Meet An Inmate

Tired of the bar scene? Internet dating getting you down? Then Meet An inmate is for you! Choose from thousands of attractive young bachelors who may have killed a guy and find your one true love today! Here are some excerpts from some of our exciting inmates waiting to hear from YOU!

Tony, 27

"Yeah I like long walks of the beach, fine dining, painting, and wearing your skin."

Sam, 31

"Evening ladies and thank you for your interest. I enjoy picnics, hiking, cuddling on cold nights, and women with hands that preserve well in formaldehyde. Call me!"

Okay so this was a pretty ballsy move on my part. But ya gotta admit: this is how breakouts start and stupidity ends (with a blunt object to the head). Either way, if you're tired of all the technology and feel like putting snail mail back in business, or are just bored out of your mind, writing to an inmate who really likes yer feets could be the way to go.

Go to Meet An Inmate.

Ron Mueck: Hyper-realist Sculpter

I'm quite sure by now you've heard of this guy. Not much needs to be said about the artist because of his obvious creative capacity. The work speaks (and somehow emotes) for itself.

Yes, this is a sculpture.

Ron Mueck does not appear to have a website, and if this is the case I gotta respect the guy's modesty and elusive demeanor. If you want to see more of his work consult the almighty Google.

Business Card How-to

Everybody needs a good business card, especially designers. In an occupational field based on looks, the first impression means everything. Think of the graphic design industry like the model industry, expect you don't have to puke every time you eat a cracker.

Business card stuff you outta know:

• Create the image in CMYK color mode


• Set the size for 3.5 x 2 inches at 300 PPI


• Save it on a flash drive as a PDF


• For something simple go to Kinko's


• Pick out a cardstock and go grab a coffee.

I dig the Kinko's because it's convenient and cheap as hell. Six cut sheets run you about 13 bucks. But of course, you can set it up there but your designs options will be limited and you'll pay around 40 friggin' dollars for the same number of cards. Now that you know how to set up your own you can save some money. And I suggest you do; gas ain't gettin' any cheaper.

Photoshop Brushes | Installment 01

After little anticipation here are links to what I consider some of the best sites for acquiring free and royalty-free Photoshop Brushes. Just so you know I measure resource quality based on how easy it is to get what you need, how safe it is, and how not crappy the navigation and functionality of the site is. Here they are:

• PSBrushes.net - I came here to investigate and got distracted for about half an hour. Good stuff.


• Deviantart.com Brushes - Click on the icon and you'll be tken to a page where you can download.


• Brusheezy.com - What they lack in quantity is made up for in quality. They have a lot of unique brushes you'll likely only find there.


• Tutorialblog.org : PS brushes - The page takes a sec to load but it's worth it. All brushes are unique, but you have to acquire them from linked sites. The pro side is you find cool artists by navigating. The con side is you have to navigate.


• Getbrushes.com - Navigation sucks but some things in life you just gotta work for.


• Photoshop Roadmap.com - Another third party gettin' place, but the gettin' seems pretty good. Mind the ads.

Well there you have it. Use good judgment with third party downloads and always, ALWAYS avoid .exe files.

Font Resources

A good graphic designer is nothing without their fonts, and that among other reasons (boredom) is why I am linking you to some of the best places to find free and awesome fonts at your disposal.

Check out:

• Dafont.com is presently my favorite font site because they offer a wide variety of fonts without a ton of mind-numbing ads.


• 1001freefonts.com is probably the best known, but when downloading be careful of the word 'shareware'


• Searchfreefonts.com is not only vast in selection but the site is quite shiny

Be wary of:

• Urbanfonts.com - The popup windows give away a potentially malevolent purpose and when downloaded the zip files contain unidentifiable files.


• Fontface.com - The file download format is .exe (execute) and unless you're ballsy you don't want to take a chance on what it might do


• In fact be wary of ANY files that download as a .exe file format. If you want a virus that's hansdown the easiest way to get one

Well there you have it. Happy hunting and remember: always be wary the .exe!

Intro To Introductions

Hello inquisitive readers and welcome to the blog. As you can probably gather by now the company is a bit different...by 'different' I mean run by a sole college student halfway through an art degree. *Ahem* anyway...

Here are the reasons why I've chosen to start this company and this blog:

• I figure if I explain the design process from idea to paper you guys might learn something new


• You might also learn about the industry because I know I'll eventually have something print-related to bitch about.


• I want to show you my shiny things


• I have a moderate case of OCD and I have to freakin' log everything.

Well there you have it.