I've branched out a bit here at Keenpixel and have begun selling stock files on the popular GraphicRiver, an Envato network site. I don't have much up there as of yet, but you can find some interesting vectors and cool textures.
Honestly I'm a bit surprised this Sandstone Texture Pack hasn't sold very well. It's an afternoon's work exploring my ...
No Comments / July 26th, 2009
In this day and age diversifying your streams of income is not only a smart thing to do but a necessity. Naomi of IttyBiz has summed this up quite nicely in an article entitled Why We’re Broke and How To Fix It.
I'm sure you'll find it an interesting read that will get you thinking about how you can stabilize ...
No Comments / November 4th, 2008
As designers we all go through periods when our creativity is low and ideas don't come as freely as they usually do. Here's a fun list of 5 ways to get the creative juices flowing again when they happen to become stagnant.
Smell -Visit a local retail store that sells scented soaps or candles. Get into it and smell everything that you can. Take notice of what scents really appeal to ...
No Comments / October 12th, 2008
I've been looking into pay article sites as of late, sites that pay you for quality content written on a broad range of topics. There are a few different ones out there that caught my eye, but then something new appeared on the radar.
It's called AddsYou and in their own words:...
No Comments / October 9th, 2008
Join Mozilla in setting a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in 24 hours on Download Day 2008!
Firefox 3 will be available for download on June 17th, 2008. Firefox is the safest and most customizable browser out there. It also doesn't break page layouts like a certain other browser that will remain nameless (coughIEcough). Help the Mozilla foundation reach it's world record by downloading the very latest version ...
2 Comments / June 16th, 2008
I just wanted to point out a great resource I recently came across: thumbalizr. It's a nifty tool that automatically creates pixel perfect thumbnails based on your size specifications. You can either set whether it captures the entire web page or just whats visible "above the fold". This will definitely come in handy for portfolio thumbnails, etc!
In their own words:
With thumbalizr you can take screenshots of any webpage ...
No Comments / December 18th, 2007
No Comments / October 15th, 2007
Besides being a valuable resource of new and inspired color palettes COLOURlovers has also proven to be a great repository of articles covering the different aspects of colors and how we interact with them. These articles include a series of color palettes inspired by famous landmarks, popular travel destinations and even astronomical details.
Here are a few of my favorite palettes:
The Painted Desert, Arizona
The Big Island of Hawaii...
No Comments / August 11th, 2007
The folks over at Freelance Switch have released yet another project in the advertising agency Miiingle. Representing such sites as flashden.net, FaveUp and NorthxEast it's sure to be a popular marketing asset to freelancers.
If nothing else pay them a visit and check out the snazzy orange design. (although I'm kind of leaning toward it being salmon!)
No Comments / August 5th, 2007
I thought I would take this opportunity at the beginning of a brand new month to list a few projects that are currently in the works.
- Stay tuned for a redesign of the Brambles Inn & Gardens website. The current design has served the inn well and continues to receive compliments. The inn has undertaken a new marketing initiative however and the redesign will accompany this effort. This initiative ...
No Comments / August 1st, 2007
It's been a bit of time since I set up the new website design and thankfully I've been busy with projects. I finally got a chance to upload some new portfolio pieces, both web and graphic design examples.
In summary they include:
website design for The Brambles Inn & Gardens
website design for Boyden Brook Body Works
business card design for Moss Boutique
website design for Nautilus Retreats
promotional print materials for Wright ...
No Comments / July 24th, 2007
