BittBox Featured in Computer Arts
For anyone out there trying to decide wether or not to start a design blog, here is a perfect example of some of the good things that can come your way. BittBox was recently chosen to be featured as a resource in Computer Arts Magazine Issue #135. The people at Computer Arts thought that my Illustrator Brushes for making swooshes, swirls, and curls, were neat and wanted to share them with their readers. I was contacted via email and happily agreed.
Granted, there is no article about BittBox in this magazine, but you have to start somewhere, right? Computer Arts includes a CD with each issue that contains tutorials and resources for techniques described in the magazine. (oh yeah, and a link to your site too!) My brushes were a part of the “resources” for issue 135. I take this as a huge compliment given the fact that BittBox is less than 5 months old.
If you go here, you will see the list of features and resources for the magazine issue. BittBox is listed at the bottom.
I hope this inspires at least one or two of you out there to start a design blog. I did nothing out of the ordinary. I was simply blogging like I always do and got a random email one day. Getting published in a magazine not only makes you feel great, it’s another awesome way to share your designs and get your information to other designers across the globe.
I can now move my goals up a notch and see how long it takes to really land an article in ANY design magazine. Before I was contacted by Computer Arts, I really didn’t even think of getting into publications as a goal. Now I have a different perspective and I have even been buying similar magazines like Advanced Photoshop in order to discover new artists, and stay on top of my skills/trends in the design world. I highly recommend picking up a magazine like this every once in a while. You will find tons of inspiration.
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May I be the first to congratulate you on your first feature. Since finding your blog I have been re-inspired and will definitely be doing a design blog.
Take care,
Doug Owens
Congratulations, BittBox! That’s fantastic!
Congratulations BittBox!! I’m certain it won’t be long before your new goals are achieved!
It’s Karma. You’ve helped so many of us. :)
I for one really appreciate you spending all this time on creating these wonderful tutorials. Kudo’s to you !!
Cheers
First off I have to say that when I came upon this site I was totally surprised by the quality of stuff that you are willing to share and thank you for it. I work at a very large coupon magazine company where we design advertising every night 5 days a week and sometimes you get stuck in a rut doing the same thing over and over. I have shared some of the things on this site with my fellow co-workers/designers and give them the web address. I only found this site about two weeks ago and I prob. have used some of the ideas in here like 5 or 6 times in doing work so thanks! As for a blog I think that its a great idea mine is more of a personal/design blog. I don’t know that I would have enough to fill just a design blog, I guess I could if I wanted to talk about clients not knowing what they wanted and how so many people are clueless as to how to market their product or business successfully. However dealing with that all day makes me now want to think about that when I get home.
Anyway thanks again for the great info and for providing a source of inspiration!
That is soo cool dude. I have been a fan of your site since I first found it on dig, in January I think.
Lol, I have been tempted to pick up those photoshop magazines, but I am unemployed currently and $14 for a magazine isn’t exactly the best price for me now.
@ Renee
Thanks, and you are very welcome. Always glad to help!
@Grayson
Yeah, I totally agree. Advanced Photoshop and magazines like it can be a little pricey.
~BittBox
That is definately awesome for you! sadly, the $15 price tag here in the states is too much for my unemployed self to pick up at the moment. I read CA pretty much religiously, and i’m pretty bummed that one of the first that I miss is the one that has your swag in it. Good thing I’ve already got your brushes!
Now if only I could get some press like that for my website…lol
starvingyoungartists.com
i’d like to say thank you for sharing - all great stuff for direct use and inspiration for further experimenting in Illustrator and photoshop,: and also congratulations - you surely more than deserve to get in all those glossy magazines.
I saw this blog a few weeks ago, and then this in Computer Arts, and I was amazed! Congrats!
It too inspired me to make my own blog:
HalfDecentGraphics.co.nr
So happy for you!
I love Computer Arts and I am stoked you are featured on the CD. If only it wern’t $20 Canadian, ack!
congrats!!!!!!
congrats!! you deserve it. thanks so much for all your help and tutorials in your blogs. keep up the good work!
Wow! That’s great man! Congratulations!
I can’t believe how quickly this blog has taken off… It just goes to show that the best way to you’re always rewarded for your kindness… The fact that you give your design work away and have enjoyed incredible success is a great example of that…
Now when are we making this theme? ;)
Congrats again mate… I’m really happy for you :)
Felicidades! yo desde hace poco te leo desde Guatemala, y que buena onda que te tomaron en cuenta en la revista. nosotros aparecimos una vez en un diario de aqui de Guatemala donde hacian una pequenaa mencion sobre una pagina que tenemos (www.zonasanpablo.com) sobre nuestro pueblo natal, y se siente uno muy alegre de que lo tomen en cuenta.
Saludos desde Guatemala, and try to understand my language, is easy :D
i just wanted to write my comment in my native language.
Well, a Big Sunny South African Congradulation is definately in order…
Con to the grad to the you lations…
I managed to stumble across you site not a month ago and I’ve been back everyday since. Your tutorials have increased my design techniques 10 fold in only a few weeks.
Will be sure to look out for your Issue of Computer Arts.
Read the article….good stuff and congrats on your behalf. Keeps up the goodies.
well deserved — I’m sure your exposure will inspire many
Congrats! and keep up the good work. You are inspiring and helping out a lot of people out there.
Those magazines are awsome, I try to pick up a computer arts when ever I can. I wish they weren’t so expensive I think i paid $12.50 for it at Barnes and Noble.
Congratulations, u really deserve it.
I stumbled upon ur blog ab 2 or 3 months ago… n from that time everything changed for me, I thought I’ll never be able to learn how to get started on using Illustrator, but ur tutorials made me improve… oh well, I just wana say to u that ur blog it’s soo GREATE.
When ever I was looking after some Illustrator tutorials I always found only out of fashion one’s, that was hard, complicated….the explination didn’t helped me, but ur’s are soo good, u make Illustrator to seem much more easy to use.
Tq u very much for having this blog… n I wish u good luck with everything u do.
Congrats.. nice work!
I Heart Bitbox and U. You have finally inspired my have just bougth the domain for my blog desing thanks to you :) i will be online be the end of the next week :)
Thanks All,
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all positive feedback and compliments. I will keep the doing what I’m doing. Glad to help!
~BittBox
amazing, congratulations jay!
congratulations, a most well deserved article!
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Bitt, did they just contact you about placement? Did you get $$$? Lol. It must be nice?
That is so encouraging that they are scouring the entire net for qualified people like yourself. Keep it up, you’ll hit 5,000 soon.
Wow!!! Congratulations…what an awesome and very well deserved plug! ;)
wow. congratulations! i just stumbled upon this website and am now addicted to it. you have an amazing site, incredible work, and you are obviously very talented. thanks so much for sharing.
Well done, good work!!!!
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!…
congrats man, this is awesome!
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