Archive for April, 2008

I’ve Started a Clothing Line!

Hey guys! I just wanted to let you know I’ve started a new clothing line called Color Overload! So far we have one design up called Unplugged Brain and if you love zombie shirts then you will love this design! The design is screen printed on high quality American Apparel Kelly Green shirts and we will be printing more designs in the future, but for now check out our very first design!

Free Icons Galore!

I recently stumbled across this free icons website that has a large collection of high quality icons for download. The quality really amazed me and there are over 15 different categories to choose from. As usual make sure to take note of any usage terms before you get excited and start downloading a bunch of free icons!

New “Out of This World” Trend in Web Design

While browsing a variety of CSS web design galleries, I started to notice a recurring theme in several website designs. The theme I noticed was out of this world! All the sites had a space theme, where you could see planets, stars and or nebula type effects. Its not like we haven’t see spaced themed websites before, people have been doing them for a while, but whats interesting is when there is a sudden resurgence of an old theme or new theme.

News Flash – New Look, New Features!

As you may have noticed You the Designer now has a new design! The new design is still a work in progress so please sit tight. We have to do a few minor tweaks, reformat old posts and design a new logo, but we are getting there! You should noticed improved loading speeds as well.

U-Printing International Poster Design Competition Vector Round Winners!

The votes are in and the winners of the vector round have been chosen! I want to thank everyone who entered, our judges and our sponsors for making this contest great! Below you will find the top 10 poster designs of the U-Printing International Poster Design Vector Round.

The next round will begin near the end of April so make sure you subscribe so you can get the latest updates. You can also keep an eye on the contest home page for updates.

Latest and Greatest Adobe Tutorials

Below are the latest and greatest adobe tutorials hand picked from various tutorial websites that specialize in creating top notch Photoshop and Illustrators guides. Only the best tutorials make it in our round ups!

A Professional Way of Sending Large Files

As designers we handle computer files all day long and some of these files can be extremely large in size, especially when working on high resolution projects such as posters. Once you are done designing the files usually go to either the client or the printer. Often the files are too large for email, and uploading via FTP isn’t really a great solution because you are using up your bandwidth and disk space. Then you still need to send an email with a download link.

Vector Round Contest Winners Will Be Revealed Friday!

Thank you all for your submissions and your patience. We have finally gotten all the judges votes in and have begun tallying. We will be announcing the winners of the first round of the U Printing International Poster Design Contest Friday April 11th!

10 Best Firefox Addons for Designers

These 10 essential Firefox addons will make your life as a graphic and web designer much easier! The Firefox addons are extremely easy to install and you will be notified when new versions of the addons are available. I have hand picked all of these add ons and without further ado here are the 12 best Firefox addons for graphic designers!

Seven Splendid Logo Designs

Below are seven splendid logo design samples I found on faveup.com, a great site for design inspiration. Submitting your work to the site is a great way to gain exposure and even clients! You never know who will see your logo design, so submit your best logo designs and see how well they get rated! In the meantime, check out these great designs below for some inspiration.

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