The internets never stop - even when you are on vacation! I came home to tons of helpful and inspiring links in my inbox and feed readers. I hope you enjoy this link mix of articles, icons, screencasts and copycat designers. Leave a comment and let us know if we you know of any other great content published this week!
I get so caught up in the world of web that I sometimes forget about print design! I thought I would scour the web for helpful print links and articles. Hope you enjoy this round up filled with handy tutorials and resources for all things print!
Lots of bloggers and designers are making the jump from blogging to video and podcasting. It’s always nice to put a face and a voice to the names you see on the web. Check out this list of video blogs and podcasts that cover tutorials and interviews from print to web design.
Creattica is blessed with an active and interesting community! So I’ve pooled up some of the best links that you’ve sent our way for our monthly Creattica Community Linkup.
I can’t get through all the great links in one month, so keep sending those links in!
Timothy Blake from Creative Nerds sent over this link to his article 30 Cool Creative Cartoon Character Tutorials. Time to sharpen up your digital pencil and get drawing!
This article features a mixture of Photoshop and illustrator tutorials. 30 Cool Creative Cartoon Characters, each is a Great tutorial which will guide you through the step by step process on how to create a cool cartoon character.
Designer Sean O’ Grady has been putting together a tutorial on how to design a WordPress 2.7 theme. It’s a rather huge undertaking, so you’re interested, check out part one on The Basic Structure and Header, and part two on File Separating And The Loop.
Lee Munroe has an excellent little article detailing the “break outside the box” web trend. The article also has a mini-tutorial on how to achieve this effect!
Nice example of simple and space saving usability - Check out Stefano J. Attardi’s demo that uses labels and java script to simplify the form building process.
Font Shop has an exellent glossary of common type terminology - sort of like a type 101. Great resource for newbies!
Designer Tom Ross puts together a step-by-step tutorial on how to design a stunning sneaker advert.