It has been a while, but here’s another roundup of some design related article and inspiration from around the web. Inspiration: Beautiful Custom Chalk Lettering Designer and artist Dana Tanamachi creates awesome chalk typography by hand. Rediscovering Humanity in Design A great thought on some of the negative aspects that technology has had on the [...]

More helpful links from the last couple of weeks. Enjoy. Tutorial: Short video tutorial on how to mask hair in Photoshop Freebies: Free High Res Grunge Textures Inspiration: Examples of experimental typography. 35 examples of texture in web design. BMW creates the longest banner ad ever at 18,000 pixels. Bud Light creates writable labels that [...]

More fun and informative stuff from the design-focused web. Enjoy. Inspiration: Typography Mania 79 Examples of great typography. The Creative Gap: Becoming Better Than Most This is a video lecture by a guy named Nick Campbell to a group of college students. It’s kind of long but the first 30 minutes or so are the [...]

Here are some more interesting design related links that I’ve found in the last couple weeks. Ideas: How to Create Designs You Know to Be Good This is a great article but the most important part is the video clip included from Ira Glass. He is one of my greatest inspirations and he isn’t even [...]

The process of redesign is one of the things I am often tasked with as a graphic designer. This means taking an existing piece of art, be it a logo, template or style used throughout many pieces of artwork, and refreshing it with a new look. But what does it mean to truly redesign something? [...]

Here is a collection of some fun, inspirational and educational links to design related topics I found on the web this week. I hope to be able to do this on a regular basis. Feel free to share any additional resources that you think are useful in the comments. Tutorials: Photo Retouching Tips And Tricks [...]

One of the most intimidating things to a designer might not be what you think.