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mugshot - Jason DuerrJason is. He's a graphic designer and interactive developer based in Portland, Oregon's Old Town area who occasionally refers to himself in third-person.

A Must-Have Tool For Every Designer

Posted February 19, 2008 — Filed under: Inspiring, Tools9 comments

a heap of inspiration

About half of the staff at my regular coffee shop is in design school and while some of the questions that come up are new, most of them I’ve heard from my students and young designers before. Jason Tselentis solicited some answers to 10 questions a lot of students ask this morning over at Under Conseration’s Speak Up , so while I was in the right frame of mind, I thought I’d start writing about some of the things that come up in my coffee shop chats here. (Remember, you usually get what you pay for. Take my free advice for what it’s worth.) …Read More

Power Of The Pens Calendar Wallpaper

Posted February 15, 2008 — Filed under: Inspiring(0)

Tim May's Wacom Wallpaper

I stumbled across a project that Wacom put together called Power of the Pens.

This is the story of 12 leading artists each tasked with creating a piece of calendar art in their own unique style. Meet the artists, explore their work, and watch them create digital magic. For the next 12 days, a new work by one of the artists will be revealed highlighting the process and experience of its creation.

There are wallpapers for each month of the year available to download. It apparently …Read More

Powazek’s People Powered Picture Product Pixish is Live

Posted February 10, 2008 — Filed under: Inspiring2 comments

pixish logoSF-based designer Derek Powazek’s latest online baby Pixish is live.

What’s Pixish?

"Pixish is a place where people who want images and people who make images can easily find each other and collaborate on creative projects together."

Say you’re a publisher and need an illustration, photo, etc. …Read More