6 posts written by Costin Găman
Costin is a passionate multimedia designer focused on graphics, video and web. Coming from the often stressful Bucharest and currently living in Denmark, right now he is probably lost in thought, pondering absurd but creative ideas.
5 Tips to Power Up Your Work with Unlimited Creativity Juice
Costin GămanSo you’re happily working on your design for a new or ongoing project and everything is going according to plan… or is it? All of a sudden you stop right in your tracks, unsure about your next step. Should you go left? Or maybe right? What if you went back a few steps? No, that didn’t work. Now you’re just going in circles! You feel that a creative block is imminent, but it’s not too late! There are a few things that you can do to get past this bump in your flow and get back on track. Note that these mostly apply to freelancers or those with more flexible jobs in regards to hours and working place.
Colour Chronicles: Brilliant Blue
Welcome back to another colourful article, this time dealing with last month's favourite, chosen by you! Just as last time, it includes a showcase of websites, artwork and palettes, so there is a little something for everybody.
Mind-Bending Facts About Colour Perception
Going by the principle “I’ll believe it when I’ll see it”, it’s normal that you would never think that things that are right before your very eyes are something completely different. Things like optical illusions created by simply associating colours and shapes in a certain way, or distinguishing seemingly identical shades just because of the way a language is built. Have you ever thought about what exactly these colours are that we see in our everyday lives? They are so common, such a natural part of the world, that we take them for granted without feeling the need to delve deeper into the subject. Prepare to see the world through different eyes!
Colour Chronicles: Bold Brown – Poll And Giveaway!
This is the first in a series of monthly articles about the colour of your choice. I've taken the liberty of choosing the first one myself, but from now on, it's you who get to pick via a simple poll system. Since this is the first of the series, we have decided to select two random lucky winners from our poll and give them something really good! Without further ado, let us talk about this month's selection: brown.
Mouthwatering Collection Of jQuery Plugins And CSS3 Tricks
I'm sure that at one point or another you were designing a website and thought it could use a little something extra. That bit of something that adds extra functionality or enhances what it already has, making it not only easier for the user to receive the information they seek, but also present it in a neat package. In no particular order, I give you a handpicked collection of jQuery plugins and some CSS3 tricks to top it off. Surely, with these in your designer arsenal, your creations will stand out more than ever before.
Free Graphic Design Software Reviews And An Amazing Showcase
Needless to say, the dominance of proprietary graphics software can make this particular domain incredibly prohibitive for those who are just starting and need much more than just a trial period to learn their way around. This is where free software takes the spotlight. While it aims to provide functions similar to those of its more expensive counterparts, it shouldn't be regarded as a complete replacement. Though users constantly bicker about which is better, the answer couldn't be more obvious: it all depends on what you use it for.
