Unicode has lots of characters that are graphically striking on their own regardless of their intended meaning. When I see a symbol that I don’t know the meaning of (and there are lots of them like this symbol ⏃ for Dentistry), I see a simple, abstract icon devoid of meaning, but still interesting to look [...]
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Happy, Happy Festivus! As I was trying to make a festive tree using basic geometric shapes, I realized that the shapes alone had a charm of their own. Besides, the tree I made looked really corny, so instead of a tree, I created some “party confetti” backgrounds using squares, triangles, and circles in various color [...]
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textures from subtlepatterns.com I’ve mentioned Subtle Patterns in a Links Loved post before, but since I’ve been visiting the site a lot more lately, I feel that it deserves a post of its very own. The patterns are all on the quiet end of the spectrum, surely, but that’s what’s really nice about them. That, [...]
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Louis Vuitton window display, downtown San Francisco I’ve been seeing a lot of polka dots lately. Kate Spade has been using them for her popular iPhone cases. J. Crew has a raft of polka dot items including this cute purse. And, a couple of weeks ago, I bought a pair of tapered polka dot pants [...]
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(Confetti texture on photo example.) I photographed some metallic confetti and created a download that you can use as texture overlays on your photos. You can get these textures exclusively from Paper Pastries where I’m guest-blogging while Margaret is on vacation. If you’re confetti crazy like Margaret and me, head on over to Paper Pastries [...]
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(5 colors with variations. total textures = 19 JPGs) I’m getting stuff ready for the Photo Layouts Kit. I was going to make these textures exclusively available in the kit, but I changed my mind. Members can download these high resolution faux fur textures until Monday, April 30 at Midnight. I think these textures would [...]
Lauren Harrison is an artist, graphic designer, and web developer. She also blogs at Animus, a treasure trove of pretty patterns and textures, brushes, and fonts. In fact, the chunky geometric font I used to create this post was made by Lauren. It’s called Retro Lights. The cloud brushes and floral textures were all designed [...]
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Hey guys, here’s a free download of 15 fabric textures. There are samples of stretch knit, curdoroy, tweed, herringbone, houndstooth, and silky satin. These textures would make great backgrounds for letter cut-outs, especially if you have a big chunky geometric font. I hope you find these textures useful! :) These are large files. Please be [...]
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Hey guys, I know that gingham isn’t something we normally associate with the holidays, but I really wanted to give you something you could use year round. I thought a texture would be nice. After all, we haven’t had a texture download since the Genuine Glitter Textures in August! So here are …
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I’m a tomboy at heart, guys — but despite my simple and casual wardrobe, I love all the girly things: pretty food, kawaii Japanese stationery, glitter nailpolish, sequin-studded clutches, ruffles on socks, and anything lace, especially lace-patterned tights. and, the current issue of Foam Magazine uses black lace in its feature article about Imogen Poots! [...]
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