December 05, 2008 cartab's blog

WebTech#3 - Server Security and Hardening

Hello everyone, thanks for tuning in to my 3rd article in this series. Well, at this point we have MySQL

November 20, 2008 cartab's blog

WebTech #1 Introduction to servers

Hello everyone, this post will be a very basic introduction, as a lot of designers are new to the world

Featured Tutorial

Cool Flying Eye Illustration in Illustrator CS5
Cool Flying Eye Illustration in Illustrator CS5
It's been quite some time since the last we have posted a full Adobe Illustrator tutorial, we most of the times Photoshop and Illustrator, so in this tutorial Marcos Torres will show us how to create a really cool Flying Eye illustration using basic shapes using only Illustrator. The whole process is very straightforward with a nice outcome. Step 1

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #70 - Dizzy Pattern
Wallpaper of the Week #70 - Dizzy Pattern
The wallpaper of this week I designed inspired by a skateboard deck design from the Element. It's a vector pattern that creates a really nice optical illusion. I, also, prepared 2 versions a dark one for those like me who like dark wallpapers and the original version that is more bright, but with a nice retro feel. Check out the tutorial: Rad Pattern in Illustrator that Makes you Dizzy .

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion: The Lean Startup
Book Suggestion: The Lean Startup
The book suggestion of this week is a must read in my opinion, it's The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries. I read this book in a few days and it was one of those books that you know they will be useful and will you help you to improve in your career.