6 Decorative Vector Ornaments
It is always nice to have some decorative vector ornaments on hand when you’re in the middle of a project. Decorative ornaments have a ton of uses from pattern creation, to stationary design. That’s why today I am…
4 Tips to Help Promote Your Website Using Facebook Fan Pages
When it comes to promoting a website through social media, a lot of people clump Twitter and Facebook Fan Pages into the same category. Most people see them as similar tools to help promote their brand; and while…
Don’t Be Constrained by Control Points: An Introduction to Extreme Path
Hello everyone! Today, I would like to introduce you to Extreme Path, a plug-in for Adobe Illustrator that allows you to manipulate paths and shapes in ways that you can’t otherwise do using Illustrator. One of the biggest…
Giveaway Announcement: 2 Readers Win 500 Free Business Cards From Make Me Cards
Hello everyone! Last week our friends at Make Me Cards were generous enough to sponsor a giveaway with 2 sets of 500 business cards. Today, we are very excited to be announcing the winners.
If you have never heard of…
Working With Auto-Shapes in Fireworks
I mention quite a bit how fond I am of the tools that Fireworks provides to help draw basic shapes. Today I would like to talk a little about one of least known but helpful tools that Fireworks…
22 Fantastic Animal Character Tutorials for Illustrator
If you love animals, you’ll love this round up of 22 Fantastic Animal Illustration Tutorials. These tutorials will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a professional-looking character or mascot in Illustrator and will help you fine-tune your…
How to Distress Text in Seconds With Photoshop Brushes
There are a lot of ways to create distressed text in Photoshop; some techniques are better than others but I have found that the best technique is to use a nice set of Photoshop brushes in combination with…
Win 500 Free Business Cards From Make Me Cards (x2)
Hello everyone! Guess what? Today, we’ve got another fantastic business card giveaway; this time sponsored by our friends at Make Me Cards. Make Me Cards is an online printer that specializes in business cards and offers a wide range…
Adobe Fireworks, the Better Tool for Creating Basic Shapes
When most people think about drawing basic shapes they probably think about Adobe Illustrator or maybe Photoshop; but even as good as those apps are for creating basic shapes, in some cases, Fireworks is even better. In this…
Create Your Own Business Cards at AllBusinessCards.com
Hello everyone! The guys at AllBusinessCards.com asked that I write a short review of their services. AllBusinessCards.com is an online printer that allows you to create your own business cards using their new Design Center. Their Design Center includes over…
Running a Design Blog Like a Business
Many design blogs start off as a hobby. Designers like to share what they have learned and seek out criticism from others. Blogs are a natural way of doing this. As blogs mature however many of us have…
5 Free Valentine’s Day Themed Vector Patterns for Illustrator
As you know, Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. On Colorburned, we’ve decided to get into the Valentine’s Day spirit and release a series of Valentine’s Day Themed screencasts [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and freebies created with SymmetryWorks. Today…
Giveaway Announcement: 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 announce the winners. Most of you probably recognize UPrinting as a frequent sponsor of…
Starting and Growing a Design Blog with Design Informer’s Jad Limcaco
Hello everyone! This week I had some time to sit down with Jad Limcaco. Jad is the guy behind Design Informer, a relatively new design blog that has been publishing some really nice content. I wanted to talk…
Ink Drips: 35 High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
Ever notice how inspiration always hits you when you least expect it to? The other day I had just sat down in front of the television. I was flicking through some of the channels and just happened to…
