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20 Inspiring Artworks to Fuel Your Creativty

Craig — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:07:17 +0000

As an insight into the type of things I have in my inspiration scrap book, I have chosen twenty of my favorite artworks to share with you. The reason I love each one is not necessarily the final edit where everything comes together to make a picture, but sometimes it is just the concept of what is possible with Photoshop.

62 Famous Music / Band Related Fonts

Craig — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:34:55 +0000

Music makes my world go around. I have a very diverse taste, ranging through several completely different genres. But where does this relate to the design world?

Some of the greatest bands to withstand the test of time also have the most simple of logos. What came first? The font or the logo? I don’t know the answer… but I have put together a collection of 62 fonts, that have been used over the years to very easily create some of the most memorable logos in the music industry.

Simply click on the image to download the font you require, and leave any suggestions or feedback in the comments below.

1. ACDC

2. Adema

3. Alice In Chains

4. Black Eyed Peas / Basement Jaxx

5. Bonethugs In Harmony

6. Bon Jovi

7. Bullet For My Valentine / Godsmack

8. Creed

9. The Cure

10. Danzig

11. Def Leppard

12. Deftones

13. Depeche Mode

14. Disturbed

15. The Doors

16. Europe

17. Fatboy Slim

18. Fear Factory

19. Gorillaz

20. Guns n Roses (Classic)

21. Guns n Roses (New)

22. Incubus

23. Iron Maiden

24. Kings Of Leon

25. Kiss

26. Korn

27. Led Zepplin

28. Lenny Kravitz

29. Limp Bizkit

30. Linkin Park (Hybrid Theory)

31. Linkin Park (New)

32. Machine Head

33. Megadeth

34. Metallica

35. Misfits

36. Motley Crue

37. Mushroom Head

38. Nirvana

39. Oasis

40. Ozzy Osbourne

41. Pantera

42. Papa Roach

43. Pearl Jam

44. Pink

45. Pitchshifter

46. POD

47. Powerman 5000

48. Radiohead

49. Rammstein

50. Rob Zombie

51. Sepultura

52. Sex Pistols

53. Slipknot (Barcode)

54. Slipknot (Logo)

55. Snoop Dogg

56. Soul Fly

57. System Of A Down

58. Tatu

59. The Beatles

60. Trivium

61. Weezer

62. Whitesnake

NOTE: All fonts remain Copyright of their respective owners.

10 Awesome Copyright Free Wallpapers | Guest Post

Craig — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:46:14 +0000

Desktop wallpapers are popular nowadays, you can place a high quality image on your computer which can inspire, innovate or even help remind you of a loved one. The following wallpapers have been chosen because they offer something different and are in high quality formats ready for downloading.

1. The Black Gold

2. Test Pattern

3. Light Grenades

4. The Fire Fox

5. Retro

6. For a Thousand Years

7. Wallpaper Pattern

8. Pollen

9. Horizon Widescreen

10. Rising sun

85 Famous TV / Movie Fonts

Craig — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:40:13 +0000

As a huge fan of Movie Posters I am often taken aback by some of the truly amazing typography the designers spurn out. All typography starts with a font (most of the time anyway). So… Here is a collection of 85 Famous Movie/TV Fonts I have put together.

Simply click on the image to download the font you require, and leave any suggestions or feedback in the comments below.

1. 28 Days Later

2. 300

3. Adams Family

4. Aladdin

5. Alien

6. Austin Powers

7. AvP

8. Back To The Future

9. Batman

10. Batman Forever

11. Blade 2

12. Blade Runner

13. Buffy The Vampire Slayer

14. Clockwork Orange

15. Con Air

16. Corpse Bride

17. Dare Devil

18. Elvish (Lord of The Rings)

19. Enemy Of The State

20. Family Guy

21. Fight Club

22. Final Fantasy

23. Finding Nemo

24. The Flintstones

25. Friday The 13th

26. Friends

27. Futurama

28. Ghost Busters

29. The Godfather

30. Godzilla

31. GoldenEye

32. Gothika

33. Gremlins

34. Halo

35. Harry Potter

36. Hello Boy

37. Hell Raiser

38. Highlander

39. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

40. Indiana Jones

41. Jurassic Park

42. Lord of The Rings

43. Lemony Snickets A Serious Of Unfortunate Events

44. Mars Attacks

45. The Matrix

46. Mission Impossible

47. The Chronicles of Narnia

48. Nightmare Before Christmas

49. A Nightmare on Elm Street

50. Ninja Turtles

51. Pirates of Caribbean

52. Planet of The Apes

53. Powerpuff Girls

54. Predator

55. Reservoir Dogs

56. Resident Evil

57. Shrek

58. The Simpsons

59. Sin City

60. Sleepy Hollow

61. The Sopranos

62. South Park

63. Spawn

64. Spider Man

65. Star Trek

66. Star Wars

67. Stargate

68. Swordfish

69. Terminator

70. The Crow

71. How The Grinch Stole Christmas

72. The Incredibles

73. The Mask

74. The Ring

75. The Sixth Sense

76. Thundercats

77. Tomb Raider

78. Transformers

79. Twister

80. Underworld Evolution

81. Van Helsing

82. Walt Disney

83. Willy Wonka

84. Wolverine

85. X-Files

NOTE: All fonts remain Copyright of their respective owners.

50 Free Grunge Fonts

Craig — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:47:07 +0000

Anybody who has seen my work knows I am a huge fan of grunge. So I have compiled a list of some of my favorite fonts to use for this type of work.

If your into grunge then these should definitely be in your collection!

1: Defused

2: Dirty and Classic

3: The King & Queen

4: Got Heroin

5: Base 02

6: Dirty English

7: Disgusting Behavior

8: Laundromat 1967

9: Hannibal Lecter

10: LoserBoi Grunge

11: Scumbag

12: Zombilaria

13: Urban Sketch

14: Trashed

15: Trashco

16: Thirsty

17: The Quiet Scream

18: The Maple

19: The Last Soundtrack

20: Great Thunder

21: Stampede

22: Soul Mission

23: Sidewalk

24: Shoguns Clan

25: Rusted Plastic

26: Pointy

27: Neo Print M319

28: My Turtle

29: Mohawk

30: La Fraktouille

31: JamaiStevie

32: Karabine

33: Gridlock’d

34: Green Piloww

35: Gasmask

36: FFF Tusj

37: Retro Rock Poster

38: Faith Collapsing

39: Fail

40: Everyday Ghost

41: Epoxy History

42: Abusive Pencil

43: Cocaine Sans

44: [ank]*

45: 28 Days Later

46: A Bite

47: Capture It

48: Distorted and Scratchy

49: Caracura

50: Grutch Shaded

If anyone knows of any more outstanding Grunge Fonts please share them with us in the comments below!

10 Inspirational and Creative Music Videos

Craig — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:00:56 +0000

The problem with a creative mind is you can never actually switch off. You think ‘Ok, work done. Now I’m just going to chill out and watch some TV.’ However, if you are like me, TV time can often lead to you leaping up off the sofa sending your partner crashing to the floor. You rush around trying to find a pen, repeating what ever was on the screen over and over in your head so that you dont forget it. Simply because something on the screen has triggered that creative spark in your brain.

I am forever writing notes and ideas down on any shred of paper I can find. I am always getting in trouble with people at work for tearing adverts out of their magazines. And I have to be the only person I know who actually looks at (and sometimes keeps) the flyers people hand you outside of bars and clubs. Simply because we can pull inspiration from all these everyday things.

Below is a list of 10 Music Videos that have inspired me in one way or another. I’m sure if any of you guys are familiar with any of my work, you will see one or two obvious reflections.

1: Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out

This was the debut video for Scottish Band Franz Ferdinand. If you have not heard this song then you must have fallen off the side of the Earth between 2004 and now. The video epitomizes grunge. Using various effects to make the band appear printed. The whole video revolves around old pop-art and media. So many creative moments in this video to choose from.

2: Skepta – Sunglasses At Night

Now, for those of you who are old enough to remember the 80′s (Im not), you may have heard a song of the same title by a Canadian called Corey Hart. Well Skepta has sampled this 1983 hit and put in some simple but catchy lyrics. The video is also simple, and revolves around Skepta dancing in front of various coloured backgrounds, whilst streams of abstract light randomly appear from him. I particularly like the girls eyes right near the start of the video.

3: Example – Watch The Sun Come Up

This is one of my favorite music videos ever. The song by Fulham born Example is definitely on the right side of okay, but the video is simply awesome. Its so clever the way the sketches combine with reality to create a whole new perspective on the scene. Its only been around since September 2009 so if you have not seen it already be sure to check it out.

4: Justin Timberlake – LoveStoned

Ah, everybody loves Mr Timberlake. This quirky video was released mid-2007, and I can remember still remember being wowed the first time I saw it. I love soundwave artwork, so this video was certainly inspirational. You can pretty much press pause at any point during this video, and on the screen will be an image somebody could have spent hours creating in Photoshop.

5: Linkin Park – In the End

This is Linkin Parks massive 2002 hit In The End. Ok, now, I know this video doesn’t really fit in as well as the rest, as the CGI is more 3D modeling. However, I do feel the techniques, such as the vines wrapping around Mike Shinoda could be used to create something of similar greatness using photoshop. Thats my opinion anyway, which is why I put this video in here.

6: Coldplay – Viva La Vida (iTunes Commercial Version)

The version of this video I am referring to is not actually the official video for this Coldplay track. But infact a 2008 TV commercial for iTunes. The video shows an almost silhouetted version of the band performing in front of vibrant lighting effects and coloured smoke. Although it is only 30 seconds long, this is by far one of the most exhilarating pieces of editing I have ever seen. The whole thing just has a massive feel-good factor for the entire duration, and you just can’t seem to take your eyes off it no matter how many times you have seen it.

7: Feeder – Feeling a Moment

This is Feeling A Moment by Welsh rockers Feeder. The video itself is not that brilliant all the way through. So I won’t pretend that it is. But it does have some really beautiful moments. The picture above is my favorite part at 1:40 into the song. The way the building is boxed out along with the road, but the post and the leaves still remain. Feeling a moment was released in 2005 and was voted 98th best song of the year by Q Magazine readers.

8: Muse – Plug In Baby

I am a huge Muse fan, and I believe anybody who appreciates a decent guitar riff will love this intro. Released in early 2001 Plug In Baby made its way onto our screens via channels like MTV2, and in between Matt Bellamy tearing the frets off his guitar there is some serious CGI trickery in this video. Most of it is crammed into the end minute or so though. So if your not a fan of the Alternative Genre you may turn it off before you see any of it lol.

9: Incubus – Drive

Drive, like Incubus, was massive. I was still in school when it was released in 2001, and I can remember just listening to it over and over and over. The video is exceptionally clever, combining the band footage with sketch animation. I found the idea of drawing yourself from a first person perspective very interesting. As if you could just pick a pen up, and turn yourself into a drawing. Though I know the reality of it is you will just spend about 5 hours trying to wash biro pen off your forehead.

10: Justice – DVNO

Typography fans rejoice. For we have found a video dedicated to exactly that. Justice brings you DVNO. The song was officially released in 2008, but did feature in Hitman, and briefly on a TV commercial for the Discovery Channel in 2007. Band memnber Xavier De Rosnay claims that DVNO actually stands for Divino, and the theory behind it is, most cities ‘apparently’ has a nightclub called El Divino. Maybe he just loves Ibiza a little bit too much. Who knows. But the video is stunning, and if your ever short of inspiration this is definitely the one to watch!

So there you have it. Hopefully these will help with that creative spark we all struggle to find at times! If you can think of a video be sure to let us know in the comments. Thank you for taking the time to visit.

50 logos to inspire your creativity

Craig — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:44:04 +0000

Personally, I dread designing logos. There seems so much to achieve in such a small area. Therefor I have prepared 50 of my favorite logos for you to browse through. Hopefully they can give you some ideas and perhaps ignite your creativity in a time of need.

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