Community Art Week #4: A Showcase of the WeGraphics Design Community

The Blank Slate: Mac or PC?

Newsby Nathan Brown

It's the ago old question that every designer has answered at some point in their career. It has sparked many debates, some even a bit heated at times. Which ever platform you choose, it sort of defines you in a way. Sometimes whether you want it to or not. It's a simple question with a not so si...

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Web Tutorial: Designing and Coding a Clean Multi Purpose Website

Tutorialsby Sergei Tatarinov

Making a nice little website for yourself or your freelancing company is not as hard as it may seem. This tutorial is aimed at everyone that needs a fairly simple (doesn't mean dull and boring) yet stylish solution for their own small corner of the web, without having to go the extra mile. Besides, ...

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Community Art Week #3: A Showcase of the WeGraphics Design Community

Articlesby Nathan Brown

The WeGraphics Flickr Community is on fire with lots of great artwork! Below are our top picks of the week. Make your way over to Flickr to see more examples and share the work that you've created using WeGraphics Resources. Flow by andziadesign. SAoS - Project 52.19 - Locke and Ke...

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The Blank Slate: Your First Design Job

Articlesby Nathan Brown

When I first graduated from art school, just over 10 years ago, the bottom had fallen out of the "dot com" bubble and finding work in the digital design world was next to impossible. I was able to land a few freelance gigs here and there, but that was difficult for a student with basically no profes...

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Wallpaper of the Week #17 by Billelis

Inspirationby Nathan Brown

Our wallpaper of the week is by a young digital artist from the UK. Billelis is currently on his final year at university studying digital art and technology. His true passions are photo manipulation, illustration, motion graphics and 3D design. Not a single day passes by without him designing or...

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Community Art Week #2: A Showcase of the WeGraphics Design Community

Articlesby Nathan Brown

Another great week for the WeGraphics Flickr Community! Below are our top picks of the week. Head over to Flickr to share the work that you've created using WeGraphics Resources. Quasar by Dragos Muntean. I Love You by jnoon1986. Expect the unexpected by zMastaa. 4 by...

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The Blank Slate: Designer or Illustrator?

Articlesby Nathan Brown

I once heard someone describe the difference between a "Designer" and an "Illustrator" as follows... A designer assembles pre-exisiting elements such as photos, vectors, and textures to create a final piece. Whereas an Illustrator creates a piece by hand, creating element from scratch using his/her ...

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Wallpaper of The Week #16 by Matt M. Laskowski

Inspirationby Nathan Brown

Wallpaper of the week #16 is by an incredible illustrator from Boston, Massachusetts named Matt M. Laskowski. Matt is a jack-of-all-trades between illustration, photography, and graphic design, but his true focus lies within Illustration. His illustration centers around conceptual art design, as he...

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Community Art: A Showcase of the WeGraphics Design Community

Articlesby Nathan Brown

We've had a great turn out on the WeGraphics Flickr Community in its first week! It was hard choosing these top five pieces to feature. If you haven't been over there to check the art displayed by our readers, then you are missing out! There is truly some inspirational work. Below is just a taste. ...

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Illustration Tutorial: Creating an iOS Device Connector in Photoshop

Tutorialsby Conor O'Driscoll

If you own any iOS devices, you'll be all too familiar with the dock connector. It sits there, on your desk, only letting Apple products use it. But have you ever stopped and looked at its beauty? Despite being a simply cable, Apple has added some nice curves and a design which makes it ideal for a ...

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The Blank Slate: Designing for a Niche Market

Articlesby Nathan Brown

The thing I love most about being a designer is not knowing what your next job might be. I've worked on a project for a fishing lodge in Alaska and labels for Lego toys both at the same time. Being a designer can be an extremely versatile job. Who could get bored with such a variety of work?Over the...

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Creating an Expressive Painting Using a Freestyle Method in Photoshop

Tutorialsby Nathan Brown

In this tutorial I will share my process for what I call Freestyle Expressive Painting in Photoshop. My goal is not too teach any new mind blowing techniques here, but to explore my process for creating a piece of art through a rough idea or loose concept. The process is very open, and involves a bi...

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