September 26, 2008 aloa's blog

Video Inspiration: Lakai's Fully Flared Skateboard Intro

Nowerdays there are tons of skatevideos out there. Skateboard was never as huge as now. And with all the good

Featured Tutorial

The Artist Inspiring Design in Illustrator and Photoshop
The Artist Inspiring Design in Illustrator and Photoshop
A few weeks ago I watched The Artist. Since the first time I saw and read about the movie I got curious about it, especially because it was a black and white movie. I wasn't expecting that much from the movie but I got really impressed in the end and ended up loving it. The style, the story and the little dog makes it a very pleasant experience. So in this tutorial I decided to create a tutorial based on one of the scenes of the movie. The one in the very end in which there were a skyline while the 2 main characters were dancing.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #7
Wallpaper of the Week #7
The wallpaper of this week is an image I created for the Abduzeedo Icon Contest. It was my first experiment using Poser 7, a really nice software to design human forms in 3D. I highly recommend a visit to their site and download the demo, I'm sure it will be very useful for you.

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.