1 Lucky Colorburned Reader Wins 500 Free Business Cards From OvernightPrints.com
Hello everyone! It’s time to announce the winner of yet another fantastic Colorburned giveaway, this time sponsored by our friends at Overnight Prints. Overnight Prints is an online printer that prints everything from Business Cards to Brochures and they were…
Win Over 6,000 Vector Elements from ArtBox 7
Today, we’ve got another amazing giveaway to tell you about. Our friends at ArtBox 7 are sponsoring yet another Colorburned giveaway, this time with their Complete Designer Set. That’s right, the whole shebang! All Supreme Sets including over 6000…
Choosing Design as a Degree Can Give You an Edge
I’ve found that there are two types of designers; those with a traditional education in art or design and those who are mostly self-educated. Design is unique in that it is one of the few professions where you…
Create Snow in Photoshop: 10 High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
There are a lot of ways to Create Snow in Photoshop. Some of the more popular methods involve photo manipulation or creative use of filters. While these methods work very well I felt that snow could also be…
Create Your Own Set of Multi-Colored Illustrator Paint Brushes
You guys may remember several months back when I released several sets of Multi-Colored Illustrator Brushes on this site as well as several others. Those brushes quickly became some of the most popular sets of brushes that I’ve ever…
Win 500 Business Cards from OvernightPrints.com
You may remember several months back when I posted my new business card design on Twitter. I have to admit that when it comes to business cards I rarely get an opportunity to pass them out. So I am…
3 Colorburned Readers Win 500 Free Business Cards from UPrinting
Last week our friends at UPrinting were generous enough to donate 500 free business cards to 3 lucky Colorburned readers. Today, we are very excited to be announcing the winners. Most of you probably recognize UPrinting as a frequent sponsor of…
Never Undervalue Yourself
I am often asked to give advice to aspiring designers hoping to make it in the industry. I have always found this to be an awkward question for me to answer because even after 10 years, I still…
Video Tutorial: Learn How to Create Your Own Set of Splatter Brushes for Photoshop
Last summer I spoke at the Front-End Design Conference. During my presentation I demonstrated how to create a set of splatter brushes for Photoshop. Not too long after posting the video from the conference on this website I started…
Scratches: 25 High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
Like most effects in Photoshop, scratches can be created in several ways. I was experimenting with some Photoshop brush-making techniques a while back and discovered a fantastic technique for creating really nice, smooth scratches. I quickly created a…
Retro Style Graphics: A New Book by Grant Friedman
Hello everyone! Today, I’ve got some exciting news! After nearly a year, I’m proud to say that I am now officially an author! Last year, I was approached by Angela Patchell of Angela Patchell Books about writing a book…
3 Sets of 500 Die Cut Business Cards from UPrinting Up for Grabs
Hello everyone! It’s time for yet another awesome Colorburned giveaway; this time, sponsored by our friends at UPrinting who were generous enough to donate 3 sets of 500 Die Cut Business Cards to the readers of this website.
Most of you…
What to do When Your Project Starts to go Downhill
We’ve all had projects go bad – the client is too demanding, the project is taking too long, the dreaded scope creep, or worse. No matter how well you prepare, it can always happen. What do you do…
Paint Rollers: 20 High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
The other day, I was walking through a parking lot and trying to think of some ideas for new Photoshop Brushes at the same time. Like most people deep in thought, I found myself staring at the ground…
8 Creative Ways to Promote Your Logo on Products
When you started your business one of the first things you did was probably to design a logo. A logo is one of the most important marketing tools that a company has in its arsenal. Aside from your…
