I was fortunate enough to grab Michael Heald the creator and loving owner of Fully Illustrated, a multi-award winning creative agency, in-between projects to sit him down for a minute to answer a few questions about his illustration work. Some of Michael’s work can be seen on Joy Stick Generals, Trenches iPhone game, Voodoo Controllers [...]
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Not only is it important to spend time practicing and improving your craft as an illustrator, but you should also spend part of each week promoting yourself. So when I was contacted by illustrator Alex Mathers about his new ebook, 10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives, I thought it would be a [...]
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Today, Wacom released a new version of its top of the line pressure sensitive tablet, the Cintiq 21ux. Among some of the noted improvements is a new tip sensor that captures the slightest pen pressure (as little as one gram of force) allowing for an even more natural feel. Other improvements include a step up to [...]
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When reviewing a well designed illustrated site for inclusion in the gallery, it’s always nice to find there was a little extra attention paid to the footer. Just a little bit more that rounds out the entirety of the page design. Footers are often overlooked when it comes to the design of a site. They [...]
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I first heard about Ten One Design’s inklet 1.0 application a few weeks ago an I couldn’t have been more excited. The idea of using the trackpad on my Macbook Pro as a tablet was something that I had always hoped for since Apple introduced the new multi gesture design. Unfortunately, I’m still waiting. Ten One [...]
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Since all new and shiny toys eventually lose their luster, I figured that I would chronicle my experience and impressions of using the Cintiq 12wx in a three part review. That of initial impressions, after three months of working with it and lastly at six months to provide a more complete picture to anyone thinking [...]
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As the title states, CSS Illustrated has gone the way of the rotary telephone. It started out as a fun experiment/distraction based on the illustration trend I noticed in CSS design. During the course of a little more than a year running the site, I found myself wanting to do more with it than just [...]
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