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…
Create a Seamless Heart Pattern From a Simple Heart Shape
I have to say that I have always been fascinated with these types of illustrations; illustrations composed of shapes that form shapes; and while Illustrator allows you to create these types of Illustrations rather easily, there really aren’t…
Giveaway: Win 500 Business Cards From UPrinting (x3)
Hello everyone! Our friends from UPrinting have decided to sponsor yet another fantastic Colorburned giveaway. UPrinting knows how much you guys love and want business cards so they have decided to give away 500 die cut business cards to 3 lucky…
Use InDesign’s Data Merge Feature to Create Business Cards for Your Entire Office
I’m a big fan of InDesign’s Data Merge feature. Data Merge is the Adobe equivalent to Microsoft Word’s Mail Merge feature and allows you to import information contained in an Excel spreadsheet and use it in your print…
More Lens Flares: 25 High Resolution Photoshop Brushes
I have often mentioned that there are many ways to create lens flares in Photoshop; some are better than others. One of my favorite ways to do this however is by using Photoshop brushes. Photoshop brushes give you…
Fuel Your Designs With Motivation
As a designer, there are a few things you need in order to keep creating fresh works of art. One of those things is (the often forgotten) ‘motivation’. Motivation is an important factor in your ability to convey…
Use Insertion Mode in SymmetryWorks 5 to Create a Seamless Valentine’s Day Pattern
As most of you guys know, I’m a big fan of SymmetryWorks. SymmetryWorks is a plug-in for Adobe Illustrator that allows you to easily create seamless patterns. If you have ever tried to create a complex seamless pattern…
Screencast: How to Edit an Existing Pattern Swatch in Illustrator
When you work with patterns in Illustrator you will find that you are constantly having to tweak them in one way or another. This is because sometimes color schemes or elements in the pattern change for one reason…
Buy My Book, Retro Style Graphics on iTunes for Just $2.99!
Hello everyone! Today, I’ve got some pretty big news to report. My book Retro Style Graphics is now available on iTunes for just $2.99 as an iPhone app! As you know, a couple months ago Retro Style Graphics was released…
How to Create a Seamless Argyle Pattern in Illustrator
You guys may remember last year when I posted a really nice set of seamless argyle patterns for Illustrator on this site. Those patterns quickly became very popular and I received several requests for tutorials on how they were…
4 Fabric Inspired Vector Pattern Swatches for Illustrator
A while back I snapped some photos at the quilting exhibit at state fair where I live. I came back with a lot of ideas for creating seamless vector patterns and decided to put a few of them…
