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Foxes

On April 29th, 2010 in Art by Jack

foxes

Don’t know how much I like it, but it’ll do for half an hours work. There’s no tail on the right-hand fox, but I think that by copying the tail from the fox on the left, warping it a little and repositioning it, I could have something passable. Although, passable shouldn’t be in a good photoshopper’s vocabulary.

Theo Jansen

On March 15th, 2010 in Art by Jack

Who the crap is Theo Jansen? Why should I care? Well, here’s why.
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How To Be A Graphic Designer

On March 9th, 2010 in Art, Web Culture by Jack

You’ve spent some time on the internet, and have maybe noticed some of the super-cool illustrations and wallpapers out there. Now, you want to have a go at doing it your self. Here’s a simple 3 part guide to doing it.

1). Find a nice inspirational quote about graphic design. A good place to start is Chris Coyier’s excellent Quotes On Design. It’s brimming with just the sort of thing you need. For this tutorial, I will be using “Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” You can use anything though. (more…)