I’m stoked to announce this new freebie. The awesome vectors were kindly given by new site sponsor, VectorStock. VectorStock is one of the industry leaders in offering high quality royalty free vectors. Their prices are very reasonable and their vectors are gorgeous.

It’s very common these days to see swirls and flourishes within graphic design. You can use brushes or vectors to achieve this look, but if you want to customize your own you’ll have to dig in and spend some time creating them. This tutorial will cover some of the techniques you can use to create your own beautiful swirls and flourishes.

I often find myself in search of some inspiration when I set out to do a new website. There’s quite a few options out there for website showcases. One, that I would highly recommend is, Best Web Gallery. The website layout is beautifully simple and they feature websites that are thoughtfully picked out.

There are so many quality Photoshop brush sets available. As promised here is another list of awesome brushes. This post will focus on my favorite Photoshop brushes for swirls, swooshes and floral elements.

I’ve been working hard the last couple days on some changes to the site. Most of which, will hardly be noticeable. Nevertheless, I want to constantly be working to improve the look, feel and function of this site. So here’s a quick rundown of what’s been tweaked.

In an effort to further develop MyInkBlog into a thriving design community I would like to open up this post’s comments for your ideas and brainstorming. I would love to hear what you think would make a great tutorial or article.

For the most part, MyInkBlog’s is a simple one-color theme with a focus on yellow. One-color themes can be awesomely simple, while still being aesthetically pleasing. This post will focus on design inspiration of all things yellow.

I’ve recently decided to dive head first into the world of vector art using Adobe Illustrator. This tutorial is the result of that experimentation. We will go through the steps necessary to create a typical web icon. In this case, a pretty nifty coffee mug.

Have you ever finished a logo that you thought was high quality for a client, only to have it rejected? I know I have! That’s what happened with the Taconic Valley logo that you see above. The good news is, just because it didn’t fit with your client’s needs, doesn’t mean it can’t be perfect for someone else.

I have recently switched my advertising from handling everything myself to getting some help from BuySellAds. They provide MyInkBlog with a larger marketplace, automation, good stats, and an added degree of professionalism.

Wow! I can’t believe I’m already putting together the best of July. These months absolutely fly by. The blog is gaining steam, I’m loving the progress. July was stacked with more great articles, tutorials and freebies. Here’s a look at the best of what was in July ’08.

I don’t mean to sound like a broken record, but I really want to emphasize a sense of a design community at this site. My latest attempt to help with this is to create a Flickr group for the blog so you can showcase your work and be inspired by others.