December 23, 2009 amanda's blog

Junkyard Dog's Vintage Collection

The other day, browsing through Flickr, I stumbled upon the photostream of Junkyard Dogs. While all the work isn't credited

September 09, 2009 amanda's blog

Amazing Retro-Futuristic Space Collection

Ever since I was a kid I've had this fascination for space. I remember growing up watching Star Trek episodes

December 26, 2008 PauloGabriel's blog

"Retro-Futuristic" Art Inspiration - Part 2

10 months ago, a little after I started posting here on Abduzeedo, I've posted an awesome article on Retro-Futuristic art,

February 06, 2008

"Retro-Futuristic" Art Inspiration

Most of us had those books that told us how the future would be. It was pretty neat and funny

Featured Tutorial

Swirl Mania in Illustrator & Photoshop
Swirl Mania in Illustrator & Photoshop
There are lots of ways to create swirls in Illustrator, you can even download vectors from sites such as bittbox and dezignus, and if you are using Photoshop you can download brushes with those sorts of symbols. However in this tutorial I will show 4 ways to create swirls, and by mixing them you will learn some very powerful techniques that will allow you to easily make tons of different styles of swirls and crazy sperm vectors.

Try this Wallpaper

The wallpaper of this week is from Luiz Santana, an art director and interactive designer from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Santan sent us
Wallpaper of the Week #29
The wallpaper of this week is from Luiz Santana, an art director and interactive designer from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Santan sent us this really cool image that he did for us, there is even an abduction scene, awesome ;)

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.