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  • 50 Deadly Tron Grids

    Its 50 Deadly Tron Grids. 10 hot pink fingernail painted handfuls of 80’s new wave graphic design ready for your greedy hard drives.

    Use them to:
    1. Spice up your family memories.
    2. Make your art more technological.
    3. Stop being uncool.
    4. Bring on the singularity.
    5. Make unicorns…

  • Abstract firewall background

    firewall backgroundAbstract firewall background, created with Photoshop using motion blur effects and gradients, in a shiny red and yellow colors. A nice background and texture in a high resolution for presentations and other web and graphic design projects.
    Check a similar hi-res artwork – flame background.

    Resolution: 5000×3750 px
    Large preview…

  • Resources – Tweets of the Week (3.15.10 – 3.19.10)

    Happy Friday everyone. Hope the weather around you is as beautiful as it is here! Hopefully I’ll get outside once or twice this weekend :) So today, as usual on Friday, I’ve got a bunch of cool, useful graphic design/web design resources from Twitter over the past week. A bit…

  • Grungy Tileable Diamond Patterns

    Grungy Tileable Diamond Patterns

  • Perfect Packing Makes Perfect Workshifting


    I used to get so worked up when preparing for a long trip. This feeling of a thousand pounds would start to weigh on me as I thought about what I needed to pack and how much of it I needed to take with me. Do you ever feel like…

  • Wavy Blue Background

    Wavy Blue Background Preview Image19 March, 2010Wavy Blue Background Vector Graphic

  • Outstanding Free Ebooks on Design


    Given that one of the most important things any designer can do, is to always be learning, we thought we would take a look through a few free Ebooks to suggest them to our readers. (It is important to note, that none of the publishers or authors asked us to…

  • Simple Black Square Icons Signs

    This simple black square icons signs set includes a wide assortment of health and hazard signs (radiation, biohazard, no smoking, recycle, hospital, Rx … Etc) as well as road and railroad signs (stop, don’t walk, no parking, detour, keep right, traffic light, railroad crossing … Etc).

     Click Here to Browse…

  • ‘Start Up Diaries’ HMRC video series, one year on

    The Start Up Diaries - episode 1 | Business LinkThe latest installment of the HMRC’s Start Up Diaries is now available to view online, offering freelancers, contractors and small business owners a unique insider’s view into setting up and running a new business.

    The new episode, ‘one year on’, features three entrepreneurs the HMRC has been following and they…

  • PSD red speedometer icon

    speedometer iconRed speedometer icon created with Photoshop. Modern design, round black metal frame, red background and yellow pointer, with a glossy finish.

    Resolution: 1280×1024 px
    Full size – JPG preview: Red speedometer icon
    File Size: 1,50 MB
    Format: PSD
    Color theme: black, red, yellow
    Keywords: automotive sport web icon, sport car…

  • Worn Cloth Icons Animals

    This worn cloth icons animals set includes a wide assortment of animals (dogs and cats, bears, birds, butterflies, camels, cows, deer, elephants, giraffes, lions, monkeys, penguins, rabbits, seals, snakes, spiders, turtles … Etc) as well as eagles and other birds, various types of fish, cartoon critters from ants to lady…

  • What’s In Your Design Toolbox? Part 4: Jeff Finley

    This is part 4 of the Design Toolbox Series where I interview top designers about what tools they use to help them create their art. This series was largely inspired by Grace Smith’s “Show Me Your Dock Series.” It’s my hope that you can gain insight into what other designer’s…

  • 13 Free Plugins to Transform Your WordPress-Based Site

    Webdesigner DepotWordPress is a popular blogging engine and CMS in part because of the active community of users and the vast resources that are available. There are thousands of plugin developers that have worked to extend the possibilities of WordPress, and these plugins can provide plenty of opportunities for you to…

  • Win 5 Copies of “jQuery: Novice to Ninja”

    Sitepoint is known to consistently release amazing books.
    Their latest book, “jQuery: Novice to Ninja”, covers jQuery, one of the most powerful JavaScript frameworks.
    The exciting new 390-page book is perfect for any jQuery user, regardless of whether you’re a beginner, advanced, or somewhere in-between.
    WDD has once again partnered with Sitepoint…

  • 3d Glossy Orange Orbs Icons Signs

    This 3d glossy orange orbs icons signs set includes a wide assortment of health and hazard signs (radiation, biohazard, no smoking, recycle, hospital, Rx … Etc) as well as road and railroad signs (stop, don’t walk, no parking, detour, keep right, traffic light, railroad crossing … Etc).

     Click Here to…

  • Yo!City – Free Photoshop File (PSD)

    This PSD file has a urban grunge feel to it. The idea behind this design was to create a silhouette city with some spray paint splatters so you can easily incorporate other elements and make it your own. There are over 30 layers at 3000 x 1955 pixels – 300…

  • Notable: A Huge Leap in Communication

    IMAGE#1The best innovations are the ones that make you think “Why hasn’t anyone thought of this before?” Rarely in life do you stumble across these types of innovations, and when you do, you can’t help but share them with the world.

    I stumbled across one of these the other day,…

  • Warm Autumn Retro Patterns Part 2

    Warm Autumn Retro Patterns Part 2

  • Bright Apple logo wallpaper

    apple wallpaperBright Apple wallpaper for your desktop. Modern looking theme, white background with a light gray shades and a big Apple logo centered.

    Resolutions (px): 1024×768, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1600×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
    Size: 66 to 150 KB / wallpaper
    Format: JPG
    Color theme: white, gray, blue…

  • 13 Incredibly Useful Web Apps (You Probably Never Heard Of)

    This is one of the very best list of its kind where you can find incredibly useful and life saver FREE web apps that you probably never heard of and these would be great enough to bookmark or just for get in your knowledge. I hope everyone of you will…

  • An Introduction to the WordPress Loop


    We are beginning a new series here on Arbenting for our readers where we take things back to basics, and this post on the WordPress Loop is the first in that Design 101 series. We hope that it is helpful to both beginners and even established pros who are looking…

  • SMOKEY Fire Brushes

    Brand new pack called SMOKEY – fire brushes for Photoshop. This HUGE pack contains 50 brushes compatible with PS 7 and up!

  • Simple Red Square Icons Natural Wonders

    This simple red square icons natural wonders set includes a wide assortment of icons from nature (flowers, roses, houseplants, palm trees, pine trees, rain clouds, rain drops, the moon, the sun, a few planets, and lots of stars … Etc).

     Click Here to Browse this icon set. Click on a…

  • Web Based Microsoft Office 2010 Soon To Be Launched

    A new productivity suite of Microsoft windows is soon to be fully launched for everyone who uses computers, it will be a successor of Microsoft Office 2007. Yes, it is Microsoft Office 2010 and this time it will be free to use and a web based application. Microsoft has somehow assured…

  • Win a Copy: 10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives

    Today I’ve got something that should be pretty useful to all of you. I know it is to me :) Alex Mathers, of the Red Lemon Club, recently launched a new E-Book called "10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives." As they put it, it is "An in…

  • PSD razor blade on white

    razor bladeRazor blade isolated on white background. Blank, silver metal with my brushed metal texture, a great conceptual graphic. Download PSD file to change the color, or add your logo and text on it.

    Resolution: 1280×1024 px
    Full size – JPG preview: Razor blade on white
    File Size: 1,80 MB
    Format:…

  • Radiant Brush Set

    Radiant Brush Set – Vector Fractal Brush Pack

    PS Version: CS3

    Rules:
    - You may use these brushes for Personal use, credit is appreciated.
    - You may NOT use these brushes for Commercial use without my permission. Contact me if needed.

    http://shiftyj.deviantart.com/

    Enjoy Brushing!

  • PSD envelope, email icons set

    you have got emailFive email icons set – an empty open letter, letter with Polaroid images, closed letter, incoming and outgoing letters. White envelope icons isolated on white, with shadow. Created with Photoshop, download PSD file.

    Resolution: 1280×1024 px
    Full size – JPG previews:
    You have got email icon
    No new messages icon…

  • Tileable Light Blurs and Abstract Circle Patterns

    Tileable Light Blurs and Abstract Circle Patterns

  • Resources – Tweets of the Week (3.8.10 – 3.12.10)

    Hello all. Hope your week went well. I think I’m finally catching up from my week off! So that’s good. :) As always, today’s links are a mixup of graphic/web design related articles, inspiration, and freebies from the past week. Enjoy!
     
    RT @IndusLogic Amazing Super Street Fighter 4 Artwork…


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