Amazing Vector Illustrations

I absolutely love vector art. Adobe Illustrator has got to be one of the best programs ever made and the talent of the people using it keeps growing.

Smashing Magazine has a list of some amazing illustrations from around the world. Be sure to check them all out.

Here are some of my favorites.

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Really Cool Fireworks Photos

Digital Picture Zone has some amazing examples of fireworks photography.

I’m not a real big fireworks guy but some of these are really cool.

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Awesome Extreme Sports Photos

Here is a link to some phenomenal photographs taken by the talented Dan Vojtech. As you can see below, his work is truly inspirational. When I come across an artist like this, I can’t seem to ever get enough and find myself searching the web for more and more works.

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Video: Light Art Photography

Photography with light effects is very hard to do. I mean, you can bust out Photoshop and make something similar but to actually manipulate the camera, lens and environment all at the same time takes skill. Check it out.

NOTE: Click here so you’ll have a much larger size video display.

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Design Inspiration: Typographic Ads

I love type driven advertising. It is refreshing, confident and often times VERY creative. Here is a link to 30 amazing typographic ads. Look over them and you’ll see what I mean.

30 Typographic Print ads… Hard to ignore!!

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Design Inspiration: Dental Logos

Here is a link to some pretty creative logos used in by Dentists. Take a look and see for yourself. It just proves that great design can be incorporated with any business, any industry and any demographic.

8 Jaw-Dropping Dental Logos

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A Little Inspiration

I’m always on the lookout for great design firms. When you spend as much time on the subject as I do – they all start to look the same.

One firm that has always stood out from the rest to me is Holy Cow Creative. Yes, their designs are great and they are incredibly creative but their overall approach is so much different than any other firms. Even among Christian design firms, they stand out. They realize that what they do has a bigger impact than merely making your next sermon series look cool. Their website and blog are all an extension of their ministry and it is clear to see.

For those of you who think you can’t be openly Christian without losing some street cred, Holy Cow clearly has relevance in a secular world as well. They are featured speakers at the HOW Design Conference and are considered experts on the subject. I simply can’t help but cheer these guys on.

From the scripture references in their ‘about’ section to their online prayer request form, these guys truly understand that what you draw from is much more important than how good you draw.

These guys get it.

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