March 16, 2009 abduzeedo's blog

Designers Must-Know: Emigre magazine

One of the greatest influences on Desktop Publishing was without doubt the Emigre Magazine. It was first published back in

Featured Tutorial

Speed of Light Effect in Pixelmator
Speed of Light Effect in Pixelmator
In this tutorial, I will demonstrate how to create a very nice abstract effect, using the super cool Travelator filter. I will make use of some of the Quartz Composer filters in order to show the many different exciting effects that can be achieved with them. Step 1 Open Pixelmator and create a new document. Let’s go ahead and use a size of 1920×1200 pixels. Next, fill the background layer with black.

Try this Wallpaper

Wallpaper of the Week #88 - Alex Varanese
Wallpaper of the Week #88 - Alex Varanese
The wallpaper of this week is an image created by Alex Varanese, a graphic designer and creative director from San Francisco, USA. Alex has some really cool Typeface designs and an impressive portfolio with a beautiful retro feel. For more information visit Alex's website at http://www.alexvaranese.com/ Desktop Version

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.