Because sometimes I need to remind myself what it is I do and why. Perhaps you might like to as well.

Comes in both a light and dark flavours in most popular resolutions.

I AM A DESIGNER Wallpaper

zip - v1.00 - 4.06 MB

Enjoy!

Because the task of creating separate posts for each additional set of Digi*Cons smilies can be a tiresome and time-consuming chore, I’ve decided it would be quicker and simpler to create a single index page which will list all new and current smilies, neatly arranged in categories and showcasing the latest creations and those that have been updated. This page will be updated periodically so it’s important to check back every now and then to see if anything has changed.
This should free up some time which I can spend creating additional smilies, so submit your requests or ideas in the comments.

Oh, I’ll also be making the entire set available in a downloadable Creative Commons licensed package for use on websites, apps, etc. This should happen once I finalise the initial set for public release.

So check out the new page and keep a keen eye out for the archive.

Because I don’t have time to write separate themed posts, here’s a whole bunch of new Digi*Cons for your enjoyment.
Note that I’m also including some that have been up for a while but never really got around to announcing.

Star Wars

• Admiral Ackbar
• Death Star Weapons Officer
• Lightsabers

Superheroes & Villains

• Batman
• Cyclops
• Wolverine
• Spiderman
• Iron Man
• War Machine
• Galactus

Games

• Bomberman
• Minecraft Creeper
• Mario
• Luigi
• ? Block
• 1-Up Mushroom
• Red Mushroom

Tech

• Headphones
• Earbuds (black & white)
• iPhone & iPod
• iPad
• HAL 9000

Miscellany

• Peanut Butter
• Honey
• Mayo
• Jam
• Sandwich
• Dinner Plate
• Coffee Cup

Animals

• Chicken
• Panda
• Sad Panda
• Koala

That’s it for now.  Be sure to let me know of any other characters, objects, or emotes you’d like to see in the next batch and I’ll do my best to include them.

Enjoy!

I’ve got some pretty exciting news.  You should probably be sitting down for this.

Prepare for awesome!  Ready?

Following through on something I’ve always planned on doing, I’ve finally gotten around to setting up some designs to make available on clothing, so you’ll be able to own and wear some of my best work!

Initially, a large part of the catalogue will consist of tees but I will definitely be building the catalogue of gear available as time allows — but let’s be honest, tees will probably dominate the store —and anyways, what kind of person doesn’t like tees?  Commies, terrorists and mole-people, that’s who!!
Only kidding!  I know for a fact my mole-peeps luuuurrv themselves some trendy tees. (Don’t ask me how, I’m still getting over that experience  )

Check out some of the designs on offer.

I might also think about integrating the store as part of the site.  I’m not quite sure if I want to go that far at this point but we’ll see.  I might just have some random designs on offer in the sidebars or something small like that… we’ll see.

In the meantime, let me know what you think.  Are you going to be wearing one of my designs?  Be sure to send pics if you do.
Also, let me know which others you think I should add.

Cheerio!

Inspired by Justin Marimon’s work on DeviantART, I whipped up with this wallpaper in Adobe Fireworks CS3.

Obviously it’s for lovers and fans of iDevices (iPhones, iPods Touch, and iPads), with the main focus being on the Home button.

It’s a simple but effective concept.  I’d be surprised if it hasn’t been done before though.

There’s No Place Like…

zip - v1.0 - 825 kB

Enjoy!

So it’s been quite a while since I last posted anything here, but in between the limited time between work, rest and everyday life, I’ve finally managed to come up with something cool to upload and show off. 

Introducing the Pliant Redux set of cursor pointers for Stardock’s CursorFX product.

These cursors were inspired by the original Pliant set of CFX & CXP cursors I released in late 2004.  Since then, they’ve been downloaded thousands of times from the various sites on which I made them available, and even to this day I receive positive comments and feedback.  So I felt it was about time they received a makeover.

I wanted this set to be sharper and more professional than the last set so I spent some time looking at what makes great cursor sets, well… great, and what made the Pliant set so popular and tried to blend those ingredients together into a whole new creation.

So download, enjoy and leave a comment. 

Pliant Redux CFX

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This piece has been in the Digital*Impulse vault for a while now but I’ve finally decided to release it publicly.

About The Artwork

Sometime last year I happened upon a great tutorial provided by the folks at PSDTuts and decided I’d try it out and see what I could make out of it.  I started following the tutorial and finally ended up with something that slightly resembled the final image in the tutorial.  Since I was quite happy with the initial results, I decided to continue editing and see how else I could improve it, so I kept tinkering with the idea of diaphanous ribbons and started shaping them with the Warp Transform tool in Photoshop.
After much flubbing about with layers and masks to get the right look I ended up with what you now see.  There’s a couple of small areas which I would have liked to have turned out different but I think it came out OK in the end.

LogonStudio Vista

In addition to the wallpaper, I whipped up a LogonStudio Vista theme using GCTonyHawk7’s fantastic Vista Reflections 3 template. I’m quite pleased with the way it came out as Justin did a great job on the glass effect and making the PSD easy to use provided you have a version of PS that supports Smart Objects and read the instructions Justin has kindly provided. 

So download, comment and enjoy. 

Wallpaper

Spectral Tableau WP

zip - v1.0 - 5.78 MB

Logon

Spectral Tableau (VR3)

zip - v1.0 - 2.03 MB

Elementary is a set of minimalistic vector wallpapers depicting the 4 elements of which early scientists believed the universe consisted, and was done as a study in colour and symbolism.

This pack contains the wallpaper seen in the preview displaying all 4 elements, as well as 4 additional single element walls in widescreen (1920x1200) JPG format.

Elementary

zip - v1.0 - 1.99 MB

Comments and critiqué welcome.