Articles by Month: January 2011
Creating Sagittarius in Photoshop
Creating Sagittarius in Photoshop Tutorial Details Program: Adobe Photoshop Version: CS3+ Difficulty:Intermediate Estimated Completion Time: 2-3 hours Resources: Archer 1 Archer 2 Horse Ground Mountain Step 1 Let’s start by opening a new file with a size of 1000x1500px with…
Interview with Designers James White and Fabio Sasso
I had our friend Simon interview two talented and in-demand designers James White aka Signalnoise and Fabio Sasso of Abduzeedo. James and Fabio are speaking at the first ever Montreal Meets on Tuesday, January 25th at Concordia University in Montreal,…
Daily Inspiration: Attack Your Obstacles Creatively
Go Media president Bill Beachy sits down to give you some daily inspiration and advice. Bill shares his years of experience building Go Media into the company it is today. Topics in this video series include Getting Started, Happiness, Humility,…
Distressing Techniques in Adobe Illustrator
Hey designers, attend our all-inclusive soul-fulfilling three-day design retreat, WMC: Off-The-Grid, this October 5 – 7th. To learn more, head to wmcfest.com. Simon from Studio Ace of Spade here. Jeff Finley asked me to compile a list of some common distressing…
Creating an Illustrative Monogram
Creating a Monogram Monograms are an interesting way to go about making an identity. By nature they can be straight forward or extremely ornamental and illustrative. In this tutorial I’m going to walk you through the steps I (Chris Comella,…
Blank Canvas: Creative Resolutions
It’s that time of year again. January first always seems to bring out the best intentions in people, and us creative types are no different. Some may choose to lose weight, get in shape or quit a bad habit. But…