Adobe Flash Catalyst, Can’t Wait!

I cannot wait till this is released! If your a non-coding designer type check this out!!

Screenshot from Adobe Labs Flash Catalyst intro movie.

Adobe Flash Catalyst is a new application that Adobe has been working on for some time. It allows designers to make interfaces in their graphics apps such as Photoshop or Illustrator and then take them into Catalyst to add motion animations and interactivity WITHOUT CODING!

One of My First Wacom Drawings

©

This is one of my first digital paintings with a Wacom tablet. I have a Wacom Intuos 6×11 right now but soon I want to get a Wacom Cintiq 12WX.

colormunki from X-Rite & Pantone

colormunki is a color tool from X-Rite and Pantone which will profile your monitor, printer and projector and integrates with design applications to capture and create color palettes. You can capture colors from photos and anything that you can scan over with the device. Price is $499.

Check it out it looks cool.

Miniature Photographer Lori Nix

- photo used with permission -

I found this photographer on Cool Hunting. Her photography is very interesting and has that certain something that makes you want to keep looking at it. For me it’s the same feeling that I get from looking at very interesting historical objects.

Check it out I think you’ll like it and may be inspired by it, I was.
Make sure you watch the video.

Lori Nix’s website

http://www.lorinix.net/

Video about Lori Nix on Cool Hunting

http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2007/07/lori_nix.php

I hope my title is how you would like to be described Lori?

Library of Congress Photo Archives on Flickr

The Library of Congress has a flickr  account. They currently have two collections, News in the 1910s and 1930s-40s in Color.

Turner Classic Movies

I love TCM. I love their graphic design and I love old movies. They (or those they hire) just do everything right.

Here are some links to some TCM artwork and info.

• TCM Flash Banners
• Elvis: That’s the Way It Is – site done for TCM by The Chopping Block
• TCM’s old site done by The Chopping Block
• AIGA Turner Classic Movies Director of the Month
• from article in Communication Arts Interactive Annual 9: Turner Classic Movies
• Info about TCM’s online movie database

graphic design

Graphic Design Studio’s Directory

Here’s a directory of Graphic Design studio’s. I like looking at design studio’s sites for inspiration and to judge their quality. I haven’t looked at these yet but the list is big so there should hopefully be some good one’s?

graphic design

Wacom Tablet Artwork Video’s

Here are some inspiring video’s of artist creating artwork using Wacom Tablets.

Watch as artist draw and paint using a Wacom Tablet.

The Design Process

Photos illustrating the design process visually.

Link opens in a new window or tab.

Initial concept
Concept refined slightly
Client comp
Final printed piece