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1. Not every image will lend itself well to a repeating background. I like to select a portion of an image that already has a bit of a pattern to it and also has similar colors, say for example a group of flowers. For this tutorial, I’ve chosen an 800×600 portion from a picture of spring fruit tree blossoms. For now it is much easier to work with a larger image than a tiny one; you can resize the tile when it is finished. The objective of this tutorial is to modify the photo so that the bottom edge matches up with the top edge and the left edge matches with the right creating a seamless, repeating background when it is tiled.

   

2. Turn the photo inside out so that all of the corners are inverted to the center of the photo. Do this by choosing the Offset filter: (more…)

A small custom built die might only cost you between $40-$80 from a reasonable die cutter. Even with your printer marking that up and the extra bindery time, a set of 1000 4-color custom die cut business cards will only run you about $400. If you have the budget for it, a die cut business card can be an extremely nice touch and the “little something” that sets yours apart.
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Our creative business cards post went down very well so I decided to take a look at some more print-based design today. I scoured the net looking for creative examples of advertising. Some are funny, provoke discussion or are just damn clever. Enjoy these examples this fine friday …

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Your business card carries the brand of your company and represents yourself, a well designed and printed card can impress and make people take notice and remember you which is what you’re aiming for. A badly designed or printed card can leave a bad impression or even worse be simply forgotten.

Im currently researching creative business cards as I felt it’s about time I made some up for my company, there are many examples of great business cards and today we will be showcasing 15 of the best, Enjoy …

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Designers need somewhere great to work to do their best work - be it a desk with 4 huge screens and a mountain of technical equipment or a laptop sat in your garden it helps the creative process along. Here we scour the internet for examples of workspaces; some good, some bad, some cluttered, some clean - we take a nosey at where we people are doing their work …

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Pixel art is a technique that appeared when the early 2d computer games first appeared, the technique then seemed to disapear when 3d games became popular. Now with mobile gaming and a thirst for retro-cool, pixels are coming back. In this article we will take a look at some examples of great pixel art and then learn some of the techniques involved - all you need is any graphics program from MS Paint to Photoshop and lots of patience. Lets get cracking …

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