Swooshy Winter Olympic vector effects in Illustrator


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An interesting tutorial from Layers magazine:

In this tutorial we’re going to explore the graphics created for the Olympic Winter Games recently held in Vancouver, British Columbia. Throughout the winter games, they had a continuing graphic theme of very stylized vector art. Here, we’ll achieve a similar effect using only Adobe Illustrator and a PSD file of a snowboarder. Follow along below to learn more about vector graphics.

It’s sometimes strange to realize that, despite the fact that I live in Illustrator for making my comics, I really only use a small portion of the application.

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Vector Effects in Adobe Illustrator

July 19, 2010 | No Comments

The Friday Cool: Star Wars Sound Effects Quiz

Sound bites to test your Star Wars ear.

I got 100%. Just so you know.

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Star Wars Sound Effects Quiz!

July 16, 2010 | No Comments

Assload of typography resources


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Smashing Magazine has collected a ton of resources for your typographical and fontological needs.

Really cool.

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50 Helpful Typography Tools And Resources

July 15, 2010 | No Comments

The Winchcombe: Second Flight

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Check out the new episode of The Winchcombe:

SECOND FLIGHT

Decker returns to The Winchcombe determined to repair his stained reputation. He doesn’t have much luck.


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July 14, 2010 | No Comments

Eight pretty obvious questions for comics creators

Some specific to print comics, and some of them apply to all mediums.

But the point is that putting aside a little time to think about your audience and your medium of choice is a good idea.

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Eight Questions for Comics Creators

July 13, 2010 | No Comments