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Free Wallpaper by Daniele De Nigris

fudge — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:28:29 +0000

The amazing work of Daniele De Nigris has already been featured on fudgegraphics. DND was kind enough to give me permission to distribute one of his wallpapers for free. The wallpaper comes in 3 different resolutions which should cover most conventional screens. Make sure to visit his flickr stream which is filled with more gorgeous art.

Download Wallpaper:

1920×1200 (suitable for 1440×900)

1600×1200

1280×1024

Mac Tip: Master the Screencap Function

fudge — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:14:31 +0000

Every once in a while you need the screen capture function, maybe it’s because you can’t download an image from flickr but still want it in your library or you need to record your workflow for a tutorial. Whatever the reason, Mac OSX offers two simple shortcuts to grab a screenshot. The first one makes a simple fullscreen shot. Just use the combination “apple+shift+3“. It should save it as png on your desktop. At least those were my default settings. It even makes a nice shutter sound.

The second shortcut is what makes it interesting. Clicking “apple+shift+4” gives you a little crosshair which lets you draw a rectangle of the screen portion you want grab. It works exactly like the Marquee tool in Photoshop. Once you’ve started your selection you can release the keys (not the mouse click) and

hold ALT to draw from center
hold SHIFT to constrain height or width (depending on your next mouse movement)
hold SPACE to move the current selection

Once you’ve released the mouse you’ve got a perfectly cropped picture. This technique saved me already quite some time and we all know how precious time is in a designer’s life.

fudgegraphics is on twitter

fudge — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:56:12 +0000

It took some self-convincing but I finally gave in and joined Twitter. I’m not sure how much I will use it and whether it’s really worth it or just another social site to waste time on. If I believed what I read about it I’ll be hooked in about 2 weeks time. Only time will tell. Anyways, you can follow me here. Having an addictive personality (coffee, tea, cigarettes, …) I’m sure I’ll be abusing the service soon.

Free Wordpress Theme Editor Kit

fudge — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:37:51 +0000

BittBox has just undergone a complete re-design and it looks great. Since my coding skills are anything but good I am always looking at other blogs and what themes they used/modified. That’s how I discovered WP Themer Kit. All you need to know is CSS to create your own awesome theme. It comes with 6 templates with different widths and number of columns. I just downloaded the WP Themer Kit and it really looks easy to use, even for a noob like me. I will probably re-code fudgegraphics using it. Hopefully that will get rid of some bugs in my current theme.

Get Free Exposure on Fudgegraphics

fudge — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:35:44 +0000

If you followed fudgegraphics for a while you will have noticed that I love to feature the works of fellow designers. If you want your designs to gain some free exposure please send me a mail at info[a]fudgegraphics[dot]com or leave a comment on this post. I will gladly take a look and if I like what I see I’ll write about it. You don’t even have to be the artist. I encourage everyone to suggest graphic designers who deserve to get exposure on fudgegraphics.

Featured Artist: Nelson Balaban

fudge — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:44:59 +0000

Nelson Balaban is only 19 years old which makes his art that more impressive. This Brazil based graphic designer works as a freelancer under the alias of XTRABOLD. Visit his portfolio for more inspiration.

Free High Resolution Photoshop Brushes: Stencil Alphabet

fudge — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:57:35 +0000

After the huge success of my Watercolour Brush Sets I decided to throw in a new set of high resolution photoshop brushes. This set contains 26 brushes, every letter of the alphabet, with resolutions of 1850+. As for the procedure, I printed all the letters on single sheets and cut hem out. Then I used black spray paint to transfer it onto white paper. I used the Disco Deck font as stencil.

Preview:

Download Brush Set:

contains 1 .abr file - 56 Mb

Feel free to send me your designs. I am always curious as to how people put my freebies to use.

Extraweg releases new t-shirt designs

fudge — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:03:33 +0000

20 year old Oliver Latta from Germany has just released his new Extraweg T-shirts. They look great and only cost between 22 to 25 Euros. Apart from his clothing graphics he also got a nice little portfolio on deviantArt.

Featured Artist: Andrio Abero

fudge — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:14:07 +0000

Andrio Abero has established 33rpm in 2000 and has been working for the Seatlle music scene for almost 10 years before moving to New York. I love his strong concepts and impeccable execution. His designs are among the greatest music poster graphics I’ve ever seen. Apart from prints Andrio also does web design and illustrations for publications. Take 20 minutes of me-time and dive into his portfolio.

fudgegraphics has yet another design

fudge — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:42:29 +0000

Yes I know! I just can’t help it. I wasn’t happy with the design and decided to give it a new look. Hopefully this design is more user-friendly. Please let me know if there are any bugs.