so xool

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ooooh the colors. this artist/designer is gooooood

see more here:  http://www.pandayoghurt.co.uk

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very nice design, no?

via | ya-na @ deviantArt

really rad design and composition and colors. overall really nice

via | wirestyle @ deviantArt

great design

via | ws3 @ deviantArt

ver nize

via | greno89 @ deviantArt

downloadable, printable stickers from design-police.org

i tink darefore i spray

via | superobodho @ deviantArt

niiice design!

via | r0ganj0sh @ deviantArt

this makes me chuckle. cool design

via | belbael @ deviantArt

detail:

this doesn’t look that great this small, but click thru to deviantArt to see it big here >>

it’s pretty detailed design work. pretty rad, no?

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checkout the website of Rubens LP

via |  Design Diary

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http://sirehdancengkeh.com/?p=385

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i know i moved toward it in the design of this blog. yeah well, i’m an idiot.
this guy has a compelling presentation on where the web 2.0 look went off the deep end.

http://www.octopusstudios.com/

so … is this actually more enjoyable for fish?

http://cameronmoll.com/archives/2008/01/overcoming_blankcanvasphobia/

“Staring at a blank canvas in Photoshop (or your preferred graphics program) feels the same way as standing at the edge of a cliff waiting to go over. You’re safely strapped in, but the idea of going from standing upright to lying on your back with feet planted on the side of a rock incline is terribly daunting. But once you’ve gone from vertical to horizontal, the rest is easy, and even thoroughly enjoyable.”

Some good pointers, some obvious ones. 1 thing is for sure though, blank canvases are daunting. He did leave one tried and true method of overcoming ‘blankcanvasphobia’ and that’s booze. Click the link to see the  7 suggestions from that blog post.

http://www.typeneu.com/

i designed this party flyer for … a party. it’s at azul in san francisco

Here is the back:

http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/creating_grunge_brushes/

 My recent tutorial about creating pattern backgrounds sparked some questions from readers if I could do the same for something that is referred to as “grunge”. The pattern tool is ok for repeating items but the grunge look gets it effectiveness just from the randomness I think. So I think it would be better if I show you how to make a grunge brush instead. I know several of those are available for download but there is nothing more rewarding then creating your own

http://popdeck.com/

This looks interesting. You download a photoshop template for a skateboard graphic, design it up, and submit. There are cash prizes or you could win a board.