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30 Awesome Logo Design Techniques and Tutorials

Stanley — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:02:29 +0000

Logo design is often seen as a quick and easy job - you create a small graphic, stick it next to some text and the job is done! In reality, logo design is a sophisticated and complex process. The hardest thing to do is to come up with the concept behind the logo. Logo design is one of those thing that has to be perfected, because a logo represents an idea, a brand and an identity.

In this post, you will find 30 Awesome Logo Design Tecniques and Tutorials from beginners to advanced level. Hopefully, the logos and the tutorials below will give you an insight into the process of designing a logo! Enjoy!

Cool WordPress Logo

Ferrari Logo

Mac - Colorful Design

Logo Design Process and Walkthrough for Vivid Ways

BOLT - Walt Disney Pictures Logo

Origami Logo

Firefish Logo

Google Logo

Umbrella Corporation Logo

Creating a Crazy Cool Logo

Abduzeedo 2010 Logo Design

Cartoon Style Cereal Box Logo

Metallic Transformers Logo

Logo Design Process Tutorial

Sony Ericsson Logo

Web 2.0 Logo Reflection

Grungy Circular Logo

Design a Print-Ready Beer Label

Quick Logos with Live Trace

Half Life 2 Logo

40+ Impressive Websites with Outstanding Illustrations

Stanley — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:31:55 +0000

The use of eye-popping illustrations for websites is a revolution that started quite some time ago and is far from over. Illustration usage in web design is probably one of the easiest way to add uniqueness for your website. Anyone can visit a website and forget the name or url in a matter of minutes. The fact that the human mind communicates on a higher level through the use of visuals is the key to effectively grabbing the attention of your site visitors.

In this showcase you’ll find 40+ Impressive Websites with Outstanding Illustrations usage in web design. Hope you’ll find this collection inspirational and useful. Enjoy!

N.Design Studio

Branded07

Thumb Arcade

London Duck Tours

Vunky Blog

Bazar Solidale

Serj Kozlov

Black Moon Design

Florida Flourish

How Host

Arun Pattnaik

Weberica

Get Me Fast

Wow Toys

Ecto Machine

Web Designer Depot

Studio 7 Designs

Anidea

Orman Clark

Eutem

Mochi Media

Pojeta

Biola Undergrad

The Pixel

Toucouleur

Boompa

Piipe Online

Fritz Quadrata

Matt Salik

Bootb

Old Loft

Meomi

Owltastic

Chirag Solanki

DivVoted

Caty Design Studio

Qwert City

The Circumference

Hutch House

Klei Entertainment

Featured Artist - Linn Olofsdotter

Stanley — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:54:57 +0000

Linn Olofsdotter, from Sweden, has explored many mediums before solidifying her career in the illustration field. After getting her education in both advertising and graphic design in Europe and the US, she moved to Brazil to start up a motion graphics studio along with her husband and creative partner.

During the beginning of her career she used her skills as an illustrator to help brand TV networks such as Fine Living, MTV and Anime Network amongst others. Nowadays she works independently creating artwork for a number of clients in the Fashion, Advertising and Editorial fields such as Oilily, La Perla and Bon Magazine. Linn Olofsdotter wavers elegantly feeding off the nectar of creativity that spews from the center of the earth that barely ever reaches the surface.

Please don’t hesitate to check out her portfolio for more inspiration. Enjoy!

Tyra Banks

Treelife

Sturegallerian

Portmans

Computer Arts

Samsung

Plaza Magazine “Perfume Flowers”

Divine Chocolates

Starbucks Liqueur

30 Most Wanted Hand Drawn Fonts

Stanley — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:52:25 +0000

One of the trends in creating web designs right now are in hand drawn concept. And talking about hand drawn design, using a hand drawn fonts is mostly a must to match the design.

Hand drawn fonts can really add a personal effect if used in the right way. On top of that, hand drawn fonts are very creative and nice to look at. Here are 30 Most Wanted Hand Drawn Fonts that can be download and apply on your design. Most of these are available under a Creative Commons License. Make sure to check the details before using it for commercial use. Enjoy!

Tire Shop Demo Version

Love Ya Like A Sister

Bruxi

Desyrel

Scrawler 1.0

Jellyka - Estrya’s Handwriting

40+ Truly Outstanding Business Card Designs

Stanley — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:00:29 +0000

As the world gets flatter each day, business and start-up are blooming like mushrooms. Whichever business you’re in, and especially for anyone in the field of design, such as web designers, a business card can be as important as your website identity. Business card speaks for a brand and they are a good and effective tool to impress and maintain relationship with clients. However if your business card is plain and dull, it can only tell so much of your company’s image.

Using business card is useful in a way to promote yourself on other people. There are no rules for creative card design. Custom shapes, spot UV, matte finishing etc are all playing factors but the crucial part is always an eye-catching design, whether it’s graphical, typographical or just simple great ideas. Are you planning to make your own business card but don’t have any idea or some inspirations to start? Here’s a showcase of 40+ Truly Outstanding Business Card Designs which show that there are truly no limits to the design of a business card. Enjoy!

40+ Valentine’s Day Gifts for your Loved One

Stanley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:07 +0000

Valentine’s day is the most romantic day of the year. You’re spending a year together to plan a day celebrating your love, using all your creativity and resources to do so. Couples who celebrate the day is a pleasure and a delightful way to express mutual love for each other. Both have something to another and we pray this day a memorable one.

And now you have to come up with a Valentine’s Day present? Don’t worry, here are great suggestions for creative Valentine’s Day gifts that are sure to impress and surprise. Here’s a few Valentine’s Day Gifts to have so that you can have the best Valentine’s Day ever! Enjoy!

iPhone Stylus and Touchscreen Cleaning Kit - firebox.com

Forget the snazzy name (and you probably will), this is the world’s first ‘wet cleaning’ system for touch screen gadgets, and it’ll keep your smartphone, iPhone, PSP or whatever looking like it’s just stepped out of the salon.

WMNS Nike Dunk High Womens “Valentines Day 2010″ - nikedunksale.com

The Valentines Day 2010 Dunk High is made of a pattered red canvas upper that features white squares all over it. Gloss white swooshes, outsoles and linings also help convey the message of love.

PSP go - us.playstation.com

Download rich, immersive digital gaming or the best movies and TV shows saved directly to the ample 16GB hard drive. Use built-in Bluetooth support to connect a wireless headset and utilize Skype to talk with friends. But best of all, show off your content via the ultra-crisp 3.8 inch LCD screen.

The Toilet Mug - prankplace.com

This silly toilet-shaped mug holds up to 12oz of your favorite hot beverage and will make your co-workers do a double take. The hand painted Toilet Mug makes a great gag gift for any coffee or tea lover, and will gross out anyone who has a weak stomach.

Chroma Watch - store.yankodesign.com

The seconds minutes and hours pass across the evolving colors of Chroma’s dial displaying a kaleidoscope Munsell measurement (the Munsell Measurement is the standard measure of three dimensions of color: tone, value and color purity). It is a tour into the dimensions of colorfulness.

Tengu - tengutengutengu.com

Tengu reacts to sound. You plug him into a USB port on your computer and his face lights up and reacts to the sound around him (your voice, music, the dog barking - he’ll react to anything he hears!)

Diamante Mouse - iwantoneofthose.com

It’s time to jettison that humorless and corporate-grey mouse of yours and get some sparkle onto your desktop. Studded with a panoply of glittering fake diamonds, the Diamante Mouse is a dazzlingly different and sparklingly superior computer mouse for people wanting to be lifted from the drudgery of normal workstations.

Fanny Bank - prankplace.com

Drop in a coin and hear this bank fart in digital audio. It’s so loud and so disgusting, you won’t want to stop dropping coins in the crack! This bank is fun, practical and entertaining!

Flame Murano Heart Pendant - pressies4princesses.co.uk

This flame orange Murano heart pendant is alive with the fires of passion. Made by the infamous Italian glassmakers on Murano, its imbued with fervent Italian passion.

The Cartridge Watch in White - karmaloop.com

Inspired by the video games of Old, the Cartridge comes in a waterproof, polycarbonate case with a glossy rubber strap. The watch also has a killer display with a vertical movement accentuated by a black LCD background with indiglo push button lighting.

d°light UrHeart - store.yankodesign.com

It is a huggable heart-shaped light with a thousand roses; a perfect gift for your special someone. Imagine a dimly lit room with candlelight dinner setting on the table, your loved one sitting beside it, and you walking in, holding the d°light UrHeart … imagine the face light up with joy!

Sweet Talking Bear - iwantoneofthose.com

There’s nothing like hearing a loved one’s comforting voice when they are far away. Simply pre-record your personal message and the ones you leave behind will have a mini, fluffy replacement that will console your family with the sound of your voice.

Love You Photo Frame - pressies4princesses.co.uk

Comes complete with those three little words you can’t say too often. It’s from the Spaceform range of modern glassware. All clean lines, contemporary designs and often very cute, every piece is gift boxed.

Love Seconds - swatch.com

For Valentine’s Day, Swatch commissioned the New York designer and artist Matthew Langille to come up with his own charming and light-hearted romantic message. He responded with a bright, cheeky red heart on a black background surrounded by symbols of love. Love Second (GB246) lends an artistic touch to this special day.

inMotion Classic - alteclansing.com

The inMotion Classic Valentine’s package is designed to woo that someone special and help set the mood for a night to remember. This portable dock for iPhone and iPod was made to move with you, no matter what room you’re playing in.

Fondue Mug Set For Two - gadgets.co.uk

If you are a chocolate fan then this is the mug for you. Unlike other mugs this one isn’t for boring beverages. Inside this mug resides a pool of warm molten chocolate, just waiting for you to dip and coat some mouth watering morsel.

Adidas Nizza Low Sleek Valentine - amazon.co.uk

Shoes are the way to a girls heart and so is the Adidas Nizza Valentines trainer! Lavished with a metallic fabric upper and patent Adidas stripes. Cute lace charms spell out I love you, letting your loved one know the two of you are a perfect fit!

Tealight Lava Lamps - iwantoneofthose.com
The Tealight Lava Lamp takes that icon of home design and makes it just that little bit teensier and cuter. It takes all the globule-based fun of the original lava lamp, but only needs a tiny candle to power it.

Special Edition Valentine’s Hearts Tie - wildties.com

For those in love, this Limited Edition men’s necktie features a charming pattern of red hearts against a rich black background. Constructed of microfiber, this design is woven and an excellent necktie to show that special someone just how you feel!

Kissing Game - mrchocolate.com

Surprise your lover with champagne and chocolate - together in one sweet little package. Every box contains an assortment of dark and milk chocolate kisses, each topped with an adorable “kiss” design! Under each delectable bonbon is a suggestion on where to kiss or be kissed.

X-mini iHome Capsule Speaker - thinkgeek.com

The sound is incredible! Rich and loud and strong, this little speaker surprises everyone with how big it sounds. It’s portable and rechargeable via USB, so you can take it anywhere you might need a big boost of sound.

Seriously Snuggly Snakes - iwantoneofthose.com

They’re quite ridiculously long and make quite a fetching scarf for those chillier days in the office - or for when marketing get a bit gung-ho with the air con. If you know someone who’s a python fan (not the Monty variety) then get them one of these cool and cuddly snakes. They’re snuggably huggable.

Love You Hearts Keyring - pressies4princesses.co.uk

The love you hearts keyring is a beautiful way to constantly remind her how much you love her. A truly romantic yet practical glass keepsake, it has been designed with slightly rounded corners to give her maximum comfort when holding her keys.

USB Beverage Cup Cooler and Warmer - vat19.com

Plug this handy device into your computer’s USB port and keep any beverage nice and toasty or cool as ice. Simply flip the switch on the back of the USB Beverage Cup Cooler and Warmer to alternate between heating and cooling.

8-Bit Dynamic Life Shirt - thinkgeek.com

During your normal activities two and a half pixelated hearts will light up on your shirt. Hey… you’re depressed and in need of a recharge. But get within hugging distance of your significant other wearing the matching shirt and suddenly the hearts on both of your shirts start to light up until you’re fully powered up.

Michael Kors Unisex Chronogrpah Pink Dial and Rubber Strap Watch - watchesshop.com

Stainless steel case, Light pink dial with date display and chronograph, and stainless steel and light pink rubber strap. 100m Water Resistant. Watches Shop is an official Michael Kors stockist, so the Unisex Chronogrpah Pink Dial and Rubber Strap Watch MK5195 will arrive with all documents and a full manufacturer’s warranty.

Busbi Digital Video Camera - firebox.com

This simple but supremely effective little gizmo is ideal for capturing…well, anything you fancy: your best mate ‘admiring’ his freshly shaven eyebrows and biro ‘tache, vids of the kids, holiday high jinks, chicken oriental nights out, or Tarantino-esque clips of Barbie bashing up Action Man.

Memories Digital Mini Photo Frame - gadgets.co.uk

There are few better ways of keeping your morale up during the hours of 9-5 when you are chained to your desk, than by having photos of friends and family to look at and remind you that there is life outside the office and people that love you, even if your boss doesn’t.

iPod - store.apple.com

Don’t just say “I love you” - give an iPod engraved with your personal message.1 Engraving is free, easy, and available only on the Apple Online Store.

Hot Packs - firebox.com

A Hot Pack yields almost an hour of steady, finger-reviving warmth once activated. Or if you’re not too keen on showing the cold getting to you, just leave it in a pocket close to your body for a blast of secret, relatively-high temperature pleasure.

Teddy Speaker - iwantoneofthose.com

The Teddy Speaker has arrived to brighten up your bedroom or desktop with its psychedelic demeanour (if only it was the 70’s - we could get away with wallpapering our kitchen in the same pattern). It’s just perfect for the big kid who doesn’t want to sully their house or office with yet another sterile techno-cube of noise.

Butt Station Desk Tidy - gadgets.co.uk

Tuck your Post-it Note pad in the cistern, let the little fella hold a roll of sticky tape for you, and he’ll hold a pen between his gritted teeth. Even better lift him up and rather than nasty surprises, you’ll just find a neat little cubby hole for storing paper clips, drawing pins, or any other small items you may want to.

SPHEREtouch - oreobject.com

Each SPHEREtouch is assembled by hand in a process so delicate that it takes up to hours to complete the final stages of polishing and assembly. Inspired by the elegance & sophistication of jewelry and timepiece designs around the world.

Love Heart Photo Tree - treather.com

This beautiful photo tree holds seven silver plated heart photo frames for displaying photos of friends, family and loved ones. The pewter frame in the shape of a tree is intricately made with winding branches and detailed leaves, off which the photo frames hang.

Messless Gadget Charge Kit - iwantoneofthose.com

What makes the Messless Charger different from all the rest is its sleek design which wouldn’t look out of place in even the most stylish of households. It’s a glass disc with four connectors so can charge up to 4 devices at the same time, including mobile phones, iPods, iPhones and even digital cameras.

Cow Fuzzy Friends Hottie - pressies4princesses.co.uk

Not only is this cow simply adorable and super soft and snuggly, he is also warm hearted. Inside his body is a little wheat pouch that can be warmed in the microwave. Doing so, intensifies the release of relaxing lavender aromas.

The Power Shelf - thinkgeek.com

With the Power Shelf your outlet can now serve a greater purpose. Simply remove your existing outlet cover and replace it with The Power Shelf - eliminating the tangled mess of power cords.

Skull and Crossbones Flask Gift Set - homewetbar.com

This trendy skull and crossbones flask gift set features a high-quality stainless steel 8oz liquor flask with a three-dimensional fine pewter skull and crossbones logo on it enhanced with a small amount of silver for a brighter more luxurious finish, a stainless steel 1oz keychain flask with a keychain clip, and an easy filling funnel.

Powermat - powermat.com

This is the charging station you always dreamed of. Powermat is a revolutionary wireless charging technology. It allows users to wirelessly charge multiple devices simultaneously and eliminate the tangle of wires that accumulate in the home and behind work stations.

Headphonies - headphonies.co.uk

Headphonies are 3 inch (8cm) high portable speakers with a truly amazing sound quality. Simple to operate, just plug ‘n’ play, Headphonies portable speakers and audio accessories come with a USB charging cable, connection cord for MP3, Ipod, mobile phone, computer game console and a key chain loop.

20+ Premium WordPress Themes that Worth Buying!

Stanley — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:02:20 +0000

As the demand for quality premium WordPress themes increases and competition increases, designers and developers have been going the extra mile recently, to create the next best theme and stay ahead of the competition. Some refers premium themes as themes that have more quality in terms of design, or maybe layouts (magazine, grid, showcase, etc) that differs them from the majority free themes. There are still great premium themes out there, and well worth paying the money for. Unfortunately, there’s also a lot that aren’t worth paying the money for now.

So below you will find some Gorgeous Premium WordPress Themes. I hope you will enjoy this article, and don’t forget to share it in your web community. Enjoy!

Phanatics

Perfect for image-rich contents and news site. Its flexibility will pawn your competitors. You publish the contents and Phanatics will take care of the rest.

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Marketplace

Marketplace is a both clean and stylish WordPress theme with the intent and focus on creating a community site for industry news, tutorials, etc.

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Sensor

Sensor is a theme that suitable for photoblogs, portfolios, showcases, galleries, personal sites and other blogging topics

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Work Place

A colorful business centric theme with several options allowing you to put your best content forward.

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GoodStream

GoodStream is a nice WordPress theme which is following old fashioned blogging style. It is configurable and very easy to use.

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Huex

Huex comes with six different color schemes; blue, green, gray, orange, purple, and red. Not to mention a sharply styled design and the inclusion of the WP Now theme option panel.

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Blogus

Blogus theme is perfect for a world travelers. You can share travel experiences using Google Map feature. Post, add photos and communicate with friends and family around the world.

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Chromatique

Chromatique is a theme that fully featured and loaded with lots of configurable options, which enable a high level of simplicity and usability.

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MyStream

MyStream is a flexible and extremely customizable personal blog theme with massive social media & lifestreaming influences.

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PersonalPress

PersonalPress is a personal / magazine-styled WordPress theme created for sites that want to exhibit a very custom, user-friendly experience to their visitors.

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My WordPress

My WordPress is a professional WordPress theme with the intent and focus on creating a community site. It is widget ready, page-navi ready, ad optimization ready, SEO friendly and many more!

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OnTheGo

OnTheGo is a completely hand-drawn theme that was scanned in and compiled to create a fresh and interesting design. Its unique appearance is sure to make your website stand out amongst the crowd.

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Depth

Depth is a colorful and vibrant theme created with for bloggers who are keen to make an impact on their readers.

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Seduction

A glamorous theme originally created for Celebrity and Fashion blogs but can be easily adapted for any website style.
The theme includes and the incredible number of 16 different color styles for you to select within the admin menu and change the color and graphics of your blog automatically in a snap.

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NightEnergy

NightEnergy is a chameleon very easy to adapt your design without losing any of the powerful features that has this great theme.

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Interfaces

This theme is built to function first and foremost as a news/folio/business, then it can be used for just about any site that needs a beautiful layout.

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Deviant

Deviant comes packed with many great features, including 6 colors schemes, an optional Blog-style layout, and the ePanel Theme Options page and custom widgets to give you increased control over your theme.

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Magnet

Magnet is one of the most highly rated theme for traditional blogs, because of its flexible layout and featured sections that allow you to highlight your favorite or most popular posts.

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Liquid Magazine

Liquid Magazine is truly unique theme with fluid grid layout. This is one of a kind theme and it will suits best for the blog with creative posts. Different thumbnails height is giving a special “style” to the template.

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Filthy

Filthy is a personal blog theme that’s been through the ringer. This thing is just down right dirty! And best of all, it comes it 2 shades of filth – brown and black.

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25 PSD to Wordpress Coding Service Providers

Stanley — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:40:14 +0000

Wordpress is a user-friendly application that can be used easily but if we take professional PSD to Wordpress conversion services, you can enjoy additional benefits, such as semantic HTML markup, valid w3c compliant code and commented style sheets that are beneficial to the website.

Turning a design into a Wordpress theme, that too, with the abilities of the latest Wordpress themes is not an easy task. By relying upon a professional conversion service provider you can be assured of the best service and outlook, including relevant sidebars, headers, content areas etc.

There are hundreds of these companies and most guarantee conversion in a specific number of hours or days. This post reviewing the name of 25 service providers in order to make graphic designers job easier. However, before availing the PSD to Wordpress conversion services you should ensure the price and services offered by a particular company. Enjoy!

Markup4u

Pixel Crayons

Markup Service

WP Coder

PSD to Any

HTML Rockstars

Convert2xhtml

PSD to Wordpress

XHTMLiT

PSDtoWordpress

XHTML This

XHTMLSPRUCE

PSD to WordPress

RapidxHTML

W3 MARKUP

HTMLcut

htmlBlender

PSD 2 Wordpress

Slice ‘n Dice

PSDs to HTML

ThemeSlice

Codecopia

PSD2HTML

XHTMLized

XHTMLChop

Benefits of PSD to Wordpress conversion

One of the major benefits of Wordpress is that it offers a superior content management to a traditional html website. The ease of use to create, edit or even remove pages from your site makes Wordpress accessible even for less internet savvy people, with just a click your content is out, without the need of HTML knowledge, no FTPs need to be used and no CSS knowledge is required to style your content.

The other benefits WordPress offers is their link structure that search engines love and so will your visitors. It is structured in a way that each page of your site is easily reachable for your visitors and for the search engine spider too.

It’s about Time to change Your Twitter Bird!!

Stanley — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:10:46 +0000

Twitter is taking the blogosphere by storm and has been one of the main avenues to increase readership and traffic to a blog or site. Twitter without a doubt is the best way to share and discover what is happening right now. But how do you tell your readers that you have a twitter account?

Simple. Just put on one of those readily available eye-catching twitter icons that can be easily spotted in your homepage and link it to your twitter page. It has already became a trend to use custom designed twitter bird icons to show the status of a tweeter. If you are interested to increase Twitter followers through your blog and you have not displayed a Twitter icon just yet, we compiled here 25 Twitter Icon Sets that you can use on your site. Chances are, we might have missed some nice twitter icon sets. In that case, please help us by completing the list by leaving a reply. I hope you will like these cute twitter icon sets as well. Have Fun!

Birdies: A Free Twitter Icon Set

Twitter Icons

Latulipper Twitter Birds

Twitter On The Beach

Cutielicious! A Free Twitter Bird Icon Set

Tweeta Free Twitter Bird Icon Set

Twitter Icon Pack

Tweet Pillow A Free Twitter Icon Set

Blitter Twitter Icon Set

Twitter Icon Set

Free Pixey Birrrdfon Twitter Icons

Adorable Twitter Icon Pack

Music Twitter Icons

Adiumy Twitter

Free Fat Twitters Icon Pack

Free Twitter Eggs

Twitter Birds Set

Twitter Icon Pack 2

Twitter Bird Icon

Woodstock Twitter-Icons

Blue Bird Twitter Icon Pack

Cute & Simple Twitter Bird

Twitter Dock Icons

Twitter Joy Icons

Twitter Icon Pack 3

Featured Artist - Perttu Mutro

Stanley — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:29:21 +0000

Perttu Mutro is a 24-year-old graphic designer/art director/illustrator from Finland. He has been involved in graphics for almost 8 years and was also selected as the Young Advertisement Designer of the Year for 2007 in Northern Finland.

Perttu Mutro stuns its prey with a fascinating show of light and color generated from within its translucent form. While the prey is captured by the beauty, Perttu Mutro gobbles it up, and the light show ends. Deadly and beautiful is the art of Perttu Mutro.