‘photoshop’

design-tools

The Best [Non-CAD] Design Apps. Your Choice?

22 Nov, 2011 by in DESIGN

Not to get all personal with you on a Tuesday, but how many different design apps do you use? The non-CAD variety – the apps that help you document, store, take notes and generally be a nuisance to those who don’t like your repeated requests to join GMail or a Dropbox? There are likely a few and from the looks of this snazzy infographic cooked up by work-app discovery site BestVendor, you’re headed to the cloud and will likely smash anyone who badmouths your favorite app. Do you use any of these?

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Autodesk Sketchbook Pro for iPad. Wacom and Photoshop Killer? *Update*

01 Apr, 2010 by in NEWS

This Saturday, the end of people droning on about awesome iPhone apps ends and the start of people droning on about awesome iPad apps… begins. Yes, the iPad is here. Getting one? If you are, and your also into sketchin’ awesomeness with your nubbins, you’re gonna love this.

Earlier today, I got a heads up from Nick Harvey that acclaimed British actor Stephen Fry posted a couple iPad images that revealed something very revealing about what Autodesk may be revealing… in the next couple weeks.

Sketchbook Pro for the iPad. Sha.zaam. What does it look like? Take a gander… and while you do, ponder this… could it put the hurt on the face of Wacom and Adobe?

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Friday Smackdown: Shocka Locka!

16 Oct, 2009 by in SMACKDOWN

Foot stomps and smocks! Crazy smocks, as a matter of fact. You want one? I want one. Preferably equipped with pony smiles, blinking lights, and these links.

Theodoru Badiu – Everything from Paper head boy to Tentacle Monsters and one-legged spheroid birds. Teodoru has 3D characters down.
Making of “The Tattooed Skull” – Hey, it’s not a real skull, but it’s a real tutorial and guess what, it uses Photoshop.
High Speed – You like to break stuff and capture it breaking. You are weird and also cool. thanks Xea!
Seven Samurai Team Building – You too can attack your employees with sticks and build large fortifications against criminal elements. btw, GREAT MOVIE.
Dinosaurs in German TV – At first you’re like, that’s for real, then that’s so fake, then that is one huge freaky puppet.
Anatomy of Japanese Folk Monsters – Print these and hang them on your child’s wall. Later on, they’ll thank you for it.
Drawing is Thinking – It’s also fun and makes you less dumb. Milton Glaser.

Bonus! You got da Beat!
Stylophone! – Buy, iPhone, Cool Factor
Caribbean Finger Drums – hey mon, island jammin!
Ron “Typewriter” Mingo – “Hard Work, *Jazzy Sax Riff*, Hard Work”

Friday Smackdown: Bun Snap Kill

21 Aug, 2009 by in SMACKDOWN

Ya think a corndog, travellin’ 500 mph isn’t gonna make a couple onions burst or tear a hole in the universe? Well, it did and took half the city block and these links with it!

Markus Vogt – The Sci-Fi fantasy, surreal, and almost Gigeresque 3D/Photoshop art of Markus Vogt.
Reduce distractions from Co-workers – As if having to interact with them is bad enough, so here’s how to get rid of them. Get your saw out.
The Beetle Ceiling – An architectural marvel to behold. It’s odd, it’s shiny, it’s a bit creepy, it’s beetles.
Swebapps – Your turn to add to the app mania. Build your own mobile phone application in minutes. Not Free, but gives you an idea about price.
The Studley Tool Chest – A look inside the tool chest that defined the man. Poster being re-issued by FineWoodworking.
Save More by Doing Less – Ramit Sethi shows the practical approach to saving more of that willy, elusive cash.
Screenr – Instant screen capture for twitter, BUT you can embed it on any website or upload to YouTube. Easy.
50 Insane/Awesome Photoshop Brushes – The magic behind Photoshop, brushes. grab one or two and see what happens.

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Friday Smackdown: Jump Slam

05 Dec, 2008 by in SMACKDOWN

I don’t know what was so surprising about it. I mean, a jump kick to the face like that is rare but not uncommon. Granted, it was desktop lamp with no legs and spouting nonsense such as these links.

Strange Happenings – The crazy animation art of Sheharzad Arshad
MultiColr Search Lab – How cool would it be to search for photos dynamically with multiple color selections? This cool.
Takashi Okada – I’d tell you this was weird and inspirational, but you would have to see his web and print portfolio yourself.
Pictoral Periodic Table – The periodic table for those visual types, plus there’s a lenticular 3D version you can get.
ProjectOne Bike Customization – your own custom Trek Bike, cause it’s fun and expensive. The interface is SWEET.
Mechanical Elephant – Slap a brain in this thing and we’re all DOOMed to a future of serving mech-elephant overlords. frightening.
Quick Color correction How-to – Make those crappy photos pop with a few easy steps in Photoshop.
Trial By Fire Preview – Excitement. Tim Ferriss takes on task to master them in one week.