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Sundown: Free February 2010 Calendar Wallpaper

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:34:58 +0000

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. February 2010 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Sundown”.
As always the February 2010 calendar wallpaper comes in the following resolutions and non-calendar versions are also included:

1920×1200 (suitable for 1440×900)
1600×1200
1280×1024
320×479 (iPhone, non-calendar version only)

Preview:

Download the February 2010 Wallpaper Set:

contains 1 .zip file – 2 Versions, 3 Resolutions, 5.1 Mb

Download Sundown iPhone / iPod Touch Wallpaper:

Beautiful Day: Free January 2010 Calendar Wallpaper

Franz Jeitz — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:01:11 +0000

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. January 2010 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Beautiful Day” and has been created entirely in Photoshop. I hope you enjoy it and I wish you all the best for the new year!

As always the January 2010 calendar wallpaper comes in the following resolutions and non-calendar versions are also included:

1920×1200 (suitable for 1440×900)
1600×1200
1280×1024
320×479 (iPhone, non-calendar version only)

Preview:

Download the January 2010 Wallpaper Set:

contains 1 .zip file – 2 Versions, 3 Resolutions, 9.9 Mb

Download Beautiful Day iPhone Wallpaper:

11 Free Scaffolding Grunge Vectors & How-To

Franz Jeitz — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:16:09 +0000

This set of 11 Free Scaffolding Grunge Vectors was specifically created with large print designs in mind, but they can be used in web projects too. It’s a common technique to slightly destroy large type in ads and other print campaigns. Using vectors for this purpose is ideal as they can be scaled to any size without loss of quality. All vectors were made using images of scaffolding which were then traced in Illustrator. I’ve also included a short tutorial on how to make the most of these excellent freebies to grunge up type.
Don’t stop there though. Let your imagination wander and get creative. As always these freebies are free for use in both personal and commercial projects.

Close-Up Previews:

How to Destroy Type with Grunge Scaffolding Vectors:

While this tutorial uses Photoshop the same techniques can be used in Illustrator too. As always we start by opening a new document (white background) and using a bold font write the text “Grunge me up” in solid black.

Next step is to import one of the Scaffolding Grunge Vectors into the document. The easiest way is to simply drag it from Illustrator into Photoshop. Place it as a Smart Object on a layer above the text layer.

Using the layer styles of the Smart Object use a Color Overlay with the background’s colour (white).

Your text should now look similar to the image below. However the text is now too destroyed and barely readable for my taste.

In order to tone down the grunge effect copy the Smart Object and place it above all layers. Change the color overlay to the text’s colour (black).

Select both Smart Object layers, right-click and select “Create Clipping Mask”. This will confine the scaffolding images to only the text.

Select the top layer Smart Object (black colour overlay) and choose Free Transform (Cmd+T). Move, Rotate and Scale the Smart Object until you’re happy with the level of grunge.

This is the finished text. I hope you enjoyed this short tutorial.

Download Scaffolding Grunge Vectors:

contains 1 .eps file – 25.2 Mb

Northern Lights: Free December 2009 Calendar Wallpaper

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:15:26 +0000

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. December 2009 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Northern Lights” and has been created entirely in Photoshop. I hope this will get you in the mood for Christmas.

As always the December 2009 calendar wallpaper comes in the following resolutions and non-calendar versions are also included:

1920×1200 (suitable for 1440×900)
1600×1200
1280×1024
320×479 (iPhone, non-calendar version only)

There has been a minor change when it comes to downloading the wallpaper. The iPhone version is now available to download by simply saving the preview image. This will allow you to save it straight to your iPhone without the need of unzipping the archive.

Preview:

Download the December 2009 Wallpaper Set:

contains 1 .zip file – 2 Versions, 3 Resolutions, 4.6 Mb

Download Northern Lights iPhone Wallpaper:

Parting Ways: Free November 2009 Calendar Wallpaper

Franz Jeitz — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:07:56 +0000

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. November 2009 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Parting Ways” and has been created entirely in Photoshop. I hope you like it.

As always the November 2009 calendar wallpaper comes in the following resolutions and non-calendar versions are also included:

1920×1200 (suitable for 1440×900)
1600×1200
1280×1024
320×479 (iPhone, non-calendar version only)

Previews:

Download the November 2009 Wallpaper Set:

contains 1 .zip file – 2 Versions, 3 Resolutions + iPhone wallpaper, 11.2 Mb

9 Free Hi-Res Wood Panels Textures

Franz Jeitz — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:26:41 +0000

It’s time for another high resolution texture set. This time it’s all about wood panels. Wood textures pop up in more and more websites as background images. It’s a trend which sure won’t disappear in the near future. With a bit of tweaking these wood panels textures can be transformed into tile-able background images for your web projects and at the stunning size of 3264×2448 pixels they’re great for your print projects too.
As always these textures are free for personal and commercial use without the need to credit. All I’m asking is that you don’t sell or redistribute these files or claim them as your own. Enjoy! Download link and closeup previews after the jump.

Close-up Previews:

Download Wood Panels Texture Set:

contains 1 .zip file – 75.8 Mb

Free Hi-Res Photoshop Brushes: Acrylic Textures

Jeff Gardner — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:58:54 +0000

For this set of brushes I wanted to create something with a little body and depth, and I really wanted to accentuate the wisps and pieces of the brush strokes themselves. With that in mind, these brushes are perfect for textures, overlays, and even poster making, letting you achieve a great organic feel. This set has a total of 9 Acrylic Texture Brushes all hovering at exactly 2500px. As always these are free for personal and commercial use. Enjoy!

Preview:

Download Acrylic Textures Photoshop Brushes (via MediaFire):

contains 1 .abr file – 9 brushes, 27.6 Mb

Curiosity: Free October 2009 Calendar Wallpaper

Franz Jeitz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:48:58 +0000

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. October 2009 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Curiosity” and has been created entirely in Photoshop. I hope you like it.

As always the October 2009 calendar wallpaper comes in the following resolutions and non-calendar versions are also included:

1920×1200 (suitable for 1440×900)
1600×1200
1280×1024
320×479 (iPhone, non-calendar version only)

Previews:

Download October 2009 Wallpaper Set:

contains 1 .zip file – 2 Versions, 3 Resolutions + iPhone wallpaper, 7.4 Mb

Shattered: Free September 2009 Calendar Wallpaper

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:30:12 +0000

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. September 09 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Shattered” and comes in two different colour schemes.

The September 2009 calendar wallpaper comes in the following resolutions and as always non-calendar versions are also included:

1920×1200 (suitable for 1440×900)
1600×1200
1280×1024
320×479 (iPhone, non-calendar version only)

Preview (blue):

Preview (red):

iPhone Preview:

Download September 09 Wallpaper Set (blue):

contains 1 .zip file – 2 Versions, 3 Resolutions + iPhone wallpaper, 10.1 Mb

Download September 09 Wallpaper Set (red):

contains 1 .zip file – 2 Versions, 3 Resolutions + iPhone wallpaper, 10.3 Mb

Smashing Magazine Exclusive Colour Scheme:

As a special bonus I’ve released this month’s calendar wallpaper in an orange colour scheme exclusively on Smashing Magazine. Simply click the preview image to access the download site.

Outstanding Myspace Music Profile Designs + CSS Cheat Sheet

Franz Jeitz — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:32:56 +0000

Myspace’s time as leading personal social website are long over with the likes of Facebook and Twitter taking over. However when it comes to music it is still the most popular service for bands to promote themselves and interact with fans. While the standard design is very dull and cluttered at best there are ways to make a myspace music page look great. In this post I have compiled the most gorgeous myspace designs for your inspiration. There’s many more out there. So feel free to link to your favourite myspace in the comments below.

Myspace Music Profiles designed by Fudgegraphics:

Myspace Music Profile Cheat Sheet:

Anyone who’s ever tried to customize a myspace page knows that it is not as straightworfard as knowing some HTML and CSS. So as a bonus I made the myspace music profile cheat sheet for you to download. It features the most common CSS selectors to style individual titles, change the background image and add a custom header.

Download CSS Cheat Sheet:

contains 1 .pdf file, 113 Kb