Inspiredology

The Friday Fix June 29 – July 3

Chad — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:58:42 +0000

The Friday fix is all about trying new things, getting cool content and just adding to the greatness of Friday’s. This week I`m trying out a bunch of things, I want to list some upcoming posts for the Inspiredology website, as well as maybe putting in some Designer/Studio Spotlights… If you have anything for the Friday fix, don’t hesitate to email me, 3 or 4 pieces this week were emailed to me.. so your chances of getting on here is good if you have something interesting.

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Web Design Finds

http://kits.sparklelabs.com/news.html – Received an email last week – with some really cool business cards… check them out.

http://www.brushpilotapp.com/ – Jay from BittBoxx emailed me the other day with a release of his new app… love the logo – with the quality of work he does, you can be sure that this app will rock.

http://freelanceswitch.com/ – They did it again…

http://tinychat.com/ – A great app that Dert introduced me to… we played with it with some friends the other night.. really cool.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=adf_1245828170

Designer Spotlight

http://www.chris-wallace.com – Dert sent me this fellow`s website as well – really cool site, and some well done themes.

http://metalabdesign.com/ – I have been a fan of this site since I saw it.. I love the simplicity of it, and their apps are fantastic.

Designer Tools

http://www.storenvy.com/

Tutorials

http://onlinetools.org/tools/domtabdata/ – I was trying to look for a tab system for a new website I am building.. I cam across this … and so far it’s been a good fix for my situation.

http://www.learningjquery.com/

http://www.cssbasics.com/

Contest

There is a great contest going on for U.S residents.. top prize is $2500

what if God had a logo?. I wanted to see what the design community would create around the challenge of envisioning God in logo form. – Joshua

http://www.godslogo.com/contest/contest.aspx

Coming Up on Inspiredology

Showcase of Dark Websites

Showcase of Large Background Websites

35 Inspiring Examples of Typography in Album Covers

Steven — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:37:37 +0000

Album covers can often prove to be a great source of design inspiration. Like any other type of graphic design, there are a wide variety of different styles that can be used effectively. In this post we will feature 35 album covers with inspiring use of typography and text effects.

No Doubt: Rock Steady

The Killers: Day and Age

P.O.D.: Greatest Hits

Pillar: Where Will We Go From Here?

Lee Morgan: The Rumproller

The Chemical Brothers: Push the Button

The Hives: Tyrannosaurus Hives

The Hives: Black and White

The Clash: London Calling

Metallica: Ride the Lightning

Coldplay: Viva La Vida

Norma Jean: O God, The Aftermath

Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown

Paramore: Riot!

A Perfect Circle: Mer de Noms

DJ Shadow: The Outsider

Spank Rock: YoYoYoYoYo

Radiohead: In Rainbows

Van Halen: II

The Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks

The Who: Then and Now

Lambchop: Nixon

Blood, Sweat & Tears: Greatest Hits

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Show Your Bones

Daft Punk: Discovery

AFI: Sing the Sorrow

The Rolling Stones: Rolled Gold +

Blindside: Blindside

Chicago: 13

Danko Jones: Sleep is the Enemy

Third Day: Revelation

The Friday Fix June 22 – 26

Chad — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:25:05 +0000

We are very happy with our first “Friday Fix” post last week. We received great feedback on the new weekly post, and I am looking forward to new findings around the web. Remember if you have any links that you think are worthy of being here… email us – we are always looking for cool articles, tutorials and followers.

I would like to announce that I recently revamped my personal website. I created a social hub website, the idea was inspired by the great work of Tim Van Damme. I wanted to create a central place for users to visit, to find out where you can find me and what I am doing. I am in the midst of organizing my blogging and freelancing, so stay tuned for a few new exciting updates, this is just the beginning.

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Tutorials

You might have seen my new redesign chadmueller.com and noticed those sweet album covers at the bottom… well courtesy of Komodomedia.

Designer Tools

Web Design Finds

I have been a big fan of DesignFloat for a very long time and last year the site really broke down…and it hasn’t been the same. DesignBump started up a year or so ago, and just recently went under the knife for a complete site overhaul… It looks fantastic, I think designbump might be the #1 source for you design like diggs.

This is a fantastic blog, that you have to check out… I waas contacted by the illustrator, and I was blown away by the drawings and the creativness of the site. I am hoping Inspiredology gets a creation from them.

A great looking search engine for everything WordPress.

I have always been a huge fan of the WooThemes group, they have recently redesigned their website, and started up a brand new blog.

Graphic Design

A great alternative to DesignByHumans.

The great people over at GoMedia offered this DIY tip… I do plan on trying this, and when I around to it, I will be sure to post the finished creation.

Inspiredology Hits

This is new this week, I would like to post a few great articles from Inspiredology that had received some great feedback. Andrew was lucky enough to find a great set of Vintage Coke Cans, and we had the opportunity to have Aloke from Logofi contribute a great Logo post.

The King of Pop

In honor of Michael Jackson’s untimely death I wanted to show this video if his very first public moonwalk at Motown 25. The video is just classic MJ – the moonwalk appears at 3:50 and again at 4:45. He is a legend, and we will live on with his music forever.

23 Flourish Designs [Flourish pt. 2]

Andrew — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:43:29 +0000

A couple of months ago we posted “25 Flourish Designs” and people spoke up about their appreciation and respect for this classic design element. This post again highlights some excellent usage of “the flourish” in today’s online world.

I think that George from Stone Laboratory said it best in the comment he left on the first Flourish post : “Flourish “organic” designs are… organic, living, and so long live flourishes!!”

UPrinting Giveaway Winners

Chad — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:10:19 +0000

I must apologize first and foremost for taking so long to announce the winners, this sort of fell through the cracks… but we have the great pleasure to announce two lucky winners.

Winners

Ondrej Ilincev - 250 rounded business cards

I would like to do a pro-bono project. It will be a blood donorship promotion. According to yesterday’s news, there is not enough blood in the hospitals to treat patients. Card will be handed to underground passengers. I have recently donated blood, and although it was physically uncomfortable, I felt very good about helping someone in need.

SavingDiva – 18×24 rolled canvas print

I would love to use the canvas to decorate my brand new condo!

Thanks to everyone who participated, it was fun reading through the comments.

About UPrinting.com

For over 25 years, UPrinting has been a trusted leader in Online Printing , featuring its signature easy-to-use website and the famous free file review, a complimentary proofing service which requires no upfront payment. UPrinting offers convenient marketing support services such as design, lists, and direct mailing to help grow small and medium-size businesses nationwide.

UPrinting.com’s high quality printing services include Canvas Printing, Business Cards Printing, brochures, postcards and more, all at the most affordable prices.to

45 Fabulous Logo Designs

Aloke — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:02:27 +0000

A logo helps create a certain image and feeling for a product/service which would resonate throughout the whole brand. No matter what it represents, it has to be simple and powerful.

This a mash up of 45 amazing logos from Logofi.com. These designers understand what a logo needs, to be unique and successful.

The Friday Fix

Andrew — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:42:28 +0000

Welcome to the first official Friday Fix post. Each and every Friday we will bring you a quick mash-up post of everything from tutorials and interesting design articles to people to follow on Twitter.

Anything you want to see in these posts? COMMENT about it!

Bonus Fun

http://www.prettyloaded.com/ - A cool screensaver showcases awesome pre-loaders from around the web.

Sweet Rock Band Beatles Trailer

41 Sleek Single Page Websites

Chad — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:02:48 +0000

With the internet moving faster and faster, users wanting more and quicker, some designers try to give the user everything all at one – on one single page. This works very well with portfolios, when you don’t need to leave the page or site to see a full source of portfolio pieces.

With easy scrolling sliders with jQuery and other web technologies, and the ease of mouse scrolling, for me this is a great way of trying to make your site work a different way.

This trend has been around a few years now, and these websites are showing many different ways of exploring the single page design.

Vintage Coke Pop Can Designs

Andrew — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:43:13 +0000

While visiting a friend a few weeks ago I noticed this collection of vintage Coke cans, so I figured I would share them with the Inspiredology community.

These can designs are a great example of how some design styles never really go out of style. A few of these designs look slightly dated, yet others look as though they could have been released last week. I played around with a few of these and they can be used to make some very cool vectors or brushes, try it out.

Inspiredology Flickr Group Showcase 5

Chad — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:21:43 +0000

Wow, it didn’t take long to get to 500, the Inspiredology flickr showcase has proved to be a great resource for you. I love using flickr, and I love seeing all the entries in the group, it’s been a great source for inspiration.

If you haven’t jumped on board yet, not sure what you are waiting for.. go check it out. As of right now we are at 517, so let’s keep pushing for the next milestone 600 users. The rate we are going now, it seems that we get 100 new users each month.