30 Captivating Portrait Photographs
by Eric Shafer → May 21st 2012
Portraits are fascinating, because they are almost like a window to the soul. Many native cultures used to fear being photographed for this very reason, they felt that it would take part of their soul that they could never get back. While most of us are fine with being photographed, many people have varying levels [...]
Free Texture Friday – Black Wall
by Caleb Kimbrough → May 18th 2012
Today I’ve got a set of grungy, dark surface textures for you. These bumpy and dirty textures should work perfect for adding some grunge to your illustrations or designs, they’ll also work great for 3d design and animation projects. Enjoy! Related Posts Free Texture Friday – Grunge Wall Free Texture Friday – Worn Wall Free [...]
Pixel Perfect Audio and Music Player Designs
by Eric Shafer → May 16th 2012
Audio and music players are showing up on more and more websites. Whether it’s a site like Pandora, or an app like Spotify or iTunes, it seems everyone wants to get into the music and digital audio game these days. But, although there are some standard controls, everyone is taking a different design approach. Dribbble [...]
30 Eye-Opening Panoramic Photographs
by Eric Shafer → May 14th 2012
A panorama is an extended angle/field of view image, and in photography, it’s usually created using image stitching. The word panorama comes from the root for “to pan”, essentially, moving a camera slowly across a field of view. However, in photography, moving the camera doesn’t work too well, so image stitching was created. Essentially, multiple [...]
Free Texture Friday – Rust 6
by Caleb Kimbrough → May 11th 2012
This week I’ve got another highly useful set of rust textures for you. As always these are perfect for a number of different applications, including photo overlays, adding texture to illustrations and design, and plenty more. Enjoy! Related Posts Free Texture Friday – Rust 5 Free Texture Friday – Rust 3 Free Texture Friday – [...]
Insanely Detailed Advertisement Designs
by Eric Shafer → May 9th 2012
The world of ad design is incredible these days, with so many talented artists who have mastered multiple disciplines in design. Studios like Ars Thanea and Saizen Media create some of the most incredible advertisements I’ve ever seen, and even individual designers are turning out designs that normally would have taken years to create. The [...]
Stunning Photographs of Barren Deserts
by Eric Shafer → May 7th 2012
The desert is often viewed as a scorched, barren wasteland that is largely unlivable. The combination of the harsh temperature extremes, lack of resources and shelter make desert life quite difficult, but many nomadic tribes and societies have lived in the deserts, and even in the most inhospitable conditions, some form of life still thrives. [...]
Free Texture Friday – Simple Concrete
by Caleb Kimbrough → May 4th 2012
Sometimes the most simple textures are also the most useful. These five concrete images will work perfect for adding just a hint of textures to your designs or photos. They also work perfect for 3D applications and model building. Enjoy and have a good weekend! Related Posts Free Texture Friday – Oil Stained Concrete Free [...]
30 Awe-Inspiring Nighttime Photographs
by Eric Shafer → May 3rd 2012
As nearly any photographer will tell you, shooting at night can be a complete and total pain. There is the typical challenge of the right exposure, focal length and shutter speed, but nighttime photography also adds in extra challenges, such as white balance, starbursts and halo artifacts. Couple that with the difficulty in finding good [...]
30 Beautiful Bridge Photographs
by Eric Shafer → April 30th 2012
Bridges are incredibly important, not only for facilitating transportation over bodies of water, but also for their architectural design. Most people associate bridges with simply crossing water or other areas, but bridges also play a key role in influencing design and even the surrounding environment. It is because of this incredible importance that many bridges [...]
