Richard Darell | Minervity - Part 4
How to Create an Illustrated Cartoon Character
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So, I decided to attempt to create a tutorial on how to create a unique illustrated cartoon character in Photoshop. It’s pretty straight forward and the skills you need for this is very limited as …

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72+ Brilliant and Most Creative USB Sticks Ever Created
Thursday, 19 Mar, 2009 – 4:23 | 91 Comments
72+ Brilliant and Most Creative USB Sticks Ever Created

As it seems there is no shortage of how much space we all need to store our invaluable data. And there are no telling to when we need to be able to store it. The …

R2-D2 Backpack – The Ultimate Coolness
Wednesday, 18 Mar, 2009 – 9:28 | 16 Comments
R2-D2 Backpack – The Ultimate Coolness

Don’t you just love it when you stumble upon something on the Internet that is so way out there that it makes it “GOOL” (Geek Cool). Walking around with this one you are sure to …

25 Awesome Illustrator Cartoon Tutorials
Sunday, 15 Mar, 2009 – 14:49 | 26 Comments
25 Awesome Illustrator Cartoon Tutorials

The other day I was looking around for some nice Illustrator tutorials to satisfy my need for the creative process. I discovered that there’s surprisingly few tutorials covering cartoon character drawing in Illustrator. Despite it’s …

Headhunters Using Twitter – The New Productivity Check
Sunday, 15 Mar, 2009 – 8:50 | 20 Comments
Headhunters Using Twitter – The New Productivity Check

As the search for new and productive employees companies turn to new and improved tools to find their next tallent perfect for their position. As the trend and the success of Twitter grow and becomes …

How To Create a Realistic Water Text Effect
Saturday, 7 Mar, 2009 – 18:12 | 99 Comments
How To Create a Realistic Water Text Effect

Introduction
In this tutorial we will be creating a realistic water text effect that is sure to catch someones eyes. This tutorial requires some basic knowledge of Photoshop and how to work in it’s environment. For …

How To Create a Realistic Golden “Bling” Text Effect
Sunday, 1 Mar, 2009 – 13:01 | 75 Comments
How To Create a Realistic Golden “Bling” Text Effect

Introduction
In this tutorial we will be learning how to create a realistic Golden “Bling” Text. There are a lot of different “Bling” text tutorials out there and I wanted to create my own, more advanced …

10 Websites To Start Off a Creative Day
Tuesday, 24 Feb, 2009 – 2:46 | 42 Comments
10 Websites To Start Off a Creative Day

Introduction
Every morning I start my day by checking what’s hot and fresh on the Internet. It’s crucial for my work and inspiration. It’s like the daily fuel depot and I need my fix before I …

How To Create a Flash XML Slideshow Player
Sunday, 22 Feb, 2009 – 3:39 | 40 Comments
How To Create a Flash XML Slideshow Player

Introduction
In this tutorial we will be creating a Slidshow application for your site or blog. This tutorial is once again very basic and uses pretty simple ActionScripting to get things done. As usual I will …

12 Useful Web Based Twitter Tools!
Thursday, 19 Feb, 2009 – 4:46 | 65 Comments
12 Useful Web Based Twitter Tools!

Introduction
Twitter is rapidly becoming the largest and most utilized social community tool out there for both personal and business use. This have spawned developers to creating a slew of third party Twitter applications that are …

Designer Directory – Add Yourself!
Thursday, 19 Feb, 2009 – 1:11 | 535 Comments
Designer Directory – Add Yourself!

I have been thinking of doing a directory of Designers, whether it be web, print, graphic or 3D, and showcase some of the work that you have done. I want to be able to supply …