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More on Hedcuts. The process is involved, and has not been reduced to a photoshop action. #
Hedcut portrait artist Noli Novak. The famous stipple portraits of the Wall Street Journal are called hedcuts. Here's one WSJ artist's portfolio. #
Where To Find Great Free Photographs And Visuals. #
How to create a cereal bowl shot. 50-60 perfect flakes, a bowl of Crisco, and wild hair tonic. via cameron #
Create Sparklines with Photoshop. Sparklines are small, word-like graphics from Edward Tufte. #
Scrapbooking culture. In the Design Observer! #
10 things I have learned. Speech by designer Milton Glaser. #
A great photolog. This is how it is done. #
Cheval Noir. I wish I could make an illustration like this. #
Drawing a Map with Illustrator. I've had to do this several times, and never once used this technique. Worth the read. #
Thinking with Type. A useful collection of information about typography. #
Sharpening Digital Images. A good explanation of this photoshop procedure. #
Feric. Fantastic illustrations. A synthesis of the organic, mechanical, and fantastical. #
Color Scheme Generator. This is the best one I've seen so far. #
A compelling discussion of pornography in design. This is a well-written article about the ethical roles of designers given the burgeoning porn industry. The discussion that follows is even more interesting. #
Aerial Photography. Amazing. #
Good-Tutorials.com Thousands of Photoshop tutorials. #
Blend in. Explanation of the different photoshop blending modes. #
Sheet Music Typography. Fascinating glimpse of typography from the 1850's to the 1920's. #
Personal Dingbats. An interesting list of personal logos. #
The meanings of colors. For those who insist that red means "angry." #
How to Make Friends and influence Art Directors. Mike (of ESPN.com) gives his experienced advice. #
300 Images. A great archive of commonly-used icons. #