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Featured Artist: Sean Freeman

Franz Jeitz — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:32:50 +0000

Sean Freeman is a talented UK-based illustrator and designer. He’s best know for his typographic art and I’m sure most people in Britain will have come across his fantastic works for the “Think – Drug Driving Campaign”. Sean’s portfolio can be found at thereis.co.uk. Make sure to check it out and don’t forget to visit the archive for even more inspiration.

Featured Artist: Emeric Trahand aka Takeshi

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:42:22 +0000

Emeric Trahand, also known as Takeshi, is an exceptional graphic designer, art director and illustrator from France. Hence it comes as no surprise that he’s a member of the Keystone Design Union and the Depthcore digital arts community. Emeric has worked for some of the biggest clients including Adidas, EMI Music, Suzuki and Unicef to name only a few. Make sure to visit the portfolio at Stillontherun. Here’s a selection of his inspirational works.

Parting Ways: Free November 2009 Calendar Wallpaper

Franz Jeitz — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:07:56 +0000

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. November 2009 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Parting Ways” and has been created entirely in Photoshop. I hope you like it.

As always the November 2009 calendar wallpaper comes in the following resolutions and non-calendar versions are also included:

1920×1200 (suitable for 1440×900)
1600×1200
1280×1024
320×479 (iPhone, non-calendar version only)

Previews:

Download the November 2009 Wallpaper Set:

contains 1 .zip file – 2 Versions, 3 Resolutions + iPhone wallpaper, 11.2 Mb

9 Free Hi-Res Wood Panels Textures

Franz Jeitz — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:26:41 +0000

It’s time for another high resolution texture set. This time it’s all about wood panels. Wood textures pop up in more and more websites as background images. It’s a trend which sure won’t disappear in the near future. With a bit of tweaking these wood panels textures can be transformed into tile-able background images for your web projects and at the stunning size of 3264×2448 pixels they’re great for your print projects too.
As always these textures are free for personal and commercial use without the need to credit. All I’m asking is that you don’t sell or redistribute these files or claim them as your own. Enjoy! Download link and closeup previews after the jump.

Close-up Previews:

Download Wood Panels Texture Set:

contains 1 .zip file – 75.8 Mb

3rd Showcase of the Fudgegraphics Flickr Group

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:09:25 +0000

This is the 3rd issue of the Fudgegraphics Flickr Group Showcase filled with over 20 amazingly inspirational designs. The group currently features 1450+ submissions by more than 300 different users. Below are my favourite designs from the past 6 months. They range from retro minimalism to full blown shiny 3D art. I hope you like them as much as I do. Furthermore I want to take this opportunity to thank you, the users, once more for your fantastic support. If you haven’t done so already join the Fudgegraphics Flickr Group and submit your designs. Maybe you’ll be featured in a future showcase.

Free Hi-Res Photoshop Brushes: Acrylic Textures

Jeff Gardner — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:58:54 +0000

For this set of brushes I wanted to create something with a little body and depth, and I really wanted to accentuate the wisps and pieces of the brush strokes themselves. With that in mind, these brushes are perfect for textures, overlays, and even poster making, letting you achieve a great organic feel. This set has a total of 9 Acrylic Texture Brushes all hovering at exactly 2500px. As always these are free for personal and commercial use. Enjoy!

Preview:

Download Acrylic Textures Photoshop Brushes (via MediaFire):

contains 1 .abr file – 9 brushes, 27.6 Mb

About the Author:

Jeff Gardner is the founder of www.theshoreways.com, a blog focused on providing premium graphic design resources. Follow Jeff on Twitter: @JSGardner.

Curiosity: Free October 2009 Calendar Wallpaper

Franz Jeitz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:48:58 +0000

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. October 2009 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Curiosity” and has been created entirely in Photoshop. I hope you like it.

As always the October 2009 calendar wallpaper comes in the following resolutions and non-calendar versions are also included:

1920×1200 (suitable for 1440×900)
1600×1200
1280×1024
320×479 (iPhone, non-calendar version only)

Previews:

Download October 2009 Wallpaper Set:

contains 1 .zip file – 2 Versions, 3 Resolutions + iPhone wallpaper, 7.4 Mb

Inspiration: Amazing Typography T-Shirt Designs

Alec Schmidt — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:11:29 +0000

Today’s guest article is all about amazing typographic t-shirt design. These tees are for all the geeks and type lovers out there. Get inspired and who knows, you might even find something to add to your wardrobe collection. So what’s your favourite?

Typographic Tees by DADADA Studios:

Typographic Tees by Von Roxy:

Typographic Tees by TypographyShop:

Typographic Tees by Collapse Design:

About the Author:

Alec Schmidt is a 22-year-old graphic designer from Arizona. He loves typography, color, creativity and also has a real passion for retro graphics. You can follow Alec on Twitter: @anepic.

Shattered: Free September 2009 Calendar Wallpaper

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:30:12 +0000

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. September 09 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Shattered” and comes in two different colour schemes.

The September 2009 calendar wallpaper comes in the following resolutions and as always non-calendar versions are also included:

1920×1200 (suitable for 1440×900)
1600×1200
1280×1024
320×479 (iPhone, non-calendar version only)

Preview (blue):

Preview (red):

iPhone Preview:

Download September 09 Wallpaper Set (blue):

contains 1 .zip file – 2 Versions, 3 Resolutions + iPhone wallpaper, 10.1 Mb

Download September 09 Wallpaper Set (red):

contains 1 .zip file – 2 Versions, 3 Resolutions + iPhone wallpaper, 10.3 Mb

Smashing Magazine Exclusive Colour Scheme:

As a special bonus I’ve released this month’s calendar wallpaper in an orange colour scheme exclusively on Smashing Magazine. Simply click the preview image to access the download site.

Featured Studio: La Boca

Franz Jeitz — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:25:20 +0000

Founded in 2002, La Boca is an independent design circus specializing in art & design for the film, music and fashion industries. The London-based studio is run by Scot Bendall and Alain de la Mata. Clients include Capitol Films, Interscope Records and Sony BMG. Without further ado here’s a selection of their work for your inpiration. Enjoy and make sure to head over to laboca.co.uk for more.