The overall growth of MyInkBlog has exceeded any of my early expectations. I am overwhelmed by how robust and helpful the design community is. This is also a really exciting time for me personally, as I’ve accepted a new job as a web developer for Niagara University…

This tutorial is in response to another good suggestion I received from one of my readers via the Community Suggestion Box. Here’s what Caroline had to say…

Hi - some fantastic tutorials here - thanks - learning so much :-) Please could I ask for a simple way…

Another day, another month gone by… slow down, please. Despite the relative speed of days gone by, August was MyInkBlog’s best month. I am so thankful that this blog has grown the way it has! Thank you for reading, commenting and being such a big part of it.

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One of the biggest perks of writing this blog is networking with some of the incredibly gifted designers. It’s through my blog and other social networks that I’ve had a chance to meet fellow designers like Jacob Cass of Just Creative Design. Jacob’s unique designs and creative…

Illustrator is an amazing tool for building scalable vector art. With the sudden icon craze, it is ideal for creating these little doodads. Many of them are shiny, glossy, icons, but I must admit that I sometimes get tired of them. With a little help from a suggestion…

The awesome animations of Alan Becker were just brought to my attention by Franz over at Fudge Graphics. Below are the links for the two videos in his “Animator vs. Animation” series. If you’ve done some work in Flash you are really gonna love these! Check…

This post is a continuation of my “Inspiration With A Yellow Focus” series. If you missed the awesome poster designs, you can check that out here. I searched tons of logos to bring you the best that feature some yellow in them. Below is the inspirational logos…

I love having freebies to give away to my readers! I’m looking forward to developing my own brushes and vectors for give away sometime soon, but until then here are some incredible brushes to tide you over. They are courtesy of the fine people over at MediaSlap

I wanted to use this post to thank everyone who has joined MyInkBlog Flickr Group. The group continues to grow at a nice rate, and as of this post, membership stands at 53. The quality of the group items astound me. I promised to showcase the…

The process of developing a website can be long and tedious, but the end result should be rewarding. As a web designer it’s very easy to spot sites that were well-thought out and others that were not. Throwing something together too quickly without much of a plan leads…