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Illustration by Yin Sakamoto

Mel Kadel Illustration



Lots of fantastically dark and surreal illustration by Mel Kadel.

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August Bradley Photography

Have a Great Christmas

We will be shutting out design studio for a week in the morning, so I'd like to take this times to wish all the blog readers a very Happy Christmas from the Estetica Group.

Things may be a little quiet as far as posting goes over the Christmas period but we'll be back in the new year with some more design related blog posts.

There will still be lost of Design posts over at the Graphic Design and Web Design Forum if you want to sign up and chat to others.

Thanks for the continued support of all our readers and the Estetica team.

Helene Ryenbakken's Arctic Paper Agnda

Frank Herholdt - Lolita Collection

Chad Coombs Photography

Frédéric Audet Photography

Illustration and Art of Chris Appelhans



A brilliant portfolio of work by young artist and illustrator, Chris Appelhans.

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The Master of the Graphite Pencil - Linda Huber




Some fantastic almost photographic style drawings by Linda Huber.

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Apollo Magazine by Derek Bowers

The Graphic Design Blog is run and maintained by members of the Estetica Design Forum, and we intend to feature work from all kinds of raw talent from around the world.

However, this is slightly closer to home. Please allow me to introduce one of our own members, Derek Bowers. Derek is a talented 22 year old graphic design student from Glasgow, Scotland.

Derek's latest work features design for a concept called Apollo Magazine, which is to be a competitor of publications such as Face, Wallpaper and ID.

His 16 page magazine spread had to be both sophisticated and urbane and include certain art and cultural topics of Derek's choosing.

You can follow Derek's work both on his DeviantArt and Behance site, and I think that you will agree that he is most certainly an up and coming designer.



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Graphic Design Jobs Dec 2008

The work of Jeff Stewart



I really like this acrylic painting by Jeff Stewart.

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Type Tree Christmas Cards







Type Cards by zumojuice






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Andy J. Miller - Illustrations

Marc Paeps Photography

Greg Williams Photography

Filip Kulisev Photography

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UK Logo Design

W, A and A, Bristol, Logo Design

Logo Design for a publication house in Bristol, UK We were hired to design the logo for a UK publication house. The logo was to be used in Black and White only and had to be quite traditional.     You can view some of our recent work in our Logo Design Gallery. Related Posts To Read Harpers Homes - Logo [...]

Hale Microsystems, California - Logo Design

Logo Design for an electronic design company in Burbank We recently completed a logo design for an electronic design and manufacturing services company in the US. Hale Microsystems, California needed needs a “forward looking” logo to represent their company in all forms of communications (Web, Print ads, Business Cards and Printed Circuit Boards).     The logo itself represents two half’s of the [...]

Hale, California - Graphic Design

Business Card designs for an electronic design company in Burbank Shortly after we completed the logo design for Hale, California we were asked to follow it on by designing their business cards for use with their new brand image.   See some of our other Graphic Design & Stationery Design work Related Posts To Read Hale Microsystems, California - Logo Design Lovell Damp [...]

ISC Uramid, Spain - Logo Design

Logo design for an International Service and Construction Company We were hired to be the logo designer for a construction company based in Spain that trades worldwide. ISC Uramid is a new company and they wanted to distinguish themselves from others in the business. They focus on and are specialized in operating in austere and remote locations taking all [...]

ISC Uramid, Spain - Graphic Design

Business Card designs for a Spanish Construction Company Shortly after completing the ISC Uramid, Spain Logo Design we were asked to design their stationery including Business Cards and Letterheads.     View our Logo Design and Graphic Design Gallery here Related Posts To Read ISC Uramid, Spain - Logo Design Catalyst Construction - Stationery Designs Labranche Demolition, Birmingham - Logo Design Business Card Designs for [...]

Frank Rexom Fitness, Cardiff - Logo Design

Logo Design for a Fitness Equipment Company in Wales. We were hired to be the logo designer on a new Fitness Equipment Label and Gym based in Cardiff. The company will be shipping Fitness Equipment to other Gym’s in Wales and other parts of the UK.   The logo itself had to show strength and appeal mainly to the weight-lifting [...]

Imperial Claims, Rotherham - Web Design

Web design project for an Injury Claims firm based in Yorkshire We were approached to re-design the website for an Injury Claims firm in Rotherham, although the company had already had most of their advertising materials printed and distributed the website they had currently wasn’t really serving their needs in bringing in visitors and potential clients.   The [...]

Discovery Healthcare Logo Design

A Logo Design for Discovery Healthcare Consulting We recently completed a logo design for Discovery Healthcare, you can read some of the logo brief here… Our client hopes to re-brand their image by developing a new logo. The new logo should contain an iconic/symbolic image that represents their image along with the necessary text to describe the company. Existing [...]

Labranche Demolition, Birmingham - Logo Design

Logo Design for a UK Demolition & Dismantling Firm. We were hired to design a logo for Labranche Demolition recently, the client had an idea of what the logo had to represent and knew the kind of modern style it had to use so the planning stage was all done very fast. The icon itself had to contain the [...]

Foreclosure Recovery Logo Design

Logo Design for the Foreclosure Recovery Group (FRG) We recently completed a logo design for the Foreclosure Recovery Group, the company helps people who are in foreclosure and losing their homes. Here is the brief… We are looking for a logo for this company. Some ideas/elements of the logo may include: house or other real estate, FRG acronym, creatively showing people [...]

Le-Lobster Bistro, Liverpool - Logo Design

Logo design for a bar and bistro in Liverpool, UK We recently completed a logo design for a new UK Bar called Le-Lobster, it is one of what will become in mid 2009 part of a chain of up-market bars that will be built in many UK cities and towns.     The client wanted a more traditional logo [...]

Lovell Damp Proofing, Kent - Logo Design

Logo Design for a damp proofing company in Dartford. We were hired to be the logo designer and graphic designer for a UK Damp Proofing and Building Solutions company. We also supplied the firm with their basic stationery supply including designing and printing their first set of business cards designed around their new brand produced by us. Why [...]

Pyramid Packing, London - Business Cards

Business card design for a packaging company based in London After completing the Pyramid Packing Logo Design we were asked to design their business cards as part of their new stationery sets. The client requested the cards be double sided with a very modern look to match and promote their new brand, the cards were also printed [...]

Pyramid Packing, London - Logo Design

Logo design for packing company in London, UK.

We were hired to do a logo design for Pyramid Packing, having already worked for their sister company on their re-brand Pyramid hired us to work on a simple logo as they had run into trouble with previous logo they had designed due to it relying heavily on it's shadows and reflections. It was our job to build a highly usable mark that could have an impact on all their stationery, packing and vehicles but would also be very simple to use.

Queztiq Software, Manchester - Logo Design

Logo design for a software company website in Manchester, UK. We were recently hired to complete a logo design for a new web software company based in Manchester, after being let down by another studio who couldn’t complete the design for the launch of their new business, they approached us with a rough idea of what [...]

Business Card Designs for PCs.co.uk - Peterhead

Graphic design project for a computer suppliers We were hired to do a web logo and business card designs for a PC and TV supplier based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The logo itself had to be very simple more of an icon that would appear on the two sites, pcs.co.uk and tvs.co.uk. We then took the logos and designed some business cards around [...]

UK Logo Design Flyers

Some personal flyers for new business startups After generating our new marketing strategy to target new businesses in the local area and offer them a competitively priced logo and web package we decided to design and print some postcards to mail out to the new business owners in the area. The flyers themselves had to be very [...]

NatActive Logo Design - Cosmetic Products, Middlesbrough

Logo Design for a Natural Cosmetic Brand We were hired to be the logo designer for a new product brand that had possible applications with personal care products, cosmetics, fresh produce and household products. The logo itself had to put across the idea of natural and environmentally friendly, we chose a very delicate and natural looking typeface that [...]

Emovino Logo Design - Wine Distributor, Paris

Logo Design for a French Wine Distributor We were approached to be the logo designer for a Paris based Wine Distributor who delivers French and Italian wines to European restaurants. The company have been selling quality premium wines to passionnate people for 12 years, they wanted us to create an unforgettable brand that would reach European customers with strong purchasing power. [...]

Funfair World - Business Card Designs

Stationery Designs for Funfair World After completing the Funfair World Logo Design and to accompany the Funfair World Web Design Project we designed some business cards for the client to use when meeting their various clients from around the UK.     We decided due to the bright colours in the logo to use it on a very clean [...]

Funfair Hire - Web Design

Web Design project for Funfair World After completing the Logo Design for Funfair World, we were asked to design and code their new website to help promote their business on-line.     The web design itself had to show all the rides that Funfair World have to offer and also fit inline with the new branding guidelines we had [...]

Funfair Hire Logo Design

Logo Design for a Funfair and Carnival Hire company in the UK We were hired to do a logo design for Funfair World who hire out funfair rides to many businesses in the UK. Their client list currently include JCB, The Virgin Group, E/ON, Next, O2 Arena, Epsom Derby, Manchester United Football Club, Chelsea Football Club and Manchester Airport. The brand colours were selected by the [...]

Estetica Design Forum - Web Design Project

A Graphic Design & Web Design Forum built by us We opened a new Graphic Design & Web Design Forum in January 2008 named Estetica. It is built using the latest version of vbulletin, the leading forum software.     The forum itself covers all aspects of web design and graphic design and we also have a very popular photography [...]

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Happy new Year to All

Hello everyone Im from Balungao Pangasinan Philippines I would like to inform anyone from this municipality that our official website is now online please visit if you have time thanks. balungao.org - Welcome to Balungao Pangasinan - Home
Happy new year to all:winkiss:

Desktops '09

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Post a screenshot of your current desktop setup.

Happy New year from the UK

Hello,
Wishing you all a very happy New Year.

regards
from Hertfordshire UK.
LAW

New Year Message

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Hi there,

WISH YOU A MARY CHRISTMAS & A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.
We hope this New Year bring lots of joy & happiness in your life. Let’s make this New Year be remembered for ever.

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Stylish menu box with ellipses shapes

Hello,

I am trying to make something like these http://www.ozi.si/images/bg_poll.gif

with these ellipses shapes. But I have big problems making it, I am still a beginner in photoshop and whatever I make like these it simply isn't great to see.

I also tried google some tutorial how to make something like that but no results. The problem is I don't know how to name and with witch keyword search to make something like that.

For any help and any link to guides making it I will be very pleased.

The 10 Best Year-End Roundups from 2008 | Presidia Creative

Here are the 10 best year-end roundups from 2008. There are enough resources here to last anyone a long time, from vectors, typography, wallpapers, web designs and tutorials.

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A happy new year get in there

Psycho Shower Murder Scene Fun Facts



Motion picture decency standards in the 1960 didn't allow for things like nude women being stabbed to death in showers. Consequently, Hitchcock was forced to create the impression of nudity and violence without actually showing a breast, a buttock, or a knife puncturing skin. The result is a terrifying masterpiece of a montage. And even though it's probably the most analyzed (and parodied) 45 seconds in film history, we're willing to bet the following tidbits slipped past you.

Forget the bloody corpse in the bathtub: what really got "Psycho" censors worked up was the toilet. Just before stepping into that fateful shower, Marion tears up an incriminating note and flushes it. Hitchcock's close-up of the swirling commode water was the first ever allowed in an American film.

What looks like blood funneling down the drain is actually Bosco chocolate syrup. Hitchcock thought it looked more real in black-and-white than the fake stuff. Tastier, too.

The scene is composed of more than 90 shots seen in 70 different camera angles. It took Hitchcock and his crew an entire week to film it. To put that into perspective: The entire film took only six weeks.

The woman who played Janet Leigh's body double in about half of the shower-scene shots was named Myra Jones. In a sad case of life imitating art, Jones was stabbed to death in 1988. Her killer? A mentally disturbed handyman who targeted older women. He'd murdered at least one other before her - that police know about.

After the release of "Psycho," Hitchcock received an irate letter from a man whose daughter had refused to take baths after seeing the French thriller "Les Diaboliques" (in which a man is drowned in a tub). After seeing "Psycho," she refused to take showers as well. Hitchcock's reply? "Send her to the dry cleaners."

Although popular with most audiences, "Psycho" was reviled by ophthalmologists. Eye doctors everywhere pointed out that a corpse's pupil dilate, yet - in a stark close-up of her face after her supposedly deadly shower - Janet Leigh's eyes remain contracted. Ever the obsessed technician, Hitchcock listened, using dilating eyedrops for stiffs in all future films.

Psycho Shower Murder Scene Fun Facts - Neatorama

Wen-Xi Chen - digital artist | Digital art

Wen- Xi Chen paints tragedies in the dead of night to the sweet sound of Opeth and is a pathology student by day in one of the oldest and most hellish educational establishments in the UK. This leaves very little time for that activity known as sleep, and so exists in a perpetual state of spaciness. She started to paint digitally at the age of 13 and, realising the number of expensive oil bru

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Is it just me

or can no one get into my site at the moment...

eziedesigns - logo design glasgow

Anyone know what the problem is?
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Character Entity Chart PDF

When making websites, it's often hard to remember the codes for special characters. Therefore, I made a PDF containing them all - it's ready to print out to always have by your side.

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Successful niche firms will help economy rebound

The ongoing successes of small businesses is being overshadowed by the media's heavy focus on the failings of corporate giants. The latest news about this economy doesn't seem to bode well for anyone. However, there is a resurgence going on in small business circles.

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Wingsuit Base Jumping Web Design Forum

Wingsuit Base Jumping Web Design Forum

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10 Inspiring sites to gain Photoshop inspiration | Inspiration | Web Design Blog | Design Shard

It's time to get creativite

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Free Joomla Templates and Themes

Free Joomla Templates offers fresh designs regularly for your CMS needs.

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Weekly 30 inspirational websites #17

Holidays are over so the CSS and Flash inspiration articles are back with great designs. 30 sites are here waving to come and gaze at them.

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Flying Cow Design offers custom web design and development services in San Francisco, California at great prices.

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Add A MP3 Music Player to Your Site

Play a song on your web page, or how about some sound. Adobe-Masters.com: How to Make Music Play On Your Website

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The Woork Handbook

Antonio Lupetti of Woork has released a free eBook that contains articles with code sections, images, illustrations and links to original contents on woork!

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Conquer Creative Blocks with Lists

15 techniques that will help you conquer your next creative block, while opening your eyes to new creative methods and inspiration.

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