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I recently stumbled upon this bounty full of beautiful images and just had to share it. Feast your eyes upon some of the amazing artwork and sculpture by Hiroshi created using skateboard materials. http://oculoid.com/harvestskate-destroy-by-haroshi/

If you have seen them before, then I apologise. Anyway, I decided to do a post like this because it seems like logo inspiration websites are breeding with one another. They pretty much have the same content, the same logos and also the same featured designs. I thought it would be nice to throw some good old fashioned new eye candy into the mix in DWD fashion. Feast your eyes on these: The Impeccable Pig Eatery Oink. designed by Splash...

Below I present my favourite and most useful design articles for both designers and clients for the month of September 2009: 10.40+ Beautiful Fish Inspired Logos by DESIGNRFIX Fishy logo madness, take a dip into a wealth of inspiration. 9.How To Identify and Deal With Different Types Of Clients by Smashing Magazine After all, being a designer is not just about design. 8.Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantage by Seth Godin A must read for any business owner, regardless of field or...

Ever heard the phrase “the great thing about opinions is that everyone has one”? Or is it bellybuttons? Either way, I love to get inside the minds of great thinkers and have gathered a selection of some thought provoking quotations from some of the most creative people to have ever lived. Enjoy. “Design is thinking made visual.” Saul Bass “Computers are to design as microwaves are to cooking.” Milton Glaser “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your...

Below I present my favourite and most useful design articles for both designers and clients for the month of August 2009: 10.30+ PHP Best Practices for Beginners by NetTuts A pretty good list of helpful tips and advice for the aspiring PHP programmer. 9.Vintage Airline Logos by Designboom Inspirational logos from the world of flight from years gone by. 8.20 Most Commonly Used Plugins on WordPress Blogs by Line 25 The top WordPress plugins that any blog owner should consider...

Stock Vectors are everywhere, im magazines, on TV ads, sometimes even on the clothes that you wear. On more than one occasion I have looked at a design that is meant to be passed off as an illustration or corporate identity and recognised that some of the elements used are in fact stock vectors. There is nothing wrong with using stock artwork as such, but I ask you to think again before making, in most cases, unnecessary purchases. I have...

Below I present my favourite and most useful design articles for both designers and clients for the month of July 2009: 10.25 inspiring examples of sign up pages by Webdesigner Depot CSS forms no longer need to be drab and dreary. 9.Fonts Used In Logos of Popular Websites by Build Internet For all you typomaniacs who were ever curious.. 8.12 Great Tutorials on Creating a New WordPress Theme by Reen Coded Get your head around a little PHP, it’s definately...

We all use stock photography, there is no point in denying it, it’s the cheapest and most accessible means of obtaining images that would normally only be made available by commissioning a professional photographer. However, now that stock photography is used in abundance, especially in web design, there are certain images that have become widely regarded as cliches. I have compiled a list of the 10 Biggest Stock Photography Cliches which you should avoid if you are to create a...

Below I present my favourite and most useful design articles for both designers and clients for the month of June 2009: 10.Take Your Design To The Next Level With CSS3 by Smashing Magazine A great look at how the latest CSS elements can change the way you code websites forever 9.Interview With Nelson Balaban by PSD Tuts The young talented designer Nelson Balaban offers a great insight into his creative career so far 8.60 Most Stunning Typography Inspiration Of All...

The question of “What is Graphic Design” is probably asked every day, somewhere. There is even a book with the same title. I think of this question everytime somebody asks me what I do for a living, and it can be sometimes complicated trying to explain not just what a designer does, but also their role within the economy. A suitable, and perhaps a surprising comparison I came to was that graphic design is very much like being a comedian....

What I’m about to do is, for some, the equivalent to running down a busy high street naked. The sketchbook is a very personal possesion for every artist & designer as its contents are a visual representation of the owners thoughts. There are no rules in the sketchbook, anything goes, you are allowed complete freedom of expression without someone telling you to change it. Plus, it’s a great way of analysing how you have improved (or not) over the years....