October 25, 2008 aloa's blog

Interview: Eduardo Recife (from MisprintedType)

Eduardo Recife was a great inspiration source for me when I first started doing graphics. In my opinion he started

September 06, 2008 aloa's blog

Inspiration: Rob Shields

I know Rob Shields for years now and I subscribed to his DeviantArt-Account. It was very interesting to watch him

August 28, 2008 aloa's blog

Inspiration: MisprintedType (new site)

One of the most famous artists in the world Eduardo Recife finally updated his website MisprintedType with the version number

Featured Tutorial

Light Painting in Fireworks
Light Painting in Fireworks
Last month we had written an post announcing that we would write 4 tutorials on how to create Light Painting in Photoshop, Fireworks, Pixelmator, and GIMP. The first was the Photoshop, and you can check it out at Create a Glowing Light Painting Effect.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week 180 by Saad Moosajee
Wallpaper of the Week 180 by Saad Moosajee and Zane Prater
The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Zane Prater and Saad Moosajee, a self taught freelance Illustrator and Art Director living in Denver, Colorado. Saad has worked for clients such as Dell, Tiger Beer, HTC, 361 Degrees, and Computer Arts Magazine. Saad is currently the creative head at the Slashthree Collective. Zane Prater is a 18 year old llustrator currently living in San Francisco. He attends the San Francisco Art Institute, and recently created numerous illustrations for 303 skateboards.

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.