Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category

The amount of blogs today numbers in the hundreds of millions, and standing out in such a massive crowd is hard. Getting readers is even harder. Which is why many blogs plaster themselves with pointless features that dwarfs their content and makes them look outright childish. Read on for a few tips on adding a bit of professionalism to your blog, and less clutter and pointless features. Read the rest of this entry »

Tree logos are used by many companies in various industries around the world. The use of the tree logo is a universally recognizable symbol which represents many things, some of which are life, wisdom, strength, protection and abundance. The popularity of tree logos is due to certain characteristics attributed to them, including the following:

• First, tree logos have an effective visual impact by illustrating growth and prosperity.
• Also, the image of a tree induces thoughts of stability and strength which companies hope to convey.
• The placement of the fruit, leaves and branches is vitally important in representing the company’s business focus.

By using a tree logo for a company, a designer is telling the world, graphically, that a company is successful, stable and able to grow.

In this article, we will show you 30+ inspirational tree logos used by various industries. It is vital that the designer does not end up with an illustration of a tree but a tree logo which is achieved by making sure that the drawing style, colors, surroundings, layout, etc. are unique and appropriate for the company the tree logo represents. Check out the effective use of tree logo designs by companies that have successfully utilized the universal symbol of the tree to represent their businesses. Read the rest of this entry »

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With WordPress releasing it’s third (3rd) major iteration to the open source platform, we’ve seen more developers joining the crowd to release plugins en mass. Although the free options for plugins may seem endless there are software firms offering concrete premium plugins at very affordable prices. These generally contain never-before-seen features and offer help documentation for those less tech-savvy.

It can come when we least expect it, when we are happily playing our favorite game and diligently working on the report due tomorrow. Then, all of a sudden, when we are just right about to save our progress, the blue demon appears, stares at you straight in the face and tells you that some sort of fatal, non-recoverable error has occur. You can cry, curse or swear, but nothing will change the fact that your hard work has all gone to the drain. Nobody will mistake that mocking blue screen for anything but a big FAIL. Yes, it’s the infamous blue screen of death, or BSoD for short. Oh, how we dread seeing one. Read the rest of this entry »

In this quick tutorial I will show you how to add a dotted bitmap effect to your designs and create a layered print-style illustration. Read the rest of this entry »