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48 Amazing Morning Dew Photo Gallery
Dew is water in the form of droplets that appears on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening. As the exposed surface cools by radiating its heat, atmospheric moisture condenses at a rate greater than that at which it can evaporate, resulting in the formation of water droplets. When temperatures are low enough, dew takes the form of ice; this form is called frost.
Because dew is related to the temperature of surfaces, in late summer it is formed most easily on surfaces which are not warmed by conducted heat from deep ground, such as: grass, leaves, railings, car roofs, and bridges.
On this gallery, there will be only grass, leaves & flowers. I’ve sorted some of the best morning dew photos from Flickr & Amolife. They’ve done very good job to get all of wonderful pictures. Enjoy the gallery!
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Amazing Illustrations By Philip Straub
Philip Straub is an Illustrator & Art Director from Seattle. He uses Adobe Photoshop & Corel Painter on most of his works. Philip Straub objective is to create and develop beautiful things that entertain and enrich peoples lives. Philip Straub has so much experience which you can see here – Resume of Philip Straub
Philip’s luminous and meticulously detailed digital and traditional oil paintings have classical influences but are purely based on the fantastic. Many images are derived from the ever present surreal worlds that play out in his mind like lucid dreams throughout the day. His visions are inhabited by unique characters and filled with imaginative architecture and lush vegetation that seems to come to life, bursting with vibrant colors and dramatic lighting. Philip focuses on invoking an emotional response from his images through composition, color, light and subject matter.
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80+ Photography Resources For You!
Photography is the process, activity and art of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or an electronic sensor. Light patterns reflected or emitted from objects activate a sensitive chemical or electronic sensor during a timed exposure, usually through a photographic lens in a device known as a camera that also stores the resulting information chemically or electronically. Photography has many uses for business, science, art and pleasure.
I give this resources for all of you who wants to learn more about photography! All resources here gives a lot of inspirations for all of you who like photography. Learn & take time for practice!
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Humandescent | Unique Photo Manipulation
Today, i’m gonna show you Humandescent.com, a website with very unique gallery. Every image shown are manipulated image from 2 or more image. Every photo manipulation favorites should love those photos. You may try yourself to do this with adobe photoshop to make those manipulative photos. At first, i thought that they were real.
Enjoy this article! Leave your comment upon reading!
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80+ Graphic Design Resources You Must Know
Today, psd-tutorial.com is gonna present this new article about 80+ graphic design resources you must know. It’s not so easy finding quality graphic design authors. So to make things easier for you, here I present 80+ graphic design resources you must know. I’ve categorised these blogs by their Google PageRank (PR), which is Google’s way of determining the authority of a website / blog.
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“Higher pagerank does not mean better article. All of these resources have quality articles”
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PR 7 blogs
Design Observer: writings about design & culture
Smashing Magazine – a weblog dedicated to web-developers and designers
Core77 / design magazine + resource /
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PR 6 blogs
AdGoodness – advertising and design blog from Frederik Samuel
Authentic Boredom – by graphic designer, Cameron Moll
Coudal Partners: a forum for creativity and experimentation
CR Blog – News and views on visual communications from the writers of Creative Review
Design Notes published by Michael Surtees who tries to see life filtered through design as opposed to placing design on a pedestal
Dexigner – popular design portal featuring the latest design news
Hicksdesign – Journal of a small creative agency based in Witney, Oxfordshire, UK, authored by Jon Hicks
I Love Typography, devoted to fonts, typefaces and all things typographical.
Mark Boulton: Design Thinking. Web Delivery. By a designer based in Cardiff, UK.
Quipsologies – Corralling the most relevant and creative on- and off-line bits that pertain to the design community.
Randa Clay Design – Design, Marketing, Blogging, Branding and all things Creative
Russell Davies – incredibly diverse UK-based blog on topics associated with design
Speak Up > Design Dialog
Subtraction 7.0 – NYTimes.com’s Design Director, Khoi Vinh, blogs about design and other relevant info.
swissmiss – tina roth eisenberg | swiss designer gone nyc
Typographica. A Journal of Typography.
Veer: The Skinny – provides visual elements for use in professional creative work
Veerle’s blog 2.0 – Webdesign – XHTML CSS | Graphic Design
You the Designer – Graphic Design Blog
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PR 5 blogs
Logo Design Love: a website dedicated to all things logo.
Ace Jet 170 – Found type, print and stuff
AisleOne – Design, typography and everything else.
Anamorphosis. learn design create
Be A Design Group – a blog for graphic designers, created in March of 2004 by Adrian Hanft and Bennett Holzworth.
Chris Glass, The Last 10 Days. A creative fella’s journal from Ohio.
Creative Curio – Learn, discuss and explore the realm of graphic design.
Designers who Blog – features blogs discussing graphic design, web design, illustration, marketing, photography, branding, writing and advertising
Design Adaptations | Charity Ondriezek
Design is Kinky – a proudly Australian blog on design
Design Sojourn | Strategic Industrial Design Blog
DesignM.ag — Articles and Resources for Web Designers
Design View: Articles, Essays and Opinions by Andy Rutledge
Elite By Design a freelance and web design community website
Fuel Your Creativity – Find your spark
Grain Edit – covers contemporary graphic design / illustration, as well as design from the from the golden era of advertising (1950s–1970s).
Graphic Define Magazine – focuses on the business of running a graphic, interactive, or web design studio.
ideasonideas, a blog that invites dialogue on issues relevant to communication designers and brand strategists
Inspiration Bit – Get inspired and learn from the latest technology, art and design buzz on the Web.
Inspiredology – covers everything that inspires us.
ISO50 – The Visual Work of Scott Hansen
Jasongraphix :: A journal of art, thoughts, and projects by Jason Beaird
Noisy Decent Graphics by Ben Terrett, a Graphic Designer in London
Positive Space :: The Graphic Design Blog
Spoon Graphics – the personal project of Chris Spooner, a UK based Graphic / Web Designer.
Swiss Legacy – Graphic design and typography
The Dieline – packaging design blog
The Serif – Your daily dose of design inspiration
things to look at – plenty of images, and oddly, things to look at
Type for you. A blog on typography, by Pedro Serrão, a graphic designer from Porto, Portugal.
TypeNeu dedicated to typography, fonts, lettering and typefaces
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PR 4 blogs
Andy Budd :: Blogography – based in Brighton, England
BittBox – Homemade vector freebies, design tips, tutorials and bitts.
Computerlove – Connecting Creative Talents
creativebits | Apple orientated design community (must register to comment)
David the Designer – don’t underestimate the knowledge this man has acquired (and don’t call him Dave)
Elliot Swan survived three days without the internet
FormFiftyFive – Design Inspiration – the pet project of designers Glenn Garriock and Jack Daly
graphicPUSH – “a sporadically but faithfully updated design blog”
Graphic Design Blog – graphic design, freelancing, illustration, advertising, web design
Laughing Lion Design : Web, Graphic Design & Illustration Ireland
Lealea Design: Blogblog: Design inspiration and introspection
Luz Cannon: The Work of David Brooks : Designer, Photographer and Audio Producer
NOTCOT.ORG – for your ideas + aesthetics + amusement.
SeptemberIndustry | a showcase of the best in international graphic design
SonSpring | Journal by Nathan Smith
We Made This (It’s Our Blog)
Your Brain on Design: A Graphic Design Blog | Leslie Tane Design
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PR 3 blogs
Binky the doormat – Thoughts on design and visual culture by Daniel Gray
CrazyLeaf Design Blog – Web Design and Graphic Design Blog
Creative Guy – tips, tricks, tutorials and discussion about Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator for designers running Mac OSX
Designer Daily graphic design inspiration and resources
Gazelle Creative – by Elizabeth Jackson (a.k.a. Zabs)
gradient dropshadow curve – by Henry Tapia
Just Creative Design – personal blog of Jacob Cass, a graphic designer in Australia
Outlaw Design Blog – A Graphic Design Blog
Reflections – the personal blog of Paul Enderson, a freelance web and graphic designer from England
Truly Ace – Graphic Design Blog
Tutorial Blog – Design Articles and Tutorials
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60+ Creative Business Cards Design
Today, i’m going to share 60+ creative business designs from all over the world. Business Card is a card printed or engraved with a person’s name and business affiliation. They are shared during formal introductions as a convenience and a memory aid. A business card typically includes the giver’s name, company affiliation (usually with a logo) and contact information such as street addresses, telephone number(s), fax number, e-mail addresses and website. It can also include telex, bank account, tax code. Traditionally many cards were simple black text on white stock; today a professional business card will sometimes include one or more aspects of striking visual design.
I got this article from here, and i like those design very much. They are very creative & attractive. In my opinion, i like Filament, Realty & Jungle It! But actually most of them are very good. Use this article for your reference to make good business card. Enjoy!
by: Mathijs Vissers
by: Humanot
by Sorin Bechira and Adrian Labos
by Design Ranch
by: SeedVibe Design
by REACTOR
by: Edustries
by JS3 Design
by: emrah serdaroglu
by Light PLague
by: Matthew James
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by Design Ranch
by: Jason Woan
by Depux
by: Fuelhaus
by: Matthew Inman
by: Muku Studios
by Ethan Martin
by: Richard Cardona
by: John Leschinski
by: studio RVOLA
by: Thomas Champion
by: LiFT Studios
by: Baris Celebi
by: Alex ElChehimi
by: deskfolio.com
by: Ahmed Murtaza
by: [gb] Studio
by: Cihan
by: Romi Dumitrescu
by: Versátil
by: Jungle it!
by: Four Players
by: SolarisMedia.net
by: Lukáš Strnadel
by: Miguel Reyes
by: Ben Falk
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Interview With Neo-Surrealist Artist, George Grie
In this post, psd-tutorial.com’s gonna share about Neo-Surrealist Art by George Grie. Who’s George Grie? George Grie (born May 14, 1962) is a Russian-Canadian artist. One of the first digital neo-surrealist artists, Grie is known for numerous 3D, 2D, and matte painting images. His neo-surrealist artwork is a combination of classic surrealist symbolism with modern fantasy and visionary art tendencies.
His digital neo-surrealistic artworks are an extraordinary visual record of his conceptual thoughts, philosophic views, fantasies, and dreams. Often journeying into the subconscious, Grie’s digital photo-realism artwork shows a magical and playful, dream-like world laced with detail. Supernatural illusions, mystic romanticism, spiritual magic and delusional trance fantasies are presented all together in his virtual world. The result is not always comfortable or conventional: there is a great deal of tension and alienation in the strange events taking place in the landscape of his imagination.
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Grie’s artworks are strong and powerful images which rely on visual impact. They are about capturing visual paradoxes: sometimes they depict calm and contemplative moments, solitude, and sometimes melancholy. There is a stillness in his themes which conveys a sense of inner-reflection and self-observation. His admiration for photo-realism is the reason why Grie has transformed his artistic career from traditional fine art to computer digital art. His previous experience and classical painting education give him a complete freedom of self-expression.
Here is interview with George Grie!
Where do you draw inspiration for your art from?
Inspiration… It might seem that everything most certainly comes to it, or from it, for that matter. I won’t be the only one to be incapable of determining its exact ways. My muse comes and goes as she pleases; I’m just there to catch the drift. In fact, everything around us can be inspiring: music, movies, ads and commercials, etc.., as long as it carries a strong visual, philosophical, or emotional message. All ideas are in the air, you just have to keep your mind open to them. However, there exists one unbeatable source of an inspirational chain reaction, so to speak, – that is another artist’s artworks. An idea enveloped in an art form can trigger my creativity regardless of the subject matter it represents, and I’m on the journey to give life to those ideas kept at the back of my mind.
From concept to a final piece, how long does an average piece of art take to create?
If it was only possible for an artist to meet deadlines! True answer is I don’t know. There certainly are preferences of spending no more than one week for one image, because I try to keep it fresh while the inspiration is still in full swing, but it all depends. Sometimes I feel that if I spend more time on a particular piece, I lose the original meaning and will have to move on to something else, leaving the piece in creation without intricate details or sophisticated insight. I believe that is why some of my works may seem to be less elaborate than others.
What software do you use to create your pieces?
I use two main applications for the most of my images, 3ds max and Adobe Photoshop. 3ds max is the major tool for setting up any of the image scenes, where I import live forms from Poser and Daz studio, background skies or landscapes from Terragen and MojoWorld and extras from Zbrush and CreatureCreator.
How would you describe the role that photo-editing software, such as Photoshop plays in your art?
Photoshop remains the most imperative production tool, as long as I’m creating two-dimensional art. However, all finishing touches, such as hue and saturation adjustments, or drastic color balance changes are done with CS Photoshop.
Given the size and complexity of your pictures, they all seem to convey the feeling of a breath-taking awe. Has the idea of animation ever crossed your mind?
Oh yes! What artist doesn’t dream of setting his images alive? We all enjoy spectacular graphic effects of some recent motion pictures. 3D graphic animation’s literally revolutionized modern movie industry. Regrettably, building a full-scale 3D scene is a time-consuming process, and there’s just only 24 hours in a day. Not to mention script writing that it involves, which might require a different type of a creative approach.
Some artists begin with an exact idea in their mind’s eye and simply replicate it, others start with an overlaying idea and allow it to evolve as the piece is being created. How do you generate the concepts for your pieces?
Generating a concept doesn’t take much time. My future concepts emerge as a subtle vision of something intriguing, surprising and challenging, in other words – something worth taking that deep artistic plunge. The first mental image usually transforms greatly at the end. What an amusing experience it is for me to trace these unpredictable transformations of my original ideas! It is almost as if my pictures have there own life! And they seem to be in control by telling me which way to go, which part should be emphasized and what additional elements might be required for the image to be complete.
Why would you supply your pieces with a short description? You believe that there is a more profound story behind the image that has to be told, is that it?
I prefer not to force my own interpretation or philosophical opinion upon viewers. My short notes are meant only as a hint, alongside with the image titles themselves. Sometimes I would incorporate encyclopaedic quotes into my descriptions, but you are absolutely free to interpret my artworks in your own unique way and to neglect any guidelines coming from me whatsoever. In fact, my sole existence should be of no concern to you, when you’re trying to fulfil the most challenging job of all – to build a perception bridge to a picture based entirely on your sensitivity, personal knowledge and world perception. In the majority of my artworks, I try to merge images of real things with subconscious emotions of the surreal and philosophical thoughts. That is why some of my creations can appear similar to mental puzzles or labyrinths where viewers can choose to take a trip from one point to another by analyzing symbolic objects lying around for their curious minds. Occasionally, a subject matter of the images is unclear when the path is hidden under layers and layers of mutually exclusive items, and the picture itself can seem to be excessively abstract and meaningless, but, trust me, there is always something for you to discover if you’re patient enough.
If you could describe the meaning of your art in one word, what would that word be?
Tranquility.
In your experience, what is more difficult, creating a concept or bringing it to life?
Creating an idea and transforming it into reality is a crucial process of any image development. But are artists really those people who create ideas per se or they are merely conductors in charge of delivering a message? It is yet to be discovered. Knowing the responsibility of my kind, I do not start making an image unless I have a worthy concept, because it is the most vital component of a great picture. A poor concept, even perfectly executed, still makes a mediocre, tasteless artwork. In my artistic world two realities co-exist – an almost usual, perceptible one and a reality of my own, quite real for me but possibly alien for other people. These realities help me to find my own version of answers to everlasting questions of human existence: birth, death, and life. I’m aware that it is my artistic duty to make my language understandable, and I suppose that a right mix of talent to create a concept and skill to deliver it are two main parts of creating a credible artwork. It can be a very long and painful process, requiring tons of technical knowledge, patience, and dedication, but in the end it is totally worth the effort.
At a creative level, how does creating digital art compare to creating classical art?
The essence of a good artwork is its soul, and I wouldn’t draw a specific line of distinction between classical or digital art for that very reason. Any good picture is alive and has a way of communicating with its viewers by means of a captivating language of feelings. The difference between a classical and a digital creation resembles that of a keyboard and a pen: both of them are modern communication tools. With a keyboard, writing is accurate and fast, mistakes can be corrected quickly, and writing styles can be adjusted right away. When using a pen, our handwriting reflects our personality and gives out our physical presence. It becomes unique. On the other hand, this subtle yet formidable difference vanishes into thin air as most of artworks we see are in books or on the Internet. Digital imaging has almost no boundaries, imagination of the person who uses it being an only limit. It’s relatively easy to use, and it is a very convenient tool to produce good art. I have made my choice a long time ago and am willing to continue walking down this road.
Many of your pieces feature mystical or mythological creatures; do you do any research before starting such a piece?
Initially, an image concept comes from my background knowledge and philosophical outlook. It might sound strange, but most of my research is done after the image is already finished, when I start looking for an appropriate title. Generally, I look up the information I need in encyclopaedias, but occasionally, if the subject inspires me, I dig deeper and study the material thoroughly.
In your opinion, what are the most common mistakes aspiring artists seem to make?
Well, I’m hardly in a position to judge anyone, but have you personally ever wondered, looking at a professionally done artwork, whether there was anything missing? I get this feeling all the time. My guess would be that some 3d artists have very limited knowledge of fine art and its history, which inevitably results in a lack of juxtaposition balance, color moderation and proper choice of symbiotic elements in their works. Tons of mediocre, vulgar, or pretentious artworks appear on the market today only because artists want to distribute and sell them very quickly, putting monetary considerations ahead of everything else. It is a very dangerous practice for young artists, because not only it can encourage public’s bad taste, but also eventually diminish or even kill creativity in the artists themselves.
Is there any advice you can pass on to young digital artists?
Do not try to fit in, always try to be yourself. It might be as well the most difficult task in a modern society, but you never know where it might lead you. Art can take any shape you want, as long as it touches somebody’s soul.
Quote from George Grie:
The new form of art was born without pompous manifestations and noisy commercials. Some of us still consider digital and 3d art as something mechanical and artificial, something that in some way is out of human touch. Nothing could be more wrong. Computers don’t make art, people do. Computers are creative tools –much sophisticated ones. Once you try them, you will never give up going forward. There is only one chilling obstacle between you and your perfect design – lack of imagination.
– George Grie, Biography & Digital Art Statement
Here are some of George Grie’s Neo-Surrealist Art Gallery: (more pictures: click here)
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50 Beautiful Hand-Drawn Web Design
Most web designs starts off with a pen and paper before its taken over by Photoshop. However, we’ve noticed a new trend (probably not too new) where designers are bringing back sketches as a form of design. Without a doubt, hand-drawn art is one of the popular styles adopted into web designs. Nothing is better than using these sketchy designs to convey and reflect individual styles.
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In this post, psd-tutorial.com would like to show you 50 great examples of how hand drawing and web design can fit beautifully together. Those are rare way of doing web design job. Most web designer prefer using computer graphics as their final result of web design job. This post is originally from hongkiat.com, but short review below is written by psd-tutorial.com
I personally like these artworks:
- K4 Laboratory : i like the combination of hand drawing & computer graphics.
- Simon Reynolds : because it’s funny! ^^
- Philipe Mignotte : very neat hand drawing!
- Mikimottes : funny image
- Look Designs : great idea!
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K4 Laboratory
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Esteban Muñoz
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Studio IMG
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Espuma Restaurant
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Agami Creative
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Biola Undergrad
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Kusoyama
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XM Radio – Wild Ride
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WeFail
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Web Designer Wall
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Dean Oakley Web Design
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Fat Heads Creative Studio
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Booma Web Design
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Boompa
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Casio Exilim Lab
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Bootb
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Richard Stelmach
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Dax and Alice
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We Are Not Freelancers
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Von Dutch Originals
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Toucouleur
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Simon Reynolds
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Teresa Walsh
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Satsu Design
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St. Francis is Happy in Greenville
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Squidfingers
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Flossy Yannik
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Pointless Ramblings
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Philippe Mignotte
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QuakeQuizSF
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Mplusz
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New Art for a New Era
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Christian Sparrow
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Matt – Multi Account Twitter Tweeter
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Mariska
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Lucuma
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Mobious
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Kutztown University
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Kitty Attack
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Look Designs
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Idiotic Adventures of Philippe and Pierre
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Lionite Internet Ventures
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Get ready to rox
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Elan Snowboards
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ARS Media
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It Looks Good
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Jesus Rodriguez Velasco
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Kinetic Singapore
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Bearskinrug
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20 Nice Ads on Buildings Around The World
In this post, psd-tutorial.com are going to share about 20 nice ads on buildings around the world. We are used to see many advertisement everywhere. Many advertisements are designed to generate increased consumption of those products and services through the creation and reinvention of the “brand image” . For these purposes, advertisements sometimes embed their persuasive message with factual information.
Every major medium is used to deliver these messages, including television, radio, cinema, magazines, newspapers, video games, the Internet, carrier bags and billboards. Building is one of rare advertising medium, in my opinion, building advertisment costs a lot compared with other printed advertisement. Now, enjoy come nice example of building ads!
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35 Great Examples Of Infographics
In this post, psd-tutorial.com will share about 35 Great Infographics. What’s infographics? Information graphics or infographics are visual representations of information, data or knowledge. These graphics are used where complex information needs to be explained quickly and clearly, such as in signs, maps, journalism, technical writing, and education. They are also used extensively as tools by computer scientists, mathematicians, and statisticians to ease the process of developing and communicating conceptual information.
The basic material of an information graphic is the data, information, or knowledge that the graphic presents. In the case of data, the creator may make use of automated tools such as graphic design software to represent the data in the form of lines, boxes, arrows, and various symbols and pictograms. Good infographics usually have good design, which supports their informations.
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These are 35 examples of great infographics with great design & layout which i found around the world. Enjoy!
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