Design Something.

DeviantART is full of great artists, photographers, designers, illustrators and other amazing creative people. Here I am going to showcases 30 of my most favourite recent artworks, photos,fonts,typography,illustrations and designs from one the webs best creative communities.

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Photography:

‘Miss Mutation’ Ophelias Overdose

‘Chess Wonder’ by Hoschie

‘Minnie said Cheese’ by Crazy Kcee

‘I Want Magic’ by The 1st Grape

Typography:

‘Sixteen’ by BeriMae

‘Life Passes Most People by’ by Dreamt too late

‘As you can see’ by BeriMae

‘Bulletproof Heart’ by Scorpion Kiss

‘Sick’ by Hulis

’1st Rule of Fight Club’ by JanSzpakowski

‘Creativity: Typography’ by MadDesign

‘It might be you’ by BeriMae

Digital Art:

‘Apocolyptica’ by Karen Mcdade

‘Dubai Butterfly’ by Light from emirates

‘LMS Alice’ by adonihs

‘Mark it Zero’ by Skyringbreath

‘Commission: Yuritsuki’ by Scrotumnose

‘Mark unknown’ by Maca28

‘Mind Works’ By Rose on Grey

Traditional Art:

‘Kitsune’ by Treeworshipper

by Setik 01

Wallpaper:

‘December 09 wallpaper’ Fudgegraphics

‘Greeen’ by DeviantVicky

‘Cubed’ by DeviantVicky

‘Nalden Wallpaper no2′ by Endemo

‘Old Crows’ by MailboxArsonal

Fonts:

‘Happy Phantom Font family’ by Nymphont

‘Circled Font‘ by Lovelielife

‘Thatbad typeface’ by farissen

‘Facepunch’ by Shonenpunk

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles. Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

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Recently I launched the design something Flickr group as a way for people to add their work which can later be collated at intervals to showcased on the blog, this is the first collection of works which has been submitted into the group.

I also like to use these Flickr showcases as a shameless plug for some other places on the web where you can find me. Be sure to check out DesignSomething author on Twitter.

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His work showcases such simplicity and brilliantly minimal, typography is quite obviously a great passion of his and shines through in each of his posters. Be sure to spread the love to his flickr and website.

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles. Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

Check out his Design Portfolio here!

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At just 27 Jared Nickerson is a Freelance illustrator, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia but now settled in Seattle, Washington. Been in the industry for the past six years he now runs his own design studio known as j3 concepts. Not only does he run his own studio, but he does work for European clothing label lafraise. You may also know his works from the vector community Bloodsweatvector. He describes himself to be a specialist in editorial, character, product, video game and textile design, with specialist skills in art direction and management.

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These next pictures and illustrations are from “Daddy was a Jewel Thief” which was part of the BloodSweatVector Exhibition which is found at the West Berlin Gallery. The vibrancy and colours found in this work alongside the cuteness and sweet nature of the characters, show a real personality and fun.

These next images i came across through a wallpaper giveaway, all of which sit in my wallpaper folder and often brighten up my desktop.

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The next design is known as ‘Intergalactic Neff!,’ this t-shirt design was designed by jared for Neff! headwear.

These next pieces of illustrations are competition entries for the ‘crawl’ t-shirt for the band kings of leon, which can be found over at design by humans.

Another t-shirt design which is up for purchase on design by humans is this piece, ‘Every suitcase is a bomb.’

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles. Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

Check out his Design Portfolio here!

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Christmas is just around the corner and the start of 2010 also, before all the rush and panic of Christmas we have a few days to reflect on what we are all truly thankful for. You may have long lists for what you what Santa to bring you this Christmas, but just take a moment to think what you are truly thankful for this year. This got me think what as a design community would we be thankful for? I was really happy with the great responses i received and thank everyone for taking a moment of there time to respond and make this post possible.

This Thanksgiving I Am Thankful For…

Leslie Kingery

(@kalstudio)

Is Thankful for squarespace, itunes, always illustrator with wacom pad & online- pandora, grooveshark.

Eric Noguchi

(@pixel_jockey)

I Couldn’t do without InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Acrobat. Totally essential to what I do, oh, & dual monitors.

Nikki Smith-Morgan

(@nsmithmorgan)

Thankful for an online design culture where everyone freely shares ideas. Not a problem you can encounter that someone has already solved.

Nikki Brown

(@nikibrown)

I’m thankful for my netbook – it enables me to work on the go (and it runs photoshop and illustrator pretty well!)

Amanda Manz

(@GritFX)

What am I thankful for… can I say “my brain” – best piece of software I have (or would you call it hardware!?) Also thankful for Skype, it makes it easier to work from a remote location + has helped break down old expectations when it comes to networking.

BK Macdaddy Designs

(@bkmacdaddy)

Hmmm… well the obvious answer is Adobe CS4. But I am most thankful (in advance) for the new computer I am planning for Christmas. I could also say Twitter because it has been integral in blowing up my freelance design business.

Danelle Bailey

(@danellesheree)

It’s a bit cliche, but my iPhone (named Lucida!) It helps bring everything with me – work, finances and family – and makes my life easier.

Francois Pham

(@francoispham)

I don’t know. My artist pen and my brushes maybe, i’m French and don’t want to tell you anything.

Lauren Thompson

(@nymphont)

I’m thankful for FontCreator, an affordable but very capable program that allowed me to make the fonts that I make.

Scarletbits

(@Scarletbits)

I am thankful for the new awesome working station: iMac 27″ and the 64bit snow leopard!

Christopher Flores

(@crflores84)

I am thankful for SketchUp, it gives you the complexity of AutoCAD with the easy to use interface of Google.

Mathew Ballard

(@mathewballard)

Hardware wise, my Macbook Pro and iPhone for sure. They do pretty much everything for me. Software wise the Adobe CS3 suite.

Laurent Bourrelly

(@Laurent8)

I guess MAMP made a breeze to develop local under OS X. WordPress is better and better. CODA is cool, but Dreamweaver is flawless.

Brian Hoff

(@behoff)

I am definitely thankful for Dropbox. It’s intuitive and convenient! Love it

Elizabeth Daniell

(@EDGraphicDesign)

I am very thankful for my MAC and the Adobe Creative Suite 3. InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop & Dreamweaver are 4 of my best friends.

Jared Thompson (Me)

(@Jthompsondesign)

I’m thankful for Adobe CS4 and My Aluminium Macbook, without these tools i would not have passed my second year. I’m thankful for Indesign making my research look presentable and neatly spaced.

Anca Foster

(@anca_foster)

I’m thankful for Adobe Illustrator.

Michelle

(@BellasMental)

Thankful for picasa 3, photoshop, any USB connectable device & incredimail.

Misty Belardo

(@Mistygirlph)

My macbook pro.. has made my designing a lot efficient and my new moleskin I do a lot of sketching, gets me inspired.

Jeff Claeson

(@dreamtime)

Thankful for great clients, the design community, twitter, ExpressionEngine and the patience of my family since i work so much

Karen McDade

(@KarenMcDade)

My Cinitq 21″ UX (And of course photoshop)

Mary ann

(@somethiing)

I am thankful for my colored pencils, photoshop & illustrator, my wacom tablet. And to get through creative block, my xbox360 & pandora!

Christy Latz

(@OuttheOtherSide)

I am very thankful for my 9 month old Macbook Pro/child, for Adobe After Effects and (as always) Adobe Illustrator.

Gerrel Saunders

(@gaksdesigns)

I’m thankful for Photoshop CS4 and most definitely Twitter,it’s done wonders for me!

Abby Bonwell

(@AbbyBonwell)

That’s a toss up between my love for my genuine fractals package but also am loving my TextSoap app too… both great investments!

Design Pro

(@Design_Pro)

I’m thankful for Macs. They allow me to work on projects without worrying about the computer crashing or freezing and losing all of my work.

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

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Richard Coles in a Multi-disciplined photographer, programmer and guitarist. Here I am going to look at a few of his great photography skills which are showcased on his Flickr profile. He won’t admit by any means that his work is going to be up in the Tate or M.o.m.a anytime soon. But he has a raw feel to his photos and opens up to show vulnerabilities of his character, with personal photos.

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‘Black and White Creep’: Taken on a foggy winter’s evening in October, this photo is the result of a night just going out an exploring the environment around you. Seeing a different side to environments you inhabit everyday but produce a new side of life in the darkness of night.

‘Fog’: Again taken on the same night as the previous photo this was taken in Leverhulme park in Breightmet (Bolton.) The photo’s depiction of the lonely man (Richard himself) shows a vulnerability. The lights above and around him really shine through well around the dark silhouetted figure.

‘Ranch’: The photo itself was taken on a late summer holiday trip away in Tenby Wales, in a small camping site. The photo was then processed in Photoshop and is credited to have used textures by Pink Sherbert photography. The textures used overlaid on top of this original photograph really give it a real old school edge and grain to a great scene out in the dales of Tenby, Wales.

‘Motorway’: Taken with a Nikon D50, this photo was created with an 8 second exposure (with tripod) on a motorway bridge. I love long exposure shots and especially with heavy volumes of traffic, you really get a sense of the hectic rush and speed in all our lives.

‘My Broken Heart’:Originally envisenged as more of a conceptual photography idea, this photo really shows you richards feelings at this time in his life as he got over a difficult time. Bringing out true emotions in this picture really brings you closer to his character.

‘Dawn’ : Taken in the early morning when the birds are singing and the sun is about to rise, the photo captivates the dead of the early morning  just before the morning rush of the next day.

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

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I’d be willing to bet you remember the first band t-shirt you ever owned. You might even remember whether it was rock-on love at first sight at the Khol’s you’ve just been dragged around 3 times by your mother, that you just HAD TO HAVE, or if it was a gift from the uncle that your family doesn’t really talk to too much anymore, probably for the same reasons that he just gave you an ABBA t-shirt for your 13th birthday. I remember mine, I was actually 15 and was rockin’ out to a local band at a small venue in NY. The folded, utilitarian dark blue and chartreuse T, brandishing the clever band name across the chest spoke to me of it’s originality and truth.  “Circadian Rhythm” it said in handwritten typographic glory. I wore that shirt till it relinquished it’s seams and stitches and fell to the ground in a tattered clump the last time I went to put it on.

Here is a selection beautiful shirts I’ve found over the past few days that demonstrate the artistry and passion that are behind the music I love. Thanks Jared, for letting me contribute!

Incubus: Love Hurts

Cage the Elephant:Natural

Owl City:Winterbirds

Anberlin: Motif

Atreyu: Dust Cloud

Run DMC: Classic

The Used: Goodbye to You(Ramble)

Linkin Park: Midnight Photo

Atreyu:Ribzzz

A Day To Remember: Pac Man

Armor For Sleep: Camera Shy

Brand New: Typography

Bayside: Shudder Bird

Thursday: Exploding Man

Bring Me The Horizon: Dinosaur

Avenged Sevenfold: Land of Cain

Enter Shikari: Juggernaught

The Gallows: Grey Britain

Article written by Jared Thompson + Chris Trude

Jared Thompson is head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles. Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

Check out his Design Portfolio here!

Chris Trude is a graphic and web designer/developer from New York/VA, working as an in-houser by day, and a freelance designer/blogger by night. He’s into design/photography/typography/minimalism/awesomism. Follow Chris(@trudesign) on twitter!

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This round-up shows off the best in female wallpapers, taken from various sites across the board and those which i have bookmarked in my research online, predominately i use DeviantART for wallpapers. These girls use some great digital artwork, photoshop brushes, shapes and other neat tricks. Feel free to leave a comment on the post or the posters themselves.

‘Sexy’

‘Burst’

‘One.More’

‘Diahann Y’

‘Diahann’

‘Diahann 3′

‘Olivia Wilde’

‘Asian Delight’

‘Sexy babe’

‘Misa Campo Orange’

‘Girl in White’

‘Carmen’

‘W7′

‘Abstract Babe’

‘Stacy Keibler Heat’

‘Lauren Budd’

‘Schoolgirl CiCi’

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Article written by Jared Thompson

Head writer of Design Something Blog, currently studying Product design at the University of Central Lancashire in his final year. He has interest in minimal, clean and simplistic design styles.

Follow Jared (@Jthompsondesign) on twitter!

Check out his Design Portfolio here!

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