Tuesday, September 30, 2008
10 Digital Illustration & Design Spots
A list of digital illustration and design links you should visit:
Design @ Digg.com - Digg's design directory
Colourlovers' Blog - Inspirational color articles on trends, color palettes, patterns, etc.
The Blog section @ Digital Arts - Reviews, Tutorials and Articles on Digital Design
Computer Arts Magazine - A design magazine.
Vector Tuts - A great website with a big variety vector tutorials.
How about Orange ? - Tutorials, Free downloads and useful resources.
Design M - Articles & Resources for designers.
Net Mag - The design section of Net Magazine.
Etstetica - A Graphic Design Forum.
Deviant Art - Where Art meets application.
Design @ Digg.com - Digg's design directory
Colourlovers' Blog - Inspirational color articles on trends, color palettes, patterns, etc.
The Blog section @ Digital Arts - Reviews, Tutorials and Articles on Digital Design
Computer Arts Magazine - A design magazine.
Vector Tuts - A great website with a big variety vector tutorials.
How about Orange ? - Tutorials, Free downloads and useful resources.
Design M - Articles & Resources for designers.
Net Mag - The design section of Net Magazine.
Etstetica - A Graphic Design Forum.
Deviant Art - Where Art meets application.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Winter Sports Silhouettes EPS Pack
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
What Is New In Adobe Illustrator CS4
A brief outline of the new features in our favorite vector editing software Adobe Illustrator CS4.
Multiple Art Boards
Transparency in gradients
Gradients exposed
Blob brush tool
RIA and Flash CS4 support
Enhanced GUI...
Separation preview feature
Panel-based editing
Smoother, more polished workflow
Improved direct editing experience
More details about those features, here and a comprehensive review here.
Multiple Art Boards
Transparency in gradients
Gradients exposed
Blob brush tool
RIA and Flash CS4 support
Enhanced GUI...
Separation preview feature
Panel-based editing
Smoother, more polished workflow
Improved direct editing experience
More details about those features, here and a comprehensive review here.
Vector Circles
Friday, September 26, 2008
Handdrawn Wings (EPS)
Detailed hand drawn wings in vector format from stockgraphicdesigns.com. License : Free for personal and commercial use Download
Note: to use you to decompress the file with WinRar or StuffIt (MacOS)
Note: to use you to decompress the file with WinRar or StuffIt (MacOS)
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Creative Suite 4 (cnet review)
"Adobe released details Monday about Creative Suite 4, its first update to more than a dozen design and editing tools since Adobe CS3 some 17 months ago.
The costs of the applications, set to reach consumers in October, haven't changed since CS3, but remain hefty. Should longtime users upgrade?" Read Full review
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Illustrator CS4 How To
Explore new features in Illustrator CS4 and play along with an editable "how to" file created by a leading designer.Download Files (.zip)
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Hawaiian Fish Ponds
Aloha Hawaii lovers,
When we started our Best Hawaii Vacation blog, we told everybody that this is our way to share our love with Hawaii and the Hawaiian people. Without their aloha spirit and the endless beauty of the Hawaiian islands, their home, there would not a 'best Hawaii vacation' possible! We owe the Hawaiians gratitude and respect and love. The least we can do, is learn and educate ourselves about their ancient traditions and cultures and help support to maintain their connection between the people and their land (aina). This is what this Hawaii blog post is about.
Jennifer Smith from the Molokai Dispatch interviewed Leimana Raymond Naki, Molokai fishpond caretaker, and Petra Wegman from Aloha Coaching, one of his strongest supporters.
FISHING FOR THE FUTURE with Leimana Raymond Naki
For centuries, ancient Hawaiians looked to the fishponds, LOKO I´A, for nourishment and livelihood. Today, groups throughout the islands are engaged with their ancient knowledge to revive this food source. Molokai alone hosts over 60 FISHPONDs, which are amongst Hawaii’s greatest engineering achievements. The semi-circular walls of the ponds are meant to keep fish in, while allowing seawater to circulate. Natural occurrences and lacking care in ongoing years have caused KAHINA POHAKU and likewise other fishponds to fall into a state of disrepair.
The caretaker Leimana Raymond Naki, his family and many others know how important it is to use resources of the island and they invest continuously time and hard work. They'd like to do more than only repair the walls of the ponds. The restoration effort involves such things as educating the island's youth, creating culture-based experiences, supporting responsible tourism, and promoting sustainability. While the ponds never produce the abundance of fish they once did, community support is redefining Molokai's LOKO I'A as epicenter for education, culture, and fellowship.
KAHINA POHAKU
While not the biggest fishpond on the island, Kahina Pohaku is certainly one of the most visible. The four-acre fishpond is located at the 19-and-a-half mile marker on the East End of Molokai. Most drivers could recognize the pond from the highway by its outrigger canoe, surrounding coconut shacks, the "oceanic classroom" and breathtaking view of Maui. Literally translated, Kahina Pohaku means Hina’s Rock; in Hawaiian culture HINA is regarded as the mother of Molokai.
Leimana Raymond Naki, says that the pond has a deeper physical and spiritual meaning. "It is a place where the rocks support each other," under the water and above the water. Naki has been involved with the pond for nearly a decade, including the last three years which he has dedicated to living there full-time. According to Naki, he and his `OHANA/ family gave up the comforts of electricity and running water to care-take the area and ensure its revitalization.
And for the past two and a half years Naki has also enjoyed the help of a dedicated German, Petra Gabriele Wegmann, who is here half of the year, to support the construction with great dedication. Petra Gabriele Wegmann helps Naki to run the workshops, and teach the importance of revitalizing Kahina Pohaku. She says: "I see the importance of the purpose and the meaning of this place. And the transmission of my family friend and mentor Leimana is not to get paid and then do his work - his purpose is to perpetuate the culture, to join the old knowledge with today’s thinking."
While getting the walls back up is Plan A for Naki, he has also worked very hard to support the pond and his culture through Plan B: education which is the key for the future, as he says. For this he regularly holds workshops at Kahina Pohaku for local children, clubs, tourists and interested people from the whole world. He provides workshops on everything from traditional ways of laying net, to HULA, music, and MO'OLELO. Feeling passionate about the fishponds ability to educate children in ways that traditional classrooms cannot, the teaching duo encourages teachers to bring their students to the pond. "My classroom is round and it is an open space, they are not confined here," Naki says. Having never seen kids "so happy," Wegmann said many don’t want to leave at the end of the day. "They can’t believe it’s really a school class."
"Revitalization and restoration are part of the whole", Naki says explaining that, what has to be done for the ponds, is not just a “project". "By having Kahina Pohaku it gives pride in our culture," he says. “Our ancestors, our enemies, our neighbors ate from here.” However, today Naki said the fishpond is hurting. Because of this, today our family does not fish from Kahina Pohaku. The broken walls aren’t regenerated yet and the fish population also isn’t replenished. "When the walls go up, the fish goes in," says Naki. And it is with this belief that he continues trying to find the means to let this happen. "It would take several months for a dedicated group of hard workers to get the wall back up", Naki says. He is looking for grants and possibilities that would allow him to pay workers and material.
Perpetuating KAHINA POHAKU
Leimana: "Whether it’s a fishpond or a taro patch, it is a way for the people to connect back to their culture. It is like starting over - it’s going to be hard, but we gonna make it. There will be fish - fish to provide for community and our families. What we have here is real, the resources are real."
Further information about KAHINA POHAKU, Molokai and the possibilities for you to take part or contribute, please contact Petra Gabriele Wegmann, who is staying in Germany right now and will return soon to Molokai, Kahina Pohaku and her family Naki. You can reach Petra by email. You may find the original full interview 'Fishing for the Future' at 'The Molokai Dispatch'
Our mahalo goes to Petra, Leimana and Jennifer for this great article. Hawaiian Fishponds are not only a means to make use of the fish resources, but places of the utmost serenity and peace, as the photo below shows. Aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacations
p.s.
When you are still looking for the best place to stay in Hawaii for Thanksgiving, you might just find it on our post Best Hawaii places Thanksgiving 2008.
Hawaiian Culture Related Articles
Best Big Island Luau
Tags:
When we started our Best Hawaii Vacation blog, we told everybody that this is our way to share our love with Hawaii and the Hawaiian people. Without their aloha spirit and the endless beauty of the Hawaiian islands, their home, there would not a 'best Hawaii vacation' possible! We owe the Hawaiians gratitude and respect and love. The least we can do, is learn and educate ourselves about their ancient traditions and cultures and help support to maintain their connection between the people and their land (aina). This is what this Hawaii blog post is about.
Jennifer Smith from the Molokai Dispatch interviewed Leimana Raymond Naki, Molokai fishpond caretaker, and Petra Wegman from Aloha Coaching, one of his strongest supporters.
FISHING FOR THE FUTURE with Leimana Raymond Naki
For centuries, ancient Hawaiians looked to the fishponds, LOKO I´A, for nourishment and livelihood. Today, groups throughout the islands are engaged with their ancient knowledge to revive this food source. Molokai alone hosts over 60 FISHPONDs, which are amongst Hawaii’s greatest engineering achievements. The semi-circular walls of the ponds are meant to keep fish in, while allowing seawater to circulate. Natural occurrences and lacking care in ongoing years have caused KAHINA POHAKU and likewise other fishponds to fall into a state of disrepair.
The caretaker Leimana Raymond Naki, his family and many others know how important it is to use resources of the island and they invest continuously time and hard work. They'd like to do more than only repair the walls of the ponds. The restoration effort involves such things as educating the island's youth, creating culture-based experiences, supporting responsible tourism, and promoting sustainability. While the ponds never produce the abundance of fish they once did, community support is redefining Molokai's LOKO I'A as epicenter for education, culture, and fellowship.
KAHINA POHAKU
While not the biggest fishpond on the island, Kahina Pohaku is certainly one of the most visible. The four-acre fishpond is located at the 19-and-a-half mile marker on the East End of Molokai. Most drivers could recognize the pond from the highway by its outrigger canoe, surrounding coconut shacks, the "oceanic classroom" and breathtaking view of Maui. Literally translated, Kahina Pohaku means Hina’s Rock; in Hawaiian culture HINA is regarded as the mother of Molokai.
Leimana Raymond Naki, says that the pond has a deeper physical and spiritual meaning. "It is a place where the rocks support each other," under the water and above the water. Naki has been involved with the pond for nearly a decade, including the last three years which he has dedicated to living there full-time. According to Naki, he and his `OHANA/ family gave up the comforts of electricity and running water to care-take the area and ensure its revitalization.
And for the past two and a half years Naki has also enjoyed the help of a dedicated German, Petra Gabriele Wegmann, who is here half of the year, to support the construction with great dedication. Petra Gabriele Wegmann helps Naki to run the workshops, and teach the importance of revitalizing Kahina Pohaku. She says: "I see the importance of the purpose and the meaning of this place. And the transmission of my family friend and mentor Leimana is not to get paid and then do his work - his purpose is to perpetuate the culture, to join the old knowledge with today’s thinking."
While getting the walls back up is Plan A for Naki, he has also worked very hard to support the pond and his culture through Plan B: education which is the key for the future, as he says. For this he regularly holds workshops at Kahina Pohaku for local children, clubs, tourists and interested people from the whole world. He provides workshops on everything from traditional ways of laying net, to HULA, music, and MO'OLELO. Feeling passionate about the fishponds ability to educate children in ways that traditional classrooms cannot, the teaching duo encourages teachers to bring their students to the pond. "My classroom is round and it is an open space, they are not confined here," Naki says. Having never seen kids "so happy," Wegmann said many don’t want to leave at the end of the day. "They can’t believe it’s really a school class."
"Revitalization and restoration are part of the whole", Naki says explaining that, what has to be done for the ponds, is not just a “project". "By having Kahina Pohaku it gives pride in our culture," he says. “Our ancestors, our enemies, our neighbors ate from here.” However, today Naki said the fishpond is hurting. Because of this, today our family does not fish from Kahina Pohaku. The broken walls aren’t regenerated yet and the fish population also isn’t replenished. "When the walls go up, the fish goes in," says Naki. And it is with this belief that he continues trying to find the means to let this happen. "It would take several months for a dedicated group of hard workers to get the wall back up", Naki says. He is looking for grants and possibilities that would allow him to pay workers and material.
Perpetuating KAHINA POHAKU
Leimana: "Whether it’s a fishpond or a taro patch, it is a way for the people to connect back to their culture. It is like starting over - it’s going to be hard, but we gonna make it. There will be fish - fish to provide for community and our families. What we have here is real, the resources are real."
Further information about KAHINA POHAKU, Molokai and the possibilities for you to take part or contribute, please contact Petra Gabriele Wegmann, who is staying in Germany right now and will return soon to Molokai, Kahina Pohaku and her family Naki. You can reach Petra by email. You may find the original full interview 'Fishing for the Future' at 'The Molokai Dispatch'
Our mahalo goes to Petra, Leimana and Jennifer for this great article. Hawaiian Fishponds are not only a means to make use of the fish resources, but places of the utmost serenity and peace, as the photo below shows. Aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacations
p.s.
When you are still looking for the best place to stay in Hawaii for Thanksgiving, you might just find it on our post Best Hawaii places Thanksgiving 2008.
Hawaiian Culture Related Articles
Best Big Island Luau
Tags:
Hawaiian Fish Ponds
Aloha Hawaii lovers,
When we started our Best Hawaii Vacation blog, we told everybody that this is our way to share our love with Hawaii and the Hawaiian people. Without their aloha spirit and the endless beauty of the Hawaiian islands, their home, there would not a 'best Hawaii vacation' possible! We owe the Hawaiians gratitude and respect and love. The least we can do, is learn and educate ourselves about their ancient traditions and cultures and help support to maintain their connection between the people and their land (aina). This is what this Hawaii blog post is about.
Jennifer Smith from the Molokai Dispatch interviewed Leimana Raymond Naki, Molokai fishpond caretaker, and Petra Wegman from Aloha Coaching, one of his strongest supporters.
FISHING FOR THE FUTURE with Leimana Raymond Naki
For centuries, ancient Hawaiians looked to the fishponds, LOKO I´A, for nourishment and livelihood. Today, groups throughout the islands are engaged with their ancient knowledge to revive this food source. Molokai alone hosts over 60 FISHPONDs, which are amongst Hawaii’s greatest engineering achievements. The semi-circular walls of the ponds are meant to keep fish in, while allowing seawater to circulate. Natural occurrences and lacking care in ongoing years have caused KAHINA POHAKU and likewise other fishponds to fall into a state of disrepair.
The caretaker Leimana Raymond Naki, his family and many others know how important it is to use resources of the island and they invest continuously time and hard work. They'd like to do more than only repair the walls of the ponds. The restoration effort involves such things as educating the island's youth, creating culture-based experiences, supporting responsible tourism, and promoting sustainability. While the ponds never produce the abundance of fish they once did, community support is redefining Molokai's LOKO I'A as epicenter for education, culture, and fellowship.
KAHINA POHAKU
While not the biggest fishpond on the island, Kahina Pohaku is certainly one of the most visible. The four-acre fishpond is located at the 19-and-a-half mile marker on the East End of Molokai. Most drivers could recognize the pond from the highway by its outrigger canoe, surrounding coconut shacks, the "oceanic classroom" and breathtaking view of Maui. Literally translated, Kahina Pohaku means Hina’s Rock; in Hawaiian culture HINA is regarded as the mother of Molokai.
Leimana Raymond Naki, says that the pond has a deeper physical and spiritual meaning. "It is a place where the rocks support each other," under the water and above the water. Naki has been involved with the pond for nearly a decade, including the last three years which he has dedicated to living there full-time. According to Naki, he and his `OHANA/ family gave up the comforts of electricity and running water to care-take the area and ensure its revitalization.
And for the past two and a half years Naki has also enjoyed the help of a dedicated German, Petra Gabriele Wegmann, who is here half of the year, to support the construction with great dedication. Petra Gabriele Wegmann helps Naki to run the workshops, and teach the importance of revitalizing Kahina Pohaku. She says: "I see the importance of the purpose and the meaning of this place. And the transmission of my family friend and mentor Leimana is not to get paid and then do his work - his purpose is to perpetuate the culture, to join the old knowledge with today’s thinking."
While getting the walls back up is Plan A for Naki, he has also worked very hard to support the pond and his culture through Plan B: education which is the key for the future, as he says. For this he regularly holds workshops at Kahina Pohaku for local children, clubs, tourists and interested people from the whole world. He provides workshops on everything from traditional ways of laying net, to HULA, music, and MO'OLELO. Feeling passionate about the fishponds ability to educate children in ways that traditional classrooms cannot, the teaching duo encourages teachers to bring their students to the pond. "My classroom is round and it is an open space, they are not confined here," Naki says. Having never seen kids "so happy," Wegmann said many don’t want to leave at the end of the day. "They can’t believe it’s really a school class."
"Revitalization and restoration are part of the whole", Naki says explaining that, what has to be done for the ponds, is not just a “project". "By having Kahina Pohaku it gives pride in our culture," he says. “Our ancestors, our enemies, our neighbors ate from here.” However, today Naki said the fishpond is hurting. Because of this, today our family does not fish from Kahina Pohaku. The broken walls aren’t regenerated yet and the fish population also isn’t replenished. "When the walls go up, the fish goes in," says Naki. And it is with this belief that he continues trying to find the means to let this happen. "It would take several months for a dedicated group of hard workers to get the wall back up", Naki says. He is looking for grants and possibilities that would allow him to pay workers and material.
Perpetuating KAHINA POHAKU
Leimana: "Whether it’s a fishpond or a taro patch, it is a way for the people to connect back to their culture. It is like starting over - it’s going to be hard, but we gonna make it. There will be fish - fish to provide for community and our families. What we have here is real, the resources are real."
Further information about KAHINA POHAKU, Molokai and the possibilities for you to take part or contribute, please contact Petra Gabriele Wegmann, who is staying in Germany right now and will return soon to Molokai, Kahina Pohaku and her family Naki. You can reach Petra by email. You may find the original full interview 'Fishing for the Future' at 'The Molokai Dispatch'
Our mahalo goes to Petra, Leimana and Jennifer for this great article. Hawaiian Fishponds are not only a means to make use of the fish resources, but places of the utmost serenity and peace, as the photo below shows. Aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacations
p.s.
When you are still looking for the best place to stay in Hawaii for Thanksgiving, you might just find it on our post Best Hawaii places Thanksgiving 2008.
Hawaiian Culture Related Articles
Best Big Island Luau
Tags:
When we started our Best Hawaii Vacation blog, we told everybody that this is our way to share our love with Hawaii and the Hawaiian people. Without their aloha spirit and the endless beauty of the Hawaiian islands, their home, there would not a 'best Hawaii vacation' possible! We owe the Hawaiians gratitude and respect and love. The least we can do, is learn and educate ourselves about their ancient traditions and cultures and help support to maintain their connection between the people and their land (aina). This is what this Hawaii blog post is about.
Jennifer Smith from the Molokai Dispatch interviewed Leimana Raymond Naki, Molokai fishpond caretaker, and Petra Wegman from Aloha Coaching, one of his strongest supporters.
FISHING FOR THE FUTURE with Leimana Raymond Naki
For centuries, ancient Hawaiians looked to the fishponds, LOKO I´A, for nourishment and livelihood. Today, groups throughout the islands are engaged with their ancient knowledge to revive this food source. Molokai alone hosts over 60 FISHPONDs, which are amongst Hawaii’s greatest engineering achievements. The semi-circular walls of the ponds are meant to keep fish in, while allowing seawater to circulate. Natural occurrences and lacking care in ongoing years have caused KAHINA POHAKU and likewise other fishponds to fall into a state of disrepair.
The caretaker Leimana Raymond Naki, his family and many others know how important it is to use resources of the island and they invest continuously time and hard work. They'd like to do more than only repair the walls of the ponds. The restoration effort involves such things as educating the island's youth, creating culture-based experiences, supporting responsible tourism, and promoting sustainability. While the ponds never produce the abundance of fish they once did, community support is redefining Molokai's LOKO I'A as epicenter for education, culture, and fellowship.
KAHINA POHAKU
While not the biggest fishpond on the island, Kahina Pohaku is certainly one of the most visible. The four-acre fishpond is located at the 19-and-a-half mile marker on the East End of Molokai. Most drivers could recognize the pond from the highway by its outrigger canoe, surrounding coconut shacks, the "oceanic classroom" and breathtaking view of Maui. Literally translated, Kahina Pohaku means Hina’s Rock; in Hawaiian culture HINA is regarded as the mother of Molokai.
Leimana Raymond Naki, says that the pond has a deeper physical and spiritual meaning. "It is a place where the rocks support each other," under the water and above the water. Naki has been involved with the pond for nearly a decade, including the last three years which he has dedicated to living there full-time. According to Naki, he and his `OHANA/ family gave up the comforts of electricity and running water to care-take the area and ensure its revitalization.
And for the past two and a half years Naki has also enjoyed the help of a dedicated German, Petra Gabriele Wegmann, who is here half of the year, to support the construction with great dedication. Petra Gabriele Wegmann helps Naki to run the workshops, and teach the importance of revitalizing Kahina Pohaku. She says: "I see the importance of the purpose and the meaning of this place. And the transmission of my family friend and mentor Leimana is not to get paid and then do his work - his purpose is to perpetuate the culture, to join the old knowledge with today’s thinking."
While getting the walls back up is Plan A for Naki, he has also worked very hard to support the pond and his culture through Plan B: education which is the key for the future, as he says. For this he regularly holds workshops at Kahina Pohaku for local children, clubs, tourists and interested people from the whole world. He provides workshops on everything from traditional ways of laying net, to HULA, music, and MO'OLELO. Feeling passionate about the fishponds ability to educate children in ways that traditional classrooms cannot, the teaching duo encourages teachers to bring their students to the pond. "My classroom is round and it is an open space, they are not confined here," Naki says. Having never seen kids "so happy," Wegmann said many don’t want to leave at the end of the day. "They can’t believe it’s really a school class."
"Revitalization and restoration are part of the whole", Naki says explaining that, what has to be done for the ponds, is not just a “project". "By having Kahina Pohaku it gives pride in our culture," he says. “Our ancestors, our enemies, our neighbors ate from here.” However, today Naki said the fishpond is hurting. Because of this, today our family does not fish from Kahina Pohaku. The broken walls aren’t regenerated yet and the fish population also isn’t replenished. "When the walls go up, the fish goes in," says Naki. And it is with this belief that he continues trying to find the means to let this happen. "It would take several months for a dedicated group of hard workers to get the wall back up", Naki says. He is looking for grants and possibilities that would allow him to pay workers and material.
Perpetuating KAHINA POHAKU
Leimana: "Whether it’s a fishpond or a taro patch, it is a way for the people to connect back to their culture. It is like starting over - it’s going to be hard, but we gonna make it. There will be fish - fish to provide for community and our families. What we have here is real, the resources are real."
Further information about KAHINA POHAKU, Molokai and the possibilities for you to take part or contribute, please contact Petra Gabriele Wegmann, who is staying in Germany right now and will return soon to Molokai, Kahina Pohaku and her family Naki. You can reach Petra by email. You may find the original full interview 'Fishing for the Future' at 'The Molokai Dispatch'
Our mahalo goes to Petra, Leimana and Jennifer for this great article. Hawaiian Fishponds are not only a means to make use of the fish resources, but places of the utmost serenity and peace, as the photo below shows. Aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacations
p.s.
When you are still looking for the best place to stay in Hawaii for Thanksgiving, you might just find it on our post Best Hawaii places Thanksgiving 2008.
Hawaiian Culture Related Articles
Best Big Island Luau
Tags:
The multiple artboards feature in Adobe Illustrator CS4
A fresh demonstration video from lynda.com. More articles and reviews for Adobe Illustrator CS4 coming soon.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Adobe CS4 Web Announcement
If interested (and free at the time), you can check the be an official CS4 web announcement tomorrow morning. There are multiple time slots to choose from. To register, go to the following URL: http://adobe. istreamplanet. com/
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Pattern Swatches Tutorial
Create your own cool repeating patterns from combinations of vector elements, using these tips from Drew Cain.
Our world is filled with patterns – from ripples in a sand dune and scales on a snake to furniture and fashion – and even the tiling photos of sleeping cats that flood the background of some of the folksier blogs.
Full Tutorial via Digital Arts Magazine
Our world is filled with patterns – from ripples in a sand dune and scales on a snake to furniture and fashion – and even the tiling photos of sleeping cats that flood the background of some of the folksier blogs.
Full Tutorial via Digital Arts Magazine
Inspirational Vector Landscape Illustrations
Today's vector illustration gallery posting is actually a reference to an inspirational collection of 40 inspirational vector landscape illustrations.
To access the landscape gallery, please follow this link. "A common feature seen in all the examples is how the use of vector graphics results in a unique crisp and stylized image, ranging from colourful 'cartoon-like' designs to more abstract and geometric illustrative works." via (Vector Tuts).
To access the landscape gallery, please follow this link. "A common feature seen in all the examples is how the use of vector graphics results in a unique crisp and stylized image, ranging from colourful 'cartoon-like' designs to more abstract and geometric illustrative works." via (Vector Tuts).
Example Illustration by Ben The Illustrator.
Friday, September 19, 2008
12 Vector Flowers for Adobe Illustrator
Hare we have a colorful vector resource by paroledemoi. This set contains 12 extremely cute flower illustrations for Adobe Illustrator.
The vector flowers are all in different colors and shapes. They could be very useful for logo design brainstorming, decorating a digital artwork of yours or creating a seamless patterns...
The set is saved in PDF file format. To modify it, open the PDF with Illustrator using the File>Open method (Don't Use Click + Drag). Download
The vector flowers are all in different colors and shapes. They could be very useful for logo design brainstorming, decorating a digital artwork of yours or creating a seamless patterns...
The set is saved in PDF file format. To modify it, open the PDF with Illustrator using the File>Open method (Don't Use Click + Drag). Download
Best Places Hawaii Thanksgiving 2008
Hope you, our Best Hawaii Vacation blog visitors, found our recent post about pros and cons of Big Island or Maui vacation useful for planning their upcoming Hawaii trip. If you want to get out of the cold and rainy weather in November, a Thanksgiving vacation in Hawaii might be perfect for you and your family. With Thanksgiving week starting on Monday 11/24/2008, the timing for putting this Hawaii Thanksgiving vacation together NOW, 2 months ahead of Thanksgiving, is perfect. Use our post about All-Inclusive Hawaii Vacation as a resource for locating flight specials to Hawaii or Hawaii hotel vacation package deals for Thanksgiving.
You can also save a lot of money by staying with your family at a fully equipped Hawaii vacation rental home near best beaches, which allows you to cook 'at home' and take advantage of other free amenities. Most vacation rental hosts also offer great amenities, such as free high speed Internet access for your laptop and snorkel gear or and boogie boards. We've put together a list for you of Hawaii vacation rental homes, which are currently, as of 9/19/08, still available for Thanksgiving rentals. Here is our list of Best Hawaii Places for Thanksgiving 2008, from most expensive luxury homes to cheap, affordable vacation condos and cottages:
Spend Thanksgiving Kohala Coast Vacation at this brand-new Luxurious Kohala Coast Villa - 3 Bd/3.5 Ba - (Sleeps 6) at the lowest rate ever $810/nt.! This 3000sft features spectacular ocean views from each room, private swimming pool and spa. Guests will enjoy all the luxury Kohala Coast resort amenities of Mauna Kea and Hapuna Beach Resort.
This Puako Oceanfront 4Bd/5Ba from $735/nt. (sleeps 8) is currently still available for Thanksgiving 2008. This is the Best price for your family beach vacation in Hawaii! Book it when you can. There is no beach home available at this price.
You look for a luxury Hawaii ocean view vacation home, then this one is right for you Kohala Coast vacation home 3BR/3.5BA, $435/nt. (dbl.) w/pool & tennis court Enjoy ocean views and top amenities at the most affordable rate at upscale gated community!
When you love the warm weather at Kailua-Kona and some late night action, this Kona 4Bd/5Ba Vacation Home with pool and jacuzzi Amazing 180-degree ocean views makes your Thanksgiving vacation in Kona Hawaii a special one. Share this Kona ocean view home with friends or family.
Here is one of my favorite places in Kona: Kona Vacation Home, gorgeous ocean views 2Bd/2Ba Kona Home with Pool, which is perfect for couples at $250/nt. to share! Best Kona ocean view with top amenities at best Kona vacation rate.
It's just the two of you and you love to stay close to the beach, this Puako Apartment is right across from Beach 1Bd/1Ba Puako Vacation Apartment Best Deal Puako Beach $115/nt.! It is available 11/26 - 11/30 (and longer) for Thanksgiving 2008.
Save lots of money on your nightly rate for going out to dinner or do a whale watch tour when you stay at this fully equipped (full kitchen), private location with short 10-minute drive to the beach, which is currently still available for Thanksgiving week at $95/nt. with 7-night booking. Sunny Side Waimea Kohala Coast Vacation Rental Cottage Near Best Beaches
There is no place like Hawaii on a Thanksgiving vacation. Hope you found what you were looking for on our list of Best Places Hawaii for Thanksgiving. Please, let us know in the comments whether you booked one of these vacation homes and how you liked it. Mahalo and aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacations
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Best Places Hawaii Thanksgiving 2008
Hope you, our Best Hawaii Vacation blog visitors, found our recent post about pros and cons of Big Island or Maui vacation useful for planning their upcoming Hawaii trip. If you want to get out of the cold and rainy weather in November, a Thanksgiving vacation in Hawaii might be perfect for you and your family. With Thanksgiving week starting on Monday 11/24/2008, the timing for putting this Hawaii Thanksgiving vacation together NOW, 2 months ahead of Thanksgiving, is perfect. Use our post about All-Inclusive Hawaii Vacation as a resource for locating flight specials to Hawaii or Hawaii hotel vacation package deals for Thanksgiving.
You can also save a lot of money by staying with your family at a fully equipped Hawaii vacation rental home near best beaches, which allows you to cook 'at home' and take advantage of other free amenities. Most vacation rental hosts also offer great amenities, such as free high speed Internet access for your laptop and snorkel gear or and boogie boards. We've put together a list for you of Hawaii vacation rental homes, which are currently, as of 9/19/08, still available for Thanksgiving rentals. Here is our list of Best Hawaii Places for Thanksgiving 2008, from most expensive luxury homes to cheap, affordable vacation condos and cottages:
Spend Thanksgiving Kohala Coast Vacation at this brand-new Luxurious Kohala Coast Villa - 3 Bd/3.5 Ba - (Sleeps 6) at the lowest rate ever $810/nt.! This 3000sft features spectacular ocean views from each room, private swimming pool and spa. Guests will enjoy all the luxury Kohala Coast resort amenities of Mauna Kea and Hapuna Beach Resort.
This Puako Oceanfront 4Bd/5Ba from $735/nt. (sleeps 8) is currently still available for Thanksgiving 2008. This is the Best price for your family beach vacation in Hawaii! Book it when you can. There is no beach home available at this price.
You look for a luxury Hawaii ocean view vacation home, then this one is right for you Kohala Coast vacation home 3BR/3.5BA, $435/nt. (dbl.) w/pool & tennis court Enjoy ocean views and top amenities at the most affordable rate at upscale gated community!
When you love the warm weather at Kailua-Kona and some late night action, this Kona 4Bd/5Ba Vacation Home with pool and jacuzzi Amazing 180-degree ocean views makes your Thanksgiving vacation in Kona Hawaii a special one. Share this Kona ocean view home with friends or family.
Here is one of my favorite places in Kona: Kona Vacation Home, gorgeous ocean views 2Bd/2Ba Kona Home with Pool, which is perfect for couples at $250/nt. to share! Best Kona ocean view with top amenities at best Kona vacation rate.
It's just the two of you and you love to stay close to the beach, this Puako Apartment is right across from Beach 1Bd/1Ba Puako Vacation Apartment Best Deal Puako Beach $115/nt.! It is available 11/26 - 11/30 (and longer) for Thanksgiving 2008.
Save lots of money on your nightly rate for going out to dinner or do a whale watch tour when you stay at this fully equipped (full kitchen), private location with short 10-minute drive to the beach, which is currently still available for Thanksgiving week at $95/nt. with 7-night booking. Sunny Side Waimea Kohala Coast Vacation Rental Cottage Near Best Beaches
There is no place like Hawaii on a Thanksgiving vacation. Hope you found what you were looking for on our list of Best Places Hawaii for Thanksgiving. Please, let us know in the comments whether you booked one of these vacation homes and how you liked it. Mahalo and aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacations
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Stock Libraries
"Trawling image libraries for the perfect image doesn’t have to be a chore: here are eight ways to find the perfect picture.
You know the story: your project requires high-quality images, but you don’t have the time or budget to shoot your own. But when you head online to buy the images you need from stock libraries,
you end up losing hours in searches that turn up millions of pictures that are just short of the mark and take forever to search through, or a scant collection that doesn’t give you enough creative options." Digital Arts Magazine. Full Article
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Woodcut Brushes for Illustrator.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Logo Identity
Computer Arts Magazine just published a how to logo identity tutorial for Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop on their website. Check it out.
"If you’re setting up on your own, you’re going to need a logo. Follow Alan Wardle’s advice on how to create a unique design...
Your logo is one of the most important things you can create. It’s the image that will represent you as a freelancer; an opportunity to embody your brand and separate yourself from the competition. Above all, it’s a tool for immediate recognition"
Source Files and Full Tutorial via Computer Arts Magazine tutorial page.
"If you’re setting up on your own, you’re going to need a logo. Follow Alan Wardle’s advice on how to create a unique design...
Your logo is one of the most important things you can create. It’s the image that will represent you as a freelancer; an opportunity to embody your brand and separate yourself from the competition. Above all, it’s a tool for immediate recognition"
Source Files and Full Tutorial via Computer Arts Magazine tutorial page.
Friday, September 12, 2008
What’s the secret to creating quirky characters with mainstream appeal?
"Character-based art is one of the most popular design genres: in recent times the world has been flooded with cute, wide-eyed creatures, cool DJ chicks and cuddly monsters.
Character design is now taken seriously enough to warrant major exhibitions in prestigious art galleries, but unlike a lot of fine art, character design also has a mainstream market, meaning that it’s possible to make a career of commercial character design – and many creatives do. " Read More by Digital Arts Magazine
Character design is now taken seriously enough to warrant major exhibitions in prestigious art galleries, but unlike a lot of fine art, character design also has a mainstream market, meaning that it’s possible to make a career of commercial character design – and many creatives do. " Read More by Digital Arts Magazine
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Stroke Cap
The term "Cap" reffers to the appearance of the endpoints on a vector path. There are three options (see image below); butt, round, and projecting. The cap attribute affects only open paths.
To open the stroke window click on the Windowmenu >Stroke or Ctrl+F10.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Big Island or Maui Vacation
Our All-inclusive Hawaii vacation post got quite some attention from Best Hawaii Vacation visitors. It's great to see and hear when Hawaii visitors find our articles helpful for making the right decisions for their Hawaii vacation. Today, we contemplate the question 'Big Island or Maui Vacation?' Which one is best for you.Most everybody who visits Hawaii for the first time is getting overwhelmed and confused, yes confused too, by figuring out which Hawaiian island they should visit first. We assume that you are already a step ahead by limiting your choices to 2 Hawaiian islands, Big Island or Maui. That makes things a little bit easier.
Here is what I recommend you to do for making your final decision which one it's gonna be, Big Island or Maui vacation. Think about and determine what it is you expect from this 'first' Hawaii vacation!
When asking Hawaii traveler friends for their favorite island, you will hear all kinds of different answers and reasons. It's good to hear those but it does not help you solve your problem, unless they love exactly the same things you do. So 'word-of-mouth' is not necessarily working in your situation. Here are my recommendations for deciding which island to visit:
Book your Maui vacation when/if
1. your are a surfer - Maui is a surfer's paradise
2. love white sand beaches
3. are young + like nightlife + don't mind crowds
4. prefer ocean view rental and don't mind a condo
Book your Big Island vacation when/if
1. you love adventure - 'live' volcano, snow in Hawaii on Mauna Kea
2. love laid back Hawaii with quiet beaches: white or black
3. like a peaceful Hawaii vacation
4. love healing vacations: spas, alternative healing
Be aware that I am totally generalizing. Best you complete my lists with finding pros and cons which apply exclusively to you. Plus: read, read, read about those two islands! You may do that right here on our Hawaii blog: Maui Vacation articles or Big Island vacation stories. Scroll down on right side bar and you will find photos, best things to do and so much more.
Hope this gets you on the right track. Have fun contemplating your options for your next Hawaii visit. Have a great Hawaii vacation on Maui or the Big Island. Aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacations
p.s.
It's again sexy Amber from WahineStyle, who makes reading our Hawaii vacation post easy and entertaining. If you like the beautiful Hawaiian girls from Wahine Style, ask Kawika about his new 2009 calendar which I think is soon ready to be shipped.
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Big Island or Maui Vacation
Our All-inclusive Hawaii vacation post got quite some attention from Best Hawaii Vacation visitors. It's great to see and hear when Hawaii visitors find our articles helpful for making the right decisions for their Hawaii vacation. Today, we contemplate the question 'Big Island or Maui Vacation?' Which one is best for you.Most everybody who visits Hawaii for the first time is getting overwhelmed and confused, yes confused too, by figuring out which Hawaiian island they should visit first. We assume that you are already a step ahead by limiting your choices to 2 Hawaiian islands, Big Island or Maui. That makes things a little bit easier.
Here is what I recommend you to do for making your final decision which one it's gonna be, Big Island or Maui vacation. Think about and determine what it is you expect from this 'first' Hawaii vacation!
When asking Hawaii traveler friends for their favorite island, you will hear all kinds of different answers and reasons. It's good to hear those but it does not help you solve your problem, unless they love exactly the same things you do. So 'word-of-mouth' is not necessarily working in your situation. Here are my recommendations for deciding which island to visit:
Book your Maui vacation when/if
1. your are a surfer - Maui is a surfer's paradise
2. love white sand beaches
3. are young + like nightlife + don't mind crowds
4. prefer ocean view rental and don't mind a condo
Book your Big Island vacation when/if
1. you love adventure - 'live' volcano, snow in Hawaii on Mauna Kea
2. love laid back Hawaii with quiet beaches: white or black
3. like a peaceful Hawaii vacation
4. love healing vacations: spas, alternative healing
Be aware that I am totally generalizing. Best you complete my lists with finding pros and cons which apply exclusively to you. Plus: read, read, read about those two islands! You may do that right here on our Hawaii blog: Maui Vacation articles or Big Island vacation stories. Scroll down on right side bar and you will find photos, best things to do and so much more.
Hope this gets you on the right track. Have fun contemplating your options for your next Hawaii visit. Have a great Hawaii vacation on Maui or the Big Island. Aloha, Pua Hawaii Vacations
p.s.
It's again sexy Amber from WahineStyle, who makes reading our Hawaii vacation post easy and entertaining. If you like the beautiful Hawaiian girls from Wahine Style, ask Kawika about his new 2009 calendar which I think is soon ready to be shipped.
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Thursday, September 4, 2008
Tag Ramadhan
Tag Ramadhan ni dapat 2, satu dari Intan dan Kak Eyna. Disebabkan dapat 2 cam intan, jadi saya pon akan asingkan kedua2 tag ni. Thanks to Intan.
Dibuat oleh: antownholic.blogspot.com, reskitrianto.blogspot.com, bashrie.blogspot.com,juzzyouandme.blogspot.com, sweethoney, sofiaroxy, darleeluv, a gift fRoM hEaRt, a gift from azza, sejenak bersamaku, cherita dapur, Was Will Always Me, Riezanie2u.blogspot.com, ibu-ayah-xtvt.blogspot.com, lovely-cakes.blogspot.com
Dibuat oleh: antownholic.blogspot.com, reskitrianto.blogspot.com, bashrie.blogspot.com,juzzyouandme.blogspot.com, sweethoney, sofiaroxy, darleeluv, a gift fRoM hEaRt, a gift from azza, sejenak bersamaku, cherita dapur, Was Will Always Me, Riezanie2u.blogspot.com, ibu-ayah-xtvt.blogspot.com, lovely-cakes.blogspot.comNi arahan nya…
Copy gambar kat atas tu and post kat blog korang
Teruskan mencari mangsa seramai 3..(nak lebih pun takpe)
Setelah mengenalpasti mangsa yg sesuai, sila tinggalkan pesanan di blog mereka
Lastly, jgn lupe tempek url korang sebelah url lovely-cakes.blogspot.com tuh...
Tag Ramadhan ni ditujukan khas untuk :
Tag Ramadhan ni ditujukan khas untuk :
1. Dayang Kek
2. ida65cakes
3.Koleksi Firzany
Tag Ramadhan kedua ni dari Kak Eyna. Terima kasih kak eyna :)
Dibuat oleh: antownholic.blogspot.com, reskitrianto.blogspot.com, bashrie.blogspot.com,juzzyouandme.blogspot.com, sweethoney, sofiaroxy, darleeluv, a gift fRoM hEaRt, a gift from azza, sejenak bersamaku, cherita dapur, Was Will Always Me, Riezanie2u.blogspot.com, ibu-ayah-xtvt.blogspot.com,delicioushalalcake.blogspot.com, muffindummi.blogspot.com lovely-cakes.blogspot.com
2. Dalissacupcake
3. Rozi Fresh Baked
Okla, kerja sek da siap ni :). Moga ramadhan tahun ni membawa rahmat dan keberkatan untuk kite semua, InsyaAllah
2. ida65cakes
3.Koleksi Firzany
Tag Ramadhan kedua ni dari Kak Eyna. Terima kasih kak eyna :)
Dibuat oleh: antownholic.blogspot.com, reskitrianto.blogspot.com, bashrie.blogspot.com,juzzyouandme.blogspot.com, sweethoney, sofiaroxy, darleeluv, a gift fRoM hEaRt, a gift from azza, sejenak bersamaku, cherita dapur, Was Will Always Me, Riezanie2u.blogspot.com, ibu-ayah-xtvt.blogspot.com,delicioushalalcake.blogspot.com, muffindummi.blogspot.com lovely-cakes.blogspot.comNi arahan nya…
Copy gambar kat atas tu and post kat blog korang
Teruskan mencari mangsa seramai 3..(nak lebih pun takpe)
Setelah mengenalpasti mangsa yg sesuai, sila tinggalkan pesanan di blog mereka
Lastly, jgn lupe tempek url korang sebelah url lovely-cakes.blogspot.com tuh...
Tag Ramadhan ni ditujukan khas untuk :
1. Ita@guladanmentegaTag Ramadhan ni ditujukan khas untuk :
2. Dalissacupcake
3. Rozi Fresh Baked
Okla, kerja sek da siap ni :). Moga ramadhan tahun ni membawa rahmat dan keberkatan untuk kite semua, InsyaAllah
Type effects with Adobe Illustrator
"Many graphic designers, illustrators and digital artists use Illustrator on a daily basis for creating fantastic vector images, but the application’s typography tools are often overlooked – or at least, not used to their full potential." Go to tutorial page. by Digital Arts Magazine
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