March 19, 2012 abduzeedo's blog

Starting a Design Project

We have been posting tutorials pretty much every week for the past 6 years. We believe tutorials are an amazing

July 22, 2010 abduzeedo's blog

Abduzeedo Redesign Case Study

After months of study, designing, and developing, the new Abduzeedo is up. I know it might sound quite dramatic but

July 08, 2010 abduzeedo's blog

Thoughts on Creativity and Design Process

I will start this post off by saying that everybody is creative and for some that might come as a

September 08, 2009 abduzeedo's blog

5 Steps to Streamline your Creative Process

As a designer I’m always trying to optimize my creative process. Since I started, lots of things have changed in

April 29, 2009 abduzeedo's blog

Brainstorm #9 Logo Process

Last month Carlos Merigo, from Brainstorm #9, one of the biggest and most prestigious Brazilian blogs, contacted me asking if

October 15, 2008 abduzeedo's blog

Sikbox Logo Design Process

For the last few weeks I've been working on some projects, but there is one in particular that I think

Featured Tutorial

Amazing Obama 3D
Amazing Obama 3D
This is a personal project that I've been planning for quite some time, and will be part of my demo-reel. Being aware of the amount of work ahead of me, the hours spent, and considering this will last for only a few seconds on the video, I decided to go ahead and model with all there is to it, starting on concepts, then on a simple but functional Basemesh, refining it on ZBrush, Multipass rendering and post-production in Photoshop.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week by  Rik Oostenbroek
Wallpaper of the Week by Rik Oostenbroek
The wallpaper of this week is an amazing design created by Rik Oostenbroek specially for the Abduzeedo 4th Anniversary. If you don't know Rik, he is a 20 year old self taught Dutch digital artist with more than 5 years of experience. Rik has done work for clients such as Mazda, Panasonic, Volkswagen, Palm and others, and we are super happy that he presented us with this beautiful wallpaper, and also a poster, but that is a little secret for another post. For more information about Rik visit his Web site at http://secretshowcase.com/.

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion: Ordering Disorder - Grid Principles for Web Design
Book Suggestion: Ordering Disorder Grid Principles for Web Design
The book suggestion of the week is a must have for those willing to design nice web sites and pretty much anything. It is called Ordering Disorder: Grid Principles for Web Design (Voices That Matter) and as the name says it is all about grid systems or the principles behind it. Book Description