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Web Design: Awesome Magazine Style Sites

paulo — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:52:33 +0000

It's been a time since we had a web design post. There's one trend that I find really awesome and I enjoy very much everytime I find a site featuring this style. Magazine style sites are usually very beautiful and well design, and here are some examples.

From Fubiz to Justin Timberlake's site, these are great inspirations for every designer. There's not much to talk about it, so if you know any more of these magazine style sites, please, drop a comment! We'd love to check it. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did. Cheers! ;)

One Nation Magazine

Zaum & Brown

Justin Timberlake

B I G K I D

Food Tease

We are hunted

Typographica

Iinsight

CreativeDepart

The Book Cover Archive

UGSMAG

J Taylor Design

Kosh Creative

IndiePit

Fubiz

Filtersage

Sexxx Church

Cleveland Clinic

Sower of Seeds

About the author

Hello, everyone! I'm Paulo Gabriel, a 24 years old designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil. I work as a webdesigner since 2006, but websites and blogs have been a hobbie for me since 1999. Here in Abduzeedo, I try to bring only the hot stuff for you... and hope that all of you enjoy my posts! You may also follow me on Twitter.

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Inspiration from Skateboard Graphics - Book Giveaway

abduzeedo — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:51:24 +0000

I am a skateboarder and always loved everything about this lifestyle because that is what it is, a culture. As graphic designer, this culture has a lot influence in my work. From the "dirty type" and grunge style from David Carson, that he started in the 80's, being the art director of Transworld Skateboarding magazine until today with simply amazing illustration and skateboard graphics, it is quit difficult not get inspired by the skateboard culture.

Searching on the web I found a huge amount of sites discussing this subject, even at the 37signals blog they posted about it in the: ">A brief summary: Skateboard Graphics. Then I got my hands on the New Skateboard Graphics book from Mark Batty Publisher with lots of images and a little bit of the history behind the design on those graphics. So I decided to post about all of that, so I collected a few images from the web and book to share with you.

Also, I got a copy of the book New Skateboard Graphics book from Mark Batty Publisher to give away. To participate, just leave a comment. We will announce the winners next week.

About the Book

Skateboarding grew from a Southern California hobby born out of surfing to a nationwide trend, which developed into a visual style. While the bottoms of skateboards have always been adorned with graphics, back then only a handful of skateboard manufacturers existed. Today, vast amounts of visuals are created for skateboards, with more than 40 major brands in the market. Because of how the sport has grown, however, many of these graphics are used for only a season, and then are forgotten about - until now. From spreads of full-board designs to detailed crops of patterns and graphics, Skateboard Graphics features the best, most innovative work going on today. Interviews with designers and creators of major brands, like Joe Castrucci of Habitat and Jamie Thomas of Zero, will help elucidate this colorful phenomenon.

Inside the Book

From the Web

A brief summary: Skateboard Graphics - from 37signals

Other links: 220+ Stunning Creative Skateboard Graphics at spoongraphics.co.uk

About the author

My name is Fabio Sasso, I'm a graphic/web designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil and I'm the founder of Abduzeedo. I hope we can share lots of information, tips, and ideas through Abduzeedo. Also you can follow me on Twitter or my personal site at http://fabiosasso.com.

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Daily Inspiration #244

abduzeedo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:47:32 +0000

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it, also use "Daily Inspiration" in the subject, and don't forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo

If possible use the HTML code: <p class="imgC"><a href="Link to the page you found the image"><img src="Link to the Image" /></a></p>

aKee

akuji

Amanda

Candynice

industrial

DrifterWay

Fabiano

Empire Of Sun - Walking On A Dream from Music on Vimeo.

CRAZY ENOUGH - Title Sequence from Jr.canest on Vimeo.

Fabio

vice versa from jacques khouri on Vimeo.

fjksd

GolfPunk

grafi-ray

Klekurton

Kristian Nielsen

julien

irvingling

Max Nolan

Paulo

SilentBob

tomato

Timon Weerstand

Via Twitter

Send your suggestions via Twitter to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo using #abdz in the end of the tweet.

@ashanjay

@Paul_oO

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85 Great Tattoos as Art and Inspiration #2

GisMullr — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:54:09 +0000

As our previous 85 Great Tattoos as Art and Inspiration post was a big hit and we received several comments about it from our readers, we decided to do a sequence of it! The difference is that for this one we pick some samples of the work from the artists and studios that the readers suggested at the last post. As we received a huge amount of suggestions we will have to brake them to be able to show all of it to you... so here goes the part 2 of the 85 Great Tattoos as Art and Inspiration. Hope you like it!!

Click at the images or at the artists/studios name to visit their website! And thanks for all the comments and suggestions... Enjoy! :)

Eddy Deutsche Tattoo

getmooretattoos - Steve Moore

Grimemonster

HBomb.ca Tattoos

Heidi Hay Tattoo Studio

Heidi Hay

Niki

Hyperspace Studio

Guy Aitchison

Michele Wortman

Ignition Tattoo

Jamie

Nikko

Ronnie

Jason Vaughn Tattoos and Artworks

Kamil Tattoos

King Carlos Tattoo

Calle

Maria

Jolly Jonny

Mordenti Tattoo

Nick Baxter

Paul Booth's Last Rites Tattoo Theatre

VIMBY - Tattoo Artist Paul Booth

Robert Hernandez Tattoos

Sabine Gaffron Tattoo

Saira Hunjan

The Leu Family's Iron

Filip Leu

Uncle Allan

Valerie Vargas Tattoo

Yellow Blaze Tattoo Studio

Shige

About the author

Someone with a bachelor degree in Foreign Trade that really likes technology, design, photography and creativity. A person ‘digging’ a new way as a ‘geek apprentice’, blogger 'wanna be' and a communication lover! Current location: Porto Alegre, RS – Brazil
Twitter user: gismullr

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60 Interesting Lomo Fisheye Shots

amanda — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:50:26 +0000

I turned 17 last month and for my birthday a friend of mine gave me a Lomography Fisheye 2! I was really excited and wanted to check out what these babies could do before I took mine out for a spin.

I know some of you guys don't particularly like Lomography because of the toy cameras. but I'll be the first one to admit that I really appreciate and, dare I say, love this style. Not to mention all the really unexpected things that you find when you develop the film! The light leaks, grain, over-saturation and high contrasts.

I gathered here a few Lomography fisheye techniques that I found interesting. Some of these were taken with other Lomography cameras, like the Diana and LC-A+ with a fisheye lens adapter attached. I'm really digging the underwater pictures and the cute animal ones :)

As always, if you have any images that you took or maybe some cool pictures you've come across and you'd like to share with us, please drop me a line on Twitter and/or Facebook. And if you have any suggestions for my next photography post, send them my way too! I'd love to hear from you!

Dirk

Liana Garcia Joyce

Chang Shanti

Graham Morrison

Lisa

Thomas

Gavin Strange

Michelle

Abbie Freeman

John Manoogian III

Josa

Johan

Jeremy Villasis

Luca Soffici

Liad Cohen

Lesley Silvia

Kristin Tachibana

Antonio Martinez

Jena Ardell

Albert Catalan

Jen and Mutley

Wendy Capili

Squid Vicious

Vilja Selde

Morgan Maassen

SunWai Ho

Daniel Horacio Agostini

14-2-1

A-Zhan Chen

Kinzica

Geiza Dobashi

Fakhar

Ryan

Sam

Sarah Keogh

Sasha Nikitin

Boris Karaulov

Matteomm

Malabarista Lunar

Teresa NP

Johnny Klemme

Dariogarofalo

Tim Williams

Josh Chen

Rob Schrecongost

Nuno

Carriedee

Feralicken Tucker

Hayden

Richard Anthony Morris

Rebecca

About the author

I am Amanda Macedo - a student, photography enthusiast, and lover of life. I eat, sleep and breathe art, and I hope to share with you some of my thoughts and findings here at Abduzeedo as I further my discovery of graphic design. You can also find me on Twitter: @amlight

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Case Study "Thicker Than Matter" by Spizak

paul0v2 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:17:19 +0000

In this case study by the great Spizak, you will be able to see step by step how he created one of his last piece "Thicker Than Matter", this art is so good on details and coloration that I wouldn't miss the case study. Enjoy!

For more visit spizak.com and behance

Celebrity: Doug Anderson, UFC.
Photography: Lionel Deluy
Agency: Factory311 for Evolution Exhibition, Los Angeles.

Case Study

final

Ancient primeval warrior in frozen cave.

Close ups

About the author

Hi! I'm Paulo Canabarro and I'm here to post some really cool stuff for you, if you have any ideas or any requests please get @ me - paul0v2@abduzeedo.com you can also Follow me on twitter!

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Fantastic Fire Round Up: Photography, Illustrations and Logos

paulo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:54:06 +0000

Fire has to be the most misterious of the 4 elements of nature. It warms you up in a cold night, but it might also kill you if you house is caught on fire. Probably the most interesting choice is to respect it, no matter water. As we say here in Brazil: he how plays with fire, wets his bed. :p

Also, there's plenty artistic representation of this element, through various arts, and the ones featured in this post: photography, illustrations and logos. These are really fantastic, and I know you all like it! If you got some art based on fire, please, share with us!! Cheers!

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Amazing Images from Evoke's Spectrum

abduzeedo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:34:51 +0000

Evoke has launched a new exhibition called Spectrum. As usual, there are some really inspiring artworks from artists from all over the globe. The Spectrum exhibition is also a tribute to color, so it is not necessary to say anything else, just check the images :) Here we will feature a few previews but we highly recommend that you visit their site for a hi-res image.

Welcome to Evoke's 21st Exhibition, "Spectrum"!

This tribute to color is truly sensational and we are honored to share it with you! Spectrum is a smaller pack than usual, but for what it lacks in size, Spectrum delivers a knockout in quality. Our artists went head first into their craft to ensure the highest calibre exhibition for your viewing pleasure. Simultaneously, the Evoke audio department, now headed by our very own Keith Alban aka brainst0rm, has also delivered several knockout tracks to accompany your visual experience.

Some Images

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Daily Inspiration #243

abduzeedo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:35:29 +0000

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it, also use "Daily Inspiration" in the subject, and don't forget to send your Abduzeedo username; or via Twitter sending to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo

If possible use the HTML code: <p class="imgC"><a href="Link to the page you found the image"><img src="Link to the Image" /></a></p>

akee

akuji rocks

Candynice

Chris Trueman

Design Spartan

Diesel Laws

Fabiano

Fabio

Sushi Express 5D mark II 720p from sushiexpressthemovie on Vimeo.

Gisele

GolfPunk

gotinzo

Henry Hingst

industrial

Jasmine12

p class="imgC">

Jeroen van Eerden

Jonny McCauley

kaethor

Klekurton

kosova

KSKinio

r3qui3m

Rhett Dashwood

RicardoFX

ShockCreator

SilentBob

subgrafix

tarek

Via Twitter

Send your suggestions via Twitter to http://twitter.com/abduzeedo using #abdz in the end of the tweet.

@iphone360

@kirtschi

@lokonarede

@MateToth90

@Paul_oO

@vivisektor

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Interview with British Designer Neil Duerden

paul0v2 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:23:57 +0000

Neil Duerden is an experienced designer/illustrator from UK and in this interview he is sharing a bit of his work life and also giving some tips for the young designers, and you get a little taste of his work while you read, check it out.

For more visit neilduerden.co.uk

Let's start with the usual, tell as a little about your self and what you do?

I'm a self confessed mac monkey is based in a rural miners cottage 20 miles north of Manchester, I create pieces that combine elements from mixed media, photography that are interlaced with complex vectors to create pieces that always hit the brief for clients all around the world. My art is from the heart and this passion shows through clever usage of the latest technology and hand rendered techniques alike. I am always hungry for commissions and love what I do.

For how long you been doing this and what keeps you going for more?

I've been in the creative industries nearly 20 years. Starting as a studio junior and ending up as an art director. I found that a lot of agencies have a "wallpaper". approach to advertising. By this I mean they won't try and push the boundaries for clients in terms of their direction and customer-base. I found this frustrating I believe that to cross sell a product or service through clever advertising is what it is all about. This made me re-evaluate where I was going creatively, so I decided that commercial illustration was the way forward for myself. This was a build up of both personal pleasure, as I love what I do, and for-filling briefs for aspirational clients.

Describe to us what's your typical day of work.

Get up at around 6am and have a healthy breakfast, help my girlfriend get the kids ready for school and then prepare for my day ahead. I start by looking what projects i have on and making sure there's enough hours in the day and schedule everything in. I'll then get started on the illustrative work and the morning always flies by as it's a pleasure to work on most projects. A quick lunch away from the screen and then straight back to work with music always flowing. I always make sure I have time for an evening meal with my family then depending on work load either back to it or spend a little leisure time. This can involve anything from watching a film with my kids through to caving, climbing or mountain biking with friends (it always involves a sneaky beer or two after as well). This gives me such a balance of life, as I live and work in a beautiful part of the UK it never becomes boring or mundane.

What kind of music do you play to get you going through the day?

Music is essential, I work with it constantly in the background and listen to everything from Radiohead through to Dance. I have a passion for quality hifi too, I believe that music should sound as it was intended too and not compromised by poor equipment. At the moment in the background there's Keane playing which seems to be on my playlist more and more at the moment but earlier I was listening to PWEI. It's all good and keeps me going throughout the day.

Where do you find inspiration?

Inspiration comes from many sources, this can be as direct as the art directors briefing through to noticing details in nature. I completed a piece a few weeks back that was inspired from the geometric pattern of the seeds of a cucumber:). All you have to do is open your eyes to the world around you.

Once you start working on a Piece, what's your working process?

I take a briefing and then dependent on the looseness either come up with a few solutions to the campaign or start directly on the creative treatment. Each and every job demands a different approach, the one that fits best. I also keep the client informed and email them and discuss the project at every stage to keep the job on track and right for both the agency and end client. At the end of the day commercial illustration is about selling a product or service, this needs to be the main objective in the most creative way possible.

What advice you give for young designer/illustrators that are starting on their journey now?

Get a job in an ad agency first! This will give you a broad scope on how the whole"big advertising machine" works. It's not just about making things look pretty and to be successful you need to understand this from a ground level upwards.

Thank you very much for this interview, and I will leave the last words for you.

I'd like to say thanks to all the clients past and present and also thank the team at Abduzeedo. Also all you illustrators out there keep enjoying creating, thats what keeps us all going!

About the author

Hi! I'm Paulo Canabarro and I'm here to post some really cool stuff for you, if you have any ideas or any requests please get @ me - paul0v2@abduzeedo.com you can also Follow me on twitter!

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