50+ Kick Ass Logos for Inspiration
"I looked at over 2000 logos on various inspiration sites to grab the
50+ best logos (in my opinion) to fuel your logo design inspiration. Some more resources below the post."
Moving Beyond Modernism in 6 Easy Steps
Moving Beyond Modernism is a simple guide for architects that was originally included in Issue 2 of Something Interesting Kit. Full Instructions after the jump.
Original art available to purchase online
Based in Sydney, Australia, STUPIDKRAP.COM is an artist-run portal and on-line store, featuring EXCLUSIVE limited-edition high-quality art prints and collectables, by your favorite underground artists.
Semi Permanent 2008 highlights
Rockstar designer, Stefan Sagmeister, Beautiful and barely legible type by Marian Bantjes. Time based visual treats from Oz outfit Collider (check out BMW hydrogen & MTV awards work), More time based wow from Danny Yount, Live interaction genius Joel Gethin Lewis via United Visual artists, Kiwi photographer Derek Henderson, Kate Bezar was very inspiring with the back story about her interview mag.
Flickr groups for designers
Comprehensive list of inspirational imagery for designer types
The History of Graphic Design
Check out this great online resource posted for the design history students of The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. While the design of the site itself is somewhat lacking, it's an excellent look at the evolution of graphic design. Every thing from the development of handwriting to contemporary design is covered with many photos and links to more info.
Linotype FontExplorer® X
Highly recommended font management software, FontExplorer® X has a simple but powerful interface (reminiscent of iTunes). The mac version is available for download but the pc version has been in Beta testing for over 6 months and the new version is yet to be made public.
Chris Heaphy - Sea of Tranquility exhibition
Lots of colourful skulls, heads and corpses. Read the Herald review or see the exhibition on now at Gow Langsford.
Show hidden files on a mac
How to show/hide hidden files (e.g. htaccess on a mac): http://www.dearcali.com/show-hidden-files-on-a-mac/
Create striped background images
Like the one on this page, only better: www.stripegenerator.com
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Colour
Online Color Tools
Color Palette Generator, ColorBlender, ColorMixers, ColorJack: Sphere, GenoPal Online, kuler, ColorToy 2
Downloadable Software
The Color Schemer, ColourMod Colour Picker, ColorZilla Extension for Firefox, Pantone to RGB and CMYK, Color Oracle
Color Schemes
Colour Lovers, ColorBurn Winning Schemes, Fashion Trendsetter, Color palette predictions for the 2007 home, Grammy Award Winning Album Colors, Daily Color Scheme, kuler
Individual Colors
List of colors, Color List, Color Shades, Web 2.0 Colour Palette, Color in Motion
References
Color guidelines for brands, The Art of Camo, Color Rules of Thumb, CMYK (for Those Who Do RGB), Colour Schemes, Colour (Web Page Design for Designers), Colors Found in Nature, List of palettes (Wikipedia), Why Color Matters, Color theory (Wikipedia), Choosing color combinations
Stockyards
NZ: Photo New Zealand, mychillybin
International: iStockPhoto, Getty Images
Free: Stock Exchange