THIS IS PAPER!!

Seriously, people amaze me with their talents every damn day. This is all cut paper and things as such.
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Selected-Projects/1636637

Great Imagery

I found this graphic image on Ctr Alt Dlt's Facebook page. I love how the image brings your eye into the picture using negative space. At first glance I thought this was a snail and then I saw the bottom image and then realized its a view of a spiral staircase. I love how that all unfolded for me and I think it's an interesting way to design something!

continuing education

In case you want to consider continuing your education. This is one of many links to maybe assist with the search. And here are some 3d design treats.

Thomas Mangold

I was sifting through the 'Art, Ctrl, Del' page on Facebook and I came across Thomas Mangold.  He's got really good stuff on his website (http://www.thomasmangold.com).

Clever Logos

http://www.toxel.com/design/2010/06/09/24-cool-logos-with-hidden-symbols/

Gradient Mesh Tool Portrait - Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

This is pretty intense...

http://youtu.be/TirqCetDlh4

Color Calendar

Tim-Design trends

I didn't want to post a piece of design this time soooooo, I found this interesting blog called Creativebloq and one of the articles that grabbed my attention was some predictions someone had about the design trends for 2013.  I thought it was a great resource for up and coming designers who might not be a part of the in crowd when it came to designers.  It's a way for us starting designers to have some semblance of a chance when we enter the real world.  Check it out and see what you think.

Distressing Technique Ai

I found this technique/tutorial on the internet for making things looked old and distressed on Ai.  It adds nice texture and interest.  Plus it's really easy to do.

http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/distressing-techniques-in-adobe-illustrator/#.USY7RehhQcs

3D

I am a big fan of 3D design and if you are at all interested in it or animation, http://www.videocopilot.net/ will keep you up to speed on the latest technology and they have great easy to follow tutorials. Definitely cutting edge stuff. Photoshop, After Effects, Elements,...  etc...

Vintage Calendar

I LOVE this vintage calendar layout! I always wonder how people take such chaotic scenes and abstract imagery and collage it together without it looking overwhelming. This calendar has so much going on but it's still easy on the eyes and feels unified. Something I will definitely take note of for further designs!

Printed Calendar "Notebook"

Not only is this a calendar, but it is a good example of a unique leave behind for Portfolio.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/TRUMARINE-CALENDAR-2013/6659329

Pop Up Calendar

AWESOME

Some awesome motivation!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEC4TKfBGhc

And really detailed art is cool

Also saw this...except I'm all for downloading...

http://www.behance.net/gallery/MTV-Music-Television-Download-Bar/4363897

Crazy creative ad

I was on behance and I saw this "ad" for bissell and I couldn't stop laughing.  But the quality is awesome.

Entertainment

So after seeing Beth's blog post with the cards I kept looking at that kind of stuff. So just for some entertainment I found a few funny/not really funny but funny pictures. 

Competition

The rules are simple. Tough  competition  , but well worth a shot, so I will be signing up. It will add one more to my growing portfolio.

Awesome Calendar!

This motion calendar on Behance is so creative! The way this person abstracted each month into moving close ups of these everyday objects was so interesting to watch! I thought this was relevant to our current project and definitely got me brainstorming some new forms of abstraction! I also thought it was nice to see their sketches laid out underneath this video to show their thought process. I think there minimalistic/basic sketches are something our class should also take note on, its about building the idea, you don't have to be an amazing drawer!

Wacom Tablet

Some tutorials for Wacom tablet.. there's lots of basic, getting started tutorials and more advanced ones for illustrating and painting.  Very helpful!

http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/articles/25-tutorials-for-getting-started-with-your-wacom-tablet

Our kind of valentines day cards

I saw these, and I think we need them.

Recycled Art

You can recycle ANYTHING into art

Random Inspiration

Some random inspiration for my sound calendar. haha. enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR9CKtnUJ0E

Hidden Typography

Look at these pieces...they're similar to our sound calendar in that they convey what the object is with the word as a hidden type. It's pretty sweet.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Hidden-typography/6832523

http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-Sun-It-Shines-2013-Calendar/5231261

Cool calendar

Insane Art

So, since creating my account on behance I've been stalking these amazing artists.  This artwork is probably some of the best I've seen so far on the site and it's mind blowing. Check it out!

http://www.behance.net/gallery/AAAAAAHHHHHHH/6937375

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Hidden-typography/6832523

http://www.behance.net/gallery/FANTASMAGORIK-DONT-CRY-LADY-G/7025489

Adobe Illustrator Portrait Tutorials

http://designbeep.com/2012/08/08/26-best-adobe-illustrator-portrait-tutorials/

This is a bunch of tutorials on different ways to make portraits on Illustrator.  I haven't got a chance to try any yet but some examples they show are seriously impressive.

paper crafty

paper craft

Paying attention to details. This video touches on many aspects of new media design.

Shweet Photoshop

This is a group of photoshop manipulations that I thought were really awesome. I want to start playing around with photoshop again and these are all pushing that decision even further for me. I really enjoyed the image of the boots dirty texture turning into bread and the Absolute Water campaign. I felt those were really strong images and had to share them!

Dolphin Sounds...who would of thought

http://www.dolphinencounters.com/family-dolphinsounds.php#

Who knew dolphins sounded like a motorbike?

Not me!

Circular calendars

These circular calendars really have me stumped and catching my eye! Extremely interesting and a lot of them on google images!

DER ZIBET CALENDAR 2013

VALENTINE'S DAY CALENDAR!!!!

I'm loving the 3-D effect!

Do Something Important Calendar

Very interesting design of a calendar that combines the lottery scratching material. Its more interactive then regular calendars and everyday one is able to have the fun scratching each day off. 

Sounds

Here are some sounds ya'll!

http://www.audiomicro.com/free-sound-effects/free-animal-sound-effects