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Twenty-eight ways to be a better designer

by Bjorgvin October 2nd, 2008 2 Comments


“Success in the design industry relies on many different factors. There’s much more to it than just being able to make a pretty visual. Communication, self-promotion, technique and execution of the actual creative process are just a few of the many factors that come into play. With success depending on so many elements it’s easy to lose track of the big picture. To keep you on top of your game we asked four established designers and illustrators to share their most valuable advice.”

This article by designfeedr.com lists 28 great advices from some of the top designers in the industry. If you want to be one of the best designers, or just a better one, this is a must read.

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Vibrant Photo Manipulation by PSDlearning.com

Bjorgvin September 23rd, 2008 1 Comments
“Using vibrant colors is the best way to make an image stand out, although getting the right balance is not always easy. Here

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Theme Forest Launches

Bjorgvin September 5th, 2008 No Comments
ThemeForest is a marketplace for buying and selling HTML/CSS Site Templates and Themes for CMS’ like WordPress and Joomla. Files sell for between

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Notepad Chaos: A Free WordPress Theme by SmashingMagazine

Bjorgvin September 1st, 2008 1 Comments
“We are glad to release Notepad Chaos — a free professional WordPress-theme. The theme has 2 columns, a quite vibrant design including “personal”

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250 Splatter, Spray & Watercolor Brushes

Bjorgvin August 21st, 2008 No Comments
From Tutorial9.net -“Don’t have the time to buy the right materials and create your own traditional-style-painting Photoshop Brushes? Maybe you just don’t know

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High-Res watercolor brushes and textures

Bjorgvin August 14th, 2008 No Comments
“Bittbox.com has got a set of killer high-res grungy watercolor brushes they are giving away, plus they are also giving away the actual

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Rendering a Striking Matchbox in Photoshop

Bjorgvin August 12th, 2008 No Comments
“This tutorial consists of creating a digital illustration in Photoshop of a box of matches. We’ll be creating the matchbox cover design, the

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Old book textures by Bittbox.com

Bjorgvin July 24th, 2008 2 Comments
“I went to a little book store over the weekend that you can’t even find on Google Maps, bought a book that is

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Photoshop Brushes – Fractals by ekamanganese

Bjorgvin July 22nd, 2008 No Comments
“This is the second set of fractal brushes I made for Photoshop, the brushes are a higher resolution this time. The same licensing

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