I’ve stumbled upon a little gem on the Apple downloads site, and I’d like to share a new freeeware app with everyone. It’s called Repeating Motif Generator, and it’s a handy little app for creating seamless repeating patterns. There is a variety of uses for this application, but it may just come in handy for you some day. :)

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You know what they say: “Spring showers bring awesome textures to everyone… and flowers.” I was actually a little apprehensive about posting these images as they fall outside what I would consider “normal” textures. But then I thought of times in the past where I was desperately seeking some rain drop textures for projects and realized that there are probably others out there too. On a side note: now that Spring is really here I’ll be posting some grass, flower, and plant textures in the near future.

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If you’re in need of a little inspiration, and you favor illustration, look no further than Neal McCullough. I received an email from Neil yesterday, and I was so impressed with his work, I had to share. Neil is a talented illustrator, and a lot of his work has a “clean, yet vintage” feel about it. Check out his website, HandDrawnCreative.

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The other day I posted a set of 8 subtle grunge textures on my blog and everyone really seemed to like them, so I thought I’d do an encore presentation here on Texture Tuesday.

Sometimes you need to put your grunge habits on a diet, these textures will work perfect when you just want to add a “hint” of texture to your designs.

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We had another yummy batch of vectors to give away last week from the always generous folks over at Designious. Over 400 comments rolled in, and the winners (randomly selected) were Elliot, Melody, and bluebomberc. Congrats guys and gals, and we hope you enjoy the vectors! Thanks to Alex and Designious for making the giveaway possible.

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