September 21, 2008 Francisco's blog

Video Inspiration: Tetris and Transformers

Here are two classic 80's icons turned into real life video art. One is a stop-motion video of 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 176 by Przemek Nawrocki
Wallpaper of the Week 176 by Przemek Nawrocki
The wallpaper of this week is an image from the Abduzeedo book called, Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers. This image was created by Przemek Nawrocki and it's called medusa. Przemek Nawrocki was born in 1991 in Lodz, Poland and he is a graphic designer and illustrator with three years experience. For more information visit http://www.keid.org/ or to buy the Abduzeedo book visit http://book.abduzeedo.com

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion - 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do
Book Suggestion - 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do
The book suggestion of this week is really interesting especially for us designers that have to reach audiences with our work by trying to understand their needs. The book is called 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do; Insight and Inspiration from 50 Key Books.