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Arbenting’s Best of the Week (11/23 – 11/29)

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Upcoming at Arbenting

So the year comes another week closer to a close, and the this week in design was quite a week. We have a full showcase for you today and a fine week ahead of us here at Arbenting. For our weekly Monday Freebies, we have another free texture pack coming at you. On Tuesday the follow up to What Does True Freelancing Cost, Pt. 1 rolls your way, and our Inspiration in Color series wraps up on Friday with Inspiration in Spectrum! So check back and see what’s the what as the week flies by.

And don’t forget to submit to the Inspiration in Color flickr group for our upcoming user submitted showcase to cap off the series.

Guest Posts by Arbenting
Freebie - Kaleidoscope Photoshop Brush Pack at Elite by Design
Breaking Through Creative Blocks at My Ink Blog
Showcase of Brilliant Comic Book Cover Art at Smashing Magazine
Magpie, Methinks Your Song Sounds Sour at The Directory for Designers Social Media Blog

Articles

Design Cubicle
The Benefits of Blogging as a Graphic Designer

I'm Just Creative
The I’m Just Creative Branding Story Part 2 - Logo Design

Smashing Apps
31 Creative Examples of Mascots to Grab your Attention

In The Woods
15 CSS Tricks that Must be Learned

Tracy Grady
Steps to Choosing a Successful Colour Scheme

Go Media
47 Essential Resources for T-Shirt Designers

CSS Tricks
What to Ask A New Client Wanting A Wordpress Theme

Freelance Switch
Just Say No: 3 Reasons the Customer Isn’t Always Right

Pro Blogger
7 Essential Things You Should Be Doing When Your Blog is Still Young

Freebies

Spoon Graphics Freebies
Free High-Resolution Watercolor Photoshop Brushes Set 2

Colorburned Freebies
25 Seamless Polka-Dot Pattern Swatches

Fudge Graphics Freebies
Free Vectors: Ink Trees

Loon Designs Freebies
Free Vector Icon Set

Think Design Freebies
Free Wordpress Theme - Versatility Lite

Tutorials

PSD Tuts
How To Create a Copper Photoshop Text Effect

Usability Post Tutorial
Scalable Content Box Using Only One Background Image

Design Shard
Photoshop Actions - Creating Folder Structures for Web Designs Tutorial

10 Steps
Draw your Snowman in Photoshop

Noupe
Pushing Photoshop to the Limit - 13 Most Advanced Tutorials

Tutorial Blog
Using Symbols in Illustrator

Interviews

Interview with Mike Smith
Just Creative Design’s Designer in the Spotlight: Mike Smith

Braintalk with Calvin Lee
Sharebrain’s Braintalk with Calvin Lee

Interview with Menachem Krinsky
Fuel Your Creativity’s Interview with Designer Menachem Krinsky

New Launches

Logo of the Day
Logo of the Day is a high-profile logo design award scheme that rewards the best professional logos and trademarks designed throughout the world. All suggested logos are screened by our two judges Jacob Cass & Jeff Fisher to ensure this.

Logo Of The Day is also a place to come for logo design inspiration… daily!

  • Logo Of The Day promotes excellence in logo design around the world.
  • All logos suggested (or chosen) are screened by two professional, practicing logo designers and are judged on the design, creativity, scalability, usability and memorability of the logo before being awarded the LOTD award.
  • All winners will be showcased on the Logo Of The Day website and are eligible for the Logo Of The Day Award of which they can use on their CV or however they wish.
  • Logo Of The Day is a powerful marketing tool to promote yourself and / or your design firm.
  • Participants are entitled to use the LOTD Badge for display on their website or where ever they wish.
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