March 17, 2009 aloa's blog

Interview with Digital Artist Keith Garrison

Keith Garrison doesn't like to call himself a graphic artist because he doesn't do logo's and package design. He prefers

Featured Tutorial

Abduzeedo 2010 Logo Design
Abduzeedo 2010 Logo Design
Every new year I like to try new things with the Abduzeedo logo. In 2009 I changed the typography a little bit, but now that it's 2010 I decided that the blog needed a symbol. That necessity came up when we are finishing the Abduzeedo iPhone app and we needed to have an icon. So in this tutorial/case study I will show you how I created the symbol and what the inspiration behind it was. We will use Adobe Illustrator for the tutorial

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #74 - Bastien Allard
Wallpaper of the Week #74 - Bastien Allard
The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Bastien Allard, a graphic designer from Montbeliard, France. Bastien has some really cool works on his portfolio and sent this very nice black and white composition called Fancy Work. For more information I highly recommend that you check out Bastien's portfolios at DeviantArt and Behance.

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion - Poke the Box
Book Suggestion - Poke the Box
The book of this week is Poke the Box. Written by Seth Godin, Poke the Box is very inspiring and motivating about initiating and shipping. It makes you think about so many things and makes you want to make things happen. If you're stuck at the starting line, you don't need more time or permission. You don’t need to wait for a boss’s okay or to be told to push the button; you just need to poke.