September 13, 2008 aloa's blog

Inspiration: The art of Alex Sandwell Kliszynski

Wonderful it's saturday and hopefully you don't have to work. So what about naked girls? Good idea! But wait. What

Featured Tutorial

Amazing Watercolor Effect in Pixelmator
Amazing Watercolor Effect in Pixelmator
In this tutorial I will show you how to create a really cool effect using some watercolor brushes mixed with photos. The image we will create is inspired by the works of Bruno Fujii, Margot Mace, Raphaël of My Dead Pony, and Stina Person. This tutorial was originally published at Pixelmator Learn site, you can see more tutorial I wrote for them at http://www.pixelmator.com/learn/

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #129 by Abduzeedo
Wallpaper of the Week #129 by Abduzeedo
The wallpaper of this week is an image I created for the Easy iOS Wallpaper in Photoshop tutorial, that was the tutorial of last week. It's a very simple but elegant wallpaper with a sort of linen texture. For more information about the design and if you want to create your own visit the tutorial article Easy iOS Style Wallpaper in Photoshop

Book Suggestion

Book Suggestion: Why We Buy - The Science of Shopping
Book Suggestion: Why We Buy - The Science of Shopping
The book of this week is not a design book per se but it's an incredible book. I have just finished it and I got so much valuable information that can be applied in my day to day job as designer. The book is called Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping--Updated and Revised for the Internet, the Global Consumer, and Beyond by Paco Underhill.