My Hit List (Of Awesome Design Resources!)

Let's admit it, we all have a hit list. A list of people, places, or things that all have something in common. Like all the Mexican restaurants you've been to that immediately after finishing you can feel the beginnings of an epic battle about to be ...

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Free Youth Group Motion Background!

Just in time for Wednesday youth service, yea? Here's a free video and two matching background images for text and Bible verses. Shameless Plug: If you like this - which I'm assuming you do since you're here - feel free to papoose my other ...

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Though i Stand Alone: Standing Up In A World That Is Bowing Down

Though i Stand Alone is...standing alone! But not for long! Because I am announcing from the rooftops and shouting it in the streets that my store/brand is – albeit a bit bare bones at the moment – open and launched! I say brand ...

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The Vital (And Correct) Role Of Professional Design In Church

Disclosure: To clear up any questions about the intentions of this article, I'm not directly speaking to my, or any other Church or Ministry but my overall assessment from my 7 years of secular design work and 2 years of ministry design ...

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Break!: B-boy Image Pack Feat. B-boy Juan

Included for your enjoyment: 12 Layered Photoshop PSD files 12 Layered Vector files (Illustrator and EPS Format) Adobe Photoshop Brush Library file (Includes 12 Opaque and 12 Translucent Presets) Quick back story: About two months ago I was in El Paso Texas  for two weeks tagging along with my ...

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My First Start To Finish Adobe After Effects Project! (Plus An Announcement)

You may have noticed I've been gone as of late. This is because I've been straight up learning me some After Effects. Now I proudly submit for your judgment the fruit of my not having a social life: my first start to finish project! A Five minute countdown with welcome animation for my church pre-teen ...

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Too Much Of A Good Thing (And Why It Can Suck)

Depending on if you have actually looked through the rest of my site or not, you may or may not know that I also produce the occasional song here and there. While I don't advertise or blog about this yet, I have an appreciation ...

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Where Do Great Designers Come From?

AMERICA BABY! U-S-A! U-S-A! I kid, I kid. While the good old U.S. of A. has indeed given us many a great designer, you can't fall into the trap of thinking any one geographical location is more ...

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Two Alternatives To Auto-Tweeting (That Are Surprisingly Painless)

We designer slash bloggers are busy little bees, unable to be bothered with frivolous activities like eating or taking showers. We wake up and grab the nearest Internet capable device, check our email, shoot off some tweets, start a project, check some stats, leave some comments, ...

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Just Rewards: Are Design Contests Paying Off?

I came across a good saying in this book I'm reading: Now to a laborer, his wages are not counted as a favor or a gift, but as an obligation (something owed to him) - Romans 4:4 AMP It seems to be a popular idea now days ...

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