Retro Video Game Designs

INSPIRATION by Tyler | July 28, 2021 | 10 Comments »

It is amazing to see how much technology has changed form the 1980 until now. Now with CSS sprites, pixelated art and retro 80′s design coming back in style, I thought we would take a look at some retro games from the past. In this article we are going to look at some retro video game from the 80′s and 90′s of some games I played when I was younger.

Be sure to comment on some retro games you used to/still play.

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Inspirational Black and White logo designs

INSPIRATION by Gagan | May 18, 2021 | 25 Comments »

1. The importance of the sketch

Any professional logo designer starts their work firstly by interviewing the client(s) and secondly by searching the Internet for similar works as their project. After completing the ladder they will continue with the most important step, namely: sketching. Most of the amateurs skip this step leading to a grave error. Sketching supposes that the creator takes a pencil and draws on paper lots of possibilities ignoring totally the PC for now. To draw only in pencil is very important. Colors shouldn’t be utilized; the concept is the only thing that matters in this step. Conceptualization on a computer with the help of appropriate software is the next step and only after that we can handle the potential colors of it. In this manner of thinking a black and white logo should be an incomplete work but do not worry, it isn’t true!

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Excellent Examples of Using Photos in Web Design

INSPIRATION by Tyler | May 10, 2021 | 4 Comments »

Check out my latest article on Six Revision, as we take a look at some really very inspiring web designs that use photos as their main focus.
Using photos as a design element and central piece in a web design is a great way to get a point across to the viewers or to just add more depth into the design. We are going to look at some examples of two popular ways of using photos in a web layout: using a large photo as your background and using a photo as the central focus in the header.(Link)

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Inspirational Vintage Poster Designs

INSPIRATION by Tyler | May 4, 2021 | 15 Comments »

Vintage posters are a great way to use new technology, along with some creative skills to create something that looks old. With programs like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, many talented artists are creating some really inspiring retro styled, colored and textured posters designs. Here is a list of some of those talented designers.

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Amazing Album Cover Art

INSPIRATION by Tyler | April 21, 2021 | 19 Comments »

One of my favorite parts of getting a new CD is looking through all the artwork. Now with iTunes and all the other places to digitally download albums and songs, it seems like album art is starting to die off (or at least in decline). This article is a list of some well designed album covers (although there are a lot more) which are split up into five categories; illustrations/paintings/design, minimal design, photo based design, photo manipulation, and covers where the title and band is within found objects.

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Outstanding Inspirational Simpsons Art

INSPIRATION by Tyler | April 15, 2021 | 12 Comments »

The Simpsons are the iconic American family with the Mother, Father and 2.5 kids. The creator Matt Groening has a style that can be easily recreated while at the same time has that stylized look of its own. With such a huge fan base it isn’t a wonder that people want to duplicate the family as well as all the other characters in the show. We have gathered a group of art that people have created by using the Simpsons style, as well as using their own style on the characters.

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Funny and creative advertisements

INSPIRATION by Tyler | March 31, 2021 | 11 Comments »

In order to have a good, creative ad not only do you need to be/have a good ad designer to create a good layout, you also need a good company willing to pay the money for the clever advertisement, as well as someone to come up with the idea in the first place. This group of ads pulls those three elements to create memorable advertisements that makes you think, laugh, and most of all remember them.

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Nettuts+: Awesome Dark Portfolio Sites

INSPIRATION by Tyler | March 25, 2021 | 1 Comment »

These days, a portfolio is a must. What we have here is a list of dark portfolio websites that are split up into common groups that most portfolios fall in. The last group will be for those experimental dark layouts, where the designer tries something different.

Check out my latest article from Nettuts+: Awesome Dark Portfolio Sites

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Amazing Concept Car Drawings

INSPIRATION by Tyler | March 2, 2021 | 17 Comments »

Concept car drawings are a great way of starting out and getting all the bugs out of your concept before spending all the time rendering it. Even if these drawing have no intention of becoming 3D renderings, they are amazing just as they are. These concept cars use a combination of Photoshop, some vector, as well as traditional hand drawn techniques.

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