I always love getting involved in the community projects that and PSD Tuts host. A few weeks back, I participated in a project and was asked what they should do for the next project. I always thought it would be fun to create a paper toy for a community project. My suggestion became a reality. [...]

It’s time for another Vectortuts+ community project. The project includes a snow globe that you can fill with whatever you want. The only rules are that it needs to be done 100% in Illustrator and must be your work. I went around and around in my head for days trying to think of what I [...]

One question I get when developing clients sites is “can we put more information in our menus?” Some clients and projects need more than one word descriptions of pages. Sometimes I need to create menus that not only had graphic elements incorporated, but also descriptions and calls to action to improve the quality of each session. I looked [...]

Vectortuts+ is hosting a Community Project with a Custom Character Jam. I have been enjoying getting involved in online communities, contests, and promotions and this particular project looked like fun. The template Vectortuts+ provided (show below) caught my attention and I immediately thought of a recent tutorial I read on how to create a 3D Spray Can. Since the [...]

The TUTS+ Network just launched a new site WPTUTS+. As part of the big launch the had a contest offering $1,200 in Giveaways. I love WordPress, and I love the TUTS+ Network even more. All I had to do was follow Follow things: Today after our trip to the East Coast and some much needed [...]

PSDtuts+ is giving away a Wacom Intuos 4 Medium Tablet to the best story of how PSDtuts+ has affected your life. They asked their viewers to upload a video telling the story to the PSDtuts+ Facebook page. Here is a link to the contest details on the PSDtuts+ site. Armed with a storyboard, video camera, and mustache, [...]

So voting is all over on The Big Hipstamatic Show. Unfortunately, I came in with a final score of 33. I did have tons of votes and I’m in the top 100, which is awesome. Thanks to everyone who voted for my photo! I still have a chance to win if I’m chosen by the [...]

So if you haven’t heard of Hipstamatic, it’s either because you don’t have an iPhone or you’ve been under a rock. I’ve been using the app for the last six months and love it! Until recently, I had never entered a contest on the Big Hipstamtic Show. This week I went ahead and entered the Field [...]