Designers follow one law when they are going about any project, any deadline or any work in mind: creativity. It’s a buzzword if you think about it, bread and butter for us and its novel sounding for the marketers. In the same bread and butter illustration is an art we all love to master but seldom proficiently use. Now with the tools available you have plenty of options open to you but smart working is still an issue. So with that mind there is a certain array of ways in which you can optimize the way you work on illustration. These are proven tips, able to give you a good grasp on quality illustration if you are still struggling with its use.

Blob brush

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The old adage of drawing has never eased up on most illustrators. Now the path based Brush tool certainly does do handful but it gives you raster art which still needs tracing. For most in this field, that’s a good hour or two gone down. Blob brush covers that up quite wonderfully. It gives you vector art in Illustrator and it easily allows you to draw on the tablet. You don’t have to spend extra amount of time with the tracing options and can immediately focus on the other key components of your drawn art. (more…)

Nowadays, a lot of people are taking up jobs which give them the luxury of working at home. It is a new socio-technological trend that has been spreading all over the world lately, so many households are also becoming offices. That is why workers or employees of all trades should aim to optimize their working environment and adapt everything in order to maximize their efficiency. If you find this to be a challenge, here are some tips on how to improve your surroundings and develop a proper hard-working mindset despite the fact that your desk is close to your bed.

Never mix personal life with professional

This may be one of the most evident tips, but it is crucial, nonetheless. Yes, working should also bring you pleasure, but it should be set aside from your private life. Considering that your office is now your home, this business-pleasure relation can sometimes be a hard thing to distinguish. The best solution is to examine your workplace and detect props, features, appliances and occurrences which can be a distraction. For instance, TV, game consoles and other forms of distractions should be kept out of sight in the area of your home which is suited for your job. Remember, maintain a threshold where work begins and ends. (more…)

An ordinary living room is enough for some people – a moderate-sized TV, a simple sofa and some book shelves will do it for them. For others, however, this is far from enough. These people love excitement in their living rooms and that is why they choose brand new gadgets when decorating. With the industry being so well developed and versatile, it is not hard to choose something according to your own preferences and be certain that this will turn your living room into a more enjoyable place. Here are several suggestions.

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by Dane O’Leary

Spring is the time of year where our planet awakens from a long winter hibernation and returns to its former glory. At every turn you can hear birds chirping, see greenery sprouting, and the promise of rain means relief from snow and cold. It’s the time of year when we trade winter coats for jackets and umbrellas as the holidays become a distant memory.

Easter is the most important holidays of the spring and, for some, of the entire year. However, you don’t have to be religious to enjoy a variety of do-it-yourself decorating projects to prepare your home for Easter and the spring season. Here are some creative, fun, and simple decor projects to get your home ready for Easter.

Simple Umbrella Door Decoration

Via Better Homes & Gardens

Wreaths are so last season. Literally. Replace that holiday wreath with something festive for Easter like this door decoration. You’ve probably seen floppy hats holding flowers on doors, but try using an umbrella instead. If you can find an umbrella that’s inexpensive and old-fashioned — perhaps at a yard sale or thrift store — that’s even better. (more…)

Well, time of summer vacation is once again upon us, and if you are gadget geek then you will like our list of the top 5 tablets for this year. No doubt that this year we will see many more amazing tablets, but as far as the halfway mark in this year goes this are the best ones.

1. Apple iPad Air

In spite of the fact that Apple iPad Air was introduced last November it is still the best tablet for this summer. This tablet is Apple’s fifth generation of tablets computers, and they done almost incredible job with this device.

First of all, The Air was entirely redesigned in contrast to the iPad 4, predecessor of the newest Apple tablets generation. This tablet has the same design as the iPad Mini, with a good deal of thinner profile and stunning beveled edges. The most amazing thing about this device is a 9.7-inch Retina display, but, on the downside, the pixel density is only 264ppi.

Inside it has a 64-bit Apple A7 chip and M7 graphics processor, and as well a 5-MP rear camera and a FaceTime front camera. The Air has unbelievable 10-hours of battery life, and that mean you can surf the web, social network or watch videos and listening music all day long. It runs on iOS 7. (more…)

First thing first: If you don’t know already Twitter is awesome. There’s no better way to keep in touch with almost everybody and everything, because Twitter gives you almost every little new thing in a matter of seconds. Yes, Twitter is pretty big, especially if you don’t know what you looking for, and therefore today we made a list of the best photography Twitter accounts so you can follow them, and be inspired and try to do something creative. This list is must-visit for all photographers and many other who took interest in photography.

1. @EarthPix
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It’s well known fact that Easter is one of the best holiday after Christmas and New Year. It’s one of greatest event in year, and we endeavour our finest to give you the best ideas to have a good time on Easter with full of fun using some excellent collection of Easter wallpapers. Easter Backgrounds is one of the greatest idea how people can make their best to have more fun on that special event. One of the many ideas of Easter is sharing, and with these free Easter wallpapers you can do that. It’s the easiest way to have fun and also keep in touch with friends and family. Easter wallpapers add a blissful spirit to the extraordinary event. For certain, this collection of Easter wallpapers will make you positive and vibrant so you’ll be sure that is spring time. (more…)