I was recently contacted by Neil Duerden, an internationally famous and talented UK designer. He informed me that he has updated his site with loads of new finished pieces and wanted to share his work with everyone. The updates include not only print designs but some new motion graphics as well. Neil is a master of the collage style, and is always pushing the limits of design, not only in his personal work, but his commissions as well. Head on over and give your eyes a feast ;)

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Adobe has just launched it’s much anticipated online version of Photoshop, dubbed Photoshop Express. It’s a Flash based editor, and has a noticeably small list of features compared to the real thing, however, that was to be expected with a web app Photoshop, especially the first run at it. The service is free and comes with 2G of storage space, as well as the ability to easily share your images around the web and import photos from some big name sites, like Facebook.

[via: Lifehacker]

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Workflow is always important for productivity. Avoiding as many clicks as possible is an everyday battle, and, with this little Illy tip, I hope to help you avoid yet another 3 clicks. For some reason, the folks at Adobe decided that Illustrator shouldn’t have a ‘Preset Manager’ like Photoshop, so here we are working around it. I’d like to share with you one way I get around a lack-of-a-preset-manager in Illustrator when it comes to brushes.

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I’ve got some new vectors for everyone. I’ve been playing around with a new Wacom tablet for a few days now (still experimenting) but I’d like to share some of my first creations with everyone. Hope you can put ‘em to good use ;) Download After the Jump. (EPS & SVG)

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Have you ever been frustrated when you ask a client for a high-res logo and they keep sending you thumbnails? A lot of you have probably been in a situation where you could really use a vector logo, and your client can’t deliver.

Best Brands of the World (brandsoftheworld.com) is an online treasure trove of vector logos. There you’ll find thousands of logos for big name companies and small ones alike. There are even logo variations for the big brands. In other words, you might even be able to find event-specific logos, and specialty logos.

All of the logos you find at brandsoftheworld.com are free and come in EPS format. So, the next time your doing an event poster sponsored by Pepsi, you don’t have to rely on the client for the Pepsi logo, however, it’s always wise to get the logo approved before using it.

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