Design & Graphics
You suck at Photoshop #3 - Using the Clone Stamp and Manual Cloning
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Graphic Design Links has been updated
Graphic Design Links is a social bookmarking website for web and graphic designers, photographers and developers. It’s maintained by Andi Creffield, who also owns, among others, Estetica Design Forum.
On GDL you can find loads of design resources, ranging from typography, HTML or illustration to programming and Flash related content.
You can contribute to Graphic Design Links by signing up for a free account, and start sharing your design-related articles with other members.
It also has a really nice feature : you can add your design-related website RSS feed and your articles will get published on Graphic Design Links the moment they appear on your blog. You can add your RSS feed for consideration by making a comment here.
The new look of the website is fresher and more elegant. A new logo has also been designed and the website runs the latest version of Pligg Content Management System (v 9.9) so the makeover is complete.
MTV Engine Room is recruiting designers
MTV and HP are recruiting designers from all over the world to join the Engine Room (reality show), a creative space where four teams (Europe, the US, Asia and Latin America) compete for a chance to win a top prize of $400,000 US Dollars (that’s right 400k) in cash plus a load of HP gear.
The show films in New York starting 17th of July, and lasts for four weeks. Although it’s a reality show, it’s also a great chance for new talent to stand out from the crowd - and $400,000 is a decent kick start to any career!
The briefing about the show :
- “Engine Room” is a new MTV series which will be seen around the world.
- MTV and HP are seeking digital artists (at least 18 years of age) from around the globe to compete in a series of creative challenges utilizing HP computers.
- Once selected, 16 people will be flown to New York City commencing on or about July 18, 2008 through on or about August 16, 2008 (collectively, the “Filming Dates”). They will compete in teams of 4 participants each for prizes by creating animations, websites, short films, sound mixes and more in the “Engine Room“.
- MTV and HP will cover incidental expenses (including flight and hotel) for those selected to participate in the “Engine Room” show.
- The winning team will get $400,000 USD in cash and HP gear to be divided equally among the 4 teammates.
- The casting ends June 30th.
- For more information visit the MTV Engine Room Website.
Superb designs for the Beijing 2008 Olympics
Ever since I was a kid I remember the superb opening festivities at the Olympic Games. The dancers, the dances, the costumes, the olympic torch, all came together to create a great and impressive opening show. And judging by the superb arrangements below, I think this year, at Beijing will be quite a spectacle.
These are some of the awesome designs the chinese authorities have prepared for the upcoming guests.
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be celebrated from August 8, 2008, to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony beginning at 08:08:08 pm CST (12:08:08 UTC) at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
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Graphic Design on cars … do it with style
The demand for customized cars is in a continuous rising and has been for a couple of years now. But this “need” for owning an “unique car” made some people transform their car into a complete kitsch. That’s why we say if you’re going to “pimp out” your car, do it with style.
If you’re wondering what’s graphic design got to do with all of this, here it is. If you really want to make your car shine, give it a cool painting, more accurately get a graphic artist to make you a cool aerographic design. Here are some superb examples of airbrush work :
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