Earlier today I was on FFFFound and stumbled across an illustration DeadArtsPublishing by Aaron Horkey. Who’s Aaron Horkey? Aaron Horkey is well known in the gig-poster world, however for those of us who don’t constantly check OMG Posters , or has seen his killer skate board graphics or even his sneaker design he is by far inspirational to all. Horkey is known for his highly detailed illustrations and hand lettering. The attention to detail is incredible. Where can you find his work? His silk screens are highly sought after, which seems to only be available on ebay.
ISIS Shades of the Swarm SET
Klutch Benefit
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Grails with James Blackshaw
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Catalyst
Tron Print
Detritus Print
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So check out some of his illustrations and let me know if he inspires you.
Have you heard of Flash Catalyst yet? aka Thermo. I wanted to put a list together of some demos to give you an idea of how cool this is. I’ve been using FC for a little while now and love it. Yes I have some minor issues that I raised during the beta pre-release. The main one is for us Fireworks users we have an extra step to do. We need to export as FXG format. Other than that it’s a pretty smooth transition into FC.
I would take a look at some of the demos below and download the public beta that’s out. GET IT RIGHT HERE!
Adobe® Flash® Catalyst™ is a new professional interaction design tool for rapidly creating user interfaces without coding.
• Transform artwork created in Adobe Photoshop® and Adobe Illustrator® into functional user interfaces.
• Create interactive prototypes with the ability to leverage them in the final product
• Publish a finished project as a SWF file ready for distribution
• Work more efficiently with developers who use Adobe Flash Builder™ 4 to create rich Internet applications (RIAs). Designers use Flash Catalyst to create the functional user experience then provide the project file to developers who use Flash Builder to add functionality and integrate with servers and services
Most of you already know who Sean Hodge is, but for those that don’t, he is the editor for Psdtuts+ as well as Vectortuts+. Learn more about Sean, as well as his design and blogging experience. We have lots of information about the role of editor and about running large design blogs. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. Let’s have a chat with Sean!
I’m originally from Oregon. I went to college and spent quite a few years in Connecticut. During that time I traveled a bit as well, mostly Northern Europe, and I’ve made it over the border to Canada. I have a degree in History, though I took a slew of graphic design classes, and some at the graduate level. I lived in Venezuela for a couple years recently, which is where my wife is from. I visited some Caribbean islands off Venezuela’s coast as well, Aruba for example. I only recently moved to Florida in January of this year. I’m still filling my apartment with new furniture from Ikea.
