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50 Awesome Images For Personalizing Your Google Homepage

Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

Earlier this month, Google announced an awesome new way to personalize their homepage search. For those of us with an account, we can now select any image/photo from our own computer or choose from the thousands of images located in the Picasa public gallery to use as the background image to Google search. In a search for the perfect image, I’ve hunted down 50 photos ideal for personalizing the homepage.

Freebie: 20 Grunge Textured Photoshop Brushes

Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

After recently posting the tutorial on How to Make Subtle Textured Brushes, I decided to go on a brush making frenzy to provide resources for both my readers and myself as well. If you’re like me and enjoy using soft textured brushes in your designs, then these brushes were made for you.

35 Killer Examples Of Lion Logos

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

Often used to represent pride, strength and of course the top of the food chain, the lion is one animal that can make for a great logo mark. In this showcase I’ve hunted down 35 of some of the best lion logos on the web for your inspiration. Some are simple and strong, a few are beautifully drawn and others are all in the details.

60 Amazing Typography-Based Posters

Posted on 25. May, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

Designing a typography-based poster that actually works is not an easy task. With the spotlight turned towards the typeface itself, many different variables from placement to color to the chosen font all have to work together. Not everyone can pull it off, but when a designer is skilled in this type of work the results can be quite beautiful.

How To Make Subtle Textured Brushes In Photoshop

Posted on 20. May, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

You know how in just about every Photoshop tutorial one of the first steps is to go and download a set of brushes? Well, it’s time to change that. Making your very own custom Photoshop brushes is a simple process that we can all take advantage of. In this tutorial we will focus on making a subtle textured brush, but the technique is the same for any type of brush that you’re after.

Brilliant Examples Of Pencil vs. Camera

Posted on 14. May, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

The Pencil vs. Camera series sprung from the mind of an artist by the name of Ben Heine. The basic concept is to take an existing image, lay a torn piece of paper over it and let the pencil and creativity flow. This crossbreed of photography and sketching isn’t exactly new, yet through an extremely creative mind and an artist alike, it is taken to an entirely new level.

WordPress Shortcuts – The Fun Way

Posted on 12. May, 2010 by Shawn Ramsey.

I’m a huge fan of keyboard shortcuts and use them all of the time in most of the applications that I work in. If you aren’t currently taking advantage of shortcuts in your favorite programs, both online and off, it is never too late to get started. Begin using them now and in very little time they will become burned into your memory. In this collection we will turn our attention to nine useful WordPress shortcuts delivered to you via Mr. Stickman.