I know there are a 101 posts out there like this and I happen to click on every last one of them. What can I say, I’m a sucker for slick looking web pages. I liked this round up because it showcased a lot of really good designs that don’t make it into these sorts of list. Yes, there are a few staple websites on this list that always makes these sorts of list, but there are a lot that you might not have seen before.
Ever since I got my new iMac, I have been changing the wallpaper every few days. Today I desired to look for some cool typography desktop wallpapers. I was surprised with how many cool ones I found. Below are 30 of my favorites. Are you using any of these wallpapers right now? Which one is your favorite?
Photoshop brushes can often be an under utilized resource. Some consider them to be a novice for of design, but this post suggests otherwise. In this post you will see 16 websites that feature designs elements that can be recreated with Photoshop brushes and where you can find similar brushes.
18 Absolutely Stylish Designs Using Photoshop Brushes and How to’s
I have recently been using Twitter to find work for my Wordpress Designers website. (It’s in need of some TLC, I know) While replying to some tweets the other day, it dawned on me that the same basic principles could be used to promote stock work, be it Graphic River, Theme Forest, or any other stock website. You could even used the below method to promote your own stock files or designs.
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This is a cool post because rather than list off the same old tutorials and websites, it is actually a post full of content! That’s right, there are 50 ideas here on how you can become a better designer.
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I decided to share this link with you guys because I though maybe it would inspire some of you to create some cool Twitter vectors or graphics. This post has a ton of really cool Twitter inspired logos. They are all for Twitter based apps, websites, etc. I’d love to see anything you come up with if this post inspires some Twitter graphics.
While many people use sites like Graphic River to make some extra passive income, it is my opinion that they don’t do enough to promote it. Maybe they don’t want to because they think it defeats the purpose of passive income. I don’t know. I know some of you have a link on your website or blog to your stock portfolios or maybe even have an affiliate banner of some sort up there, but there is really so many other things you could do. I have come up with 10 super simple, and almost effortless ways you can promote your stock files. While all the example sin this post are related to promoting stock files, many of them translate easily into promoting your services as well.
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One of the best things about GraphicRiver is its growing community of insanely talented authors, buyers, and general design enthusiasts. Not only do we see amazing design work come through the submission queue every day, but our forums are filled with helpful and knowledgeable people willing to help each other out or share the many design resources available on the web. Participating in the forums can be valuable in itself, but it’s about to become a whole lot more valuable! We’re announcing the start of a Community Forums Competition! Win prizes by merely participating on the forums with fellow authors and buyers! Interested? Details inside.
Creative Curio blog regularly puts out some great tips on design, especially for print media. While the tips might be short, they are certainly sweet. So sweet in fact that I always click on posts from this blog that include the word “tip” in them. This post about poster design includes quite a few of them!
Jarel over at the Theme Forest blog did a nice collection of places to find inspiration at online. I figured that this was pretty relevant over here at Graphic River as well so I thought I would share it with you who might not currently keep up with the Theme Forest blog.
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