background preloader

Knowledge may not be power, but who wants to be an idiot?

Facebook Twitter

Logo Design On A Budget. I am frequently asked to put together logos or promotional materials for independent bands, which is fantastic, except they don’t have the budget of a signed or sponsored band.

Logo Design On A Budget

Through the years I’ve found ways to cut corners to limit design time without limiting the overall design quality. In this tutorial I’ll break down my creative process used on a logo design for the UK hip-hop duo Second Nature. The Brief: Second Nature had a clear vision of what they were wanting in a logo design, which can be good or bad. It does somewhat limit the designer’s creativity but on the plus side it saves the designer time trying to hit the correct style and layout. Tools Used: Wacom Intuos3Photoshop CS4Illustrator CS4GoMedia Destoy 2 Vector Pack The Illustration: Losing the Background After I received the images I brought them in to Photoshop and made a selection using the pen tool.

After the image was selected I then used a layer mask to drop out the background. The Illustration: Live-Trace. Teach yourself graphic design. The Grunge Style of the 90s. The grunge style is about body hugging dresses, maxi skirts, graphic tanks, lumberjack shirts, cropped tees and super skinny jeans.

The Grunge Style of the 90s

Layers over layers are always welcomed as well as flannels wrapped around the waist. Free People brought back to us the smell of the 90's and proved that one can always make a statement by wearing distressed jeans, a leather jacket, tomboy graphics and finish this look with chunky biker boots. www.freepeople.com. What Should I Read Next? Book recommendations from readers like you. 46 Ways To Start A Business With No Money. Most people who want to start their own business don’t have a ton of money laying around and it’s probably one the most common questions I get emailed about: How can I get started without a lot of cash?

46 Ways To Start A Business With No Money

Well I’ve put together a list below of the best ideas I’ve heard and personally used. I hope you find it useful! The three basic strategies to starting a business without much money are: Delay the normal “business starting” activities like incorporating, hiring, renting office or retail space, etc until AFTER your business has started earning money. This is known as bootstrapping.Doing everything yourself and spending your personal time instead of hiring an expert. Start With The Easy Stuff: Eliminate Expenses Don’t rent an office! Legal Stuff and Incorporating Make a website for your business Getting a Logo Don’t hire a fancy graphic designer. Accepting Credit Cards Starting a service business where you consult, coach, teach, etc Creating Info Products.

- StumbleUpon. BACK TO THE FUTURE : Irina Werning - Photographer. I love old photos.

BACK TO THE FUTURE : Irina Werning - Photographer

I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to reenact them today… Two years ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future.. Now its time for KOREA, TAIWAN AND TOKYO. Pancho 1983 & 2010, Buenos Aires Fer 1970 & 2010 Buenos Aires Mechi 1990 & 2010 Buenos Aires Marita y Coty 1977 & 2010 Bs Aires Demian 1989 & 2010 London Cecile 1987 & 2010 France Nico Mella 1990 & 2010 France Oscar 1978 & 2010 Buenos Aires Ato 1992 & 2010 Buenos Aires. G A L L E R Y. 11 Memorable Images from the 1970s - Mental Floss. If I were forced to pick one decade to live in forever, I’d pick the ‘70s. While the times were full of upheaval, long gas lines, nuclear meltdowns and ugly wars, it was really the last decade before consumerism/commercialism started accosting us at every available opportunity.

It was the last decade before professional sports contracts went through the stratosphere. Music was still bought on vinyl for the most part, UHF was still a part of our day-to-day dialings (who remembers trying to watch inappropriate movies with a line through the middle of the screen?) , emergency breakthroughs were the hackers incipient call waitings, and flattering fashions like bell bottoms hadn’t yet given way to parachute pants.

Life was slower and economies weren’t yet fully globalized, which meant things were simpler. These memories, of course, are largely personal. 1. Neil Young of CSNY summed the Kent State tragedy up when he sang Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, We're finally on our own. 2. 3. 4. 5.