Color in design can be a powerful tool. The choice of color on your website will impact your audience greatly and influence them either positively or negatively. Choosing a monochromatic color scheme for your website is a bold decision, simply because you are limiting yourself to only one color. Not all hues within a specific color complement each other, and you also risk creating a boring design. If you can accomplish the challenge of one color, several hues, however, you will have a very impressive site.  Check out the following very effective monochromatic websites and learn how these talented designers pulled off the use of a limited color scheme.

Listen cock-a-roach, my life story is coming to Blu-ray™ on September 6th, 2011. To celebrate the Scarface Blu-ray™debut, my fans will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design their own Scarface-inspired artwork. My ‘associates’ at Universal will select the Top 25 submissions based on creativity, originality, quality of composition/design and utilization of the Scarface theme. (more…)

Event planning can be stressful, and there’s definitely a reason why some freelance markets charge more for campaign planning for a specific event that needs to go perfectly — it’s a lot of work! However, when you have to make things happen in your small business, you don’t always have time to contract the “big guns” — you need to make it happen on your own. That can be scary, especially for businesses just getting started. However, it’s definitely a good thing, as it teaches valuable skills. All you really have to do is think about what you want to do most: create an impact and cause people to choose your event over others.

When you really want to sneak in and get under people’s natural objections, a series of postcards is actually the best way to go. Now, we say “series of postcards” because you don’t want to just send one. You want to make sure that you really send a whole range of postcards because people might not get the first one, or they need a little more information. (more…)

If you’re looking around for someone to help you create your next site, the truth is that you’ll actually have a long way to go. It’s tempting to simply assume that all website designers are equal, but that’s far from the truth. In fact, if you really want to get the best job on your work, you’re going to have to assume that not every website design firm is operating on the same level, and you will need to act accordingly.

When it’s time to choose your project, you will need to first sit down and really make a list of what you’re looking for. After all, even when you do find a competent designer, having a strong vision of what you want your site to look like is definitely a big thing. Now, some people argue that website design doesn’t be taken that seriously, but they are incorrect. A website’s design forms the height of branding in the minds of everyone that sees the site. In other words, the way your site looks leaves a lasting impression on the person that’s looking at it. Now, you can go with a template or something like that, but why would you want your site to look like everyone else’s. The nice part about going with a quality website design team is that you will not only have a great design, but a flexible one that can accommodate changes. This means that even if you wanted to make a few customizations over time, you wouldn’t have to tear the entire design apart just to do that. In addition, if you needed to add in dynamic updates, you wouldn’t have to lose the design that you paid for with heard earned money. (more…)

A celebrity?

A famous athlete, politician or an actor?

Or an awesome action hero?

Which of them do you most prefer and would like to possess, even if we talk  just about sculptures? …um…  But let us leave our preferences for a moment and learn about these miniature sculptures  and their author.

Adam Beane sculpts these terrific figures only in a tremendously versatile material he developed which handles like clay when warm but is hard as a plastic when cool. His unique approach to sculpting involves the use of precise tools – surgical instruments. Known for dynamic compositions and realistic action poses, this artist makes well designed figures with such remarkable ease.

The ability to capture likenesses with expressions is also one of the many of his fascinating aptitudes. Finally, all his efforts supported with  his talent result with  excellent works, which wait to be widely explored…

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Do you have brochures? If so, then you’re definitely moving in the right direction — though there’s always room for progress! However, if you don’t have brochures already in your business, chances are good that it’s because you haven’t really found a way to create brochures that get attention. Like other forms of advertising, brochures are downright vital and key to building a great business. Even if you’re talking about trying to build an online business, you will still get a lot of value from brochures.

Yet a lot of people that don’t have a background in graphic design have a hard time getting quality brochures that actually work. Thankfully, it’s not really that difficult to build an effective brochure — there’s just three points that you need to keep in mind. (more…)

We are all familiar with the fact that plastic bags are the major pollutants nowadays. Discarded plastic carrying bags can be seen hanging from the branches of trees, settled amongst bushes or in gutters, as well as flying in the air on windy days. There is also too many litter found along river banks and coastlines, so animals and sea creatures are hurt and accidentally killed by all that rubbish. The population is warned by environmentalists about all the damages that our contemporary consumer society can cause. However, it is not always easy to find a good solution. Eventually, we can contribute by recycling, choosing biodegradable bags or reusing bags when shopping.

Some artist found plastic bags as a basic material for their artworks or everyday items. Carpets, curtains, bags, garments or even sculptures and lamps can be made. (more…)