a> offered some video training on Maya’s Transfer Maps, from <a href="http://www.escapestudios.co.uk">Escape Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/12/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-12-introduction-to-speedtree/">Day 12</a> offered an Introduction to SpeedTree, from <a href="http://www.cmiVFX.com">cmiVFX</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/11/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-11-daz-3d-emotiguy/">Day 11</a> offered DAZ 3D EmotiGuy, from <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34275">Day 10</a> offered the Old Village model for Vue, courtesy of <a href="http://www.e-onsoftware.com/">e-on software</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/09/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-9-free-allegorithmic-substances/">Day 9</a> offered a free set of Substances, courtesy of <a href="http://www.allegorithmic.com/">Allegorithmic</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/08/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-8-beginners-guide-to-image-planes-in-maya/">Day 8</a> offered the training video Beginner’s Guide to Image Planes in Maya, courtesy of <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34258">Day 7</a>offered the Anime Star Fighter character model pack, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/06/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-6-beginners-guide-to-3ds-max/">Day 6</a> offered the training video Beginner’s Guide to 3ds Max, courtesy of <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/05/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-5-an-eames-lcw-chair/">Day 5</a> offered an Eames LCW Chair, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/04/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-4-mixamo-animation-sampler-pack-for-m4-and-v4-2/">Day 4</a> offered a Mixamo Animation Sampler Pack for M4 and V4.2, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com">DAZ 3D</a> and <a href="http://www.mixamo.com">Mixamo</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/03/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-3-beginners-guide-to-unity/">Day 3</a> offered some fantastic Unity training from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/02/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-2-dutch-skies-360°/">Day 2</a> offered an HDRI set from <a href="http://www.bobgroothuis.com/blog/">Dutch Skies 360°</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/01/3d-worlds-advent-giveaway/">Day 1</a> offered an awesome free model pack for Cinema 4D from <a href="http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/">GreyscaleGorilla</a></li> </ul> <p>That’s all folks. Hope you enjoyed the festive freebies! Come back for more exclusive offers next year.</p> <img border="0" height="1" src="http://3dworldmag.com.feedsportal.com/c/33151/f/538495/s/1b3c28fe/mf.gif" width="1" /><div class="mf-viral"><table border="0"><tr><td valign="middle"><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=3D+World+Advent+Calendar+Day+24%3A+Exclusive+free+compositing+software+%E2%80%93+Conduit+Suite+3D+for+Macintosh&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dworldmag.com%2F2011%2F12%2F24%2F3d-world-advent-calendar-day-24-exclusive-free-compositing-software-conduit-suite-3d-for-macintosh%2F" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" /></a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=3D+World+Advent+Calendar+Day+24%3A+Exclusive+free+compositing+software+%E2%80%93+Conduit+Suite+3D+for+Macintosh&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dworldmag.com%2F2011%2F12%2F24%2F3d-world-advent-calendar-day-24-exclusive-free-compositing-software-conduit-suite-3d-for-macintosh%2F" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/121585686074/u/49/f/538495/c/33151/s/1b3c28fe/a2.htm"><img border="0" src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/121585686074/u/49/f/538495/c/33151/s/1b3c28fe/a2.img" /></a><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/3dWorldrss/~4/K8sCACs_1jw" width="1" />

<p class="strap">Enjoy 1½ hours of free Maya modelling training with this penultimate festive freebie from Digital-Tutors</p> <p><span id="more-34387"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day23-thumb.jpg" rel="lightbox[34387]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34370" height="120" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day23-thumb.jpg" title="advent-day23-thumb" width="150" /></a></p> <p>Every day between now and Christmas, 3D World and friends are giving away all sorts of goodies for you to enjoy, from free training to great models. Tell your friends and remember to visit every day to see what’s new in 3D World’s Advent Calendar.</p> <p>Today we’ve joined forces with <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com">Digital-Tutors</a> to bring you a free course covering 10 ways to improve your modelling in Maya. </p> <h3>Day 23: 10 Free Mini Maya Tutorials to Improve Your Modelling</h3> <p>These Maya tutorials are free for the weekend and explore a number of tips collected from production and from teaching students that will help you build the best models you can with minimal frustration.</p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_modelling.jpg" rel="lightbox[34387]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34388" height="539" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_modelling.jpg" title="advent_modelling" width="580" /></a></p> <h4>The mini-tutorials include:</h4> <p>Breaking Down Your Modeling Project<br /> Getting to Know Your Geometry<br /> Redrawing Topology<br /> Creating Circular Cut-outs<br /> Working with Normals<br /> Displaying Face Centers<br /> Adding Sharp Detail to Curved Surfaces<br /> Adding Irregularities<br /> Working with Image Planes<br /> Methods for Working Symmetrically</p> <p><a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?pid=340">Watch the training now!</a></p> <p><strong>The course featuring the 10 mini-Maya Modeling tutorials will be open all weekend - so grab it while it’s there.</strong></p> <h4>3D World’s Advent Calendar: the story so far</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/22/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-22-exclusive-free-restaurant-model-set/">Day 22</a> offered an exclusive free restaurant model set <a href="http://www.CGWorkshop.org">CG Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/21/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-21-two-exclusive-free-tutorials-from-3d-total/">Day 21</a> offered two exclusive free tutorials from <a href="http://www.3dtotal.com">3D Total</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/20/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-20-free-texture-extravaganza/">Day 20 </a>offered free textures from <a href="http://www.speedtree.com/">IDV</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/19/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-19-exclusive-free-christmas-tree-model/">Day 19 </a>offered an exclusive free Christmas tree model from<a href="http://www.speedtree.com/">IDV</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/18/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-18-an-exclusive-free-model-from-daz-3d/">Day 18 </a>offered an exclusive Old Wishing Well model from<a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/17/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-17-six-exclusive-cornucopia3d-models/">Day 17 </a>offered six exclusive models from <a href="http://www.cornucopia3d.com/">Cornucopia3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34315&preview=true">Day 16 </a>offered two exclusive 3ds Max tutorials from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/15/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-15-130-xfrog-plant-models/">Day 15 </a> offered 130 XFrog plant models <a href="http://xfrog.com/">XFrog</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/14/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-14-a-set-of-metal-fences/">Day 14 </a> offered set of metal fences, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/13/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-13-master-maya’s-transfer-maps/">Day 13</a> offered some video training on Maya’s Transfer Maps, from <a href="http://www.escapestudios.co.uk">Escape Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/12/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-12-introduction-to-speedtree/">Day 12</a> offered an Introduction to SpeedTree, from <a href="http://www.cmiVFX.com">cmiVFX</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/11/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-11-daz-3d-emotiguy/">Day 11</a> offered DAZ 3D EmotiGuy, from <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34275">Day 10</a> offered the Old Village model for Vue, courtesy of <a href="http://www.e-onsoftware.com/">e-on software</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/09/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-9-free-allegorithmic-substances/">Day 9</a> offered a free set of Substances, courtesy of <a href="http://www.allegorithmic.com/">Allegorithmic</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/08/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-8-beginners-guide-to-image-planes-in-maya/">Day 8</a> offered the training video Beginner’s Guide to Image Planes in Maya, courtesy of <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34258">Day 7</a>offered the Anime Star Fighter character model pack, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/06/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-6-beginners-guide-to-3ds-max/">Day 6</a> offered the training video Beginner’s Guide to 3ds Max, courtesy of <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/05/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-5-an-eames-lcw-chair/">Day 5</a> offered an Eames LCW Chair, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/04/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-4-mixamo-animation-sampler-pack-for-m4-and-v4-2/">Day 4</a> offered a Mixamo Animation Sampler Pack for M4 and V4.2, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com">DAZ 3D</a> and <a href="http://www.mixamo.com">Mixamo</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/03/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-3-beginners-guide-to-unity/">Day 3</a> offered some fantastic Unity training from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/02/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-2-dutch-skies-360°/">Day 2</a> offered an HDRI set from <a href="http://www.bobgroothuis.com/blog/">Dutch Skies 360°</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/01/3d-worlds-advent-giveaway/">Day 1</a> offered an awesome free model pack for Cinema 4D from <a href="http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/">GreyscaleGorilla</a></li> </ul> <p>Make sure you visit the 3D World website again tomorrow for our final freebie behind door number 24!</p> <img border="0" height="1" src="http://3dworldmag.com.feedsportal.com/c/33151/f/538495/s/1b37f1d3/mf.gif" width="1" /><div class="mf-viral"><table border="0"><tr><td valign="middle"><a 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<p class="strap">Behind door number 22 is a gorgeous high-quality restaurant model set</p> <p><span id="more-34382"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day22-thumb.jpg" rel="lightbox[34382]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34368" height="120" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day22-thumb.jpg" title="advent-day22-thumb" width="150" /></a></p> <p>Every day between now and Christmas, 3D World and friends are giving away all sorts of goodies for you to enjoy, from free training to great models. Tell your friends and remember to visit every day to see what’s new in 3D World’s Advent Calendar.</p> <p>Today we’ve joined forces with <a href="http://cgworkshop.org">CG Workshop</a>, a cell of polish studio <a href="http://www.motyw.info/en">Motyw</a>, to offer you this exclusive free restaurant model set. </p> <h3>Day 22: Restaurant model set</h3> <p>Whether you’re an artist looking for top-quality assets for your latest architectural visualisation or just someone who wants to play with a set of models, we’re sure you’ll agree that this scene has the wow-factor.</p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_restaurant_1.jpg" rel="lightbox[34382]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34384" height="427" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_restaurant_1.jpg" title="advent_restaurant_1" width="580" /></a></p> <p>The restaurant model set contains the chairs, table, napkins, glasses, lights etc and comes with all the materials and shaders you need to render it. It is compatible with 3ds Max 2011 version and V-Ray 1.5sp5.</p> <p><a href="http://mos.futurenet.com/resources/3dworld/advent_day22_restaurant_set01.zip">Download the restaurant model set now!</a> (ZIP, 23.1MB)</p> <p><strong>Offer ends on 1st January 2011 - so grab it while you can.</strong></p> <h4>3D World’s Advent Calendar: the story so far</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/21/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-21-two-exclusive-free-tutorials-from-3d-total/">Day 21</a> offered two exclusive free tutorials from <a href="http://www.3dtotal.com">3D Total</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/20/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-20-free-texture-extravaganza/">Day 20 </a>offered free textures from <a href="http://www.speedtree.com/">IDV</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/19/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-19-exclusive-free-christmas-tree-model/">Day 19 </a>offered an exclusive free Christmas tree model from<a href="http://www.speedtree.com/">IDV</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/18/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-18-an-exclusive-free-model-from-daz-3d/">Day 18 </a>offered an exclusive Old Wishing Well model from<a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/17/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-17-six-exclusive-cornucopia3d-models/">Day 17 </a>offered six exclusive models from <a href="http://www.cornucopia3d.com/">Cornucopia3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34315&preview=true">Day 16 </a>offered two exclusive 3ds Max tutorials from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/15/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-15-130-xfrog-plant-models/">Day 15 </a> offered 130 XFrog plant models <a href="http://xfrog.com/">XFrog</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/14/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-14-a-set-of-metal-fences/">Day 14 </a> offered set of metal fences, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/13/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-13-master-maya’s-transfer-maps/">Day 13</a> offered some video training on Maya’s Transfer Maps, from <a href="http://www.escapestudios.co.uk">Escape Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/12/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-12-introduction-to-speedtree/">Day 12</a> offered an Introduction to SpeedTree, from <a href="http://www.cmiVFX.com">cmiVFX</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/11/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-11-daz-3d-emotiguy/">Day 11</a> offered DAZ 3D EmotiGuy, from <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34275">Day 10</a> offered the Old Village model for Vue, courtesy of <a href="http://www.e-onsoftware.com/">e-on software</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/09/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-9-free-allegorithmic-substances/">Day 9</a> offered a free set of Substances, courtesy of <a href="http://www.allegorithmic.com/">Allegorithmic</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/08/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-8-beginners-guide-to-image-planes-in-maya/">Day 8</a> offered the training video Beginner’s Guide to Image Planes in Maya, courtesy of <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34258">Day 7</a>offered the Anime Star Fighter character model pack, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/06/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-6-beginners-guide-to-3ds-max/">Day 6</a> offered the training video Beginner’s Guide to 3ds Max, courtesy of <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/05/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-5-an-eames-lcw-chair/">Day 5</a> offered an Eames LCW Chair, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/04/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-4-mixamo-animation-sampler-pack-for-m4-and-v4-2/">Day 4</a> offered a Mixamo Animation Sampler Pack for M4 and V4.2, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com">DAZ 3D</a> and <a href="http://www.mixamo.com">Mixamo</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/03/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-3-beginners-guide-to-unity/">Day 3</a> offered some fantastic Unity training from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/02/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-2-dutch-skies-360°/">Day 2</a> offered an HDRI set from <a href="http://www.bobgroothuis.com/blog/">Dutch Skies 360°</a></li> <li><a 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<p class="strap">Whether you want to take your rigging to the next level or want to get into the games industry, these sample ebook tutorials will help</p> <p><span id="more-34374"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day21-thumb1.jpg" rel="lightbox[34374]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34375" height="120" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day21-thumb1.jpg" title="advent-day21-thumb" width="150" /></a></p> <p>Every day between now and Christmas, 3D World and friends are giving away all sorts of goodies for you to enjoy, from free training to great models. Tell your friends and remember to visit every day to see what’s new in 3D World’s Advent Calendar.</p> <p>Today we’ve partnered with <a href="http://www.3dtotal.com">3DTotal</a> to offer you exclusive access to the first two chapters of two of its ebooks, Introduction to Rigging and The Italian Courtyard, Environment Creation using Unreal Games Engine.</p> <h3>Day 21: Two free chapters of 3D Total’s ebooks</h3> <p><strong>1. Introduction to Rigging</strong> gives help and advice to people who are looking to approach rigging for the first time or build on their rigging skills. The series explains how to approach rigging but also shows how to tackle common problems and issues that regularly occur even in a professional environment. </p> <h4>Details</h4> <p>Author: 3DTotal.com Ltd / Tutorial by: Luis San Juan Pallares / Platform: 3ds Max</p> <p><a href="http://mos.futurenet.com/resources/3dworld/advent_day21_rigging_sample.pdf">Download the sample PDF of Introduction to Rigging now!</a> (PDF, 17.3 MB)</p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_rigging.jpg" rel="lightbox[34374]"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-34376" height="349" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_rigging.jpg" title="advent_rigging" width="580" /></a></p> <p><strong>2. The Italian Courtyard, Environment Creation using Unreal Games Engine</strong> provides an opportunity for anyone trying to get into the gaming business by talking you through the creation of a basic game level, and showing you how to create a portfolio piece that would impress any potential employer. This really is a must-have for anyone interested in the games industry.</p> <h4>Details</h4> <p>Author: 3DTotal.com Ltd / Tutorial by: Andrew Finch / Platform: UDK (Unreal Development Kit)</p> <p><a href="http://mos.futurenet.com/resources/3dworld/advent_day21_courtyard_sample.pdf">Download the sample PDF of The Italian Courtyard, Environment Creation using Unreal Games Engine now!</a> (PDF, 10.7 MB)</p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/italian_courtyard_hero.jpg" rel="lightbox[34374]"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-34378" height="427" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/italian_courtyard_hero.jpg" title="italian_courtyard_hero" width="580" /></a></p> <h4>3D World’s Advent Calendar: the story so far</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/20/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-20-free-texture-extravaganza/">Day 20 </a>offered free textures from <a href="http://www.speedtree.com/">IDV</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/19/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-19-exclusive-free-christmas-tree-model/">Day 19 </a>offered an exclusive free Christmas tree model from<a href="http://www.speedtree.com/">IDV</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/18/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-18-an-exclusive-free-model-from-daz-3d/">Day 18 </a>offered an exclusive Old Wishing Well model from<a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/17/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-17-six-exclusive-cornucopia3d-models/">Day 17 </a>offered six exclusive models from <a href="http://www.cornucopia3d.com/">Cornucopia3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34315&preview=true">Day 16 </a>offered two exclusive 3ds Max tutorials from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/15/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-15-130-xfrog-plant-models/">Day 15 </a> offered 130 XFrog plant models <a href="http://xfrog.com/">XFrog</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/14/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-14-a-set-of-metal-fences/">Day 14 </a> offered set of metal fences, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/13/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-13-master-maya’s-transfer-maps/">Day 13</a> offered some video training on Maya’s Transfer Maps, from <a href="http://www.escapestudios.co.uk">Escape Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/12/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-12-introduction-to-speedtree/">Day 12</a> offered an Introduction to SpeedTree, from <a href="http://www.cmiVFX.com">cmiVFX</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/11/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-11-daz-3d-emotiguy/">Day 11</a> offered DAZ 3D EmotiGuy, from <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34275">Day 10</a> offered the Old Village model 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href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/05/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-5-an-eames-lcw-chair/">Day 5</a> offered an Eames LCW Chair, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/04/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-4-mixamo-animation-sampler-pack-for-m4-and-v4-2/">Day 4</a> offered a Mixamo Animation Sampler Pack for M4 and V4.2, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com">DAZ 3D</a> and <a href="http://www.mixamo.com">Mixamo</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/03/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-3-beginners-guide-to-unity/">Day 3</a> offered some fantastic Unity training from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/02/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-2-dutch-skies-360°/">Day 2</a> offered an HDRI set from <a href="http://www.bobgroothuis.com/blog/">Dutch Skies 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<p class="strap">End the frustration of searching for hours on the net for photo reference as we bring you 50 free textures!</p> <p><span id="more-34356"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day20-thumb.jpg" rel="lightbox[34356]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34364" height="120" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day20-thumb.jpg" title="advent-day20-thumb" width="150" /></a></p> <p>Every day between now and Christmas, 3D World and friends are giving away all sorts of goodies for you to enjoy, from free training to great models. Tell your friends and remember to visit every day to see what’s new in 3D World’s Advent Calendar.</p> <p>Today we’ve joined forces with <a href="http://www.cgtextures.com/">CGTextures</a> and <a href="http://www.texturepilot.com">Texturepilot</a> to offer all you 3D artists out there a load of free textures. 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<p class="strap">3D World’s pre-Christmas giveaway continues! Behind door number 19 is a beautiful model of a Christmas tree</p> <p><span id="more-34340"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day19-thumb.jpg" rel="lightbox[34340]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34343" height="120" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day19-thumb.jpg" title="advent-day19-thumb" width="150" /></a></p> <p>Every day between now and Christmas, 3D World and friends are giving away all sorts of goodies for you to enjoy, from free training to great models. Tell your friends and remember to visit every day to see what’s new in 3D World’s Advent Calendar.</p> <p>Today we’ve joined forces with <a href="http://www.speedtree.com">SpeedTree developer, IDV,</a> to offer you this fantastic, high-resolution model of a Christmas tree. </p> <p>You may remember that we’re currently running a competition with IDV too - to <a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/10/17/win-a-copy-of-speedtree-studio-6/">win a copy of SpeedTree Studio 6 </a>. Don’t miss out: get your hands on the technology that was used in Avatar today! The closing date is 12 January 2012.</p> <h3>Day 19: Christmas tree model</h3> <p>What could be more Christmassy than a decorated evergreen coniferous tree complete with star, baubles and presents? Now you can spruce up your 3D scenes with this exclusive high-resolution Christmas tree model, courtesy of IDV.</p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/speedtree_christmastree.jpg" rel="lightbox[34340]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34341" height="498" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/speedtree_christmastree.jpg" title="speedtree_christmastree" width="580" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://mos.futurenet.com/resources/3dworld/advent_day19_SpeedTree_ChristmasTree.zip">Download the Christmas Tree model</a> (ZIP, 20.9MB)<br /> <em>This archive contains the FBX file and associated uncompressed textures.</em></p> <h4>Free procedural version</h4> <p>If you’re a SpeedTree user, you may like to have the procedural version of this model, so that you can make your own variations. There’s no need to register, just go to the <a href="http://www.speedtree.com/trees/?tree=90">free coupon page</a> that has been specially set up for you. Once there, just add it to the cart. View the cart to add the discount code: <strong>3DWorldXmasTree</strong>, then checkout. </p> <p><strong>Both offers end on 24th December 2011.</strong></p> <h4>3D World’s Advent Calendar: the story so far</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/18/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-18-an-exclusive-free-model-from-daz-3d/">Day 18 </a>offered an exclusive Old Wishing Well model from<a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/17/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-17-six-exclusive-cornucopia3d-models/">Day 17 </a>offered six exclusive models from <a href="http://www.cornucopia3d.com/">Cornucopia3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34315&preview=true">Day 16 </a>offered two exclusive 3ds Max tutorials from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/15/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-15-130-xfrog-plant-models/">Day 15 </a> offered 130 XFrog plant models <a href="http://xfrog.com/">XFrog</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/14/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-14-a-set-of-metal-fences/">Day 14 </a> offered set of metal fences, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/13/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-13-master-maya’s-transfer-maps/">Day 13</a> offered some video training on Maya’s Transfer Maps, from <a href="http://www.escapestudios.co.uk">Escape Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/12/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-12-introduction-to-speedtree/">Day 12</a> offered an Introduction to SpeedTree, from <a href="http://www.cmiVFX.com">cmiVFX</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/11/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-11-daz-3d-emotiguy/">Day 11</a> offered DAZ 3D EmotiGuy, from <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34275">Day 10</a> offered the Old Village model for Vue, courtesy of <a href="http://www.e-onsoftware.com/">e-on software</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/09/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-9-free-allegorithmic-substances/">Day 9</a> offered a free set of Substances, courtesy of <a href="http://www.allegorithmic.com/">Allegorithmic</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/08/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-8-beginners-guide-to-image-planes-in-maya/">Day 8</a> offered the training video Beginner’s Guide to Image Planes in Maya, courtesy of <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34258">Day 7</a>offered the Anime Star Fighter character model pack, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/06/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-6-beginners-guide-to-3ds-max/">Day 6</a> offered the training video Beginner’s Guide to 3ds Max, courtesy of <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/05/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-5-an-eames-lcw-chair/">Day 5</a> offered an Eames LCW Chair, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/04/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-4-mixamo-animation-sampler-pack-for-m4-and-v4-2/">Day 4</a> offered a Mixamo Animation Sampler Pack for M4 and V4.2, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com">DAZ 3D</a> and <a href="http://www.mixamo.com">Mixamo</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/03/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-3-beginners-guide-to-unity/">Day 3</a> offered some fantastic Unity training from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/02/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-2-dutch-skies-360°/">Day 2</a> offered an HDRI set from <a href="http://www.bobgroothuis.com/blog/">Dutch Skies 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<p class="strap">3D World’s pre-Christmas giveaway continues! Behind door number 18 is an Old Village Wishing Well model</p> <p><span id="more-34336"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day18-thumb.jpg" rel="lightbox[34336]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34338" height="120" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day18-thumb.jpg" title="advent-day18-thumb" width="150" /></a></p> <p>Every day between now and Christmas, 3D World and friends are giving away all sorts of goodies for you to enjoy, from free training to great models. Tell your friends and remember to visit every day to see what’s new in 3D World’s Advent Calendar.</p> <p>Today we’ve joined forces with <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/www.daz3d.com">DAZ 3D</a> to offer you this fantastic model.<br /> <a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_old_wishing_well_hero.jpg" rel="lightbox[34336]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34339" height="310" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_old_wishing_well_hero.jpg" title="advent_old_wishing_well_hero" width="580" /></a></p> <h3>Day 18: Old Village Wishing Well model</h3> <p>The Old Village Wishing Well is a set of unique 3D exterior props that fit together to make a small scene. The set features the well base and roof, three ivy sections, a pulley, rope and bucket, as well as a tiling ground plane.</p> <p>The set is comprised of seven individual sections for ease of use, and also includes a preload preset. The model is Poser and DAZ Studio 2.3+ compatible.</p> <p>Separate installers are provided for Windows and Mac OS X:<br /> <a href="http://mos.futurenet.com/resources/3dworld/advent_wishing_well_Win.zip">Download the Old Village Wishing Well model for Windows</a> (ZIP, 81.9MB)<br /> <a href="http://mos.futurenet.com/resources/3dworld/advent_wishing_well_Mac.zip">Download the Old Village Wishing Well model for Mac OS X</a> (ZIP, 163.4MB)</p> <p><em>Grab this model while you can, as this <strong>offer ends on 24th December</strong></em></p> <h4>3D World’s Advent Calendar: the story so far</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/17/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-17-six-exclusive-cornucopia3d-models/">Day 17 </a>offered six exclusive models from <a href="http://www.cornucopia3d.com/">Cornucopia3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34315&preview=true">Day 16 </a>offered two exclusive 3ds Max tutorials from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/15/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-15-130-xfrog-plant-models/">Day 15 </a> offered 130 XFrog plant models <a href="http://xfrog.com/">XFrog</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/14/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-14-a-set-of-metal-fences/">Day 14 </a> offered set of metal fences, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/13/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-13-master-maya’s-transfer-maps/">Day 13</a> offered some video training on Maya’s Transfer Maps, from <a href="http://www.escapestudios.co.uk">Escape Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/12/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-12-introduction-to-speedtree/">Day 12</a> offered an Introduction to SpeedTree, from <a href="http://www.cmiVFX.com">cmiVFX</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/11/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-11-daz-3d-emotiguy/">Day 11</a> offered DAZ 3D EmotiGuy, from <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34275">Day 10</a> offered the Old Village model for Vue, courtesy of <a href="http://www.e-onsoftware.com/">e-on software</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/09/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-9-free-allegorithmic-substances/">Day 9</a> offered a free set of Substances, courtesy of <a href="http://www.allegorithmic.com/">Allegorithmic</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/08/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-8-beginners-guide-to-image-planes-in-maya/">Day 8</a> offered the training video Beginner’s Guide to Image Planes in Maya, courtesy of <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34258">Day 7</a>offered the Anime Star Fighter character model pack, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/06/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-6-beginners-guide-to-3ds-max/">Day 6</a> offered the training video Beginner’s Guide to 3ds Max, courtesy of <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/05/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-5-an-eames-lcw-chair/">Day 5</a> offered an Eames LCW Chair, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/04/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-4-mixamo-animation-sampler-pack-for-m4-and-v4-2/">Day 4</a> offered a Mixamo Animation Sampler Pack for M4 and V4.2, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com">DAZ 3D</a> and <a href="http://www.mixamo.com">Mixamo</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/03/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-3-beginners-guide-to-unity/">Day 3</a> offered some fantastic Unity training from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/02/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-2-dutch-skies-360°/">Day 2</a> offered an HDRI set from <a href="http://www.bobgroothuis.com/blog/">Dutch Skies 360°</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/01/3d-worlds-advent-giveaway/">Day 1</a> offered an awesome free model pack for Cinema 4D from <a href="http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/">GreyscaleGorilla</a></li> </ul> <p>Make sure you visit the 3D World website again tomorrow to find out what’s behind door number 19!</p> <img border="0" height="1" src="http://3dworldmag.com.feedsportal.com/c/33151/f/538495/s/1b0d295d/mf.gif" width="1" /><div class="mf-viral"><table border="0"><tr><td valign="middle"><a 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<p class="strap">3D World’s pre-Christmas giveaway continues! Behind door number 17 is a set of models from Cornucopia3D</p> <p><span id="more-34328"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day17-thumb.jpg" rel="lightbox[34328]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34333" height="120" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day17-thumb.jpg" title="advent-day17-thumb" width="150" /></a></p> <p>Every day between now and Christmas, 3D World and friends are giving away all sorts of goodies for you to enjoy, from free training to great models. Tell your friends and remember to visit every day to see what’s new in 3D World’s Advent Calendar.</p> <p>Today we’ve joined forces with <a href="http://www.cornucopia3d.com">Cornucopia3D</a>, a division of <a href="http://www.e-onsoftware.com">e-on software</a> and one of the leading CG artist communities on the web, to offer you these exclusive models. </p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_cornucopia3d_hero.jpg" rel="lightbox[34328]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34331" height="300" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_cornucopia3d_hero.jpg" title="advent_cornucopia3d_hero" width="580" /></a></p> <p><strong>Please note: These models are only available until the 24th December - so grab them while you can.</strong></p> <h3>Day 17: Six exclusive models from Cornucopia3D </h3> <h4>British Letter Box</h4> <p>Need to put a letter in the post? Just what you need… an authentic British Letter Box! Please note: this is a fairly high resolution object.</p> <h4>Gingerbread Man</h4> <p>“Run, run, as fast as you can; you can’t catch me I’m the Gingerbread Man!” You can’t celebrate the holidays without this great cookie; he’s a handsome fellow, very famous, and very tasty, and dressed for the season with a dapper scarf!</p> <h4>Winter Sledge</h4> <p>This old-fashioned wooden sledge has runners for easy sliding down those snow-covered hills!</p> <h4>Oviraptor</h4> <p>Living in the late Cretaceous period, this dinosaur was first named “oviraptor” or “egg thief” because it was found in close proximity to a nest of prehistoric eggs, and the discoverers thought it had been stealing them for food. Birdlike in appearance, it has been found in Mongolia, and may have had some rudimentary feathering. Use as a static model, or with one of e-on’s motion files.</p> <h4>Rescue Boat</h4> <p>This Zodiac-style inflatable rescue boat is essential for those beach and seaside scenes. Accurate details such as twin outboard motors, communications antennae and seating for pilot and other personnel and texturing make this a bit of realism sure to help those beach scenes.</p> <h4>Coast Guard Station</h4> <p>This US Coast Guard Station is a typical example of a small, local station, with a series of piers, a building used as both administrative and communications centre as well as billeting for troops on duty, a helipad, and a sea-level float.</p> <p><a href="http://mos.futurenet.com/resources/3dworld/3d_advent_eon_models.zip">Download the six models now!</a> (ZIP, 100 MB)</p> <p><a href="http://www.cornucopia3d.com">Visit Cornucopia3D</a> for more top-quality, high-resolution models.</p> <h4>3D World’s Advent Calendar: the story so far</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34315&preview=true">Day 16 </a>offered two exclusive 3ds Max tutorials from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/15/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-15-130-xfrog-plant-models/">Day 15 </a> offered 130 XFrog plant models <a href="http://xfrog.com/">XFrog</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/14/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-14-a-set-of-metal-fences/">Day 14 </a> offered set of metal fences, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/13/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-13-master-maya’s-transfer-maps/">Day 13</a> offered some video training on Maya’s Transfer Maps, from <a href="http://www.escapestudios.co.uk">Escape Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/12/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-12-introduction-to-speedtree/">Day 12</a> offered an Introduction to SpeedTree, from <a href="http://www.cmiVFX.com">cmiVFX</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/11/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-11-daz-3d-emotiguy/">Day 11</a> offered DAZ 3D EmotiGuy, from <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34275">Day 10</a> offered the Old Village model for Vue, courtesy of <a href="http://www.e-onsoftware.com/">e-on software</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/09/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-9-free-allegorithmic-substances/">Day 9</a> offered a free set of Substances, courtesy of <a href="http://www.allegorithmic.com/">Allegorithmic</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/08/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-8-beginners-guide-to-image-planes-in-maya/">Day 8</a> offered the training video Beginner’s Guide to Image Planes in Maya, courtesy of <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/?p=34258">Day 7</a>offered the Anime Star Fighter character model pack, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/">DAZ 3D</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/06/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-6-beginners-guide-to-3ds-max/">Day 6</a> offered the training video Beginner’s Guide to 3ds Max, courtesy of <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/05/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-5-an-eames-lcw-chair/">Day 5</a> offered an Eames LCW Chair, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/04/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-4-mixamo-animation-sampler-pack-for-m4-and-v4-2/">Day 4</a> offered a Mixamo Animation Sampler Pack for M4 and V4.2, courtesy of <a href="http://www.daz3d.com">DAZ 3D</a> and <a href="http://www.mixamo.com">Mixamo</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/03/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-3-beginners-guide-to-unity/">Day 3</a> offered some fantastic Unity training from <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com">Digital-Tutors</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/02/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-2-dutch-skies-360°/">Day 2</a> offered an HDRI set from <a href="http://www.bobgroothuis.com/blog/">Dutch Skies 360°</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/01/3d-worlds-advent-giveaway/">Day 1</a> offered an awesome free model pack for Cinema 4D from <a href="http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/">GreyscaleGorilla</a></li> </ul> <p>Make sure you visit the 3D World website again tomorrow to find out what’s behind door number 18!</p> <img border="0" height="1" src="http://3dworldmag.com.feedsportal.com/c/33151/f/538495/s/1b0882aa/mf.gif" width="1" /><div class="mf-viral"><table border="0"><tr><td valign="middle"><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=3D+World+Advent+Calendar+Day+17%3A+Six+exclusive+Cornucopia3D+models&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3dworldmag.com%2F2011%2F12%2F17%2F3d-world-advent-calendar-day-17-six-exclusive-cornucopia3d-models%2F" target="_blank"><img border="0" 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<p class="strap">3D World’s pre-Christmas giveaway continues! Today you can learn how to model and texture game props using 3ds Max</p> <p><span id="more-34315"></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day16-thumb.jpg" rel="lightbox[34315]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34323" height="120" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent-day16-thumb.jpg" title="advent-day16-thumb" width="150" /></a></p> <p>Every day between now and Christmas, 3D World and friends are giving away all sorts of goodies for you to enjoy, from free training to great models. Tell your friends and remember to visit every day to see what’s new in 3D World’s Advent Calendar.</p> <h3>Day 16: Two exclusive Digital-Tutors 3ds Max tutorials</h3> <p>Digital-Tutors and 3D World have partnered to bring you two free 3ds Max tutorials covering modelling and texturing game props using 3ds Max. </p> <p><strong>These two tutorials are free all weekend long and feature nearly four hours of free training.</strong></p> <h3>Modelling Game Props in 3ds Max Tutorial</h3> <p><em>Length: 1:33</em><br /> In this tutorial, you will learn the techniques for building low-resolution game assets in 3ds Max using a variety of modelling tools to build a piece of artillery. Upon completion, you’ll have a low resolution gun that you can then finish with some UV and texture work. You’ll also be able to apply the same techniques to building your own low resolution props.</p> <p><a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?pid=193">Watch the Modelling Game Props in 3ds Max tutorial</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_modelling_hero.jpg" rel="lightbox[34315]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34325" height="240" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_modelling_hero.jpg" title="advent_modelling_hero" width="580" /></a></p> <h3>Texturing Game Props in 3ds Max and Photoshop Tutorial</h3> <p><em>Length: 2:07</em><br /> In this tutorial, you’ll learn the techniques for texturing assets in 3ds Max and Photoshop. Many of the details that we are unable to add when modelling can be simulated with textures. We’ll go through the process of preparing our model, an antitank gun, for texture by creating and assembling useable UV layouts. Upon completion, you’ll have a textured gun and will also have the knowledge you need to start creating textures for your own models.</p> <p><a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?pid=196">Watch the Texturing Game Props in 3ds Max and Photoshop tutorial</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_texturing1.jpg" rel="lightbox[34315]"><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-34326" height="332" src="http://www.3dworldmag.com/files/2011/12/advent_texturing1.jpg" title="advent_texturing1" width="580" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/training/free-tutorials">Find more free tutorials from Digital-Tutors</a> and <strong>check back next week for an exclusive Maya tutorial giveaway from 3D World and Digital-Tutors.</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/training/3ds_max-tutorials">See all of the 3ds Max tutorials</a> in the <a href="http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php">Digital-Tutors training library</a></p> <h4>3D World’s Advent Calendar: the story so far</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/15/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-15-130-xfrog-plant-models/">Day 15 </a> offered 130 XFrog plant models <a href="http://xfrog.com/">XFrog</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/14/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-14-a-set-of-metal-fences/">Day 14 </a> offered set of metal fences, from <a href="http://www.pariahstudios.co.uk/">Pariah Studios</a> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/13/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-13-master-maya’s-transfer-maps/">Day 13</a> offered some video training on Maya’s Transfer Maps, from <a href="http://www.escapestudios.co.uk">Escape Studios</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.3dworldmag.com/2011/12/12/3d-world-advent-calendar-day-12-introduction-to-speedtree/">Day 12</a> offered an Introduction to SpeedTree, from <a href="http://www.cmiVFX.com">cmiVFX</a></li> <li><a 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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VGWOFoNWT1XdYd_4Rh-uY97XILc/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VGWOFoNWT1XdYd_4Rh-uY97XILc/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VGWOFoNWT1XdYd_4Rh-uY97XILc/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VGWOFoNWT1XdYd_4Rh-uY97XILc/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Design Software" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8339" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/software.jpg" title="software" width="500" /></p> <p>I’m always fascinated to see where and how other people work and  I wanted to share my personal set up, focusing on the tools & resources I use every day as a designer. I recently posted part one on <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/11/29/designer-office-set-up/" title="Hardware I Use">hardware I use as a designer</a> and today I am featuring the software and apps I use on a daily basis.</p> <h3>Software</h3> <p><strong>DESIGN / CODE</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite.html">Adobe Creative Suite 5</a></strong> - Mainly Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro & InDesign.</li> <li><a href="http://macromates.com/"><strong>TextMate</strong></a> - Text editor that I use for coding / writing.</li> <li><a href="http://www.fontexplorerx.com/"><strong>Linotype FontExplorer</strong></a> - Font management.</li> <li><strong><a href="http://cyberduck.ch/">CyberDuck</a> </strong>- FTP Client.</li> <li><a href="http://www.colorschemer.com/"><strong>ColorSchemer Studio 2</strong></a> - Great colour scheme creator & colour tool.</li> </ul> <p><strong>WEB / SOCIAL<br /> </strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.tweetdeck.com/"><strong>Tweetdeck</strong> </a>- Desktop + mobile Twitter client.</li> <li><a href="http://firefox.com/"><strong>FireFox</strong></a> - My browser of choice. Plugins include <a href="http://getfirebug.com/whatisfirebug">Firebug</a>, <a href="http://www.screengrab.org/home/download/">ScreenGrab</a> & <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/web-developer/">Web Developer Toolbar</a>.</li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.techsmith.com/jing/pro/">Jing Pro</a></strong> - Easy sharing of screenshots & videos.</li> <li><strong><a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/apps/all.html">iChat</a> </strong>- Instant Messenger / Chat</li> </ul> <p><strong>MUSIC</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://spotify.com/"><strong>Spotify</strong></a> - My music player of choice. I subscribe to their Premium subscription so I can sync & listen to the music on my iPhone too. I use the iPhone Spotify Remote App to change songs from wherever I am.</li> <li><a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/"><strong>iTunes</strong></a> - For buying music.</li> </ul> <p><strong>BUSINESS / PRODUCTIVITY<br /> </strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://skype.com/"><strong>Skype</strong></a> - International phone calls and meetings.</li> <li><a href="http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/19147/textexpander"><strong>TextExpander</strong></a> - Saves me from re-writing commonly used phrases & emails. See <a href="http://elliotjaystocks.com/blog/using-textexpander-to-conquer-email/">how to use TextExpander to conquer email</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://www.alfredapp.com/"><strong>Alfred</strong></a> - Launches my software & searches with speed. Super productive. I use the shortcut key Cmd+E.</li> <li><strong>Microsoft Office</strong> - An evil necessity.</li> <li><strong>Apple Time Machine</strong> - Backs up my files to external hard drives.</li> </ul> <h3>Web Apps</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/index.html"><strong>Google Apps</strong></a> - Handles my email (<a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/08/18/what-is-the-best-free-email-account-googles-gmail/">10 reasons you should try out Gmail</a>), docs & syncs my calendar with my computers and iPhone.</li> <li><strong>Google TaskBar</strong> - I don’t use any fancy time management software, but rather use the ‘Tasks’ bar in Gmail. I use <a href="http://www.getharvest.com/" title="Harvest">Harvest</a> to track my hours.</li> <li><strong><a href="http://dropbox.com/">DropBox</a> </strong>- In the cloud file sharing & storing.</li> <li><a href="http://paypal.com/"><strong>PayPal</strong></a> - Invoicing & advertising payments.</li> <li><a href="http://shutterstock.com/"><strong>Shutterstock</strong></a> - My preference in stock imagery.</li> <li><a href="http://mediatemple.com/"><strong>MediaTemple</strong></a> - Where I host my websites.</li> <li><a href="http://www.delicious.com/justcreative/"><strong>Delicious</strong></a> - Where I save bookmarks everyday.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Have any other recommended software or apps or designers?</strong></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/11/29/designer-office-set-up/" title="Tools & Resources I Use Every Day as a Designer - Part One: Hardware (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)">Tools & Resources I Use Every Day as a Designer - Part One: Hardware</a> (34)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/03/24/graphic-design-books/" title="12 Design and Business Books I’ve Read & Recommend (Part 1) (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)">12 Design and Business Books I’ve Read & Recommend (Part 1)</a> (33)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/03/24/what-kind-of-designer-are-you/" title="What kind of designer are you? 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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xBTGkp7wiblhNQJJji_Pzvuu6d0/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xBTGkp7wiblhNQJJji_Pzvuu6d0/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xBTGkp7wiblhNQJJji_Pzvuu6d0/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xBTGkp7wiblhNQJJji_Pzvuu6d0/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Freelance" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8318" height="335" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/freelance.png" title="freelance" width="500" /></p> <p><em>This is a guest article contributed by Alvina Lopez* looking at some crucial topics to consider if you are planning to live a long-term freelancing life.<br /> </em></p> <p>-</p> <p>If you’ve just begun your journey into the exciting world of freelance work, welcome! <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/featured-articles/#freelancing" title="Freelancing">Freelancing</a> is an incredibly rewarding way to make a living—it enables you to pursue your passions freely while being able to spend more time on the things that matter, like friends and family.</p> <p>As the very structure of our economy changes, becoming more globalized, more and more people will resort to freelance work. Still, even though it may be enjoyable as you first begin freelancing, it becomes <strong>more complicated if you want to be self-employed permanently</strong>. There are various things to consider, like obtaining health insurance independently, learning how to file your taxes, and planning for your retirement.</p> <h3>Health Insurance</h3> <p><img alt="Health Insurance" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8317" height="334" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/health_insurance.jpg" title="Health Insurance" width="500" /></p> <p>We are living in tough economic times, and skyrocketing health insurance premiums have made it difficult for freelance workers to be properly insured. Still, if you do your research, you’ll be able to find the right health insurance plan for you. Some of the best and most affordable health insurance plans are provided by your local chamber of commerce, which operates for the express purpose of improving the economic viability of your local community.</p> <p>Most chambers of commerce offer individual health insurance plans for freelance or self-employed workers. Another good option for health insurance is offered through the <a href="http://www.freelancersunion.org/" title="Freelancers Union">Freelancers Union</a> (US). The most important thing to remember is to look into each plan and ask questions. For more options, check out this <a href="http://freelancefolder.com/open-thread-where-do-you-get-health-insurance/">Freelance Folder thread</a>.</p> <h3>Filing Taxes</h3> <p><strong><img alt="Taxes" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8315" height="335" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/taxes.jpg" title="taxes" width="500" /></strong></p> <p>Filing taxes can be pretty tough on freelancers, so again, it’s best to do as much research as you can so that you won’t be overpaying. As a freelancer, there are many expenses that you can write off (e.g. your computer, your printer, and any other equipment that is necessary for you to complete your work).</p> <p>According to this insightful <a href="http://www.kiplinger.com/basics/archives/2007/12/schedule-c-tax-guide.html">article featured on Kiplinger.com</a>, you can also deduct your health insurance premium and half of your self-employment taxes. If in the US, keep in mind that you will be required to fill out two additional forms (either the Schedule C or Schedule C-EZ, as well as the Schedule SE), along with the 1040.</p> <p>If you are a first-timer to filing freelance taxes, then the best option is to work with a tax professional who specializes in self-employed taxes to maximize your return. If you oversee the process carefully, asking questions along the way, you’ll eventually be able to do it yourself.</p> <h3>Planning for Retirement</h3> <p><strong><img alt="Retirement" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8316" height="334" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/retirement.jpg" title="retirement" width="500" /></strong></p> <p>Traditional workers often don’t have to worry so much about retirement. Full-time American employees have the benefit of having a company-supported 401k plan, which essentially enables them to save for retirement without even thinking about it.</p> <p>For us freelancers, however, saving for retirement is a responsibility that falls squarely on our own shoulders. Paying into social security may seem like it will be sufficient for once you retire, but the truth is that this is most definitely not enough to live on once you no longer can, or no longer desire, to work.</p> <p>If you are young and just beginning your freelancing career, then your best bet is to simply set aside a specific percentage of your monthly income into a savings account allocated for retirement. This will get you comfortable with the idea of saving for the future, which is a mindset that many young workers take some time to develop.</p> <p>Once you are financially secure and have built up a fairly solid nest egg, seek out a financial planner who can educate you about the various retirement accounts out there. Financial planners who have worked with freelancers before are best to approach, so try to get a referral from a fellow freelancer, or run an Internet search for planners in your area.</p> <p>This U.S. News and World Report <a href="http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/investing/articles/2009/06/04/retirement-advice-for-freelancers">article</a> gives an overview of different retirement accounts for freelancers that you can ask your financial planner about.</p> <h3>Keep an Eye on the Future!</h3> <p>These are just a few of the important things to keep in mind if you intend on having a long and sustainable freelance career. Although we freelancers are something of a live-in-the-moment bunch, keeping an eye toward the future is essential if you want to continue enjoying your free lifestyle for years to come.</p> <p><strong>What health care plan do you use? Do you use a professional accountant to file your freelance taxes? Are you planning for retirement?</strong></p> <p>-</p> <p><em>Alvina Lopez is a freelance writer and blog junkie, who blogs about <a href="http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/">accredited online colleges</a>. She welcomes your comments below.</em></p> <p><em>Photo Credits: <a href="http://shutterstock.com" title="Shutterstock">Shutterstock</a><br /> </em></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/03/24/what-kind-of-designer-are-you/" title="What kind of designer are you? 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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aRbKuVm82FeODzdUrw7M3gYURg4/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aRbKuVm82FeODzdUrw7M3gYURg4/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aRbKuVm82FeODzdUrw7M3gYURg4/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aRbKuVm82FeODzdUrw7M3gYURg4/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Gifts for Designers & Creatives" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8278" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/gifts-for-designers-creatives.png" title="gifts-for-designers-creatives" width="500" /></p> <p><em>This article was put up a few years ago but it’s still relevant so I thought I’d re-share.</em> If you really want to please your designer friend for the holidays / Christmas / birthday I suggest getting them one of these presents below. Please feel free to add your own!<strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>What to get a designer or creative for Christmas / Birthday?</strong></p> <ul> <li>New Books (Or a voucher for a book store that sells graphic design books)</li> <li>Pens & Pencils</li> <li>A Large Clock</li> <li>Graphic Design Magazine Subscriptions</li> <li>Drafting Table</li> <li>Lightbox</li> <li>Paints</li> <li>Art Paper / Canvas</li> <li>Pantone Swatches</li> <li>Sketch Pads / Moleskine</li> <li>Dot Grid Book</li> <li>Easel</li> <li>Blank Canvases</li> <li>Post It Notes</li> <li>A Digital Camera</li> <li>iStock Credits (or other stock sites)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/09/18/18-truly-awesome-handpicked-designer-tshirts/" title="Designer Tshirts">Designer Tshirts</a></li> <li>iTunes Shop Credits</li> <li>New Speakers</li> </ul> <p><strong>Computer Goods… for the rich friend<br /> </strong></p> <ul> <li>More RAM</li> <li>Screen Calibrator</li> <li>New Video Card</li> <li>New Mouse - I recommend <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com//2008/03/13/best-mouse-for-designers/" title="Best Mouse">Logitech MX Revolution</a></li> <li>New Computer (<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com//2008/09/01/mac-or-pc-for-graphic-designer-mac-vs-pc-poll/" title="Mac or PC for designer">Mac or PC?</a>)</li> <li>New Large Screen Monitor</li> <li>A Second Monitor</li> <li>New Cordless Keyboard</li> <li>New Software (Adobe Creative Suite)</li> <li>Software Updates</li> <li>Wacom Digital Graphics Tablet</li> <li>Scanner</li> <li>Multi Function Printer</li> <li>A Massive External Hardrive</li> <li>Multi Card Reader</li> <li>Multi USB Connecters</li> </ul> <h3><strong>More Great Gift Ideas for Designers</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://the99percent.com/articles/7111/20-Gifts-for-the-Productivity-Nerd-in-Your-Life-(2012-Edition)">20 gifts for the productivity nerd</a></li> <li><a href="http://designshack.net/articles/inspiration/15-great-gadgets-and-gifts-for-designers/" title="Gadget Gifts">15 great gadgets & gifts for designer</a>s</li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/resources/25-awesome-gift-ideas-for-designers-developers/">25 gift ideas for creatives</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.queness.com/post/10012/20-cool-and-creative-gift-ideas-for-designers" title="Gift Ideas">20 cool & creative gift ideas</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/emergency-holiday-gifts-for-geeks/">20 emergency holiday gifts for geeks</a></li> </ul> <p>Feel free to add your own wish list / suggestions in the comments below.</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2007/11/28/what-is-graphic-design/" title="What Is Graphic Design? 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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZVDP4xS7u5Hewa0S6iBgNDDtq0/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZVDP4xS7u5Hewa0S6iBgNDDtq0/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZVDP4xS7u5Hewa0S6iBgNDDtq0/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZVDP4xS7u5Hewa0S6iBgNDDtq0/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Like" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8267" height="334" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/shutterstock_86232739.jpg" title="shutterstock_86232739" width="500" /></p> <p><em>This is a guest article contributed by Richard Larson.<br /> </em></p> <p><em>-<br /> </em></p> <p>Facebook represents a fantastic marketing opportunity for any business via shares & referrals, however, just like Wordpress and other platform based user sites, it’s critical to incorporate <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/06/09/10-seo-rules-for-designers/" title="SEO Rules">SEO</a> strategies into your Facebook pages in order to get exposure out of them. Here are 7 Facebook SEO strategies to make sure your Face is getting the amount of Book it deserves!</p> <p>Whether you are setting Facebook up for yourself or for a client it’s important to keep SEO strategies in mind. According to Google, they aren’t actually looking at Facebook “shares” as a separate part of their ranking algorithm, but traffic is traffic.</p> <p>The number one thing to remember with Facebook shares: Their marketing value resides in the fact that they are coming from a reputable source; from someone known to, and respected by, the person on the other end. This invests the shares with clout and makes them very valuable. Make no mistake, Facebook is a marketing tool but nothing a business puts on their Facebook Wall should ever break that kind of trust. Period.</p> <p>For businesses, Facebook is a delicate dance between, “be my friend” and “pay me money.” Always difficult, in the Facebook world it is critical to fall on the side of plushy slushy soft sell. This is why SEO strategies for Facebook are important. SEO by its nature lies behind the scenes and therefore customers can’t possibly interpret it as marketing.</p> <h2>1. Choose a Great Facebook Page Name</h2> <p>Back up; choose a great business name. Not too spammy, not too generic. Something descriptive and easy to remember. If it’s too generic Facebook might blacklist the name. Once you have a name, don’t change your page name. Once established, keep it and brand it. Renaming isn’t ever a good idea from an SEO perspective.</p> <h2>2. Facebook URL Names Are Also Important</h2> <p>Facebook now allows vanity names so make sure to add one if you can. The URL won’t exactly be yours but <a href="http://www.facebook.com/justcreativedesign" title="Facebook JCD">www.facebook.com/justcreativedesign</a> is a lot better than www.facebook.com/11586454. DavesGarden is interesting, theirs is: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/davesgardencom">http://www.facebook.com/davesgardencom</a>. As long as the user name incorporates one of the terms related to your business you now have a URL that is searchable. It’s important to know that Facebook requires 100 fans before you can pick a username, of which you can then do by going to <a href="http://facebook.com/username" title="Username">http://facebook.com/username </a></p> <h2>3. Use Keyword Rich Text to fill out the “About” and “Info” Sections of Your Facebook Page</h2> <p><img alt="JCD Facebook" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8266" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/JCD-Facebook.png" title="JCD Facebook" width="500" /></p> <p>This will place searchable terms near the top of the Facebook page in the CSS. These are small areas so refine the elevator speech! In addition, make sure to include address information so that the page will pop up on local searches- a favorite of Google’s. In the info section also add links to your website.</p> <h2>4. Make Facebook Picture Descriptions Count</h2> <p>Facebook is a visual medium. Facebook will change titles on photos but descriptions live on. Use keywords as often as possible. Read each description from two angles- once for your customers and once from a computer’s angle. “Jack and Jamie enjoying the Keys on their 40th” could as easily be: “Luxury Florida Keys Bash by Private Jets Charter for Jack and Jamie’s 40th.” Both descriptions are better than “Jack and Jamie at their 40th Party.”</p> <p>As a side note, give your clients an extra reason to stick with you as a designer by showing them how they can get lots of free advertising if they structure online promotional campaigns properly. For example, Private Jets Charter could offer a Groupon for birthday parties/events, get the event for the couple, encourage them to advertise the party through Private Jets Charter’s website and Facebook page (where everyone can easily get directions to the plane) and then provide/post pics of the party (with permission) afterwards using keyword descriptions. These photos will be strongly shared and each time they are, the words in the photo description, “Private Jets Charter, luxury, Florida Keys” are racking up ranking points.</p> <p>Moreover, as the designer, you will likely get extra design work out of the process. Great designers always need to show ways in which their creativity in invaluable to their clients. With better and better templates and platforms around it’s critical that designers venture not only into SEO but also into <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/09/16/how-to-up-your-game-as-a-web-designer/" title="Marketing">marketing</a>. These are two things that a customer can’t buy ready made or download for free.</p> <p><img alt="Daves Garden" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8082" height="320" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/davesgardensrc-500x320.png" title="Daves Garden" width="500" /></p> <p>Above is an example of descriptive text and URL slipped into Facebook code.</p> <h2>5. Use Keywords in Your Facebook Status Updates</h2> <p>Updates provide a great place to include your keywords and increase visibility. This is also the place to drive traffic to your own website. Never forget that one of your primary objectives for having a Facebook page is to drive traffic back to your website where you and not Facebook can take advantage of the traffic.</p> <p>When you “attach link” FB gives you the opportunity to edit the text by clicking on the box. Include keyword-enriched text as early as possible. (Be aware that FB will channel this link through their own menu bar so this isn’t going to get you a direct link.) Next, include the URL of your website. Third, don’t put everything on Facebook. Instead provide an interesting enticing bit that will make people want to read more and make it clear that they can do this on your website.</p> <h2>6. Use Notes and Discussion Boards On Facebook</h2> <p>The content on both of these is indexable. Notes and the Discussion Boards are indexable and therefore they can make for great SEO. In addition, some people just use Facebook and do almost nothing else online. Using a discussion board gives you a way to reach this group of people. It’s important to note that automatic pull in of blog posts are now being phased out of Facebook.</p> <p><img alt="Facebook Notes" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8081" height="211" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/facebook-notes-500x211.png" title="Facebook Notes" width="500" /></p> <h2>7. Include Shares & Likes on your websites</h2> <p>Although not directly SEO,  you should include Facepage shares and likes into all of your websites. Also, take some time to stay on top of the <a href="http://developers.facebook.com/roadmap/">Facebook Developers news</a>. The developers page is also a great place to come up with new ideas about how to monetize the platform and get the most out of Facebook.</p> <p>In summary, use Facebook as effectively as you can by paying attention to SEO. Take the time to use the above suggestions and then compare and track the changes in your FB code (Available to anyone for any page by viewing “source code” in your browser). Over time, graph long term changes in your traffic to see if the extra time and energy is really paying off.</p> <h3><strong>More SEO related articles:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/06/09/10-seo-rules-for-designers/" title="View this post, ">10 SEO Rules for Designers</a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/06/30/seo-tips/" title="View this post, "9 SEO Tips You've Probably Forgot About"">9 SEO Tips You’ve Probably Forgot About</a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/06/09/10-seo-rules-for-designers/justcreativedesign.com/2008/10/15/how-to-get-100-free-advertising-on-google/" title="How to get number 1 on google">How to Get Free Advertising on Google</a></li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/07/05/seo-conversion/" title="SEO & Conversion Tips">Designing Websites with SEO & Conversions In Mind</a></li> </ul> <p>-</p> <p><em>*Author: Richard Larson is Brand Manager for <a href="http://www.gopromotional.com/" target="_blank">Go Promotional</a> the leading <a href="http://www.gopromotional.com/" target="_blank" title="Go Promotional">promotional items</a> supplier online.</em></p> <p><em>Like photo by <a href="http://shutterstock.com" title="Shutterstock">Shutterstock</a> (</em><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-810352p1.html">mkabako) </a></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/11/24/facebook-marketing/" title="HOW TO: Get more brand exposure, traffic and sales using Facebook (Tuesday, November 24, 2009)">HOW TO: Get more brand exposure, traffic and sales using Facebook</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/09/23/new-subscribe-feature-on-facebook/" title="New Subscribe Feature on Facebook (Friday, September 23, 2011)">New Subscribe Feature on Facebook</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/03/12/what-is-the-best-social-media-marketing-website/" title="What is the best social media website? 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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7JyCXoKhlUtqVUZF_NPwWt-tTv0/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7JyCXoKhlUtqVUZF_NPwWt-tTv0/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7JyCXoKhlUtqVUZF_NPwWt-tTv0/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7JyCXoKhlUtqVUZF_NPwWt-tTv0/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="Jacob Cass Office" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8229" height="313" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Jacob-Cass-Office-500x313.jpg" title="Jacob Cass Office" width="500" /></p> <p>I’m always fascinated to see where and how other people work and today I wanted to share my personal set up, focusing on the tools & resources I use every day as a designer. Part one will be focused on the hardware and part two, will be the <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/12/22/tools-resources-i-use-every-day-as-a-designer-%E2%80%93-part-two-software-apps/" title="Software Apps">software & apps I can’t live without</a>.</p> <h3>Hardware</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/"><strong>Apple Macbook Pro (MBP) 17″ </strong></a></li> </ul> <p>The main weapon of choice for all my design & browsing is the Macbook Pro 17″ (3.06 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR Ram, 500 GB).<strong><br /> </strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.apple.com/displays/"><strong>Apple 27″ Cinema Display</strong></a></li> </ul> <p>I hook up my MBP to my 27″ Cinema Display when at home and place the MBP on a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TOL3LA">Pole Notebook Holder</a> so I can make use of the two screens. Pretty handy as you can rotate and move the screen as needed.<strong><br /> </strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.apple.com/macbookair/"><strong>Apple Macbook Air 11″</strong></a></li> </ul> <p>I take the 11″ MacBook Air traveling and hardly ever take the MBP now. The Air is super light weight, tiny and handles all my design & media needs when on the go. A highly recommended combination.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone/iphone4s"><strong>Apple iPhone 4s</strong></a></li> </ul> <p>My iPhone is rarely out of site and is probably used the most out of all my hardware. My most used apps include Tweetdeck, The Weather Channel, New York Times, Spotify, Facebook & NYC Subway. The iPhone is also used as my calendar, alarm clock, email center, site monitor, music player, etc. It’s a smart phone indeed.</p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/mice/devices/performance-mouse-mx">Logitech Performance Mouse MX</a><br /> </strong></li> </ul> <p>I’ve had this mouse for a <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/03/13/best-mouse-for-designers/">few years</a> now and still love it. It was previously called Logitech MX Revolution but since undergoing a few refinements is now called Performance MX. Why do I love it? It has a neat ‘infinite scroll’ feature and is extremely comfortable in my large hands, as apose to the Magic Mouse which gives me cramps.</p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Wireless-Inkjet-Printer-3747B002/dp/B002GP7Z6Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1317609494&sr=1-1">Canon Pixma MP560 Scanner, Photo Copier & Printer</a></strong></li> </ul> <p>Nothing too fancy but it does everything you need in an office; prints, scans and copies.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/headphones/noise_cancelling_headphones/quietcomfort_15/index.jsp"><strong>Bose QuietComfort 15 Noise Canceling Headphones</strong></a></li> </ul> <p>These headphones gets you in the zone by canceling out all outside noise, especially useful on airplanes<strong>.<br /> </strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/p/digital-media-keyboard-3000">Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000</a></strong></li> </ul> <p>This full sized keyboard has extra handy shortcut buttons, great for media and editing.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-ST910004EXA101-RK/dp/B003CJTJ94/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1321246726&sr=8-6"><strong>Seagate 1 TB Portable External Hard Drive</strong></a></li> </ul> <p>An external hard drive that automatically backs up my files each night using Time Machine. It also stores the majority of my media files. The first thing I’d take in a house fire.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wacom.asia/"><strong>Wacom Intuos 4 (Medium)</strong></a></li> </ul> <p>A neat graphics tablet for easy maneuvering in Photoshop.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Ikea Desk + Drawers + Chair + Lamp + Mousepad</strong></li> </ul> <p>The desk draws are the most handy, hiding away all the clutter (pens, notebooks, graphics tablet, the Mac Air, etc.) and the slim nature of the desk forces me to keep the top of the desk clean.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Name Plate</strong></li> </ul> <p>A gift given to me before leaving for NYC. Comes in handy when you forget your name.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.moleskineus.com/largeplain.html"><strong>Moleskine Large Plain</strong></a> - My sketchpad and idea generator.</li> <li><a href="http://www.creativesoutfitter.com/Products/Dot-Grid-Book/9"><strong>Dot Grid Book</strong> </a>- Great for logo designs.</li> <li><a href="http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Office-Supplies/Pens-Pencils-and-Markers/Felt-Pens-and-Markers/Felt-Pens/GE120082;jsessionid=%28J2EE7737300%29ID1154317252DB10250345099422012216End;saplb_*=%28J2EE7737300%297737352"><strong>Artline 0.4 Fineliner Pen</strong></a> - My pen of choice.</li> </ul> <h3>Office Inspiration</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://wherewedesign.com/" title="Where we design">Where We Design</a> - Office space inspiration</li> <li><a href="http://designm.ag/freelance/comfortable-home-office/">11 Tips for making your office more comfortable</a></li> <li><a href="http://sixrevisions.com/design-showcase-inspiration/25-elegant-workstations-for-your-inspiration/">25 Elegant Work Stations</a></li> </ul> <h3>On The Wishlist</h3> <p>After using a <a href="http://www.hermanmiller.com/Products/Seating" title="Chair">Herman Miller chair</a> at my day job, I’m keen to get my hands on one for the home office too. They have much more support & are comfortable to sit in for long periods of time.</p> <p><strong>What are some of your favourite designer hardware tools? 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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z1lX49eam1KjfPd4e2azln5kOX0/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z1lX49eam1KjfPd4e2azln5kOX0/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z1lX49eam1KjfPd4e2azln5kOX0/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z1lX49eam1KjfPd4e2azln5kOX0/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/fowd-20111.jpg" title="FOWD 2011" width="500" /></p> <p>The <a href="http://futureofwebdesign.com/new-york-2011/" title="FOWD">2011 Future of Web Design Conference</a> was recently held in NYC and I was fortunate enough to attend the two days of talks. Below is the summary of Day 2. The <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/10/12/future-of-web-design-nyc-2011/" title="FOWD 2011 Day 1">Day 1 FOWD summary</a> can be found here.</p> <p>As a disclaimer, these notes were quickly jotted down & summarised and may not be understood out of context but I’ve done what I could from my notes.</p> <p>Below are the summarised keynotes which you can click to jump to.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#1">Pith, Passion & Productivity</a> – <em>Cameron Moll</em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#2">Design Principles: The Philosophy of UX</a> –<em> Whitney Hess </em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#3">Future of CSS</a> – <em>Dave Shea</em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#4">Future of Mobile UX</a> –<em> Steve Fisher</em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#5">Responsive Web Design and Embracing The Unknown</a> – <em>Aaron Weyenberg</em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#6">The Lost Art of Design Etiquette</a> – <em>Dan Rose</em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#7">Extensis Photoshop Font Plugin</a></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#8">Future of Branding</a> – <em>Randy Hunt</em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#9">The Design Revolution</a> – <em>Brad Haynes</em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#10">Future of HTML5</a> – <em>Tim Wright</em></li> <li> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#11">The Unknown Voyage</a> – <em>Josh David</em></li> </ul> <h2><a name="1"></a><strong>Pith, Passion & Productivity</strong> - <em> </em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/cameronmoll" title="Cameron Moll">Cameron Moll</a></em></h2> <p><em><img alt="Cameron Moll" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8237" height="300" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Cameron-Moll.jpg" title="Cameron-Moll" width="500" /><br /> </em></p> <p><strong>PITH & PASSION<br /> </strong></p> <p>How can you make a name for yourself? Write.<strong><br /> </strong></p> <ul> <li>“If you don’t write, you don’t know how you think.” – Jeffrey Zeldman</li> <li>“The details are not details, they make the product.” – Charles Eames</li> <li>Words with pith, convey knowledge & personality.</li> <li>Good writing not only comes from grammar & sentence structure, but practice.</li> <li>Start writing, don’t just convey information but write with authenticity, passion & pith. And persist.</li> </ul> <p>Recommended reading: <a href="http://www.cennydd.co.uk/2011/editing-tips-for-designers/">Editing tips for designers</a></p> <p><strong>Who’s A-Game Pithy?</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/fictivecameron" title="fictivecameron">@fictivecameron</a> – Creator of <a href="http://gimmebar.com">Gimme Bar</a></li> <li> <a href="http://twitter.com/etherbrian">@Ether Brian</a> – His tweets are exercises in creative writing.</li> <li><a href="http://unstoppablerobotninja.com/">Ethan Marcotte</a> – Author of <a href="http://www.abookapart.com/products/responsive-web-design" title="Responsive Web Design">Responsive Web Design</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>PRODUCTIVITY</strong></p> <p>Cameron uses these methods for productivity<strong>:<br /> </strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sorted/id363989038?mt=8" title="Sorted">Sorted iPad App</a> and <a href="http://teuxdeux.com/" title="To Do">TeuxDeux</a> app.</li> <li><a href="http://simplenoteapp.com/" title="SimpleNote">SimpleNote</a> - recommended application.</li> <li>Has Scuba dive pads in his shower as they are waterproof and allows him to jot down ideas in the shower.</li> </ul> <p>Recommended reading: <a href="http://the99percent.com/articles/7094/The-Future-of-Self-Improvement-Grit-Is-More-Important-Than-Talent" title="Grit is more important than talent">Future of Self-Improvement: Grit is more important than talent</a><br /> <a name="2"></a></p> <h2><strong>Design Principles: The Philosophy of UX</strong> <em>- </em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/whitneyhess" title="Whitney Hess">Whitney Hess </a></em></h2> <p><em><img alt="Whitney Hess" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8238" height="300" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Whitney-Hess.jpg" title="Whitney-Hess" width="500" /><br /> </em></p> <p><strong>User experience</strong> is the establishment of a philosophy about how to treat people. <strong>Visual design</strong> is the establishment of a philosophy of how to create an impact. Each have distinct goals and both vary depending on the goals of the product / service. There is a standard set of principles for creating an impact, as outlined below.</p> <h3><strong>10 Principles of Visual Design</strong></h3> <p>A principle is a rule or belief / philosophy to govern a behavior.</p> <ol> <li>Contrast</li> <li>Emphasis</li> <li>Variety</li> <li>Balance</li> <li>Proportion</li> <li>Repetition / Rhythm</li> <li>Movement</li> <li>Texture</li> <li>Harmony</li> <li>Unity</li> </ol> <p><strong>Why use principles?</strong></p> <ul> <li>Consistency</li> <li>Constraint</li> <li>Vision</li> <li>Objective Evaluation</li> </ul> <p>Good design does not mean good experiences, but it should.</p> <h3><strong>Principle’s of Good Experience Design</strong></h3> <h4><strong>1. Stay out of people’s way. </strong></h4> <p>Make it easy and simple to use. Don’t have information there that is not needed. Hide unneeded information. A good example of this is <a href="http://tumblr.com">Tumblr</a>’s hidden ‘30 reasons’ on their home page.</p> <h4><strong>2. Create a hierarchy that matches people’s needs.</strong></h4> <p>Make the most important information the most prominent. Take note of size, color, space & proximity. Match real world scenarios to the design.</p> <h4><strong>3. Limit distractions</strong></h4> <p>Just because items are alike does not mean they have to be.  People can not multi task so make users focus on one task, to keep people in the moment.</p> <h4><strong>4. </strong><strong>Provide strong information scent</strong></h4> <p>Use clear language, properly set expectations so you don’t lead users down the wrong path.</p> <p>Bad: Tropicana orange juice has hard to distinguish bottles. Only one color band difference.</p> <p>Good: Quora’s information search has search suggestions. Tags are displayed as users write.</p> <h4><strong>5. Provide signposts and cues.</strong></h4> <p>Make it incredibly clear where people are. Don’t let people get lost especially on the web, where there are so many paths that lead people away. Provide sign paths. Show people where they came from and where they can go which allows them to expect to be taken in the right direction,</p> <h4><strong>6. Provide context</strong></h4> <p>Ensure that designs are self contained and don’t break people out of the experience, unless for a purpose.</p> <h4><strong>7. Use constraints appropriatel </strong></h4> <p>Preventing error is much better than recovering from it. Guide people towards successful interactions.</p> <p>eg. Toilet lavatory in planes, lights turn on and off when entering.<br /> eg. TV entertainment on planes notify users when the movie is longer than flight time.</p> <h4><strong>8. </strong>Make actions reversible.</h4> <p>Make sure your actions can be undone if needed or have some sort of back up plan.</p> <h4><strong>9. </strong><strong>Provide feedback</strong></h4> <p>Give feedback to users.<strong> </strong> eg. Asthama puffers & tape rolls should show how many puffs are lef.</p> <h4><strong>10. </strong><strong> Make a good first impression</strong></h4> <p>Make a good first impression as you don’t get a second chance. Use welcome messages. Make people feel comfortable. Set their expectations. Ease them into the process. Be attractive, strong. You want people to stay with you for a long time. Create purpose with user experience.<br /> <a name="3"></a></p> <h2><strong>Future of CSS – <em> </em></strong><strong><em><a href="http://www.mezzoblue.com/" title="Dave Shea">Dave Shea</a></em></strong></h2> <p><strong><img alt="Future of CSS" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8239" height="300" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Future-of-CSS.jpg" title="Future-of-CSS" width="500" /><br /> </strong></p> <p>This article was a bit more technical so couldn’t take as many notes but here are few snippets & recommended resources. You can get the <a href="http://mezzoblue.com/presentations/2011/fowd/" title="FOWD Slides">slides here</a>.</p> <ul> <li>By mid 2012, Google Chrome will become next prominent browser, then IE, then FF, Safari and Opera.</li> <li><a href="http://caniuse.com/">CanIUse.com</a> – Good compatibility list.</li> <li>Use CSS Gradient Generators to make gradients compatible back to ie6.</li> <li>‘Shadow DOM Web Kit allows you to customize checkboxes & form elements including the scrollbar.</li> </ul> <p><a name="4"></a></p> <h2><strong>Future of Mobile UX</strong> -<em> </em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/hellofisher">Steve Fisher</a></em></h2> <p><em><img alt="Steve Fisher" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8240" height="300" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/steve-fisher.jpg" title="steve-fisher" width="500" /></em></p> <p>Steve’s slides can be <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/hellofisher/the-future-of-mobile-ux">downloaded here</a>.<em><br /> </em></p> <ul> <li>Focus on the mobile context & it is not about shrinking it down.</li> <li>Design outside in. Make it make sense. Make it obvious.</li> <li>It is not about the device, but the mobile context. The web is not fixed width.</li> <li>Patterns are repeatable solutions to a common problem.</li> <li>The mobile web is about coherence and how it works across all devices.</li> <li>Make navigation obvious. The less screen you have, means it is even more important.</li> <li>Remember what’s obvious to you might not be obvious to someone who is new to the experience.</li> <li>Create once, publish everywhere. Well structured content and interactions matter.</li> </ul> <p><a name="5"><br /> </a></p> <h2><strong>Responsive Web Design and Embracing The Unknown - </strong><a href="http://twitter.com/aweyenberg"><em>Aaron Weyenberg</em></a></h2> <p><img alt="Aarpm Weyenberg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8241" height="300" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Aarpm-Weyenberg.jpg" title="Aarpm Weyenberg" width="500" /></p> <ul> <li>There is no desktop web, no xyz web, there is no device web. It is just the web.</li> <li>There is always going to be ‘the unknown end user’.</li> <li><a href="http://bostonglobe.com/" title="Boston Globe">BostonGlobe</a> is a great example of responsive web design.</li> </ul> <p>Recommended reading on Responsive Web Design:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://http://www.lullabot.com/articles/responsive-adaptive-web-design" title="Responsive vs Adaptive Web Design">Responsive vs Adaptive design</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dao/" title="A Dao of Web Design">A Dao of Web Design</a> by John Allsopp</li> </ul> <p><strong>The RWD Stack</strong> - Use percentages & max widths.</p> <p><strong>3 Choices for RWD</strong></p> <ol> <li>Desktop Down</li> <li>Mobile Up</li> <li>Ranged Media Queries</li> </ol> <p><strong>RWD challenges</strong></p> <ul> <li>Images</li> <li>Tables</li> <li>Ads</li> <li>Process</li> </ul> <p><strong>To Do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Forget pixel precisions - they are for egos.</li> <li>Move to the browser early.</li> <li>Do rapid prototyping.</li> <li>Create structured content & use progressive enhancement.</li> <li>Try mobile first.</li> <li>Build content out.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Recommended Reading</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.lullabot.com/articles/responsive-adaptive-web-design" title="Responsive vs Adpative Web Design">Responsive VS adaptive web design</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.design-by-izo.com/2011/10/18/what-should-i-look-for-in-a-ui-typeface/" title="What to look for in a UI typeface">What to look for in a UI typeface</a></li> <li><a href="http://mobiforge.com/starting/story/mobile-web-content-adaptation-techniques" title="Mobile web content adaptation techniques">Mobile web content adaptation techniques</a><strong><br /> </strong></li> </ul> <p><a name="6"><br /> </a></p> <h2>The Lost Art of Design Etiquette - <em> </em><em><a href="http://twitter.com/dblizzy" title="Dan Rose">Dan Rose</a></em></h2> <p><a href="http://speakerdeck.com/u/danrose/p/the-lost-art-of-design-etiquette" title="Design Etiquette"><img alt="Lost Art of Design Etiquette" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8242" height="300" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/design-etiquette.jpg" title="Lost Art of Design Etiquette" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I didn’t attend this talk but you can see the slides here: <a href="http://speakerdeck.com/u/danrose/p/the-lost-art-of-design-etiquette">The Lost Art of Design Etiquette</a>.</p> <p>Also be sure to check out <a href="http://photoshopetiquette.com/" title="Photoshop Etiquette">The Photoshop Etiquette Guide for Web Designers</a>.<br /> <a name="7"><br /> </a></p> <h2>Extensis Photoshop Font Plugin</h2> <p><a href="http://www.extensis.com/en/webfontplugin/"><img alt="Web Font Plugin" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8243" height="300" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Web-Font-Plugin.jpg" title="Web-Font-Plugin" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Extensis released a new <a href="http://www.extensis.com/en/webfontplugin/" title="Web Font Plugin">Photoshop plugin</a> that allows you to use their <a href="http://www.extensis.com/en/WebINK/" title="Web Ink">2000 fonts</a> + <a href="http://www.google.com/webfonts" title="Google Web Fonts">Google’s Web Fonts</a> too, all from right within Photoshop. Best thing is that it’s free, although it is bundled with some font management software. Worth checking out.<br /> <a name="8"><br /> </a></p> <h2><strong>Future of Branding - </strong><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/randyjhunt" title="Randy Hunt"><em>Randy Hunt</em></a></strong></h2> <h2><strong><em><img alt="Future of Branding" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8244" height="300" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/future-of-branding.jpg" title="future-of-branding" width="500" /><br /> </em></strong></h2> <p>At the moment there is a blurring between community and customers, between offline and online, home and work. This is because they exist at the same time.</p> <p><strong>What cuts through the blurriness of branding? </strong></p> <ul> <li>Smart content and an honest story.</li> <li>An experience that people can relate to and people empathise with.</li> <li>A memorable personality or character that is not forgettable.</li> <li>The best brands are the ones you can believe in & actually mean something to people.</li> <li>Brands manifest themselves through people and active engagement. The community defines your brand.</li> <li>Designers are product makers. Products become expressions of the brand and brands are products.</li> <li>Make people happy.</li> <li>Rather than differentiating, make brands likable and loveable. Successful brands aren’t made up, they are the ones that are believed in.</li> <li>You don’t want a web design, you want a web <em>solution</em>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="9"> </a></p> <h2><strong>The Design Revolution - </strong><a href="http://tcn.co.uk/"><em>Brad Haynes</em></a></h2> <p><img alt="Design-Revolution" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8246" height="300" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Design-Revolution.jpg" title="Design-Revolution" width="500" /></p> <ul> <li> We are moving from an Information Age to a Conceptual Age.</li> <li>Systematic jobs are being automated or outsourced.</li> <li>Right side brains are big pictured, empathetic, emotional.</li> <li>The Wholefoods experience is pleasing and enjoyable. eg. Flowers at entrance, dimly lit, homely. Think “How can you improve the ROI?”</li> <li>Find the opportunities that allow you to make a larger impact.</li> </ul> <p>Recommended reading: <a href="http://www.danpink.com/whole-new-mind">A Whole New Mind</a> by Daniel Pink.</p> <p><a name="10"></a></p> <h2>Future of HTML5 - <em> <a href="http://twitter.com/csskarma">Tim Wright</a></em></h2> <p><img alt="HTML5" height="300" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/html5.jpg" title="HTML5" width="500" /></p> <p>I wasn’t at this talk but the slides can be found here: <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/csskarma/a-look-at-the-efuture-of-html5">Future of HTML 5</a>.<br /> <a name="11"></a></p> <h2><strong> The Unknown Voyage</strong> - <a href="http://www.joshuadavis.com/"><em>Josh David</em></a></h2> <p><em><img alt="Josh Davis" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8251" height="300" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/josh-davis.jpg" title="Josh Davis" width="500" /><br /> </em></p> <p>This talk really couldn’t be transcribed. Let’s just say that Josh “might hold the record for the most f**ks at TED”.</p> <ul> <li>Learn to embrace failure to arrive at success.</li> <li>If it is right, and you believe in it, do it.</li> </ul> <p><em>Thank you to the speakers and <a href=" <p><strong>What was the most insightful talk / summary for you?</strong></p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/04/26/voices-that-matter-web-design-conference/" title="Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference (Monday, April 26, 2010)">Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference</a> (5)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/09/16/how-to-up-your-game-as-a-web-designer/" title="How To UP YOUR GAME as a Web Designer (Friday, September 16, 2011)">How To UP YOUR GAME as a Web Designer</a> (13)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/hire-me/" title="Hire Me (Thursday, November 8, 2007)">Hire Me</a> (26)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/10/12/future-of-web-design-nyc-2011/" title="Future of Web Design NYC 2011 (Wednesday, October 12, 2011)">Future of Web Design NYC 2011</a> (10)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dhy1_BLWCp4:PqJ2tA-KGNc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=dhy1_BLWCp4:PqJ2tA-KGNc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dhy1_BLWCp4:PqJ2tA-KGNc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=dhy1_BLWCp4:PqJ2tA-KGNc:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dhy1_BLWCp4:PqJ2tA-KGNc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dhy1_BLWCp4:PqJ2tA-KGNc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dhy1_BLWCp4:PqJ2tA-KGNc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dhy1_BLWCp4:PqJ2tA-KGNc:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=dhy1_BLWCp4:PqJ2tA-KGNc:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=dhy1_BLWCp4:PqJ2tA-KGNc:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

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The questions I answer in the video are outlined below. The video is also combined with some great freelance travel tips from the interviewers, <a href="http://twitter.com/bryanmcanulty">Bryan</a> & <a href="http://twitter.com/katchja">Catalina</a>.</p> <p>My interview goes for about 12 minutes starting at 9:35. You can view it below or <a href="http://www.brightlounge.tv/episode-02/" title="Jacob Cass interview">much larger over on BrightLounge</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> </p> <ol> <li>How did you get started with <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2010/04/06/branding-identity-logo-design-explained/" title="Identity Design">identity design</a>?</li> <li>What was your <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DisneyDigitalBooks" title="Disney Facebook">first experience</a> with a big client like?</li> <li>Have you ever had an experience with a client who had strange expectations or made awkward requests that you wouldn’t have expected?</li> <li> What is one piece of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/01/21/advice-for-graphic-design-students/" title="Advice for design students">advice</a> you would give to freelancers getting started with identity design? Is there anything that you learned the hard way?</li> <li>What is the role of identity design in <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/11/japan-tribute/" title="Japan">social change</a>? Can you brand a cause and change people’s behavior or attitude about it?</li> <li> What do you do to turn a logo design project into a long term commitment with the client where you continue to work more on things like their overall branding strategy?</li> <li>During your travels, have you noticed any kind of cultural differences in how the idea of identity design has evolved and is being implemented? Anything you haven’t expected?</li> <li> Where have you traveled? A traveler like you probably has a really cool story related to your experiences in a different country. Tell us some of those stories.</li> <li>When you travel, how do you optimize your workflow, if you have to also work on a project while traveling? Any tips for traveling freelancers?</li> <li>Besides traveling, what else do you enjoy doing in your free time?</li> <li>What is something that excites you right now, it can be anything, doesn’t need to be related to design.</li> </ol> <p>Let me know if you have any other questions!</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/10/28/what-do-you-love-about-the-web/" title="What do you love about the web? 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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mj6CaW-268ZtWU44XiDJUcuM0jw/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mj6CaW-268ZtWU44XiDJUcuM0jw/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mj6CaW-268ZtWU44XiDJUcuM0jw/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mj6CaW-268ZtWU44XiDJUcuM0jw/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="" class="alignnone" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/fowd-20111.jpg" title="FOWD 2011" width="500" /></p> <p>A <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/10/12/future-of-web-design-nyc-2011/" title="FOWD">few weeks back</a> I announced the <a href="http://futureofwebdesign.com/new-york-2011/" title="FOWD">2011 Future of Web Design Conference</a> being held in NYC and today I attended Day 1 of the event.</p> <p>Below is a summary of the talks I attended. As a disclaimer, these notes were quickly jotted down & summarised and may not be understood out of context but I’ve done what I could from my notes. Below are the 6 summarised keynotes which you can click to jump to.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#1">The Secrets to Instagram’s Success</a> - <em>Kevin Systrom</em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#3">How To (and not) Get Hired</a> -<em> Andrea Graham</em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#4">The Myths of Mobile Context</a> - <em>Josh Clark<br /> </em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#5">Web Design is a Cloud, Not a Clock</a> - <em>Sarah B. Nelson</em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#6">Type On Screen: Choosing & Using It Well</a> - <em>Daniel Rhatigan</em></li> <li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustCreativeDesignBlog#7">The Power of Side Projects and Eccentric Aunts</a> - <em>Tina Roth Eisenberg</em></li> </ul> <p>Videos of the talks will be available soon.<br /> <a name="1"></a></p> <h2>The Secrets to <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>’s Success - <a href="http://twitter.com/kevin"><em><strong><strong>Kevin Systrom</strong></strong></em></a></h2> <p><em><strong><strong><a href="http://instagram.com"><img alt="Instagram Success" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8189" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/instagram.jpg" title="instagram" width="500" /></a><br /> </strong></strong></em></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>When designing for the web VS desktop you should take into account<strong>:<br /> </strong></p> <ol> <li><strong>Device Context</strong> – new contexts (sizes, resolutions, etc.) & new devices</li> <li><strong>Place Context</strong> – people are on the move, not behind a desk. This changes way people interact with products.</li> <li><strong>Needs context</strong> – time, speed & capabilities of devices.</li> </ol> <p>Users are no longer in the web browser – what can you do with that? There are also many features of mobile devices, that are not on the desktop. What can you do with them?</p> <p>Users want to navigate <strong>single needs</strong> at a time. For example, Facebook Messenger is a breakaway from the core Facebook platform.</p> <p><strong>Instagram Stats</strong></p> <ul> <li>12.6 million users in a year.</li> <li>1.5 users per second.</li> <li>250 million photos.</li> <li>“Costs 2 really nice cars” a month in hosting.</li> </ul> <h3>How to make it in the mobile app market</h3> <ol> <li><strong>Have a vision </strong>– Something may be a feature, but it could be turned into a single context that ‘saves the world’. Don’t work on things that don’t add value or work with the vision. Don’t announce features before you start working on them.</li> <li><strong>Turn features into products</strong> – Silly features should be considered as “What can this become?” What can be next?” This limits & expands what you’re going to work on.</li> <li><strong>Always be an editor</strong> – This allows you to decide what you should and should not work on. Trim down the app and features to the most important parts. As an example, Instagram does not allow high resolution photos as this slows down upload speeds. Even though people ask for it, it goes against the vision of the company. Ask “What should not belong?” Unused or unpopular features should also be cut. eg. the Instagram ‘Gotham’ filter was not used much, so it was cut.</li> <li><strong>Make it fast & simple </strong>– People are usually in a rush and need things done quickly. As an example, did you know Google pre-loads your Gmail inbox? Instagram also starts pre loading images to the web after they take the shot. They’ve taken perceived latency and moved it elsewhere which makes speed seem instant. You should consider the relationship between flexibility and simplicity. More flexibility means more complexity. A blend between simple and flexible is the key.</li> <li><strong>Make it Magical</strong> – How much time does the user spend and how much payoff do they get? With a little effort you get a lot of pay off. Eg. 15 seconds gets a photo filtered & uploaded.</li> <li><strong>Make Your Product Grow</strong> – How will people hear about your product? How do you take 1 user and turn into more?  Make people be able to share at all times. The content is an ad for the product in itself. Eg. Each photo has a ‘Download Instagram’ link. Think about the flow of the product. Eg. Foursquare photos with a check-in is much more successful due to the thumbnail as eople want to click on the thumbnail.</li> <li><strong>Make It Addictive</strong> – Make people come back and use it again, by making it magical. Make people think ‘How did you do that’? What makes it unique? How often & what should be the payoff? A variable ratio should generate the highest rate of activity. Eg. The Pokie machine = random excitement. Ask yourself how do you create a “<strong>social slot machine</strong>”? Likes & comments are the rewards, just like wins on the slot machine. More likes = jackpot.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Mobile Success Recap:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Have a vision – shows you boundaries of playing field.</li> <li>Turn features into products.</li> <li>Be an editor - trim to the most important.</li> <li>Make it fast & simple – hide latency.</li> <li>Make it magical – make products that are exciting.</li> <li>Make it grow – make the flow turn 1 to 1000.</li> <li>Make it addictive – make it bring joy.</li> </ul> <p><a name="2"></a></p> <h2>Treehouse Launch</h2> <p><a href="http://teamtreehouse.com/"><img alt="Treehouse" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8190" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Treehouse.jpg" title="Treehouse" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://teamtreehouse.com/" title="Treehouse">Treehouse</a> (formally Think Vitamin membership) was launched at the event. It’s a place to learn web design, web development and iOS Development.<br /> <a name="3"></a></p> <h2><strong>How To (and not) Get Hired -<em> <a href="http://twitter.com/BigSea">Andrea Graham</a></em></strong></h2> <p><strong><em>Marketing For Web Designers<br /> </em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><img alt="BigSea" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8191" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/BigSea.jpg" title="BigSea" width="500" /></em></strong></p> <p><a href="http://speakerdeck.com/u/bigsea/p/how-to-and-how-not-to-get-hired-marketing-for-web-designers">The slides are available here</a>.<strong><em> </em></strong></p> <p><strong>How Not To Get Hired<br /> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <ul> <li>Having comprimising photos online. Untag compromising photos. A simple Google / Facebook search can find many.</li> <li>Misspellings and bad grammar.</li> <li>Venting on social networks.</li> </ul> <p><strong>How To Get Hired<br /> </strong></p> <ul> <li>Ensure your portfolio & website is up to date.</li> <li>Determine your work and for whom you want to work</li> <li>Get ownership of products or create your own.</li> </ul> <p><strong>On Finding Agencies </strong></p> <ul> <li>Send out your links, attend events, find internships, network and make friends.</li> </ul> <p><strong>On Finding Clients</strong></p> <ul> <li>Join up & network to find clients. Read local publications, make friends and do pro-bono work. Make 1 on 1 relationships. Your friends work for businesses, create relationships with their bosses.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Use your resources</strong></p> <ul> <li>Agency recruiters look on social networks. Job boards, social networks. Are you there?</li> <li>Start a blog.  Do roundups. Establish yourself as credible.</li> <li>Do tutorials.</li> <li>Attend events and meet ups.</li> </ul> <p><strong>How to get hired again</strong></p> <ul> <li>Make it easy for people to refer you. Meet deadlines.</li> <li>Ensure people know you are available for work. ‘Hire Me’ is better CTA than Contact Me.</li> <li>Try out incentive based marketing.</li> <li>Be your own biggest fan. Toot your own horn.</li> <li>Embrace your weaknesses. Know when to say no. Recommend others who you know are experts.</li> <li>Become an expert an something. Keep learning by doing tutorials. Follow through on projects.</li> <li>Bill hourly and honestly. Have more accurate timing.</li> <li>Do good work.</li> <li>Don’t burn bridges.</li> <li>Deliver cupcakes / rewards after a project has been completed. Say Thank you.</li> </ul> <p><a name="4"></a></p> <h2>The Myths of Mobile Context - <a href="http://twitter.com/globalmoxie"><em>Josh Clark</em></a></h2> <p><img alt="Mobile-Context-Myths" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Mobile-Context-Myths.jpg" title="Mobile-Context-Myths" width="500" /></p> <p>This was my favourite talk of the day, extremely interesting & informational. Good news for you too, as you can download Josh Clark’s slides <a href="http://t.co/9JMWM2yw">here in PDF</a> form, with accompanying notes.</p> <p>To understand mobile context, you must understand users needs. Think of platforms as cultures.</p> <h4><strong>Myth 1: Mobile users are rushed and distracted </strong></h4> <ul> <li>Mobile isn’t just on the go, it’s on the couch, its waiting, its on the bus, its on toilet. “40% of users use on the toilet. 60% lie.”</li> <li>Mobile versions don’t have to do less or ‘be lite’.</li> <li>Don’t remove content or freatures, just because it is mobile.</li> <li>Mobile users use because they are “multi-tasking, they are local, or bored”. They are ready to spend attention to the phone.</li> <li>25% of US adults are mobile. 8%  use mobile exclusively.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Myth 2: Mobile = Less</strong></h4> <ul> <li>Mobile is not lite, or less.</li> <li>Don’t confuse content with intent. Just because paperbacks books should be lighter, it doesn’t mean you need to remove chapters.</li> <li>Mobile apps should have full content & core content.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Myth 3: Complexity is a dirty word</strong></h4> <ul> <li>People don’t want dumbed-down apps, they want less complicated app. <strong>Make complexity, uncomplicated.</strong></li> <li>People don’t care how it happens, just help them get it there. eg. The umbrella iPhone app simply answers “Will I need an umbrella today?” Simple but fulfills certain user needs.</li> <li><strong>Give users the minimum to reach their goal.</strong> Understand who you are designing for, as this changes everything.</li> <li>You can create sub apps within the app or outside of the app.</li> <li>Managing complexity isn’t about putting all the information on the page. You need to manage tasks and screens.<em> <strong>Clarity trumps density.</strong></em></li> </ul> <h4><strong>Myth 4: </strong><strong>Extra taps and clicks are evil</strong></h4> <p><strong> </strong></p> <ul> <li>Have content that is cached and ready.</li> <li><strong>Worry about tap quality, not quantity</strong>. Every tap should give delight and be worth it. Explore information, ask and receive.</li> <li>Teach users about hidden content. Show once until they learn the functionality.</li> <li><strong>Mobile should mean more.</strong> Give your app super powers based on the features of mobile devices. Stop thinking about mobile, but think about mobile content. What you can do with the device, as apose to a desktop. Progressive enhancement.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Myth 5: </strong><strong>You must have a mobile website</strong></h4> <ul> <li>There is no mobile web, don’t think in terms of mobile websites but in terms of mobile devices. How can the device enhance the experience. Use media queries. This approach is not dogmatic so use good judgment.</li> <li><strong>Ethan Marcotte</strong> – <a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/">Responsive Web Design</a> book is great approach.</li> <li><strong>Mobile First</strong> - Start with mobile first as it can define what is really useful for the website as it makes you make the hard decisions. What is the most important?</li> <li>Think about <strong>the content and API</strong> as the show.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>Myth 6: Mobile is about apps</strong></h4> <ul> <li>An app is not a strategy, its just an app or a container.</li> <li>Your product is not a product at all. If you pull back, you need to accept that your content is going to be displayed in many forms.</li> <li><strong>Content is like water.</strong> Build content out, don’t put it in a container. Start thinking about flexible content that can be displayed on any device. You should be able to get content any time, any where. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn7RfQU1MJg">NFL ad</a> is a great example as this.</li> <li>We’re all cloud developers. Be <a href="http://www.futurefriend.ly/">www.futurefriend.ly</a> - Design for the future. We can not control the form or context that content can be displayed. You need API’s that can be used across any device. Content should be open so users can use the information. Eg. The Guardian, NY Times, NPR.</li> </ul> <h4><strong>7. </strong><strong>Content & API are for database nerds</strong></h4> <ul> <li><strong>Metadeta is the new art direction.</strong> Structure your content well and you will get a foothold for design across all the devices.</li> <li>Apply rules for the robots to follow. <strong>Repurpose content, not design. Don’t design pixels, design content.</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Mobile Context Recap: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Mobile is not rushed or less.</li> <li>Complex is not complicated.</li> <li>Tap quality not tap quantity.</li> <li>Focus for all platforms.</li> <li>No such thing as mobile web.</li> <li>Don’t think app: think service.</li> <li>Metadata is the new art direction.</li> </ul> <p><a name="5"></a></p> <h2><strong>Web Design is a Cloud, Not a Clock - <a href="http://twitter.com/sarahbeee"><em>Sarah B. Nelson</em></a></strong></h2> <p><strong><em><img alt="Cloud-Clock" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8194" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Cloud-Clock.jpg" title="Cloud-Clock" width="500" /><br /> </em></strong></p> <p>Clock problems can be measured and analysed, rebuilt and can find problems. They’re tangible.</p> <p>Clouds are dynamic systems, they can be analsyed in some parts but can not be predicted or remodeled or picked apart. The problem is that we take cloud problems and treat them like clock problems.</p> <p>The design process is an emergent system. Once you see the parts you can work on them.<strong> </strong>Working agreements are the heart of collaborative work and the strength of those relationships. This directly impacts the quality of the designs. They are not necessarily formal. Below is a list of points for great working agreements.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Have a clear sense of purpose.</strong> Know why and how they are doing it so they can make decisions and know how success will be measured.</li> <li><strong>Trust.</strong> Even if you don’t use same tools, etc. you can still make a promise and deliver on it. Having a history helps as you work better together, based on consistant actions. Failure is an opportunity for growth, not blame.</li> <li><strong>Clear roles and responsibilities</strong>. On the particular project what are the team really accountable for? Sometimes these need to be rotated. How do you know they know what they are doing? They can articulate with their mouths what they are doing.</li> <li><strong>Agreed upon approach</strong>. Set realistic expectations and deadlines.</li> <li><strong>Deadlines make us more creative</strong>. Structure makes us find creative ways to deliver the product in a different way.</li> <li><strong>User Involvement - </strong>Regular involvement is crucial.<strong> </strong>Personas<strong> </strong>based on feedback and what you know. The team should have an understanding of who your users are.  They should have references / touch stones that everyone can agree on. <em>Design with users, not at or for them.</em></li> <li><strong>Stakeholder Engagement</strong>. Talk with people who have no idea with what your doing and know how to engage. Not a list of changes type of engagement but workshops and hands on involvement designed to get information and to let them know they are heard and that you are listening. Revaluate how it is working.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Pre-project kick offs are a great way to start a project</strong>. When starting a project, every member of the team should have a conversation about how you are working together. Make your working agreements. Put everyones name up there. Have goals for each project… why is each member there? What are the fears? Expectations? eg. List Names, Titles, Goals, Fears, Expecations.<br /> <a name="6"></a></p> <h2>Type On Screen: Choosing & Using It Well - <a href="http://twitter.com/ultrasparky"><em>Daniel Rhatigan</em></a></h2> <p><img alt="Type on Screen" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8195" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fonts-on-screen.jpg" title="Type on Screen" width="500" /></p> <p>Thanks to <a href="http://jasongraphix.com/journal/fowd-2011-cliff-notes/" title="FOWD 2011 Notes">Jason E. Beaird</a> for the Type on Screen notes below.</p> <p>Screen typography has come a long way, but it’s still evolving. There are font licensing issues, device support issues, font rendering inconsistencies and fonts that don’t work well on screen. Rasterizing software and screen hardware also take different approaches, such as E Ink.</p> <p><strong>Choosing a typeface:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Vertical Proportions – Most web safe fonts have similar proportions between upper and lowercase text. A taller x-height can make the text feel more dense at the same size.</li> <li>Shapes – Straight lines and clear forms work better than subtle angles or curves. At small sizes, good hinting can help keep these details from causing trouble.</li> <li>Open Spaces – Generous spacing within and around letters (within apertures and around forms) will increase legibility at small sizes.</li> <li>Family Selection – Makes sure that italic and bold styles look as good as the regular.</li> <li>Opentype Features – Support is beginning to increase. Ligatures, alternate number forms, swashes or contextual alternatives and real small caps.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Using it well:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Compensate for inconsistency – Adjust the size and line-height as needed to get contrasting fonts to work together.</li> <li>Be generous – If in doubt, slightly larger text size & extra line spacing will be easier to read.</li> <li>Choose color carefully – Contrast between text and background not only makes text more readable, but it also makes fonts easier to rasterize. More steps between the colors.</li> </ul> <p>There are ‘E’ Versions of popular print faces such as Bembo and Helvetia Neue which have adjustments to the weight, proportion and spacing. There are also new faces being created specifically for screen like Malabar.<br /> <a name="7"></a></p> <h2><strong>The Power of Side Projects and Eccentric Aunts - </strong><a href="http://twitter.com/swissmiss"><em>Tina Roth Eisenberg</em></a></h2> <p><a href="http://tatt.ly/"><img alt="Tattly" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8197" height="250" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/tattly.jpg" title="Tattly" width="500" /></a></p> <p><strong>Things Tina will teach her kids:</strong></p> <ol> <li>Love what you do & be flexible because the goal you set may not be what you had in mind when you set the goal.</li> <li>Make something you love. Trust your intuition, don’t always go off numbers.</li> <li>If an opportunity scares you, you need to take it.</li> <li>Don’t be a complainer, make things better or let them go. Best way to complain is to make things.</li> <li>Make time for side products. If you’re a designer, you have all the skills to create a product. Side products lead him to the next job.</li> <li>Surround your self with like minded people. Human connections.</li> <li>Ignore haters. Give haters none of your time. 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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nxG3oWWhdAIpxtnRpiHvpI-1O-c/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nxG3oWWhdAIpxtnRpiHvpI-1O-c/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nxG3oWWhdAIpxtnRpiHvpI-1O-c/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nxG3oWWhdAIpxtnRpiHvpI-1O-c/1/di" /></a></p><p><img alt="QR Code Breakdown" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8096" height="280" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/breakdown-500x280.png" title="QR Code Breakdown" width="500" /></p> <p><em>This is a guest article contributed by Simon Goble.</em><br /> -<br /> <strong>QR or Quick Response Codes</strong> have been around since 1994 and were originally used to track parts during car manufacture. It is likely you have seen one, even if you didn’t know what it was, usually displayed as black and white squares in a grid pattern reminiscent of a crossword. Essentially QR Codes are a barcode capable of holding significantly more information (thousands of characters as opposed to tens).</p> <p>Around October 2010 they became a popular tool to quickly link smartphone users through to web pages, provided the phone had a relevant reader installed. Creating your own code is fairly simple with a myriad of free to use generators available, though initially the various options can be slightly overwhelming.</p> <h2>So How Are QR Codes Used?</h2> <p>QR codes are a quick and convenient way to transfer information to smart phones (or any digital device with a reader). The information encoded might direct users to a website URL, add contact details, offer special discounts and much more. They are often seen in magazines and on posters and flyers, where details on an event or product can be transferred. More specialised uses involve supplying extra details on name tags and business cards (vCards or personalised webpages), television adverts that are continued interactively and ordering online from closed high street shops.</p> <p>QR Codes have also been used as coupon codes, online tickets and in scavenger hunts. Reiterating the paper message is a frequent but uninteresting practise, it is often more effective to create useful and interesting applications that will get people talking. What follows are a few of the better examples.</p> <h4><strong>First Bank Free Books & Puzzles<br /> </strong></h4> <p>Posters at Denver International airport provide a great service for the unprepared traveler. Scanning different posters leads to crosswords, Sudoku puzzles and books.</p> <p><img alt="Book Posters QR Code" height="318" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/poster-500x318.jpg" title="Book Posters QR Code" width="500" /></p> <h4><strong>Mini Business Cards</strong></h4> <p>Using minicards means less space, but with the addition of a QR code any missing details can still be passed on.</p> <p><img alt="MiniCards QR Code" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8085" height="315" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cards.png" title="MiniCards QR Code" width="457" /></p> <h4><strong>Lego Poster<br /> </strong></h4> <p>Using a product everyone loves is always going to be a winner, so what if that is the only really interesting part of it?</p> <p><img alt="Lego QR Code" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8094" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lego-291x400.png" title="Lego QR Code" width="291" /></p> <h4><strong>Driveway Code<br /> </strong></h4> <p>No guarantee of ever being seen but if it ever shows up on online satellite views it will been worth it.</p> <p><img alt="Driveway QR Code" height="373" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/drive-500x373.jpg" title="Driveway QR Code" width="500" /></p> <h4><strong>Tesco Shopping Posters<br /> </strong></h4> <p>Tesco put up a number of posters on the Seoul subway scanning the code below the item adds it to your online shopping basket.</p> <p><img alt="Tesco QR Code Shopping" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8092" height="337" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tesco-500x337.jpg" title="Tesco Shopping QR Code" width="500" /></p> <h4><strong>Menus</strong></h4> <p>Scanning the code on this menu from a Radisson Edwardian Hotel will take you through to a video of the dish being prepared.</p> <p><img alt="QR Menu Code" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8091" height="287" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/menu.jpg" title="QR Menu Code" width="429" /></p> <h4><strong>Resume / CV<br /> </strong></h4> <p>A fantastic way to stand out from the crowd, scanning the code takes the user to a video of him giving his resume in his own voice.</p> <p><img alt="QR Code Resume CV" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8090" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/resume-355x400.png" title="QR Code Resume CV" width="355" /></p> <h4><strong>Augmented Reality Building</strong></h4> <p>When scanning this building using a custom app it overlays shop information and tweets from the businesses inside.</p> <p><img alt="Augmented Reality QR Code" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8089" height="311" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/arbuilding-500x311.jpg" title="Augmented Reality" width="500" /></p> <h3>How Do I Create My Own QR Code?</h3> <p>There are plenty of free QR code generators out there. Generally the default settings will be fine for a quick and easy result and many of the options are fairly self-evident though they will sometimes appear under different headings. Nevertheless to ensure that any interested party has the best chance of using your code it is worth at least being aware of some of the more advanced options available.</p> <h3><strong>Must Know QR Code Tips<br /> </strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>Resolution</strong> –An important part of a QR code is the size as if it is too small some devices may have issues reading it. Across different generators Resolution is also referred to as Scale, Block size or Output.</li> <li><strong>Data Type</strong> – This defines what action the code will take when scanned, it is commonly used to show the user websites, plain text, phone numbers, Google maps and email addresses.</li> <li><strong>Redundancy/Error Correction</strong> – If a portion of the code becomes unreadable having using Error Correction during creation will mean the code compensates for lost data. There are varying degrees of correction offered (15% is the most common) though the larger the redundancy allowed for the greater the increase the grid size. At 0% any obstruction/damage to the code is likely to render it unreadable.</li> </ul> <p><img alt="QR Code Phone" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-8088" height="273" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/phone-500x273.png" title="QR Code Phone" width="500" /></p> <h3><strong>Worth Knowing QR Code Tips<br /> </strong></h3> <p>Several other common options worth being aware of that are not necessary are;</p> <ul> <li><strong>Grid Size</strong> – This defines how many blocks the code will be made up from, the majority of generators automatically resize the grid to the minimum necessary for all data to be stored but a few have manual settings.</li> <li><strong>Colour</strong> – The contrast of the code is fairly fundamental to how it is read but as long as the code is a dark colour on a light background there should be no issues.</li> <li><strong>Output type</strong> – The file format of the output .jpeg/.png/.gif etc.</li> <li><strong>Shorten URL</strong> – To create a QR Code that uses a smaller grid you need to use the Shorten URL option this works by shortening the web address by redirecting though a third party (often the generators own) site.</li> <li><strong>Padding</strong> – Using the padding options will add a border around the edge of the code. Not of particularly useful but if you plan to feature online rather than print it can save some editing time.</li> <li><strong>Rounding/Radius/Shadow/Rotation</strong> – Some generators offer a number of visual effects to make the output a little less plain however high levels of customisation require a photo editing program.</li> </ul> <p><img alt="QR Code Business Card" height="315" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/card2.png" title="QR Code Business Card" width="457" /></p> <h3>Recommended QR Code Generators</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://2d-code.co.uk/qr-code-generators/">2D Code</a> has a comprehensive list of generators it details the basic options and any unique features included.</li> <li><a href="http://qrcode.kaywa.com/">Kaywa</a> (simple but great for getting a quick code made) and <a href="http://en.unitag.fr/">Unitag</a> (has the most advanced visual options, great if playing around with Photoshop isn’t your thing), either of these will likely cover all your needs but it is worth trying a few out and finding one that suits you.</li> </ul> <h3>Tips When Making Your Own QR Code</h3> <ul> <li>Think about where it will be displayed, in some countries accessing the internet in subways is no problem but in it isn’t an option.</li> <li>Don’t apply them to everything; the reader will want some value for taking the time to scan your code so make it worth their while.</li> <li>Remember, the whole code needs to be scanned so take into account what distance you expect people will be scanning from.</li> <li>Your QR Code is almost certainly going to be read using a smartphone so wherever it is directed should be at least functional if not designed specifically for a mobile device.</li> <li>Testing is the only way to ensure your code is working properly it will be especially important if you have significantly edited the image.</li> <li>Some generators redirect hyperlinks though their own site, however you can use this to track how many people are using your QR code.</li> <li>Not everyone has a smartphone, not everyone will know what a QR code is and not everyone who has a smartphone will have a reader installed. Many people love QR Codes but a great number of others are currently oblivious to their existence.</li> <li>The code will still be functional if visual effects can be used and especially if a high degree of error correction is applied. You can go as far as having a logo obscuring part of the code but still have the data loss compensated for.</li> </ul> <p><img alt="Styled QR Code" height="400" src="http://justcreativedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/styled-400x400.jpg" title="Styled QR Code" width="400" /></p> <h2>How Do I Read The QR Code?</h2> <p>Every major device has a number of available readers, some such as Blackberry come with a built in reader, Android and iOS have a number of free and paid options available on their respective marketplaces. QR Reader for <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/qr-reader-for-iphone/id368494609?mt=8">iPhone</a> and <a href="https://market.android.com/details?id=la.droid.qr&hl=en">QR Droid</a> for Android and <a href="http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/#text">Google Goggle</a> for both, are favourites.</p> <h3>Your Turn</h3> <p>Hopefully the thought of creating your own QR Codes is now less daunting. So do you plan on making your own QR Code? Are you already using them and have any tips? If have a unique idea for a QR Code use or want to plug your favourite generator, let us know in the comments.</p> <p>-</p> <p><em>This post was written by Simon Goble on behalf of <a href="http://moo.com" title="Moo.com">moo.com</a>. MOO loves design, offering custom <a href="http://us.moo.com/products/business-cards.html">Business Card Printing</a>, unique MiniCards, Postcards, StickerBooks, Greeting Cards and more. 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<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QDjr-H7tPwKY0eMK_z1gWvhx0Qc/0/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QDjr-H7tPwKY0eMK_z1gWvhx0Qc/0/di" /></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QDjr-H7tPwKY0eMK_z1gWvhx0Qc/1/da"><img border="0" ismap="true" src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QDjr-H7tPwKY0eMK_z1gWvhx0Qc/1/di" /></a></p><p><strong>What do you love about the web?</strong> This was a simple question posed by <a href="http://jcornelius.com/about/">J. Cornelius</a>, president of the <a href="http://www.awdg.org/">AWDG</a>, to a small handful of designers including <a href="http://zeldman.com" title="Zeldman">Jeffrey Zeldman</a>, <a href="http://cameronmoll.com/">Cameron Moll</a>, <a href="http://ngenworks.com">Carl Smith</a>, <a href="http://snook.ca/">Jonathan Snook</a>, <a href="http://whitneyhess.com">Whitney Hess</a>, <a href="http://jeffcroft.com">Jeff Croft</a> and myself.</p> <p>J. asked us to respond in video format and then he compiled the responses together. The result is nothing short of down right inspiring.</p> <p></p> <p>Click through to <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/10/28/what-do-you-love-about-the-web/">view</a> if you do not see the video above.</p> <p>So, what do <strong>you</strong> love about the web?</p> <hr /><br /> © This article is copyright of <a href="http://justcreativedesign.com">Just Creative Design</a> and should not be found elsewhere.<br /><br /> <br /><b>Related Articles:</b> <ul class="st-related-posts"> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/06/08/restaurant-website-design/" title="What is it with Bad Restaurant & Bar Websites? (Wednesday, June 8, 2011)">What is it with Bad Restaurant & Bar Websites?</a> (39)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2009/04/20/welcome-thank-you-video/" title="Welcome & Thank You Video (Monday, April 20, 2009)">Welcome & Thank You Video</a> (56)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/01/web-design-tips-advice-from-a-to-z/" title="Web Design Tips & Advice from A to Z (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)">Web Design Tips & Advice from A to Z</a> (33)</li> <li><a href="http://justcreativedesign.com/2011/03/14/web-design-psychology/" title="Web Design + Psychology = Satisfied Users? (Monday, March 14, 2011)">Web Design + Psychology = Satisfied Users?</a> (20)</li> </ul> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=RJWJte_QcDs:PC2VCMSrpbc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=RJWJte_QcDs:PC2VCMSrpbc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=RJWJte_QcDs:PC2VCMSrpbc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=RJWJte_QcDs:PC2VCMSrpbc:V_sGLiPBpWU" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=RJWJte_QcDs:PC2VCMSrpbc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=RJWJte_QcDs:PC2VCMSrpbc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=RJWJte_QcDs:PC2VCMSrpbc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=RJWJte_QcDs:PC2VCMSrpbc:D7DqB2pKExk"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?i=RJWJte_QcDs:PC2VCMSrpbc:D7DqB2pKExk" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?a=RJWJte_QcDs:PC2VCMSrpbc:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/JustCreativeDesignBlog?d=I9og5sOYxJI" /></a> </div>

<table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"> <tr> <td><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5938" height="70" src="http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/manOverboard.jpg" title="Man Overboard by Puscifer" width="150" /></td> <td valign="top"><a href="http://www.revolvermag.com/news/poll-results-find-out-who-you-voted-to-win-video-of-the-year.html" target="_blank">Revolver Magazine</a> voted Puscifer's "Man Overboard", directed by Meats Meier, Best Music Videos of 2011.</td> </tr> </table>

<table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"> <tr> <td><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5157" height="70" src="http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ConstantinopleSkyline_150x70.jpg" title="Raphael Lacoste " width="150" /></td> <td valign="top">Raphael Lacoste, Ubisoft Art Director, featured on <a href="http://www.g4tv.com/videos/55915/assassins-creed-revelations-art-director/?quality=hd" target="_blank" title="G4">G4</a> and <a href="http://www.wired.com/geekdad/tag/assassins-creed-revelations/" target="_blank" title="Wired Online">Wired online</a>, showcasing his amazing work on Assasins Creed Revelations. To learn more about how he creates his beautiful worlds, check out his tutorial on <a href="http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/store/product/906/Digital-Environment-Painting" title="Digital Environment Painting Matte Painting with Raphael Lacoste">Digital Environment Creation</a>.</td> </tr> </table>

<table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"> <tr> <td><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5157" height="70" src="http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/student-gallery.jpg" title="Gnomon Student Gallery" width="150" /></td> <td valign="top">Join us on Saturday, December 3rd for the second Gnomon Gallery show to showcase the best work of students and recent graduates from the Gnomon School of Visual Effects, featuring characters, creatures, models, matte paintings and more.</td> </tr> </table>

<table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"> <tr> <td><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5157" height="70" src="http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/axis-news1.jpg" title="Axis School of Visual Effects" width="150" /></td> <td valign="top">Gnomon is excited to announce our partnership with <a href="http://www.saga.art.br/">Saga</a>, a unique school that teaches computer graphics, arts and animation to young adults across Brazil, in the development of <a href="http://www.axis.art.br/index.php?lang=en-us">Axis</a>, a new facility to be launched Spring 2012.</td> </tr> </table>

<table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"> <tr> <td><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5157" height="70" src="http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/real-steel-news.jpg" title="The Making of Real Steel" width="150" /></td> <td valign="top">Join us for a special, behind-the-scenes look at Digital Domain’s work on the recently released hit <em>Real Steel</em>. Stick around for an in-depth presentation by Marcel De Jong as he shares tips and tricks for Autodesk Maya and demos new features of Mudbox and Motion Builder.</td> </tr> </table>

Today The Gnomon Workshop and concept designer Harald Belker combine forces again for the 6th installment of his entertainment design [...]

<table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="14%"><img alt="" height="70" src="http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mc2011-680.jpg" title="Gnomon Master Classes" width="150" /></td> <td valign="top" width="86%">Join us for two weeks of new, exclusive classes in an interactive, online event. Each class focuses on a different element of the visual effects or games industries and allows individuals to discuss the content with the instructors. One ticket gives you access to all 14 classes!</td> </tr> </table>

Instructor: Axel Stanley-Grossman Format: DVD-Rom, Digital Download, Online Subscription

<table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"> <tr> <td><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5157" height="70" src="http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/neville-page1.jpg" title="Neville Page: From Page to Screen at Gnomon Gallery " width="150" /></td> <td valign="top">View a collection of concept designer Neville Page’s work from various film projects, including digital images, original 2D and 3D artwork and prototypes from select films. Opening reception is Saturday, October 1st at 7:00 P.M. at <a href="http://www.gnomongallery.com/">Gnomon Gallery</a>.</td> </tr> </table>

The Gnomon Workshop is proud to announce the release of the first volume in a new foundational figure drawing series [...]

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