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FYI Monday: Gorgeous Vintage-Inspired Illustrations by Victor Huckabee

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:19:42 +0000

Victor Huckabee, aka Pope Saint Victor, is a designer / illustrator / photographer based in Nashville, Tennessee. I first stumbled upon Victor’s work while listening to one of his playlists on Designers.MX. The music and artwork went well together so I decided to dig a little deeper. I’m glad I did. Victor’s work uses bold typography, cute character illustrations and has that vintage feel so many of us just can’t get enough of. Don’t forget to check out popesaintvictor.com for more inspiration or say hi on Twitter.

FYI Monday: Retro Inspired Art by Mark Weaver

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:39:54 +0000

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series. Mark Weaver is a freelance graphic designer & illustrator based in Atlanta, Georgia. His artwork is often composed of retro inspired collages combined with bold typography. I’m particularly fond of his screenprints, there’s something beautiful about the tactile feel of a screenprinted poster. With his signature style Mark managed to land the bid clients such as The New York Times, GOOD magazine & WIRED magazine. For more inspiration make sure to visit mrkwvr.com.

Rise: Free June 2011 Calendar Wallpaper

Franz Jeitz — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:50:09 +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. The June 2011 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Rise”. Same as last month I tried to build an abstract photography scenery. It was great fun blending different photos together and playing with colour schemes to come up with this abstract design. I hope you like it, and if you do, then please share it. Thanks!

Rise: Free June 2011 Desktop Wallpaper

contains 1 .zip file – 2 Versions, 4 Resolutions, 12.5 Mb

The following resolutions (both calendar & non-calendar versions) are included:

2560×1440
1920×1200 (suitable for 1440×900)
1600×1200
1280×1024

Rise: Free iPhone Wallpaper

Resolution: 640×960 (Retina Display), Format: JPG

Rise: Free iPad Wallpaper

Resolution: 1024×1024, Format: JPG

FYI Monday: Amazing Photography by Matthias Heiderich

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:51:59 +0000

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.
Matthias Heiderich is an exceptional photographer from Berlin, Germany. I don’t often feature photography in the FYI Monday series, but as soon as I stumbled upon Matthias’ profile I knew I had to share it with you. The colours are beautiful, the angles are amazing and overall it has a calm, vintage feel to it. This really is just a small selection. For more inspiration please visit Matthias Heiderich’s Behance profile. Just make sure to have some spare time as I’m sure it’ll be hard to stop browsing through the different albums.

FYI Monday: Clean Graphic Design by Bernat Fortet

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:51:21 +0000

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.
Bernat Fortet is a graphic designer from Barcelona, Spain. It’s hard to give a specific name to his style as he masters all the classic graphic design skills such as photography, typography, illustration as well as motion graphics. A true jack of all trades I just had to share his designs with you. This really is just a small selection so please visit Bernat’s portfolio and his blog for more inspiration.

FYI Monday: Beautiful Photo Manipulations by Pedro Donini

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:54:32 +0000

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.
Pedro Donini is working as a graphic designer and web designer in São Paulo, Brazil. While it’s hard to find any more information about him I let Pedro’s work speak for himself. His photo manipulations are gorgeous paying particular attention to the little details. Find a selection of his art below. Please visit Pedro Donini’s portfolio for more inspiration.

FYI Monday: Photo Manipulations by Darren Hopes

Franz Jeitz — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:00:59 +0000

Free Hi-Res Plain Fabric Textures Part 1

Franz Jeitz — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:58:35 +0000

Textures can be used in many ways, either as a simply backdrop for an image or to blend with existing graphics to give it a more organic feel. So today I release 12 High Resolution Plain Fabric Textures. There should be something for everyone, there’s textures of wool, cotton, denim jeans and synthetics. On average they’re 2800px by 1900px. Simply click on the texture you like to download the hi-res version. Alternatively you can download the whole set of 12 plain fabric textures at the end of this post.
As always, these freebies are free to use in both commercial and personal projects without the need to credit me. Enjoy!

Update: Plain Fabric Textures Photoshop Brush Set 1 available now!

Download Individual Textures

contains 1 .zip file – 12 Textures, 59.6 Mb

24 Astoundingly Beautiful HDR Images of Wildlife

Tom Walker — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:56:07 +0000

HDR stands for high dynamic range imaging. The HDR method basically involves making up an image from several different photographs of the same thing, all taken with different exposures. Photoshop or similar image editing software is then used to combine the photos to form one image, creating a greater dynamic range of luminances, which means starker contrasts between light and dark and much more vibrant colours.

HDR enhances natural colours and light levels, so it’s often hard for the viewer to tell that the HDR method has been employed. Some photographers, however, push things further to create completely distorted visual realities. It’s clear from the 24 photos below that HDR and wildlife photography is a winning combination, as the technique is capable of doing justice to the spectacular array of colours found in nature.

1. Tree Frog

Tree frogs are among the most colourful animals in the world. HDR only acts to enhance the brilliant green colour of this particular specimen.

2. Screech-Owl

Each whiskery feather is visible in this wonderful HDR photo of a screech-owl, taken in Florida. There are 21 known species of screech-owl and new ones are being discovered all the time.

3. Cow

This rather bedraggled looking cow was photographed in Malham, Yorkshire, England. The hair on the animal’s face is particularly defined.

4. Baby Monkey

A gorgeous baby monkey devours a snack. The gold colour of its eyes and the hairs on top of its head are particularly stunning. Each individual fold on its wrinkly face is visible.

5. Caiman Lizard

A red-faced caiman lizard smiles for the camera.

6. Wild Horse

This wild beast can be found roaming around the fjords of Iceland. The photographer got in really close and used a wide-angled lens to make the animal’s head as large and cute-looking as possible.

7. Heron

A tricolored heron stands on a small island in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida. This image is a perfect example of how HDR photography can be used to create an oil painting-like effect.

8. Lizard

HDR brings out the rainbow colours of this lizard’s facial scales. This shot was taken in Mexico with a Nikon D80 camera and a 70-200mm f/2.8 VR lens. It was processed with Photomatix and Lightroom.

9. Bison

A bison grazes in Gibbon Meadow, Yellowstone National Park.

10. Elk

Another shot from Yellowstone National Park. This time it’s an elk traversing a vibrant landscape.

11. Iguana

Otherwise dull, the intensity of this reptile’s eye, made up of volcanic yellow and red tones, is truly stunning.

12. Spider Monkey

This playful, inquisitive spider monkey was spotted outside the Batu caves near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

13. Deer

Sunlight shines through the trees, casting a shadow on the back of a wild deer and illuminating its beady eye.

14. Horses

A horse and its foal pose for the camera in an overcast English field.

15. Robin

A solitary, red-breasted and very round robin perches on a branch.

16. Mallards

A male and female mallard take a stroll along the dock at Lake Tahoe. This HDR image was captured in March 2007 with a Nikon D200 camera.

17. Stag

A fallow stag is spotted in Dyrham Park, South Gloucestershire, England. This photo was shot from a quarter of a mile away.

18. Squirrel

Ever alert, this squirrel spots the camera at just the right moment.

19. Mute Swans

A graceful pair of mute swans look absolutely stunning against this glowing, orangey, evening sky.

20. Deer

This charismatic animal seems just as interested in the photographer as the photographer is of it. HDR brings out the orange-brown colour of its face and adds clarity to its hairy ears.

21. Heron

The colours in this shot are so intense. The photographer post-processed the image using Tiffen DFX.

22. Chameleon

What better animal to demonstrate the colour capabilities of HDR than the vibrant chameleon. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 500D and edited with Photomatix.

23. Rainbow Boa

This rainbow boa, so-called for obvious reasons, displays a wide spectrum of colours along its length. Again, Photomatix was used to process this image.

24. Monkey

What a fantastic portrait! This monkey was photographed while ‘hanging out’ near Ban Saen, just outside of Bangkok, Thailand. The bright blue background complements its light tones perfectly.

Featured Artist: Fabien Barral

Franz Jeitz — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:39:04 +0000

Fabian Barral is a French graphic designer and photographer. He spends 10 hours a day in front of the computer while drinking an average of 5 cups of coffee (or so he claims). I can relate to that. I discovered Fabien Barral’s art through Graphic-Exchange, a site where he showcases his personal art as well as designs by his favourite designers. I spent quite a long time on this site discovering one masterpiece after another. If there was only one inspirational website in the world this would be it. Another great aspect of Graphic-Exchange is that Fabien invites you to trade art with him: some of your prints for some of his. I also admire the fact that Fabien doesn’t have RSS. He forces you to visit the site in order get the latest updates. This way the beautiful web design won’t go to waste. For more of his work visit his personal portfolio at Imaginary Moments. Here are some samples to get you started.