Friday, 15 June 2012

NYC Phoneharmonic


A truly brilliant medley of the most popular ringtones, performed by a small orchestra. Loved this piece from start to finish, great work indeed.

10 Great Adobe Illustrator Text Effects

I though it was about time I compiled a list of some of the tutorials I have found most useful in the past few months. Thanks to all the creators of these for taking the time to share their knowledge.


Round Emboss - License Plate Style


Glossy Smooth Text Effect


Simple Sticker Effect


Quick Airport Timetable


Glowing Neon Sign using the appearance palette 


Cartoon Style


 Grungy 3D


Editable Metal Type - Vectips


Polished Raised Type Treatment



Glassy 3D Effect



That's it for now, hope you find them as useful as I have. Stay tuned to my blog for new vector tutorials  I come across and maybe even some of my own coming soon!

Friday, 8 June 2012

Cardiff Met - The Graphic Spectacle


Always a great show to check out if you're in the Cardiff area. My old stomping ground of Cardiff Metropolitan University (formerly UWIC).

Great promo video too! Definitely recognise the shop at the start, think I must have lived round the corner from it.