5 creative tattoos

People get tattoo's for many different reasons but some people get inked to be creatively different. Here are a few people that not only put a lot of thought into what to get but in some cases where to get it. Ink can be beautiful and simple works of art, enjoy.

More than words

Pen tool

 Connect the dots

 Bang!

Black birds

stealing like an artist (reblog)

I found this great post by Austin Kleon (a fellow Texan) called "HOW TO STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST (AND 9 OTHER THINGS NOBODY TOLD ME)" It is worth a glance if not a full read.

Austin talks about what life has taught him like "...there’s only one not-so-secret formula that I know: Do good work and put it where people can see it. It’s a two step process.
Step one, “do good work,” is incredibly hard. There are no shortcuts. Make stuff every day. Fail. Get better.
Step two, “put it where people can see it,” was really hard up until about 10 years ago. Now, it’s very simple: put your stuff on the internet.”

30 new free typefaces! sweet! (reblog)

Smashing Magazine always post the best new free typefaces. I get excited with every new typeface and dance around, passing out smiles to all that see me. They do all the work and I gain the benefits with beautiful well designed typefaces. Enjoy!
30 New Free High-Quality Fonts

what's in the box? my 4 favorite package design websites

There are 4 websites that feature some really awesome package designs that may help feed your creative hunger. They seem to be my go to sites to feed my need for package design inspiration.

Dieline
Established in 2007 by Andrew Gibbs, The Dieline is dedicated to the progress of the package design industry and its practitioners, students and enthusiasts. The Dieline has quickly grown into the most visited website on package design in the world, and has become the voice of the industry.

the key is in the numbers (typeface)

A lot of designers look for inspiration for design projects and just want a load of creative work in one spot. This is a series of just that. I have gathered the best of the best and posted it here. There are tons of blogs out there with the best 10, 30, 70, or 100 or more of well designed projects. The key is to follow search results that start with numb3rs.

Don't hate the repeats.

I love a sentence that has the words "free" and "typeface" in it. Here are some resouces filled with free well designed typefaces.

17 Remarkably Professional Looking Free Fonts 

hvdfonts.com

26 Must-Have Free Fonts

myfonts.com

ripetype.com

the key is in the numbers (busines cards)

A lot of designers look for inspiration on design projects and just want a load of creative work in one spot. This is a series of just that. I have gathered the best of the best and posted it here. There are tons of blogs out there with the best 10, 30, 70, or 100 or more of well designed projects. The key is to follow search results that start with numb3rs.

Here goes!
This is dedicated to all the hungry business card designers.
Don't hate the repeats.

36 Beautiful Business Card designs

60+ Most Beautiful and Creative Business Cards Design

Business Card Design: Better Than A Plain Ol’ Business Card

Cool business card designs

42 Awesome Business Card Designs (With Links to 100s More)

52 More Unique Business Card Designs