inspiration

Hey Guys,

I've been a little void of fresh inspiration as of late. I had posted all the links I hit up when I look for inspiration a while back. They live at: www.delicious.com/gwaley

Does anyone have any cool sites they've fallen in love with and they're willing to share?

Thanks!

lg

Massive linkspam!

Hello friends! :) :)

i hope that everyone is enjoying themselves, having regained back a life, regular (or slightly regular) sleeping, eating and personal hygiene schedule :D

here some links for colour palatte and pattern help
ColourLovers
ColourScheme
Stripe Generator
Palette Generator

for colour myopic friends like me, hex combinations are included in the above :D

have a great great summer!
<3

Tropicana's Re-Branding Is A Bust

Talk of the Nation on NPR

This is a gorgeous ad.

Nike: A Little Less Hurt

I saw this last summer, but it's pretty cool and thought you guys might enjoy it. 

ABC3D

Cell Phone Capabilities

Click this link to learn some pretty interesting things about cell phone capabilities:

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/portable/video/x5odhh_pop-corn-telephone-portable-microon_news

70 Photoshop Resources

From Avnet

http://sixrevisions.com/photoshop/70-excellent-photoshop-resources/

SOME SWEET PACKAGING INSPIRATION

thedieline

what's wrong with design education

D&AD videos

hey guys, these are a whole series of question and answers from Peter Saville (one of the coolest UK designers and head of St Martin)

It's pretty insightful, and pretty cool. This one might be especially relevant.

happy spring break

for your viewing pleasure

get added to the blog!

hey ADBCs! i heard some of yous guys aren't on the blog. if you didn't get added, send me an email with ur preferred email addy and i'll add ya! sorry bout that.

have a good break :^)

thought i'd help this guy out...

photoshop tutorials

looking for some solid photoshop tricks and techniques to add to your belt? want to learn a bit of 3d design and illustration? want to know the secret of life? well, computerarts.co.uk can help you with the first two (if only they made tutorials for life....) as they have a boatload of tutorials on a variety of design subjects done by actual designers! and its all for free! nothing could be better than that, not even the secret of life.

wood engraving style

1. Your type layer that you emboss should be rasterized. Make sure you have made a copy.

2. Also make sure your layer that you want to apply the effect to is either on multiply, darken, color burn, or overlay. Experiment and see what works best.

Delicious Design

Here are some links that may ad some jazz hands to your work.

-Fun swirls, dirty brushes and weird textures:
http://www.brusheezy.com
http://qbrushes.com/

-vector patters, good clean design
www.designfruit.com

-font fun:
www.dafont.com

Dynamic Typography

Ya no sé qué hacer conmigo

is one of the most excellent music videos ever. It's a song by a Uruguayan group called Cuarteto de Nos whose title translates to "I don't know what to do with myself anymore." The video uses kinetic/motion/dynamic typography (whichever you want to call it) and was created using Life Type or (more likely) After Effects.

Once you see somethign like this, you'll get that YouTube high and want to check out all the other offerings like it. I suggest:

1. The Child
2. The Hush Sound - The Lion's Roar
3. What does Marsellus Wallace look like? (Pulp Fiction)

Design Inspiration

and check out these cool blogs/sites for some eye candy...

http://www.imgspark.com/
http://grainedit.com/

Pretty Paper Press

Beast Pieces has very very lovely typography and paper textures / layout stuff. The crazy crazy detailed detail is very awesome. Plus ideas for kickass namecards anyone?

:)

we're not just pawns.

This is posted on my blog, but i had to post it here, because it's so beautiful. Guys, as i go through this whirlwind of a semester, it helps me to watch things like this. I hope by watching it, it'll help slow things down a bit.


Brief from Marco Aslan on Vimeo.
[2:10 is great]
By Marco Aslan. If you're into cinematography, you might like his stuff on vimeo.

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cute commercial

"done by devito verdi i think..."

Pantone Color Report Fall 2009

New colors for this fall...

http://www.pantone.com/Pages/Pantone/Pantone.aspx?pg=20644&ca=4

my delicious page

Hey ADs,

I am linking my delicous page. I have all of Cabel's recommended sites, a few that you all have shared with me and a few I stumbled upon on my own. 

Most, but not all, are industry related. 

Hope it helps!

www.delicious.com/gwaley

I'd love to see what websites you all have stashed away for ad-making or ad-making distractions. 

Cheers,

lg

Stealth Advertising, 1950s style.

So you think product placement is newfangled, eh?
Check it.
It's the year 1956. How did the ad fellas decide to promote snazzy color telephones to match the decor of your home?
With a musical, of course.

meta keywords

Hey all, this is an example of the code that you need to know to make your website and/or blogs searchable. Meta keyword description should just be a sentence explaining what your website is. Keywords should be any form of what could be related. You should also include any misspellings or variations of the words that are applicable to the site content.

digital engagement inspiration

while many of us aspire to reinvent TV in the upcoming weeks, may we be inspired by this individual's revolution of the remote control...

thanks lana!

Thanks for getting this up and running!

Welcome to AD/BC '10