57 Wallpapers You Must See

572There are a ton of very talented artists out there, and many of them take some of their time and devote it towards making beautiful desktop wallpapers to grace the monitors of millions of people across the world.

Today, we have a roundup of 57 absolutely phenomenal wallpapers that you must see to believe.  They are in no particular order, so be sure to browse the whole list, there are some truly incredible works of art, from abstract design, to typography wallpapers, to beautiful and surreal photographs, and of course, some high-resolution space wallpapers to make you truly feel you are exploring the infinite cosmos.

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Daily Image Inspiration #8

97It’s been a few days since we’ve had an image inspiration post, so here’s a new set of images to help keep you inspired and creative with your own graphic design projects.

Readers have mentioned to me that I tend to include a lot of colorful and typography images, so I decided I’d ask the readers, what do you find inspirational?  Do you like colorful typography, or subtle and clean design, or beautiful photographs, or just clever and cute images?

As always, I love getting reader submissions, so don’t hesitate to use the contact form and link me to an image, or leave a  link in the comments.

See you tomorrow!

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10 Sites To Find Free Vectors

thumbLet’s face it, Adobe Photoshop is no longer the only design tool that you’ll need to be familiar with.  Vectors have become increasingly popular as an element in modern graphic design.  However, not everyone has the time or talent to make their own vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator, particularly when starved for time, as most graphic designers are.

Today, we have a list of 10 great sites where you can find free vectors for your design projects.  These sites should be more than enough to satisfy any of your vector design needs, and hopefully increase your productivity as a designer.  Many of them also feature graphic design articles, so be sure to keep an eye out for them.

Thanks for reading!

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Web Picks #13

79It’s Monday again, and that means it’s time for another Web Picks from the previous week.  This week was a nice turnaround in the design world, with some absolutely monstrous roundups being conducted by VandelayDesign and 1stwebdesigner.

There’s also some great tutorials, and a few inspirational posts here as well.  Be sure to check out the last tutorial, as it’s the latest tutorial from PSDTUTS, and it features some great techniques and a stunning effect.

As always, spread the link around, and thanks for reading and commenting, it really means a lot!  Have a fantastic start to your week.

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10 Tutorials for Great Typography

41Good typography is an essential part of quality graphic design.  Oftentimes, images alone aren’t enough to convey a message, but plain text just won’t cut it.  Typography is the art and techniques of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs.

Today, we have a list of 10 great tutorials for achieving beautiful typographic effects.  Hopefully they will give you a few ideas or inspiration for your next piece.

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Featured Artist – Thomas Tibitanzl

49deZane aka Thomas Tibitanzl is a self-taught Graphic Designer/Digital Artist and Web Designer, who was born 22.04.1985 in the beautiful “golden city” Prague, where he had lived for 4 years and moved to Germany. He is living in Munich for over 19 years now.

You can view Thomas’ website here: http://www.dezane.com/

Thomas Tibitanzl on behance: http://www.behance.net/Thomas_Tibitanzl

Enjoy, and check out either his website or his profile on behance to see these images in full size, they are breathtaking.

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Daily Image Inspiration #7

86Well, another day for inspiration, and at least for me, I need it.  It’s 37 degrees and raining right now, so it’s a rather dull and dreary day.

However, there are some great inspiring images here.  Hopefully they will brighten your day and keep you inspired on whatever projects you are working on.

Have a great day everyone!

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