Tutorial: Vintage Badge in Illustrator and Photoshop

Great tutorial again from Abduzeedo.  Uses both Illustrator and Photoshop to create a great looking vintage badge.

View the tutorial - Vintage Badge in Illustrator and Photoshop.

That's a lovely box!

As consumers, we are attracted to the visual representation of a product - from ads down to the box where our new iPad lies in wait.  Lovely Package is a site that showcases good looking packaging designs with categories ranging from Alcohol to Vintage.

Visit Lovely Package.

Analog Rituals and Productivity

If you are still using pen and paper for your to-do lists, then this article by Scott Belsky titled "How Analog Rituals Can Amp Your Productivity" ( from the Behance blog ) should be a validation of your own analog productivity methods. For others like me who use digital tools for managing time and tasks, it's a great time to step back and look at reviving some old analog rituals we decided to replace with the ever present "new".

From: How Analog Rituals Can Amp Your Productivity, Behance blog

Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Motivation is something that individuals and organizations strive for, whether for personal growth or for profitability. But motivation is stranger than we think. In this RSA Animate talk, Dan Pink tackles a very significant question that all of us "must" ask: what motivates us?

From RSA, RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

Sweet Upgrades: The Best, Cheapest Ways to Upgrade Your PC

If you have a 2 or 3 year old PC, buying a new one surely would have crossed your mind. If you are on a budget, and feel that an upgrade is all that is needed to get more performance and better experience from your current rig, then this article from Maximum PC may help you make decisions on what parts to upgrade, and what is currently out there that will make the effort worth it.

From Maximum PC, The Best, Cheapest Ways to Upgrade Your PC.