Ever come across a really cool coaster and wonder, “Am I drunk or is this coaster really cool?” Well here is your sober chance to take a look at some clever and creative coaster inspiration. We’ve rounded up 30 coasters that would definitely liven up any bar top or table.
The art of graphic design is continually evolving with society, fashion, technology and politics. Our styles and colors are inspired by everything around us and in turn, we can see snapshots of our evolving culture in the designs of the recent past. Taking a look at 2 years of magazine covers from major publications, I collected 20 contemporary magazine covers that I appreciated.
While shuffling some papers on my desk, I discovered a sample for a clear roll label product. Coincidentally, I had just finished perusing some artwork by the famous Stencil Graffiti Artist Banksy. The two ideas came together to create awesomeness I don’t usually experience so early in the day! Stencil graffiti designs being put on clear stickers. Brilliant!
Ben Harper, Andy Summers, Linda Perry and Flea (of the Red Hot Chili Peppers) are confirmed to perform at the Silverlake Conservatory Of Music’s annual Halloweenabaloo concert at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles on October 31, 2009. Why are we blogging about this? Because we received two tickets to this event and we decided that these two tickets should go to our readers. Yes! That’s right. Keep reading to find out how you can win a pair of tickets to see Ben Harper and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers! This is an intimate fundraiser with tons of big names in attendance. Not to mention the fact that you’ll get the chance to hear some awesome musicians jamming out (with an open bar at your disposal)!
For creative professionals, a business card is more than a piece of paper with your contact information. It actually serves as an example of your work for prospective clients. A poorly designed business card is going to make it hard for you to convince clients that you are the right person for their project. Thankfully, you can score 2000 stylish die-cut business cards from UPrinting.com by entering our business card design competition.
This is the ultimate logo inspiration post packed with 25 amazing logo collections. Many designers put together collections of their logo designs each year or a few times a year depending on how many they do as a way to showcase their work and inspire others. We have searched Behance.net for the best logo designers and their logo collections. If you ever need inspiration when it comes to logo design this is your go to post! Did we miss your logo design collection? Show us in the comments!
When it comes to working with clients, there are a lot of things you should be doing besides just asking for money. The tips below will help you grow your design business quickly and easily by asking your clients for a few simple things after completing a successful design project.
Animals have always played a huge part in business branding. Sometimes an animal is used because of what it represents such as a bull representing strength or a sheep being synonymous with sleep. Other times, an animal is simply used because its in the business name or works well in representing what a business is about. So if you ever have to create a logo for a business and an animal is to be included, you will love this round up of some of the best animal logo designs on the web.
Again, in honor of tee week here at YouTheDesigner we are going to be giving away a cool t shirt business promotional package from UPrinting.com. This great little package includes several important items to help you get your tee design business of the ground. So whether you are planning to sell a few t shirts or an entire line this package will help you save money, launch your business and promote your tee designs. The winner of the contest will receive 500 business cards, 250 stickers and 250 hang tags.
If you have mad design skills and t shirt week on YouTheDesigner has inspired you to start creating and selling t shirt designs…than keep on reading. Today’s t shirt week post is about how to promote your t shirt design business offline. Selling tees is NOT easy and it takes a combination of both on and offline marketing to be successful. You also need to create and build up your brand so that people become familiar with your line. Branding is a very important aspect of the fashion industry.
Interviews have always been a great way to learn tips and tricks from successful designers and entrepreneurs, making them an important learning tool. Being a successful t shirt designer or clothing line owner is no easy task so if you are serious about bettering yourself and gaining some insight into the inner workings of the t shirt design industry check out some of these awesome t shirt interviews. These interviews are also just a fun and great way to get to know the people behind your favorite brands and t shirt designs better, so dig in!
Day 3 of t shirt week on You the Designer is here! Today we have created a very handy list of t shirt resources for any designers looking to get into the tee design business. Our list of resources includes the top t shirt blogs, the best t shirt design galleries you can submit your designs to and some great t shirt contest sites you can sign up for to try and win very generous prizes. If you think we missed any t shirt design resources in this list, please share them with us!
If you are reading this blog you are probably really into design and if you feel like showing off your love of design check out this collection of t shirts for graphic designers. Perfect for wearing at design school, in the office or around town these tees will let people know what you love to do. The one thing I found funny while searching for tees designers would like, is the crazy amount of ampersand (&) tees I came across! I guess this is a universal symbol for graphic designers haha! Anyways, if you know of any cool tees I missed please show us in the comments.
Today we are continuing t shirt week on YouTheDesigner.com with a roundup of some of the best t shirt tutorials on the web. If you are a designer looking to get into the t shirt design business, be sure to check out these tutorials! The t shirt tutorials below include printing tips, how to create custom stencils and how to mock up your t shirt designs. If you know of any other great tutorials please link them in the comments!
Many graphic designers dabble in t-shirt and fashion design, so this week will be t-shirt week on YouTheDesigner.com! All our posts this week will revolve around t shirt and fashion design, starting with today’s posts. Below is an ultimate roundup of t shirt templates for any designers interesting in doing t shirt designs and such.
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