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Archive | December, 2009

Discussion: Design year in review

30. December 2009

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The past year has been a fantastic close to a decade filled with great design advancements in all media, but especially on the web. New artists, new firms, new techniques, styles & trends. We’ve seen a lot of stuff that we like, and some that we don’t – but [...]

Tell us: What are some overused design trends in 2009?

Interview with Illustrator Godmachine

21. December 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: GoMediazine: Let’s start with the usual questions: tell us about yourself, what Godmachine is all about and where you’re from. Godmachine: I am from Wales in the UK and have been designing T-shirts for about 2 years now. I studied Graphic Communication as a mature student and was terrible [...]

Help us decide: What Templates are next?

16. December 2009

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Help us decide: What Templates are next?

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Hey readers, you probably know by now that Go Media makes really cool t-shirt templates. We often get emailed suggestions for new mockup templates like pullover hoodies, jeans, cd packaging, etc. So we’re going to run a poll here to figure out for sure what you folks want. But [...]

Vote for your favorite template

Weapons of Mass Creation Video Interview: Horsebites

11. December 2009

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Weapons of Mass Creation Video Interview: Horsebites

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Welcome to the first installation of the Weapons of Mass Creation video interview series. Not sure what this is all about? Read the kick-off article to get caught up! Our first interview will be with Richard Minino, better known as HORSEBITES. We’ve got 10 minutes of awesome video interview [...]

ForeverSave: Versioned File Backup for Mac

9. December 2009

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ForeverSave: Versioned File Backup for Mac

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Although it rarely happens to me, I see tons of Twitter friends posting about their Adobe software crashing while working on a file. InDesign has a pretty robust temporary file feature that usually saves what you were working on, however that’s only useful if you work in InDesign. What [...]

Interview Series: Weapons of Mass Creation

3. December 2009

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Interview Series: Weapons of Mass Creation

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: This past September, fourteen fantastic designers, animators, web developers, strategists and illustrators visited Go Media’s studio to be part of the Weapons of Mass Creation art campaign. It was exciting for us at Go Media to meet people that we’ve known and respected only through the wonders of the [...]

Advanced Photoshop Contest Winner: Amar Kakad

2. December 2009

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Advanced Photoshop Contest Winner: Amar Kakad

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Congratulations Amar Kakad from the UK for winning the “Small World” contest in Advanced Photoshop Magazine. Go Media was kindly asked to award the winner with an amazing collection of Photoshop resources and textures. The prize pack includes our Dust and Particles Texture pack, Spray Paint Textures, and our [...]

How to Create Fanatics as a T-Shirt Designer

1. December 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: How To Create Fanatics as a T-Shirt Designer Quick…think of the top 3 most popular t-shirt designers that you know of. You probably came up with names like Geoff May, Jimiyo, Wotto, Collision Theory, Corefolio, Godmachine, and many more. Just how did these graphic designers become household names in [...]