Vector Freebies: Mouse Cursors

Vector Freebies It’s Monday, so we thought it would be a good time for another vector freebie from Go Media! Our Ohio web designers have found these vector cursors useful – we hope you do too! Inside you’ll find 2…

How to design a t-shirt on a budget and a tight deadline

Create a stunning undersea painting using Vector Packs

So Set 10 is out. It’s sort of sentimental because I remember when Set 1 was released and wondering to myself, “Wow, if people dig this and find some real usability out of it… we could keep cranking out sets……

Workflow Tip: Illustrator to Fontlab

Workflow Tip: Illustrator to Fontlab

A Pseudo-Sugar Skull: From Start to Finish.

Hey people! It’s Dave again giving you all yet another excuse to get your knowledge on. This isn’t as direct as my previous Gigposter Tutorial (by the way – thanks to everyone who found that helpful!) because I’m actually covering…

Intricate Patterns in Illustrator

This tutorial will show you how to create intricate patterns in Illustrator super quickly. Stuff that would take you hours to draw manually with the Pen Tool takes just seconds when you use this technique. This tutorial is special because…

Tutorial: Extreme Sports Branding

In issue #142 of Computer Arts Magazine (should be in stores now) you can find Oliver’s tutorial on how to design a logo and print ad for a fictional extreme sports brand. The brand he chose to invent was Yellow…

Ornate Lettering Process

Become a Master Designer: Rule Three: Contrast, Contrast, Contrast

Part Three of Seven Easy Principles to Becoming a Master Designer. Read Rule 1 and Rule 2 Good contrast in your design goes hand-in-hand with your color selections. Contrast is the value difference between the colors on your design. Value…

Create 3D objects in Cinema 4D from vector art

Old School Type – Line Gradients

Step by Step: Using the Vector Packs

Revelations of a Go Media Intern, Part 4

Adobe Illustrator Shortcuts Hello again. These last couple of weeks I’ve been sharing some of the broad lessons I’ve learned this summer with Cleveland graphic designers, Go Media, such as learning from criticism, and realizing the importance of presentation. This week I’m…

Gigposter Design Tutorial: The New Sex

From Sketch to Vector Illustration

Beautiful Vector Illustration

Tutorial: Comic Book Style Graphic Design

PS and AI Tutorial: Designing Ultra SceneXCore Apparel!

Apparel Design Tutorial: A Quick and Easy 13 Step Guide

Apparel Design Tutorial This is reposted from my previous blog entry at thewetcat.com (which I never update much). I figured it’d be a good way to get the ball rolling here. This tutorial is brought to you by your friends…