Ehm, I’m not surprised. I need loads of them when doing custom web sites and I especially need loads of them while making designs for applications. And, I decided a while ago, that creating them by my self is just not worth it. The time and effort that is required to make a good icon set, especially at tight deadlines and difficult customers can never be repaid.

So, I decided that the best thing to do is to go out there on the net and find some good design companies that offer icons for sale. And the guys at icongalore.com are just what I needed. First, they offer really high quality icons, second they have really huge selection of them, probably the largest selection of Icons on the Internet from what I’ve seen (and I’ve seen a lot) and these come in many different sizes which is very important.

Then, in case you don’t really find what you were looking for (which is not likely - but still) they’ll make custom icon design at decent price.

Here is another good reason why I like those guys. Say, I have a “difficult” client. The one I know will insist on various changes before he accepts the final product. In addition, I especially anticipate requests for changes in icon design. So, what do I do? I download free icons from icongalore.com site, incorporate them into my design and show it to them. If they don’t like it, I just swap with another design and, by default they always like second version better. Then I buy the set and deliver the final application or web to client.

Also, if you don’t feel like buying set by set separately, you could make a pretty good deal right now as they offer all of their icons (8 categories, 6 formats, 3 states and 1511640 files included) for $349! I’d say, once you buy those, you won’t be needing any new icons for a long, long time.

So, from time to time my friends ask me to do some video for them. If I have enough time, I do it, why not. So, last week a friend of mine asked me if I could make a small video invitation for their wedding.

I took my camera (Panasonic NV-GS 180 - 3CCD - 2,3 mega pixel) and we met at the park (2 minutes from my home).

I did the video editing in After Effects CS3and - voila!

The video wedding invitation is done! Let me know what you think.

Photoshop brushes used for this:

1. Swirls (floral) Photoshop brushes set (premium edition)

2. Photoshop splatter brushes

3. Simple custom Photoshop brushes set

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So, you would like to print your own scrapbook that will be cool, unique and… huh, cool?

How would you like to make some cool graphics, merge them with some photos and print out as a scrapbook that will always remind you of some people or events?

Do you just feel you can’t afford to spend too much time working on it?

Well, let me tell you something. It took me one afternoon to do my Rovinj (Rovigno) scrap book. Rovinj is a small fisherman’s town in Croatia, at the coast of the Adriatic Sea. I decided that I want to have scrapbook of it, took one afternoon of and … voila! Here it is. Do I need to mention that I used my own brushes for it? (and of course my photos!)

Here is just a preview of the book and in next post I will briefly describe how it’s done. So, if I did it, I’m sure you can do it too. At home. Just using a printer, canvas paper, some textile, cork board, sea shells and a sponge. Nothing too sophisticated.

Photoshop brushes used for this book:

1. Swirls (floral) Photoshop brushes set (premium edition)

2. Tatoo designs Photoshop brushes set (premium edition)

3. Simple custom Photoshop brushes set

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