Cool Color App - In the Mod
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, Technology
I’m a reader of the online blog Neu Black, so when they featured In The Mod, an application that helps to create brand new color palettes with the drag and drop of an image, I took notice. The application is based in Adobe Air and also needs Adobe Switchboard to work but once its up and running, its a great, minimalistic app that is extremely useful for designers.
Ever have an image that has great colors that you’d like to create a color palette from for your next project? The old way to make a palette would be to take it into Photoshop and manually sample colors. In The Mod makes this simple. Just drag the pic you would like to sample into the window, set the number of colors you’d like to pull from it and thats it. And by pressing a button you can export the full palette into Photoshop or Illustrator. I’m really excited to play with this more for upcoming projects. The app has a few different editions but the one I’m currently using is the Your Images Edition.
Note: Thanks to Meagan Fisher for the sweet ampersand desktop.
New Illustration
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design
New illustration. Red theme. Available in 2 convenient desktop sizes. Let me know what you think in the comments!
Tags: desktop wallpaper, illustration, red, vector illustration, wallpaper
Helvetica: The Movie
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, Typography
About a week ago I excitedly put this movie on my Netflix queue. Yes I know its about a typeface.Yes its a documentary. And no, it wasn’t boring. It was awesome. Emphasis on awesome. It may sound boring, but for a designer it is far from it. After a few days of sitting by my TV I finally popped it in and was extremely satisfied. A great film. Great. Maybe a little long, but great.
Tags: documentary, film, helvetica, movie, swiss design, typeface, Typography
The Logo That Didn’t Make It
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, Typography
Awhile ago I did this logo for a video production company. This is the version they didn’t like. I’d thought I’d share.
World War 2 Poster Nostalgia
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, Random, Typography
Today I came upon a site that serves as a database/repository for old World War II-era propaganda/war effort posters.
The Government and Geographic Information and Data Services Department at Northwestern University Library has a comprehensive collection of over 300 posters issued by U.S. Federal agencies from the onset of war through 1945.
Tags: Design, nostalgia, posters, Typography, ww2
New Illustration Wallpaper
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, Random
New. Check it out. Available in 3 sizes.
Tags: Design, illustration, wallpaper
Bak Magazine, Issue 10
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design
The new issue of Bak Magazine is out! For those that don’t know yet, Bak is maybe the best online mag out there for designers. Packed with over 380 pages of amazing graphic design, photography and illustrations, it is something I always look forward too.
Tags: Design, illustration, inspiration, magazine, photography
Who wants a Wallpaper?
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design
Here is that nifty illustration I did in desktop wallpaper form. Thanks to Meagan for the idea. Download after the link.
Urban Dirty
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, General
Good, free stock photography can be hard to find. So it was great when I found this site.
Urban Dirty is a regularly updated online photo library featuring 233 gritty, grimy and sometimes slimy images for use in design and artwork creation. View the images in small, medium or large, download or edit online and have fun with them.
New Illustration
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Design, General
About 3 months ago I had a cool idea for an illustration and about 2 months ago I started that illustration. And today I finally finished. What can I say?…I’m busy! Anyway, check out the piece after the continue.
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