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Unique Clocks (Found on Etsy)

I’m in the market for a nice new clock. Since my current clock is about 10 years old, it’s a children’s clock, and frankly it’s been telling me the wrong time as of late. So, I’ve taken a look on Etsy and found some absolutely amazing, unique clock designs. What is Etsy? Etsy is an [...]

Photoshop Tutorial: Simple Cartoon/Comic Style

This is a very easy-to-achieve effect that I used in a small project recently. If your photo is a little bit comedic, or that’s the theme you’re going for, then adding a cartoon/comic-style effect might be a good idea. So I’ll be showing you a very quick way to take your photo from this: and [...]

50 Photoshop Postwork Actions

Although this pack was released in September 2007, I only just discovered it. See how the photo of the girl changes as you scroll downward? Those are all different photo effects that you can set up in Photoshop as actions. Pretty damn awesome! Take a look.

Texturise: Free Seamless Textures

Here we have another sweet resource for textures. This site has a twist though, they are tileable! Yep, that means you can tile them and they repeat seamlessly. Pretty sweet, eh? :P Story seems to check out as well, I checked and they do tile, so take a look over at Texturise.com!

Inspiration: Gallery of iPhone-Optimized Websites

For those web design freaks out there (hey, I’m one too!): CSS iPhone, a showcase of websites optimized for the iPhone. Check it out at CSSiPhone.com

Quick Links (#2)

Ahh… still a lack of updates, so here is another small collection of recent bookmarks. Good design: The ten commandments of Dieter Rams Maximize Traffic for Your Contest or Giveaway Using Twitter The Design Inspiration Tutorial Magazine Typeface Anatomy and Glossary A List Apart: Contrast and Meaning Rule Three: Contrast, Contrast, Contrast Inspiration: 50 Fantastic [...]

Artistic Web Design Found on deviantART

I actually always used to browse deviantART for inspiration for most things, but not so much anymore. One thing I can tell you without a doubt is that deviantART has plenty of amazing artists, and plenty of amazing web designers. Here are some very artistic/creative (possibly over-the-top) designs found on deviantART after browsing for just [...]

Packaging Inspiration – Beer

A respectably-sized roundup by Niki Brown from the Design O’Blog: Mmmmm Packaging Part 4 – Beer!. Some nice eye candy :)

Design Newz: New site from Spyre Studios

An awesome-looking new site launched by Spyre Studios. Looks like a winner, but will it stand the test of time? I hope so :) Looks like there is already plenty of content up on it, so go and check it out for design-related news, articles and all that.

Quick Links (#1)

I probably should have already been doing something like this, but I would have much preferred having Delicious bookmarks in the sidebar instead, as it would probably be much more efficient. But since I don’t have any ideas for posts at the moment, I thought I would share some cool links I’ve found recently. I [...]