Archive | January, 2010

The Best Sites For Free Vectors

11 Jan

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Every graphic designer needs his resources and in this post I have compiled my favorite places online to download free vector graphics. As you know, vectors make designing large posters a snap due to the fact that they don’t pixelate when you blow them up. Not everyone has the time to design every vector they are going to use in a project with tight deadlines and client demands and such. That is where vector download sites come in. Download high quality vectors for use in projects for free and they make design a snap. Remember to look at the licensing for each vector you use as some are non-commercial. Enjoy!

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Wallpapers & Vectors Take 1

7 Jan

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Here is where I will compile amazing sets of wallpapers and vectors I find in and around the web. Feel free to grab what ever you like and if you find some other interestingness let me and others know about it in the comments. Click each wallpaper or vector to go to the creators home-page and download. Enjoy!

Wallpapers

Polyguana by `emciem
Iguana

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Weekly Inspiration: Ice

4 Jan

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Ice leaps out at us in nature in many surprising and interesting shapes from textures derived by melting and re-freezing to interesting opaqueness that plays with lights and shadows. Delightfully beautiful in every way and mesmerizing in mass appeal.

Now let me answer the question What can I derive from this technical powerhouse?

A new affinity for lines and shapes can come from investigating the nooks and crannies found in and around ice. A plethora of color combinations come to light when it’s refracted by the delicate ice crystals playing with the suns rays. Textures reaching towards the surface show their natural and random beauty in every piece of ice you lay your hands on. These and many more wonderful discoveries lay hidden within.

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