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12 inspirational shirt designs 2008-05-31 07:43:20 A while ago, I wanted to buy me myself a new shirt for the holiday. I ended up searching online for the most beautiful design shirt, but there's just so many to choose from. Here's a round-up from what I think are the 12 most awesome design t-shirts that can give you some inspiration.
If you're not so much into design, you might want to check out the 30 funniest and geekiest shirts. If you like f
You think you can design? Join the MTV Engine Room 2008-06-02 12:28:57 Simply answer the following question.
If your answer is "Yes", please read on.
MTV is doing a casting call on all digital artists out there. Together with HP they're looking for all kinds of digital artists around the globe for their new series called the Engine
Room.
Go to the website and send your digital art. This can be anything: Animations, websites, short films, sound mixes, digital art, y Read more:think
, design
[Imagedump] June 2008 - Part 1 2008-06-03 16:14:12 I know there are many people out there that like my blog for the monthly imagedumps. The month June has just started and I'll kick-it-off with another great picture collection. Here's a small collection of the best, funniest or coolest images from June 2008.
Don't forget to check out the other imagedumps and stick around to see part 2 of this month.
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[Contest] Summer 2008 Guest authors 2008-06-06 13:12:23 The summer vacation break is coming up soon over here and I'll be gone for almost one whole month (sorry folks!). Right now, I'm holding a contest, searching for all (potential) guest authors
out there that want to share one (or more) articles with the world by placing them on Marcofolio.net.
I'll personally review all submitted articles myself and will send a notification when the article is appr Read more:Contest
, Summer
, Guest
Making a 3d scene using 3d models in Photoshop 2008-06-08 05:30:36 One of the coolest new features of Photoshop
CS3 extended is the possibility to import 3d models
. Together with vanishing point they can really give you a good 3d look-and-feel in Photoshop.
In this tutorial, we'll be creating a nice 3d scene
using 3d models. This was my first time working with this technique, so I haven't perfect it (yet). Still, it's pretty fun to play around with and if you've
An interview with John Campbell: Creator of DesignBump 2008-06-10 03:15:28 DesignBump, a new community website especially for design, has just opened it's doors. I mentioned it before in the sideblog because I think this website has a lot of potential.
Today I had the chance to get an interview
of the man behind DesignBump: John Campbell
. He'll tell us some background information about this upcoming and growing website.
As you could have expected, I'm a registered membe
7 tips to optimize Joomla! security 2008-06-14 04:06:09 Last April Fools I made a joke that my website was hacked and turned upside down. When your website is really hacked, there's nothing funny about it.
Joomla
! is a great CMS that is used worldwide. For this reason, hackers often try to find a way to hack a Joomla! website. Here are 7 tips to optimize your Joomla! security
, preventing your Joomla! website getting hacked.
Always remember to make a r
Freebies: 4x High resolution textures 2008-06-19 06:21:07 Remember the Smashing Textures Contest? I joined the contest and 2 high resolution textures got picked (out of ten).
Even though the leftover eight didn't get picked, I still think some of they are really great to use as a texture. I personally picked my favorite four textures for your Photoshop needs.
You can download the four textures in one big pack from the download section, free for all kind Read more:Freebies
Free quality icon packs that'll make you drool 2008-06-29 10:00:00 IconsPedia is one of the leading resources where you can download high quality icons for free. I gathered a lot of quality icon packs
, for your inspiration but you can also use them where you want.
This article is showcasing free quality icon packs that'll make you drool, including 7 tutorials on how to create your very own.
Do you also have seen enough of your standard icons? Try using one (or m
Summer 2008 guest authors contest reminder 2008-06-26 15:21:55 Just a little reminder of the Marcofolio.net Summer
2008 Guest authors
contest. A while ago I told you about this contest with great prizes and the deadline will be this Sunday (30th of June).
So if you still want to participate, please react fast. Good luck everyone! You would help me out big time too.
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[Inspiration] The beauty of 3d typography 2008-06-24 15:57:11 Everybody loves typography in design. Playing around with characters in an awesome way really gets the attention of the viewer, especially when the typography is in motion.
This article is showcasing the most beautiful 3d typography for your design inspiration, including 5 tutorials on how to create your very own.
3d programs like Xara 3d or 3d Studio Max will make the 3d rendering easier, but Il Read more:Inspiration
[Imagedump] June 2008 - Part 2 2008-06-22 07:03:02 There are many people out there that like my blog for the monthly imagedumps. Because it's almost the end of the month June, I'll finish-it-off with another great picture collection. Here's a small collection of the best, funniest or coolest images from June 2008.
Don't forget to check out the the first Imagedump from this month.
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Stunning neon light 3d typography 2008-07-12 06:42:01 This tutorial is inspired by one of the creations I placed in the beauty of 3d typography article. By combining the powers of Illustrator and Photoshop, you can recreate this awesome technique.
Typography is a really hot topic at this moment in the design sphere and neon light
is and has always been an effective way to attract users. Combine these two to make some beautiful artwork.
Most of this Read more:Stunning
A Flash image viewer by reading directory contents 2008-07-12 06:29:06 As a web developer or programmer, you want to make your software as dynamic as possible. This means that you can easily change the code or contents, without digging in and rebuilding your original source.
(Flash
) Image rotators are a pretty effective and attractive way to show your images. Most of the times, these Flash image rotators are not dynamic and need to rebuild every time you want to chan
Freebies: "Old and Rusty" High resolution textures 2008-07-11 15:16:55 A while ago I placed another freebie (4x high resolution textures) online. I got a couple of reactions from people that really liked the textures. That texture pack has been downloaded over 100 times.
Now I'm presenting you another high resolution texture pack to download: Old and Rusty. This texture pack contains 5 high resolution textures from old and rusty objects.
You can download the "Old Read more:Freebies
[Imagedump] July 2008 - Part 1 2008-07-11 14:48:48 Time for another imagedump, just to make you smile and make your day better. Here's a small collection of the best, funniest or coolest images from July 2008.
Don't forget to check out the other imagedumps and stick around to see part 2 of this month.
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Breathtaking dual- and widescreen wallpapers 2008-07-28 12:03:34 Many people own a widescreen
monitor. This is mainly because most laptops are widescreen and more laptops than normal PC's are sold. Another thing that people love these days is working with dual screens (two or more screens). I'm working dual too: 15,4" on my laptop, together with a 21" widescreen. It really improves my workflow as a programmer / designer.
One of the problems with these wide scre
[Imagedump] July 2008 - Part 2 2008-07-27 10:59:48 I just came back from my awesome vacation and wanted to give my readers a better day. Here's another imagedump, with a small collection of the best, funniest or coolest images from July 2008.
Hope this will make a smile on your face. If not, you could also try checking out part one of this month. Enjoy!
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[Imagedump] August 2008 - Part 1 2008-08-12 13:42:20 We're already almost halfway this month, and the first part of this months imagedump hasn't been placed yet. But don't worry, here it is to save your day and cheer you up. Here's a small collection of the best, funniest or coolest images from August
2008.
Don't forget to check out the other imagedumps and stick around to see part 2 of this month.
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Outstanding HDR photos of machines 2008-08-09 13:07:40 Here's a no-brainer for you: Pictures of Machines / Cars + HDR equals? Answer: One hell of a combination. I mean, what's not to like? HDR photos
are a real hot topic these days and cars are already loved for a long time.
I selected 25 outstanding photos of machines
/ cars in HDR, just to take your breath away for a couple of minutes. So be warned: Don't forget to breathe.
Sit back and enjoy the r
Create a summertime compilation poster 2008-08-04 06:55:06 As some of my readers will know, I've been on a vacation for a while. I wanted to share the summertime feeling with everyone by creating a summertime compilation
poster.
In this Photoshop tutorial is explained how to create a nice compilation image: Cutting and selecting objects from pictures, placing and combining them in beautiful artwork.
You can download the PSD from this tutorial in the down
Spotlight: Inspiration from Javier Velasco 2008-08-02 14:59:06 Time for a little bit of design inspiration from other artists. Today in the spotlight, JavierVelasco
from Spain.
Javier Velasco was born in Madrid in 1974.He studied design at "Infographic Studies Centre" in Madrid before training in painting at the "Arco Verde" Artistic Centre in Madrid. He now works as Art Director for a company dealing in new technologies.
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, Inspiration
Proud to be a new 9rules network member 2008-09-04 01:35:19 Yesterday the 9rules network
released their list of accepted sites from round 7. And guess what: Marcofolio.net made the list and is now a 9rules member. I made it in round 7, together with a couple of blogs that I personally like too, like Fuel Your Creativity, Freelance Folder, Designer-Daily and Tutorial9 .
Examples of blogs that already are member of the network are SmashingMagazine, EliteB Read more:Proud
[Imagedump] August 2008 - Part 2 2008-08-29 16:32:33 Almost the end of the month, but the start of a weekend. What's a better way to start up your weekend with a lot of cool images to cheer you up and make you laugh? Here's a small collection of the best, funniest or coolest images from August
2008.
If you missed it, check out part 1 of this month. Also, don't forget to check out the other imagedumps!
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Place your feedcount in a random sentence 2008-08-28 06:22:55 CSS-Tricks is a great website from Chris Coyier (I've mentioned it before) that I'm sure you've heard of. Next to the high quality of articles, the design of the blog is simple, yet really good. One of the things I really like about the design, is the way Chris shows his feedcount in a sentence, that will change every time you refresh your browser.
I was wondering how he created this funny RSS sho Read more:Place
[Inspiration] Q-Dance festival logos 2008-08-24 10:11:31 Q-dance is one of the leading harder styles dance festival organizers of the world. I really love these harder styles (hardstyle / hardcore) of music and already visited a couple of these great dance events.
Every festival from Q-dance has their own logo. These logos are already really good, but what I like most about it is the fact that Q-dance changes the logo of the festival to the theme of the Read more:Inspiration
, Dance
Taking the plunge: Buying a MacBook Pro 2008-08-23 12:41:18 Hi there people! Just a quick personal note from me. School is about to start over here in a couple of days and I was always stuck with a 3-and-a-half-year old 800 MHZ laptop. I think you can imagine that this was a bad thing for me, being a programmer / designer.
With lots of thinking and checking out resources if it'll benefit me, I decided to buy a MacBook
Pro. Yesterday, I received my new lapt Read more:Taking
, plunge
, Buying
, MacBook Pro
Blog layouts before they were big 2008-08-19 13:56:51 Everything has to start small. The same counts for blogs. These days, the blog-o-sphere is dominated by a couple of blogs that have many readers. I'm pretty sure you've heard (and seen) blogs like PSDTuts, Abduzeedo and Noupe. One day, I hope Marcofolio.net becomes one of those big websites too.
But did you ever wonder, how these awesome websites looked liked in the good old days? Look no further,
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