Six months ago, my brother and I launched Design Instruct to serve as a place for designers and digital artists to get inspired, share techniques, and learn more about their craft. That was the basic idea we worked with. We had no idea where this would take us. Today, 6 months after the fact, we could not be happier with the way the design community has embraced our site.
If you need to give your designs a rough and textured feel, here is a texture pack exclusively released here for our Design Instruct readers that will get the job done. This texture pack comprises of 7 rough concrete textures that’s generously-sized (2000×3008px) in JPG format. Use them on personal or commercial projects. Download them individually or download the entire pack. Enjoy!
I grew up always wanting to be a spy like James Bond. Who doesn’t? It’s all about fast cars, beautiful women, cool gadgets, and the occasional martini — and getting shot at by a few hundred henchmen. This vector pack comes with 7 doodled vector objects (in one EPS file). To celebrate all that is awesome about being a “Double-O” spy, I’ve created these vectors for your designing pleasure. Use them to add some “international man of mystery”-ness to your designs. Spy away!
As the summer months (winter months, for our readers in the southern hemisphere) stare most of us in the face, it’s easy for our creativity to get lost in vacation mode. In this article, I’ll share some ways to keep your creativity fresh during these arguably laziness-inducing months.
Following our readers’ requests, we’ve decided to put together another great collection of sketchbook scans for your viewing pleasure (see the first Sketchbook Secrets here). In this installment of Sketchbook Secrets, we asked Design Instruct writers to scan some pages from their sketchbooks to share with you. This is a small glimpse into the creative minds of the immensely talented people who write for you. Enjoy and be inspired!
Here is Tahgasa Bertram’s (aka Sweaty Eskimo) summer-themed desktop wallpaper from his tutorial on creating a custom, hand-sketched illustration. We’ve resized the wallpaper to several popular aspect ratios for use on your desktop. Download and install it to remind you of Design Instruct and Sweaty Eskimo’s awesome work!
The nature of commercial art (i.e. graphic design, illustration, photography) is that it is artwork that you get paid to make. However, beyond the work you do for clients, you’re also able to sell your work on your own. A great way to do that is to have an online store. Support your fellow artists and designers by visiting and supporting their stores. It’s a great way to find inspiration and maybe even a great poster for that empty wall in your office.
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