Articles by: Heather Sakai
Nine Items You Should Buy with Your Tax Refund this Year
Now that tax money is rolling in (with any hope) we’ve got our eyes on some items that will make our lives as creatives a lot easier. (And more fun.) Here is a round-up of items we’re thinking of purchasing…
Download of the Day: 3 Free Photo Templates
Grab our 3 Free Photo Templates Join us on Thursdays, when your friends here at the Arsenal take over the Go Media blog to share insights, tips, freebies or other fun to brighten your work day. Today we’re releasing three photo…
How to Create a Rainbow Effect in Photoshop (Freebie Included)
How to Create a Rainbow Effect in Photoshop Hello Everybody! It’s 2017 and this year, I don’t know about you, but I’m resolving to settle into my skin more than ever. This means saying “yes” to life more often, saying…
Using Crumpled Paper Textures to Pimp out your Hang in There Cat Poster (Freebie Included!)
PS Basics Tut + Crumpled Paper Texture Freebie > What’s better than the old “Hang in there” cat poster? Not much in my book. But today, we’re going to add a little more character to one, just for kicks, using…
Download of the Day: Polaroid Photo Effect Template & How-To
Polaroid Photoshop Tutorial: Simplified! Join us every Thursday, when your friends here at the Arsenal take over the Go Media blog to share insights, tips, freebies or other fun to brighten your work day. Today we’re talking about how to…
How to Create Your Own Handwritten Font (in 30 minutes or less)
How to Create a Handwritten Font: If you’ve ever been too intimidated to make a font, please stand up!
Inspiration of the Day: Cleveland Cavaliers Finals 2016 Designs
Located here in the heart of Cleveland, we can’t help but to be huge fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Sunday, June 19th was a momentous day for our entire city. The curse was indeed reversed and we became the champions…
If you’re halftone-obsessed, our new collection is for you.
Our Complete Halftone Collection We’re not sure what’s dreamier than a halftone. The tiny dots that create a gradient-like effect can produce such remarkable results. Here at the Arsenal, we have nine packs that will give you the effect you’re…
Here Are 7 Reasons I KNOW You Should Attend WMC7 (+ Workshop Giveaway Inside)
Are you looking to attend the top design conference of 2016? Look no further than creative agency Go Media’s Weapons of Mass Creation Fest.
Knowing When to Let Go of Busted Branding: Demoting Chief Wahoo
My Two Cents: Big news here in our home city of Cleveland, where the Indians have just announced that their official demotion of the Chief Wahoo logo. This caricature, created in 1947, has created much controversy through out the years, with protesters making…
These Political Designs Will Make These Next 9 Months More Bearable
All of this political fighting is giving us a headache. The only way we can imagine getting through it all is by checking out all the witty work by you, our community. It makes us smile and (if only for…
Tutorial: How to Create Watercolor Brushes in AI
How to Create Watercolor Brushes in AI If you’re like us, you’ve got art laying all around the studio just begging to be used in unique and wonderful ways.
Poster Design Inspiration: 59 Parks Print Series
Poster Design Inspiration 2016 Today’s Poster Design Inspiration comes to us from our friends at The National Poster Retrospecticus, who produce The Fifty-Nine Parks Print Series. This series is a celebration of our National Parks. The strength of the series…
Insights with an Art Director: Go Media’s Chris Comella
Insights with an Art Director Chris Comella, Go Media’s Art Director, has come a long way with the company. A member of the staff for eight of its 13 years in existence, he has seen the company grow from a…
Tutorial: Rockin’ Some Radical Glitch Effects in PS (plus 4 Free TV Glitch Textures just for YOU)
TV Glitch Effects: Makin’ Em in PS (& Free TV Glitch Textures, Too!) So guys, we’re kind of obsessed with these tv glitch textures we’ve been seeing around town lately. So, we created some for you to use and apply to your…
We Heart You: A Valentine’s Vector Freebie
Free Heart Vectors Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and we just can’t help but to feel warm and fuzzy. We love our community, after all. Your support and enthusiasm makes our jobs way too much fun! We wanted…
Letters We’re Loving: 30+ Hand-Lettering and Typography Inspirations
Hand-Lettering and Typography Inspirations Every so often, we like to get lost in the land of letters.
The Go Media Logo Design Process: Bunny Paige Made Better
Jewelry Brand and Packaging Inspiration: Bunny Paige by Go Media Every day here at Cleveland graphic, web and logo design firm Go Media, my understanding of what this company does grows. And everyday I am amazed by what we accomplish. I…
Just a free Ugly Sweater Mockup Template to get you through your day
We’re really getting into the Christmas mood here at Go Media. How do we express that? We create an ugly Christmas sweater mockup template, of course! We want to spread some joy, so please spin some soothing holiday jams and download this freebie with a hot cup of cocoa in your hands. Enjoy it and have a wonderful, safe and happy holiday season.
Need a Boost? Read these 12 Quotes on Creating the Authentic Work You Were Born to Do
Sometimes we all need that extra boost to inspire our work. Here are some of our favorite quotes on art, creativity and authenticity. May they inspire some vulnerability in your day today!
Forever Distracted? Here’s How to Bring Focus into Your Creative Work and Life
One thing I’ve come to learn about myself is just how easily distracted I can be. Up until recently, I could barely continue to write a blog post without checking the email that pops into my inbox, or create header…
30+ Quirky, Free Fonts We’re Shouting Out
Another free font post for my fellow font junkies. Shout-out to the artists who created them.
Conquering Customer Service: 5 Tips to Keeping Your Customers and Clients Happy
Improving Relationships with Clients & Customers Whether you’re the head of an advertising agency, the president of a design firm, or a freelance designer exchanging emails with a customer, you need to be educated in the world of customer service.…
We Came, We Saw, We Kicked it With Kenny
Kickin’ it with Kenny Our design conference, Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 6 was filled with memories so warm and wonderful we’ll be riding high off of them all year long. One such memory that will live in our hearts forever…