17 Creative Ad Campaigns
December 13, 2007
Blush Store
Conserve Water
Kill Bill Movie
Dental Work
Rings
Jeep
Jeans ( click to see full size image )
Clever Bag
Storm
Security Glass
Tampax
IWC Watches
Duracell
Window Cleaner - The woman is actually a life size sticker!
Sharpie
Razr
Crime Stories
Free iStock Photo
December 13, 2007
Free iStock Photos - Where to find them.
With as many that know about iStock Photo, its amazing how many people dont know about the free iStock photos on their website.
Every week or so iStock Photo gives away 1 or 2 free iStock photos. In addition to the free iStock photos, they also regularly give out free videos and free vector images.
By now you are probably saying,
” yes thats great, but where do I find these free iStock photos?”
The easiest way to get free iStock photos is to sign up for their newsletter. If you are to lazy to do that, you can find the free iStock Photos here.
Jaw Dropping Photoshop Artwork
December 12, 2007
If you haven’t been keeping up with the Crestock Photoshop Contest, you are missing some really amazing work. I’ll save youthe trouble of explaining it to you and just show you some of the best work thus far. If you would like to check out the rest of the entires and winners, visit the Crestock Photoshop Contest page.
10 Awesome Grunge Fonts
December 9, 2007
Visit Grunge-Style.com for even more grunge style resources.
More Grunge Resources on Outlaw Design Blog
- Free Photoshop Brush - Grunge Set 1
- 63 Must Have Grunge Fonts
- Free Grunge Style Resources
- 10 Awesome Grunge Fonts
- Free Grunge Style Brushes
How to Make A Photoshop Brush
December 7, 2007
Learning how to make a photoshop brush is one of those skills every graphic designer should have. Sadly, there are many that don’t know how to do it. Learning how to make a photoshop brush is not a complicated skill to master. All it takes is a few minutes of your time and some basic knowledge of Photoshop.
Getting Started
In order to make a “hi-res” photoshop brush you need CS2 or higher. In these versions of photoshop you can make a brush up to 2500×2500 pixels.
That said, the larger the image you use to make your photoshop brush from, the better.
How to Make a Photoshop Brush
Step 1 - Create a new file with these specifications:
Step 2 - Paste your image into the newly created file.
Step 3 - Tweaking the image.
Your image will automatically be turned into a greyscale image once its converted to a brush. By converting it to a greyscale image your self, you will get a better idea of what the brush will look like.
You’ll need to tweak you image a bit. Try playing with contrast setting, curves, and other adjustments.
Tip - The higher contrast your image is the better.
Step 4 - Control + A. Now go to Edit > define Brush Preset.
Step 4 - Name your brush.
A dialog box will appear asking you to name the brush. Once you have done this, your new brush shoulad appear at the bottom of your brush list.
Thats all there is to the basic principle of making a photoshop brush. If you would like a more detailed explanation of the process, I recommend checking out the Bitt Box tutorial.
Free Marketing Ideas
December 6, 2007
The winter months can be a slow time for designers. People have more important things to spend their money like holiday travel and Tickle Me Elmos. While this time f year my be slow, it doesn’t have to be wasted. Use this time to start marketing yourself and hopefully this time next year, you will have work to keep you busy through the winter months.
Who says you need money to market yourself? Here are a few ways you can market yourself without breaking the bank.
- Send out holiday eCards
- Email larger firms who may have run off work
- Reward your clients
- Design a new business card with a coupon on the back
- Do some pro-bono work for a charity
These are only but a few of the ways you can market your business during the slow months. For even larger list of marketing ideas, be sure to check out:
- 101 Ideas to Get More Freelance Work and Generate New Client Leads
- 120 Free (or Almost Free) Self Promotion Ideas for Freelancers
- 10 Free marketing ideas from David Airey
Do you have any creative ways to market yourself or get business when things get slow? Share your ideas in the comment section below. Im always interested to see how people market them self online and off.
Clever CD Designs
December 6, 2007
Here are some clever cd designs that I cam across while browsing through the pages of iamboredr.com
Have you seen any other cool cd designs?
Links for 2007-12-06
December 5, 2007
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Tab your firefox browser like windows vista
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A website that search all the top freelance job boards
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Get paid to host your own pictures.
