Weekly Vector Inspiration #75

Inspiration | June 18th, 2010 | 8 Comments

This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to comment! For more vector art inspiration, check out the Vectips Flickr Group.

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Amazing Free Seamless Pattern Generator Templates for Illustrator

Inspiration, Tutorials | June 17th, 2010 | 16 Comments

Free Saemless Pattern Genrator Templates for Illustrator

After I posted the latest tutorial, Create a Trendy Type Pattern Treatment, I received an email from Matt from Mad Pattern pointing out his free seamless pattern generator templates for Illustrator. After I download and played around with the templates, I was amazed! These template are pretty slick and easily let you create seamless patterns.

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Weekly Vector Inspiration #74

Inspiration | June 11th, 2010 | 9 Comments

Weekly Vector Inspiration 74

This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to comment! For more vector art inspiration, check out the Vectips Flickr Group.

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Weekly Vector Inspiration #73

Inspiration | June 4th, 2010 | 6 Comments

This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to comment! For more vector art inspiration, check out the Vectips Flickr Group.

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Vectips Monthly Roundup: May 2010

Inspiration | June 3rd, 2010 | 3 Comments

There are a number of great tutorials, freebies, and articles related to vectors coming out on the web daily. Each month, I roundup some of the best posts I have found useful. I can’t include everything I’ve seen throughout the month, but you can follow my Twitter feed to get all the daily links. Post comments with links that I have missed so everyone can see them!

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Weekly Vector Inspiration #72

Inspiration | May 28th, 2010 | 5 Comments

Weekly Vector Inspiration 72

This post is part of a weekly series showcasing inspirational vector art. Although the series showcases vector art, some work might just be vector inspired, not created completely with vector art. If you have any art suggestions, feel free to comment! For more vector art inspiration, check out the Vectips Flickr Group.

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Create a Trendy Seamless Type Pattern

Tutorials | May 27th, 2010 | 44 Comments

Seamless Text Pattern Illustrator Tutorial

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a trendy seamless type pattern in Illustrator using some text and icons. Although I won’t go in-depth about creating the icons, we will take a close look at creating a seamless pattern swatch. You can easily apply these techniques to other seamless pattern swatches.

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