When using Illustrator, resizing objects with certain Appearance attributes can be tricky. For example, when you resize an object with a Stroke applied, the default behaviour is that the Stroke Weight will remain the ...Read More
Today I'm going to show you how you can use Illustrator's Appearance panel to create editable vector text effects made up of Fills, Strokes, and various Illustrator Effects. The great thing about using the ...Read More
I recently found myself in need of some brush stroke brushes for Illustrator, only to find that there was a shortage of quality resources available online. Therefore, I decided to make a set of my own, which I'm now ...Read More At the beginning of the year I posted an article on my blog in which I discussed the performance of my Creative Market shop during the first 9 months that it had been online. As promised, I've recently written a ...Read More Use these 5 typographic logo templates to quickly and easily create your own vintage style logo designs in Illustrator. Each of the templates are fully customizable and were created using free to download fonts only, ...Read More A couple of days ago, fellow Creative Market shop owner Ian Barnard launched his latest product, Dusty's Print Shop, an easy to use Smart PSD that enables users to instantly apply handmade effects to ...Read More I've been doing some experimenting with Photoshop brushes lately and thought I'd make some available for you to download. This particular set is made up of 10 subtle grunge brushes designed to give your work a ...Read More As well as working for Dealotto, I’m also an active member of the community on Creative Market, which means I spend a lot of time around design resources. The combination of the two means that my work is pretty much ...Read More
Since I started working on Dealotto, I've spent a lot of time looking at design resources. Themes, fonts, actions, patterns, plug ins; all sorts of goods. During this time, I've noticed that there's a much ...Read More As I mentioned in my review of 2013, I've always loved the idea of creating and selling my own products. Last year, having previously created some free design resources that went on to become quite popular, I ...Read More This time last year I wrote a short post about what I had planned for 2013 and spoke briefly about what I hoped to achieve. I thought now would be a good time to look back on it and reflect on what I've done during ...Read More Google has become well renowned for the easter eggs that it adds to its products and services. Hidden gems that are there to make us laugh, or think; but mostly, keep Google in the news. Designed to get ...Read More
I designed the logo for Sivioco back in 2010 and other than ironing out some issues with the 'S' in 2011, it's remained unchanged. This week, however, I decided it was time to make some tweaks. If you’re not in the position to photograph your work, product mockups can be a great alternative to showcase your designs. They’re inexpensive, easy to use and relatively hassle-free. The only problem is that ...Read More
Designer Ben Barrett-Forrest has created a delightful and informative stop motion animation about the history of fonts and typography. The History of Typography, which is just over 5 minutes long, ...Read More
Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works…and sounds. The web is home to thousands of sites dedicated to showcasing great design, but the majority of these are focused purely ...Read More
If you’re looking for a quick fix of typographic inspiration then boy, do I have a treat for you. It comes in the form of Typewolf. Typewolf is a showcase of typographic inspiration that identifies the fonts ...Read More
Recently I had the honour of making my first contribution to Silver Screen Society by designing a print for the movie, The Science of Sleep. Friends of Type is the side project of designers Aaron Carambula, Erik Marinovich, Dennis Payongayong and Jason Wong. The project is an ever growing archive of original typographic design and lettering primarily ...Read More
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How to create awesome retro text effects in Illustrator
12 free brush stroke Illustrator brushes
Creative Market: 6 months and $23,000 later
5 free vintage typographic logo templates
Handmade effects in Photoshop with Dusty's Print Shop
10 free subtle grunge brushes for Photoshop
7 things all great design resources have in common
Making use of Art Brushes in Illustrator
The year I started selling my own products
2013 in retrospect
Google's greatest ever easter eggs
Tweaking the logo
40 really creative business card templates
The history of typography in 5 minutes
Sound in user experience design
Inspiring typography from Typewolf
The Science of Sleep
Side project: Friends of Type
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