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30 Amazing Photoshop Manipulations

Zoran Stosic — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:55:46 +0000

Photo manipulation is the application of image editing techniques to photographs in order to create an illusion or deception (in contrast to mere enhancement or correction), through analog or digital means.

In this article you can see a number of interesting examples of photoshop manipulation that will attract your attention.

Photoshopping is slang for the digital editing of photos. The term originates from Adobe Photoshop, the image editor most commonly used by professionals for this purpose. In popular culture, the term photoshopping is sometimes associated with montages in the form of visual jokes. Today, photo manipulation is widely accepted as an art-form.

Remarkable Work of Tavis Coburn

Bane — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:56:52 +0000

Tavis Coburn – a man who doesn’t need special introduction. It is not our intention to. We are great admirers of his work, and with this retrospective, we just want to remind you once again on his amazingly striking art. But first, a few words about artist biography.

Tavis Coburn graduated from California’s prestigious Art Center College of Design with a BFA in Illustration. Since then, Tavis has created countless works for leading publishing, advertising, and music companies in North America and Europe.

His clients list is impressive and includes big names such as: Time, Rolling Stone, GQ, The NFL, Nike, Lexus Sony/BMG, Island/Def Jam, and Universal Music to name a few. Tavis’ unique style is inspired by 1940s comic book art, the Russian avant-garde movement, and printed materials from the 1950s/60s. Over the years Tavis’ work has garnered many accolades, including top honors from The Society of Publication Designers, the Society of Illustrators, and American Illustration.

In 2005, Tavis was featured in the “Fresh” section of Communication Arts, was selected by Print magazine as one of “20 Breakthrough Talents Under 30”. In 2007, he received a gold medal in the Illustration: Story category at the SPD Awards. He’s been interviewed for web and print publications from around the world, including Decorate, Pig Magazine, joshspear.com and Behance. In 2008, Tavis’ work for Nike/Footlocker was featured in Creative Arts and was awarded a Gold Medal in Graphis magazine’s run-down of the years best poster art.

Beyond just illustration, Tavis has been tapped to create motion graphics work for clients including Dyson, Nike, and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and has worked on imagery for a handful of Canadian film and television projects. A selection of some of his favourite recent images are available as limited edition prints via his website.

Googling Tavis Coburn reveals that more than a quarter million people think his work is awesome.

Tavis Coburn – what a great artist!

Enjoy!

AARP Opener

Opener illustration for American Association of Retired People

Axel Rose

Portrait of Axel Rose for Spin Magazine

Black Bag Man

Opener for an article about Anthony Pellicano in LA Magazine

Black Sapphire Pearl: Glasses

Header illustration for the Lexus Interactive Magazine story “Black Sapphire Pearl”. An experiment with a more lithographic-looking technique

Brad Pitt

Illustration for GQ Magazine’s monthly “The Critic” column by Tom Carson

Che

Illustration for GQ Magazine’s monthly “The Critic” column by Tom Carson

Claudia Becker

Portrait of Claudia Becker for an Outside Magazine article about people with envy-inducing active-lifestyle dream jobs

Colbert

Illustration for GQ Magazine’s monthly “The Critic” column by Tom Carson

Corey Senese

Portrait of Corey Senese for an Outside Magazine article about people with envy-inducing active-lifestyle dream jobs

Dave D’Angelo

Portrait of Dave D’Angelo for an Outside Magazine article about people with envy-inducing active-lifestyle dream jobs

Dr. House

Illustration for GQ Magazine’s monthly “The Critic” column by Tom Carson

Duck Hunt

Illustration for an article about duck hunting gear

Fattest

1 of 2 illustrations for a Men’s Fitness Magazine article on the fittest and fattest cities in the United States. Miami did not fare well

Fittest

1 of 2 illustrations for a Men’s Fitness Magazine article on the fittest and fattest cities in the United States. Salt Lake City was one of the fittest

Forensics

Full page illustration for CSO magazine on the subject of forensics

History of Violence

Illustration for GQ Magazine’s monthly “The Critic” column by Tom Carson

John F. Kennedy

JFK for the cover of Time

Johnny Depp

Illustration for GQ Magazine’s monthly “The Critic” column by Tom Carson

Keir Beadling

Portrait of Keir Beadling for an Outside Magazine article about people with envy-inducing active-lifestyle dream jobs

Martin Luther King, Jr

Portrait of MLK Jr. for the cover of Atlanta magazine

Moscow

Cover illustration for Hemispheres Magazine, the in-flight magazine of United Airlines. The objective was to convey Moscow’s dual nature as a contemporary city with significant cultural and historical relevance

NFL Films: The Beginning

One of four illustrations for an NFL Films DVD box set

Nicolas Beltran Profile

Spread for an article in an American Express publication about a long-time card holder

Pedro Almodovar

Illustration for GQ Magazine’s monthly “The Critic” column by Tom Carson

President

Illustration for GQ Magazine’s monthly “The Critic” column by Tom Carson

Revenge of the Nerds

Illustration for EW about successful nerds in film

Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch for the cover of an Italian magazine

Selecting Talent

Illustration for an article on CFO magazine about making due with fewer workplace resources

The Corporation

Illustration for Sierra Club

Up in the Air

One from a set of five program covers for the 2010 BAFTA awards ceremony

For more of his work visit taviscoburn.com

Giveaway: Win 3 Subscription Packs On Pixmac

Zoran Stosic — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:11:34 +0000

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The giveaway ends on September 5, 2010, after which commenting will be disabled on this post.
Three winners will be randomly selected from the comments of this post. Please make sure to fill out the e-mail field in the comments web form because this is the only way we can contact the winners.

Good luck!

Winner of $150 Gift Card from CodeMyConcept

Bane — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:40:06 +0000

Seven days have passed and it’s time to declare the winner of $150 Gift Card from CodeMyConcept giveaway.

First I like to say thanks to CodeMyConcept for this great giveaway and also to all the participants.
Also recalls that all the participants who did not have luck to win the top prize will be able to link to the contest post: Win $150 Gift Card from CodeMyConcept when placing an order and will receive a 10% discount.

In the meantime, for all your web development needs, be sure to check out CodeMyConcept The Best PSD to HTML company on the planet!

Now is the time to see where fortune smiled sweetly this time!

The winner is:

Rocky

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And to everyone else, once again, thanks for participating, and remember you can get 10% off your order by mentioning the contest link: Win $150 Gift Card from CodeMyConcept

Be sure to look for more contests from us in the future!

Inspiration From The Past – Vintage Airline Timetables

Nikola Lazarevic — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:28:44 +0000

It’s time to remember a bit of the past again. If you like the old school design this post will truly inspire you. Here you will find cover images of timetable publications of prominent airlines from around the world like Aeroflot, PanAm, Delta Airlines, Swissair, JAT, Alitalia, Lufthansa, KLM etc.
It’s amazing to see how good these designs are, and how the design trends have changed during the years.

So here’s some great examples of vintage airline timetable publications. Let’s fly!

Lufthansa 1927

PanAm 1929

Davis Airlines 1930

PanAm 1930

CSA – Czech Airlines 1932

Aero Espresso Italiana 1933

Air France 1934

Swissair 1934

SAM – Società Aerea Mediterranea 1934

British Airways 1936

Air France 1937

British Airways 1939

PanAm 1939

Air Afrique 1939

Aeroflot 1940

PanAm 1945

CSA – Czech Airlines 1948

SAS – Scandinavian Airlines 1948

JAT – Yugoslav Airlines 1950

JAT – Yugoslav Airlines 1951

Swissair 1953

JAT – Yugoslav Airlines 1957

Lufthansa 1957

PanAm 1958

Air India 1959

Panair do Brasil 1959

Aeroflot 1961

Air France 1962

KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines 1962

Servicio Aereo Baja 1966

Ghana Airways 1969

National Airlines 1979

PanAm 1980

Varig Cruzeiro 1980

Western Airlines 1982

Varig Cruzeiro 1983

Continental Airlines 1985

Delta Airlines 1985

Ozark Air Lines 1986

Alitalia 1987

Lufthansa 1989

Swissair 1989

British Airways 1989

Aeroflot 1998

Beautiful Old Bridges Photography

Simone D'Amico — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:52:25 +0000

I love nature and its incredible forms. Unfortunately, man continues to destroy it without mercy by continuing to build anywhere and eliminating the few green spaces that now remain.

There are few cases in which man can create works that are perfectly suited to the environment without spoiling the beauty. In this post I have collected a series of bridges that are perfectly adapted to its surroundings without ruining what nature has created over millions of years.

Read on to choose your favourite bridge.

Win $150 Gift Card from CodeMyConcept

Bane — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:03:05 +0000

We all love giveaways and this time we have something special for you.
The best PSD to HTML company on the planet CodeMyConcept provide us with a $150 gift card!
That’s the main prize which will receive one of our lucky readers. Each participant also will receive a consolation prize in the form of a 10% discount on all services which CodeMyConcept provides.

As they put it: “CodeMyConcept is the fastest growing and best PSD to HTML service on the planet. We take your designs and turn them into beautiful hand-coded and W3C standard compliant websites.”

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Good luck!

Top Free Script Fonts On The Web

Peter Olexa — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:43:16 +0000

Among the variety of typefaces ever developed by typographers, script fonts (including calligraphy and hand-written typefaces) have always occupied a special place due to their charming elegance and aesthetic perfection. Very often, script fonts can be treated as real fine art masterpieces. No wonder that calligraphy today represents a separate type of visual art.

Script fonts are extremely popular these days for designing event invitations and greeting cards, logos, announcements, memorial documents and religious art.
If you are looking for computer fonts, where functionality meets aesthetics at its highest point – these free script fonts will definitely be ideal for your project.

Jellyka Waterways Seafarers

Ginga

the King & Queen font

HFF Pessoas Lindas

Vtks Velhos Tempos

LHF Jami

Hawaii Lover

Hawaii Killer

Jellyka BeesAntique Handwriting

Blazing Italic

Vtks Beautiful Dreams

akaDora

Vtks Blank

Goombella

WaterBrushROB

Jellyka Castle’s Queen

Zothique Demo

Windsong

JaneAusten

Champignon

Resources: FONTS2U
I suggest you to head over to fonts2u website and take a look. You won’t regret!
You can also find them on twitter and facebook.

Winners Of PrintRunner Business Card Giveaway

Nikola Lazarevic — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:40:56 +0000

We have selected the winners of our second business card giveaway, which was sponsored by the printrunner.com.
First I like to say thanks to PrintRunner.com for this great giveaway and also to all the participants for this contest.

As per our commitment, four winners will receive 500 free business cards each.

The lucky winners of our contest are:

* Jeffrey Ryan
* Liam
* Elena
* Beth Voorhees

Congratulations to all the winners and be sure to look for more contests from us in the future!

40 Splendid Apple iPad Wallpapers

Bane — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:28:22 +0000

iPad – last in a series of exciting technological innovation from Apple kitchen. In just a few months iPad become very popular gadget and Apple has already sold several million units. Such a trend will continue due to the fact that last week began to be sold in even greater number of countries. Many proud owners now need beautiful images that will decorate the screens of their devices.

All these are more than enough reasons for us to introduce you roundup with 40 Splendid Apple iPad wallpapers. We have adorable mix of nature, abstract, space, artistic, logo, animal and cityscape images. Hope you like it and use it, of course.

All wallpapers are in 1024 x 1024 resolution which is suitable for iPad, so choose your favorites and enjoy!

If you like this showcase and want more of these stuff, please leave a comment and we will do our best to provide you more posts like this one, cheers!