Articles by Spoon Graphics from September 2018

Everyone is familiar with .com and .net, but did you know you can get your own free .design domain? As a designer myself, I think it’s pretty awesome that we can get a domain name that reflects ...

In today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial we’ll be creating a shaded type effect, which applies little shadows to cursive lettering where the strokes loop and overlap, to give the impression t...

Subtle grunge textures are one of my favourite types of design resources. They’re great for adding interesting details to what would otherwise be plain and flat colours within your artwork, whic...

Access All Areas members have a superb font combo to download this week, courtesy of LovePowerDesigns. Struggle More is a script and sans-serif font duo that are designed to complement each other, pro...

You need some high quality textures and patterns for your design project, but youre stuck. Theyre often prohibitively expensive, especially with the commercial license you need for your work. You coul...

I received an email from a Spoon Graphics reader last week who wanted some advice for creating a striped type effect in Illustrator, citing a retro 70s style logo as an example. I was sure I’d c...

In today’s video tutorial I’m going to take you through a process I’ve come up with for creating a mosaic tile effect, using a mix of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. This kind...

Corporate identity projects often involve producing print designs across a whole range of stationery products, each with a consistent visual appearance that reflects the overall brand image. It can be...

Access All Areas members have a great collection of print design templates to download this week, courtesy of BrandPacks. These ready made poster, leaflet, business card and flyer templates all have a...

There’s a myriad of art styles out there for designers to explore, but many of them remain out of reach due to time constraints. It’s just not feasible to learn a whole new craft in the mi...

I had lots of fun producing my free pirate themed vector graphics pack a few months ago. Recently I’ve been indulging in western movies, which inspired me to create a variety of assets for a Wil...