10 Lovely Valentine’s Day Heart Patterns
With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, I spent a little time over the weekend putting together a set of 10 Valentine’s Day heart pattern swatches for you guys to use in your designs. This set of…
Please Download Your Files!
If you purchased any items from the Colorburned Shop over the last couple of weeks and have not yet downloaded your files, please do so as soon as possible. I will be shutting down the shop completely Monday,…
Go Media Vectors: Hand Drawn Wings
The guys over at Go Media asked if I could post a quick message announcing their newest vector pack, Hand Drawn Wings. I’ve always loved Go Media’s vectors, they produce some of the best stock imagery in the…
A Chat With Twitter Master & Designer Calvin Lee
This week, I had a digital chat with Calvin Lee from Mayhem Studios. If you’re on Twitter, than you probably already know Calvin. Calvin is without a doubt one of the most helpful designers on Twitter. You can always…
10 Vector Halftone Patterns
I’ve always loved halftone patterns but, I’ve always been stumped when it came to trying to figure out how to create them. For a long while, I experimented with various techniques, some better than others, but in the…
My Best Buds on Twitter
In life, it’s important to surround yourself with good people. I’ve always felt that the difference between being successful and unsuccessful in life or in business can often be the quality of the people that you choose to…
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE! Extended Until Wednesday, February 4
If you’re a regular follower of this site and happen to follow me on Twitter, you may have noticed me pimping the Colorburned Shop over the last week or so. Last week, I decided to close the Colorburned Shop and…
January 2009 Review
This month, I have decided to do something a little different with the Monthly Review Article. Instead of reviewing everything that I’ve done on this site over the last month, I decided instead, to pass on some news…
Interview With Chris Spooner of Spoon Graphics
This week, I had the opportunity to interview another great design blogger. Chris Spooner, who runs Spoon Graphics consistently churns out high quality tutorials, articles and freebies on his site. I’ve always been impressed with the quality of his…
Stars & Stripes: Patriotic Brushes & Swatches
I’ve been feeling a bit patriotic lately so I decided to have a bit of fun and release a set of patriotic brushes and swatches with a “stars & stripes” theme. I will be honest with you; this…
CLOSE OUT! All Items Just $6!
As you guys know, for the last few months I’ve been selling high resolution textures and some vector patterns in the Colorburned Shop. Setting up an online shop and marketing those items has been a learning experience for…
Meet David Leggett from Tutorial9.net
This week, I had the opportunity to interview David Leggett from Tutorial9.net. David was recently named by Retire at 21 as one of the web’s top young bloggers – 21 and under. An amazing achievement like this deserves some…
53 Impressive Polka Dot Pattern Swatches
As simple as they are, polka dot patterns are very effective design elements. Not too long ago I released a set of asymmetrical polka dot patterns but today I decided to create a more symmetrical set of polka dots…
Colorburned Identity & Branding
If you’ve been following me on Twitter or Flickr you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been spending the last couple of months working on and off on a new identity for this website. A while back I even posted an image…
100 Wonderful Water Color Illustrator Brushes
A few months back I released four sets of water color Illustrator brushes [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ]. Those sets quickly became some of the coolest and most popular freebies on this site. It actually took quite a…
