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25+ Super Useful Paper Textures

After working a while on a project that I need some textures, I remembered how important it is to have good resourcers at hand. I went looking for some paper textures, and it took me some time, so I thought it would be a good idea to make a selection of the best I found.

Thanks to Andrew for featuring “Future” in MyInkBlog Flickr Group Showcase VI

Thanks to Chad for feauting”Senses Heightened”, “Change”, and “Spilling Nova” in Inspiredology Flickr Group Showcase 6

40+ Creative and Colorful Postcard Designs

In celebration of the very talented yet underrated Behance network designers, we’ve sorted and created a list of the top creative and colorful postcard designs from the site. If you think we missed someone whose postcard designs are worth mentioning on the list, feel free to let us know!

Photoshop CS4: A Picture Worth a Thousand Words

I love Photoshop techniques that offer all kinds of possibilities for experimentation—and the following tutorial is a perfect example of one of those techniques. In this issue, we’re going to take a portrait and replace the person’s image with text (think 2009 Grammy posters).

Great Collection of Visual Identities

Design a logo is just a part of the process of creating a visual identity. There are so many different applications that we, as designers, have to think about and then design them. That can be business cards, brochures, envelopes and other collaterals. Now, it’s very important to have in mind that this process is not simply placing the logo and that’s it. Every piece has to be thought and created to commnunicate the goals and image of the company we’re designing for.

Started messing with Garageband earlier today with one of my friends and came up with this. Don’t hate! This is my first beat ever! LOL.

Chrissizle - Prisoner of War (Ft. Kelly Harris)

Kode Abdo is another one of my favorite graphic artist/designer. The details, colors, and story he puts into his work makes it great. I love the lighting effects and details. You just gotta check out his work! It’s visual candy that’s fucking delicious and tasty! Yeah, thats how great is it. Trust me, take a look.

Creative Print Typography Layouts

In print design, typography is one of the more crucial aspects. Typography is essential the practice of organizing, arranging, and modifying type. The typography techniques uesed in print has a direct impact on how the reader is able to receive the image. In print, typography doesn’t have to be plain and boring. It can be beautiful, creative, and colorful. There are a number of ways to liven up typography, such as creative and original layouts, using color variations, use of fancy fonts, and much more.

This showcase will focus mostly on the layout and organization schemes. Below are about 40 different typographic layouts used in different fields of print such as brochure design, editorial design, and poster design.

12 Essential Rules to Follow When Designing a Logo

The logo is the face of any brand — the very first impression — so its design is extremely important.

When executed correctly, a logo is a powerful asset to your client’s brand.

However, creating an effective visual representation of a brand requires much more than just graphic design.

Like any line of work that involves a set of specific skills, logo design requires plenty of practice and experience for it to be successful; knowledge is definitely power for any graphic designer.

For this reason, we have outlined 12 essential rules to follow in order to design an effective logo.