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Digital graffiti is the act of creating graffiti art using a computer vision system. With technological advancement, artists no longer need to go out the streets and paint the walls to express their creativity. Using advanced 3D and other image manipulation programs, artist can simulate street arts and post them online for people to view and appreciate them. In this post, you will 40 inspirational digital graffiti art work from various artists. Read Best Design News

Here are what we believe are the best Photoshop brushes released in August 2010 by the talented artists and members of the Deviantart community. Most of these brushes are free for non-commercial purposes. As in any freebies, make sure to check the terms of use set by the individual authors or creators when using these brushes for your artworks, especially if you intend to sell them or exhibit them somewhere. We suggest that even if authors do not require to credit them in your work, it is always a nice gesture to give credit where credit is due. Read Best Design News

Many people are fascinated with the view of sunset. That is why sunset has been one of the most popular photography scenes that we come across. For photographers, every sunset provides an opportunity to capture a unique scene, with different set of clouds or things in foreground. Photographing a sunset view also gives you infinite variations of colors in one evening itself. However, sunset photography can be trickier than what you initially thought. So here are some quick tips on how to successfully capture a beautiful sunset scenery without even with your simple point-and-shoot camera. Read Best Design News

For obvious reasons, graphic designers and other professionals in the creative fields have the most visually appealing and creative business cards. How can other people trust them to design their business cards if they themselves do not have a business cards to show off their skills? So, whether you are a freelancer or you own your own design firm, it is crucial to have business cards for your graphic design business as this serve as the best tool to let other people know what you do. Here is a compilation of what we think are the best business cards of graphic designers from all over the world. Read Best Design News

This post is especially intended for those bloggers who wish to start a photography or portfolio site to showcase their creative works using Wordpress. Using wordpress as your content management system (CMS) is the best choice for those who are planning to come up with their own portfolio or photography website since it is easy to maintain and easy to update. On top of that, there are also numerous Wordpress plugins that you can use to give your photo gallery a more sophisticated look. So, what are you waiting for? Start showing your work to the world using these photography website templates for Wordpress that you can download for free. Read Best Design News

Each of us has his or her own favorite sports. Some of us engage in sports as a hobby or past time while some make sports their profession or their means of earning a living. Others simply love to watch or big fans of certain sports. Sports posters have a big market. In fact many sports fans are willing to spend some dollars to have their unique sports posters that they can display on their walls. For graphic designers, designing sports posters allow them to express their creativity in a very unique way. Just look at the stunning pieces of digital artwork that we compiled together in this post. Read Best Design News

High-speed photography or simply HSP is a technique used by photographers to capture very fast moving objects or other occurrences that are normally not visible to the human eye. The most common examples of high-speed photography are those pictures of a bullet coming out of one side of an apple or photographs of birds frozen in mid-air. There are also pictures of soap bubbles popping and many more. Read Best Design News

One needs plenty of ideas, creative juices and inspiration when designing a business card. As graphic designer, you need to consider so many things before you can come up with a concept. With a limited space, the challenge to design a business card that speaks of the product or services that it is promoting. In this post, we gathered together what we think are the most creative business card designs released from January-July 2010. Read Best Design News

Having an arsenal of quality Photoshop brushes is essential to every designer’s tool box. That is why, every month the Best Design Options team make sure to present fresh and quality brushes that you can use in your designs. For the month of July 2010, here are our top picks when it comes to free Photoshop brushes. This collection includes more than 300 quality brushes composed mostly of fractal art, abstract designs, decorative and many more. Read Best Design News

Long exposure photography refers to the use of very slow or long-duration shutter speed to create interesting effects. Leaving the camera’s shutter open for an extended period of time allow the camera to absorb more light, resulting to a brighter image. At shutter speeds, ranging from 1/15 of a second up to many hours, this technique can create a picture where stationary elements of images are captured sharply while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements. Example of which is a scene where there are moving cars on a fixed street and buildings on the background shot under low-light condition or at night. Read Best Design News