I think I’m getting better at things. This is probably the first time I’ve used such a wide color pallet. I like it. There is a lot that could be changed about this but it’s a nice looking test piece. Among other techniques it uses the 3D tube drawing technique for which a tutorial is forthcoming. Can’t wait to do that tutorial and see what others think.
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03 16th, 2009| 
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There’s No Place Like Springfield by Grant Friedman, 2008
Designer Grant Friedman, the mind behind the Colorburned design studio and website reveals a mass of beautiful work. Flowing and organic yet still containing precision and clarity, his work displays all the hallmarks of a pro. Not only does his site contain great inspiration, but it also contains brushes, tutorials, patterns and more! Really worth a look!
Smashing Magazine collects a huge resource of Typography related sites
Smashing Magazine, that fantastic resource for designers everywhere of every stripe has released a massive compendium of typography related web sites. There is just about everything here from technique to inspiration. A lot to absorb so it’s worth a peek and a bookmark for sure.
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“The Ability” by Theo Aartsma
Beautiful collection of work by a deeply talented artist. Theo Aartsma shows an amazing diversity of talent. He employs a range of styles and treatments to achieve a wide variety of looks. Clean and precise but with a wonderful organic feel coupled with the true polish of an individual who knows what they are doing. Fantastic.
jiveon | After Effects, Animation, Cinema 4D, Color, Expressions, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Photography, Still Image, Typography, Video, design, inspiration | 03 12th, 2009| No Comments »
Alphones Mucha - Passing Wind, 1899
Now here is a set of fantastic turn of the century (the other turn of the century) designs and illustrations. The one above is for a fan, but there are wine labels, flatware, posters, etc. Alphones Mucha was a Czech Art Nouveau designer and painter. His work is clearly distinctive and something that I am sure the great many of you out there have seen. So ubiquitis in a sense that it is like part of our background. Well I suppose that because it is! Really worth a look.
Also it’s good to be back! Haven’t posted in for ever!
jiveon | Color, Photography, Science, Still Image, design, inspiration | 10 29th, 2008| No Comments »
Environmental Graffiti dishes up a great set of images. The above pic is real! Lots to see here.
To go with last weeks post about the Sun, here is a wide array of shots, showing our friendly glowing orb in just about every way imaginable. Truly a sight to behold and there is a lot to be inspired by here. Lots of reference images for particle and noise effects, not to mention color schemes. Very nice.
The Sun
Apparently this is the sharpest yet view of our day star, and boy does it look delicious. That giant (relatively speaking, of course), roiling mass of energy is really something to behold. I wonder what f-stop was used to take that image? I bet it was a little bright.
Lovely Flickr set from experienced and prolific macros photographer Opo Terser. Love these sets of beautifully shot organic images, they provide endless inspiration and never cease to amaze at the complexity of life. Whoa.
