May 17, 2012 paul0v2's blog

NatureMan Digital Illustration

This amazing digital illustration was designed by the Polish designer Michael Tomaka. Using over 20 photos to put together this

May 14, 2012 abduzeedo's blog

Big Up Cover Illustration by Saad Moosajee

Monday is our tutorial day. We try to post tutorials every Monday showing how to create some nice effects or

March 26, 2012 paul0v2's blog

Thrill of Discovery Case Study

Thrill of Discovery is a campaign for the Discovery Channel done by the guys from Ars Thanea under the direction

March 12, 2012 abduzeedo's blog

The Artist Inspiring Design in Illustrator and Photoshop

A few weeks ago I watched The Artist. Since the first time I saw and read about the movie I

February 23, 2012 paul0v2's blog

Humanity's Last Hope - Case Study

Humanity's Last Hope is an unbelievable wallpaper designed by Adam Spizak's in collaboration to Desktopography where the theme for the

January 30, 2012 paul0v2's blog

20 things from 2011

20 things that happened on the internet in 2011 is an amazing image illustrating 20 facts that happened last year

January 20, 2012 AoiroStudio's blog

Antonio Bay Case Study by Falcon White

It's always a great thing to see how a designer works, it's a great way to learn and also to

January 05, 2012 paul0v2's blog

"Erínye" Case Study

Erínye is another piece by the Polish illustrator Wojciech Pijecki. His works are amazing and he loves to share his

December 15, 2011 paul0v2's blog

"Silhouettes Of Life" Case Study

Silhouettes of Life is a piece by one of my favorite digital artists Wojciech Pijecki from Poland. This piece was

December 12, 2011 abduzeedo's blog

Reader Tutorial: Wrestlerish Album Artwork by Chris Valentine

This is a short case study on the album artwork I did for the South African band, Wrestlerish. There were

December 08, 2011 paul0v2's blog

Battlefield 3 Poster Case Study

This poster is a tribute to Battlefield 3 designed by the Polish Grzegorz Domaradzki. On this post you take a

November 17, 2011 paul0v2's blog

Retro Movie Poster Case Study

Streets of Fear is the name of the movie poster and it was designed by the German; Ralf Krause a

Featured Tutorial

Cool Typography with the Blend Tool in Illustrator
Cool Typography with the Blend Tool in Illustrator
I have written some Illustrator tutorials in which I've used the Blend Tool to create swirls and other shapes, but I have never used it to create a text effect. Then we received this email suggestion from one of our readers quite a few months ago asking us how to create that effect. I really like the text effect and decided to give it a try.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #158 by Matei Apostolescu
Wallpaper of the Week #158 by Matei Apostolescu
The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Matei Apostolescu for the new Depthcore chapter called OBSOLETE. We posted about this new chapter, it's simply amazing. For more information visit http://www.depthcore.com/ Desktop Version

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion: Why We Buy - The Science of Shopping
Book Suggestion: Why We Buy - The Science of Shopping
The book of this week is not a design book per se but it's an incredible book. I have just finished it and I got so much valuable information that can be applied in my day to day job as designer. The book is called Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping--Updated and Revised for the Internet, the Global Consumer, and Beyond by Paco Underhill.