Vectorizing yourself into a cartoon can be done using Illustrator, but once you know the basics you can do it using any program that has a "pen tool".
I put this video together to show you how I turned myself into a cartoon. I did this because I noticed some services/websites out there that offer to turn your pictures into a cartoon for a fee / price. So to show you just how easy (or difficult) it can be I recorded myself turning myself (and partner) into a cartoon.
I am a fan of all things retro. I especially like sci fi, space imagery. So an 80's style, retro space graphic is something I gravitate to. So I tried making my brand name "freshalex" in this style and this is what I came up with. I was just playing with the text to make it it look 80 style retro. I started to follow a tutorial from Abduzeedo and I ended up changing it a little.
The tutorial from Abduzeedo shows how to create this text effect using a program called Pixelmator, but you can still follow it if you have photoshop or other software. Here is the original tutorial link for 80's Style Text Effect in Pixelmator
Enjoy. You can download my wallpaper here in 1920 x 1080px.
By the way, this typography style was inspired by this website empireisok.com, which I am sure was inspired by some one else and then someone else.
I thought it would be nice to share this logo I made for a logo design contest on 99designs.com. It was for a web company called Feedslide. I did not win, which is why I added the word "Fail"in the title of this blog post.
The winning logo design is shown below and is by a designer called "crack". His design is a similar concept to mine because it mixes together the "F" and "S" in the logo. And I tried to achieve a similar concept but with a bit more complexity. I guess I can admit that as a logo design, Cracks' design is the better one.
In the end what it all comes down to is personal taste and what works for a company. The Contest Holder chose Cracks design over 118 other logo designs because this logo was the best one suited for his company . It is tough competition out there but it is also fun to be involved in these design contests. I will most likely be entering more design competitions in the future. It is fun.
Here is a great post by dzinepress.com. It shows off more that 45 examples of Digital art by Rado Javor, a digital painter from the UK. His style has a history, classical element. I was on Flickr doing the usual rounds of looking through amazing graphic designers, accomplished photographers and talented Illustrators and I found Relando Ronato and his work. His work differed from the rest in my eyes because his whole body of work has black and white as the dominant colour theme. This first poster I saw was the "All good things" poster which caught my attention with those massive heavy type font and the strong contrast of black and white that seems to become worn out towards the bottom. It looks big, gritty, dirty and strong.
Design Core seems to be his brand and judging by his Flickr photostream he has a small but strong portfolio. I hope to see more work coming from this design, and soon!
This is an illustration by Kate Doodles. I like her style. It is cute and simple.
