Last week I decided to spend some time playing with Illustrator and trying to come up with a cool black and white artwork. My inspiration came from some skateboard deck designs which have this sort of 3D effect without using gradients or anything, and not exactly a woodcut effect either. After a few hours I was able to come up with a really nice design, but the most important thing, the whole process was an excellent way to improve my Illustrator techniques.
This week we have another really cool wallpaper created by Ee Venn Soh, a digital artist and illustrator from Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Ee Venn Soh is very talented with a really impressive portfolio. You can check more of his work out at http://www.behance.net/vennsoh.
Also if you want to have your wallpaper featured in our wallpaper of the week send us your wallpaper or suggestions for wallpapers.
The book suggestion of this week is about typography and it is an essential book for those starting out their design career or interested in learning the elements of this trade. The Elements of Typographic Style is the perfect book to start 2012 improving your design skills :)
