December 16, 2008 Youssef Sarhan's blog

Brand Recognition

So many of the best brands and icons we're familiar with today are cross-lingual, and are embedded in our minds,

Featured Tutorial

Happy Tree Friends in Illustrator
Happy Tree Friends in Illustrator
I should have done this tutorial sometime ago as Happy Tree Friends is already a old animation series (it was lauched in 2000), but it still really fresh. As everyone who enjoy this series, the contrast between the cuteness of the characters and the violence and gore that they get into it's what made this series a classic.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #63 - saltshaker911
Wallpaper of the Week #63 - saltshaker911
The wallpaper of this week is a really nice 3D image created by Ali Rahmoun, also known as Saltshaker911 at DeviantArt. The 3D concept was done while he was playing in 3DSMax. As we always encourage you to play with the tools, nothing better than feature some images from those who do that :)

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion: Designing Brand Identity - An Essential Guide for the Whole Bra
Book Suggestion: Designing Brand Identity
The book suggestion of this week is about branding and it's a recommendation from one of our favorite graphic designers out there, Roger Oddone. The book is called Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team and it covers everything you need to know about branding, from its definition to how come up with the most efficient strategy.