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Elephant Wallpaper

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Today I was toying around with Adobe Illustrator with nothing really in mind and I ended up with a neat little wallpaper.

Since this wasn’t planned, there’s only a 1440x900 version of…

Mother of All Funk Chords by Kutiman

Today, a friend of mine sent me this video. I recognized the name since these videos have been making their way around the internet lately. I can see why.

These videos are…

Brand Spankin’ New Resume

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My previous resume was created years and years ago and I thought now would be a good time to freshen it up. It’s meant to read like I’m sitting in front of you telling you exactly what it…

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12seconds: Let Me Spoil a Movie For You

A joke (that I wont let die) is to spoil ever movie with the ending to Independence Day

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Productivity Tips for Independent Designers

When you’re running your own business you’re constantly juggling multiple tasks. I’ve been researching ways to be more productive and I realized that there are only a few that really work for…

Another Day in a Designer’s Life

YouSendIt is having a contest on Facebook where participant’s have to submit an essay about how the YouSendIt service saved their butts at one time or another. I decided to write up a short…

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An Evening with Kevin Smith

Tonight I went to The Warfield in San Francisco to watch a Kevin Smith Q&A session. I’ve always been a fan of Kevin Smith’s work, his podcasts, and his Q&A session so this was a real treat.

I…

From Sketch to Vector

I found this Illustrator tutorial especially helpful for taking a sketch and making it into a clean looking Illustrator piece. My only problem: I couldn’t draw to save my life.

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Taking your Site from One to One Million Users by Kevin Rose

Kevin shares the secrets to digg.com and wefollow.com explosive user growth. He covers nine unique strategies that turn passive users into passionate advocates.

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Taryn Simon Photographs Secret Sites



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Taryn Simon exhibits her startling take on photography —…

Paintball Pop Art

Amazing. A group of guys create a huge Marilyn Monroe piece using only paintball guns. Andy Warhol would be proud.

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Zombie Marriage

  • Joshua Mauldin: Have you seen Zombieland?
  • Jon Victorino: No, but I hear good things.
  • Joshua Mauldin: I'll throw my in the "good things" ring. I got my zombie movie hating wife to go and she dug it.
  • Jon Victorino: People that hate zombie movies exist?
  • Joshua Mauldin: I married one, dude.
  • Jon Victorino: YOU MARRIED A ZOMBIE!?
  • Joshua Mauldin: LOL!
  • Jon Victorino: Don't talk about her like that. She seems nice.

Monthly Wallpaper: October

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I thought today (being the first of the month) would make for a good excuse to create a new desktop wallpaper. I’m slowly learning how to create graphics in Cinema 4D so I started there….